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LRSD community schools coming along, board told LRSD community schools coming along, board told February 26, 20211:00 pm Despite the coronavirus pandemic, the city of Little Rock and the Little Rock School District are making progress on the development of the first four “community schools” in the LRSD. The four schools, which were announced in September, are Chicot, The model has three pillars, Jay Barth, the city of Little Rock’s chief education officer, told the LRSD School Board T...

Arkansas Arts Center rebranded as Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts; fundraising goal surpassed by $8 million January 25, 20211:04 pm Harriet and Warren Stephens; Mayor Frank Scott, Jr.; Victoria Ramirez and Van Tilbury at Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts press conference The Arkansas Arts Center has a new name: the Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts. Leaders gathered at a press conference today to announce the new name and provide an update on its facility, which is being renovated...

Crystal Bridges’ craft exhibition expands the definition of the art form Crystal Bridges’ craft exhibition expands the definition of the art form Joshua White Photography ‘HANDS AT WORK FILM’: Sabrina Gschwandtner takes quilting in a new direction by threading together 16 mm polyester film. From a distance, a wall hanging by Sabrina Gschwandtner appears to be a quilt, which is what you would expect to see in a craft show. But a closer examination reveals Gschwandtner’s...

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Send The Windgate Foundation of Little Rock has awarded a three-year, $859,000 grant to Philander Smith College that will fund a new Visual and Performing Arts Program and visual arts scholarships, starting June 1. Want the Full Article? Readers must pay to access articles older than 15 days. Articles newer than 15 days are not included in this offer. Purchase Now

Racine, WI December 14, 2020 By Racine Art Museum - Dec 14th, 2020 02:56 pm Photo courtesy of RAM. In response to the current impact of the global pandemic in Wisconsin, the Racine Art Museum (RAM) has decided to extend the run of four ongoing exhibitions in hopes of giving a broader audience the chance to view the intriguing works of contemporary craft in-person. Originally scheduled to run through February 13, 2021, In Stitches: Contemporary Approaches to Needle...

Wharton Esherick Museum Receives a Surprise Gift of $10 Million December 13, 2020 16:47 Subject Line Please provide verification code Cover of "Wharton Esherick: The Journey of a Creative Mind" by Mansfield Bascom. The Wharton Esherick Museum in Malvern, Penn., received an unexpected endowment gift of $10 million. The museum made the public announcement on Friday, according to the Philadelphia Inquirer. The news of the gift was shared earlier with the museums co-founder shortly before he pass...

WHYY By Julie Siglin looks at the sculptures displayed in Wharton Eshericks home studio. (Emma Lee/WHYY) The Wharton Esherick Museum, tucked into the woods of Valley Forge Mountain outside Malvern, Pennsylvania, has received a $10 million endowment gift from the Windgate Foundation. The artist house and studio museum of the seminal woodworker of the American Studio Craft Movement normally operates on an annual budget of $400,000. This gift is 25 times that amount. “This is completely transfor...

Tuesday, December 8, 2020 The Eureka Springs School of the Arts co-founders, from left to right, are Doug Stowe, Mary Springer and Eleanor Lux. Submitted photo A $10 million endowment created and funded this fall will put Eureka Springs School of the Arts (ESSA) on a trajectory of nationwide impact. In September, the Windgate Foundation established the endowment at the Arkansas Community Foundation to provide ongoing operating support for the 20-year-old school of art and fine craft. The endow...

Share this article Share this article NASHVILLE, Tenn., Dec. 10, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- The Frist Art Museum will kick off its 20th anniversary with Picasso. Figures, an exhibition from the incomparable collection of the Musée national Picasso-Paris. The exhibition offers an in-depth look at Pablo Picassos career-long fascination with the human figure as a means of expressing a range of subjects and emotions. Featuring approximately 75 paintings, works on paper, and sculptures, Picasso. Figure...