Art

The group of painters created a landscape of opportunity for Black artists

The debut novel of lawyer Caroline Cleveland evokes haunting true stories

Bethany Carroz captures nature, vintage-inspired florals, and family homes through watercolor

Lubbock inspires a melding of art and music like no other

With a hatchet, a knife, paintbrushes, and a deep reverence for nature and American folk art, Mark McNair turns out some of the finest decoys ever to float the Atlantic coast

“Once you get a couple of these things, you start appreciating the history and the beauty and the engineering”

For one writer navigating grief, “Will the Circle Be Unbroken” is a cradle of comfort

Kate T. Parker’s latest collection of intimate portraits—spanning dancers, activists, soccer players, and classmates—reminds girls everywhere just what they are capable of

Katie Crutchfield talks literary influences on her new record, Tigers Blood, out now

The native prairies of Texas—both remnant and restored—shift an artist’s perspective and inspire

Photographer answers her own question—‘Why can’t I picture more women hunting?’—with a new exhibition

Dramatic installations, handmade treasures, live performances, and sidewalk chalk paint the South

How the vibrant roadside vessels inspired an obsession

The legendary North Mississippi nightclub roars back to life, in miniature

January’s standout series and movies with Southern ties

A new exhibition at the Gibbes Museum takes a fresh look at the unsung art hero Ned Jennings

A classically trained portrait artist in London turns to birds

Ceramics are a big deal in these small towns

Love (and wrasslin’) rules in September’s standout series, movies, and podcasts with Southern ties

Jerry Saltz on faking it till you make it, going down Instagram rabbit holes, and why the creativity pouring from the South is so vital