New Exhibition by Arts to Hearts Project “The Art of Small Works” is Live on Artsy

Sometimes, the smallest artworks are the ones that make us pause the longest. With less space to work within, artists find thoughtful ways to bring together color, texture, movement, emotion, and ideas, creating pieces that invite a closer look.

This September, Arts to Hearts Project is bringing that intimate experience to Artsy with The Art of Small Works, a new online exhibition celebrating artists who create within a smaller scale while leaving plenty of room for stories, emotions, and imagination.

Now live on Artsy, the exhibition brings together a collection of small works that can be discovered from anywhere, giving collectors and art lovers an opportunity to spend time with these carefully made pieces and perhaps find a new favorite along the way.

Let’s take a closer look at the exhibition, the idea behind it, and the artists who are part of this special showcase.

About The Exhibition

We often come across artworks that ask for our attention from across the room. But some works make us want to come closer. They draw us into their details, their textures, their colors, and the little decisions that make them feel complete.

The Art of Small Works, presented by Arts to Hearts Project on Artsy, celebrates this quieter kind of encounter. Running from 21 September to 21 October 2026, the online group exhibition brings together a diverse selection of contemporary artworks that explore what artists can express within an intimate scale.

Working small does not mean thinking small. A limited physical space can hold a memory, an emotion, a landscape, a conversation, or an entire imagined world. Sometimes, it is the smallest details that stay with us the longest. At the heart of the exhibition is an idea that feels simple but opens up so many possibilities: how does the size of an artwork change the way we experience it?

A small artwork can create a wonderfully personal relationship with its viewer. It encourages us to move closer and notice what might otherwise pass us by. A brushstroke becomes more visible. A texture becomes more intimate. A tiny gesture can suddenly carry the weight of the entire composition.

Across The Art of Small Works, artists approach this scale in their own ways. Some pieces feel soft and contemplative, while others are expressive, playful, bold, or full of ideas. What connects them is not a single subject or style, but the ability to create presence within a smaller space.

A World Of Different Practices

The exhibition does not ask artists to fit into one particular medium or visual language. Instead, it brings together a range of contemporary practices, including painting, drawing, photography, collage, mixed media, sculpture, and more.

This variety makes the exhibition feel like a collection of different conversations happening around the same idea. One artwork may catch your eye through colour, another through its materiality, and another through a detail that only becomes visible when you take a closer look.

Together, these works show just how many directions small-scale art can take.

Discover The Exhibition On Artsy

Presented online through Artsy, The Art of Small Works opens this intimate experience to an international audience. Whether you are a collector searching for a piece that feels personal, an art lover looking for new artists to discover, or simply someone who enjoys taking a closer look at contemporary art, the exhibition offers plenty to explore.

From 21 September through 21 October 2026, you can browse the works, spend time with the artists’ different approaches, and perhaps come across a piece that stays with you long after you have closed the page. Small in scale but full of stories, ideas, and possibilities. We hope you will take a little time to look closer.

Meet Our Exhibiting Artists

Behind every artwork in The Art of Small Works is an artist with their own way of seeing, creating, and telling a story. This exhibition brings together artists from different backgrounds and practices, each offering their own perspective on what can happen within a smaller scale.

We are so happy to introduce the artists taking part in this exhibition and invite you to spend some time discovering their work on Artsy.

Nazanin Ghahramani | Courtney Colgan | Julia Magdalena Kompa | Alisha Thakur | Olivia DiMichele | Harumi Yukawa | Valerie Carmet | Charlese Phillips | Karen de Santiago Coatzin | Sabine Thornau | Marielle Lorenz – SUSUME VISION | Nicole Debono | Alex Shin | Marcela Villa E | Renata Křivá – R design | Noemi Safir | Anna Vishenskaya | Ricey Mei | Elena Gotovtseva | El Nigro | Yona | Samuel Honey | Heli Kelt | Huaixuan Xiang | Niusha Derakhshan | Paz Viola | MARCELA DEL ROCIO ORTEGA GARCIA | Nastya Kess | Kateryna Tkachenko | Dr Priya prasath V | Yulia Odukalets | Robin Rivers | Nanc Gordon | Lance Rodgers | Dick van Dijk | Sophia Conroy-Iglesias | Linda Popp | Jason C. Bennett | Heather Steffey | Cameron Emory | Joshua Rockland | Iskren Lozanov | Tsvetelina Tsonova

Artworks That Made Us Stop And Stare

Every submission that came our way carried something of the artist behind it. A thought, a feeling, a little piece of their world, carefully translated into a small work. Looking through all 43 artworks was a beautiful reminder of just how differently artists can see, feel, and create.

Each work in The Art of Small Works has its own character. Some caught our attention through colour and texture, some through their quietness, and others simply made us pause and look a little longer. We are incredibly grateful to every artist who shared their work with us, and for the time, care, effort, and love that went into every submission.

