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Andy Warhol is famous for his pop culture art, but he also used to design brands. One of those famous prints was taken from a Missouri museum more than 7 years ago and the FBI still does not know who or why.

I've heard it said that when life deals you lemons, make lemonade. That principle applies to what a Missouri woman is doing. When faced with garage doors in her neighborhood that needed TLC, she turned them into brilliant works of art.

Did someone in Illinois find priceless art while renovating their home or is it a hoax?

I think it's safe to say that it takes talent to paint anything. To paint a scene while actually being on a street corner is another thing entirely, but that's what an artist in Illinois did recently when he painted a bakery.

When I first heard about this I thought it was pretty weird. Then I watched the video. It's still weird, but it's also sort of impressive. Two artists with backgrounds in carpentry have built two fully-functioning apartments: one on the outside of a giant hamster wheel, and one on the inside.

This weekend the 37th annual Autumn Historic Folklife Festival will take place in America's Hometown. Twain on Main was held on Memorial Day Weekend, and the Downtown Hannibal Art Fair is a summertime festival that draws visitors from around the region to Main Street. What is the difference between these festivals?

The Hannibal Arts Council will present the Wild & Wacky Art Adventure, a FREE hands-on arts festival for kids 3 to 12 and their families, from 9:00 a.m. to Noon on Saturday, August 3 in Hannibal’s Central Park.  This year’s theme “Artspalooza” will be packed with creative hands-on projects with an art-focused theme.

The 36th annual Palmyra Art Show will take place in conjunction with the Marion County Fair. Artists living within a 75 mile radius of Palmyra are invited to bring in work for the show, which will be on display from July 31 - August 3. The Palmyra Art Show is open to both adult and student artists.

The Hannibal Arts Council has announced via its Facebook page that next week's Urban Influence Art Camp has been cancelled.

The Hannibal Arts Council will host a week-long visual art camp for students ages 13 to 16 beginning July 22. The camp will provide participants with in-depth opportunities to work alongside local artists, learn about a variety of art forms and create their own original art. Instructors are Josh McCurdy (pottery), Joe Conover (encaustic), Brenda Benson (3-D mixed media), Carol Gilliland (wire work