On a quest to preserve the country’s indigenous crafts, a young artist recently held an exhibition to pay homage to the artisans behind Pakistan’s favorite handmade toys.

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“The younger generation should learn about our State’s folk arts, and this has been a great initiative to promote it,” said Srikanth S. from Nungambakkam, who attended the event with his childre ...

Surrounded by the songs of her great-grandmother with a father who became a union organiser, Jackson’s artistic expression began to take shape, with a foundation rooted in personal loss, a drive for ...

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STAUNTON — Staunton Augusta Art Center will be hosting "Retrospective," the highly anticipated first gallery exhibition of works by Mary Ann Vessey, a Staunton-based folk artist whose vivid and ...