My Seductress Southern Belle
About… This is a deeply personal, emotionally resonant memoir about the transformative power of unconditional love and second chances. On a freezing snowy morning, Ben Rayman’s carefully guarded heart is…
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New novel released
This is a story about friendship, one that illuminates the human experience in ways both profound and intimate—an honest, unflinching portrait of male friendship that transcends the usual boundaries of…
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‘Wisdom’ Children’s-Teen Collection The Magic Box of Tales & Truths is an ongoing series for young readers that celebrates adventure, culture, and resilience. Each series are different like the magic of foods…
Sharing memories with watercolors
Robert W. Cook doesn’t need a photo album to remember his favorite spots. He paints them in watercolor. From the old buildings of Cuervo, New Mexico, to cafes in France,…
Olden strokes weaves new masterworks
Music may be considered the universal language, but fine art is not far behind. From all over the world, artists align with the classical beauty of the ‘Old Masters’ style…
Artist explores abstraction process
WASHINGTON, D.C. (PNAN) – Online at CONNERSMITH through November 2025, “Reckoning” is the latest body of paintings by Jessica Maria Hopkins. In this series, artist Hopkins departs from her earlier concentration…
Experiments in abstraction to take ‘flight’
JACKSON, MS (PNAN) – Slated to open Saturday, November 1, 2025 at the Mississippi Museum of Art, “Joe Overstreet: Taking Flight” is an exhibit that brings together three phases of…
A creative wave in full bloom
LYNDEN, WA (PNAN) – Located on the ancestral lands of the Nooksack Tribe and Coast Salish people, the Jansen Art Center offers classes and workshops where children, teens, and adults…
Collection peeks at the 17th century
WEST PALM BEACH, FL (PNAN) – Opening at the Norton Museum of Art on Saturday, October 25, 2025 and on view through March 29, 2026, the exhibition, “Art and Life…
Voices of Contemporary art
WACO, TX (PNAN) – On view through Friday, October 31, 2025, in the Beard Gallery at the Waco Art Center, “In Her Element” brings together five distinctive voices from artist…
Dean: Unpredictable art by chance
COLUMBUS, OH (AAPNW) – Going on view Wednesday, October 8, 2025, at the Columbus Museum of Art, “Tacita Dean: Blind Folly” is the first major museum survey in the United…
Stunning sensational scores
While I was writing the “Wisdom of Nana via Gebo Passage” the words seem to flow as I listened to “Along the Shore of Acadia” – the haunting, yet beautiful…
Body of work spans years
MARIETTA, GA (PNAN) – Slated to open on Saturday, September 20, 2025, with an Opening Reception, from 6:00-8:00 pm at the Marietta Cobb Museum of Art, the exhibition, “T is…
Young voices headlines event
LIMA, OH (NWPR) – In collaboration with the Boys & Girls Club at Bradfield Community Center, ArtSpace/Lima will present, “Capturing the Spirit” on Thursday, September 18 at 5:30 pm, an…
Artist headlines Fingerman series
DES MOINES, IA (PNAN) – On Thursday, September 25, 2025, beginning at 6:00 pm, in the Levitt Auditorium at the Des Moines Art Center, artist Jeffrey Gibson will be the…
Artist get lost in color
BISMARCK, ND (PNAN) – On view at the North Dakota State Capitol, through December 2025, the exhibition, “Dakota Territory” is a collection of mixed media on canvas by North Dakota…
An exploration of wonderment
ANCHORAGE, AK (PNAN) – On Tuesday, September 30, 2025, at the Anchorage Museum, from 6:00-8:00 pm, an evening with Roman Dial during the “Outdoor Adventure Series: Alaska Packrafters.” Discover the…
Artworks of thought
MARIETTA, GA (PNAN) – On the agenda, another new exhibition at the Marietta Cobb Museum of Art, opens Saturday, September 20, 2025, “History Lessons” by Ahmad Hassan Taylor, an Atlanta-based…
Imagination overload
If you love art but have a hard time deciding which media you are most comfortable with, choose them all! There is nothing wrong with multi-tasking your skills. Tom Emerine…
A profoundness in realism
We all appreciate vivid photographs that capture a gap in time when an incredible moment can never be relived. It is not just the picture that is burned in our…
Dual shows tell stories
CHICO, CA (PNAN) – Currently on view and recently opened at the Museum of Northern California (monca) are two exhibitions. Titled “Life is Short, Art is Long – Dobbin von Puck” runs…
Calling upcoming artists
LIMA, OH (NWPR) – Opening Saturday, September 20, 2025 at 6:30 pm, ArtSpace/Lima will present their second ‘Open Wall’ show, offering an opportunity for emerging artists to exhibit their work…
Abstract synergy to ‘buzz’ gallery
FORT WAYNE, IN (NWPR) – New work with new perspectives exhibit, “Double Vision” by Sarah Manco and Ruth Koomler goes on view with an Opening Reception Friday, September 5, 2025,…
Show opening soon
WAPAKONETA, OH (NWPR) – Scheduled to open on Wednesday, September 10 with an Opening Reception on Thursday, September 11 beginning at 6:00 pm and award announced at 6:30 pm, “Harvest…
Art exhibit has rewarding season
