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PBS Covers "Beau McCall: Buttons On!"

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ARTFORUM Features Beau McCall

Check out Beau's portfolio feature in the January 2026 issue of Artforum. In print and online now. Click here for details.

Beau McCall Makes History at the National Button Society 2026 Annual Convention

-- Click here to watch Beau's keynote and history-making moment. --


On Friday, July 31, 2026 Beau became the first artist honored by the National Button Society (NBS) for exceptional contributions to spreading the joy of buttons through art.


Founded in 1938, NBS is the oldest and largest national-level button collecting organization in the United States.  The organization includes esteemed historian



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WSB-TV (ABC) Atlanta Spotlights New Exhibition

Click here to watch Beau and curator Souleo, discuss the exhibition, Beau McCall: Divas, Blues, and Memories on view at Hammonds House Museum (Atlanta, GA).

ON VIEW AT MUSEUM OF ARTS AND DESIGN -- "OUT OF THE JEWELRY BOX" -- ONGOING

Click here for info on this exhibition featuring Beau McCall's Button Armor, which is also in the permanent collection of MAD Museum.

On View At The Newark MUseum of Art -- "Contemporary Craft" -- Ongoing

Check out Beau's specially commissioned work in the new permanent collection exhibition at The Newark Museum of Art.


Artwork: Beau McCall, Hood Classic: The Ballin’ Ice Durag, 2025.


Photo Credit: Spencer Imbrock


Model: Souleo

ON VIEW AT National Liberty Museum -- "The Art of Free Assembly" -- Ongoing

Check out Beau's work in a new group exhibition at the National Liberty Museum (Philadelphia, PA). Click here for details. 


Curated by Souleo.

ON VIEW

Check out Beau's work on view at these additional exhibitions:


  • Imagination/In Protest: The Body Invented | Ford Foundation Live Gallery at New York Live Arts (New York, NY)
  • Marcus Live! Bar & Grille (East Rutherford, NJ)



Art New ENgland Cover Story

Beau graces the cover of Art New England magazine's July/August 2024 issue. Click here to order.

WCVB (ABC) Boston Covers "Beau McCall: Buttons On!"

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FOX 5 NY Profiles Beau McCall

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Press! Beau McCall: Buttons On!

Click the links below to check out some of the recent press for my exhibition, Beau McCall: Buttons On!


  • PBS
  • ABC Boston
  • FOX 5 NY
  • NBC NY
  • NY1
  • Boston Globe
  • Harvard Magazine
  • Smithsonian Folklife Magazine
  • Forbes
  • Art New England (cover story)
  • Columbia University's Columbia Neighbors
  • NPR's WBUR (Boston)
  • American Craft
  • GBH
  • San Francisco Chronicle's DateBook
  • Tatter
  • Canvas Rebel
  • Bay State Banner
  • La Voce di New York
  • NewsBreak







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NBC NY Profiles Beau McCall

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NY1 Profiles Beau McCall

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The Boston Globe Profiles Beau McCall

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Press! REWIND: HISTORY ON REPEAT

Click the links below to check out some of the recent press for my new exhibition REWIND: History on Repeat.


  • Miami Herald
  • NBC
  • CW's  Inside South Florida
  • EBONY
  • The Miami Times
  • NY Amsterdam News
  • Sun Sentinel
  • TransLash Media
  • Queer Guru
  • Skirt Magazine

NY TIMES Style Section Features Beau McCall

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NY TIMES Style Section Features Beau McCall

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W Magazine highlights beau's work Commissioned by the Museum of Arts and Design

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