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Maryville gift shop gives local artists platform to showcase crafts

When Joanna Tinker moved to Maryville four years ago, there were no gift shops or boutiques downtown."In the last few years it's been really exciting to see all these little businesses and restaurants and boutiques... more »

Brandon builds on its arts and crafts reputation

Brandon, VT - Roseann Johnson didn't have to think twice about opening an art galley in a town known as "the art and soul of Vermont.""We know Brandon is a destination for people who are... more »

Destination art in Action

Jacksonville — What is art? — The question has been asked for centuries all over the world. Can art by expressed by quantity or quality? Or is art simply an expression of an inner creative... more »

One gallery expands, one opens downtown

Newark, NJ — Despite the challenges of a small-town market, artist-entrepreneurs still find Granville fertile ground. Two recent cases in point: The expansion of a gift shop-art gallery and the opening of a new gallery --... more »

Ceaco Licenses Artwork from 93-year-old Country Artist Ellen Eilers

Newton, MA – Ceaco, a leading jigsaw puzzle and game manufacturer, has secured the exclusive license to produce jigsaw puzzles using paintings by Ellen Eilers, a 93-year-old country artist. The 550-piece jigsaw puzzle series, titled... more »

Melrose gallery seeks to join city’s arts scene

Melrose, MA — After living in Melrose for the last nine years, Richard Cappiello — owner of the new Possessions Gallery on Main Street — believes Melrose is a community on the way up.With a... more »

Art project hopes to help boost businesses

Jeni Woock thinks her idea may have sprung from a morning when she realized she had one too many cups of coffee.Or maybe it was because she's an accomplished glass artist and felt sympathy for... more »

Re-Inspiration Store features Art From Junk

There's a store in Atlanta's West Side where EVERYTHING is literally made out of someone's garbage.Re-Inspiration Store is the brain child of Atlanta resident Brooke Schultz. It's part gift shop, part art gallery and all... more »