We have always put a special value on creators and artists because we rely on them every day to make our magazines possible, from graphic artists and illustrators to photographers and writers. So each year, when we get to share our Arts & Culture issue with you, we take great pride in curating quality content full of the finest stories and artists this city has to offer. We feel this year's issue is no different. We share some marquee cultural events of the season, we introduce you to some of our city's makers, including Two Fold Clothing and Jules & Vetiver, share some of our favorite artists from up-and-comer Chris Watts to the twenty female painters transforming the Queen City, and we go inside the studio of Scott Avett of the Avett Brothers to talk about his upcoming and first solo-exhibition ever — I N V I S I B L E — and to share his incredible visual art story.