Mount Sequoyah Unplugged Singer/Songwriter Retreat
With 3 Time Grammy Nominee Trout Fishing in America
August 17 - 19, 2007
for more information, view the attached brochure.
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New Fayetteville Arts Council looking at College Avenue first
BY MARSHA L. MELNICHAK Northwest Arkansas Times
Posted on Thursday, July 26, 2007
URL: www.nwanews.com/nwat/News/55453/
The new Fayetteville Arts Council, which has met only once, is already involved in the possibility of public art on College Avenue and has some questions about its bylaws and authority.
“ The thing about the Arts Council is that it’s so broad and there’s so many things that it should be doing, that it’s just a matter of narrowing down and then figuring out what your priorities are, so that’s what we’re doing, ” said Kathy Thompson, vice chairman. “ We’re thinking to the future and what it was that we wanted to focus on and how to start. ” Read more…
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ROGERS, ARKANSAS (July 20th 2007 – August 31st 2007) – The Art Gallery at Julie Wait Designs will present new work by regional artist, Linda Dian Stair, from July 20th 2007 – August 31st 2007. The public is invited to the opening night reception during 3rd Friday Twilight Walk in Historic Downtown Rogers on Friday July 20th 2007 between 4:00pm and 8:00pm. The 3rd Friday Twilight Walk in Historic Downtown Rogers is an art and entertainment event that debuts this month and occurs each 3rd Friday, July thru October from 4:00pm until 8:00pm. Linda Dian Stair will greet guests in the gallery during this event on Friday, July 20th, 2007.
Linda’s favorite medium is soft pastel because it is so adaptable to painting and drawing. Stair enjoys experimenting with the various surfaces for pastel. She interprets nature with emotional content in her work.
Linda Dian Stair states “After a career in Pharmaceutical sales and the children grown I followed my lifelong dream and enrolled in the Art Academy of Cincinnati, Ohio, and graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree. There I fell in love with the work of the Impressionists and pursued the influence. Workshops with Wm. Schultz, who had studied with Wm. Brackman, continued this method. A trip to France to study and follow the footsteps of the Impressionists was a great experience.”
The Julie Wait Designs Art Gallery at 318 S. First Street in Historic Downtown Rogers is open to the public 9:00am to 5:00pm Monday – Friday and by appointment. For information call 479.631.8706.
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FAYETTEVILLE, Arkansas—July 10, 2007—The New Design Center located at 572 West 6th St., is offering a Digital Storytelling Makeshop (hands-on workshop) July 24 – 26, 2007, from 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Cost is $395 for the 3-day program. Proceeds benefit technology needs of the New Design Center.
The makeshop, taught by University of Arkansas Department of Art Assistant Professor Tom Hapgood, will instruct attendees in creating a digital, personal narrative that can be shown on DVD or posted to the Web. Space will be limited to six attendees, so anyone with some computer experience interested is encouraged to sign up soon.
“Storytelling is such a big part of how we understand the world,” says Hapgood. “Everyone has a story based on a poignant memory or experience, and sharing such personal stories can really bring individuals or groups of people together. I think it’s especially important in Northwest Arkansas right now as the area expands and embraces many cultures.”
The makeshop attendees will utilize modern, easy-to-use software in constructing their digital stories, including scanning of photographs and documents, digitizing video files, writing and recording a voiceover script, using music and editing it all together.
The makeshop attendees are asked to bring the artifacts that will be incorporated into their story, including photos, videos (VHS, mini-DV only) and documents to the first session on July 24th. Attendees are also welcome (encouraged!) to E-mail Tom with any questions before the makeshop.
The New Design Center, located in the Mill District in Fayetteville, is a nonprofit dedicated to offering creativity and technology development to the community. For further information regarding makeshops and New Design Center, visit www.newdesigncenter.org.
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5th Monthly Artists’ Night in Northwest Arkansas
FAYETTEVILLE– ART EXPO of NORTHWEST ARKANSAS will begin Monday, July 30th, at 6:30 to 9:00 PM, with its 5th MONTHLY ARTISTS’ NIGHT. Leading local artists Diana Michelle, Julene Baker, Linda McMath & Patricia Lappin will be showcasing their artwork. This event will be hosted by Twin Springs Group at the Boi de Ouro Restaurant, 741 East Van Asche Drive, in Fayetteville, Arkansas. Restaurant Phone: (479) 521-1606
Large Selection of Artwork!
