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SUMMARY:Micheaux Award & Film Labs Wednesday Spins Social
DESCRIPTION:Celebrate Black storytelling\, creativity\, and the future of film at an exciting panel discussion hosted by the Micheaux Award & Film Labs in partnership with AMFA. \nThis dynamic conversation will feature leaders from Netflix\, independent film\, and award-winning documentaries discussing representation\, creative careers\, and the power of media to shape culture. \nFeatured Panelists Include: \n\nDeshaun Artis — Director of Community Marketing & Experiences\, Netflix\nArlo Washington — Founder\, Academy Award Nominee (The Barber of Little Rock)\nSeJames Humphrey — Producer\, Actor & Writer (Nice Guys Finish Last)\n\nAbout the Micheaux Award & Film Labs\nThe Micheaux Award & Film Labs (MAFL) are designed to promote creative and professional development for filmmakers of color through two initiatives: The Micheaux Award\, which distributes funds annually to filmmakers of color; and The Micheaux Labs\, which facilitates year-round education and social events that support Arkansas creative communities. \nMAFL encourages diverse content creation\, equip creatives of color to tell their own stories\, and cultivate audiences that are truly reflective of our communities. \n\nThis is an official Juneteenth in Da Rock affiliate event.
URL:https://arkmfa.org/event/wednesday-spins-social/
CATEGORIES:Special Events,Talks & Lectures
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SUMMARY:Art Insights: Will Barnet's "Seasons of Life"
DESCRIPTION:Will Barnet\, a leading American painter and printmaker\, is known for his distinctive style and meditative works. With his series Seasons of Life now on view at the Museum\, get to know Barnet and the stories behind his work with Bill Meek\, Director Emeritus of the Harmon-Meek Gallery and a close friend of the artist. \nIn conversation with Dr. Catherine Walworth\, AMFA’s Jackye and Curtis Finch\, Jr.\, Curator of Drawings\, Meek shares insights into Barnet’s life and work\, drawing on a decades-long relationship with the artist. \nTogether\, they reflect on Barnet’s evolving practice and how he moved between abstraction and representation while continually returning to themes of family and time. \nCircle Society Donors enjoy a complimentary drink during an intimate reception before this event. \n\nWill Barnet: Seasons of Life is supported in part by Jackye and Curtis Finch Jr.\nThe Museum extends its deepest gratitude to Jackye and Curtis Finch for their commitment to the growth of the AMFA Foundation Collection\, and for their ongoing role in supporting the acquisition of works by Will Barnet.\nThis exhibition is organized by the Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts. \nARTWORK: Will 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.
URL:https://arkmfa.org/event/art-insights-will-barnets-seasons-of-life/
CATEGORIES:Adults,Talks & Lectures
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260715T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260715T193000
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SUMMARY:Art Insights: Playing Dead (SOLD OUT)
DESCRIPTION:Explore the wit\, resilience\, and power of Shakespeare’s women with the author of Performing Shakespeare’s Women: Playing Dead – noted Shakespeare scholar\, Dr. Paige Martin Reynolds. \nIn this engaging conversation\, Reynolds examines comic heroines and tragic visionaries and how these classic characters navigate performance\, silence\, agency\, and identity. Live performances of iconic scenes by local and SHAKE Theatre actors will illuminate the discussion. \nThe conversation will be moderated by Dr. Pilar McKay\, Managing Director of SHAKE Theatre of New York and a seasoned theatre leader\, entrepreneur\, artist\, and strategist. \nAMFA Members receive a complimentary drink at this event\, with additional refreshments available for purchase. \nNot an AMFA Member? Join today for access to this and other exclusive Member benefits. Call the membership team at 501.372.4000 for more information. \n\nPhoto by Keith Pattison © RSC
URL:https://arkmfa.org/event/art-insights-playing-dead/
CATEGORIES:Adults,Members,Talks & Lectures
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260829T100000
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SUMMARY:Craft in Common
DESCRIPTION:Craft in Common is a one-day convening focused on collecting\, connoisseurship\, and exploring one of today’s most transformative art forms: craft. \nHeadlining the day are artist and collector Robyn Horn\, steadfast advocate for the arts and artists\, and blacksmith Elizabeth Brim\, whose sculptural ironwork has redefined the boundaries of a traditionally male-dominated craft. \nSchedule:\n\n10:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. / “Collecting That Matters”\n\nA conversation on collecting with Horn and Stefanie Kirkland\, AMFA’s Windgate Foundation Curator of Contemporary Craft\n\n\n12:00–1:30 p.m. / Lunch & Demonstrations\n\nLunch is provided. Experience hands-on studio demonstrations in ceramics\, wood\, glass\, metals\, and more in AMFA’s Windgate Art School.\n\n\n1:30–3:30 p.m. / Screening & Conversation\n\nWatch a screening of the documentary Iron Pearls featuring Brim and witness a conversation between Elizabeth Brim and Andy Moon\, Director of AMFA’s Windgate Art School.\n\n\n3:30–5:00 p.m. / A “Craft in Common” Happy Hour\n\nEnjoy drinks\, light bites\, and networking. Explore Material Nature: Gifts from the John and Robyn Horn Collection and other exhibitions on view in the Galleries.\n\n\n\nClick here for more details. \n\nThe Windgate Art School is generously supported by the Windgate Foundation with additional support from Sherry Worthen in memory of George Worthen. \nThe Windgate Art School’s Reduced Tuition Program is supported in part by Michael Laughter. Reduced tuition is automatically applied on all classes through 2026. \nMaterial Nature: Gifts from the John and Robyn Horn Collection is supported in part by the Alan DuBois Fund for Contemporary Craft and Cindy and Greg Feltus. \nThis exhibition is organized by the Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts and is part of Handwork: Celebrating American Craft 2026\, presented by Craft in America.
