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Free Family Day at YouthCAN!’s Community Imagination Studio

The First Saturday of each month is Family Day at YouthCAN!’s Community Imagination Studio. The event is FREE! Our next Family Day will be February 2nd from 10-4pm. All families in Northwest Arkansas are invited to create family themed art projects together.
This month, we welcome families to come learn about contemporary artists who use the art form of quilts to create images, stories, and experiences. Then, design a quilt collage out of cut paper and fabric to tell a story about your family.
In addition to the quilting project, families are invited to get ready for Mardi Gras by creating an original mask. In addition, to these projects, our painting studio will be open! Choose one project, or participate in all three. No pre-registration is required.
The Community Imagination Studio is located at 818 N. Sang Ave. in Fayetteville. Contact Alison Carter at alison@artexplosions.org or 479-442-8585 or visit www.communityimaginationstudio.org for more information. Read more…

Art Amiss VIII Call for Entries
Submission Deadline April 8, 2008

Welcome to Art Amiss, a Fayetteville-based artists’ collective with the expressed purpose of giving opportunity to emerging artists living in, working in, or from Arkansas. Art Amiss is funded purely by donations, submission and admission fees for its events, and purchases of custom posters, compilation CDs, literary chapbooks, t-shirts and more. Art Amiss holds semi-annual events celebrating the diverse, creative and productive artists in Arkansas.

Art Amiss 8 will be held at the Dickson Theater, in Fayetteville, Arkansas on the evening of May 8th.

Art Amiss strives to present an environment in which emerging and unrepresented Arkansas artists may exhibit and sell their work. Art Amiss encourages large scale media and installation submissions, as well as film, fashion, literary and music submissions. Read more…

Art Amiss Hosts Test Screening of “Paranoia”

Q&A Session with Local Writer/Director Following the Screening

NORTHWEST ARKANSAS – January 25, 2008 - Art Amiss Inc., a local artists’ collective, will hold a test screening of the film “Paranoia” by local filmmaker R.J. Daniel Hanna. The event will take place on February 4th at the Dickson Street Theater, located at 227 W. Dickson Street in Fayetteville. The screening will begin at 7:00pm. The test screening is free and open to the public.

Art Amiss was created four years ago as a Fayetteville based, not-for-profit, art collective with the express purpose of giving opportunity to Arkansas Artists. Since its birth, Art Amiss has had six semi-annual shows and several smaller events, sponsoring the work of more than 100 Arkansas artists, writers, designers, and musicians. The organization’s website, www.artamiss.org, features the work of 205 and counting artists living in, working in, or from Arkansas.

Art Amiss Inc has been a fluid organization thriving on the participation of a diverse group of local art supporters over the last four years. The organization was incorporated two years ago in the state of Arkansas and is now working towards earning its 501(c) 3 to achieve official non-profit status. The goal of Art Amiss Inc is to be able to provide as many opportunities as possible to emerging artists in the northwest Arkansas area, as well as the state as a whole.

For more information on Art Amiss or the “Paranoia” test screening event, please call 479-422-7305, or log on to www.artamiss.org

from art.uark.edu/ceramics/info/?page_id=48

Thursday, January 31st

9:30-11:00am

Gallery talk with John Perreault, Art Critic and founder of Artopia
Juried Exhibition: Ceramic Objects/Conceptual Material
Anne Kittrell Gallery, U of A Union 4th Floor

12:30-2:00pm: Lunch Break

2:00-4:30pm

Panel Discussion, University of Arkansas Center for Continuing Education, Located at 2 East Center Street, on the Downtown Fayetteville Square
John Perrault, Art Critic and founder of Artopia
Benjamin Schulman, Assistant Professor of Art and Art History, Drury University
David East, Professor of Ceramics, Maryland Institute-College of Art
Nicholas Kripal, Professor of Ceramics, Tyler School of Art of Temple University
Jeanne Quinn, Associate Professor of Ceramics, University of Colorado-Boulder
Jeannie Hulen, Assistant Professor, University of Arkansas
Tanya Batura, Studio Artist, Los Angeles, CA

5:00-6:30pm

Opening Reception Juried Exhibition: Ceramic Objects/ Conceptual Material
Anne Kittrell Gallery, UofA Union 4th Floor
Reception at DDP Gallery, 7 East Mountain Street

Friday, February 1st

9:30-12:30pm

Demonstrations, Material Research: The Process of Thinking and Making
• David East, Professor of Ceramics, Maryland Institute-College of Art
• Jeanne Quinn, Associate Professor of Ceramics, University of Colorado-Boulder
• Tanya Batura, Studio Artist, Los Angeles, CA
All simultaneously, Ceramics Building 326 Eastern Ave

12:30-2:00pm: Lunch Break

2:30-3:30pm

Gallery talk with Benjamin Schulman, Assistant Professor of Art and Art History,
Drury University. Invitational Exhibition: Material Transcendence: Clay as Commentary. Fine Arts Gallery, Fine Arts Center

3:30-5:30pm

Opening Reception Invitational Exhibition: Material Transcendence: Clay as
Commentary. Fine Arts Gallery, Fine Arts Center

Saturday, February 2nd

9:30-12:30pm

Demonstrations, Material Research: The Process of Thinking and Making
• David East, Professor of Ceramics, Maryland Institute-College of Arti
• Jeanne Quinn, Associate Professor of Ceramics, University of Colorado-Boulder
• Tanya Batura, Studio Artist, Los Angeles, CA
All simultaneously, Ceramics Building 326 Eastern Ave.

