Galleries
Better World Starts With Art
Artists collaborate to bring sustainability message to Terra Studios BECCA MARTIN-BROWN bmartin@nwadg.com “Often, when we think about the problems facing the world, they seem insurmountable,” muses Val Gonzalez, executive director
Cozy Craftsmanship
Quilts piece together stories of African-American life JOCELYN MURPHY jmurphy@nwadg.com It was thrilling for Scott Heffley as he walked through the exhibition space at the Fort Smith Regional Art Museum
Making History Once Again
Newly renovated Siloam Springs Museum opens March 30 Janelle Jessen Special to The Free Weekly After months of renovations, the Siloam Springs Museum is ready to reopen its doors to
Three Minutes, Three Questions: Architect Joe Weishaar
BECCA MARTIN-BROWN bmartin@nwadg.com Born and raised in Fayetteville, Joe Weishaar remembers standing on the Champs Elysees in Paris as a University of Arkansas student and thinking, “What in the world
When Bigger Is Better
Large-scale prints on display JOCELYN MURPHY jmurphy@nwadg.com “Printmaking is pretty straightforward and simple,” Maryanne Ellison Simmons explains. “You ink something up, you lay something on top of it, and you
Collaborations And Conversations
Artists build connections through communication JOCELYN MURPHY jmurphy@nwadg.com Fenix Gallery in Fayetteville hosts an opening reception on March 7 for its newest exhibition, “Collaborations and Conversations,” which marks the one-year
‘A Bend In The Road’
Artist Carol Hart returns to her first love BECCA MARTIN-BROWN bmartin@nwadg.com For nearly 40 years, Carol Hart was known for her work in the disabilities community. Fresh out of college
Resurrecting History
State park restoring Prairie Grove Battle diorama By Lynn Kutter Special to The Free Weekly Bart Taylor, park interpreter for Prairie Grove Battlefield State Park, was a boy when he
The Power Within
Art responds to history’s favorite superheroes JOCELYN MURPHY jmurphy@nwadg.com He’s “faster than a speeding bullet, more powerful than a locomotive, able to leap tall buildings in a single bound.” She is
As Much Art As Music
Ed Stilley instruments go on show at Shiloh BECCA MARTIN-BROWN bmartin@nwadg.com Ed Stilley’s home was always in Hogscald Holler, just up the road in Carroll County from the Shiloh Museum
