May 1

“The Touch Gallery” — Sculptures and a painting that are created with various materials like bronze, carved wood, marble, resin and acrylic paint that visitors, especially children, will be encouraged to explore with their hands, opening May 1, Fort Smith Regional Art Museum. Free. 784-2787.

May 2

“Creatures Great and Small” — A photo exhibit looking at animals as part of the history of Northwest Arkansas, ends May 12, Shiloh Museum of Ozark History in Springdale. Hours are 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Saturday. Free. 750-8165.

Studio Series — “Botanical Art and Illustration” with Kate Nessler, 6-8:30 p.m., Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art in Bentonville. $100. 657-2335.

May 3

Opening Reception — For “Under Pressure: Paintings, Constructions and Photographs,” artwork by Linda Vredevaid, Melissa Wilkinson, Joelle Storet, Rebecca LaTourette & Kai Drachenberg, 5-8 p.m., Art Ventures in Fayetteville. 871-2722.

“From the Ashes” — A grand opening reception, 5-9 p.m., Fenix Fayetteville’s new home at 16 W. Center St. in Fayetteville. Email fenixfayettevilleart@gmail.com.

Artists’ Reception — For Jaquita Ball, Shabana Kauser, Edward Robison & the Boston Mountain Potters Association, 6 p.m., First National Bank of NWA at 402 S.W. “A” St. in Bentonville. Free. Email curator Zeek Taylor at zeek.taylor@cox.net.

May 4

“Is It Art?” Tour — With a guide, explore six works from the museum’s Contemporary Gallery, 2:30 p.m., Crystal Bridges Museum in Bentonville. Free. 657-2335.

May 5

RAM Saturday — Water marble prints, noon-4 p.m. every Saturday with changing projects, Fort Smith Regional Art Museum. Free. 784-2787.

Open Studio Stroll — 4-5:30 p.m. every Saturday through October, Eureka Springs School of the Arts. Free. 253-5384.

May 5-6

May Festival of the Arts Kickoff — With the Busker Street Fest, the Artrageous Parade at 2 p.m. and Drumming in the Park at 6 p.m., Eureka Springs. Email procommeureka@gmail.com.

May 7

Figure Drawing — A variety of drawing materials will be provided, and model poses will include both shorter, warm-up poses and longer poses, 1-3 p.m., Crystal Bridges Museum. $10. 657-2335.

May 11

Distinguished Speaker Series — With artist Deborah Butterfield, 7 p.m., Crystal Bridges Museum. $15. 657-2335.

May 11-13

The Bridge of Love – Bring fresh flowers or buy them there from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. May 12-13 to decorate the Basin Bath House Bridge in honor of Mother’s Day, Eureka Springs. Proceeds go to the Eureka Springs School of the Arts. Photo at 1:30 p.m. May 13. Part of the May Festival of the Arts. Email ipowell@live.com.

May 12

Lidded Jars — A workshop with Rodney Johnson, 10 a.m.-3 p.m., Ozark Folkways in Winslow. $25. 634-3791.

RAM Saturday — Magazine collages, noon-4 p.m. every Saturday with changing projects, Fort Smith Regional Art Museum. Free. 784-2787.

Spring Fling — Live music, food and a tour of the new gallery spaces, 6-9 p.m., Ozark Folkways in Winslow. 634-3791.

Second Saturday Gallery Stroll — Featuring three-dimensional works by Cynthia Dupps, 6-9 p.m., Eureka Fine Art Gallery, Eureka Springs. Other galleries downtown will also be open for the stroll. Email bleachitanddye@gmail.com.

May 13

Plant Workshop — “Creating a Different Kind of Garden,” 1-3 p.m., Crystal Bridges Museum. $30. 657-2335.

May 15

“Happy Birthday, Shiloh!” — A photo exhibit exploring the first 50 years of the Shiloh Museum of Ozark History, opens at the museum in downtown Springdale. The exhibit is part of the museum’s 50th anniversary celebration in 2018 and will be on view through Dec. 15. Free. 750-8165 or shilohmuseum.org.

