The end of summer in Cary is marked by an annual arts festival that draws talent from all over the country. The success of the festival — and of the city — can be attributed in large part to a local artist who proves that the pen is mightiest of all.
With warm memories and an abiding respect for her coastal home, a Dare County artist captures the Outer Banks spirit in colorful brushstrokes.
It takes patience and precision to replicate every brick, shingle, and shutter of North Carolina’s iconic buildings. A lifelong artist embraces the challenge.
With a background in chemistry and a penchant for experimentation, a potter in Chatham County mastered the challenging art of creating pieces that appear more like glass than clay.
For three years, a group of volunteers in Chowan County gathered each week in the parish hall of the historic St. Paul’s Episcopal Church in Edenton to stitch symbols of faith into pillows of grace.
Inside the North Tower at Mission Hospital in Asheville, one of the state’s largest collections of locally commissioned art brings the healing power of color and light to those who need it most.
At a visual arts school in Winston-Salem, calligraphy students learn more than just how to form letters — they discover the music of the handwritten word.
A New Hanover County artist creates glass sea turtles in a kaleidoscope of colors and whimsical designs to help protect the vulnerable species.
A visual artist in New Hanover County blends colorful tones into musical masterworks.
