“On the Road in Charlotte, North Carolina”
–by Mark Andrew Harris, Founder & Director Our third stop on our trip through Georgia and the Carolinas was Charlotte, North Carolina. While in Charlotte, we visited North Carolina's oldest art museum, the Mint Museum, established in 1936. The Mint Museum-Uptown | Charlotte, North Carolina The original Mint Museum
“On the Road in Greenville, South Carolina”
–by Mark Andrew Harris, Founder & Director Our second stop on our trip through Georgia and the Carolinas was Greenville, South Carolina. While in Greenville, we visited the Greenville Center for Creative Arts. The center is in a historic textile mill complex in Greenville's West Village neighborhood. Founded by artists,
“On the Road in Houston. Texas: Part Five”
–by Mark Andrew Harris, Founder & Director This large oil portrait is another work of art by Richard Blauvelt Coe, recently donated to the DAC Foundation by the family of Margaret E. Coe Cairnes. The DAC Foundation Collection of works by Coe includes six oil paintings, two watercolor paintings, eight
“On the Road in Houston, Texas:” Part Four
–by Mark Andrew Harris, Founder & Director This large oil landscape painting is another work of art by Richard Blauvelt Coe, recently donated to the DAC Foundation by the family of Margaret Ellen Coe Cairnes. The DAC Foundation Collection of works by Coe now includes six oil paintings, two watercolor
“On the Road in Atlanta”
–by Mark Andrew Harris, Founder & Director Albert Einstein once said: "The more I learn, the more I realize how much I don't know." The "Paradox of Knowledge" is a concept through which the more we learn and experience, the better equipped we are to ask questions and learn new
“On the Road in Houston Texas,” Part Three
–by Mark Andrew Harris, Founder & Director The painting included in this post is one of six works of art by Richard Blauvelt Coe, recently donated to the DAC Foundation by the family of Margaret Ellen Coe Cairnes. The DAC Foundation Collection of works by Coe now includes six oil paintings,
“On the Road in Houston Texas,” Part Two
–by Mark Andrew Harris, Founder & Director The painting included in this post is one of six works of art by Richard Blauvelt Coe, recently donated to the DAC Foundation by the family of Margaret Ellen Coe Cairnes. The DAC Foundation Collection of works by Coe now includes six oil paintings,
“On the Road in Houston Texas,” Part One
–by Mark Andrew Harris, Founder & Director It's always exciting when the Dixie Art Colony Foundation receives telephone calls and emails from followers across the county. This year alone, followers from the states of Washington, Colorado, Texas, Florida, and Minnesota have contacted us. It's even more exciting when family members
GALLERY TALK: Doris Alexander Thompson
Thank you to those who attended our first "GALLERY TALK" event on August 31, 2024, at the Prattville Creative Arts Center. We were pleased to have numerous guests from out of town, some driving hours to attend. Among the guests were several relatives of DAC artist DORIS ALEXANDER THOMPSON, the
ECHOES OF THE PAST Part One: Alabama’s Gulf Coast
–by Mark Andrew Harris, Founder & Director For those who lived or vacationed on Alabama's Gulf Coast during the 1950s, 1960s, and 1970s, you are most likely familiar with the Gulf Coast dining institution known as Meme's Restaurant. It first opened in 1953 as an oyster bar and a few