Folk art by definition pretty much follows its own rules and is often utilitarian in its presentation. It is usually the product of working people who create it for decorative and often useful ...

Want to know more about the alebrijes of Oaxaca? You’re in the right place because this article is all about the alebrijes Oaxaca is famous for.

Folk artist Isaac Smith typically woke up at his Oak Cliff home around 7 a.m. and drank a beer before picking up an ax and a knife to spend the rest of his day carving animals out of wood. Smith, 72, ...

The annual hunt for hidden folk art treasures returns Saturday at the fifth annual Folk Art Flea Market at the Museum of International Folk Art. The sale features folk art from across the country and ...

Morehead State’s Kentucky Folk Art Center (KFAC) will highlight the art of surrounding schools by hosting the Kentucky International Youth Arts Competition “Nature & People.” The competition and ...

Miranda Lambert opened up about one of her unlikely hobbies in a recent interview, revealing on The Joe Rogan Experience podcast that she’s a huge fan of painting folk art chickens, despite not being ...

Philip C. English took up woodcarving as a childhood hobby after he was given a pocket knife at the tender age of 4. Now English’s longtime love has blossomed into a retiree’s second career and a ...

Folk art tied to the Pennsylvania German heritage of Lancaster County and the surrounding region fetched a hefty sum at auction Saturday at Sotheby’s of New York. The collection was the most important ...

Tour of giant, brightly colored creatures celebrates artistic heritage of Oaxaca They’re called fantastic animals, brightly colored wooden creatures inspired by the world of Mexican magical realism.

Among the lively streets in the East Village lies La Sirena Mexican Folk Art, a small business offering Manhattan residents a piece of Mexican culture, one artwork at a time. While the store’s ...