Nevada City and Grass Valley, siblings in Gold Country near Sacramento, have been drawing more visitors than ever.

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Visual art, music, and the philosophical exploration of the cosmos and the future come together in Barkley L. Hendricks’s new show at Jack Shainman Gallery.

Josh Duhamel doesn't just star in "Off the Grid," he lives it too — raising kids, building cabins and finding purpose in Minnesota.

Explore Art & Design Discover the transformative power of art and design The Smithsonian’s museums display objects from our collections that span the breadth of art and design from the ancient to the ...

Families can check out a new Kids Zone in downtown State College throughout the festival.

Rhythm. Color. Movement. Seeing sound through art. The rich sounds, rhythms, and colors of jazz inspired prominent visual artists of the 20th century. In depicting African American culture, Romare ...

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Alna festival shows restorative power of art The first Puddle Dock Village Festival aims to challenge stigmas surrounding addiction, incarceration and trauma with a series of events throughout July.

For Mainers, stacking firewood isn’t just a chore. It’s ritual, engineering and art. As with any well-loved tradition, wood stacking invites strong opinions.

Jerusalem Post / Middle East Rats, snakes, devils: Tehran art gallery unveils exhibition of antisemitic cartoons made during war While some of the cartoons display images of the IDF or Tel Aviv ...

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