Alica Murphy Wildcatt is an Eastern Band of Cherokee metalsmith who’s been racking up regional and national art awards and recognition...

Mark Dixon’s art can be challenging to describe or categorize. Many of his creations incorporate movement, sound or music. Sometimes the...

There is the place in which you physically exist, and then there is the metaphorical place where your heart and soul rests. Argentinian...

Two pivotal experiences would guide Desmond Beach’s artistic journeys. The first was a fourth grade class project in which he created a...

“Hello Beloved.” That’s how Mariela Perez Simons greets you. With a calm voice that’s warm and welcoming. It feels like a hug. A...

Steph Rue and Dave Young Kim met through mutual friends, years ago in the (San Francisco) Bay Area. Both are Korean American artists and...

Beth Fairchild is a mother, artist, advocate and yogi. She’s also living with terminal cancer. When she was diagnosed with metastatic...

Lawrence Feir, a New York native and now a Greensboro, NC-based sculptor and lifelong artist, will say he came out of the womb with a...

​Musician and filmmaker Jacqui Otaño was drawn to Puerto Rico to learn more about herself and to explore its musical traditions. The New...

​Owens Daniels -- Bold, Creative, Innovative -- is a visual artist/photographer based in Winston-Salem, NC, and the face behind ODP Art &...

In the past, when I thought of comics, I thought of Marvel and superheroes. Superman saving the day. Batman and Robin. Maybe Calvin and...

​​A few months back, Karen Archia’s life was at a crossroads. She’s since begun a new journey - one in which she’s finding redemption and...

​ Karen Niemczyk’s (pronounced nim-check) life has always been tied to the arts. Although she originally studied biochemistry in college,...

I have never met Beth Blair in person - but I feel as if I know her soul. We connected through my good friend, Woodie Anderson, a...

When Princess Johnson smiles, her entire face radiates joy. From her hairline to her jawline. From ear to ear. I find it impossible not...

Jacinta White (JW): Samantha, thank you for taking the time to share with us today. I’ve been impressed with your commitment to poetry as...

Jacinta White (JW): Jaki, thank you for your time. Let’s start at the beginning. How did you get started as a writer? What or who...

Jacinta White (JW): Scott, thank you talking with us and letting us tell your story in our Art Speaks Column. When I saw a news coverage...

It’s hard to know where to begin to describe this issue’s interviewee, Sarah J. Johnson. Sarah has her Master’s Degree in Counseling from...

Wesley Days, Ph. D, works internationally with groups in conflict and also works with EMC Arts in NY. Jacinta White: At Snapdragon...