The 100 Best Art Towns in America:
A Guide to Galleries, Museums,
Festivals, Lodging and Dining, Fourth
Edition by John Villani
Art Travels
Do small and medium size communities intrigue you? Are you the type of
person who believes theres a pot of gold at the end of every rainbow? Can
you envision yourself someday living in a arts-supportive community where
theres only one coffeeshop selling decaf lattes? From Maines lobster
shacks to LaJollas fish taco stands, the North American continent is home
to hundreds of tiny towns and small cities where the arts are flourishing.
And if you assume that small town art looks like a smiling teddy bear sitting
in a miniature rocking chair, and sounds like a barbershop quartet
harmonizing underneath a Victorian gazebo, then youre either watching
too much television or youre not traveling enough. The reality of small town
and small city art scenes in the 21st century is one of surprising strength,

vivid diversity, sophisticated expression, and impressive talent. Whether
your interests are in the visual arts, contemporary theatre, modern dance,
classical music, Shakespeare under the stars, or outdoor art festivals
where small town streets are lined with artists booths, theres an
astonishing arts transformation taking place in communities the
mainstream art world considers too far off the beaten path. Author John
Villani guides you down those pathways and opens the doorways to a C-
notes worth of those places in this all-new 4th edition of The 100 Best Art
Towns in America. Heres where youll discover an exceptional
contemporary art museum in eastern North Dakota, a Mississippi shrine to
one of Americas most gifted ceramists, a decommissioned military base in
Washington State thats been converted into a short-term residency center
for painters, poets, and authors, and a coastal community is South
Carolina where a compact business district has become home to more
than a dozen art galleries. With each passing year Americans are
becoming better informed about the arts and understand the importance of
supporting the arts whether theyre in downtown storefront galleries, on
stages erected in neighborhood parks, or sprawled across the linoleum
floors of elementary school classrooms. Discover for yourself the creativity
flourishing in 100 of those communities in the pages of this Art Towns
travel guide.
Personal Review: The 100 Best Art Towns in America: A Guide
to Galleries, Museums, Festivals, Lodging and Dining, Fourth
Edition by John Villani
This lively guide gives a fine sense of the texture of art locales all over
America. As an ardent cultural traveler, I plan to take it with me on the
road for future trips. His write-ups of the places he has savored ring true
and I look forward using it as a helpful guide to new destinations I plan to
visit. Many are locales I had not thought of, but are now on my list. So
many guidebooks present the same-old, same-old. It's nice to find one with
some character. Happy trails!
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