In September 2010, an unknown artist dropped off one of his original creations at the Westword office. The abstract sculpture depicts an open hand covered in different colors, shapes, textures and ...

Martin Puryear is best known for refined, handmade sculptures primarily made of wood. Puryear’s drawings and prints are less well known but are essential to his studio practice. “Martin Puryear: ...

Editor's Note: This story is an excerpt from WBUR's weekly arts and culture newsletter, The ARTery. If you like what you read and want it in your inbox, sign up here. The creative process can feel ...

Summer Internship at the McGuigan Collection is the “Maine event”! For University of Delaware Ph.D. students Megan Baker and Carolyn Hauk, the summer of 2024 will be remembered as a “Maine” event.

From drawings and prints to collages and cutouts, Pablo Picasso liked to experiment. “Picasso and Paper” at the Cleveland Museum of Art is an opportunity to learn something new about the influential ...

Allison Ford, an abstract and collage artist originally from Charleston has made Greenville home for her family. She wears many hats: Wife, mother, lawyer, but says she always finds time for her ...

The Center of Excellence for the Creative Arts (CECA) at Austin Peay State University (APSU) has announced the 2025-26 ...

From the moment Zoey Arceneaux could pick up a pencil, she's been interested in art. She started painting when she was little, with her grandfather on her mother’s side and her grandmother on her ...

Marilyn McRae first started working with paper by tearing pages out of magazines at her desk. She moved to the dining room table, and eventually took over the guest house at her Hope Ranch home. She ...

Creativity is more than talent. It’s the ability to see the world in new ways and make others feel it too. The Top 10 Most Creative Artists of 2025 celebrates individuals who are doing just that.