Everyone is welcome. Complimentary hors d’oeuvres will be served, in addition to hourly drawings of original works by the presenting artists. Music and a cash bar will be available. Please come join us for an evening of fun and entertainment with the artists while viewing some of the best art in Northwest Arkansas.Please add this event to your community calendar, a new showcase will be scheduled every fourth Monday of the month, unless otherwise advised. The next event will be scheduled for Monday, August 19 (Save The Date) which will be a group show with over 12 artists (all that have previously shown) at a location to be announced. A percentage of the proceeds generated from this event will be donated to the Northwest Arkansas Children’s Shelter.
NWA Artists,
Contact Art Expo NWA if you are interested in being considered for our future events in NWA. Submission documents are posted for your review under the contact page. We are drawing an average attendance of over 200 attendees per event.“There is an Artist in everyone of us. Believe in the Arts and the Artist.”
For additional information on Artists’ Night contact, Twin Springs Group, Inc.
Phone: (479) 361-1211 RSVP Appreciated
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Publication:Northwest Arkansas Times; Date:Jul 15, 2007; Section:News; Page Number:1
BY KATE WARD Northwest Arkansas Times
“Say it like you mean it, baby.”
That’s one of the lines that members of a local filmmaking crew — Roadkill Productions — must incorporate in to their script for this year’s 48 Hour Film Project. The nationwide competition kicked off Friday and ends today at 7:30 p.m.
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Publication:Northwest Arkansas Times; Date:Jul 15, 2007; Section:News; Page Number:3
Several area residents were recipients of the 2007 Governor’s Arts Awards which were recently announced by Joy Pennington, executive director of the Arkansas Arts Council. The Governor’s Arts Awards recognize outstanding contributions to the arts in Arkansas.
All the recipients will be honored at an awards ceremony and luncheon during the ArtLinks 2007 Annual Arts Conference in Rogers on Oct. 22. Each recipient will receive a work of art created by Arkansas Artist Registry member Ty Brunson of Russellville.
• Dick Trammel of Rogers is the recipient of the Arts Community Development Award. He was nominated by the Arts Center of the Ozarks. Trammel has provided leadership and advocacy for the arts, not only in Northwest Arkansas, but throughout the entire state for over 30 years. He has been a long-time supporter of the Arts Center of the Ozarks, Walton Arts Center, Sager Creek Arts Center, the North Arkansas Symphony, the Rogers Little Theatre, the Eureka Springs School of the Arts and the Imperial Theatre in Pocahontas. He was also deeply involved in planning, selecting and raising funds for the purchase of artwork by Northwest Arkansas artists for display in the Washington Regional Medical Center. He was appointed to the Arkansas Arts Council in 1989 by Gov. Bill Clinton and he was re-appointed by Gov. Jim Guy Tucker and Gov. Mike Huckabee. He now serves on the Arkansas Creative Economy Advisory Panel and the Arkansas Board of Higher Education.
• The Walton Arts Center in Fayetteville received the Arts in Education Award. Judy New of Fayetteville Public Schools was the nominator. The Walton Arts Center has developed one of the most comprehensive arts-in-education partnership projects in the state of Arkansas. Since they opened in 1992, more than 250,000 school age students have participated in Walton Arts Center’s arts education programs. In fifteen years they have trained more than 600 teachers during week-long Arts With Education (AWE) Summer Institutes. Throughout the years Walton Arts Center has developed curricula, facilitated inschool residencies with parental involvement events, created education models and implemented evaluation matrices.
• Greenwood and Associates Inc. of Fayetteville received the Corporate Sponsorship of the Arts Award. Anita Scism of the Walton Arts Center nominated the company for the award. Greenwood and Associates Inc., a family-owned investment company, exemplifies outstanding support of the arts and commendable corporate citizenship. The organization has been a loyal and committed sponsor of Walton Arts Center for over 15 years. Through their support of musical theater, visual arts programming, and special fundraising initiatives, Greenwood and Associates, Inc. has been instrumental in both the success of Walton Arts Center as a cultural institution and in helping to develop a lively arts community around them.
Other recipients were:
• Rex Harral of Wilburn — Folklife Award
• Darcy Pattison of North Little Rock — Individual Artist Award
• Dr. and Mrs. Henry Udouj Jr. of Fort Smith — Patron Award
• Jeane M. Hamilton of Little Rock — Lifetime Achievement Award
• Dr. William Clements of Jonesboro — Judge’s Special Recognition Award -
Arts Live Theatre, Northwest Arkansas’s only fully dedicated children’s and youth theatre company, presents Disney’s HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL! Disney’s Channel’s smash hit musical comes to life on the stage of Fayetteville High School with performances Friday, August 3rd, at 2pm & 7pm, and Saturday, August 4th, 2pm & 7pm. Tickets may be purchased by calling Arts Live Theatre at 479-236-6849 or by visiting www.artslivetheatre.com.