URL:https://arkmfa.org/event/craft-in-common/
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SUMMARY:Art Insights: Rediscovering Arkansas's Musical Legacy
DESCRIPTION:Explore Arkansas’s role as a cultural crossroads through a dynamic conversation bringing together artists\, scholars\, and community leaders. \nExamine how overlooked stories are rediscovered\, how cultural memory is preserved\, and how communities reclaim narratives that have too often been left untold. \nModerated by AMFA Artist-in-Residence and Marie and Rosetta director Fergie Philippe\, this exciting event features the following panelists: \n\nCandace Dolls / Education Coordinator\, Delta Cultural Center\nStephen Koch / Host of Arkansongs\nAngel Townsend-Burt / Executive Director\, Dunbar Historic Neighborhood Association\n\nBefore the Event\nArrive early at 5:30 p.m. to learn about the remarkable life and legacy of Arkansas composer Florence Price through a special presentation created and performed by students from Little Rock Central High School. \nThrough dramatic storytelling and historical narrative\, this free performance illuminates the achievements of one of America’s most influential\, yet historically overlooked\, composers. \n\nMarie and Rosetta is presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals on behalf of Samuel French\, Inc. www.concordtheatricals.com \nMarie and Rosetta is supported in part by Cardinal Counseling\, Virgil L. Miller\, Jr.\, Rebsamen Fund\, and Dr. Odell Nickelberry. \nChildren’s Theatre and Performing Arts programs are supported in part by The Shubert Foundation and The McMath Family.
URL:https://arkmfa.org/event/art-insights-rediscovering-arkansass-musical-legacy/
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SUMMARY:Art Insights: "The Age of Anxiety"
DESCRIPTION:Discover how war\, political upheaval\, and rapid social change inspired one of the most influential art movements of the 20th century. \nJoin Dr. Catherine Walworth\, AMFA’s Jackye and Curtis Finch\, Jr. Curator of Drawings\, for an introduction to The Age of Anxiety: German Expressionism in Art and Film. \nThrough paintings\, prints\, and film\, learn how artists responded to the turmoil and unrest surrounding World War I with imagination and innovation\, transforming the tensions of modern life into powerful but unsettling art. \n\nThe Age of Anxiety: German Expressionism in Art and Film is in cooperation with the Institute for Cultural Exchange and the Friedrich-Wilhelm-Murnau Foundation. \n     \nThis exhibition is generously presented by Anne and Merritt Dyke. \nARTWORK: Otto Dix (Untermhaus\, Germany\, 1891 – 1969\, Singen\, Germany)\, Nebel am Abend (Fog in the Evening) (detail)\, 1922\, watercolor and gouache on paper\, 29 1/2 x 23 5/8 in.\, On loan from the collection in the Willy-Brandt-House\, Berlin\, Germany.
URL:https://arkmfa.org/event/art-insights-the-age-of-anxiety/
CATEGORIES:Talks & Lectures
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SUMMARY:Art Insights: An Evening with Faith Rivera
DESCRIPTION:Uncover the creative journey of Emmy Award-winning singer-songwriter Faith Rivera in an inspiring conversation exploring the intersections of music\, creativity\, and personal transformation. \nDrawing on a career that spans songwriting\, performance\, and arts advocacy\, Rivera will share insights into her creative process\, the stories behind her music\, and the ways inspiration can emerge from reflection\, intuition\, and a deep connection to the human experience.
URL:https://arkmfa.org/event/art-insights-an-evening-with-faith-rivera/
CATEGORIES:Talks & Lectures
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20261119T180000
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SUMMARY:Art Insights: The Intersection of Art and Film
DESCRIPTION:Witness how a generation of avant-garde artists and filmmakers transformed the uncertainty and trauma of post-World War I Germany into revolutionary work that continues to shape art and cinema today. \nDrawing on their expertise in German art\, experimental cinema\, and visual culture\, scholars Dr. Peter Chametzky and Dr. Susan Felleman\, in conversation with Dr. Catherine Walworth\, AMFA’s Jackye and Curtis Finch\, Jr. Curator of Drawings\, deepen our understanding of The Age of Anxiety: German Expressionism in Art and Film. \nThrough paintings\, prints\, sculpture\, and film\, they examine how artists used striking lines\, bold colors\, and distorted forms to create emotionally charged works that reflect the human condition and critique the social conditions of their time. \n\nArt Insights: The Intersection of Art and Film is supported in part by Art Bridges. \n \nThe Age of Anxiety: German Expressionism in Art and Film is in cooperation with the Institute for Cultural Exchange and the Friedrich-Wilhelm-Murnau Foundation. \n     \nThis exhibition is generously presented by Anne and Merritt Dyke. \nFilm Still of Metropolis\, 1927\, Director Fritz Lang\, Screenplay Thea von Harbou\, Fritz Lang (uncredited)\, Source: Friedrich-Wilhelm Murnau Foundation\, Wiesbaden. \nSince 1966\, the Foundation has been dedicated to preserving\, safeguarding and making accessible a substantial part of Germany’s culturally and historically significant film heritage. It was also responsible for the internationally acclaimed restoration – made possible by a spectacular discovery in Buenos Aires – which brought the almost complete original version back to light.
URL:https://arkmfa.org/event/art-insights-the-intersection-of-art-and-film/
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