Monsoon storms in the desert with dark and forbidding clouds crowning high mountain peaks, and bursts of lightning streaking across the sky, are an awe-inspiring sight to behold. And in the Kingman, Arizona area this has been a monsoon season unlike anything...

It was the summer of 2014. The historic heart of Kingman had been on a downward spiral since completion of I 40 and the bypass of Route 66 in the late 1970s. Weed and trash strewn empty lots had replaced century old railroad warehouses, and services stations, motels,...

Thanks to crooner Nat King Cole and a little tune about getting your kicks on Route 66, Kingman, Arizona will also be linked to that storied highway. But the city has another claim to fame.  It has a rich and colorful celebrity history. And linked with this is a...

Kingman, Arizona has a rich and vibrant arts community. It swings into high gear every spring with a series of festivals.  The premier event is the Kingman Festival of the Arts. Held annually on Mother’s Day weekend in the shaded Metcalfe Park for forty-four...

The team at Avant Print and Frame in Kingman, Arizona are passionate supporters of the arts. Each is also artisans and craftsmen in the own right.  As an example, John Erickson is a master framer. As a young man he developed a fascination for art, and for...

All along Route 66 there are manifestations of how a vibrant arts community can transform a blighted historic district, or even foster a renaissance that includes economic development. The dramatic revitalization of the historic business district in Pontiac, Illinois...

Thumb tacks, tape or a wad of gum seem fine for the hanging of colorful posters on the bedroom wall when we are teenagers. Then comes the time when we want to present the impression of being more mature, and so we buy poster frames, wood frames or steel frames at...

Okay. You have taken a photograph or created a work of art that is worthy a museum display. Now what?  Well, you have options. And options can also create confusion. So, let’s discuss the difference between giclee prints and art print.   Simply put, an...