For many East Coast vacationers, the Berkshires in Western Massachusetts is a destination of choice. The mountains are breathtaking. The allure of quaint New England towns is captivating.
Read More2012 Top 25 Arts Destinations
No other U.S. metropolis can unseat New York, but readers in our 15th annual Arts Destinations poll are also setting their sights on the South.
Read MoreTop 25 Big Cities for Art
1. New York City. Lots of people want to be part of the New York art scene, and what a lot of it there is—from the River to River Festival downtown, to MAD in midtown and straight north to the uptown Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Read MoreTop 25 Mid-Size Cities for Art
1. St. Petersburg, Fla. Once again, St. Petersburg takes the top spot in the Mid-Size Cities category for its world-famous arts institutions and top-ranked galleries, along with beaches and a lively public and performing arts scene.
Read MoreTop 25 Small Cities for Art
1. Sarasota, Fla. No one had a bigger impact on Sarasota than John Ringling, of Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus fame. Today the Ringling estate includes the Venetian-inspired house, a fine art museum, two circus museums and a theater.
Read MoreEditor’s Note: Building a Brand New Bucket List
Here are two new place names for you to put on your summer arts travel list: Pittsfield and Dayton. Despite never having shown up at all on AmericanStyle’s Top 25 Arts Destinations winners lists in years past, Dayton, Ohio—thanks to the overwhelming number of grass-roots-inspired write-in votes we received from readers—took over the No. 2 spot this year in the Mid-Size Cities category.
Read MoreStyle Spotlight: One Man’s Stamp of Approval
If the U.S. Postal Service disappeared, would you miss it? One man decided its absence would be another rung down the ladder of civility and set out, with humor, to do something to save it. In the process, he found out he’s not alone.
Read MoreStyle Spotlight: The Art Quilt Is What They Say It Is
When the art doesn’t fit the definition… change the definition. After finally realizing that the work submitted by its professional artist members was far outstripping its traditional parameters, Studio Art Quilt Associates, Inc., has reworded its definition of the art quilt.
Read MoreStyle Spotlight: Where the Sendak Things Are
Three books by beloved contemporary children’s book creator Maurice Sendak are explored in “From Pen to Publisher” through July 15 at the Rosenbach Museum and Library in Philadelphia.
Read MoreStyle Spotlight: Finds
It’s jewelry with a twist—a twist of the wrist, that is. Massachusetts artist Lynn Nafey set out to create affordable and well-designed jewelry, and in the process invented the moveable pin.
Read MoreArts Reader
Birds have always had a grip on the imagination of birders, artists and collectors. The Birding Life: A Passion for Birds at Home and Afield Clarkson Potter, $50), by Laurence Sheehan, William Stites, Carol Sama Sheehan and Kathryn George Precourt, explores the role of birds in three kinds of human endeavors.
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