We are pleased to Present All About Blue 2026.  It is our third exhibit focused on this inspirational color.  

We saw that Blue had a major cross-cultural moment in 2025: Vogue called cobalt blue the new it color, major auction results revived interest in International Klein Blue, and art buyers sought out works in this calming, tranquil hue. 

The color blue represents the sea, as well as the sky. It is associated with open spaces, a sense of freedom and expansiveness, and inspiration to reach beyond. The color blue has positive affects on the body, mind and spirit. Blue is calming -- engaging the body to produce chemicals that create feelings of peace, ease and tranquility.  We are sharing artworks filled with blues, as well as those with just a touch of this inspirational color.

Throughout the centuries, the color blue within fine art has an altogether different story as the rarest and most precious shade of all. Some artists even went into debt in order to use the color. During the Renaissance, many painters had to grind up the semi-precious stone lapis lazuli in order to make the deep blue pigment, ultramarine. Ultramarine was so expensive that some paintings were never finished because the painter couldn’t afford to buy more pigment. Even Michelangelo couldn’t afford it and Raphael used it only for a top coat.

We'll be exploring the color blue across a range of different mediums -- including painting, works on paper and sculptural artworks.