Event Series Milestone Year

Picnic in the Park

Toast to AMFA’s milestone year at a sparkling spritz bar and experience an elevated picnic set amongst AMFA’s elegant landscape on the grounds of MacArthur Park. Enjoy a gourmet lunch prepared by the chefs at Park Grill – including the restaurant’s signature desserts – and a full selection of beer and wine. With live entertainment […]

Event Series Action/Abstraction Redefined

Action/Abstraction Redefined Dance Performance

Traditional Indigenous choreography and modern movement merge to create a unique art form during this contemporary dance performance. Watch as a spectrum of innovative dancers from across the country come together to perform a wide-ranging program, mirroring the creative youthful artistry on view in Action/Abstraction Redefined: Modern Native Art, 1940s to 1970s. Skillfully combining new […]

Event Series Milestone Year

Reimagining AMFA: Book Launch & Talk (SOLD OUT)

Experience an exclusive on-stage discussion with Studio Gang’s Founding Partner, architect Jeanne Gang, and AMFA’s Executive Director, Dr. Victoria Ramirez. This exciting talk will be moderated by Forbes arts and travel writer Chadd Scott, who named AMFA “America’s Most Inviting Art Museum.” Hear more about the impetus for this monumental building project, the inspiration behind […]

Chroma Night

Dance the night away under a kaleidoscope of color at AMFA’s Chroma Night. Enjoy live music spun by DJ Lucy Wrobel as we celebrate this milestone year with a champagne toast and sophisticated dinner.

Event Series Creative Saturdays

Community Created Saturday

Join us for a very special edition of Creative Saturdays with artist Natasha Bowdoin! Natasha Bowdoin’s site-specific art installation Spring Song was the inspiration for this year’s Community Created, an annual project built for educators, educational partners, and students. AMFA is committed to offering arts programming to every community across the state. AMFA provides free […]

Young Arkansas Artists Awards Ceremony

Educators, students, and their families are invited to attend the 63rd Young Arkansas Artists Exhibition Awards Ceremony honoring this year’s student artists and art educators. As the oldest and only statewide art competition for young artists in grades K-12, Young Arkansas Artists is an essential program that emphasizes the importance of art in education and […]

Reframed: An Art History Class

Art plays an important role in our perception of the expression of emotions. Having awareness of our own body’s movements as we observe paintings can disclose new ways of understanding expression in art, nature, and people. Join James Dow, PhD, Professor of Philosophy and the Director of Marshall T. Steel Center for the Study of […]