The roar of the stadium. The green of the field. A held breath erupting into victory—or defeat. Is it any wonder that sports inspire artists? With our latest exhibition, Get in the Game: Sports, Art, Culture, experience how today’s artists and designers respond to the drive, passion, culture, and systems surrounding...
Walton Arts Center will showcase the creative talents of Arkansas artists from communities across the region in the fifth annual exhibition of Our Art, Our Region, Our Time, on display in the new Alexander Gallery at the Porter Art Warehouse on Wednesday, Oct. 29 through Sunday, Dec. 21. The exhibition...
Join us at The Light Show for a dazzling drive-through adventure, where spectacular light displays and festive music create unforgettable holiday moments for the whole family. The Light Show NWA offers a dazzling drive-through experience, illuminating the Washington County Fair Grounds with spectacular light displays designed to celebrate and enhance...
In Studio Art for the Soul, members will cultivate confidence in their unique creative voice while exploring projects that connect art to self-discovery. Working with media such as drawing, painting, collage, and mixed media, participants will take on both guided and open-ended projects designed to spark curiosity and personal growth....
Using principles learned from the Fundamentals, Figure/Head, and Painting classes, we’ll apply our knowledge and skills to Great Master artworks. We’ll learn watercolor basics (wet on wet,wet on dry, color mixing). Each week we’ll look at various artists such as Rubens, Rembrandt, Winslow Homer and more. From each, we’ll cover...
Public Art 101: From Concept to Installation How do you get your art into public spaces? Ever wondered how artists collaborate with organizations, institutions, or city governments to create larger-than-life public artworks? Join us for Public Art 101: From Concept to Installation, a FREE community event designed to demystify the public...
Mindful Messes is a creative art class for all ages, where mindfulness meets making. Each session begins with a simple breathing, movement, or gratitude practice to help students feel calm and centered. Then we dive into fun, messy art projects like painting, collaging, coloring, and clay. No experience needed...just a...
INVERSE 2025 is a four-day performance art festival in Bentonville, Arkansas. Employing liveness, experimentation, and radical approaches to the important issues of our moment, the festival seeks artists and projects who are in constant interrogation of material, form, and gesture to offer new ideas and perspectives to how we experience...
The Artists of Northwest Arkansas (ANA) are holding their fifth annual 6x6 Silent Auction on December 11, 2025, just in time for Christmas gift shopping. The 6” x 6” show is a silent auction that has become an ANA tradition to raise money for education programs and events for NWA...
The Machine Behind the Art: Inside JR’s Printing Press is one of JR’s most extensive immersive and experiential works to date. After taking portraits in one of three individual photo booths, visitors enter the interior of an oversized, whirring printing press – turning their image into a tangible work of art...
Widely known as the godfather of music photography, the late Jim Marshall maintained a 50-year career that resulted in more than 500 album covers, an abundance of magazine covers, and some of the most celebrated images in blues, jazz, country, and rock and roll, including those from Johnny Cash’s notable...
Come celebrate Christmas island-style in the heart of the Ozarks with Atolls Christmas in the Ozarks - it's gonna be a holly jolly good time HOLIDAYS ARE NEARING!! Immerse yourself in an island-style Christmas celebration! Enjoy exclusive music, food, & performances while supporting the Arkansas Coalition of Marshallese amidst difficult...