​ Q+Art is an interview series featuring the artists behind our First Friday Exhibitions.

Badir McCleary is cool. So cool, in fact, that the Texas-based filmmaker often finds

When natural disasters strike, they don’t just destroy homes; they can devastate

When Steve Grody first noticed spray-painted murals popping up around Los Angeles

In her poem “Touched by an Angel,” Maya Angelou describes humans as “exiles

Editor’s note: An earlier version of this post ran in 2022. We’re publishing

Editor’s note: An earlier version of this post ran in 2022. We’re publishing

Sophie Gamand is the patron saint of pit bulls in flower crowns. “For decades,

“My art has become my way to play,” says photographer Y Hope Osborn, who “never

Brooke Shaden earned degrees in English and filmmaking from Temple University before

When you love someone and they leave, where does that love go? It’s a question