The Art OverView

March: A month of exemplary art events

March 1

"One District One Book" -- Wrap-up celebration for the citywide reading program. Sponsored by Rockline Industries from 1 to 4 p.m. at Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art in Bentonville. Free. crystalbridges.org.

March 3

Studio Art Class for Adults -- Masterpiece Readers' Book Club, Center for Art and Education at 104 N. 13th St. in Van Buren. 474-7767. art-ed.org.

Mini Doodlers -- Children learn about color, texture and more while experimenting with new and innovative materials weekly except March 24 at Arts Center of the Ozarks in Springdale. $35-$45. acozarks.org.

March 4

"Art and Emotion" -- Guests will explore the potential of color inspired by works in the temporary exhibition "Van Gogh to Rothko,"1-2:15 p.m. at Crystal Bridges Museum. Ages 3-5. $24-$30. crystalbridges.org.

"Architecture Speaker Series" -- With Deborah Berke, founder of New York-based architecture and design firm, 7-9 p.m. at Crystal Bridges Museum. $10 for nonmembers. crystalbridges.org.

Homeschool Art Classes -- Students will learn the fundamental elements of art, including line, shape, color and pattern Wednesdays except March 24 at 10:30 a.m. to noon at Arts Center of the Ozarks. $45-$60. acozarks.org.

March 5

32nd Annual Senior High Art Competition -- Featuring student works from around Northwest Arkansas, opens 9 a.m.-5 p.m. at Arts Center of the Ozarks in Springdale. 751-5441 or acozarks.org.

Artmaking for Adults -- Learn the mediums of colored pencil, acrylic and printmaking 10 a.m.-noon Thursdays in March except March 26 at Arts Center of the Ozarks. $55-$60. acozarks.org.

Art Reception -- Featuring artist Anne Reichardt from 5 to 7 p.m. at the Fort Smith Regional Art Museum. $5 for nonmembers. fsram.org.

March 6

"Why Make Art?" -- Discover new artists and works and think about why they (and we) make art from 2 to 3:30 p.m. at Crystal Bridges Museum. $36-$45 for three Friday classes. crystalbridges.org.

March 7

"Saturday Session" -- Trace the development of art from Post-Impressionism through Abstract Expressionism from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Crystal Bridges Museum. $10. crystalbridges.org.

Artmaking for Kids -- Learn the mediums of colored pencil, acrylic and printmaking 10 a.m.-noon Saturdays in March except March 28 at Arts Center of the Ozarks. $55-$60. acozarks.org.

Art Workshop -- Clay bunny bowls. Ages 6 and older from 10 to 11:30 a.m. at Community Creative Center in Fayetteville. $25. communitycreativecenter.org.

March 8

"Massive Pollock Painting" -- Large group painting project using splatter action techniques of Jackson Pollock from 1 to 5 p.m. at Crystal Bridges Museum. Free with registration. crystalbridges.org.

March 9

"Art Talk" -- Paintings, sculpture, prints, and photographs from the 19th century reflect the changing perspectives and attitudes regarding Native Americans from 1 to 2 p.m. at Crystal Bridges Museum. Free. crystalbridges.org.

March 11

"Art Book Club" -- Join reference librarian Jim Everett for a look at "Painting in Proust" through references in his novel "In Search of Lost Time" from 1:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. at Crystal Bridges Museum. Free with registration. crystalbridges.org.

"Figure Drawing" -- Drawing a clothed model form 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at Crystal Bridges Museum. $10 for non-members. All materials included. crystalbridges.org.

Studio Sampler -- Learn traditional acrylic painting techniques with Christina Mariotti from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at Community Creative Center. $35. communitycreativecenter.org.

March 12

"Preschool Playdate" -- Featuring live performance, art projects and creative play. For ages 2 to 5 p.m. with an adult from 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Crystal Bridges Museum. Free. crystalbridges.org.

March 13

Flashback Friday Studio" -- This Teen Experience Night (TEN) will take teens back to creative grade-school days from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at Crystal Bridges Museum. Free. crystalbridges.org.

March 14

"Language of Art" -- Explore the art and nature of Crystal Bridges across languages from 1 to 4 p.m. at Crystal Bridges Museum. Free. crystalbridges.org.

Artists' Reception -- For the 32nd annual Senior High Art Competition, 1-3 p.m., Arts Center of the Ozarks in Springdale. 751-5441.

March 15

"Tapestry Weaving" -- Eureka Springs sculptural weaver Eleanor Lux will introduce hand tapestry weaving inspired by the weaving of Anni Albers from 1 to 5 p.m. at Crystal Bridges Museum. $44-$55 with registration. crystalbridges.org.

