The Art OverView

March: A Month Of Visual Art Events

Friday, February 22, 2013

— 1 into Lecture the The Queen the Surveyor - unique ’ Gain s Pictures chal insights of - lenges involved in curating the Royal Collection of Great Britain, which contains millions of artifacts from the personal collections of British royalty over the past 500 years, introduced by Crystal Bridges Public Programs Coordinator Sara Segerlin and featuring guest speakers Desmond Shawe-Taylor, curator of the Royal Collection, and longtime editor of “The Art Newspaper” Anna Somers Cocks. 6:30-7:30 p.m. March 1 in the Great Hall at Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art. crystalbridges.org.

Orchid Show Reception - See the judged displays, buy orchids and enjoy light refreshments, 6:30 p.m. March 1 at Botanical Garden of the Ozarks. $10. 750-2620.

Art Night Out - Featuring instruction in floral impressionism by Karen Ahuja as students create their own works of art, 7 p.m. March 1 at the Center for Art and Education in Van Buren. $60. Snacks and supplies provided. 474-7767 or art-ed.org.

2 of will Sale Orchid admission be - offered Mini Show classes each as and part day, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. March 2 and 9 a.m.-4 p.m.

March 3 at Botanical Garden of the Ozarks.

$5 each day. 750-2620.

Artists’ Reception - For the 2012 UpStream Art Project, featuring photographs of the art on display and artists available to answer questions and discuss their work, 4-6 p.m. March 2 at Ozark Natural Foods. Deadline for artists to submit applications for 2013 UpStream Art Project is March 19. 444-1755.

5 O - Lecture ’Neil Visiting Lecture at and 6: Artist by 30 Workshop Dennis p.m.

March 5 in Room 213 of the Fine Arts Center and workshop 1:20-4:30 p.m. March 6 in the printmaking studio. University of Arkansas. 575-7987.

6 als session - Drop Informal provided -In with Drawing drawing , materi 6-9 p.m - .

March 6. Also 1-4 p.m.

March 24. Crystal Bridges Museum. Check Guest Services for specific location. crystalbridges.org.

Color, Color Everywhere Preschool Art Class - For children ages 3-5 with a caregiver, 1-2:15 p.m. March 6, 13 and 20, Crystal Bridges Museum. crystalbridges.

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8 master University - Student Art exhibit of fi of Exhibit ne Arkansas by arts student Dilenia Garcia, on display through March 8 in the Anne Kittrell Gallery in the University of Arkansas Union. 575-5255.

Opening Reception - For “Art X Two: Impressions of Life from Two Sisters,” 5-7 p.m. March 8 at the Center for Art and Education in Van Buren. Exhibit features a blend of styles by two sisters, Carol Pace and Kay Aclin. Exhibit on display through March 29. 474-7767 or art-ed.org.

Drawing Explorations 11 Portraits ing Workshop the Persona , Inspired - “Captur in ” by - Norman Rockwell, instructed by Deborah Terry, local artist and NWACC drawing and painting professor, 1-2:30 p.m. March 11, 18 and 25 at Crystal Bridges Museum.

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at the Fine Arts Center and workshop March 11 and 13. University of Arkansas in Fayetteville. 575-7987.

Student Works Show - Art by John9 “American Chronicles: The Art of Norman Rockwell” - Traveling exhibition featuring 50 original paintings and 323 Saturday Evening Post covers. On display March 9 through May 27 at Crystal Bridges Museum. $12 per person for adults, sponsored admission for ages 18 and younger, and free for museum members.

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“Rockwell Reflections” - Lecture by Laurie Moffatt, the leading expert on Norman Rockwell and the director of the Norman Rockwell Museum. 3-4 p.m.

March 9 in the Great Hall at Crystal Bridges Museum in Bentonville.

crystalbridges.org.

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photography, cinema, Adult Workshop graphic design, fine - “Printmaking: art, digital art, illustration and printmak- Illustrating Actions of Hope,” instructed ing. On display through March at Art by Eve Smith, local printmaker/artist and Gallery at John Brown University at 2000 visual arts director of the Arts Center of West University in Siloam Springs. 238- the Ozarks, 1-5 p.m. March 17 at Crystal 8561 or jbu.edu/art. Bridges Museum. crystalbridges.org.

15 artist - Studio Collage Instructed and Social - museum Making by local 28 the icles on Art American exhibition ,” Talk admission - “ Chron Views “Ameri for - - educator Lori Lincks, can Chronicles: The 7-8 p.m. March 15 at Art of Norman Rock-Crystal Bridges Museum. crystalbridges. well” will be free for this talk presented org. by curator of American art Kevin Murphy, 1-1:45 p.m. March 28. crystalbridges.org.

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workforce during the Stewart Presented ing 1940 tough s and and job their by University director tasks challenges during of of education Arkansas World in perform War Niki assis - II. - 29 Ramos Recent Present Bridging - Works and Exhibit the Future by Past Sandra : , tant professor of political science Angie featuring prints, video Maxwell, 3:30-4:15 p.m. March 16 at Crystal and objects created Bridges Museum. crystalbridges.org. by Cuban artist Sandra Ramos. On display March 29-July 7 at Fort Smith Regional Art “The Secrets of Mona Lisa” - A unique Museum. Opening reception 5-7 p.m. March exploration of the world’s most famous 28 for RAM members. 784-2787 or fsram.org.

All MonthHeartwood Gallery - Featuring

woodwork by Harrison Creek Creations designed by Jack and Sallie Divine and other art by local artists, 11 a.m.-6 p.m.

Wednesday-Sunday, 428 S. Government Ave. in Fayetteville. 444-0888.

“Art Under Pressure: Early 20th Century Art Prints” - Featuring selected works from an important collection of 468 American prints, produced mostly between 1925 and 1945. On display through April 22 at Crystal Bridges Museum in Bentonville.

crystalbridges.org.

“Single Pens, Saddlebags and Dogtrots” - A photo exhibit featuring images of area log homes and businesses, through May 11 at Shiloh Museum of Ozark History.

750-8165.

“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.

23 Spring Cleaning - Theme tours of the 1895 Hawkins House.

From March 23 to May 4, discover the drudgery of housework at the turn of the 20th century during these tours that illustrate a homemaker at work and a household in disarray during the annual ordeal of spring housecleaning. Rogers Historical Museum. 621-1154.

Smith sas - of University Featur Arkan in Exhibit Fort - - 31 ing three paintings by artists John Newman, Mark Lewis and Stephanie Pierce. On display through March 31 and located at the Mary Tinnin Jaye Gallery in the Fullerton Administration Building at the University of Arkansas in Fort Smith.

788-7542.

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