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Luminaria: A Weekend of Light, Art & Community in the Alamo City

by Lee Ann Herring-Olvedo on November 4, 2019

Art is more than just taking paints to a canvas, putting notes to music or taking pen to paper. It truly is about opening up a portal to another place and time. It is like...

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#TravelTuesday: Solo Travelers Can Artfully Linger in Taos, New Mexico

by Haven Lindsey on October 22, 2019

Solo travel is an art form that blends well in Taos, a small town with a world-renowned art history. Solo travelers agree that one of their favorite aspects of traveling alone is the ability to...

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New Briscoe Exhibits Add Extra Dimensions to Tales of the West

by Dawn Robinette on October 18, 2019

A stunning art deco/neo-classical-style building with sculpture reliefs of William Shakespeare and Miguel de Cervantes flanking the entrance seems like an odd home for a museum that features spurs, saddles and all things American West....

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2019 Bayou City Art Festival Brings Artistic Diversity

by Lisa Davis on October 7, 2019

Houston’s largest art festival transforms downtown streets into artistic avenues bursting with colors and culture October 12-13. As one of the top fine art festivals in the country, the 48th annual Bayou City Art Festival...

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Whimsy & Wonder Festival, a Uniquely Artistic Experience

by Lisa Davis on May 14, 2019

Whimsy & Wonder Art Festival is bringing interactive art and music to Liberty Hill on May 18th for an experience unlike any other. The inaugural Whimsy & Wonder will transform Liberty Hill’s businesses into art...

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A Rich and Delicious Inheritance | Lexington, Louisville, and the Four Roses Distillery

by Daniel Ramirez on April 9, 2019

They come by it honestly. With the stillness of the countryside, the calm thrum of horse hooves in open air, the slow weight of the air; it’s all more than enough to make one dream and...

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Joy & Delight at Austin’s Historic Neill-Cochran House Museum

by Lisa Davis on April 4, 2019

Austin-based artist LuAnn Barrow’s paintings transport viewers into a world both impossible and seemingly only just out of reach. This exquisitely wrought world, that brings both the familiar and the exotic, is on display now...

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Five Minutes With J. Alex Ruiz, Blacksmith & Bladesmith

by Lisa Davis on March 29, 2019

J. Alex Ruiz is a self-taught blacksmith who has won top honors competing on the History Channel’s 'Forged in Fire' series. In 2014, San Antonio's Ruiz became interested in blacksmithing when he picked up a...

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It Couldn’t Have Happened Anywhere Else | Catching Up with Kendra Scott

by Daniel Ramirez on March 22, 2019

Paris, New York, London, Los Angeles, Milan – the fashion houses of the world have been well established for decades. They are where trends are born and runways shine, and their command over the fashion...