Windgate Center freshens galleries with new art, paint

Janea Snyder — Tue, 26 Jun 2018 18:53:07 +0000

New art from the University of Arkansas at ��Ƶlogo’s permanent art collection is on display in the Windgate Center for Art and Design through July 20, including three works of art donated or loaned by UA ��Ƶlogo Basketball Coach Darrell Walker and his wife Lisa. The Walkers collect art by modern and contemporary black artists, and their collection has been featured in exhibitions around the country. The couple has donated nine works to the university’s permanent collection and loaned additional works to the curated exhibition currently on display in the Brad Cushman Gallery. Two works included in this exhibition are “Separation II,” a 1998 acrylic on paper work by artist Herbert Gentry, and “Council of Convenience,” a 1995 lithograph by artist Juan Logan.

Separation II by Herbert Gentry

Walker is also loaning “The Heartbeat of Something Unanimous,” a 1990 oil on canvas by artist Moe Brooker to the exhibition. The Cushman Gallery has been newly repainted and the works re-installed. Other additions to “Works from the Permanent Collection” include art by Alice Leora Briggs, Helen Phillips, Francoise Gilot, Elsie Bates Freund, Arnold Zimmerman, Adrian Louis Brewer, Alecia Walls-Barton, Gustave Baumann, Lorre Hoffman, Ron Meyers, Hugo Crosthwaite, Jack Radcliffe, John Harlan Norris, William Bailey, Allison Short, Chris Jenkins, Mamma Andersson, Jockum Nordström, Alex Leme, Jaime Erin Johnson, Robyn Horn, Heidi Hogden, and Trevor Bennett. The exhibition is comprised of drawings and paintings; fine art prints and photographs; sculptural objects, ceramics, and contemporary crafts. The collection represents the work of professional artists with regional, national, and international reputations and art produced by students studying art and design at UA ��Ƶlogo. The Brad Cushman Gallery is open 9 a.m.- 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. UA ��Ƶlogo Basketball Coach Darrell Walker poses with an oil painting, “The Heartbeat of Something Unanimous,” by artist Moe Brooker in the Brad Cushman Gallery in the Windgate Center for Art and Design. Photo of Benjamin Krain

New summer exhibit features work from UA ��Ƶlogo’s permanent collection

Ajani Oyindamola — Mon, 21 May 2018 16:47:38 +0000

The summer is a great time to check out the talented and diverse work of artists affiliated with the University of Arkansas at ��Ƶlogo. A group exhibition featuring work by 25 artists specially selected from the UA ��Ƶlogo permanent collection is on display in the Brad Cushman Gallery in the Windgate Center of Art and Design until July 10. The exhibit is comprised of drawings, paintings, fine art prints, photographs, sculptural objects, ceramics, and contemporary crafts. The collection represents the work of professional artists with regional, national, and international reputations as well as art produced by art and design students at UA ��Ƶlogo. The artists with work on display include Mamma Andersson, William Bailey, Gustave Baumann, Trevor Bennett, Adrian Louis Brewer, Alice Leora Briggs, Chris Cotton, Hugo Crosthwaite, Elsie Bates Freund, Francoise Gilot, Lorre Hoffman, Robyn Horn, Heidi Hogden, Chris Jenkins, Jaime Erin Johnson, Alex Leme, Ron Meyers, Jockum Nordström, John Harlan Norris, Helen Phillips, Jack Radcliffe, Allison Short, Alecia Walls-Barton, Sally Ann Williams, and Arnold Zimmerman.

John Harlan Norris’s 2011 oil on canvas entitled “Builder.”

In the summer, the Windgate Center galleries are open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday and closed on university holidays. For more information, contact Gallery Director Brad Cushman at 501-916-5103 or becushman@ualr.edu. The upper right photo is Adrian Louis Brewer’s “The Cactus Hill.”

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Windgate Center freshens galleries with new art, paint

New summer exhibit features work from UA ������Ƶlogo’s permanent collection

- University News Archive - UA ��Ƶlogo

New summer exhibit features work from UA ��Ƶlogo’s permanent collection