“The Nearest Faraway Place: Ohio’s Painters, Makers & Their Mentors” is the latest exhibition on view at the Decorative Arts Center of Ohio (DAC) in Lancaster. The exhibition showcases the work of dozens of painters and sculptors who have created their work in Ohio. Some were taught by or mentored other artists in the show.…

“Hello February, please be good to me.” — Unknown I imagine I’m not the only one this quote speaks to, given the freezing temperatures we’ve had. When I think about artists who make their living creating outdoor murals or work plein air, I am keenly aware they are made of stronger stuff than I. Looks…

This First Person column is the experience of Lucas Orfanides, who lives in Sackville, N.B. For more information about CBC’s First Person stories, please see the FAQ. In Grade 7, the week before Family Day, we were assigned an art project in class to make a painting on a dinner plate as a gift for…

On the second floor of a Second Avenue building, overlooking the heart of downtown Decatur, is the city’s newest arts initiative.

The concept of visual communication is essentially as old as humanity itself. The evidence extends far back into prehistoric times, with the primitive drawings, notched bones, marked stones, and representational paintings that would eventually be discovered in archeological digs and on cave walls not only predating all forms of written language, but also forming the…