Nici Cumpston will succeed founding director Margo Smith, who plans to retire in May after 27 years at the helm.

Ginny Ruffner, the Georgia-born glass artist who found a second home and international renown in Seattle with her glass art, died Monday at 72 years old.

Art Hounds recommend “The River Connects Us,” “Loudly, Clearly, Beautifully” and Minnesota State High School League one-act plays ...