Arts

This May marks 300 years since Mark Catesby chronicled the South

An interview with the New Orleans artist Ida Floreak, who finds creative inspiration on the ground beneath her feet

An Arkansas pottery studio returns bright historic pieces to tables

On March 4 and 5, bid on Frank S. Finney bird miniatures, an early swimming brant decoy, and Ogden M. Pleissner watercolors

How Bermuda, the hills of Tennessee, and a whole lot of pluck inspired one of the greatest children’s books of all time

Brandon Ballengée interprets the natural world in the lab, on canvas, and beyond

How the designer Frankie Welch found inspiration in her Georgia roots

This spring, check out the debut of the exhibition The Luxury of Clay: Porcelain Past and Present at the Hillwood estate in D.C.

Richmond, Virginia’s Flying Geese sews heart and history into each offering

In St. Petersburg, Florida, the Dalí Museum debuts Picasso and the Allure of the South

O. N. Pruitt’s rare photos of Jim Crow–era Mississippi feature in a new book

At one art-filled forest in Arkansas—and at locations across the South—holiday gatherings get cozy

The muralist shares his ideal day in the city he’s infused with art

Swamps, spoonbills, second lines: Annie Moran captures the essence of Louisiana

A crackerjack quilter follows a pattern of Southern storytelling

A Birmingham artist’s botanical tapestries update a centuries-old technique

Bartenders toast the acclaimed painter as a new exhibit opens at the North Carolina Museum of Art in Raleigh

A New Orleans artist breathes new life into death

A Jimmy Buffett–inspired musical opens in New Orleans and is bound for Broadway

Kentucky-born Elliott Puckette debuts her first Southern solo show at Charlotte’s SOCO Gallery