Arts

Yancey Smith: Artist in Oils and Dirt and with Brush and Shovel Story by Norwood Walker What if as a young child you were given the choice of reading a book or helping with the chores?  Young Yancey Moorefield made the choice that most any young child would make.  This choice between reading and chores helped to spur her innate ...

Story by Norwood Walker That one lonely mural on the Reams Avenue side of the outside brick wall of the Kirby in downtown Roxboro is about to find a new home.  As part of the Outdoor Art Project of Roxboro, 4 new murals are being prepared to hang on the brick façade of the Kirby facing Reams Avenue.  The Public ...

Creating Beauty from Earth, Imagination and Fire Story by Chris Faircloth Cole, Craig, Owen, Auman, Loy, Busbee, Craven, Chrisco, Lisk. To North Carolina pottery lovers and collectors, these names are the holy grail of a tradition born of necessity and beauty that spans generations in our state. For over two centuries, North Carolina has been home to some of the ...