5First Thursday - Featuring art, live music, food and children’s activities, 5 p.m. July 5, downtown Fayetteville square. firstthursdayfayetteville.com.
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First Friday - Part of the American Art and Music Festival, July 6-7, downtown Bentonville.
downtownbentonville.org.
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Road Of Awe - Exhibit featuring images, ceramic pieces, masks, cards, shrines and large canvas prints, on display through July 7 at Studio 124 in Midtown Center in Bentonville. 263-6338.
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Adult Workshop - “The Tree as an Art Form,” includes introductory talk by horticulturalist Cody George, 1-5 p.m. July 8, begins at Durand Studio near Walker Landing, Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art. crystalbridges.org.
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Spotlight Talk - Design into Art with Ralston Crawford and Rockwell Kent, featuring director of curatorial David Houston and graphic designer Anna Vernon as speakers, 1-1:45 p.m.
July 9, located in front of the Ralston Crawford painting in the Early 20th-Century Art Gallery, Crystal Bridges Museum inBentonville. crystalbridges.org.
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Drawing in the Galleries - “Embracing Lowell’s Ocean: An Industrial Sculpture on Natural Lands,” 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. and 5:30-7 p.m. July 11, class in the center of the early 20th-Century Art Gallery, Crystal Bridges Museum in Bentonville. crystalbridges.org.
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Second Saturday Gallery Stroll - Featuring art at several Eureka Springs galleries, 6-9 p.m.
July 14. artofeureka.com.
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Conserving George Washington and Other Famous Faces - Lecture featuring discussion by conservators Lance Mayer and Gay Myers onpreserving portraits from the 18th Century to
20th Century, 2-4 p.m. July 15, book signing and sale will follow lecture, Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art in Bentonville.
crystalbridges.org.
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Preschool Playdate - Featuring drop-in gallery activities for children ages 2-5 and a caregiver, 11:30 a.m. to :30 p.m. July 16, Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art in Bentonville. crystalbridges.org.
Spotlight Talk - “The Original Bridge for CrystalBridges,” featuring on Tulip Tree by
grounds manager Clay Bakker and director of trails and grounds Scott Eccleston, noon to 1 p.m. July 16. Talk located at Tulip Tree Shelter, Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art in Bentonville. crystalbridges.org.
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Artists by Destination - Wednesday night Workshop with two sessions to explore the urbanAmerican hotspots that drew artists from
other parts of the country and Europe, July 18 through Aug. 22, Crystal Bridges Museum in Bentonville. Pre-register online at crystalbridges.org.
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Third Friday Twilight Walk - Featuring local artists and musicians, 5-9 p.m. July 20 in downtown Rogers.
mainstreetrogers.com.
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Portraits in Gray: A Civil War Photography Exhibition Featuring the Collection of David Wynn Vaughan - A traveling exhibition by the Southern Museum in Kennesaw, Ga., of a rare collection of images that give insight into the human face of the American Civil War.
On display through July 21 at Rogers Historical Museum. 621-1154.
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Artist Benefit - An evening of live music, raffle prizes and art to benefit local artist Eugene Sargent, 5:30 p.m. July 22 at Greenhouse Grille. Live auction begins at 7:30 p.m.
27Abstract Art Exhibit - A traveling exhibition on display through July 27 at University of Arkansas in Fort Smith, 788-7300.
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Memorial Art Show - For Tim West, on display through June 28 at Teatro Scarpino in Fayetteville.
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Adult Summer Art Classes - Spring into Clay, Vases from July 5 to Aug. 2; Collage Art from July 9-30; Basic Watercolor from July 12 to Aug. 2; Creative Envelope Making on July 10 and 12;
Basic Acrylic Painting on July 27, Aug. 3 and Aug. 10; Watercolor Like Stained Glass from July 31 to Aug. 2; Community Creative Center in Fayetteville. 443-5600 or nwaccc.org to register.
Heartwood Gallery - Featuring paintings by Cedar Carrier and other art by local artists, 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Wednesday-Sunday, 428 S. Government Ave.
in Fayetteville. 444-0888.
Mustardseed Menagerie- Featuring photography by Ellyn Proctor and
along with other art such as baskets, jewelry, handbags, paintings, stained glass and pottery, 103 W. Walnut in Rogers. 899-6460.
Gallery Tour: Greatest Hits - Tour through the permanent collection of some of the bestknown names in American art, begins in main lobby, 2:30-3:30 p.m. Mondays, Thursdays, Saturdays and Sundays, Crystal Bridges Museum. crystalbridges.org.
Gallery Tour: Strong Women - Tour shows the history of women in the art world, both artists and subjects, and focuses on pieces that may be lesser known along with popular, well-known works, begins in main lobby, 2:30-3:30 p.m. Wednesdays and Fridays, Crystal Bridges Museum. crystalbridges.org.
“Ask Me” Tours: Nature and the Grand American Vision - Gallery guides will be stationed within the Temporary ExhibitionGalleries to answer questions and guide people into looking deeper, 2:30-3:30 p.m.
Saturdays and Sundays, Crystal Bridges Museum. crystalbridges.org.
The Hudson River School: Nature and the American Vision - Exhibit featuring 45 Hudson River School paintings from the collection of the New York Historical Society, through Sept. 3. $5 for nonmembers and free for museum members and guests under 18.
Reserve tickets at crystalbridges.org.
American Encounters: Thomas Cole and the Narrative Landscape - An exhibit of six paintings by Thomas Cole, Asher B. Durand, and Pierre-Antoine Patel the Younger, through Aug.
13, Crystal Bridges Museum in Bentonville.
crystalbridges.org.
Laura Wattles - Exhibit of the artist’s drawings and paintings, on display through Aug.
2 on the first floor of the Fullerton building at the University of Arkansas in Fort Smith.
788-7542.
“Benton County Crime Stories” - Exhibition on the history of law and order in Benton County from the 1830s to 1990s at the Rogers Historical Museum. On display through 2013.
621-1154.
Wishing Spring Gallery - Featuring works by members of the Village Art Club, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Saturday in Bella Vista. 273-1798.
Gallery Talk - Artist Susan Rothenberg, 1-1:45 p.m.
July 12, executive director Don Bacigalupi will discuss the artist’s paintings. Talk located in 20th-Century Art Gallery, Crystal Bridges Museum in Bentonville.
crystalbridges.org.
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