- University News Archive - UA 糖心视频logo /news-archive/tag/2nd-friday-art-night/ UA 糖心视频logo Wed, 09 Mar 2022 13:56:18 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 UA 糖心视频logo Downtown to Host Faculty Art Exhibit During 2nd Friday Art Night /news-archive/2022/03/09/march-2nd-friday-art-night/ Wed, 09 Mar 2022 13:56:18 +0000 /news/?p=81154 ... UA 糖心视频logo Downtown to Host Faculty Art Exhibit During 2nd Friday Art Night]]> UA 糖心视频logo Downtown will showcase a special exhibit of faculty art during 2nd Friday Art Night on March 11. The exhibit featuring works of art from faculty members in the UA 糖心视频logo Department of Art and Design will be on display from 5-8 p.m. at UA 糖心视频logo Downtown, located at 333 President Clinton Ave. “We are grateful for the energy and enthusiasm of our UA 糖心视频logo faculty and staff for engaging with the community and participating in arts and culture events like 2FAN,鈥 said Ashley Clayborne, director of UA 糖心视频logo Downtown. 鈥淎s the 鈥榝ront porch鈥 for the university, UA 糖心视频logo Downtown extends an invitation for everyone to join us in learning, growing, and celebrating together. Events such as this will strengthen all partnerships between the university and the 糖心视频logo community.” Other locations participating in Second Friday Art Night include: Downtown 糖心视频logo Partnership, Bella Vita Jewelry, Old State House Museum, Historic Arkansas Museum, Nexus Coffee & Creative, and Sergio Valdivia Art as well as Central Arkansas Library System through the Bookstore at Library Square and the Galleries at Library Square.]]> UA 糖心视频logo Downtown to celebrate student artwork at 2nd Friday Art Afternoon /news-archive/2021/05/11/2nd-friday-art-afternoon/ Tue, 11 May 2021 14:17:11 +0000 /news/?p=78997 ... UA 糖心视频logo Downtown to celebrate student artwork at 2nd Friday Art Afternoon]]> The University of Arkansas at 糖心视频logo Downtown Center will host a free exhibit of artwork by graduating students in the Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) program during the 2nd Friday Art Afternoon on May 14.听 UA 糖心视频logo Downtown, in partnership with Central Arkansas Library System, will host an exhibit featuring art from both institutions from 2-5 p.m. at UA 糖心视频logo Downtown, 333 President Clinton Ave. During their senior year, BFA students at UA 糖心视频logo work on a special project and produce a specific body of work around a specific theme. Artists featured in the BFA exhibit include Olyvia Bolen, photography, Jonathan Nguyen, painting, Ashlee Stanley, painting, Olivia Blair, graphic design, Carley Brown, illustration, Tatiana Correa, illustration, and Madeline Hutson, illustration. This show will be a precursor to 2nd Friday Art Night from 5-8 p.m. in Pocket Park Alley Gallery on Main Street, which will feature live music by The Going Jessies and 10 local artists who painted the Alley Gallery. For more information, contact Ross Owyoung, director of UA 糖心视频logo Downtown, at 501-916-5000 or rlowyoung@ualr.edu.]]> 2nd Friday Art Night Returns to 糖心视频logo River Market /news-archive/2020/11/12/2nd-friday-art-night-returns-to-little-rock-river-market/ Thu, 12 Nov 2020 18:30:40 +0000 /news/?p=77899 ... 2nd Friday Art Night Returns to 糖心视频logo River Market]]> Banks recently graduated from UA 糖心视频logo with a bachelor’s degree in mass communication with an emphasis in journalism. He returned this fall for a certificate in photography. Banks has been taking photos since he took a photography course three years ago. He enjoys taking photos of his family members. 鈥淎fter graduation, I hope to either pursue my MFA at an out-of-state university or build up professional experience working as a photographer or at a museum,鈥 said Banks. Ross Owyoung, director of UA 糖心视频logo Downtown, and Banks are working on a special project that involves taking the photos from the 1970s and 80s of downtown 糖心视频logo and then compare and contrast them to photos from 2020. Banks鈥 photographs will be displayed in the moveable gallery walls at UA 糖心视频logo Downtown. Since May, 2nd Friday Art Night has been virtual due to the pandemic. This Friday, it will be returning downtown to the 糖心视频logo River Market. Masks will be required. Music will be proved by Bantunauts Raydio, who has a weekly radio show on KABF 88.3 where he plays music from Africa and around the world. For more information, visit the 2nd Friday Art Night page or email info@2ndfridayartnight.org.]]