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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

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.

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Material Nature: Gifts from the John and Robyn 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 15, 2026 – APR 25, 2027
PRICE
Free
LOCATION
Robyn and John Horn Gallery
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Material Nature: Gifts from the John and Robyn 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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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: Cantus in Memory of Benjamin Britten for Strings and Bells. Performed by Hungarian State Opera Orchestra and Tamás Benedek (conductor). Licensed courtesy of Naxos Music UK Ltd and by arrangement with Universal Edition A.G. Wien. www.universaledition.com

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Anne Lindberg: passage

Artist Anne Lindberg is interested in the way that colors affect viewers’ bodies and minds, creating physiological responses of calm or relaxation.
DATE
APR 22, 2023 – JUL 4, 2027
PRICE
Free
LOCATION
Corridor / Berta and John Baird Gallery
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Anne Lindberg: passage

Anne Lindberg (Iowa City, Iowa, 1962 – ), passage (detail), 2023, cotton thread and staples, 49 1/2 x 312 x 53 1/4 in., Commissioned by the Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts, 2023. Image courtesy of Jason Masters.

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Nathalie Miebach: Under A Restless Sky

Boston-based artist Nathalie Miebach creates a visual wonderland out of paint, paper, wood, ropes, and other materials, to explore how various species—birds and humans—move and adapt due to environmental and climate changes.
DATE
AUG 2, 2025 – MAR 28, 2027
PRICE
Free
LOCATION
Art Perch / Jackson T. Stephens Gallery
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Nathalie Miebach: Under A Restless Sky

Nathalie Miebach (Zeven, Germany, 1972 – ), Under A Restless Sky (detail), 2025, paper, wood, reed, and data, Commissioned by the Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts, 2025 – 2027, © Nathalie Miebach.