Art gallery director Constance Richards returned to Asheville roots via Russia, 40 other countries

ASHEVILLE — Constance Richards is careful with the words she speaks softly, slowly.

Litchfield County Roundup: Gallery exhibit focuses on animals

NEW MILFORD — As far back in history as pre-historic man, cave paintings reflected his fascination with wildlife, one that continues today. "Art of the Animal," a group show that opened Aug. 28 at Gregory James Gallery in New Milford, celebrates this beauty. It will hang through Sept. 25. The exhibiting artists include Melody Asbury, Clayton Buchanan, James Coe, Mally DeSomma, Carol Brightman ...

Midwestern modern art on display at Massillon Museum

Travelers to small cities beyond Paris, Rome or Madrid know the delights of diving into provincial museums saturated with local and regional flavor. It's the same across America -- and Ohio. The 77-year-old Massillon Museum, proudly ensconced in part of a former department store overlooking the city's main downtown intersection, is just such a place. The museum organizes temporary exhibitions ...

IN THE PINK: A month to focus on curing cancer

In recognition of National Breast Cancer Awareness Month, the seven daily and more than 100 weekly papers of GateHouse Media New England are working with the American Cancer Society to raise public awareness about a disease that afflicts more women than any other form of cancer except skin cancer.

Georgia Museum of Art Acquires Two Paintings from West Foundation Collection

John Linton Chapman (1839–1905), Via Appia, 1867. Oil on canvas, 28 1/4 x 71 5/8 inches. Georgia Museum of Art, University of Georgia; Gift from the West Foundation. Collection, Atlanta, in honor of William Underwood Eiland.