The newly opened Homestead Folk Art Museum is a celebration of that rich history. The newest attraction, part of the Amana Heritage Society, is a tangible manifestation of cultural heritage ...

Blessings for a wonderful and joyful holiday! Speaking of art, American folk art continues to attract collectors and artisans. Developed as a product of need, its usefulness was inherent for daily ...

When I was a kid, my dad and I would drive out to the fallow fields of British Columbia’s Fraser Valley so he could pull off to the side of the road and take photos of nothing. For decades, my ...

Michael Hurley, a beloved underground singer-songwriter who emerged in the Greenwich Village folk scene of the 1960s ... “Calling me an outsider artist … yes, I think it’s apt.

Michael Hurley, a legendary singer-songwriter known as the “Godfather of freak folk” has died. He was 83. His family announced his death through his record label — No Quarter Records — on ...

The Paul Mellon Centre and the A&AePortal announced the digital release of John Singer Sargent: The Complete Paintings, by Richard Ormond and Elaine Kilmurray, the critically acclaimed definitive ...

Editor’s Note: This is an excerpt from Yoko, a new biography about Yoko Ono from author David Sheff. It releases March 25 from Simon and Schuster. Out of the entirety of Ed Fairburn’s 12-year career, ...

SÃO PAULO – A major folk saint in the northeastern part of Brazil, 19th-century Padre (Father) Ibiapina was officially declared Venerable by the Vatican, according to a decree released on Mar. 31.

The local bishop employed Calvin’s father as an administrator in the town’s cathedral. The father, in turn, wanted John to become a priest. Because of close ties with the bishop and his noble family, ...

The statement did not reveal a cause of death. Hurley, an iconic alternative artist nicknamed the 'Godfather of freak folk', got his start performing in the same NYC music community as Bob Dylan ...

The artist is 87 now and under constant medical care. But he was determined to make it to Paris for the exhibition of his life. By Eleanor Stanford The 2,000-year-old Torlonia collection of ...

With stylish cinematography and expertly choreographed fight scenes, John Wick has cemented itself as one of the best action film franchises of the last decade. The ongoing series realized its ...