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work (such as paintings or sculpture) produced through the use of imaginative skill
They put their child's artwork on the fridge. A well-known illustrator provided all of the book's artwork.
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Recent Examples of artworks
Alex Da Corte converted a Leonard Cohen song into one of this era’s defining artworks.
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Sebastian Smee, Washington Post, 6 Feb. 2026
Japan was featured as a country of honor, with a large museum-style exhibit from the Japan Fashion Week Organization and a display of upcycled kimono artworks by Voutrail.
—Rhonda Richford, Footwear News, 5 Feb. 2026
The exhibit features artworks sharing the theme of blue.
—Alyson Rodriguez, Dallas Morning News, 5 Feb. 2026
Cinematic montage — pioneered by Sergei Eisenstein and reinvented by Jean-Luc Godard — becomes an organizing principle of the exhibit, as artworks compete for attention.
—Will Fenstermaker, Los Angeles Times, 3 Feb. 2026
The 25-year-old organization offers classes in industrial arts such as blacksmithing and welding and is known for creating functional public artworks such as bike racks that can be found throughout Rhode Island.
—Kathleen Hill, The Providence Journal, 31 Jan. 2026
In addition, the Guild hosts the very popular annual Mother’s Day Weekend Art, Garden, and Studio Tour on Mother’s Day weekend, and an annual Holiday Bazaar featuring hand made artworks by the guild members.
—News Release, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Jan. 2026
The students will develop a theme, select the artworks and create a tour script for their own exhibition that will be shown at the museum.
—Claire Wang, Oc Register, 30 Jan. 2026
In the summer of 2025, Art Bridges acquired 81 contemporary Native artworks from the John and Susan Horseman Collection accessible as long-term loans to museums, free of charge.
—Chadd Scott, Forbes.com, 23 Jan. 2026
Sebastian Smee, Washington Post, 6 Feb. 2026
Japan was featured as a country of honor, with a large museum-style exhibit from the Japan Fashion Week Organization and a display of upcycled kimono artworks by Voutrail.
—Rhonda Richford, Footwear News, 5 Feb. 2026
The exhibit features artworks sharing the theme of blue.
—Alyson Rodriguez, Dallas Morning News, 5 Feb. 2026
Cinematic montage — pioneered by Sergei Eisenstein and reinvented by Jean-Luc Godard — becomes an organizing principle of the exhibit, as artworks compete for attention.
—Will Fenstermaker, Los Angeles Times, 3 Feb. 2026
The 25-year-old organization offers classes in industrial arts such as blacksmithing and welding and is known for creating functional public artworks such as bike racks that can be found throughout Rhode Island.
—Kathleen Hill, The Providence Journal, 31 Jan. 2026
In addition, the Guild hosts the very popular annual Mother’s Day Weekend Art, Garden, and Studio Tour on Mother’s Day weekend, and an annual Holiday Bazaar featuring hand made artworks by the guild members.
—News Release, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Jan. 2026
The students will develop a theme, select the artworks and create a tour script for their own exhibition that will be shown at the museum.
—Claire Wang, Oc Register, 30 Jan. 2026
In the summer of 2025, Art Bridges acquired 81 contemporary Native artworks from the John and Susan Horseman Collection accessible as long-term loans to museums, free of charge.
—Chadd Scott, Forbes.com, 23 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for artworks
Noun
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Below is a recap of lottery drawings for the latest streak.—
Lianna Norman,
Florida Times-Union,
8 Feb. 2026
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When are the Hoosier Lottery drawings held?—
Chris Sims,
IndyStar,
8 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Deuxmoi showed pictures of McRae and Hughes dining at Anton’s in the West Village the month prior.—
Janelle Ash,
FOXNews.com,
6 Feb. 2026
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In these 2-foot-square pictures, long-haired nude female figures in close Edenic companionship with wild beasts poke their heads out from behind lush tropical foliage, and stare, unsettlingly, straight outward.—
Benjamin Lima,
Dallas Morning News,
5 Feb. 2026
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