Today’s post was written by Kate, an employee who loves folk art and wants to remind you about the amazing Santa Fe International Folk Art Market. “Now in its eighth year, the market will take place this year from July 8 to 10 on Museum Hill in Santa Fe, New Mexico. This year, more than …

The crafts room is certainly brimming with supplies, but if some of you are ever curious about what we do with supplies we don’t need, I thought I would share with you a wonderful program called Materials for the Arts. Founded in 1978, MFTA supplies literally thousands of New York public schools and community art …

On view until June 25 is Louise Bourgeois: The Fabric Works at Cheim & Reid gallery in New York City. Referred to as fabric “drawings,” the works are created from clothing, sheets, towels, and material from the artist’s personal collection. The color combinations and graphic layouts of the fabric patterns are incredibly mesmerizing. Individually they appear …

On a recent trip home to Philadelphia, I was amazed to see a new addition to the city’s already rich repertoire of public art—a project called “Love Letter” on Market Street, stretching from 45th to 63rd. The installation is in the form of 50 rooftop murals and is thanks to one of my favorite nonprofits, …

This weekend, my boyfriend, Joshua, and I made an evening visit to the Upper East Side to check out the Alexander McQueen exhibit presented by the Costume Institute of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. On Fridays and Saturdays, the museum is open until 9 p.m., so I figured if we got there at 7 p.m., …

If you’re expecting visitors in the next few months, our intern Whitney has a great suggestion: a trip to the Cooper-Hewitt. “My mom came to New York for a visit last week, and we spent several days wandering around the city’s neighborhoods, sampling the best of what each has to offer. One of the highlights …

I just returned from traveling in Copenhagen with my family, and I would love to share one of my favorite parts of the trip with you. We traveled there to visit my brother, who is currently studying abroad, and between sightseeing excursions and tours of museums and monuments, my sister and I were able to …

Currently on display at the Park Avenue Armory here in NYC is one of the most impressive installations I have seen in a long time. Infinite Variety consists of 650 quilts, all red and white, hung dramatically from the rafters of the cavernous drill hall of the armory. I love how this moment came to happen: …