AmericanStyle lost a valuable and committed member of its team with the death of the magazine’s circulation/marketing director Susan Dunham on July 18. A resident of Lutherville, Md., she was 48 years old.
Read MoreArts Walk: Spirit of the Season
Situated on the scenic Potomac River, Alexandria, Va., serves up Southern hospitality with festive flair. Just six miles south of Washington, D.C., this small colonial city seems far removed from the sobering politics of the nearby nation’s capital. Here, locals and tourists throng historic Old Town’s narrow brick sidewalks and cobblestone streets, dipping into galleries, strolling along the bustling waterfront and savoring seafood brought in fresh from the Chesapeake Bay.
Arts Travel: Getting to Gee’s Bend
To see the quilts of Gee’s Bend, you need only visit a major museum or turn on PBS. But to actually see Gee’s Bend itself always required some perseverance, and considerable time driving in rural Alabama.
Access to the isolated community recently became easier, thanks to the reopening of the Gee’s Bend ferry, which transports visitors and their cars from Camden, Ala., to the quilting hotspot.
Read MoreArts Travel: Craft Artists Take Flight
Four U.S. artists spent more than a week in Seoul, Korea, this summer courtesy of the U.S. Department of State.
“Flights of Fantasy” brought the works of Judith James, Michael James, Brad Story and Lisa Vershbow to the Seoul National University’s Museum of Art in July. The exhibition was organized by the Department of State’s Art in Embassies Program.
Read MoreArts Travel: Taking the Train Around the World
Visit Peru, Egypt, Turkey and China … all without leaving Columbus, Ohio.
The Franklin Park Conservatory’s current exhibition, “Enchanted Express,” features a model train traveling through a miniature landscape of historical sites, from The Great Wall of China to the Egyptian Pyramids, all created from natural materials by artist Paul Busse.
Read MoreArts Travel: Holiday Escapes
It just doesn’t feel like the holidays until you’re outside mingling with other revelers in the hustle and bustle of festive streets. We’ve found three destinations that string up the lights and turn their towns into craft-filled wonderlands.
Arts Travel: Midwest Arts Mecca
Granted, not many places besides Chicago come to mind when the Midwest arts are discussed, but Brown County, Ind.?
It turns out Brown County has been home to hundreds of artists since 1907, when painter Theodore Clement Steele established residence there.
Read MoreArts Abroad: Deck the Streets
Thousands of tiny lights illuminate half-timbered buildings along open squares and winding streets, and the frosty tingle of December air is warmed by scents of roasting almonds and steaming pots of spicy Gl. Local choirs sing, trumpets sound from balconies, strains of a lone violin blend with laughter and the tinkle of music boxes. Big or small, a German Christmas fair—Christkindlmarkt— engages all the senses.
Style Spotlight: Grand Rapids Art Museum Goes Green
Did you think it was impossible to visit an environmentally friendly museum? It’s not anymore. The newly constructed Grand Rapids Art Museum has it all— from toilets that flush with collected rainwater to recyclable carpet made of corn-based plastic. It’s also the first museum to be certified by the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design Green Building Rating System.
Style Spotlight: Chicago Celebrates American Art
With a backing of $3 million, Chicago has launched a multi-year celebration of American art.
The “American Art American City” initiative, funded by the Terra Foundation for American Art, started in October and will continue through December 2008, bringing a wide array of tours, lectures, exhibitions, events and programming to 25 venues throughout the Windy City.
Read MoreStyle Spotlight: Getty, Italy End Dispute
The J. Paul Getty Museum in Malibu, Calif., and the Italian government largely settled a long-standing disagreement this summer when the museum agreed to return 40 of its prized antiquities to Italy.
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