Quilts come in many colors and patterns and are made from a variety of materials. They keep people warm on a cold night, but they can be much more than that. "I love being able to hear directly from ...

Over the past six years, the High has more than quintupled its holdings of quilts made by Black women—many of which are on view in this fascinating but approachable show. A quilt by an unidentified ...

NEW YORK -- Marquetry furniture, with its decorated surfaces, was reserved for the high and mighty in Europe, from the Renaissance to the 18th century. But in the United States in the 19th century, ...

NEW YORK (AP) — From simple geometric shapes to the intricately wrought details of daily life, the quilt designs in a show now running at the American Folk Art Museum show how powerfully this art form ...

SANTA FE — “Truths Be Told: Artists Activate Traditions” at the Museum of International Folk Art (MOIFA) made me reconsider what folk art really is. I’m used to curators making the case for why ...

It began with a single hashtag. Two hobby artistes, Aishwarya Magesh and Lakshmi Radhakrishnan posted works for a themed Instagram challenge, organised by another creator, Megha Mocherla. Admiring one ...

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Looking at an American folk quilt is like being engulfed in a starburst of swirling shapes and vibrant colours. "Unfolding Stories: Culture and Tradition in American Quilts," an ...

The International Folk Art Market has been honoring the handmade since 2004. The event grew out of Santa Fe’s spectacular International Folk Art Museum. ByChadd Scott, Contributor. Forbes contributors ...

Collecting folk art is an area within our antique hobby that might be the best bet for holding its value during these tough economic times. Folk art is many things and spans the entire spectrum of ...

Closed for 25 years, the Paradise Garden landmark in Summerville reopens following a $600,000 renovation. Closed for 25 years, the World's Folk Art Church at Howard Finster's Paradise Garden in ...