"Spotlight Lecture" -- Author Patricia Albers will present a lecture that reconstructs painter Joan Mitchell's large and impassioned life from 4 to 5:30 p.m. at Crystal Bridges Museum. Free with registration. crystalbridges.org.

March 16

"Art Talk" -- Take a musical walking tour through the "Van Gogh to Rothko" exhibition to explore jazz music as expressed in the works with educator Sara Segerlin from 1 to 2 p.m. at Crystal Bridges Museum. Free. crystalbridges.org.

March 18

"WOW" -- Explore the incredible connections between Van Gogh and Rothko and their influence on the cuisine of Eleven from 5 to 6 p.m. at Crystal Bridges Museum. $24-$30 with registration. 21 and older. crystalbridges.org.

March 20

"Member Meet and Greet and Keynote Lecture" -- With Susan Rothenberg and Michael Auping from 6 to 6:30 p.m. at Crystal Bridges Museum before their keynote lecture at 7 p.m. Free with registration. crystalbridges.org.

March 21

"Artist Demonstration" -- View soap maker Jane Wheeler as she demonstrates the cold process technique to create soap from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. at Crystal Bridges Museum. crystalbridges.org.

March 23

Spring Break Camp -- Campers bring the outdoors inside with shadow and sunshine art projects. All day through March 27 at Community Creative Center in Fayetteville. $175. communitycreativecenter.org.

March 24

"A Boy's Toys" -- Final day of temporary exhibit showing toys from the 1930s and 1940s from the Orville Hall collection at Shiloh Museum of Ozark History in Springdale. Free. shilohmuseum.org.

March 25

"Action! Film in Arkansas" -- Learn about the art of filmmaking in an interactive live show directed by actress Joey Lauren Adams from 7 to 9 p.m. at Crystal Bridges Museum. Free with registration. crystalbridges.org.

March 27

"Self Portrait with..." -- Create a self-portrait with still life using objects symbolic of individual personality from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at Crystal Bridges Museum. $36-$45. crystalbridges.org.

Live Arts: "Death of Narrative" -- Experience a series of sonic and visual works that defy our expectations through the genius of modern composer Alvin Lucier and avant-garde filmmaker Stan Brakhage. With UA professor Er-Gene Kahng and musician Ryan Cocherham from 7 ot 8 p.m. at Crystal Bridges. Free with registration. crystalbridges.org.

March 28

"Drop-in Art Making" -- Design a mosaic drawing using tracing paper and markers from 1 to 4 p.m. at Crystal Bridges Museum. Free. crystalbridges.org.

March 29

Drop-in Drawing" -- Discover drawing systems used by select artists represented in "Van Gogh to Rothko," and create your own system from 1 to 4 p.m. at Crystal Bridges Museum. Free. crystalbridges.org.

All Month

"Apron Strings: Ties to the Past" -- Featuring 51 vintage and contemporary aprons, through March 22 at Fort Smith Regional Art Museum. fsram.org.

"Art in a Day's Work" -- Images of labor from 1935-1943. Through April 5. crystalbridges.org.

"Van Gogh to Rothko" -- Crystal Bridges Museum. $10. crystalbridges.org.

"Victorian Wedding" -- Discover the wedding customs of the past, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Saturday, 1-5 p.m. Sunday through April 25 at the Rogers Historical Museum, 322 S. Second St. in Rogers. 621-1154.

Mark McGee -- Featured artist for the month of March at Heartwood Gallery, 428 S. Government Ave. in Fayetteville. 444-0888.

"The Soil" -- Featuring a collection of plant-themed works from two University of Arkansas Fort Smith faculty members at the Blue Lion in Fort Smith. 788-7300.

"Niloak Pottery: An Arkansas Collection" -- Collection of Niloak pottery on view through March 28 in the Boyd Gallery at the Fort Smith Museum of History. 783-7841.

"Our Fragile Home" -- This nationally touring exhibition takes inspiration from eight words used by six astronauts to describe the planet Earth as it appears from outer space at the Walton Arts Center in Fayetteville. waltonartscenter.org.

"Out of the Darkroom" -- Photo exhibit featuring images from the museum collection chosen by Don House, throughout 2015 at Shiloh Museum of Ozark History in Springdale. 750-8165 or shilohmuseum.org.

"See You at the Finish Line: Duke Riley" and "Blue: Mood, Matter and Melancholy" -- 21c Museum Hotel at 207 NE "A" St. in Bentonville. 286-6500.

If you wish to submit an art event for April's Art OverView calendar, which will appear March 27, email it to Allison Carter at [email protected] no later than March 20. Any submitted art images need to be high-resolution, please.

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