—Arshia Simkin, The Underline Shady Kimzey and TJ Mundy are both local artists who believe that art shouldn’t be constrained by fear or beholden to rules. (Both Kimzey and Mundy… Read More →
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From Ukraine to Hillsborough: Painter Anatolii Tarasiuk Announced as Grow Your World Artist-in-Residence
—Arshia Simkin, The Underline Anatolii Tarasiuk is a Ukrainian artist who was forced to flee Ukraine last summer as the war with Russia continued to escalate. He, his wife, and… Read More →
Hillsborough’s Last Fridays Return with Exciting New Poetry Programming
—Arshia Simkin, The Underline An exciting new season of Hillsborough’s Last Fridays programming, which will include a robust poetry component, will begin this March and last through November, 2023. According… Read More →
The Healing Power of the Arts in Del Valle’s Teen Arts Collective for LGBTQIA+ Teens
—Arshia Simkin, The Underline Natalia Torres del Valle’s passion for finding healing in the arts is longstanding: “Art definitely saved me as a teenager,” Del Valle said. “When I started… Read More →
Coalesce: An Exhibit Where Poetry and the Visual Arts Alchemize
—Arshia Simkin, The Underline Art and poetry belong together in an almost “elemental or alchemical” way, according to local visual artist Max Dowdle. Indeed, for husband-and-wife team Max and Morrow… Read More →