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A Month of Sundays: Art and the Persistence of Time

Think about how you experience time. Are there moments that slow down and stretch? Or do they happen as quickly as the blink of an eye? The works of art in this exhibition demonstrate and expand upon the way we mark and experience time in our lives and in the environment. 
DATE
FEB 19 – SEP 6, 2026
PRICE
Free
LOCATION
Harriet and Warren Stephens Family Gallery
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A Month of Sundays: Art and the Persistence of Time

Ron Kleeman (Bay City, Michigan, 1937 – 2014, Great Barrington, Massachusetts), Gas Line from City-Scapes Portfolio (detail), 1979, screenprint on Somerset paper, 22 x 29 3/4 in., Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts Foundation Collection: Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Bartholomew Campione. 1980.041.008.

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Will Barnet: Seasons of Life

Barnet was at the center of major American art movements—documenting social realities during the Great Depression, developing abstraction in the postwar New York art scene, and returning to a new type of realism in the 1960s.
DATE
MAY 2 – OCT 11, 2026
PRICE
Free
LOCATION
Berta and John Baird Gallery
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Will Barnet: Seasons of Life

Wil Barnet (Beverly, Massachusetts, 1911 – 2012, New York, New York), Silent Seasons, Autumn (detail), 1969, lithograph on paper, 29 3/4 x 22 in., Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts Foundation Collection: Purchase, Tabriz Fund and Museum Purchase Plan of the NEA. 1971.009.011.1.

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65th Young Arkansas Artists

The artworks selected for this exhibition demonstrate the breadth of artistic expression found throughout Arkansas and the innovative, thoughtful approaches students bring to every medium.
DATE
MAY 23 – JUL 26, 2026
PRICE
Free
LOCATION
Robyn and John Horn Gallery
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65th Young Arkansas Artists

Image courtesy of Jason Masters.

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Aftermaths: Mat Collishaw

Plunging us into the depths of the ocean, Collishaw's grotesque sea creatures mutate, evolve, and swim through a dystopian world to vividly illustrate the price of progress and humanity's impact on the planet.
DATE
JUN 6 – NOV 15, 2026
PRICE
Free
LOCATION
Fine Arts Club New Media Gallery
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Aftermaths: Mat Collishaw

Mat Collishaw (Nottingham, England, 1966 – ), Aftermaths (still), 2025, full HD video, 7 minutes and 39 seconds, Courtesy of the artist; Arvo Pärt’s Cantus in Memory of Benjamin Britten incorporated within the artwork by kind permission of the composer, performed by Hungarian State Opera Orchestra and Tamas Benedek (conductor) courtesy of NAXOS.

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Material Nature: The Robyn and John Horn Collection

Robyn and John Horn built their collection on personal artistic inspiration, a devoted relationship with the craft community, and lifelong friendships. They started purchasing work with no intention of amassing an extensive craft collection.
DATE
AUG 22, 2026 – APR 26, 2027
PRICE
Free
LOCATION
Robyn and John Horn Gallery
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Material Nature: The Robyn and John Horn Collection

David Nash (Esher, England, 1945 – ), Crack & Warp Column (detail, 2003, chainsaw carved white oak, 33 1/4 x 11 1/4 x 11 1/4 in., Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts Foundation Collection: Purchased with a gift from John and Robyn Horn. Photography by Edward C. Robison III. 2004.005.001.

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The Age of Anxiety: German Expressionism in Art and Film

Germany was in political and economic turmoil following World War I. Out of the chaos, an unforgettable art movement emerged with jagged lines, shadowy settings, and unsettling beauty.
DATE
OCT 9, 2026 – JAN 10, 2027
PRICE
Free
LOCATION
Harriet and Warren Stephens Family Gallery
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The Age of Anxiety: German Expressionism in Art and Film

Otto Lange (Dresden, Germany, 1879 – 1944, Dresden, Germany), Frau – Ente rupfend (Woman – Plucking a Duck), 1917, color woodcut on paper, 23 1/4 x 19 in., On loan from the collection of the Willy Brandt House, Berlin.

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Soviet Cinema: Mikhail Dlugach and 1920s Poster Design

The decade that followed the 1917 Russian Revolution saw modern artists exuberantly, if briefly, enlisted to help reimagine society, before the ultimate governmental suppression. In this politically tense era, film poster design straddled the competing worlds of abstraction and realism while engaging the young art of film.
DATE
OCT 24, 2026 – MAR 14, 2027
PRICE
Free
LOCATION
Berta and John Baird Gallery
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Soviet Cinema: Mikhail Dlugach and 1920s Poster Design

Mikhail O. Dlugach (Kyiv, Ukraine, 1893-1988, Moscow, Russia), Chudak (The Nut) (detail), 1927, Lithographic poster, 28 x 42 in., outside: 44 x 30 ½ x 1 ½ in., Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts Foundation Collection: Gift of Martin Muller. 2025.031.020.