Now, from 21 September to 21 October 2026, we are so happy to bring these works together and share them with you on Artsy. We hope you will take your time exploring the full exhibition and discovering the artists for yourself.

And while every artwork deserves its own moment, here are five artworks that made us stop and stare

1. At Wisdom’s Gate by Karen de Santiago Coatzin

At Wisdoms Gate explores the relationship between introspection, acceptance, and the gradual understanding of who we are. The doorway becomes an invitation to pause and consider the truths that emerge when we allow ourselves to look inward. Its nostalgic, softened atmosphere creates a sense of familiarity and contemplation, while the gaze introduces a quiet moment of recognition. Through its layered watercolor technique and intricate details, the work reflects the idea that wisdom is not simply knowing what we seek, but coming to understand ourselves well enough to recognize it. The image of a door returned to the artist again and again, appearing long before she understood what it wanted to become. This became the starting point for Interiorities, where each doorway offers a glimpse into a space that exists beyond what can be immediately seen.

The painting holds the viewer at the threshold of a revelation without fully disclosing what lies beyond it. Watercolor allows that uncertainty to remain present, with layers shifting between clarity and softness. Intricate details draw the eye deeper into the image, while the gaze at its center establishes a direct and intimate encounter between the painting and the viewer.

• Medium: Watercolor and archive ink on cotton paper
• Dimensions: 15 7/10 × 1/10 in | 40 × 0.2 cm
• Price: US$4,900

2. Cat’s Cradle (Consequence) by Nicole Debono

Cat’s Cradle (Consequence) takes the childhood string game and turns it toward a more exposed register. A red thread is stretched across an unclothed torso, echoing other forms of entanglement: intimacy, inheritance, vulnerability. What reads as play in its companion painting registers more heavily here, its tension moved inward and harder to hold at a distance. Exposure operates bodily, emotionally and socially; the thread becomes pressure rather than pattern. The work treats consequence not as punishment but as embodiment, where relation, choice and inheritance become inseparable. The game remains recognisable, but it has acquired adult stakes.

• Medium: Oil on linen
• Dimensions: 3/5 × 11 4/5 in | 1.5 × 30 cm
• Price: US$1,430

3. Ascenso II by Marcela Villa E

Through sculptural volumes made from an artisanal banana and cotton fabric, grown, processed and woven by artisanal craftspeople in the Colombian Andes, Ascenso II evokes the contours of an imagined golden mountain range. Drawing on imprecise, almost dreamlike memories, texture and light combine in an expression that is raw, yet refined and minimalist, evoking the ascent to a mountain’s summit as an act of spiritual elevation and connection with the divine across various cultures in Colombia, Latin America, and the world.

• Medium: Textile and Fiber Art
• Dimensions: 13 2/5 × 11 × 1 3/5 in | 34 × 28 × 4 cm
• Price: US$800

4. High Maintenance by Noemi Safir

High Maintenance explores the moment when having emotional needs begins to feel like asking for too much. A seated woman looks upward toward an elongated figure bending over her, creating an intimate exchange shaped by vulnerability and imbalance. Through exaggerated proportions and compressed body language, emotional tension becomes physical. The seated figure appears to wait, measure and adjust herself within the encounter, carrying both the desire to be cared for and the anxiety of taking up too much space. The painting captures the exhausting negotiation between needing closeness and remaining easy, soft and lovable.

• Medium: Acrylic on Canvas
• Dimensions: 23 3/5 × 19 7/10 in | 60 × 50 cm
• Price: US$2,300

5. Grace Under Weight by Yona

A self-balancing stainless steel female figure, unfixed and unanchored, stands freely on a cement base, held upright solely by the precise distribution of her own mass. From her hands hang oxidized iron chains bearing spheres of cement and resin — yet she does not fall. When gently disturbed, the figure returns to stillness, transforming a mechanical principle into a poetic gesture. A meditation on motherhood and quiet resilience: the weight is real, the balance is real, but the force that holds her standing is love.

• Medium: Sculpture
• Dimensions: 8 7/10 × 11 4/5 in | 22 × 30 cm
• Price: US$6,800

Take A Closer Look at The Small Works

Now it’s your turn to explore The Art of Small Works.

Head over to Artsy to discover all 43 artworks, explore the pieces through images from different angles, and take your time with the details that make each work unique. We have loved seeing these artists bring so much thought, feeling, and personality into their work, and we’re sure you’ll find something that makes you pause and look a little longer too.

Maybe it will be a color that catches your eye, a tiny detail you almost miss, or simply a work that feels like it was meant to find you. Give yourself time to wander through the exhibition and discover these artists at your own pace.

The exhibition is live on Artsy from 21 September through 21 October 2026, so there is plenty of time to explore, revisit your favourites, and discover something new with every look.

We’re so happy to finally share these 43 works with you, and we hope you enjoy getting to know them as much as we did. Visit the exhibition on Artsy and see which one speaks to you.