Richmond, Virginia, is far more than a city with ties to early American history. The young people who have attended nearby universities, like Virginia Commonwealth University and the University of Virginia, have brought with them an arts culture, brightening up otherwise bland walls around the city. Thanks to the Richmond Mural Festival, an annual event, and other similar … [Read more...] about Where to Find Street Art in Richmond
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Visiting the Booth Western Art Museum
Booth Western Art Museum in Cartersville, Georgia is the only museum of its kind in the region. Opened in 2003, it boasts over 120,000 square feet of Western art and artifacts. This includes illustrations, Western movie posters, Civil War-era art, authentic stagecoaches, and even Presidential portraits. Well-known artists like Andy Warhol and Albert Bierstadt are featured. … [Read more...] about Visiting the Booth Western Art Museum
Visiting Pasaquan
If you look at a map of the state of Georgia, the town of Buena Vista likely won’t be on it. Less than 2,500 residents live there and there’s only one bed and breakfast, which is also one of the few restaurants. Blink when driving through downtown and you’ll miss it entirely. But the detour from Columbus was one that generations of travelers and soldiers from nearby Fort … [Read more...] about Visiting Pasaquan
Visiting Howard Finster’s Paradise Garden
World-renowned folk artist Howard Finster was a sixth-grade dropout who became a preacher with visions. His work was featured all over the world, including SoHo galleries in New York and R.E.M. album covers, but he lived a simple life in rural north Georgia. Over the years, he transformed his house and its surrounding buildings into works of art themselves, covered in … [Read more...] about Visiting Howard Finster’s Paradise Garden
St. Petersburg, Florida’s Art Culture and Museums
St. Petersburg, Florida, may seem like an unlikely place to find a thriving arts scene. Miami might come to mind instead, or even Tampa, St. Petersburg's neighbor across the bay. The arts are a diverse mixture of both traditional media, like what you might find hanging in one of the area museums, and modern art that uses spray paint as the brushes and walls as the canvas. … [Read more...] about St. Petersburg, Florida’s Art Culture and Museums
