Landscape artist J. Chris Wilson has taken on a mighty big project: He’s producing 100 large-scale oil paintings of scenes along the 563 miles of the U.S. Highway 64 corridor.
José Galvez Photographs History
As the Latino population grows in North Carolina, a local Pulitzer Prize-winning photographer captures snapshots of an expanding culture.
Musical Missionary: Barbara McKenzie
A classically trained pianist who has toured the world brings quality music to our coastal cities.
Stories of Mountain Folk
A Sylva radio program preserves Appalachian history through spoken narratives.
Eric Ennis Makes His Art One Bead at a Time
At 80 years old, Eric Ennis creates artwork on fine fabrics with skills he’s practiced for decades.
An Earthly Pursuit
Jugtown Pottery, a Seagrove tradition almost a century old, is in good hands — the same ones that have shaped the name for nearly as long.
Readers’ Choice Winners: The Best of Our State 2012
Here are the winners of our 2012 Readers' Choice voting!
License Plate Special
A North Carolina artist recycles license plates, builds custom guitars, and sells them to celebrities and Tar Heels alike.
The Avett Brothers
There were two boys, Scott and Seth Avett, in Concord. And then there were THE AVETT BROTHERS. This is the story of the in-between — how the band that sounds like where it’s from got from here to the world.
