Articles
Bronze Sculpture: Creating the Faery Fountain 'Midsummer Play'
Like setting up a chess game, the figures for a fantastical fairy fountain are being added to the entry for Barter Theatre's Stonewall Square in Abingdon, Va. A! Magazine for the Arts takes you behind the scenes of this project, which is elaborate, to say the least.Art in Public Places: Downtown Bristol
Arts Alliance Announces Winners of Sculpture Competition
Ten new sculptures have been selected for 2008 as part of the third annual Art in Public Places (AiPP) project in downtown Bristol, TN/VA.Art in Public Places: Virginia Intermont
Art Is At The Heart of College's Campus
The landscape of Virginia Intermont College in Bristol, Va., consists of far more than the usual series of dormitories and classrooms. Exemplifying the quality of its art programs, the campus is a gallery, showcasing the work of exceptional students and faculty.Art in Public Places: Abingdon
'Banjo Man' Plays Solo Show at Barter's Stage II
When you drive into Barter Theatre's parking lot at Stage II, you will find something new.Young Musician in Homeschool Band
Michael Ramirez is a 17-year-old senior who plays trombone with the Homeschool Symphonic Band, under the direction of Kathy Lamb. The son of Trinidad and Michael Ramirez II, he has lived with his family in Unicoi, Tenn., for almost two years. Michael has been named twice to the Homeschool Statewide Honors Band, and has just completed his Eagle Scout project. He took a moment before a recent concert to talk with A! Magazine for the Arts.Achievements: Bristol Music Club Scholarship Winners
Ten young musicians are winners of the Bristol Music Club Scholarship Competition. They were presented in a recital in May at First Presbyterian Church, Bristol, Tenn.Virginia Center for Architecture Celebrates Palladio's 500th Birthday
Andrea Palladio (1508-1580), commonly referred to as the father of neoclassicism in architecture, is acknowledged to be among the most influential architects in Western history. No two places in the world have more reason to celebrate the quincentenary of Palladio's birth than the region of Veneto, Italy and the Commonwealth of Virginia.Sneak Peek at 'Now & Then' Magazine
According to the editor of Now & Then: The Appalachian Magazine, "We hope [our summer edition] shapes perceptions, and that readers who may only be vaguely familiar with our rich, varied, and complex region come to see no tension between the words urbane and Appalachia."A! Archive »
