Arts

Arts & Culture
Peek Inside a Layered, Artful Charleston Hotel Suite Full of Surprising Personal Touches
A new, treasure-filled room at the mid-century hotel the Dewberry showcases the artwork of world-renowned decoupage artist John Derian

Style
A Look Inside André Leon Talley’s Personal Couture Collection
The art and style treasures of the late fashion icon will go up for auction in February

Arts & Culture
A Mississippi Artist’s Blanket Statements
Animal fur, lampshades, rubbish: They all find a home in Coulter Fussell’s ingenious quilts

Arts & Culture
Southern Streaming: Great Stories to Dive Into This Month
Cozy up with these Southern-inflected films, series, and podcasts

Arts & Culture
Kirk Henriques Scratches Beneath the Surface
Through paint, power tools, and even a mop, the multidisciplinary Georgia artist carves his own identity

Books
Novelist David Joy’s Favorite Books This Year
The North Carolina author—and insatiable reader—on the novels, memoirs, poetry, and stories he couldn’t put down

Arts & Culture
The Best Southern Books of 2022
The cookbooks, novels, and nonfiction books that G&G editors and contributors loved most this year

Arts & Culture
Southern Streaming: Great Series to Dive Into This December
Six Southern-inflected podcasts, documentaries, and dramas to watch

Arts & Culture
Charleston’s Powerful New Museum
A dynamic experience awaits at the new International African American Museum

Music
Rockers, Revealed
A Nashville music photographer lifts the curtain (and the guitars, banjoes, bongos, keyboards) on his signature style

Travel
Southern Motorcycle Diaries
Memories, mishaps, and meals from a Richmond boutique owner’s sixteen-city tour of the South

Arts & Culture
Celebrating An Eccentric Artist and His Bourbon-Loving Goat
See recent auction-winning Henry Faulkner paintings, including a portrait of his beloved goat companion, Alice

Arts & Culture
The Artist and the Child
The Paper Dolls of Zelda Fitzgerald is an extraordinary look into the art and vision of the famous Southern Belle

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Tennessee’s Chairmaster
Take a load off on a handmade Curtis Buchanan original

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A Tip of the Cap to a Top Hatter
Nathaniel’s Custom Hats are made by hand—and made to last

Arts & Culture
Bringing Home Thornton Dial
I, Too, Am Alabama, the first-ever retrospective of Dial’s work in the state, honors the artist’s homeplace, creativity, and community

This Land
History on Horseback at the Black Cowboy Festival
Black cowboys—some of the original wranglers—get their due at a stereotype-busting South Carolina festival

Style
Rare Pairs of Footwear from Miami
Miami’s Alepel collaborates with artists to create truly singular shoes

Arts & Culture
Meet the Virginia Jeweler Who Mines His Own Gemstones
Stuart Mercer isn’t just a rock star. He’s more like the whole rock band

Arts & Culture
Celebrating Thirty Years of the Texas Clay Festival
An exclusive preview of the one-of-a-kind pottery coming to New Braunfels this weekend