Burnaway publishes a Magazine & daily content that celebrates art from the South.

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Sugar Babies and Black Diamonds: Marronage Age Daydreams in the Gulf South

Rian (Raven) Crane explores contemporary Black Trans Southern aesthetics in this month's Mood Ring through cyanotypes, written narrative, and lineage tracing.

To Do List

Our ongoing rundown of visual art events and exhibitions throughout the South.

Reviews

Patterns in Abstraction: Black Quilts from the High’s Collection at the High Museum of Art, Atlanta

Thalia Butts reviews the testimony of quilts found in Patterns in Abstraction: Black Quilts from the High’s Collection at the High Museum of Art, Atlanta.

Reviews

Trenity Thomas: Little Me Would be Proud at The Front, New Orleans

Emily Alesandrini reviews the stories and names for every detail found in Trenity Thomas: Little Me Would be Proud at The Front, New Orleans.

Studio Visit

In the Studio with Patrizia Ferreira

Susanna Klingenberg visits the studio of Raleigh-based artist Patrizia Ferreira to discuss her hand-stitched "fragile, collapsing creations" that speak to the human experience.

Crush

Angel Lartigue’s Exploration of Mutability

In this CRUSH theme feature, Valentin Diaconov contextualizes the forensic performance work of Houston-born artist Angel Lartigue.

Call For Artists

Call for Artists: September 2024

Our monthly round of opportunities includes an artist and writer residency in Corsicana, a $50K fellowship for North Carolina artists, and summer 2025 residencies in Virginia and France.

Reviews

Bless Your Heart at 123 West Main Gallery, Johnson City

Robert Alan Grand reviews the photographic interpretations of Appalachian sensibilities found in Bless Your Heart at 123 West Main Gallery, Johnson City.

Annotations

Introducing Burnaway’s Annotations Column

Burnaway is excited to announce a new column, ANNOTATIONS, which will include unique annotations created or contextualized by artists, writers, and cultural workers from the South and the Caribbean.

Interview

In Conversation with Ky Beaux

Quinn Foster talks with Louisiana-based artist Ky Beaux on his digital artwork, the rich energy of Opelousas, and hip-hop love.

Studio Visit

In the Studio with Kelsey Merreck Wagner

Samantha Oleschuk visits Kelsey Merreck Wagner’s studio in western North Carolina to discuss her weavings, often made from discarded materials, and how the artist sometimes comically becomes “an icon of trash collection.”

Annotations

Annotation as Inscription as Graffiti

In our debut feature of the new Annotations column, Ryan Christopher Clarke details the history of annotation in Black communities, coded language in vinyl engravings, and underground resistance found through techno and fugitive strategies of communication.

Studio Visit

In the Studio with Kelsey Merreck Wagner

Close Look

What Became of Dr. Smith at The Mississippi Museum of Art, Jackson

Burnaway takes a close look at What Became of Dr. Smith, at The Mississippi Museum of Art in Jackson, Mississippi.

Reviews

Florida Room No. 3: Snow Birds at KDR, Miami

Douglas Markowitz reviews the migratory patterns of snowbirds and preconceptions towards Florida found in Florida Room No. 3: Snow Birds at KDR, Miami.

Featured Art Guides

Atlanta’s art community is dispersed throughout Georgia's largest city and features a lively mix of traditional and contemporary art galleries, robust studio cooperatives, and DIY spaces, anchored by institutions such as the High Museum of Art and Atlanta Contemporary.

Explore Guide

Nestled in the foothills of Appalachia and looking out over the Tennessee River, Chattanooga's art scene features institutions like the ICA at UTC and the Hunter Museum alongside a bustling DIY scene, artist residencies and a renown sculpture garden.

Explore Guide

Georgia's oldest city—awash with Spanish moss—is home to a bustling art scene. At Savannah's apex, The Savannah College of Art and Design draws in international perspectives among a growing contemporary art scene with a thriving grassroots ethos and cultural centers abound.

Explore Guide