Making neon signs is part art, part science. Since 1986, Nate Shaeffer has been bending glass to bring its special light to life.
The Art of Exploration
Through the eyes of Greensboro artist Katie Podracky, a challenging year was an opportunity for adventure: In 2020, she and her family visited every state park in North Carolina. Her paintings turn each park into a joyful kaleidoscope of color and memory.
Video: Painting Our State Parks
In 2020, Greensboro artist Katie Podracky and her family decided to visit every state park in North Carolina. Then she added another challenge: a painting per park.
Home-Field Advantage
Torry and Terrence Holt grew up playing football in Gibsonville. Within a few short years, they were stars in the NFL. Today, they spend the holidays together with family and friends in Raleigh, looking back on lives lived with integrity.
Going for Gold: Mooresville’s Olympic Connection
The Olympic dreams of a North Carolina engineer who designs bobsleds for Team USA were born in the Piedmont.
The Happy Painter in Asheboro
A Randolph County artist brings the joy of the holidays to the classes that she teaches in her cozy paint-and-sip studio near downtown.
21 Artists of the Parkway
The scenic drive from Cherokee to the Virginia state line guarantees beauty in more ways than one. Take a detour off the Blue Ridge Parkway to meet some of the artists inspired by our majestic mountains, wild landscapes, and natural diversity — and to appreciate a different sort of view.
Call of the Wild in Asheville
At the Folk Art Center just off the Blue Ridge Parkway, artisans share the language of Appalachian craft with younger generations.
Voices of Angels in Winston-Salem
For more than three decades, a Piedmont theater company has brought some of the world’s greatest Black actors and playwrights together to tell their stories in venues across downtown Winston-Salem.
