June 1
"Chihuly: In the Gallery and In the Forest" -- Member preview, Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art in Bentonville. Free, but timed tickets are required. Register by calling 418-5728 or at crystalbridges.org.
Opening Reception -- For "Lasting Impressions" by K. Nelson Harper, 5-7 p.m., Fort Smith Regional Art Museum. Reception is free for RAM members and $5 for nonmembers. Exhibit through Sept. 3. 784-2787 or fsram.org.
Opening Reception -- For "Between Egypt and Murano: Contemporary Glassworks," art by Kyle Boswell, Cheri Bohn, James Hayes, Beth Erbe, Elizabeth James & the Tulsa Glassblowing School, 5-9 p.m., Fayetteville Underground Gallery on the square. 871-2722.
Opening Reception -- For Brian Wolf and Wanbli Gamache, 6 to 9 p.m., Stage Eighteen, 18 E. Center St. in Fayetteville. Exhibit through June. Email [email protected].
Opening Reception -- For "The Blue Curtain," artwork by Kellie Lehr and Elise Raborg, 6-9 p.m., Arsaga's at the Depot in Fayetteville. 443-9900.
"Infusion" -- Artwork by Marie Haley of Rogers, through July 20, Bolder Coffee, 4200 W. Green Acres Road in Rogers. [email protected].
June 2
Opening Exhibition Lecture -- With Tina Oldknow, former curator of modern glass at Corning Museum of Glass, on the temporary exhibition "Chihuly: In the Gallery and In the Forest," 7 p.m., Crystal Bridges Museum in Bentonville. Free. Register by calling 418-5728 or at crystalbridges.org.
Date Night -- "Ghost Pottery," just like in the movie, 7-9 p.m., Community Creative Center in Fayetteville. $80. 571-2706.
June 3
Discover the Grounds -- Mason bees with University of Arkansas professor Neelendra Joshi, 10 a.m., Crystal Bridges Museum in Bentonville. Free. Register by calling 418-5728 or at crystalbridges.org.
Artist's Reception -- For Red Star, who creates jewelry, pottery, collage art and her signature beaded spiders, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., White Lotus in Fayetteville. 583-4806.
Chihuly Saturday Nights -- Andy Frasco & The U.N.'s + Matt the Eclectic Tuba, 6-10 p.m., Crystal Bridges Museum in Bentonville. $15. Register by calling 418-5728 or at crystalbridges.org.
June 5-9
Eureka Springs School of Art Workshops -- "Exploring Texture and Color with Acrylic and/or Oil," with Barbara Robinson, $325; "Traditional Yoruba Batik, Adire and Tie-dye with Indigo," with Gasali Adeyemo, $375; "Everything You Wanted to Know about Gourd Stitch," with Eleanor Lux, $325; Eureka Springs School of the Arts, 15751 U.S. 62, 253-5384 or essa-art.org.
June 6
"Her Stories" -- Including artwork by Eve Smith, Hilka Zimmerman and Marzelle Williams, through July 15, 211 Cafe, 106 S.W. Second St. in Bentonville. 544-7478 or cafe211.com.
June 9
Leather Cuff Bracelets With Braiding Detail -- Workshop with Alice McKee, Eureka Springs School of the Arts, 15751 U.S. Highway 62. $65. 253-5384 or essa-art.org.
June 10
Chihuly Saturday Nights -- Animals, 6-10 p.m., Crystal Bridges Museum in Bentonville. $15. Register by calling 418-5728 or at crystalbridges.org.
June 16
Yappy Hour -- An event including wine, appetizers, silent auction & a pet artist to benefit the Sebastian County Humane Society and the Fort Smith Regional Art Museum, 5-8 p.m., FSRAM. $75-$100. fsram.org.
June 17
Chihuly Saturday Nights -- Smokey & the Mirror with Ozark Highballers, 6-10 p.m., Crystal Bridges Museum in Bentonville. $15. Register by calling 418-5728 or at crystalbridges.org.
June 22
Artist's Reception -- For Carlos Luna, who combines aspects of Cuban, Mexican and American cultures to create a new language in his work illustrating universal themes such as passion, humor, conflict and sensuality, 5-7 p.m., Fort Smith Regional Art Museum. $5 for reception. Exhibition through Sept. 18. 784-2787 or fsram.org.
Spotlight Talk -- Architecture lecture with Annabelle Selldorf, founder of the New York firm Selldorf Architects, 7 p.m., Crystal Bridges Museum in Bentonville. Free. Register by calling 418-5728 or at crystalbridges.org.
June 23
Craft Squared -- Drawing with a variety of materials, such as squirt bottles, ink, charcoal and more, 6:30-8:30 p.m., Crystal Bridges Museum in Bentonville. $55. Register by calling 418-5728 or at crystalbridges.org.
June 24
Chihuly Saturday Nights -- Opal Agafia and the Sweet Nothings, 6-10 p.m., Crystal Bridges Museum in Bentonville. $15. Register by calling 418-5728 or at crystalbridges.org.
June 30
Art By the Glass -- ArtWord, drawing inspiration from art and text in a fun, social class that pairs wine with an art project, 6:30-8:30 p.m., Crystal Bridges Museum in Bentonville. $55. Register by calling 418-5728 or at crystalbridges.org.
Through June 18
Gloria Garfinkel: Vibrancy of Form -- Deeply influenced by Japanese objects, Garfinkel's work reflects "kando" which stresses the simplicity, elimination of clutter and a sense of essentialness, through June 18, Fort Smith Regional Art Museum. 784-2787 or fsram.org.
Through June 28
"No Corners" -- Springdale artist Cathy Fritschie Gilbert's debut exhibition after nearly 40 years of experience working with glass, through June 28, Arts Center of the Ozarks in Springdale. 751-5441.
"Legacy and Lament" -- Some 30 oil paintings ranging in size from several inches to over five feet, based on memory, abstraction, old photographs and artifacts exploring artist Natalie Conway's relationship to her family history and the history of the American South, through June 28, Arts Center of the Ozarks in Springdale. 751-5441.
Through July 31
"Quiet Places Along the Way" -- Northwest Arkansas landscapes by Judy Howard, Smith-Pendergraft Campus Center's Reynolds Room Lobby on the campus of the University of Arkansas at Fort Smith. judyhowardfineart.com.
NAN What's Up on 05/26/2017