This is one of the best videos, ever.
According to her website:
"Kseniya Simonova is a 24 years old Ukranian artist. She uses a giant light box, dramatic music, imagination and "sand painting" skills to interpret Germany's invasion and occupation of Ukraine during WWII. She won Ukraine's Got Talent 2009, watched by over 13 million people."
Add her on Facebook or follow her on Twitter (kseniyasimonova) after watching this video.
Tuesday, December 29, 2009
Tuesday, December 8, 2009
NWACC's Photo Booth at the Fall Festival
October 30, 2009
Club members participating were Debra Martens, Sarah Carson, Sarah LaReau, and Mike Eckels.
Thursday, November 5, 2009
Friday, October 23, 2009
Tuesday, October 20, 2009
Monday, October 19, 2009
Tuesday, October 13, 2009
New Da Vinci Painting Discovered, Experts Believe
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Member Artwork: Rachel Bernards
Click on each picture for a larger image.
"Wheels"
"Royal Blue"
"Photoshop Painting"
"Johnny Depp"If you are a member of the NWACC Art Club and would like to have your art featured on the Club website, email your artwork as a .jpg no larger than 1 mb to slewis@nwacc.edu . Please give your name, titles, and media.
Monday, October 12, 2009
Thursday, October 8, 2009
George Melies -- A Trip to the Moon
Did you know that NASA was going to bomb the moon tomorrow morning at 6:31 am CST? Here's NASA's web page on the project. Here's a little something fun from film history:
Monday, October 5, 2009
A Point of Pride:
Editorial by Stephanie Lewis,
NWACC Art Club Advisor
A small group of thoughtful people could change the world.
Indeed, it's the only thing that ever has. -- Margaret Mead
Some people show up and stand on the sidelines. Some people actually get in the game. Some people need a carrot or a stick to entice or prod them into doing something. Some people do things because it's right, or it helps others, or enhances their community. Likewise, some people enroll in classes, attend them, and do homework, while others participate in their school's community, contributing to campus life. Some people look at their own lives and wonder only about what they can get out of it and those around them. Others look at their own lives and think of what they can contribute or share with others.Over the last several months, I have had the pleasure of working with a group of intrinsically motivated, altruistic, organized, intelligent, and creative group of people to put on our fundraising concert event, Art Rocks. This was not an easy thing to get off the ground, and there were many obstacles and difficulties in our way. But, I have never been prouder of a group of people in my entire life. The breadth of skills brought to the table and the level of teamwork was astounding to observe.
The stereotype about artists is they don't work well together because their heads are in the clouds. This stereotype couldn't be any less accurate regarding this group of individuals. The individuals most closely linked with this project were Club President Sarah Carson, Vice President Mike Eckels, Public Relations Coordinator Sarah LaReau, Olga Ledyan, Alex Garcia, Kris Johnson, Malinda Moore, Mistie Allen, Oscar Felan, Jeremy O'Daniel, Debra Martens, and Alex Avitts. If I had a company, I'd want all of these people in my employment. They all have unique gifts that they willingly share, and humor when things don't go as planned. They think of how they can give or help, not what they can take or receive personal benefit from. They work well together.
During the course of this event's planning and execution, I learned some things about these individuals. Sarah Carson is a great leader and organizer. She's assertive, takes responsibility, and delegates when necessary, showing great discernment in who to delegate what job to. She put a tremendous amount of work into this project. A lot of that work went unseen, but it was appreciated tremendously. I learned that Mike Eckels is an excellent band roadie. Sarah LaReau is a great designer and promoter, but I also learned that she values altruism very highly, which is a rare quality. I learned that Olga Ledyan is an excellent wrangler of teenagers. Alex Garcia and Kris Johnson are diligent and talented event photographers. Malinda Moore works hard and only wants to know where she can be of help. Mistie Allen is an excellent emcee. Oscar Felan is a charismatic, young entrepreneur who willingly donated our raffle prize; as well as, drummed up donations during the Chalk Rocks event preceding Art Rocks. Jeremy O'Daniel and Debra Martens are a crack security team. Debra also always has a great sense of humor and a smile on her face. Alex Avitts knows how to motivate people into stepping outside their comfort zone and draw on concrete with chalk in the middle of the day. He also had some good advice about sound mixing.
If this event had been organized and executed by any other group of people, the problems we encountered would have been a discouraging factor to the work at hand. However, this group evolved from being goal-oriented to experience-oriented, and the fact that the event itself flowed so smoothly is a testament to this shift. These individuals are getting more than a college transcript out of their college experience, they are getting career experience, portfolios, and life experience. If you see any of these people in the halls at NWACC or around in the community, congratulate them on a job well-done.
After saying all of this, I want to remind everyone who is or wants to be a member of the NWACC Art Club, about something important. The seeming weakness of the fluid nature of any club or organization on the NWACC campus is also its strength. That fluidity democratizes the experience of being in the Club rather than setting up rigid hierarchies. You may be busy with your life or school work, but every talent and skill can be valuable and no contribution is too small to the life of the Club. There are many things members can do to help the Club that require little effort but have big impacts; such as, offering to put up fliers, forwarding emails about events to friends, attending and/or bringing food/drinks to events. The Club also values ideas and initiative to carry out those ideas. If you have an idea for an event or project for the Club, all we ask is that you spear-head the idea. The Club will help you carry that idea out--working as a team. I hope more people will choose to get involved in the exciting projects the Club is working on. All skills are needed and all campus members are welcome to join the NWACC Art Club --whether you are an artist or not--you only need to have an appreciation for art.
Thursday, October 1, 2009
The National Parks: America's Best Idea
Do you like Ken Burns?
Do you like documentaries?
Do you like nature?
Do you like nature photography?
Do you like America's national parks?
This has been on TV all week. By the end of the week all of the videos will be online and available to watch!
Do you like documentaries?
Do you like nature?
Do you like nature photography?
Do you like America's national parks?
This has been on TV all week. By the end of the week all of the videos will be online and available to watch!
Wednesday, September 30, 2009
Bernie Madoff Lampooned by Sculptor
From Huffingtonpost.com:
The latest Bernie Madoff-inspired art was displayed at a Beijing art gallery on Sunday. "What You see Might Not Be Real," by Chen Wenling depicts the Ponzi schemer as a devil, horns and all. The bull, which represents Wall Street, is farting because in Chinese "放屁" (fang pi) literally means to fart, but in slang means to bluff or lie.
