| By Katie Eaker | Photos courtesy of the Cary Players | In the evenings of late August, a creative buzz can be felt radiating from the Cary Arts Center.…

Burning Coal Theatre's KidsWrite program brings young people's work to the stage By Elizabeth Brignac Playwrights may persevere for years before they have the chance to see a theater company perform their…

Creativity in Community BY KYLE MARIE McMAHON Before the old Cary High School building was renovated to become the Cary Arts Center in 2011—before most of the public art…

BY KYLE MARIE McMAHON | PHOTOS COURTESY OF KYLE MARIE McMAHON No matter where their art journey takes them, young artists deserve to be uplifted and supported. And The Fine…

BY ELIZABETH BRIGNAC I interviewed Matara Hitchcock, Justice Theater Project’s executive producer, about their current production, Blank, on Monday, May 13. The show had been described as “a script riddled with blanks…

Artistic Technique in “Sails” BY CHARLOTTE RUSSELL For Chapel Hill–based painter Paul Hrusovsky, each new work poses a fresh challenge. Laying out the composition in his mind, he intuitively applies…

BY CHARLOTTE RUSSELL Clarence Heyward, William Paul Thomas and Charles Edward Williams are three artists at the forefront of a new generation of Black painters. They are featured in “Triple…

INTERTWINING INSTINCTS BY KRISTEN SCHRUM “I always thought I’d build a log cabin,” says renowned international sculptor Patrick Dougherty, who pieces together tree saplings to create whimsical shapes that appear as if…

Connecting with Color BY CHARLOTTE RUSSELL In her Holly Springs studio, artist Heather Eck starts her spiritual art practice by meditating with essential oils, sage, journaling and prayer. Feeling and color…

BY MANDY HOWARD When Alyssa Andersen of Wake Forest was 7 years old, she saw an Irish dance performance at a school talent show. From the dresses to the beautifully rhythmic…

BY JANICE LEWINE Arts education is essential for student success. Nationwide studies show that exposure to the arts 
not only supports development of cognitive, social-emotional and multisensory skills, but also…