18th Annual Lynn Boggess Exhibition 

18th Annual Lynn Boggess Exhibition 

Many landscape painters tend toward what is pretty and picturesque. But not West Virginia artist Lynn Boggess. As explained by his wife, Jennifer, Boggess…

Holiday Sip & Shop, December 6-7

Holiday Sip & Shop, December 6-7

Dating back to ancient Mesopotamia, backgammon is considered one of the world’s oldest board games. It’s also one of the most entertaining, at least…

A Flood of Generosity 

A Flood of Generosity 

On Friday, September 27, painter Cathyann Burgess watched as the French Broad River breached its banks and flooded Cummings Cove Road near Etowah.  “In…

Art in the Aftermath

Art in the Aftermath

Melissa Kucin admits she was in denial after Hurricane Helene. She wanted to believe her paintings at Trackside Studios were hung high enough to…

Framed by Fate

Framed by Fate

Two wrongs don’t make a right. But two setbacks can create an opportunity. That’s according to Julie and Phil Wilmot.  On February 1, the…

Bryce Lafferty

Bryce Lafferty

When most people think about nature, they only think about what’s above the ground. But Bryce Lafferty, an artist and educator based in Jacksonville,…

Shades of Fall

Shades of Fall

From the buttery golds of tulip poplars to the rusty reds of sugar maples, the trees of Western North Carolina come alive with color…

Kenilworth Artists Association Studio Tour

Kenilworth Artists Association Studio Tour

For photographer LeeAnn Donnelly, the historic Kenilworth neighborhood has always felt like a fairytale. “There’s a kind of magical — even mystical — feeling…