Galleries
FSRAM Reopens
Having closed Jan. 4 due to covid-19 concerns, the Fort Smith Regional Art Museum has reopened, effective Jan. 15. Jan. 15 was also opening day for the RAM Annual Invitational,
2020 In Review: The Funders
Financing the arts more important than ever this year JOCELYN MURPHY jmurphy@nwadg.com As much as we here at What’s Up! prefer to stay focused on the arts and the creative
One Moment At A Time: New venue on cutting edge of contemporary art
JOCELYN MURPHY jmurphy@nwadg.com Since the 2016 announcement that the former Kraft Foods cheese plant in Bentonville would be converted to a multidisciplinary arts venue, the region has eagerly awaited its
2020 In Review: The Funders
Financing the arts more important than ever this year JOCELYN MURPHY jmurphy@nwadg.com As much as we here at What’s Up! prefer to stay focused on the arts and the creative
Handmade In Eureka Springs
Pop-up gallery offers local art for the holidays BECCA MARTIN-BROWN bmartin@nwadg.com The biggest reason there’s a EurekaMade pop-up market at 67 Spring St. sounds like a lyric from a Broadway
Four Minutes, Four Questions Gabriella Sanchez
JOCELYN MURPHY jmurphy@nwadg.com Picture a flagpole in your mind. What does that tall metal pillar mean to you? A flagpole can serve as a spot for meeting or gathering; it
Layered Perspectives
Artists respond to ‘Until’ with new works JOCELYN MURPHY jmurphy@nwadg.com From its inception, “Nick Cave: Until” was always intended to be a space of response, begins Pia Agrawal. Agrawal is
Community Connections
MONAH, Crystal Bridges collaborate to tell a new story JOCELYN MURPHY jmurphy@nwadg.com The coronavirus shutdown of all our arts institutions may have delayed the debut of a new, important collaboration,
Freeze Frame
Statues step out in Shiloh Sandwiched In BECCA MARTIN-BROWN bmartin@nwadg.com “We often think about statues being monuments to important historical figures or events,” Marie Demeroukas begins. “But statues can be
‘Gems’ Sparkle in Florida
Crystal Bridges joins forces for ‘Cross Pollination’ exhibit JOCELYN MURPHY jmurphy@nwadg.com Martin Johnson Heade’s 19th-century series of hummingbird and habitat paintings, “The Gems of Brazil,” is a visitor favorite in
