What's Up - Your guide to what's happening in Fayetteville, AR this week!
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FEATURE 8 WHAT'S UP! AUGUST 25-31, 2019 September Art OverView Now "NATURE'S NATION: AMERICAN ART AND ENVIRONMENT" — Featuring 100 artworks from 70 eminent U.S. collections, through Sept. 9, Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art in Bentonville. $16. 657-2335. OZARK QUILT FAIR — Accepting entries for event from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sept. 14, Shiloh Museum of Ozark History in Springdale. Quilters and quilt lovers are invited to display new and antique quilts for show and sale on the museum grounds. The entry fee is $10 per exhibitor. Entries must be received by 5 p.m. on Sept. 11. shilohmuseum.org or 750-8165. EYE SPY — An Inaugural Student Compe- tition, through Sept. 21, Fort Smith Regional Art Museum. Free. 784-2787. A KELLIE LEHR EXHIBITION — Nature paintings, through Sept. 29, Arts Center of the Ozarks in Springdale. Free. bryan@acozarks.org. "COLOR FIELD" — Discover large, colorful sculptures against the lush backdrop of an Ozark forest in this outdoor exhibition exploring the impact color has on our lives, through Sept. 30, Crystal Bridges Museum in Bentonville. $12. 657-2335. "PERSPECTIVES ON DARKNESS AND LIGHTNESS" — Sculptures and drawings by UALR professor Michael Warrick, through Sept. 30, University of Arkansas at Fort Smith's Windgate Art & Design Gallery, 535 N. Waldron Road in Fort Smith. Free. Email Don. Lee@uafs.edu. Sept. 3 KNITTERS AND CROCHETERS — Open to people of all ages and levels of expertise, 1 p.m. Tuesdays, Bella Vista Public Library. Free. 855-1753. Sept. 4 DISCOVER DRAWING — A free class with Anna Lewis, noon-2 p.m., Miller Branch Library in Fort Smith. Free for adults. 646-3945. Sept. 5 DROP IN AND DRAW — Live model and studio space free for artists, 1-3 p.m. every Thursday, Fort Smith Regional Art Museum. Bring your own materi- als; easels are provided. 784-2787. OPENING RECEPTION — For "Norma Tomboulian: Life Into Clay," 5-7 p.m., Fort Smith Regional Art Museum. $10. This exhibit, through Dec. 29, will showcase works of sculpture and watercolor by Tomboulian, as well as sculpture and artwork by various artists she has collected over the years. Also included will be The Camelot Chess Set, which is 16 life- sized busts by Norma Tomboulian, in the classic style of the famed Arthu- rian legend, now residing in FSRAM's permanent collection. 784-2787. OPENING RECEPTION — For "Good Humor," a selection of recent paint- ings & drawings by Jan Gosnell, 5-8 p.m., Fenix Fayetteville. Free. fenixfayettevilleart.com. 444-0066. OPENING RECEPTION — For "Personal Space," with art by Buffalo, Kasey Hodges, Angela Davis Johnson, Melissa Milton, Dylan Mortimer, Erika Nelson, Tina Oppenheimer & Linda Vredeveld, 5-8 p.m., Art Ventures in Fayetteville. Show open through Sept. 29. ArtVenturesNWA.org. Sept. 7 RAM SATURDAYS — Hands-on explo- ration of a new medium or type of art, noon-4 p.m. every Saturday in September, Fort Smith Regional Art Museum. Free for all ages. Please wear art-making clothing. 784-2787. Sept. 8 FIGURE DRAWING — 4-6 p.m. Sept. 8, 15 & 22, Art Ventures in Fayetteville. ArtVenturesNWA.org. Sept. 9 B'CREATIVE STITCHERS — For those doing any and all handwork such as cross stitching, embroidery, quilting, knitting, weaving and crocheting, 10 a.m. Mondays, Bella Vista Public Library. Free. 855-1753. Sept. 11 FIGURE DRAWING — From the nude model, 6:30-8:30 p.m., Crystal Bridges Museum in Bentonville. $10. Register at 657-2335. Sept. 12 ART ON THE BRICKS — Including a new exhibition of "Men With Earrings," photographs of Eurekans (pictured) by Eureka Springs artist John Rankine, 4:30-6:30 p.m. at the Zephyr Blevins Gallery at the Victory Theatre and pop-up art shows 4:30- 7:30 p.m. all over downtown Rogers. godowntownrogers.com/art-on-the- bricks. Sept. 13 ART BY THE GLASS — Meditation Art with Matt Miller, 6-8 p.m., Crystal Bridges Museum in Bentonville. $30. Register at 657-2335. Sept. 14 SOAPMAKING FOR BEGINNERS — 9 a.m., Ozark Folkways in Winslow. $40. Register at OzarkFolkways.org or 634-3791. PORTRAITURE ON THE SQUARE — 10 a.m.-1 p.m., Art Ventures in Fayette- ville. ArtVenturesNWA.org. OZARK QUILT FAIR — 10 a.m.-2 p.m., Shiloh Museum of Ozark History in Springdale. Quilters and quilt lovers are invited to display new and antique quilts for show and sale on the museum grounds. Free admission. shilohmuseum.org or 750-8165. GALLERY CONVERSATION — Pianist Lara Downes on Georgia O'Keeffe, 1 p.m., Crystal Bridges Museum in Bentonville. Free. 657-2335. Sept. 15 SUNDAY SALON ARTIST TALK — 1-3 p.m., Art Ventures in Fayetteville. ArtVenturesnWA.org. Hands-on opportunities add to gallery experiences ART AT THE BANK — An exhibition of works by artists Gary Johnson (pictured), Adriana Patrucco, Daniel Coston and Diana Hausam, through mid-October, the Bentonville Branch of the First National Bank of NWA, 402 S.W. "A" St. Email art director Zeek Taylor at zeek.taylor@cox.net.