Artists Activate Traditions” at the Museum of International Folk Art (MOIFA) made me reconsider what folk art really is. I’m used to curators making the case for why traditional artisans or “folk” ...

In a not-so-distant past, barn stars and hex signs were iconic symbols of rural life in central Pennsylvania. Today, only a ...

What do queer Appalachians and a serpent-handling preacher have in common? More than you might think. “American culture ...

One of the most important U.S. artists since the 1990s, Walker is having yet another major moment right now. Aside from her ...

The Chicago-based artist will draw from two vast photographic archives — including vintage images from Ebony and Jet — in his ...

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While some attractions might seem a little off the beaten path, that's precisely what makes them special. Instead of sticking to the usual tourist traps, why not take a detour to explore some of the ...

This release has been updated. “Grandma Moses: A Good Day’s Work” repositions Anna Mary Robertson “Grandma” Moses (1860–1961) as a multidimensional force in American art, whose beloved painted ...

The pop-up shop from Avon Hills Folk School is open through Dec. 21 and features unique handmade goods from artists within 50 ...

The Frist Art Museum presents In Her Place: Nashville Artists in the Twenty-First Century, an exhibition spotlighting the central role women have played--and continue to play--in shaping Nashville's ...

Douglas Carter Beane kicks off his run as artistic director of Genesius Theatre with a new work he has written and is ...

I want you to think with your body, feel with your mind… to experience this exhibition in a very corporeal way,” curator ...