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MARY JORDAN NWA Democrat-Gazette S ounds of seabirds and waves crashing against the shore greet visitors to "In American Waters: The Sea in American Painting," setting the stage for an exhibition creators say details the nation's deep relationship with its waterways. Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art's latest temporary exhibition opened Nov. 6 and features some 90 pieces in 11 sections that demonstrate the key role oceans have historically played throughout American society, reveals Austen Barron Bailly, the Bentonville museum's chief curator. The connection even extends to Crystal Bridges, whose name is inspired by Crystal Springs, which feeds the ponds the museum's bridge buildings span, Bailly says. Northwest Arkansas is likewise connected to greater national waterways, as the White River empties into the Mississippi River, then into the Gulf of Mexico and subsequently the Atlantic Ocean. "We really are actually connecting to these oceans that feel very far away from a geographic standpoint," Bailly shares. "This exhibition is a way to really embrace that expansiveness and that feeling of connection and really 8 WHAT'S UP! NOVEMBER 21-27, 2021 FAQ 'In American Waters: The Sea in American Painting' WHEN — On display through Jan. 31 WHERE — Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art in Bentonville COST — $12; members, veterans, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program participants and youth under 18, free INFO — 657-2335 or crystalbridges.org COVER STORY Out To Sea Exhibition explores turbulent, lasting relationship "Along the Shore" by William Trost Richards is a Crystal Bridges fan favorite and is included in the "In American Waters" exhibition, co-organized with the Peabody Essex Museum in Salem, Mass. The exhibition opened Nov. 6 and will be on display through Jan. 31. (Courtesy Image/Crystal Bridges Museum)