Arkansas Arts Center to Temporarily Relocate to Riverdale
The Arkansas Arts Center announced today that they will relocate during the planned 2+ year renovation of their McArthur Park location to Riverdale beginning this fall. The move allows them to offer exhibits, classes, workshops, and provides offices for their employees while the renovation is underway. The location will be in the …
M2 Gallery Makes the Move to South Main
The well known and respected M2 Art Gallery is on the move to South Main, leaving their original west Little Rock home of more than 11 years. The new location will be on the corner of 13th and Main, a block that has been receiving a ton love lately with …
The Thea Foundation Presents Michael Shaeffer’s “The Thrill of It All”
This Friday marks a new installment of the Thea Foundation’s Art Department series featuring local artist Michael Shaeffer. Catch the opening reception from 6 – 9 p.m. at the foundation’s gallery in Argenta. For $10 at the door you get heavy hors d’oeuvres, beer and wine, and the chance to …
Dani Ives Brings Wool Painting to Little Rock
Dani Ives is a different type of painter in that she doesn’t use paint at all. Instead her unique “Wool Painting” style offers an unexpected twist on a well-known medium. Ives is a native Arkansan who hails from Mountain Home before moving to Springfield, Missouri for college. She notes that …
Bryant Gets Serious About Local Arts as Musicians, Artists, and Food Trucks Take Over This Weekend
Saline County is not typically the first place that comes to mind when looking for a growing local artisan scene. The Little Rock suburbs quickly fell behind the resurgence of local art and food that has taken place over the past decade, instead being a hub for chain restaurants and …
Arkansas Art Center to Host Delta Awards, Opening Friday, Featuring Local Artists
The Arkansas Arts Center’s annual Delta Exhibition, which features some of the state and surrounding region’s best artist, begins Friday June 10 – August 28. “Each year Delta garners a lot of excitement because it provides Arkansas Arts Center patrons with the opportunity to experience the region’s talented contemporary artists,” said …
First Look: Electric Ghost Printing Comes To SOMA, Plans To Build Artist Community
You can’t miss the new storefront on 1218 Main Street that Electric Ghost Screen Printing is proud to call home. From the street, you’ll notice the many windows sporting varying levels of hanging plants, plus the neon sign mounted on the far wall with the company logo is bound to …
Artist Spotlight: Talking Photography with Brandon Markin
With coffee cup in hand, Brandon Markin sits thoughtfully at Mugs Café, a film camera to his left and small notebook to his right. The Arkadelphia native is likely to engage you in a philosophical conversation about film, aesthetics, and story telling, if you let him. Throughout his life, Markin …
Local Canvas: Mosaic Templars Host New Collection, Whitewater Tavern brings Must See Performance, Gallery 26 Shows Photography, Arkansas Sounds Play, and more
The Mosaic Templars Cultural Center is next in line to host the Kinsey Collection, an enormous display of art made by black Americans during key points in this country’s history, which has been on tour since 2007 and was curated by Bernard and Shirley Kinsey. The opening reception will be …
Artist Spotlight: Robert Bean
Local artist Robert Bean can’t particularly pinpoint when he first started exploring his creativity, but he has plenty of quirky anecdotes. For instance, he says, “When I was pretty young, [my parents] were painting the house and I had a little pedal car that I was in. I decided, well, …