Artful Living

In Celebration of The Shaffner Collection Artists, we invite the community to join Artfolios for two May events. Participating artists include:   Alix Hitchcock, Emily Clare, Kelsey Merreck Wagner, Kevin G. Owen, Virginia Shepley, and William Schumann.  Saturday, May 16, 2026 from 4:00 - 6:00 pm | “Art & Appetizers: A Curated Market” All are welcome on May 16, 2026 from 4:00 - 6:00 pm for “Art & Appetizers: A Curated Market!” Guests can tour the gallery, meet the artists, sho

Gather with Laurie Basham and Pat Spainhour at the Central Library Mark your calendars for "Tea and Tours" with artists Laurie Basham and Pat Spainhour! The event will take place on Thursday, April 16, 2026 at the Forsyth County Public Library, Winston-Salem, NC. Meet us at 10:00 am in the Central Library's Auditorium for Tea and Treats. Then spend time with the artists as you Tour their exhibits. The event is free and open to the public. These shows are presented in collabor

“Shaped by Fire – 50 Years of a Musician’s Art” | A Gala Event Honoring Barbara Lister-Sink There will be a public Gala on Friday, April 10, 2026 honoring artist and musician Barbara Lister-Sink. At 6:00 pm, you are invited to attend the art exhibit opening of “Shaped by Fire – 50 Years of a Musician’s Art.” This exhibit is a selective retrospective including around 50 works of Barbara’s art. At 7:30 pm, you are welcomed to Barbara’s solo piano recital. A reception follows. A

The 2026 exhibit "Pace, Unity, and Flow" at The Gallery at Stimmel—featuring the work of Frank Campion and Melrose Tapscott Buchanan—brings harmony and joy to the soul. “Pace, Unity, and Flow” was curated by Carrie Leigh Dickey, Owner and Visionary of Artfolios, with the work of Stimmel Associates in mind—they are a Landscape Architecture, Civil Engineering, and Land Planning firm. In the words of famed landscape architect Frederick Law Olmsted: “Landscape moves us in a manne

Thank you Arts Council of Winston-Salem and Forsyth County and YES! Weekly for highlighting Artfolios in the "Weekly Arts Roundup." We are proud of 2025 and excited about what is to come in 2026!

We wish you the happiest of holidays! Carrie Leigh Dickey, Owner and Visionary , teams up with Luke (her husband) and Luscinda (their daughter) to bring you these greetings. Tip: watch with your sound ON!

Thank you to Barbara Lister-Sink and Melrose Tapscott Buchanan for opening their studios on Saturday! We loved visiting with you and the community. A video recap can be found below. Reach out to Carrie with any questions: carrie@artfolios.shop . ABOUT THE ARTISTS: Barbara Lister-Sink, Founding Artist of Artfolios Barbara is passionate about both music and art. An internationally distinguished pianist and teacher, and a native North Carolinian, she developed an interest in a

Artfolios warmly invites the community to the annual Holiday Studio Visit with artists Barbara Lister-Sink and Melrose Tapscott Buchanan on Saturday, December 6, 2025 from 2:00-5:00pm. Barbara—who is a world renowned pianist—creates abstract inks with a strong use of color and line. Melrose—who has devoted her life to teaching and making art—creates pieces which explore the complexity of perception. Their upstairs studio is located at 629 North Trade Street in the Arts Dis

Here are video recaps of the 2025 events held at The Gallery at Stimmel! For questions reach out to Carrie Leigh Dickey, Owner and Visionary , at carrie@artfolios.shop .     “One Night Studio Clean Out!” with artists Emily Clare and Virginia Shepley Emily Clare’s  imagination is sparked by natures beauty and mystique. For Emily, art began as a way to examine the natural world. It has evolved into a deeper exploration of the full range of experiences, emotions, and relationsh