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Layers of meaning: Art and poetry speak to resilience of women
A new art installation in Bentonville’s Train Station Park offers layers of meaning along with its layers of magenta ruffles. “Guide These, My Hands” honors the compassion and resilience of
‘Hangry’ no longer: Cycling, eating come together for Instagram foodie
LARA JO HIGHTOWER lhighgtower@nwadg.com When Joseph Nguyen first started his Instagram account — dubbed “Hangry Pedaler NWA” as a shout-out to his twin loves, biking and eating — he didn’t
Darkness And Light: Photographer Diana Michelle looks back on her art
BECCA MARTIN-BROWN bmartin@nwadg.com In 2014, artist Diana Michelle got her first significant attention in Northwest Arkansas — but it was as a filmmaker and biographer, not a photographer. It does
A voice for each child: CASA seeks to recruit 40 volunteers in March
BECCA MARTIN-BROWN bmartin@nwadg.com Listening to volunteers talk about their work as Court Appointed Special Advocates for children in Northwest Arkansas, two things are readily apparent. Volunteering doesn’t take an overwhelming
Spectre Of War: Rockhill Studios film breaks barriers and hearts
BECCA MARTIN-BROWN bmartin@nwadg.com World War II is over, and Charlie Evans, a paratrooper who jumped into Normandy on D-Day, is coming home to Arkansas. It’s a sweet moment full of
Classical Composition: APO introduces African-American composer’s 1947 sonata
It was 1989, and Helen Walker-Hill, a member of the piano faculty at the University of Colorado in Boulder, was working on a book titled “From Spirituals to Symphonies: African-American
‘Twisted, Beaded, Braided’: Fiber arts go beyond traditional domestic function
BECCA MARTIN-BROWN bmartin@nwadg.com “I think fiber artists are often overlooked in the art world,” says John Rankine, a photographer and multi-media artist himself. He’s also one of the owners of
Live On Stage!
‘Buyer & Cellar’ opens Feb. 5 at APT BECCA MARTIN-BROWN bmartin@nwadg.com It didn’t really dawn on Jacob Andrews until last week. “I knew there hadn’t been any live shows around
Sheltered: Pandemic inspires artists to consider isolation, refuge
BECCA MARTIN-BROWN bmartin@nwadg.com “SHELTER,” an exhibit by artist Byron Keith Byrd, and “domicile” by Stefani Byrd, his niece, hold a unique place in the history of Fenix Fayetteville. Together with
Governor’s Arts Awards
Northwest Arkansans honored in three categories BECCA MARTIN-BROWN bmartin@nwadg.com The 2021 Governor’s Arts Award is not the first one for lifetime achievement Trout Fishing in America has received. And Northwest
