The Dispatch
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How to Display Art in Your Home: A Practical Guide
Posters trapped in cardboard tubes. Paintings sitting on the floor, leaning sheepishly against the wall. Framed prints stacked three deep like vinyl records waiting to be flipped through. No judgment, but…there’s a better way! You bought the artworks with the...
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Crafting Interiors: A Conversation with Textile Artist Hannah Goff
Usually we think of artworks as accents to our living environment — something ‘to brighten the room’ or spark conversation. Stepping into artist Hannah Goff’s home flips this notion on its head; it seems her living space has been carefully...
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Collecting for Everyone: How to Choose a Trusted Source or Guide
They say many a true word is spoken in jest… So when it comes to the longstanding joke that the taller the gallery desk is, the more expensive the art will be? A simplification sure, but one rooted in reality....
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Beyond Register: A Conversation with Visual Index’s Jessie Rae Moncla
Walk into Visual Index on any given afternoon and you may find Jessie Rae Moncla with her hands full, in the middle of it all — answering a question about a ceramic vessel, straightening a shelf of prints, or chatting...
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Living with Art: A Conversation with Visual Index Owner Toni Tronu
Toni Tronu's Winston-Salem living room is—chef’s kiss—deliciously, satisfyingly full. It’s stocked with texture, depth, and dimension. Like a magnet, a surrealist landscape painting with metallic water pulls your eye across the room; the framed canvas hangs on a dove-grey wall...
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How to Collect Art on Any Budget: A Practical Guide
Jen had been following a ceramic artist on Instagram for months. Every time the artist posted a new piece, Jen would screenshot it, zoom in on the glaze, and imagine it on her kitchen shelf. When the artist finally announced...