Tuesday, September 29, 2009
Monday, September 28, 2009
Sunday, September 27, 2009
Friday, September 25, 2009
Angela Peace's Photography
Angela Peace is a full-time instructor at NWACC. She teaches Introduction to Computers, Photoshop, and Web Design. She also is an avid nature/landscape photographer. Check out what she did over the summer.
Here's her website.
Monday, September 21, 2009
Thursday, September 17, 2009
Why Buy a Ticket to Art Rocks?
Art Rocks Press Release
Art Rocks is Saturday, October 3 at 7:00 PM at the Benton County Fair Grounds Arena.
Art Rocks is a benefit concert that benefits NWACC Art Club programming and the Benton County School of the Arts High School. The school's mission is to "to promote high achievement and academic success by providing a rigorous and challenging curriculum and to educate and encourage talented visual and performing artists to achieve the high artistic standards necessary to become leaders in their respective fields." From the school's website:
Did you know?
that most of the NWACC Art Club's programming is free to the public? Over the last two years, the following events were free:
Don't forget we have a great lineup of bands with something for everyone! There's a solo guitarist (Taylor Clayborne), an Indie rock band (Disasterful), a band that plays cover rock tunes from several generations (Sucker Punch Railroad), and an original rock band (The Great Scotts).
Art Rocks is Saturday, October 3 at 7:00 PM at the Benton County Fair Grounds Arena.
Art Rocks is a benefit concert that benefits NWACC Art Club programming and the Benton County School of the Arts High School. The school's mission is to "to promote high achievement and academic success by providing a rigorous and challenging curriculum and to educate and encourage talented visual and performing artists to achieve the high artistic standards necessary to become leaders in their respective fields." From the school's website:
"The Benton County School of the Arts High School is located at 506 West Poplar near downtown Rogers, Arkansas. Our Performing Arts Center is extraordinary and is used by our theatre, choir, orchestra, and dance students. Our buildings and students are monitored by a state-of-the-art security system. Staff and students wear identification badges that give them access to buildings and classrooms. The average class size is fifteen students.
Campus staff consists of one administrator, one educational assistant/business manager, fifteen teachers, a cafeteria manager, and a building/grounds supervisor.
The BCSAHS Parent-Teacher Guild is very active in the daily life of our school. This dedicated group has helped with fund-raising, performances, teacher appreciation, school work days and have served as our ambassadors in the community."
Did you know?
Young people who consistently participate in comprehensive, sequential,
Community-based Youth Organizations, Shirley Brice Heath, Stanford University and Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching, Americans for the Arts Monograph, November 1998. Did you also know.... |
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- Know the Law: Copyright/Intellectual Property Rights presentation by Tim Cornelius.
- Chalk it Up to Art! Sidewalk Chalk Event
- Susana Jones Artist Talk and Slideshow
- Strangers & Not So Strange Photography Exhibit of Craig Earl Nelson's Photography with Artist Talk
- The Face: Jesus in Art, documentary film showing
Don't forget we have a great lineup of bands with something for everyone! There's a solo guitarist (Taylor Clayborne), an Indie rock band (Disasterful), a band that plays cover rock tunes from several generations (Sucker Punch Railroad), and an original rock band (The Great Scotts).
Friday, September 11, 2009
Squirrelizer!
Squirrelize your own pictures! (LINK)
My creations:
Hieronymous Squirrel
(Click image to enlarge)
Squirrelangelo
Odd Squirreldrum
Enjoy!
My creations:
Hieronymous Squirrel(Click image to enlarge)
Squirrelangelo
Odd SquirreldrumEnjoy!
Thursday, September 10, 2009
Wednesday, September 9, 2009
Reasons to Join a Student Organization -
The NWACC Art Club or Others
1. Learn new skills that will prepare you for a job setting.
2. Improve your social life.
3. Gain self-confidence.
4. Acquire leadership skills.
5. Learn how to function as a member of a group/team/organization.
6. Expands and enhances your whole educational experience.
7. Contribute to campus life.
8. Enjoy new and exciting experiences.
9. Meet like-minded individuals.
10. Networking.
11. Promote awareness.
12. Have fun!
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Did you know that you can also start a student organization yourself?
If you're hurting for ideas, the University of California at Berkeley has 982 student organizations! Check out their comprehensive list here to help you come up with ideas.
NWACC's Student Organization Handbook
NWACC's Student Organization Advisor Guide
The Student Organization Handbook will help you with everything you need to know to start and maintain a student organization. Find a like-minded faculty or staff member to be your organization's advisor and start you organization and contribute to the energy student organizations bring to campus life.
Of course, the reasons to join listed above, are only available if you participate in the student organization of your choice. Merely putting your name on a member list but not contributing or participating cheats YOU out of all of the benefits of being in one.
Join/Start a student organization today!
2. Improve your social life.
3. Gain self-confidence.
4. Acquire leadership skills.
5. Learn how to function as a member of a group/team/organization.
6. Expands and enhances your whole educational experience.
7. Contribute to campus life.
8. Enjoy new and exciting experiences.
9. Meet like-minded individuals.
10. Networking.
11. Promote awareness.
12. Have fun!
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Did you know that you can also start a student organization yourself?
If you're hurting for ideas, the University of California at Berkeley has 982 student organizations! Check out their comprehensive list here to help you come up with ideas.
NWACC's Student Organization Handbook
NWACC's Student Organization Advisor Guide
The Student Organization Handbook will help you with everything you need to know to start and maintain a student organization. Find a like-minded faculty or staff member to be your organization's advisor and start you organization and contribute to the energy student organizations bring to campus life.
Of course, the reasons to join listed above, are only available if you participate in the student organization of your choice. Merely putting your name on a member list but not contributing or participating cheats YOU out of all of the benefits of being in one.
Join/Start a student organization today!
Friday, September 4, 2009
Michelangelo's First Painting
Michelangelo (Michelangelo Buonarroti) (Italian, Florentine, 1475–1564)The Torment of Saint Anthony, ca. 1487–88
Oil and tempera on wood; 18 1/2 x 13 3/4 in. (47 x 34.9 cm)
Kimbell Art Museum, Fort Worth, Texas
Note his age at the time he created the painting.
Click here for more information.
Nature's Dance & Art:
Call for Artists
Konstantin and Arena Kolotov asCavalier and Sugar Plum Fairy (Photo by Rick Kyle)
Link to Promotional Card
Website
From Catherine Kyle:
"We have two collaborative concerts each year where we introduce the performing art of dance (ballet and other forms) and visual art to an audience with a unifying theme. We want our patrons to experience art in a concert/gallery setting. Each concert showcases the talents of 3 or 4 up & coming choreographers (or our resident choreographers) in conjunction with 3 or 4 local artists. We select the artists based on the theme and would love to vary the medium if possible.
