Arts & Community: Claxton’s Main Street celebrates the rebirth of the Jack and Muriel Strickland Arts & Cultural Center, turning a 1922 school into a new hub with galleries, a museum space, and music. Culture & Identity: Juneteenth Art Fest in Charlotte spotlights creativity and community, with live art including a Harriet Tubman painting. Arts & Tech: Santa Fe’s Currents Arts and Tech Festival brings new media work—VR, robotics, and AI collaborations—to the Santa Fe Railyard through June 21. AI, Creativity & Rights: A legal debate over AI training keeps heating up, with Eleonora Rosati arguing artists and creators are already planning how to protect themselves from AI, as lawsuits target unpaid use of creative work. Public Art & Design: Decorex Africa leans into “The Soft Life,” translating an AI-generated creature concept into a physical sculpture visitors can walk around and touch. Local Arts Scene: Swindon’s shopping centre is transformed into a gallery for the Swindon Arts Fringe Festival, giving local artists a high-visibility stage. Deepfakes & Elections: Montana candidate Jennifer Carlson files a complaint after AI-altered mailers used her image without a required disclaimer. Cultural Exchange: “China Porcelain Global Journey” opens in Luxembourg, using ceramic art to build dialogue along the Silk Road. Art & Heritage: Stolen Akash Bhairav masks are repatriated to Dolakha after decades, returning sacred cultural objects to their homeland. Tech for Creators: Cal State L.A. acquires Chicano artist Manuel Gomez Cruz’s collection, expanding East L.A. Archives and preserving key Chicano art movement materials.