The Craft Revolution: Fueling the Specialty Coffee Market’s Growth
In recent years, a revolution has been brewing in the coffee industry, one that has transformed the way we perceive and consume this beloved beverage. This revolution, often referred to as the craft movement, has played a significant role in developing the market for specialty coffee. From artisanal roasters to third-wave coffee shops, the craft […]
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Craft Beer Revolt: Independent Breweries Fight Back Against Big Beer Domination
In the world of beer, there’s a battle brewing, and it’s not just in the fermenting tanks. It’s a battle for independence, authenticity, and the soul of craft brewing itself. For years, small, independent craft breweries have been the darlings of beer enthusiasts, celebrated for their innovation, quality, and unique flavors. However, in recent times, […]
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Stunning Tiffany Stained Glass Debuts After 100 Years of Obscurity
For nearly a century, a monumental Tiffany stained-glass window hung in near-total obscurity at a Providence, Rhode Island, church. Now known as the Hartwell Memorial Window, the shimmering landscape was installed in 1917 and attracted just a handful of visitors each year, as Donita Naylor reported for the Providence Journal last February. Starting this weekend, thousands of art lovers will have […]
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Why Free, Miniature Art Galleries Are Popping Up Across the U.S.
For much of the past year, art lovers have found themselves unable to attend new exhibitions or visit their favorite museums. But COVID-19 hasn’t stopped people from sharing Art: From Zoom events to drive-by displays, options for socially distanced art appreciation abound. Among the most innovative offerings are Free Little Art Galleries (FLAGs). As Cathy Free reported for the Washington […]
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Māori May Have Reached Antarctica 1,000 Years Before Europeans
Sea voyages by Maori people may have reached Antarctica as early as the seventh century A.D.–more than a thousand years before the first European expeditions to the icy continent. As CNN’s Amy Sood reports, a new study published in the Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand pulls together existing historical sources that academic research has often neglected. These include […]
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Pioneering Sci-Fi Writer Octavia Butler Joins a Pantheon of Futurists
Octavia E. Butler discovered the appeal of science fiction when she was 12. When she became successful, the award-winning author revealed that her inspiration was the unimaginative 1954 film Devil Girl from Mars. After seeing it, the budding storyteller said she knew that she could do something better. Butler started writing at the age of 10 and begged her mother to buy […]
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First Museum Dedicated to American Arts and Crafts Movement Opens in Florida
The world’s only museum dedicated to the late 19th- and early 20th-century American art and Crafts movement opened today in St. Petersburg, Florida. Fittingly named the Museum of the American Arts and Crafts Movement (MAACM), the venue celebrates a creative philosophy that embraced fine artisanship and rejected the impersonal nature of industrialization. As Maggie Duffy reports for the Tampa Bay Times, the […]
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American History as Seen Through Quilts
Catherine Paul, her husband William, four sons, and William’s widowed mom moved to Solon in 1812 from Greenwich, Massachusetts. Catherine Paul embroidered this quilt with family images and the tower of Solon’s town meeting house. This quilt is part of the new exhibition opening in Boston in October. It includes 58 quilts, bedcovers, and other textiles that span […]
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Six Native Artists and Their Works Receive Major Recognition
Native Americans and other indigenous groups were not recognized as fine artists for decades. Native art has been displayed in isolation and separately from Western and American art. It was often curated to be an anthropological artifact and not a contemporary expression. Well-meaning exhibitions in prestigious venues such as the Art Institute of Chicago and New York’s Metropolitan […]
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Two New Shows Reflect the Shining Versatility of Glass
Glass art has its origins in ancient Egypt and Assyria. Glassblowing arose in first-century Rome. The beauty and versatility of the medium still bring innovations centuries later, as can be seen in two recent exhibitions from the Smithsonian American Art Museum (SAAM). “New Glass Now” at SAAM’s Renwick Gallery, organized by the Corning Museum of Glass in Corning, […]
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