This theme is NATURE’S DANCE & ART. The dances are Under the Sea (choreographed by Jane Vorburger of New York), Summertime (choreographed by Michelle Brekelbaum of Fayetteville) and Midsummer Night’s Dream (choreographed by Melinda Tobian of Little Rock.) The dance space is a 50 X 50 studio turned into a “black box”. The gallery space is a 25 X 45 studio turned into a gallery with black draping on the walls. We can display on easels, from the ceiling or floor (standing), or on table top.
The committee will choose three to four artists for this concert on Friday October 2nd and Saturday October 3rd. Gallery opens at 6:30 and performance begins around 7:00 p.m. each evening. We offer a cocktail setting with beverages and finger foods. The tickets are $15 per patron with all proceeds going to Classical Ballet Academy to cover the costs of the food/beverage/decorations/advertising. (We are a non-profit organization – 501 (c3) but the ticket is not a tax deductible donation. We have received donations from patrons at the concert to support our art.) The Artist installs her work on Thursday October 1st after 5:00 p.m. and Friday day if more time is needed. Each Artist provides at least two and up to six pieces that represent the theme. A portfolio/bio showing other work is always nice too. The Artist should plan to be present for the entire event (both nights) to interact with the patrons. The Artist prices, labels and handles all negotiations for the selling of their works. If a piece sells or is commissioned through a contact from that weekend, there is a 15% commission owed to CBA. There is no other fee for the Artist. We ask the Artist to provide, if possible, a list of patrons, friends and family that would like to be added to the mail-out and email list for this event.
We offer online ticket sales but tickets are available at the door. The capacity is approximately 75 (patrons not including performers, hosts, etc.) per evening.
Our designer, Patricia Etzel, and media relations, Kyle Weaver, are responsible for the publicity and media contacts but we welcome any contact/patron information the artists may have available.
If you or any other artist is interested in this concert or the March 13/14 concert (spiritual theme), you can contact me directly at rickkyle@swbell.net so we can arrange for the committee to see some samples and the “gallery space” together."
Wednesday, September 2, 2009
Friday, August 21, 2009
Pinnacle Hills Arts Festival
The Festival is September 11, 12, & 13, 2009.
Click on the image for more information:
Click on the image for more information:
Wednesday, August 12, 2009
Tuesday, June 16, 2009
Monday, June 15, 2009
Fallen Princesses
Full article here.
Dina Goldstein has created a provocative body of photographic work.
Dina Goldstein has created a provocative body of photographic work.
"The project was inspired by my observation of three-year-old girls, who were developing an interest in Disney's Fairy tales. As a new mother I have been able to get a close up look at the phenomenon of young girls fascinated with Princesses and their desire to dress up like them. The Disney versions almost always have sad beginning, with an overbearing female villain, and the end is predictably a happy one. The Prince usually saves the day and makes the victimized young beauty into a Princess."
Friday, June 12, 2009
Thursday, June 11, 2009
The Photo History Timeline Collection
I just found this great website.
From the website:
Maker: Seneca Ray Stoddard 1844-1917
Title/Year: Absorbed, 1888
Nationality: USA
Medium: albumen print
Size: 4 1/4 x 7 5/8 in
Location: USA
(source)
From the website:
"The Photo History Timeline Collection is a privately owned collection of original 19th and 20th century photographs and related artifacts that traces the technical and artistic development of photography and photo-mechanical printing from their origins in England and France in the early 19th century up through worldwide use in the mid-20th century."It has a large collection of images hosted on Flickr and a photostream and slideshow; as well as links to other collections.
Maker: Seneca Ray Stoddard 1844-1917Title/Year: Absorbed, 1888
Nationality: USA
Medium: albumen print
Size: 4 1/4 x 7 5/8 in
Location: USA
(source)
Monday, June 8, 2009
Friday, May 29, 2009
Field Trip Pics
The following people went on the field trip to Chicago on May 15 - 18: Sarah Carson, Olga Ledyan, Alex Garcia, Ed Candland, Rachel & John Ackerman, Jeremiah & Austin Dubbs, and Stephanie Lewis. A great time was had by all. Thanks to all of you who contributed in the last year to help make this happen!
NWACC Art Club Chicago Field Trip May 15 - 18
NWACC Art Club Chicago Field Trip May 15 - 18
Saturday, May 9, 2009
In Case You Missed It....
This is the video taken of the FAQ session on April 28 with Dr. John Tuthill and Ashley Edwards regarding the upcoming Culture and Heritage Administration Degree.
Friday, May 8, 2009
Wednesday, April 29, 2009
Lifestyles Inc.'s Fundraiser "A Chair Affair"
Featured Some Clever Chair Creations
Genny Olson, who works in the NWACC library (and member of the NWACC Art Club) and Jan Gosnell, adjunct Art Faculty, both participated in Lifestyles Inc.'s fundraiser "A Chair Affair" this semester. The event was held April 28 at the Peel Mansion in Bentonville. Artists were invited to turn chairs into works of art to be auctioned off to benefit the organization. Click on the following pictures for larger views.
Genny Olson. Celestial Cat
Jan Gosnell. Van Gogh's Chair (complete with severed ear) (center)
Jan Gosnell. Van Gogh's Chair (detail)
Ray Horne. Love (left)
Genny Olson: "The Love chair was one the guy started with some extra stamps, then had to dive into his own stamp collection to finish it out – very popular!"
Debra Lamm. Exotique
Jason Jones. The River Chair
Genny Olson: "The Driftwood chair was from stuff picked up on a beach and sandblasted, then slathered with lots of lacquer…and it weighs a ton!"
Unknown Artist
Genny Olson: "The Baseball chair made of broken bats was really nice – the bidding had just started and it was way out of my price range real quick!"
Genny Olson. Celestial Cat
Jan Gosnell. Van Gogh's Chair (complete with severed ear) (center)
Jan Gosnell. Van Gogh's Chair (detail)
Ray Horne. Love (left)Genny Olson: "The Love chair was one the guy started with some extra stamps, then had to dive into his own stamp collection to finish it out – very popular!"
Debra Lamm. Exotique
Jason Jones. The River ChairGenny Olson: "The Driftwood chair was from stuff picked up on a beach and sandblasted, then slathered with lots of lacquer…and it weighs a ton!"
