Event Series Art Start

ArtStart (CANCELLED)

Due to unsafe weather conditions, this event has been cancelled. 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 – […]

Artist Talk & Book Signing: Jennifer Dasal

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 way to access and think about artwork through different lenses, contexts, cultural connections, and lesser-known moments in history. Following the Artist Talk, audiences can purchase […]

We Have Just Begun (SOLD OUT)

The Arkansas Cinema Society presents the Arkansas premiere of We Have Just Begun, a documentary following the story of the 1919 Elaine Massacre and Dispossession. After the screening, filmmaker Michael Warren Wilson will be on hand for an audience Q+A. About the Film Run Time: 77 minutes The result of over seven years of investigation into […]

Beginner Glass Bead Workshop (SOLD OUT)

In this all-day beginner workshop, learn how to create colorful beads for jewelry using glass flameworking techniques. No experience is required! All materials, tools, and safety equipment will be provided. Come prepared to have fun and get creative. Instructor: Laurie Ament

Event Series Creative Saturdays

Creative Saturdays

This Creative Saturdays' make-and-take activity is hosted by Argenta Bead Company! Stop by the Windgate Art School to create your own “ice cube” style bracelet using artisan-crafted glass beads inspired by the winter season. Expand this special experience by exploring what the rest of the Museum has to offer you: About Argenta Bead Company Located […]

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.

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 Art Start

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 […]