From Blight to Bright
Many of downtown Raleigh’s run-down or abandoned buildings have gone from eyesores to eye-catching, covered with colorful works of art. This …
Life in Color
If you think colored pencils are just for kids, think again. Raleigh-based artist Jaimon Caceres uses them to create magical landscapes …
Art All Around
April showers bring May flowers but, in Raleigh, they also bring bright, colorful storm drains. This month, local artist Sarahlaine Calva, …
A Beautiful Mind
A yellow and orange cat has fun with leaves and trees. A blue and purple penguin with a green smile is …
Boylan Heights ArtWalk
As it does every year in early December, Raleigh’s Boylan Heights neighborhood will transform into a bustling, sprawling artists’ showcase. …
Doug Frates: Sea of Glass
A sunset over a Mediterranean beach, the ocean meeting the sand, golden light reflected on crystal blue waters. At Vidrio, …
Plated Pottery
Imagine gazing at the face of Audrey Hepburn, Willie Nelson, Bill Murray or Waylon Jennings, glazed onto your plate, halfway …
Art with a Heart
Twenty-seven artists, 27 pieces of art, 27 years: Works of Heart returns this month, with some changes, after a six-year …
Dishes, Deconstructed
A squiggly line of green acrylic paint is a chili pepper in “Chiles en Nogada.” Sand is a hamburger bun in …
Trophy Brewing’s Morgan Street Monsters
Baseball cap-wearing basketballs and fedora-clad pyramids intermingle with wide-eyed, fuzzy-edged monsters on a colorful new mural on the wall of Trophy …