Unknown ArtistGenny Olson: "The Baseball chair made of broken bats was really nice – the bidding had just started and it was way out of my price range real quick!"
Monday, April 27, 2009
Two Art Club Members Shine in "Tommy"
The NWACC Drama Department is presenting The Who's rock opera, "Tommy" this semester and two Art Club members are among the cast! Go see them this coming weekend if you can. There are shows at 7:00 pm on Friday and Saturday and at 2:00 pm on Sunday. This weekend is your last chance to enjoy the play!
Malinda Moore (right) portrays The Gypsy (The Acid Queen).
Sarah LaReau portrays "The Preacher's Wife."Sunday, April 26, 2009
Walker Evans' Collection of Picture Postcards
at the Metropolitan Museum of Art
Link
Unknown artist
Men's Bathing Department, Bath House, Hot Springs National Park, Ark.,
1920s Postcard, Photomechanical reproduction; 3 9/16 x 5 1/2 in. (9 x 14 cm)
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, Walker Evans Archive, 1994 (1994.264.24.5)
Unknown artistMen's Bathing Department, Bath House, Hot Springs National Park, Ark.,
1920s Postcard, Photomechanical reproduction; 3 9/16 x 5 1/2 in. (9 x 14 cm)
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, Walker Evans Archive, 1994 (1994.264.24.5)
Monday, April 20, 2009
Sunday, April 19, 2009
Shepard Fairey Outwits AP
Link to article.
"This week, Fairey responded to a lawsuit filed by the AP in which the news organization claims that the artist broke copyright laws when he used its photograph of Barack Obama for his "Hope" poster.
Fairey's lawyers said in papers filed at a New York court Wednesday that the artist's use of the photograph is protected by the First Amendment as well as by fair-use laws.
But the real attention-grabber was Fairey's assertion that the AP itself violated copyright laws when it used a photo of the artist's "Hope" poster without getting permission. In other words, he's arguing that the AP can't reproduce an image by Fairey that the artist himself appropriated from the AP."
Tuesday, April 7, 2009
Monday, April 6, 2009
Events this Spring and Summer at Crystal Bridges
MUSEUM HOURS Thursday – Saturday: 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. and Sunday: 1:00 - 5:00 p.m.
Opening Preview Party - Through the Needle’s Eye!
Thursday May 14, 2009, 5:00 – 7:00 p.m.
The colors, the fabrics, and the attention to detail in Through the Needle’s Eye echo the long awaited re-awakening of life and nature in the Ozarks that comes with spring. Join us at Crystal Bridges at the Massey for an Opening Preview Party. All are welcome to tour the exhibition and enjoy light fare and lemonade.
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Discover Art
Free drop-in family program. Best for children 5 – 12 years old and their adult partners; no registration. Discover Art programs are led by Janelle Redlaczyk, youth & families program coordinator.
Discover Art: Fiber Fun!
Saturday, May 16, 2009
10:00 a.m. – noon
Celebrate the opening of our new Embroiderers’ Guild exhibition with tons of hands-on fiber fun and fascinating demonstrations! Create one-of-a-kind art to wear and carry – you’ll design a bracelet and embellish a drawstring collector’s bag.
Artwalk Discover Art: Felting & Stitching Fun!
Saturday, June 13, 2009
10:00 a.m. – noon
There’s a lot to do during this special Artwalk Discover Art! Feltmaking is a really cool activity when colorful bits of wool + warm soapy water + YOU = a fabulous felt creation. Members of Embroiderers’ Guild of America’s Bella Vista Chapter will help you to stitch in style during the creative community embroidery sew-in!
Discover Art: 4th of July Parade, Celebration, and Fun with Floss!
Saturday, July 4, 2009
10:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
4th of July in Bentonville means there’s bound to be a parade and a visit to the Massey to check out the Girl Scouts of America’s Stitched Together project and to learn more about the Embroiders’ Guild exhibition by creating your own twisty bracelets, clothespin people and fabric collages! See the many ways that embroidery floss can be put to beautiful use!
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ArtBuzz
ArtBuzz is a free drop-in public gallery talk best for adults and teens – no registration. Free coffee and biscotti provide the buzz!
ArtBuzz: Parallel Lines - Geometry and the Art of the Stitch
Thursday, May 21, 2009, 11:00 a.m. – Noon
Shape, pattern, symmetry, and proportion often form the design in works of art and craft, especially fiber and needle arts. Chaim Goodman-Strauss, from the University of Arkansas Mathematics Department, and Niki Ciccotelli, Crystal Bridges’ Head of School Programs, presents a fascinating study of how geometry and art intersect in this informative gallery talk.
Dr. Chaim Goodman-Strauss is an artist and mathematician with a life-long fascination with geometry, texture and symmetry. He is Professor and Chair of the University of Arkansas School Of Mathematical Studies.
ArtBuzz: Tomorrow’s Heirlooms
Friday, June 12, 2009 11:00 a.m. – Noon
Sharp needles, beautiful thread and exquisite design sense makes for a dazzling display of contemporary embroidery in the featured Embroiders’ Guild exhibition. Lynn Berkowitz, Director of Learning Experiences, will lead a conversation in the gallery to discuss the concepts and process of the works of art on view. Bring samples of your own stitching work for a show and tell!
ArtBuzz: Stitching Stories
Thursday, July 23, 2009, 11:00 a.m. – Noon
Master historian and storyteller Susan Young from the Shiloh Museum of Ozark History in Springdale, will spin some great stitching stories that draw from her own personal and professional experiences. Some exquisite examples of embroidery will illustrate her talk.
Susan Young has been the outreach coordinator at Shiloh Museum of Ozark History since 1994. She is a fifth-generation Ozarker. Susan’s special interests include religion, cemeteries, and moonshining.
ArtBuzz After Dark: Contemporary Craft/Is it Art?
First Friday, August 7, 2009, 5:30 - 7:00 p.m.
Free Gallery Talk and reception for adults. No registration. Good conversation with refreshments!
Spend an evening in the gallery with Alison Carter, Learning Experiences Administrative Assistant, and Ben Edwards, Exhibition Coordinator, to talk about some challenging concepts of how needle and fiber work are incorporated into contemporary art. Traditional materials and techniques have been appropriated by a wide range of artists to inform their work, but does that make it art?
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Lunchtime Movie @ the Massey
Free drop-in public brown bag program from Noon – 1:00 p.m.; no registration. Bring your lunch and we’ll provide free coffee and biscotti!
Through the Eye of a Needle: Stories from an Indian Desert and
Real Men Knit
Friday, May 22, 2009, Noon – 1:00 p.m.
