Pokémon x heritage art: Kingston Lacy (Oct 1–Nov 8) hosts the National Trust’s “Pikachu Art Adventure,” with 30 oversized trading cards, family drawing stations, and artwork tied to Pikachu’s original designer. Community arts & giving: Bradford’s Loading Bay pop-up venue is set to reopen with a packed live programme, while Long Beach’s FLOOD sound-art event returns for another one-night run in Belmont Shore. Museums & collectors: BTS RM donates W100m to Korea’s National Museum of Korea to help acquire cultural artifacts; ArtSpring debuts “Songlines,” bringing a decades-long Indigenous art collection into public view. Art meets science: RAMM Exeter’s “Living Labyrinths” explores fungi through sound and kinetic sculpture, and China unveils an 8,000-year-old man’s reconstructed face from Jiahu remains. Adoption through creativity: “The Rescue Collection” pairs adoptable dogs with gallery artworks to match personalities and support rescue adoption. Culture as identity: Aotearoa artists’ open letter challenges New Zealand’s Venice Biennale conduct, alleging internal rules restricting comparisons and boycott talk. Local culture calendars: Lancaster’s fall FIG magazine spotlights local creatives, and JMU’s “Rhythm of Scripts” blends calligraphy and music-inspired design.