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Win a private, 2.5-hour art workshop for 8 with Charlotte artist Caroline Simas!
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Bookshelf: Try reading one of these new books
Notable new releases
![Artwork of North Carolina native Phillip Moose](https://southparkmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/sp_gallery1_phillip-moose-landscape_0324-768x349.jpg)
Lovely landscapes
Guests may find travel inspiration through the artwork of North Carolina native Phillip Moose at this uptown hotel.
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Author Daniel Wallace finds Chapel Hill magic
The North Carolina author finds a writing community and inspiration for a different kind of book.
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Art and soul
Shayan Asgharnia’s photography capture the personalities of pets and wild creatures.
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His midcentury-modern houses are for the birds
Koolbird’s Mark Ellis builds retro-inspired birdhouses for feathered friends.
![Cham (Encounter No.9), 2023, Hand cut silk, acrylic, canvas mounted on wall, 84 x 120 in by Kenny Nguyen](https://southparkmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/sp_art-state1_cham-encounter-no.9_0224-768x349.jpg)
Sculpture in silk
Kenny Nguyen’s unique silk sculptures weave tradition with ingenuity.
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New books to read in February
Notable new releases
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Opera Carolina honors NC cultural hero Mary Cardwell Dawson
Opera Carolina presents a musical tale of the North Carolina-born founder of one of America’s first Black opera companies.
![Artist Bailey Schmidt sits in her studio surrounded by her artwork](https://southparkmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/sp_gallery1_bailey-schmidt_0224-768x348.jpg)
Color wonderful: The art of Bailey Schmidt
Artist Bailey Schmidt finds color opportunities in simple items from daily life.