Join us for two short films celebrating the needle arts from very different perspectives. In the first film, journey with craftswomen from the western border of India as they seek to recreate the world-class embroidery that made their ancestors famous. In the second entertaining film, hear the stories of a wide range of guys who knit - and are proud of it!
Jean Draper
Friday, June 26, 2009, Noon – 1:00 p.m.
Jean Draper is a contemporary fiber artist, educator, and past national Chairman of the Embroiderers’ Guild, the UK’s leading crafts association. This film features her current work - textile relief panels inspired by the landscape of the Southwestern United States and its early inhabitants.
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OLLI (Osher Lifelong Learning Institute) at the Massey
New Needlework Gallery Tour & Activity
Thursday, July 16, 2009, 10:00 a.m. - Noon
Registration is open to OLLI members only; Cost is $25.00
REGISTRATION HANDLED BY: University of Arkansas, The School of Continuing Education & Academic Outreach, 479-575-4545 or http://olli@uark.edu
Members of OLLI will have a chance to see the Embroiders’ Guild of America 19th National Exhibition: through the Needle’s Eye from a different perspective. The session will include an interactive gallery tour and a sit-down class session.
Experience Art
Experience Art – our interactive space at the front of the Massey gallery – provides a place for visitors of all ages to read, play and create. Books, toys and art projects change with each exhibition, so drop in during Through the Needle’s Eye to experience the art of embroidery in welcoming space!
Crystal Bridges @ Borders
Family Story Hour
Tuesday, June 2, 2009
10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.
Free family drop-in story hour and artmaking program; no registration
Borders, 2203 Promenade Boulevard, Rogers, (479) 631-1641
In celebration of the featured Embroiders’ Guild exhibition, Crystal Bridges’ staff reads The Quiltmaker’s Gift, written by Jeff Brumbeau and illustrated by Gail De Marcken and presents a fancy paper quilt project at Borders bookstore in Rogers!
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Preschool Story Time
Meet the Bears at Compton Gardens
Thursday, June 4, 2009, 10:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
Compton Gardens, 312 N. Main Street, Bentonville
In case of inclement weather, the program will be held at the Massey
Free preschool drop-in program; no registration; best for children 3 – 5 years and old and their caregivers.
Bring a blanket to spread out on the lawn, for an outdoor Preschool Story Time at Compton Gardens. Special guest, Corrin Troutman, Site Manager for the Gardens, will tell us all about the amazing black bears of Arkansas. Sue Ann Pekel, Bentonville Public Library’s Children’s Librarian, has wonderful bear picture books selected and Janelle Redlaczyk, Youth and Families Program Coordinator for Crystal Bridges, will introduce the Museum’s own beautiful bronze sculpture, Group of Bears, by Paul Manship. See you by the bears!
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Crystal Bridges @ Your Local Library
Let’s Read a Picture
Free drop-in children & family art appreciation experiences; best for children ages 5 – 12 years old and their adult partners.
Contact participating Libraries for details
Bentonville Public Library, (479) 271-6816
July 16, 2:00 – 3:00 p.m.
Fayetteville Public Library, (479) 571-2222
July 29, 1:00 – 2:00 p.m. and 2:00 – 3:00 p.m.
Gentry Public Library, (479) 736-2054
July 14, 10:00 – 11:00 a.m. and July 16, 10:00 – 11:00 a.m.
Gravette Public Library, (479) 787-6955
June 23, 10:00 – 11:30 a.m.
Rogers Public Library, (479) 621-1152
June 20, 2:00 – 3:00 p.m.
Siloam Springs Public Library, (479) 524-4236
July 7, 2:00 – 3:00 p.m.
Springdale Public Library, (479) 750-8180
June 13, 10:00 – 11:00 a.m. and July 11, 10:00 – 11:00 a.m.
Every Let’s Read a Picture session begins with children and families exploring a “gallery” of selected posters that feature art from the Crystal Bridges’ collection right in their own local library. Interactive games, discussions and art and book-related activities spur excitement about looking, reading, and making. With lots of fun-filled opportunities to encourage their curiosity, children delight in their many discoveries.
Teen Book Club @ Your Local Library
Call & Response
June – July
Free Teen Program; registration required
Contact participating Libraries for details
Bentonville Public Library, (479) 271-6816
Fayetteville Public Library, (479) 571-2222
Rogers Public Library, (479) 621-1152
Siloam Springs Public Library, (479) 524-4236
The 2009 summer Public Library theme for teens is Express Yourself and that’s what’s bound to happen in this very different book club. The selected book, Letters to a Young Artist, penned by Anna Deavere Smith, is a call to action to make “art that is meaningful.” After reading the book, participants will respond to the call and produce their own artist book which will be exhibited at their local Library.
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Crystal Bridges @ the Jones Center for Families
And Liberty for All
June 30 – July 3, 2009 and July 21 – 24, 2009 from 9:00 - Noon
Fee program Summer Academy; registration required
For ages 9 – 12 years old
The Jones Center for Families (479) 756-8090, http://www.jonesnet.org
This summer, Crystal Bridges debuts a new program about the Statue of Liberty that’s part of the Summer Academy at the Jones Center for Families in Springdale. Academy members will explore the idea of liberty, immigration and freedom through images from the Crystal Bridges Museum’s collection and popular culture and then write, draw, and produce a zine.
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Community Connections
Crystal Bridges Communities Program Department is actively working with regional Girl Scout Troops, local Libraries, members of the Embroiders’ Guild of America’s Bella Vista Chapter, the Shiloh Museum of Ozark History, and Compton Gardens to launch a new initiative, Stitched Together: Individually & Collectively. Visit the Massey on the 4th of July from 10:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. to see the completed works of art!
Voices of Children – Memory Cloth Project is a special program being conducted with the Circle of Life Hospice’s Butterfly Bereavement Group and the Embroiders’ Guild of America’s Bella Vista Chapter members to create memory cloths that celebrate the life of a missed loved one.
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SAVE THE DATE! Educator Workshop 2009
Saturday, September 12, 2009
After the success of last year’s Art + Books = Curriculum Educator Workshop with the Bentonville Public Library, we’re planning another round! Information will be posted on www.massey.crystalbridges.org this summer.
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Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art - A Walk in the Woods
Featuring Scott Eccleston, Manager of Parks & Grounds
Thursday, June 18, 2009, 5:30 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.
