Janice Agustin, Parto Ahmadpour, Vic Barquin, Ana Buitrago, Vincent Frimpong, Vita Long, Emma Nilsson, Madison Varns, Megan Pobywajlo and Larissa Ramsey received $10,000 grants.
Editor s Note: This is April Wallace s first selection. It comes from stories written throughout the year, with bits published Feb. 20, July 24 and some posted purely on social media, but it will certainly have a lasting impact on not only the downtowns of Springdale and Bentonville, where its main art-showing opportunities hinge, but the entirety of Northwest Arkansas.
If Vic Barquin s sculptures are like a goldfish in a bowl, only able to grow as big as its surroundings, its capacity to expand and morph into something entirely different positively exploded when she was accepted to the Creative Arkansas Community Hub and Exchange (CACHE) this summer.