April 1

Drop-In Artmaking — 1-4 p.m., Crystal Bridges Museum in Bentonville. Free. 657-2335.

Architecture Tour — Learn about the unique architectural features of Moshe Safdie’s design and gain insights into some of the special challenges the museum’s site posed to engineers, 4 p.m. and on various days all month, Crystal Bridges Museum in Bentonville. Free. 657-2335.

April 2

“Soul of a Nation” Exhibition Tour — 1 p.m. and on various days all month, Crystal Bridges Museum in Bentonville. Free. 657-2335.

April 5

Artists’ Reception — For the encaustic artists of “Wax On, Wax Off,” including Mary Smith, Alan Smith, Dawn Ward, Drew Gentle, Cindy Arsaga and special guest Carmela Aliffi from Savannah, 5-8 p.m., Brews in Eureka Springs. Exhibit open through May 8. Email johnrankine69@gmail.com.

Artists’ Reception — For Emma Steinkraus, Jocelyn Knight, Cheryl Kellar, Nathan Duncan, Karolyn Farrell, Jay McDonald and Carol Hart, 5-8 p.m., Art Ventures on the Fayetteville square. “Journeys and Imprints” will remain on show through April. 871-2722.

Opening Reception — For “Intersections,” 5-9 p.m., Fenix Fayetteville, 16 W. Center St. in Fayetteville. Email fenixfayettevilleart@gmail.com.

Member Mingle — Patrisse Khan Cullors, co-founder of #BlackLivesMatter, 6 p.m., Crystal Bridges Museum in Bentonville. Free. 657-2335.

Performance Lab — “Malcolm Revisited” with Patrisse Khan Cullors, 7 p.m., Crystal Bridges Museum in Bentonville. Free. 657-2335.

April 6

Distinguished Speaker Series — Patrisse Khan Cullors, co-founder of #BlackLivesMatter, 7 p.m., Crystal Bridges Museum in Bentonville. $15. 657-2335.

“Exhibit 20X20: Posters for Peace” — Featuring 20 posters from prominent Iranian artists and 20 posters by international graphic designers, ends April 6, Windgate Art & Design at the University of Arkansas at Fort Smith. Free. Email Ting.Wang-Hedges@uafs.edu.

April 7

Saturday Session — Patrisse Khan Cullors, co-founder of #BlackLivesMatter, 9 a.m., Crystal Bridges Museum in Bentonville. $10. 657-2335.

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

Drop-In Artmaking — 1-4 p.m., Crystal Bridges Museum in Bentonville. Free. 657-2335.

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

“I Want It All” — The works of Emily Smith, a Northwest Arkansas artist who specializes in one of a kind, multi-dimensional, upcycled art, ends April 7, 211 Cafe, 106 S.W. Second St. in Bentonville. 544-7478.

April 8

Drop-In Artmaking — 1-4 p.m., Crystal Bridges Museum in Bentonville. Free. 657-2335.

April 9

Creative Connections — For individuals in the early stages of Alzheimer’s or dementia and their care partners, 1:30-3:30 p.m., Crystal Bridges Museum in Bentonville. Free. 657-2335.

April 11

Library Book Club — “The Fire Next Time” by James Baldwin, 1:30-3:30 p.m., Crystal Bridges Museum in Bentonville. Free. 657-2335.

Studio Studies Series — Printmaking with artist Sean P. Morrissey, 6-8:30 p.m., Crystal Bridges Museum in Bentonville. $100. 657-2335.

Figure Drawing — From the nude model, 6:30-8:30 p.m. second and fourth Wednesdays of each month, Crystal Bridges Museum. $10. Ages 14 & older. Register at 657-2335.

April 12-15

Inverse Performance Art Festival — Artists from around the world will present new work that will offer different ways to consider time, space, and body, Thursday in Rogers, Friday in Bentonville, Saturday in Fayetteville and Sunday in Springdale. The venues will range anywhere from inside homes, to galleries, storefronts, alleyways and even out in the streets. There will also be many opportunities for the public to engage and connect. Free. Email Cynthia Post Hunt at cynthia.inverseperformanceart@gmail.com.