Free drop-in public lecture; no registration
Refreshments will be served
Bentonville Public Library
Walmart Room
405 South Main Street, Bentonville
Surprises abound at every twist and turn of the new trails on the grounds of Crystal Bridges! Scott Eccleston, Manager of Parks & Grounds, will present a behind-the-scenes lecture that reveals a few of the secrets hidden deep within the forest from sightings of rare species of flora and fauna to the ideas behind the footprint of the building itself. Scott will swap some stories about the history of the woodlands and share some projections about what lies ahead.
Opening Preview Party - Through the Needle’s Eye!
Thursday May 14, 2009, 5:00 – 7:00 p.m.
The colors, the fabrics, and the attention to detail in Through the Needle’s Eye echo the long awaited re-awakening of life and nature in the Ozarks that comes with spring. Join us at Crystal Bridges at the Massey for an Opening Preview Party. All are welcome to tour the exhibition and enjoy light fare and lemonade.
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Discover Art
Free drop-in family program. Best for children 5 – 12 years old and their adult partners; no registration. Discover Art programs are led by Janelle Redlaczyk, youth & families program coordinator.
Discover Art: Fiber Fun!
Saturday, May 16, 2009
10:00 a.m. – noon
Celebrate the opening of our new Embroiderers’ Guild exhibition with tons of hands-on fiber fun and fascinating demonstrations! Create one-of-a-kind art to wear and carry – you’ll design a bracelet and embellish a drawstring collector’s bag.
Artwalk Discover Art: Felting & Stitching Fun!
Saturday, June 13, 2009
10:00 a.m. – noon
There’s a lot to do during this special Artwalk Discover Art! Feltmaking is a really cool activity when colorful bits of wool + warm soapy water + YOU = a fabulous felt creation. Members of Embroiderers’ Guild of America’s Bella Vista Chapter will help you to stitch in style during the creative community embroidery sew-in!
Discover Art: 4th of July Parade, Celebration, and Fun with Floss!
Saturday, July 4, 2009
10:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
4th of July in Bentonville means there’s bound to be a parade and a visit to the Massey to check out the Girl Scouts of America’s Stitched Together project and to learn more about the Embroiders’ Guild exhibition by creating your own twisty bracelets, clothespin people and fabric collages! See the many ways that embroidery floss can be put to beautiful use!
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ArtBuzz
ArtBuzz is a free drop-in public gallery talk best for adults and teens – no registration. Free coffee and biscotti provide the buzz!
ArtBuzz: Parallel Lines - Geometry and the Art of the Stitch
Thursday, May 21, 2009, 11:00 a.m. – Noon
Shape, pattern, symmetry, and proportion often form the design in works of art and craft, especially fiber and needle arts. Chaim Goodman-Strauss, from the University of Arkansas Mathematics Department, and Niki Ciccotelli, Crystal Bridges’ Head of School Programs, presents a fascinating study of how geometry and art intersect in this informative gallery talk.
Dr. Chaim Goodman-Strauss is an artist and mathematician with a life-long fascination with geometry, texture and symmetry. He is Professor and Chair of the University of Arkansas School Of Mathematical Studies.
ArtBuzz: Tomorrow’s Heirlooms
Friday, June 12, 2009 11:00 a.m. – Noon
Sharp needles, beautiful thread and exquisite design sense makes for a dazzling display of contemporary embroidery in the featured Embroiders’ Guild exhibition. Lynn Berkowitz, Director of Learning Experiences, will lead a conversation in the gallery to discuss the concepts and process of the works of art on view. Bring samples of your own stitching work for a show and tell!
ArtBuzz: Stitching Stories
Thursday, July 23, 2009, 11:00 a.m. – Noon
Master historian and storyteller Susan Young from the Shiloh Museum of Ozark History in Springdale, will spin some great stitching stories that draw from her own personal and professional experiences. Some exquisite examples of embroidery will illustrate her talk.
Susan Young has been the outreach coordinator at Shiloh Museum of Ozark History since 1994. She is a fifth-generation Ozarker. Susan’s special interests include religion, cemeteries, and moonshining.
ArtBuzz After Dark: Contemporary Craft/Is it Art?
First Friday, August 7, 2009, 5:30 - 7:00 p.m.
Free Gallery Talk and reception for adults. No registration. Good conversation with refreshments!
Spend an evening in the gallery with Alison Carter, Learning Experiences Administrative Assistant, and Ben Edwards, Exhibition Coordinator, to talk about some challenging concepts of how needle and fiber work are incorporated into contemporary art. Traditional materials and techniques have been appropriated by a wide range of artists to inform their work, but does that make it art?
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Lunchtime Movie @ the Massey
Free drop-in public brown bag program from Noon – 1:00 p.m.; no registration. Bring your lunch and we’ll provide free coffee and biscotti!
Through the Eye of a Needle: Stories from an Indian Desert and
Real Men Knit
Friday, May 22, 2009, Noon – 1:00 p.m.
Join us for two short films celebrating the needle arts from very different perspectives. In the first film, journey with craftswomen from the western border of India as they seek to recreate the world-class embroidery that made their ancestors famous. In the second entertaining film, hear the stories of a wide range of guys who knit - and are proud of it!
Jean Draper
Friday, June 26, 2009, Noon – 1:00 p.m.
Jean Draper is a contemporary fiber artist, educator, and past national Chairman of the Embroiderers’ Guild, the UK’s leading crafts association. This film features her current work - textile relief panels inspired by the landscape of the Southwestern United States and its early inhabitants.
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OLLI (Osher Lifelong Learning Institute) at the Massey
New Needlework Gallery Tour & Activity
Thursday, July 16, 2009, 10:00 a.m. - Noon
Registration is open to OLLI members only; Cost is $25.00
REGISTRATION HANDLED BY: University of Arkansas, The School of Continuing Education & Academic Outreach, 479-575-4545 or http://olli@uark.edu
Members of OLLI will have a chance to see the Embroiders’ Guild of America 19th National Exhibition: through the Needle’s Eye from a different perspective. The session will include an interactive gallery tour and a sit-down class session.
Experience Art
Experience Art – our interactive space at the front of the Massey gallery – provides a place for visitors of all ages to read, play and create. Books, toys and art projects change with each exhibition, so drop in during Through the Needle’s Eye to experience the art of embroidery in welcoming space!
Crystal Bridges @ Borders
Family Story Hour
Tuesday, June 2, 2009
10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.
Free family drop-in story hour and artmaking program; no registration
Borders, 2203 Promenade Boulevard, Rogers, (479) 631-1641
In celebration of the featured Embroiders’ Guild exhibition, Crystal Bridges’ staff reads The Quiltmaker’s Gift, written by Jeff Brumbeau and illustrated by Gail De Marcken and presents a fancy paper quilt project at Borders bookstore in Rogers!
