Gallery Engagement

AMFA’s welcoming and enthusiastic docents are available throughout the galleries to answer questions and help guests connect with art in a deeper, more meaningful manner. We invite you to drop by, say hello to a docent, and discover new details, insights, and stories about your favorite art and artists while exploring the galleries at your […]

Event Series ArtStart

ArtStart

ArtStart is an early reader program that pairs children’s books with art activities, inviting toddlers and preschool students to learn through reading, imaginative play, and art-making. This free program welcomes parents, grandparents, caregivers, and our youngest patrons to drop in and explore with us – no reservations required! In this session, we are reading Monsters […]

Event Series Almost Dry Bar

Almost Dry Bar

Keep your New Year’s resolution going strong (or take a healthy break from it) by visiting the “almost” dry bar in the Cultural Living Room. Enjoy flavorful mocktails, non-alcoholic beer and wine, and snacks, or indulge with alcoholic wine and beer if you prefer to keep the ABV up in your cup. Kick back and […]

Reframed: An Art History Class

Thanks to artists, exhibitions, and ideas shared between European centers of influence around the turn of the century, Cubist-inspired art movements planted native roots across the region. In Moscow and St. Petersburg, this manifested as Cubo-Futurism in painting and a focus on industrial materials in collage. The 1917 Russian Revolution set off a cataclysmic reordering […]

Event Series Art for Two

Art for Two: Pottery on the Wheel (SOLD OUT)

Art For Two is the perfect one-night class experience for two where you each take home a finished piece! Class materials and refreshments are included, no skills required – just come ready to create, unwind, and add some artistic spark to your evening! In this session, learn how to throw a pot on the wheel. […]

Event Series Art for Two

Art for Two: Coin Rings (SOLD OUT)

Art For Two is the perfect one-night class experience for two where you each take home a finished piece! Class materials and refreshments are included, no skills required – just come ready to create, unwind, and add some artistic spark to your evening! In this session, learn how metal moves and make a custom-sized ring […]

Event Series Art for Two

Art for Two: Swizzle Sticks (SOLD OUT)

Art For Two is the perfect one-night class experience for two where you each take home a finished piece! Class materials and refreshments are included, no skills required – just come ready to create, unwind, and add some artistic spark to your evening! In this session, experience the thrill of glass torchworking using Borosilicate glass […]

Event Series Creative Saturdays

Creative Saturdays

Inspired by our exhibition Path to Abstraction: Picasso, Braque, and Cubism’s Impact on Modern Art, this Creative Saturdays' make-and-take activity invites guests to create Cubist portraits with oil pastels in the Windgate Art School. Expand this special experience by exploring what the rest of the Museum has to offer you: Grab a family-friendly Treasure Map […]

“Mystery League” Sneak Peek

Stop by the Museum to enjoy an exclusive screening of two episodes from Arkansas PBS’s all-new, live-action series Mystery League. Geared toward teaching valuable lessons about friendship and community, this show is perfect for children in kindergarten through second grade. Each episode follows three young detectives though storylines that encourage Arkansas kids to solve problems and […]

Event Series Flurffy + Friends

Flurffy’s Winter Tail

Flurffy needs your help finding his way through an epic wintertime adventure! Join Flurffy and his friends to build a story in real time using music, games, and imaginative play during this interactive show. The set will mold to fit the narrative as you create it together! This free educational program is designed for youth […]

Gallery Engagement

AMFA’s welcoming and enthusiastic docents are available throughout the galleries to answer questions and help guests connect with art in a deeper, more meaningful manner. We invite you to drop by, say hello to a docent, and discover new details, insights, and stories about your favorite art and artists while exploring the galleries at your […]

Event Series Museum Tours

Museum Tour

Drop in and discover AMFA with a docent-led tour through the galleries! With this fun, engaging, and memorable experience, guests of all ages are invited to explore the art on view while learning how to interpret and appreciate works of art in various media.