The cultural value of craft: how craft communities strengthen regional identity
Practising a craft is about so much more than providing an income stream; it's about resilience, connection, regional identity and...
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20 famous opening lines in books
Fancy yourself a whiz at literary trivia?
16 New Songs Out Today to Listen To: Fiona Apple, Nourished by Time, and More
There’s so much music coming out all the time that it’s hard to keep track. On those days when the...
The UCLA MFA Show Proves We’ve Got to Learn From Students
LOS ANGELES — When I was in graduate school for an MFA in writing, a professor told me something harrowing....
An Artist Who Transgressed the Boundaries of the Body
A neck coiled with rope. A waist cinched with a leather belt. Lips clipped with clothes pins. Nipples festooned with...
Who’s Afraid of Successful Black Artists?
Amy Sherald, “Untitled (Opal)” (2019), oil on linen, from the artist’s solo exhibition American Sublime at the Whitney Museum of American...
Matthew Courtney, Downtown Artist Who Platformed Others, Dies at 66
Street artist Matthew Courtney, a founding member of the grassroots Lower East Side arts nonprofit ABC No Rio and host...
Artist Turns Everyday Phrases Into Clever Visual Puns That Might Make You Smile Or Groan
If you love a clever pun or a joke that’s so bad it’s good, The Punny Man is a must-see....
Brooke Rothshank Draws Adorably Tiny Artworks In The Size Of A Coin
Back in 2015, artist Brooke Rothshank started painting one tiny artwork a day—a creative way to juggle motherhood while keeping...
Lithuaninan Artist Sculpts Huge Fantasy Trolls For The Outdoors
According to Robert Boguško: “Hello. My name is Robert Boguško, and I’m a Lithuanian artist who works with outdoor-resistant materials....