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Preschool Story Time
Meet the Bears at Compton Gardens
Thursday, June 4, 2009, 10:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
Compton Gardens, 312 N. Main Street, Bentonville
In case of inclement weather, the program will be held at the Massey
Free preschool drop-in program; no registration; best for children 3 – 5 years and old and their caregivers.
Bring a blanket to spread out on the lawn, for an outdoor Preschool Story Time at Compton Gardens. Special guest, Corrin Troutman, Site Manager for the Gardens, will tell us all about the amazing black bears of Arkansas. Sue Ann Pekel, Bentonville Public Library’s Children’s Librarian, has wonderful bear picture books selected and Janelle Redlaczyk, Youth and Families Program Coordinator for Crystal Bridges, will introduce the Museum’s own beautiful bronze sculpture, Group of Bears, by Paul Manship. See you by the bears!
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Crystal Bridges @ Your Local Library
Let’s Read a Picture
Free drop-in children & family art appreciation experiences; best for children ages 5 – 12 years old and their adult partners.
Contact participating Libraries for details
Bentonville Public Library, (479) 271-6816
July 16, 2:00 – 3:00 p.m.
Fayetteville Public Library, (479) 571-2222
July 29, 1:00 – 2:00 p.m. and 2:00 – 3:00 p.m.
Gentry Public Library, (479) 736-2054
July 14, 10:00 – 11:00 a.m. and July 16, 10:00 – 11:00 a.m.
Gravette Public Library, (479) 787-6955
June 23, 10:00 – 11:30 a.m.
Rogers Public Library, (479) 621-1152
June 20, 2:00 – 3:00 p.m.
Siloam Springs Public Library, (479) 524-4236
July 7, 2:00 – 3:00 p.m.
Springdale Public Library, (479) 750-8180
June 13, 10:00 – 11:00 a.m. and July 11, 10:00 – 11:00 a.m.
Every Let’s Read a Picture session begins with children and families exploring a “gallery” of selected posters that feature art from the Crystal Bridges’ collection right in their own local library. Interactive games, discussions and art and book-related activities spur excitement about looking, reading, and making. With lots of fun-filled opportunities to encourage their curiosity, children delight in their many discoveries.
Teen Book Club @ Your Local Library
Call & Response
June – July
Free Teen Program; registration required
Contact participating Libraries for details
Bentonville Public Library, (479) 271-6816
Fayetteville Public Library, (479) 571-2222
Rogers Public Library, (479) 621-1152
Siloam Springs Public Library, (479) 524-4236
The 2009 summer Public Library theme for teens is Express Yourself and that’s what’s bound to happen in this very different book club. The selected book, Letters to a Young Artist, penned by Anna Deavere Smith, is a call to action to make “art that is meaningful.” After reading the book, participants will respond to the call and produce their own artist book which will be exhibited at their local Library.
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Crystal Bridges @ the Jones Center for Families
And Liberty for All
June 30 – July 3, 2009 and July 21 – 24, 2009 from 9:00 - Noon
Fee program Summer Academy; registration required
For ages 9 – 12 years old
The Jones Center for Families (479) 756-8090, http://www.jonesnet.org
This summer, Crystal Bridges debuts a new program about the Statue of Liberty that’s part of the Summer Academy at the Jones Center for Families in Springdale. Academy members will explore the idea of liberty, immigration and freedom through images from the Crystal Bridges Museum’s collection and popular culture and then write, draw, and produce a zine.
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Community Connections
Crystal Bridges Communities Program Department is actively working with regional Girl Scout Troops, local Libraries, members of the Embroiders’ Guild of America’s Bella Vista Chapter, the Shiloh Museum of Ozark History, and Compton Gardens to launch a new initiative, Stitched Together: Individually & Collectively. Visit the Massey on the 4th of July from 10:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. to see the completed works of art!
Voices of Children – Memory Cloth Project is a special program being conducted with the Circle of Life Hospice’s Butterfly Bereavement Group and the Embroiders’ Guild of America’s Bella Vista Chapter members to create memory cloths that celebrate the life of a missed loved one.
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SAVE THE DATE! Educator Workshop 2009
Saturday, September 12, 2009
After the success of last year’s Art + Books = Curriculum Educator Workshop with the Bentonville Public Library, we’re planning another round! Information will be posted on www.massey.crystalbridges.org this summer.
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Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art - A Walk in the Woods
Featuring Scott Eccleston, Manager of Parks & Grounds
Thursday, June 18, 2009, 5:30 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.
Free drop-in public lecture; no registration
Refreshments will be served
Bentonville Public Library
Walmart Room
405 South Main Street, Bentonville
Surprises abound at every twist and turn of the new trails on the grounds of Crystal Bridges! Scott Eccleston, Manager of Parks & Grounds, will present a behind-the-scenes lecture that reveals a few of the secrets hidden deep within the forest from sightings of rare species of flora and fauna to the ideas behind the footprint of the building itself. Scott will swap some stories about the history of the woodlands and share some projections about what lies ahead.
Rock Opera Tommy at NWACC This Spring!
Two NWACC Art Club members (Malinda Moore and Sarah LaReau) are amongst the cast members!
Click on image for larger view.
Jacksonville Pulitzer-Prize winning photographer dies
Rocco Morabito, 88, spent 42 years
at the Jacksonville Journal.
Click on the title of this post to read the article. There are other photos and videos at that link.
Friday, April 3, 2009
Friday, March 20, 2009
Thursday, March 19, 2009
Wednesday, March 18, 2009
Monday, March 2, 2009
Saturday, February 14, 2009
Trailer for Donald Harington Documentary
Donald Harington is an American novelist and former Art History professor at the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville.
Amazon list of Donald Harington's books.
Amazon list of Donald Harington's books.
Friday, February 13, 2009
Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art (Feb. - May 2009)
Crystal Bridges Events (Feb 12- May 3, 2009)
Hello, everyone,
Here are some exciting events provided by Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art (Currently Crystal Bridges at the Massey). The events are varied and cross-disciplined. I know you will find something interesting! All events listed are free and open to the public. there are other family-friendly events associated with this show. Just go to the CB website to see those.
Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art (at the Massey)
Corner of A and Central just off the Bentonville Square (125 W. Central Avenue, Bentonville, AR)
Phone: 479-418-5700
February 12, 2009 (Thursday)
Proof Positive: Master Prints from the Collection of Fisk University Galleries. “This exhibition featuresprints and examples of printing blocks and plates by influential African-American artists like Romare Bearden, Elizabeth Catlett, Martin Puryear…”. The collection is from Fisk University in Nashville, TN. Fisk is the first historically Black University in America. Subjects range from Harlem street scenes to dynamic abstractions.
“It also seems fitting to celebrate a century of contributions to American art by African-Americans at the same time that we embrace the inauguration of the first African-American President…”
5:30- 6:30pm- Bentonville Library. A Conversation. Distinguished panel discusses the Proof Positive prints.
6:30- 8pm- Crystal Bridges at the Massey. Preview show and reception.
February 14- May 3
"Proof Positive" exhibition shown at the Massey.
February 20 (Friday)
11am- noon -CB at the Massey
ArtBuzz: A Printmaker’s Point of View. Professor John Newman, University of Arkansas, will give a gallery talk. Ben Edwards will assist. Lively and participatory.
February 27 (Friday)
Noon- 1pm, CB at the Massey
Lunchtime movie. Romare Bearden: Visual Jazz and The Life and Art of William H. Johnson.
March 8, 2009 (Sunday)
Art Views with Richard J. Powell, Ph.D. (Art Historian, African American Studies from Duke University)
2:00pm- 3:00pm – Lecture at Old High Middle School Auditorium (406 NW 2nd Street, Bentonville)
3:30- 5:00pm- reception and booksigning at Crystal Bridges at the Massey.
Dr. Powell will examine modern and contemporary AfricanAmerican art and printmaking
March 12, 2009 (Thursday)
5:30- 7pm- Bentonville Public Library.
Bob Workman, Executive Director of Crystal Bridges, will present a fast-paced look at the architecture and construction plans that detail the building of Crystal Brdges Museum of American Art. All the challenges and stories surrounding this great structure.
March 13 (Friday) MUSIC
11am- noon, CB at the Massey
ArtBuzz: Piano Music of African- American Composers. Presented by Claire Detels, Univ. of Arkansas Emeritus Professor of Music (musicologist and pianist).
Contributions of African American composers and performers to the U.S. and the world.
March 19 (Thursday)
Noon- 1pm, CB at the Massey
Lunchtime Movie at the Massey: Elizabeth Catlett: Sculpting the Truth and Art:21: Time- Martin Puryear.
April 16 (Thursday)
11 am – noon, CB at the Massey
ArtBuzz: An Image is Worth Ten Thousand Words: African- American History Revealed.
Dr. Jeannie Whayne, professor of History at Univ. of Arkansas, will speak of the stories behind the images at the Proof Positive print exhibition.
April 25, 2009 (Saturday)
Multicultural Festival
Downtown Bentonville.
http://www.downtownbentonville.org/
Hello, everyone,
Here are some exciting events provided by Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art (Currently Crystal Bridges at the Massey). The events are varied and cross-disciplined. I know you will find something interesting! All events listed are free and open to the public. there are other family-friendly events associated with this show. Just go to the CB website to see those.
Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art (at the Massey)
Corner of A and Central just off the Bentonville Square (125 W. Central Avenue, Bentonville, AR)
Phone: 479-418-5700
February 12, 2009 (Thursday)
Proof Positive: Master Prints from the Collection of Fisk University Galleries. “This exhibition featuresprints and examples of printing blocks and plates by influential African-American artists like Romare Bearden, Elizabeth Catlett, Martin Puryear…”. The collection is from Fisk University in Nashville, TN. Fisk is the first historically Black University in America. Subjects range from Harlem street scenes to dynamic abstractions.
“It also seems fitting to celebrate a century of contributions to American art by African-Americans at the same time that we embrace the inauguration of the first African-American President…”
5:30- 6:30pm- Bentonville Library. A Conversation. Distinguished panel discusses the Proof Positive prints.
6:30- 8pm- Crystal Bridges at the Massey. Preview show and reception.
February 14- May 3
"Proof Positive" exhibition shown at the Massey.
February 20 (Friday)
11am- noon -CB at the Massey
ArtBuzz: A Printmaker’s Point of View. Professor John Newman, University of Arkansas, will give a gallery talk. Ben Edwards will assist. Lively and participatory.
February 27 (Friday)
Noon- 1pm, CB at the Massey
Lunchtime movie. Romare Bearden: Visual Jazz and The Life and Art of William H. Johnson.
March 8, 2009 (Sunday)
Art Views with Richard J. Powell, Ph.D. (Art Historian, African American Studies from Duke University)
2:00pm- 3:00pm – Lecture at Old High Middle School Auditorium (406 NW 2nd Street, Bentonville)
3:30- 5:00pm- reception and booksigning at Crystal Bridges at the Massey.
Dr. Powell will examine modern and contemporary AfricanAmerican art and printmaking
March 12, 2009 (Thursday)
5:30- 7pm- Bentonville Public Library.
Bob Workman, Executive Director of Crystal Bridges, will present a fast-paced look at the architecture and construction plans that detail the building of Crystal Brdges Museum of American Art. All the challenges and stories surrounding this great structure.
March 13 (Friday) MUSIC
11am- noon, CB at the Massey
ArtBuzz: Piano Music of African- American Composers. Presented by Claire Detels, Univ. of Arkansas Emeritus Professor of Music (musicologist and pianist).
Contributions of African American composers and performers to the U.S. and the world.
March 19 (Thursday)
Noon- 1pm, CB at the Massey
Lunchtime Movie at the Massey: Elizabeth Catlett: Sculpting the Truth and Art:21: Time- Martin Puryear.
April 16 (Thursday)
11 am – noon, CB at the Massey
ArtBuzz: An Image is Worth Ten Thousand Words: African- American History Revealed.
Dr. Jeannie Whayne, professor of History at Univ. of Arkansas, will speak of the stories behind the images at the Proof Positive print exhibition.
April 25, 2009 (Saturday)
Multicultural Festival
Downtown Bentonville.
http://www.downtownbentonville.org/
Thursday, February 12, 2009
Jesus Torres Shares Some Recent Pieces
If anyone would like their artwork featured or their web portfolio linked to our Club webpage, just send me the link or artwork (or request to become an official contributor to share your personal news or artwork regularly). My email is slewis@nwacc.edu .
Bold Rage by Jesus Torres (Self-Portrait using Photoshop)
Ocean View by Jesus Torres (painting)
Bold Rage by Jesus Torres (Self-Portrait using Photoshop)
Ocean View by Jesus Torres (painting)
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