End of Symposium

Headline: Dance Coalition hosts 3rd Annual Dance Fundraiser at Clarion Inn Fayetteville
Fayetteville, AR, Friday, February 22, 2008.—

Dance Coalition (a local non-profit group of choreographers and dancers) to host 3rd Annual ‘So You Think You Know How to Dance’ Fundraiser to raise funds for continued local community dance events and dance education in Northwest Arkansas. Dancers and audience have the opportunity to come together in the spirit of fun to raise money to support a great local cause. Dance Coalition hosts dance workshops throughout the year with nationally known dance educators, dance concerts showcasing local dancers and choreographers, participates in local arts festivals, and is an education partner with community organizations like the Walton Arts Center and the Jones Center for Families. Dance Coalition strives to offer quality dance events and education opportunities at low costs in order to make dance opportunities accessible to all. Read more…

Student artwork on display at Crystal Bridges construction site
BY JEFF MORES Benton County Daily Record

BENTONVILLE — Josh Kindell, a student at Reagan Elementary School in Rogers, never thought much of his artistic ability. Then Friday rolled around and all of that changed.

Kindell, his classmates at Reagan and students from elementar y, middle and Montessori schools across northwest Arkansas gathered to see their very own creations unveiled at the construction site of Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art on Northeast J Street. It was the second such installation of student-created art panels to the fence surrounding the site, which Crystal Bridges has dubbed its Fenceworks Gallery.

“This is awesome,” Kindell said. “I always thought I was bad at art. Now, I know I can do it. Everyone’s going to see this.”

Each of the painted panels were student-created depictions of their own communities. Some chose to paint landscapes, while others incorporated important or recognizable architecture and wildlife. Kindell and classmates went the collage route, including trees, cows and railroad tracks. They even managed to cram in a depiction of Pinnacle Hills Promenade and Interstate 540 into the bottom right corner.

“I’m thrilled by all this variety,” Crystal Bridges exhibition assistant Ben Edwards said. “This was intended to be a way for students in our communities to get involved and express themselves. It’s gone over very well.”

Other schools whose panels were included in the second installment at the Fenceworks Gallery were: West Fork Middle School, West Fork; Elkins Middle School, Elkins; Community Imagination Studio, Fayetteville; J.O. Kelly Middle School, Springdale; Hellstern Middle School, Springdale; Gentry Intermediate School, Gentry; and Walnut Farm Montessori School, Bentonville.

Edwards said several more schools have been extended the opportunity to create work for the Fenceworks Gallery. He expects a third installment of panels in the near future. All student artwork will remain on display until Crystal Bridges opens in 2010.

Publication:Northwest Arkansas Times;    Date:Jan 27, 2008;    Section:News;    Page Number:6

BY KEVIN KINDER
Northwest Arkansas Times All over the map

Exhibits, symposium investigate the muddy world of ceramics

For all those who think working with clay is about  working with potter’s wheels or making tiles, know this: That’s correct, but only to a certain extent. University of Arkansas assistant professor Jeannie Hulen wants those people to know something else, too: Pots and cups and bowls don’t even come close to summarizing clay’s potential.

A walk through the Fine Arts Gallery and the Anne Kittrell Gallery, both on the UA campus, goes a long way toward proving what Hulen is talking about. There is a 6-foot-tall building surrounded by dozens of lifeless ceramic birds. There are small creatures fashioned in the shape of yard ornaments, albeit with suggestive coloration. There are also what appears to be cross-sections of a human intestine and rabbit, all made with at least a little bit of clay.

The new exhibits are both part of an upcoming ceramic symposium at the university. Although this is the second time
such a symposium has taken place in Fayetteville, Hulen said the second will feature more artists and attendees than the previous event. With the three-day symposium are the two galleries, showing some of the more innovative works made with clay. “It’s hard to see a show like this anywhere, much less here,” Hulen said.

full article (adobe pdf)

Schedule of Events:

All events take place in Fayetteville.

Thursday

9:30-11 a.m. — Gallery talk with John  Perreault, Anne Kittrell Gallery, UA campus
2-4:30 p.m. — Panel discussion, University of Arkansas Center for Continuing Education, Fayetteville Square
5-6:30 p.m. — Opening reception for juried exhibition, Anne Kittrell Gallery and ddp gallery, 7 E. Mountain St.