> UA 糖心视频logo Downtown to host virtual art tour for 2nd Friday Art Night /news-archive/2020/09/10/2nd-friday-art-night-september/ Thu, 10 Sep 2020 13:58:56 +0000 /news/?p=77509 ... UA 糖心视频logo Downtown to host virtual art tour for 2nd Friday Art Night]]> UA 糖心视频logo Downtown Director Ross Owyoung will host a virtual tour of the two exhibits on display in the Brad Cushman Gallery in the Windgate Center for Art and Design from 6:05-6:20 p.m. The exhibits feature contemporary British studio ceramics from the Arkansas Arts Center Foundation Collection and objects from the UA 糖心视频logo Permanent Art Collection. The virtual 2nd Friday Art Night event begins at 5:30 p.m. You can or watch it . Other participating locations include: Downtown 糖心视频logo Partnership, Bella Vita Jewelry, Old State House Museum, Historic Arkansas Museum, Nexus Coffee & Creative, and Sergio Valdivia Art as well as Central Arkansas Library System through the Bookstore at Library Square and the Galleries at Library Square. In the upper right photo, the two porcelain vessels were made by Julian Stair and are gifts of the Diane and Sandy Besser Collection.]]> UA 糖心视频logo Downtown to host virtual art tour for 2nd Friday Art Night on May 8 /news-archive/2020/05/05/ua-little-rock-downtown-to-host-virtual-art-tour-for-2nd-friday-art-night-on-may-8/ Tue, 05 May 2020 14:58:24 +0000 /news/?p=76827 ... UA 糖心视频logo Downtown to host virtual art tour for 2nd Friday Art Night on May 8]]> If you are in the mood for some art and culture without leaving the comfort of your home, UA 糖心视频logo Downtown is one of many of the city鈥檚 downtown venues participating in on May 8.听 Beginning at 5 p.m., UA 糖心视频logo Downtown will host a 30-minute virtual tour of the Student Artwork Purchase Awards from the Annual Student Competitive Exhibit of the UA 糖心视频logo Permanent Art Collection. This exhibition, curated by Nathan Larson, features work created by students during their time studying various studio disciplines at UA 糖心视频logo.听 The exhibition features work from Alberta Pearson, David Warren, Phyllis Plumbley, Terry Rowlett, Thomas Amettis, Lori Conrad, Carmen Thennes, Sandra Sell, Austin Bowers, Douglas Darrocott, Corri Bristow, Dominique Simmons, Melanie Chapin, Bo Sanathong, Cecily Conine-Waybright, Joe Barnet, Henry Cravens, Stephanie Martin, Logan Hunter, Chris Cotton, and Carrie Curtis.听 To watch the virtual tour, join us live on or on .听 Other virtual participating locations include: Downtown 糖心视频logo Partnership, Bella Vita Jewelry, Old State House Museum, Historic Arkansas Museum, Central Arkansas Library System, The Bookstore at Library Square, and Nexus Coffee & Creative. ]]> UA 糖心视频logo Downtown to showcase local art /news-archive/2019/06/10/ualittle-rock-downtown-art/ Mon, 10 Jun 2019 19:56:52 +0000 /news/?p=74553 ... UA 糖心视频logo Downtown to showcase local art]]> UA 糖心视频logo Downtown will exhibit works by two local ceramics artists and a painter on June 14 for this month鈥檚 Second Friday Art Night on June 14 from 5-8 p.m. at UA 糖心视频logo Downtown, 333 President Clinton Ave. Featured artists include Mariah Hatta, a local ceramics artist and owner of House Of Terriers, a creative ceramics company. Hatta will have her signature line of ceramic pigs for sale and other pieces. Other featured work will include that of painter Meagan Davis, who does live paintings at charity events in the 糖心视频logo area, and TK Moore-Garrick, a talented ceramics artist. The 2nd Friday Art Night takes place in downtown 糖心视频logo on the second Friday of every month and runs from 5-8 p.m. For more information, visit. (Photo above right)聽Paintings by Meagan Davis will be on display at UA 糖心视频logo Downtown during Second Friday Art Night. ]]> UA 糖心视频logo Downtown joins 2nd Friday Art Night line-up /news-archive/2019/04/12/2nd-friday-art-night/ Fri, 12 Apr 2019 15:03:02 +0000 /news/?p=74033 ... UA 糖心视频logo Downtown joins 2nd Friday Art Night line-up]]> Art patrons will now have one more option for their monthly art walks through 糖心视频logo鈥檚 River Market District and Creative Corridor.听UA 糖心视频logo Downtown will be participating in 2nd Friday Art Night for the first time, beginning April 12. UA 糖心视频logo Downtown, at 333 President Clinton Ave., will host a dance pop-up event showcasing the partnership between with UA 糖心视频logo Department of Theater Arts and Dance and . Performances will begin outside, weather permitting, and move indoors.听Afterward, visitors can see Joe Jones鈥 1935 historic mural, 鈥淭he Struggle in the South,鈥 which is housed at UA 糖心视频logo Downtown. 鈥淲e are looking forward to being a part of this vibrant initiative,鈥 said Ross Owyoung, director of UA 糖心视频logo Downtown. 鈥淭he 2nd Friday Art Night brings together a diverse group of individuals who share a common passion for the arts, and UA 糖心视频logo Downtown can showcase how the arts influence education and how education influences the arts.鈥 The takes place in downtown 糖心视频logo on the second Friday of every month from 5-8 p.m. Regular hosts include Historic Arkansas Museum, Old State House Museum, Central Arkansas Library System鈥檚 Butler Center and Cox Creative Center, Arkansas Repertory Theatre, Bella Vita Jewelry, Matt McLeod Fine Art Gallery, Nexus Coffee and Creative, Gallery 221, and Mariposa Studio.听    ]]>