Wild Clay: Takuro and Hitomi Shibata
Originally from Japan, the husband and wife potters behind Studio Touya in Seagrove have found home in a North Carolina community of creators.
Category: Arts & Culture
Cut & Shave: Barbershops Through the Lens
Rob Hammer loved going to the barbershop with his dad as a kid. Since then, he’s visited more than 1,000 shops in all 50 states.
InterDisciplinary: Isabel Lu’s Expressive Paintings
This artist’s work explores aspects of their cultural and queer identity.
Keeping the Blues Alive: The Music Maker Foundation
This nonprofit helmed by producer Tim Duffy works to keep North Carolina’s rich musical history alive, while supporting its artists.
The Late Drive Home
Songwriter David Childers, a Mount Holly native and former lawyer, opens up about life on the road as a musician — and returning home.
Negative Space: The Avett Brothers’ New Album
A self-titled album from this Concord, NC roots band sounds a lot like Scott and Seth Avett’s early days as a trio with Bob Crawford.
Native Roots: The Dix Park Inter-Tribal Pow Wow
This annual cultural celebration recognizes the deep ancestral connection that Native American have to the downtown Raleigh park.
Painting with Purpose: Meet Georgia Tardy
The artist has become known in the community for her contemporary Art Nouveau-style graphics, paintings and murals.
Sketching Stories: Artist Kristen Solecki’s Visual Narratives
This Durham-based illustrator combines art and storytelling in her work, which has graced book covers and magazine spreads.
What to Do in May 2024 In and Around Raleigh
This month in the Triangle, enjoy an excuse to amp up your biking, take in music of all genres and enjoy good food.
Dreamville Festival Is a World Class Concert — but Here in Raleigh, It’s a Whole Season, Too
With programming that celebrates Black artistry, founders J. Cole and Adam Roy have built more than a festival.
Hat by Hat: Meet Katie Allen of Lifted Millinery
Out of her design studio in Garner, this milliner makes hats and headdresses, and retools or repairs family heirlooms.
John Beerman’s Gateway to Mysteries
The acclaimed artist has painted landscapes from Tuscany to Normandy, but these days he’s focusing on capturing the natural world in North Carolina.
Strange & Wonderful: Tom Maxwell’s New Memoir
The musician best known for his work in the Squirrel Nut Zippers wrote a book about the alternative rock scene in Chapel Hill in the 1990s.