Friday

9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. — Demonstrations, Ceramics Building, 326 Eastern Ave.
2:30-3:30 p.m. — Gallery talk with curator Benjamin Schulman, Fine Arts Gallery,  Fine Arts Center, UA campus
3:30-5:30 p.m. — Opening reception for invitational exhibition, Fine Arts Gallery

Saturday

9:30-12:30 p.m. — Demonstrations, Ceramics Building, 326 Eastern Ave.
12:30 p.m. — Symposium ends

Walton Arts Center invites young musicians and music lovers of all ages to learn from the 5 Browns. The Browns will share their music as well as thoughts about practice techniques, arrangements, and performing as an ensemble. Don’t miss this unique opportunity to learn from these celebrated artists.

It’s rare that adjectives like “astounding,” “mesmerizing” or “rock-concert-like” can be applied to classical piano. But they can, when we’re talking about the 5 Browns. The 5 Browns, siblings ages 21-27, are all virtuoso, Julliard-training classical pianists. But they are also young adults with a modern look who love fashion, sports, computer games, dancing and all types of music - most of all, classical. When the 5 Browns sit down to perform on their five Steinway grand pianos, their eyes lock, a silent signal passes between them, and in an instant they are transformed from “regular” young people to musical dynamos. Flawless in precision and steeped in passion, they perform to sold out houses across the country.

Visit The 5 Browns’ website, where you can listen to music clips and more!

www.the5browns.com

Get tickets at www.waltonartscenter.org or call our box office at 479-443-5600!
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Wood turnings by Kip Powers and Harold Stoner will be on display Feb. 14 - March 25 and paintings by Betty Julian will be on display Feb. 21 - March 25.

Hours are from noon to 4 p.m. weekdays and 10 a.m. to noon Saturdays.

Located inside the Rogers Little Theater, 116 S. 2nd St., Rogers, AR, 479-631-8988.

Co-Op Gallery Private Event
Time: Friday January 25, 2008
7:00pm
Location: The Legacy Building
401 Watson Street, Second Floor
(One block north of Dickson Street)
Fayetteville, Ar 72704
Tel: 479-361-1211

Personal Invitation To Art Enthusiast & Artists

Art Expo NWA, 2nd Floor of the Legacy Building north of Dickson Street, will feature the exquisite art of Lisa Bauer, Nathan Beatty, Harry McDermott, Light Starr, and others on January 25, 2008 at 7:00 pm. Besides fine art, we will be serving complimentary beer, cheese, and wine. Art Expo NWA will also showcase the jazz music of the famous Walter Savage, Darren Novotney, Mat Smith, and George Mason. Check out our art at www.artexponwa.org.

The four new highlighted artists at Art Expo NWA are as follows:

Harry McDermott studied art at the Arkansas Art Center and later at the University of Arkansas. While at the University of Arkansas his mixed media, “Southern Women”, was displayed in the capitol building at Little Rock and his mixed media “Fallâ” was displayed and is still displaying in Memorial Hall at the University of Arkansas. Since graduating Harry has exhibited his art in Little Rock Galleries and locally at the Walton Art Center, Arsaga’s, Gallery 111, Whimsical, and The Free Weekly.

Nathan Beatty’s vibrancy of his colors and the energy of his brushwork draw the viewer into his paintings. Nathan’s work is currently being displayed at The Art Emporium and Ozark Glassworks in Fayetteville, The Artery in Eureka Springs, M2 Gallery in Little Rock, and Grace Ellay in Los Angeles.

Lisa Bauer received training in graphic arts and advertising through her family’s art business. Lisa’s art background and experience also include visual design and consulting, and offering tutorial workshops and private art lessons. Lisa’s art has been exhibited in Eureka Springs at Eureka Fine Art Company and Fusion Art Gallery, Eureka Springs Street Fair, Mud Street Cafe, Community First Bank, Crescent Hotel May Fine Arts Festival Auditorium, and First National Bank; in Fayetteville she has exhibited at “J” Gallery, Ozark Natural Foods, The Perk, Fayetteville Art Festival, and the Walton Arts Center; in Siloam Springs at the Sager Creek Arts Center; in Rogers at the Rogers Art Walk and the Pinnacle Hills Promenade; in Little Rock at the Oval Art Gallery and Clinton Presidential Center; in Huntsville at Richland Gallery; in Memphis at Gallery 10; and in Springdale at the Art Center of the Ozarks.

Light Starr is a shaman with no material possessions. He spends more than ½ of his week meditating and improving his spirituality. His photographs, some of which feature angels, are hypnotizing and mystical.

We look forward to seeing you and your friends at our complementary event on Friday, January 25, 2008 at 7:30 p.m.

Art Expo NWA Staff

Fayetteville Arkansas 72704
Tel: 479-361-1211
Fax: 479-361-1216
www.artexponwa.org

ATTENTION NWA ARTISTS!
We are looking for innovative, creative, and cutting edge work in all mediums. Those interested in being considered for future events should log on to our web site: www.artexponwa.org

For additional information on the Art Expo NWA events contact the, Twin Springs Group, Inc.
Phone: (479) 361-1211