Peace, Love, and Art
As a child growing up in Buffalo, New York, Diane Dean would always feel so happy when she saw buttery yellow daffodils peeking out…
From the Lowlands to the Highlands
Modernist Will Henry Stevens (1881-1949) was born in Vevay, Indiana. But it was the time he spent in the Louisiana Bayou and the Appalachian…
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
Dating back to ancient Mesopotamia, backgammon is considered one of the world’s oldest board games. It’s also one of the most entertaining, according to…
The Lost Weekend: The Photography of May Pang
John Lennon’s “Lost Weekend” period, spanning from the summer of 1973 to early 1975, is one of the more chaotic yet creatively vibrant chapters…
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
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
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…
Shaping Community: Bakersville Potter Heads Relief Efforts After the Storm
At 8:30 a.m. on Friday, September 27, Bear Creek in Bakersville spilled over its banks, filling Julie Wiggins’ shed with cold mountain water the…
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,…