Sarah Cain’s colorful abstractions delight with their blurring of boundaries but her latest installation falls short of its site-specific aims.
Arkansas
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Join the Fully Funded MFA Studio Art Program at the University of Arkansas School of Art
Students receive full assistantships, including full-tuition waivers and annual $15,000 stipends, as well as $4,000 fellowships each year.
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A Survey of American Art That Isn’t Just Coastal
This thoughtfully curated exhibition is evidence that much compelling and adventurous art is indeed being produced all around the country.
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Artist Okuda San Miguel Brings His “Rainbow Embassy” to Arkansas
The Spanish artist has brought his vibrant vision to northwest Arkansas and it sure stands out.
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Films That Transcend Southern Stereotypes and ‘Florida Man’ Headlines
The Hot Springs Documentary Film Festival shows that while state lines may clearly delineate the South, they don’t neatly define the people living within them.
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Neil Callander’s Timeless Variations on Painting
Pushing his paintings in different directions and never settling for a signature style, Callander rejects the art world’s demand for novelty, entertainment, and the timely production of a latest brand.
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The Allure of Crystals in Art Across Time
Crystals in Art: Ancient to Today pulls together over 75 objects from multiple eras and continents for this millennia-spanning survey on artists’ use of crystals.
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How Happy I Am to Have Seen This Little Corner of America in a Museum
When it comes to the word “diversity,” what are we really referring to?
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Encountering a Frank Lloyd Wright House 1,200 Miles from Where It First Stood
BENTONVILLE, Ark. — On August 17, 1953, Gloria and Abraham Wilson sent a letter to one of the most famous architects in the United States. It began: “Dear Mr. Wright: Would you design a house for us?”
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New Jersey Frank Lloyd Wright Home Is Relocating to Crystal Bridges in Arkansas
A New Jersey Frank Lloyd Wright house is relocating to the Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art in Bentonville, Arkansas, through an acquisition announced this Wednesday.
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Thorncrown Chapel’s Ozarks Oasis Under Threat
The architecture of Thorncrown Chapel, with its soaring windows inviting the verdant depths of the Ozarks, is a study in instilling peace. Yet a new plan may shatter the tranquillity by installing invasive power transmission lines just outside its pine and glass walls.
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Scrutiny of Arkansas’s Rich New American Art Museum Begins
Let’s all agree on one thing, if you have to use the term “world-class” then you probably aren’t, but that’s not to say that Arkansas’s Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art isn’t going to make a splash next month when it opens in Bentonville, Arkansas.