Art House Productions quarterly arts festival, JC Fridays, returns for its final edition in 2024 on Friday, Dec. 6, with a showcase of events including visual art exhibitions, music performances, studio tours and more hosted by local businesses, galleries, studios and arts organizations. Visitors are encouraged to travel from place to place to discover art,…

Up the winding staircase leading to the second floor of the Chicago History Museum, a time capsule of Chicago fashion history awaits visitors. The museum’s newest exhibition, “Dressed in History: A Costume Collection Retrospective,” is timed to honor the 50th anniversary of the museum’s costume council. The council’s curators gather clothes worn, designed, made, and…

Goose Creek Mayor Greg Habib is highlighting the city’s growing artistic culture. “We’re not just talking about art; we’re actively creating it in Goose Creek,” Habib said. “Art has the power to inspire, and here in Goose Creek, we’re making it a part of who we are,” Habib said. The city’s commitment to visual arts…

It’s the healing properties of nature, something Raney is drawn to, that most informs her work. For artist Raney Watters, art provides a means for expression and human relations – a bridge of connectivity between all living things. “Connecting with one another is important to me. My paintings come from within. It is my hope…

A child enjoying the snow is one of three small canvas acrylic paintings by artist Alison Charchar currently on display at Oxide Gallery of Fine Art, located on Moore Street in downtown Sanford. The holiday gallery will run through Dec. 24. Holiday Treasures and Gift Boutique to run through Dec. 24, will mark final show…

Lassiter Fine Art gallery, now on Town Square under Belle Shops, was years in the making. The gallery is owned by Monica Lassiter Ard and Scott Barrie, who once ran Down Home Furnishings in Jackson. Ard’s mother, Vernice Brown Lassiter, studied at the Art Students League of New York and with private instructors, including Salvador…

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On Nov. 29, more than 75 attendees gathered for the debut of “Wire,” an exclusive pop-up art exhibit by acclaimed musician and visual artist Andy Bopp. The event took place at 620 Franklin Ave. in Essex, offering guests the chance to experience Bopp’s dynamic wire-focused art in a unique, historic space. × This page requires…

Born with the eyes of a magpie, and hands of a raccoon, Floriana Ehninger-Cuervo was doomed to be an artist. She never stood a chance, so aware of the priceless everyday treasures of line and form (she still cannot resist a well-formed stone or shell). Clever hands have toiled to keep up with these appetites,…