May 16-20

Chalk Art Street Festival — With artist Craig Thomas, Eureka Springs. Part of the May Festival of the Arts. Email jaybender1@gmail.com.

May 17

Artinfusion Insight — “PechaKucha: Space and Sustainability,” 5:30-7:30 p.m., Crystal Bridges Museum. Free. 657-2335.

May 18

White Street Studio Walk — Joining the artists who live and work on White Street will be more than 40 guest artists who will show weaving, watercolors, jewelry, oils, pottery, stained glass and more, 4-10 p.m., White Street in Eureka Springs. Email zeek.taylor@cox.net.

May 19

RAM Saturday — Spray paint, noon-4 p.m. every Saturday with changing projects, Fort Smith Regional Art Museum. Free. 784-2787.

Reveal — For the Harmon Park Mural Project, 2-4 p.m., Eureka Springs. Part of the May Festival of the Arts. Email liquidwindows@yahoo.com.

May 24

Downtown Art Stroll — At various galleries and participating businesses around town, 5-7 p.m., Bentonville. Free. Email rachel@visitbentonville.com.

“The American Bald Eagle” — A slideshow of work by wildlife photographer Mike Martin, 6 p.m., Fayetteville Public Library. Free. faylib.org.

Artist’s Reception — For Octavio Logo, 6-8 p.m., Arts Center of the Ozarks in Springdale. Art on show through June 29. 751-5441.

May 25

Member Preview — “The Beyond: Georgia O’Keeffe & Contemporary Art,” 10 a.m.-9 p.m., Crystal Bridges Museum. Free to members. 657-2335.

May 26

RAM Saturday — Tissue transfer art, noon-4 p.m. every Saturday with changing projects, Fort Smith Regional Art Museum. Free. 784-2787.

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All Month

“Adornment: Beauty in Excess” — Featuring work fusing intimate objects, delicate materials and obsessive processes to explore the uncertainty of our physical condition and the vulnerability of the human body created by artists Petah Coyne, April Dauscha, Carson Fox, Roberto Mannino, Matt Neff, Piper Shepard and Kayte Terry, through May 25, Joy Pratt Markham Gallery at the Walton Arts Center in Fayetteville. Hours are noon-2 p.m. weekdays and one hour prior to most performances. 443-5600.

White Lotus Art — Including “Pink Azaleas,” a photograph by F. Lee Green, Tuesday through Saturday through May 31, White Lotus at 4750 E. Mission Blvd. in Fayetteville. Other artists include Kevin Kannett, Linda Kearbey, Jacque Morris, Charlotte Ray, Marlene Samuel, Karl Killian, Red Star, Matt Courtney, Ed Laningham and M.A. Long. Free. 582-4806.

“Motorcycle Memories” — Featuring vintage motorcycles and photographs exploring the “art of the motorcycle” in Fort Smith and the region from the 1940s through present day, through June 2, Fort Smith Museum of History. $5-$7. 783-7841.

“Will Barnet: Forms and Figures” — Re-developed ideas of Barnet’s 1960s works from abstraction to figuration that he never finished, through June 3, Fort Smith Regional Art Museum. Organized by Alexandre Gallery, New York. Free. 784-2787.

“Mindscapes and Monuments: Revelation and the Gospel” — Large-scale works in oil, acrylic and pastel by Texas artist Richard R. Davison Jr., professor in the College of Architecture at Texas A&M University, through June 10, Story Gallery at Grace Point, 1201 N.E. McCollum Drive, Bentonville. ArtStoryNWA.net.

“Nashville Nights” — New works by Eddie Love 5, through June 30, Crabby’s Seafood in Rogers. Email demara.titzer@gmail.com.

“Microcosms” — Works by Leslie Perryman, through June 30, Bolder Coffee in Rogers. Email demara.titzer@gmail.com.

— Becca Martin-Brown

bmartin@nwadg.com