While the rise of oil paint is associated with the Renaissance, paintings using poppy-seed oil have been dated as far back as seventh-century Afghanistan. But there's one key reason this paint ...

"The Golden Gallery" art auction will be held at the Columbia Factory on Feb. 22 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Small pictures will be for sale, as well as larger paintings and silent auction items ...

The exhibition is called Spring’s Invitation: Expressions Of The Natural World and the pieces comprising the show all evolve around the season of Spring.