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FAQ 'Frida Kahlo's Garden' WHEN — On display through Jan. 7 WHERE — Arts Center of the Ozarks in Springdale COST — Free INFO — 751-5441, acozarks.org NOVEMBER 11-17, 2018 WHAT'S UP! 9 FYI All Frida, All Day On Nov. 16, an all-day celebra- tion will be held with folkloric dances, short films, lectures from art historians and Master Gardeners, crafts, tequila tast- ings and food trucks, as well as an art reception that evening. Visit ACO's website for a full schedule of events. Photo courtesy: Rod Waddington from Kergunyah, Australia via Wikimedia Common Diego Rivera & Frida Kahlo Studio, Mexico City, 2012 Photo courtesy: Toni Frissell, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division "Frida Kahlo, seated next to an agave plant," 1937 "We wanted to emphasize that there is a whole rich story about her deep engagement with nature that can be traced not only through her paintings, but also in the evolution of her garden over time, the selection of plants and the changes she and her husband, Diego Rivera, made to the design of the house and the garden," Groarke explains. "This isn't a story that was previously told about Kahlo, and one that we found to be endlessly fascinating and very powerful in what it revealed about her as a person and artist." The other exciting thing about the exhibition, Smith shares, is the presenters are actually focused on smaller and mid-size organizations for the tour. Through grant opportunities and subsidies, the National Endowment for the Humanities and Mid-America Arts Alliance make an intimate gallery in Springdale, Ark., a leading figure in the national conversation of art and community. "We hope that we do start to draw some of those people that think that Crystal Bridges [Museum in Bentonville] is the only place to go for art," Smith says. "We went to orientation a couple of weeks ago in Kansas City, all of the host organizations were there, [and] they went through install and deinstall and programming ideas that you would be able to do. Actually, this is going to be our first [fully] bilingual exhibition we've ever hosted in Springdale. It is exciting."