Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts

Meet the Artist: Joe Barnett
2025-06-25 16:00 - 19:00 (America/Chicago)
Meet local landscape artist and sculptor Joe Barnett at the AMFA Museum Store!
Discover how his passion for people and nature come together in his practice to create meaningful works that capture beauty and complexity. A collection of his bronze sculptures will be available for sale, allowing guests a special opportunity to learn more about each work directly from the artist before buying.
About Joe Barnett

Joe Barnett is an artist and landscaper located in Little Rock, Arkansas where lives with his wife and six children. Since a very young age, Joe remembers never wanting to follow rules or formulas when it came to art. His primary inspiration has always been people. He believes that each person is unique, and his art should highlight that. He loves the fact that art can break down barriers and connect to people on a deeper level, and his ultimate goal has always been for his art to touch people.

Within his company, Little Rock Land Design, Joe often incorporates sculpture into his work. He loves to put his artwork in the midst of nature, because it creates such an interesting atmosphere. His art has been featured in the M2 Gallery, At Home in Arkansas, and various other magazines, art shows and galleries around the country.

Photo by Claire Barnett.

Wednesday Spins
2025-06-25 17:00 - 20:00
Elevate your midweek mood at Wednesday Spins! Experience a night of art, music, drinks, and socializing over beautiful views of the Museum.
Kick back with craft cocktails, enjoy music mixed by DJ Nick Hud, pop into the galleries to explore the art on view, and strike a pose in the photo booth with your friends.
AMFA is the place to be every Wednesday night all summer long!

Drop-in Printmaking
2025-06-25 18:00 - 21:00
Experiment with printmaking during this three-hour drop-in experience at AMFA’s Windgate Art School. Open to beginner and experienced artists alike, it’s a great way to learn a new art form or work independently on your own projects.
An instructor will moderate the session and be available for critiques and questions upon request.
Students are encouraged to bring their own materials or purchase materials from the AMFA Museum Store. Recommended materials are a carving block, five-piece cutters and stamp carving tool, and high-quality paper. Basic printmaking materials will also be available.

The Windgate Art School is generously supported by the Windgate Foundation with additional support from Sherry Worthen in memory of George Worthen.
Windgate Art School’s Reduced Tuition Program is supported by Michael Laughter. Reduced tuition is automatically applied to all classes through 2025.
Photo by Rachel Cobler.

Art for Two: Glass Flowers (SOLD OUT)
2025-06-27 18:00 - 21:00
Learn how to create eye-catching floral and botanical glass artwork using a hot torch and flame. Under the guidance of an expert glass artist, you will learn the fundamental techniques for sculpting flowers, leaves, and other vibrant botanical features with colorful glass rods.
Art For Two is the perfect one-night class experience for two where you each take home a finished piece. Class materials, a charcuterie board, and refreshments are included, no skills required – just come ready to create, unwind, and add some artistic spark to your evening.

The Windgate Art School is generously supported by the Windgate Foundation with additional support from Sherry Worthen in memory of George Worthen.
Windgate Art School’s Reduced Tuition Program is supported by Michael Laughter. Reduced tuition is automatically applied to all classes through 2025.
Glasswork by Donnell Williams.

Poetry and Limited Palette Painting Workshop with Greta Kresse
2025-06-28 13:00 - 16:00
Write, reflect, and paint in this hands-on workshop with Delta Voices artist Greta Kresse. Explore how language and color can inspire one another as you craft a limited palette, using a small but intentional selection of colors, shaped by the mood, rhythm, and imagery of your writing.
Through guided exercises, discussion, and painting, discover how creative constraints can open new possibilities for storytelling and self-expression.
This two-day workshop meets on Saturday, June 28, and Sunday, June 29, from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m.

About Greta Kresse

Greta Kresse (b. 1999, Little Rock, AR) is a plein-air painter based in Fayetteville, AR. She received her BA from Hendrix College and is pursuing an MFA at the University of Arkansas, supplementing her education through programs at the New York Studio School and The Mount Gretna School of Art. Kresse teaches workshops at the Arts and Science Center for Southeast Arkansas.

Working primarily in oils, she creates vibrant narrative paintings that explore human connection within the Southern landscape, particularly focusing on intimate scenes along Arkansas rivers. Her documentary-style approach captures moments of profound connection between community members, investigating themes of isolation, beauty, and love in the American South. Drawing inspiration from regional poetry and direct observation, Kresse’s work proposes comfort and connection as forms of resistance, presenting authentic representations of her community.

ARTWORK: Greta Kresse, Like a Bug in Brandy (detail), oil on board, 30 x 30 in.
The Windgate Art School is generously supported in part by the Windgate Foundation with additional support from Sherry Worthen in memory of George Worthen.
Windgate Art School’s Reduced Tuition Program is supported by Michael Laughter. Reduced tuition is automatically applied to all classes through 2025.

Drop-In Demonstration with Mona Cliff
2025-06-28 14:00 - 17:00
Experience the intricate beadwork of Delta Voices artist Mona Cliff (Aaniiih), whose drop-in demonstration blends traditional Indigenous techniques with contemporary materials.
Cliff’s work explores generational knowledge passed between Native women and uses beadwork as a powerful expression of identity, connection to land, and cultural resilience.
Through interacting with the artist and observing her process up close, learn how Cliff connects to traditions and contemporary practices that speak to heritage and Native futurism.

About Mona Cliff

Mona Cliff (Aniiih) b.1977 is a multidisciplinary visual artist. Seedbead beadwork & sewing appliqué have been a primary foundation of her artist practice. Her art practice focuses on how traditional arts are passed down between generations of women, thus influencing culture. Mona pursues the concepts of generational knowledge while exploring other topics such as native futurism and contemporary indigenous identity.

She recently concluded a commissioned work for the newly built Kansas City International Airport. A beaded piece that spans 17 feet. Her work can also be seen at the Autry Museum of the American West in Los Angeles included in the Future Imaginaries exhibition, which will be on display until 2026. She is preparing for several solo exhibits in 2025 and 2026.

Mona is married and has three children. She currently resides in Lawrence, Kansas. Mona Cliff is an enrolled member of the Gros Ventre tribe (A’aninin/Nakota Nations).

ARTWORK: Mona Cliff, stratification, 2024, seedbeads, beeswax (copal, pine rosin, petroleum jelly), rhinestone, thread, maple wood, plywood, 100 x 42x 3 in.
Drop-in Demonstration with Mona Cliff is supported in part by the Windgate Foundation.