HARTFORD IN (NWPR) – The 2025 Annual Juried Art Show held at the Blackford County Arts Center is celebrating another successful season. Over fifty talented artists entered for a chance…
Man’s artistic journey to go on view
WATER MILL, NY (PNAN) – Going on view at the Parrish Art Museum Saturday, September 13, 2025, will be an exhibition, “Endless Limits: The Work of James Howell, 1962–2014” is…
Novel goes on global tour
VAN WERT COUNTY, OH (PNAN) – Wisdom of Nana via Gebo Passage is a captivating novel that intertwines family, faith, cultural heritage, and career against the backdrop of political upheavals,…
Bookstore is turning ‘pages’ in America
Imagine, if you will, a young Charles Barnes, living in a time when the ink of nationhood was still wet on parchment. He breathed the air of a burgeoning America,…
Novel continues its journey
In a world often shaken by wars, political upheaval, and loss, the stories of those who dared to dream beyond chaos serve as timeless beacons of hope in the novel,…
Biblical story impact on art exhibit
RALEIGH, NC (PNAN) – Going on view Saturday, September 20, 2025 at the North Carolina Museum of Art is the exhibition, “The Book of Esther in the Age of Rembrandt”…
Annual Art in the Park
FREDERICK, Md., Aug. 8, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — The Frederick Arts Council (FAC) will once again host the popular community event Art in the Park along with the Frederick Keys at…
An artist looks at the railway station
In 1876, Claude Monet moved into a studio apartment in the Rue Moncey, close to the Gare St-Lazare. At the time he also had an apartment in the Rue d’Edinbourg…
A haven on the Atlantic coast
I would like to introduce you to a B&B, one that continues to capture my heart and soul the minute I set foot into this historical home. It is also…
Gallery Talk with Ben
DES MOINES, IA (PNAN) – On Saturday, August 23, 2025 at 1:00 pm, 2025 Iowa Artist Ben Millett will talk about his solo exhibition along with Laura Burkhalter, Des Moines…
Themes of humanity set to go on view
GRAND RAPIDS, MI (AAPNW) – Opening in the Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park on Friday, October 24, 2025, “Jaume Plensa: A New Humanism” explores Plensa’s career-long engagement with themes common…
Woodcarver’s works at Smithsonian
LIDGERWOOD, ND (PNAN) – North Dakota artists Rick and Connie Whittier, known nationally for their hand-carved and painted spearfish decoys, will be featured in a landmark exhibition titled “State Fairs:…
Folk-art tradition is sacred
CHARLOTTE, NC (PNAN) – On view, “Art of Devotion: The Santos de Palo Tradition of Puerto Rico” at the Mint Museum Uptown, is the first exhibit of the collection, consisting…
Major show will have a ‘body’ of works
FORT WORTH, TX (PNAN) The Modern Art Museum opens Sunday, October 12,2025 with “Jenny Saville: The Anatomy of Painting” exhibition dedicated to the work of one of the world’s foremost…
Poet Laureate term extended
BISMARCK, ND (PNAN) – “We are deeply honored that Dr. Lajimodiere will continue serving as North Dakota’s Poet Laureate,” said NDCA Executive Director Jessica Christy. “Her work carries power and…
A beloved event
PORTLAND, ME (PNAN) – Taking place on Saturday, August 23, 2025, from 10:00 to 5:00 pm in the heart of Portland’s Arts District, the “10th Annual Portland Fine Craft Show”…
Hometown native works tell stories
PORTLAND, OR (PNAN) – Going on view Tuesday, August 26, 2025, “Storywork: The Prints of Marie Watt” showcases over 60 prints, sculptures, and textiles that highlight the artist’s career from…
Mansion has a variety of stories
MUSCATINE, IA (PNAN) – Most people when travelling via the highways and byways come across an ‘I didn’t know’ and discover those hidden treasures unbeknownst to them nestled off the…
Figural artworks are timeless
GRAND RAPIDS, MI (AAPNW) Currently on view at the Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park through Sunday, September 21, 2025, “Busted: Contemporary Sculpture Busts” showcases this ancient sculpture genre as…
Man with the golden touch
Everyone born into this miraculous world brings with them a special talent. Be it a voice so richly toned that birds stop singing in midair or hands that, with…
Hawpatch Trail off on good footing
LAGRANGE COUNTY, IN (NWPR) – In the heart of Indiana’s lush and rolling landscape, a dream was taking shape—one that promised to transform the way residents and visitors alike experienced…
Painting to undergo restoration
ATHENS, GA (PNAN) – For the first time at the Georgia Museum of Art at the University of Georgia, art will be conserved in the galleries, in full view of…
49’er season on the marquee
DALLAS, TX (PNAN) – Opening its season on Friday, October 3-4, 2025 with DanceAfrica, Legacy of the Drum: 20 Years of Rhythm and Roots at 7:30 pm in the Moody…
Fantasy art lets artists create worlds
When I was a child, home computers didn’t exist, there were no cell phones, Ipads, or Blackberries, and my parents didn’t plunk me down in front of the television…
Trending American Indian style
Tradition runs deep, especially to those who have had it ripped from their lives. Native Americans have endured tribes being separated, land confiscated and family members being brutally murdered. However,…