Felicia Feaster

Atlanta

Director, Content Studio at Rewiring America

Contributing Writer at HGTV

Travel and design editor. Film lover. Arts writer. Consumer of good stuff.

Articles

With only wire and empathy, artist Noah James Saunders connects with viewers

2 weeks ago | ajc.com | Felicia Feaster

Being a gay teenager in Cobb County in the early ’90s was not exactly awesome for artist Noah James Saunders, 45. In 1993, the five-member Cobb County Board of Commissioners passed an antigay resolution, which cast a pall over Saunders coming out in 1996 at age 16. Teenagers have never needed an excuse to be jerks, but now they had adult approval. The violence fell like a hard rain on Saunders. It was like “legalized hatred,” he said of how some of his Pope High School classmates treated him.
Atlanta Film Festival docs explore families shaped by addiction, secrets and history

1 month ago | ajc.com | Felicia Feaster

In an age of deep division — social, political, economic — storytelling can be a way to find common ground. And movies are one way that storytelling reaches across those divides. That’s especially true of the documentary genre, which offers insight into other lives and circumstances unlike our own, planting the seeds of compassion in the process.
Recovering Korean identity central to new show at High Museum

2 months ago | ajc.com | Felicia Feaster

Based on his colorful, lyrical, childlike landscapes of wildflowers, forests and Korea’s Mount Seorak, one might think South Korean artist Kim Chong Hak’s is far younger than his 88 years. “When I first saw them, I thought it was by an artist maybe in their 30s,” said Michael Rooks, senior curator of modern and contemporary art for the High Museum and curator of “Kim Chong Hak, Painter of Seoraksan,” opening April 11. Despite being an octogenarian, Kim’s sense of wonder remains firmly intact.
Immersive Japanese artist Ryoji Ikeda makes his U.S. debut at the High

Mar 4, 2025 | macon.com | Felicia Feaster

If it weren't for Italian architect Renzo Piano's 2005 expansion of the High Museum of Art, which more than doubled the institution's square footage, the museum might have never undertaken one of its most innovative installations to date.
Immersive Japanese artist Ryoji Ikeda makes his U.S. debut at the High

Mar 4, 2025 | ajc.com | Felicia Feaster

If it weren’t for Italian architect Renzo Piano’s 2005 expansion of the High Museum of Art, which more than doubled the institution’s square footage, the museum might have never undertaken one of its most innovative installations to date.
Hale Woodruff’s legacy at CAU lives on in masterful mural ‘The Art of the Negro’

Feb 18, 2025 | ajc.com | Felicia Feaster

Paris has its Mona Lisa and Italy its David. But in the pantheon of American art, Atlanta has its own under-the-radar masterwork: Hale Aspacio Woodruff’s epic six-part mural “The Art of the Negro” which has hung for six decades in the Trevor Arnett Library rotunda outside the Clark Atlanta University Art Museum.
Atlanta Jewish Film Festival, celebrating 25 years, looks to expand its impact

Feb 15, 2025 | ajc.com | Felicia Feaster

This year the Atlanta Jewish Film Festival (AJFF) marks an important milestone as it celebrates 25 years as one of the world’s largest Jewish film festivals. And that cultural significance and stamina wouldn’t have come without the input of Kenny Blank, who joined the AJFF in 2005 as its first full-time executive and artistic director.
12 Dill Companion Plants That Will Make Your Crop Thrive

Jan 13, 2025 | marthastewart.com | Felicia Feaster

Photo: Devid / Getty Images Garden enthusiasts agree that dill is a classic herb to grow, especially when paired with companion plants that can help it thrive. The right companion plant for dill is one that shares essential characteristics with the herb but also offers unique benefits of its own that will help ward off pests, retain soil moisture, and offer an array of other growing advantages.
Atlanta movie critics give Best Film nod to ‘Anora’

Dec 10, 2024 | ajc.com | Felicia Feaster

The Atlanta Film Critics Circle is the only Atlanta-specific film critics organization among the nation’s hundreds of regional and national critics groups. The 38-member AFCC is also one of only a handful of critic groups that votes in early December for its annual awards, making their picks some of the earliest in the annual awards race. In its lengthy list of awards, the AFCC selected director Sean Baker’s “Anora” as its top film of the year.
10 Things You Should Always Buy at a Craft Fair

Nov 25, 2024 | marthastewart.com | Felicia Feaster

Photo: Getty / crispin la valiente In an age of mass-produced homewares and products shipped across the ocean, craft fairs are a delightful break from the norm. These seasonal productions feature artisans and small business owners, and often focus on locally produced goods. Whether you're looking for a bespoke birthday or wedding gift or chemical-free skincare, a craft fair can be a buying bonanza—if you know what to look for.