April 13

Spotlight Talk — With Thelma Golden, director and chief curator of The Studio Museum, 7 p.m., Crystal Bridges Museum in Bentonville. Free. 657-2335.

All Modern Quilts Show — Hosted by the NWA Modern Quilt Guild, 9 a.m.-6 p.m. April 13 & 9 a.m.-4 p.m. April 14, Southside Church of Christ in Rogers. $5. Email elizabethkray@gmail.com.

April 14

Member Morning Mingle — Slow & Savory Tea in celebration of Slow Art Day, 10-11:30 a.m., Crystal Bridges Museum in Bentonville. Free to members. 657-2335.

April 18

Art at the Bank — With works by Jaquita Ball, Shabana Kauser, Edward Robison III and the Boston Mountain Potters Association, curated by Zeek Taylor, April 18-July 16, First National Bank of Northwest Arkansas in Bentonville. Reception 6-8 p.m. May 3. 253-6994.

Wednesday Over Water — The virtues of honey, 6-7:30 p.m., Crystal Bridges Museum in Bentonville. $50. 657-2335.

April 19

Art Feeds Community Mural — Designed by the students of Northside Elementary, 9:15 a.m. art parade, 9:30 a.m. mural reveal, Arvest Bank, 108 E. University St. in Siloam Springs. Free. artfeeds.org/murals.

Discover the Grounds — Honey tasting workshop with Carla Marina Marchese of Red Bee Farms, 6-8 p.m., Crystal Bridges Museum in Bentonville. $55. 657-2335.

April 21

ArtShare — Fun for youngsters 5 and older with autism and their families, 9-11 a.m., Crystal Bridges Museum in Bentonville. Free. 657-2415.

Mixed Media Art Journals — With Dawn Ward, professor of art at Arkansas Tech University, 10 a.m.-3 p.m., Center for Art & Education in Van Buren. $50. Register at 474-7767.

April 22

El Dia de los Ninos — Music, dance and art projects celebrating the cultures in our community, noon-5 p.m., Crystal Bridges Museum in Bentonville. Free. 657-2335.

Fort Smith Legend John Bell — A retrospective of works by the acclaimed American painter and sculptor whose career spanned nearly 50 years, ends April 22, Fort Smith Regional Art Museum. Free. 784-2787.

Opening Reception — For “The Essence of Place,” 5-7 p.m., Fort Smith Regional Art Museum. $10. 784-2787.

April 27

“The Essence of Place” — David Halpern photographs from the Gilcrease Collection, April 27-July 29, Fort Smith Regional Art Museum. Free. 784-2787.

Call for Works — For the RAM Annual Invitational, submissions due April 27, Fort Smith Regional Art Museum. 784-2787.

Art By the Glass — Using a limited palette of black and white, each guest will create their own work of art using a variety of methods, such as drawing, painting, and printmaking, 6:30-8:30 p.m., Crystal Bridges Museum in Bentonville. $55. 657-2335.

April 28

Drop-In Artmaking — 1-4 p.m., Crystal Bridges Museum in Bentonville. Free. 657-2335.

All Month

“Magnolia After the Rain” — A photograph by F. Lee Green, on show all month at White Lotus in Fayetteville along with works by Kevin Kannett, Linda Kearbey, Jacque Morris, Charlotte Ray, Marlene Samuel, F. Lee Green, Karl Killian, Red Star, Lyons Designs, Ruthie Graen, Matt Courtney, Ed Laningham and M A Long. Free. 582-4806.

“And Then I Saw” — Pastels by Charles Peer, through May 3, Windgate Visual Arts West Gallery at John Brown University in Siloam Springs. Free. Email jabbott@jbu.edu.

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

“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.

“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.