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UALR political science professors to hold discussion of presidential election Oct. 25

Ajani Oyindamola — Tue, 25 Oct 2016 19:52:36 +0000

Tired of listening to a presidential election filled with insults and scandals? Come hear about the real issues at stake in the U.S. presidential election from political experts at the University of Arkansas at ��Ƶlogo. The UALR School of Public Affairs, in partnership with the and , will host “Pizza, Peace & Politics” at 6:30 p.m. tonight at U.S. Pizza Co. in Hillcrest, 2710 Kavanaugh. Doors will open at 6 p.m. UALR political science professors Eric Wiebelhaus-Brahm, Rebecca Glazier, Margaret Scantron, Joe Giammo, and Chris Williams will compare the candidates and discuss the important issues of the presidential election. The discussion will be heavily based on questions from the audience. For more information, visit the or contact Wiebelhaus-Brahm at ejwiebelhaus@ualr.edu.

UALR to host “Arkansas Women to Watch”

Ajani Oyindamola — Wed, 07 Sep 2016 13:47:44 +0000

The University of Arkansas at ��Ƶlogo will host the artwork of four emerging and mid-career female artists from Arkansas whose pieces are featured in a statewide tour. “Arkansas Women to Watch: Organic Matters” is the fourth biennial tour of work by Arkansas women. The competitive exhibit is sponsored by the National Museum of Women in the Arts in Washington, D.C. The UALR Art Gallery will display the exhibit from Sept. 8 to Oct. 20 in the Maners/Pappas Gallery and Gallery III in the UALR Fine Arts Building. Artists include Sandra Luckett, of Conway, Katherine Rutter, formerly of ��Ƶlogo, Dawn Holder, of Clarksville, and Melissa Wilkinson, of Bono. A reception will be held for the artists at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 21, at the Stella Boyle Smith Concert Hall in the UALR Fine Arts Building. The reception will also honor Brian McCarty, an internationally exhibited artist and toy industry veteran whose photographs are on display in the UALR Art Gallery from Sept. 1 to Oct. 20. Three of the Arkansas Women to Watch artists will give guest lectures at UALR during the exhibit, including:

Melissa Wilkinson, 6 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 29, UALR Fine Arts Building Room 157
Dawn Holder, 6 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 5, UALR Fine Arts Building Room 157
Sandra Luckett, 6 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 13, UALR Fine Arts Building Room 157

The is a co-sponsor of the reception. The event will be held during in observance of the United Nations’ International Day of Peace.

Melissa Wilkinson’s 2014 watercolor “Man Eater”

Curator Courtney Taylor canvassed the state of Arkansas to select four contemporary female artists working with imagery and materials taken from the natural world. Their work includes mixed media and photographic installations, mixed-media drawings, and watercolor paintings. Historically, society encouraged female artists to take the natural world as their subject. Rather than narrative art, which was thought to require invention and imagination beyond women’s capabilities, subjects such as botanical drawings, still-life paintings, and images of animals — merely requiring the powers of observation — were deemed suitable. The theme of “Organic Matters” illuminates how contemporary artists re-contextualize images in nature to reflect upon the themes of sexuality, gender politics, and the abstract to redefine emerging relationships between women, nature, and art. The UALR Art Gallery is located in the UALR Fine Arts Building and is open 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. Beginning Sept. 10, the gallery will be open from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturdays and 2 to 5 p.m. on Sundays. For more information, contact UALR Gallery Director Brad Cushman at becushman@ualr.edu or 501.569.8977. In the upper right photo, Dawn Holder’s “Once Upon a Time in the Forest of I’m Not Sweet Enough” is a featured work in the “Arkansas Women to Watch: Organic Matters” biennial tour of work by Arkansas women.

UALR to host photographic exhibit about children’s experiences in war

Ajani Oyindamola — Mon, 22 Aug 2016 21:25:24 +0000

In war, personal accounts of children are often unseen and unheard. In his photo exhibit “War-Toys: Israel, West Bank, and Gaza Strip,” Brian McCarty interprets children’s drawings to offer insight into the experiences of Israeli and Palestinian children affected by war. The University of Arkansas at ��Ƶlogo Art Gallery will host the exhibit Sept. 1 to Oct. 20 in UALR Art Gallery 1. A lecture and reception for McCarty, an internationally exhibited artist and toy industry veteran, will be held at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 21, at the Stella Boyle Smith Concert Hall in the UALR Fine Arts Building. The is a co-sponsor of the reception and lecture event. The event will be held during Arkansas Peace Week in observance of the United Nation’s International Day of Peace. “The children and their families live in communities that have become war zone target,” said Brad Cushman, director of the UALR Art Gallery. “Brian McCarty challenges the viewer to think about a world at war and the impact it has on all of us especially the children. He recreates the children’s drawings using toys in the war zones landscapes where the children live.”

An unknown child’s drawing serves as the inspiration behind Brian McCarty’s 2012 photograph, “Sderot House,” shown above.

In the exhibit, 18 reproductions of children’s drawings are presented alongside 22 of McCarty’s photographs. Featuring locally found toys placed and posed in the actual locations described by the children, the photographs recreate shared fears and witnessed events. In the process of sharing their artwork, children would often reveal the details that were most important or impactful to them. The exhibit is curated by Catinca Tabacaru, founder of New York-based Tinca Art, Inc. She spent her early career working for the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda and the Office of Chief Defense Counsel for the Military Commissions at Guantanamo Bay in Cuba. The UALR Art Gallery is located in the UALR Fine Arts Building and is open 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. Beginning Sept. 10, the gallery also will be open from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturdays and 2-5 p.m. on Sundays. For more information, visit the or contact Brad Cushman at becushman@ualr.edu or 501.569.8977. About Arkansas WAND Arkansas WAND (Women’s Actions for New Directions) values the voices and leadership of women seeking peace, justice, and security through informed participation in the democratic process. WAND is comprised of women of all ages, races, and creeds, with voices that are fresh and eager as well as seasoned and knowing, working in communities across the nation, seeking a world that is peaceful and just.

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UALR political science professors to hold discussion of presidential election Oct. 25

UALR to host “Arkansas Women to Watch”

UALR to host photographic exhibit about children’s experiences in war

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