Whitfield Lovell is one of the most significant conceptual artists working today. Comprising works from over three decades of his career, Whitfield Lovell: Passages features masterful conté crayon drawings, assemblages, and multi-sensory installations focusing on aspects of African American history while raising universal questions about identity, memory, and America’s collective heritage. In celebration of the exhibition opening […]
Wangechi Mutu and Firelei Báez, two internationally recognized artists, will sit down for a once-in-a-lifetime conversation as they delve deep into unexplored territories within their artistic practices. AMFA’s Undivided series […]
Join author and host of ArtCurious, Jennifer Dasal, as she shares unexpected stories from the lives of artists and the work they create. This unique Artist Talk offers a new […]
Join us for this free and intimate conversation with Brian Blade discussing his life in music and art with longtime colleague, Jason Weinheimer. American drummer, multi-instrumentalist, and composer Brian Blade's […]
Through the Distinguished Laureate Series, the Arkansas Black Hall of Fame invites previous inductees back to the community to share their wisdom, gifts, and talents with the people of Arkansas. […]
Join father and son Native artists Doug Hyde and Frank Buffalo Hyde for an intergenerational conversation with Curator Tatiana Lomahaftewa-Singer. This exciting Artist Talk will examine the influence and growth of Indigenous American art in the United States and illustrate the importance of the Institute of American Indian Arts (IAIA) student artwork featured in AMFA's […]
In honor of the exhibition Action/Abstraction Redefined: Modern Native Art, 1940s to 1970s, AMFA takes this extraordinary opportunity to explore the 2024 total solar eclipse through Indigenous knowledge and storytelling. […]
Join us for an insightful talk with artist Risa Hricovsky as she discusses her new work and exhibition, Then Is Now. Then Is Now comprises playful “shag rug” ceramic wall sculptures that transform the Robyn and John Horn Gallery with color and pattern that carries deep messages. A fragment of domestic décor, these rugs furtively […]
Pull back the curtain on Risa Hricovsky’s “shag rug” ceramic wall sculptures and their visual trickery during this intimate demonstration. Don’t be fooled by your first look at her work! Those are not your grandmother’s shag rugs on the gallery walls. Watch how Hricovksy develops different stains in clay to create colorful ceramic tiles that […]
Hear artist Natasha Bowdoin share how she responded to the architecture of AMFA to create her site-specific installation Spring Song in the Art Perch during this exciting Artist Talk. Bowdoin, who pulls from a range of artists’ and authors’ work on botanical life and ecology, creates playful and dynamic installations that challenge our relationship to […]
AMFA Artist-in-Residence Jiha Moon will share how she merges her Korean and American identities with contemporary digital culture and traditional media and processes in her art practice during this engaging presentation. Afterward, Moon will take questions from the audience. Jiha Moon is an Artist-in-Residence at AMFA from May 25, 2024, to June 8, 2024. About […]
Join artist Tricia Wright and Dieu Donné’s Tatiana Ginsberg for an enlightening conversation about their collaborative process for creating the work on view in Tricia Wright: The Naturalist. Wright’s work explores her personal relationship with nature while discussing the importance of handmaking and the human touch. Audience questions are welcome after the presentation concludes. Tricia […]
