Article Published by: amny.com Winter continues to cling to the city, but the Metropolitan Museum of Art is doing its part to plant seeds of spring by mounting an exhibit focused on gardens. “Public Parks, Private Gardens: Paris to Provence” specifically highlights French gardens in the 19th
Article Published by: ackland.org The Ackland Art Museum has commissioned its first major site-specific, outdoor art installation in nearly 20 years: a “stickwork” by Chapel Hill-based artist Patrick Dougherty entitled Step Right Up. The large-scale piece—comprised of five individual stickwork sculptures—was constructed entirely of tree saplings
Article Published by: alumni.unc.edu PlayMakers Repertory Company and the department of dramatic art have received a $12 million gift that will significantly increase the University’s performing arts programming, and rename the department’s building for a longtime arts patron. The endowment is the largest single gift by a
Article Published by: southernliving.com Explore the artsy, entrepreneurial Winston-Salem, the North Carolina burg that gave us the country’s first Arts Council—and Krispy Kreme doughnuts. (You’re welcome.) This eclectic city in northwestern North Carolina has the Smokies and the Blue Ridge to the west and the Outer Banks
During my recent Texas road trip, I stayed at the new Hotel Saint George in Marfa. While I didn’t ultimately recommend the hotel, we had an enjoyable stay in the town. Marfa has an array of quality restaurants and galleries, enough to match a larger city.
The decorators at Dewey's Bakery made this cake for an Arts For Life event benefitting Brenner Children's Hospital! Allen, a patient at Brenner, painted his idea for a Super Mario cake design and Dewey's made it into a real-life work of edible art for the raffle. About
Posted on unc.edu Nearly 40 years ago, Sheldon ’63 ’66 (D.D.S.) and Leena Peck marveled at the drawings of 16th- and 17th-century Dutch artists. They loved the spontaneity of the sketches. To them, these works, which depict everyday life and nature, are of an artistic golden age