EASTHAMPTON, Mass. (WWLP) – The community of Easthampton came together Thursday night to support nearly 80 artists and creative small businesses facing a threat to keep their workspaces affordable. These artists rely on their studio space, located at one Cottage Street, solely for their income.Starting September 1st, they face an increase of 25 to 125

AGAWAM, Mass. (WWLP) – Agawam Artists and Artisans gathered at Feeding Hills Thursday to unveil their New England Mosaic. The 24-foot-long mosaic features 250 individual canvases individually painted by local artists. Net proceeds from the canvases that are purchased will go towards the scholarships made for graduating high school students. The treasurer of Agawam Artists

It may only take you minutes to devour the dishes at Windy City Smokeout, but many of them were hours — or days — in the making. For example, at Evanston-based Soul & Smoke, Chef D’Andre Carter marinates his rib tips for 36 hours. Then, he smokes them over hickory wood and sprays them with

In the parking lot of the Anchorage Museum. C Lab artists are hard at work designing their own dumpsters and a public art live mural event. It is all a part of an initiative by the Solid Waste Services and a group to do something for the environment. “Wide variety of artist interpretations of what

South Summit have been on a quick rise to stardom in Australia over the past few years, becoming one of Western Australia’s most hyped bands in the process. The J Award-nominated band have also become well-known for their high-energy live shows, performing at festivals like Groovin in the Moo and Falls Festival and travelling on

MILWAUKEE — Villa Terrace Art Museum is celebrating one hundred years of Milwaukee’s premier community museum and event space. Jaymee Harvey Willms, the new executive director of the Charles Allis Villa Terrace Museums, has put into motion a complete rethinking of the museums and their mission. Steph Brown Executive Director, Villa Art Museum Harvey Willms

NEW YORK / LOS ANGELES (CelebrityAccess) – Fifteen years ago, Ron Gartner founded BiCoastal Productions, transitioning from a career as a textile executive. With a background in marketing and advertising, Fran Heller soon joined him. Despite their initial lack of experience in the entertainment industry, their passion for live

It starts with a tour. James Brandess, smiling under a baseball cap, serves as guide for you and the dozen or so people who’ve enrolled in his landscape class. The Oxbow Lagoon: gorgeous.  It’s the old channel from Lake Michigan to the Kalamazoo River, he says, pointing to the pilings where ships used to dock.

Arizona’s Mesa Contemporary Arts Museum (MCA Museum) has revised its seasonal exhibition programme after an artist cancelled a show slated to run concurrently with a survey of artists affiliated with the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS), commonly known as the Mormon church. The Phoenix-based artist Angela Ellsworth, a former Mormon who frequently

Arts & Leisure ‘ISABEL AND SHEEPSHEAD’ a painting by Fred Lower ‏Mary and Fred Lower are spouses who share a painting studio in Middlebury. Cousins Judy Albright and Cristine Kossow live across the street from each other. Sisters Jennifer Steele Cole and Elinor Steele Friml grew up in Charlotte in a family of artists. We’re