Burnaway celebrates art from the South and Caribbean.

veneration for their existence

The Underground Railroad Quilt Code

Colony Little discusses the folklore and oral histories behind the Underground Railroad Quilt Code for Burnaway's STORM SIGNAL theme.

To Do List

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

Reviews

belonging to place: The Creative Community & Artistic Legacy of bell hooks at the Turchin Center for the Visual Arts, Boone

Topher Lineberry profiles belonging to place, an exhibition looking at the creative community and artistic legacy of the influential Black feminist writer, activist, and cultural critic bell hooks at Turchin Center for the Visual Arts, Boone.

Close Look

ENID 2026: Generations of Women Sculptors at the KMAC Museum, Louisville

Burnaway takes a close look at ENID 2026: Generations of Women Sculptors at KMAC Museum, Louisville.

Reviews

Edmonia Lewis: Said in Stone at the Georgia Museum of Art, Athens

Daniel Fuller reviews Edmonia Lewis: Said in Stone, the first major retrospective devoted to the artist, on view at the Georgia Museum of Art, Athens.

Annotations

Timon of Athens

For our next Annotations column, Craig Drennen presents Timon of Athens, an interactive guide featuring individual bodies of work that respond to the characters found in Shakespeare's play.

Open Book

Attuned Vision: Hothouse Bloom by Austyn Wohlers

Burnaway is excited to kick off Open Book, our first editorial book club, with Hothouse Bloom by Austyn Wohlers, selected by Burnaway’s Editor and Artistic Director Courtney McClellan.

Reviews

Holding Together: Cloth, Material & Making at Madison County Arts Council, Marshall

Merin McDivitt highlights one western North Carolina exhibition that’s a testament to storm recovery while showcasing weaving as a symbol of resilience, connection, toughness, and tenderness in Holding Together: Cloth, Material & Making at Madison County Arts Council, Marshall.

Storm Signal

Method and Memory: Sonn Ngai’s Assemblages

For Burnaway's STORM SIGNAL theme, Tedecia Bromfield profiles the analog and digital assemblages, consisting of everything from handmade paper to serpentine forms, found in the work of St. Thomas-based artist Sonn Ngai.

Call For Artists

Calls for Artists: September 2026

Our monthly round up of opportunities include residencies in Georgia, Virginia, and Florida, a Princeton-based fellowship, and a juried exhibition in Athens.

Profile

Sara Jean Ruiz: The Past Remains Present

Amina Daugherty profiles the vulnerable, archival artworks of Texas-born, Pittsburgh-based textile artist and printmaker Sara Jean Ruiz.

Mood Ring

portal ‘n’ parcel / partial ‘n’ portable

For Burnaway's September Mood Ring, Amanda Lechner presents portal 'n' parcel / partial 'n' portable, an interactive gallery that bridges tangential research with portable buon frescoes.

Profile

Sara Jean Ruiz: The Past Remains Present

Amina Daugherty profiles the vulnerable, archival artworks of Texas-born, Pittsburgh-based textile artist and printmaker Sara Jean Ruiz.

Reviews

Dancing the Revolution: From Dancehall to Reggaeton at the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago

Mario Andrés Rodriguez reflects on the lived politics of Caribbean music in his review of Dancing The Revolution: From Dancehall to Reggaeton, at the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago.

Announcements

Announcing Open Book, Burnaway’s new book club

Burnaway is excited to announce Open Book, our first editorial book club! Held in-person and virtually, Open Book is a literary program for curious readers who are interested in engaging with stories touching on both art and our coverage region of the South and Caribbean.

Featured Art Guides

Artist residencies are an integral part of any arts ecosystem. Residencies provide dedicated space, time, and resources to artists and administrators to develop projects and practices. The South and Caribbean are home to many established and emerging residencies from West Virginia to Barbados, Houston to Savannah.

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

The Caribbean boasts a vibrant collection of spaces, dotted with longstanding national museums, anchored by project spaces, and home to galleries showing contemporary art and the archives of local artists.

Explore Guide