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FEATURE 8 WHAT'S UP! DECEMBER 31, 2017-JANUARY 6, 2018 Art Overview January offers opportunities to meet the makers JAN. 1 CLOSED FOR RENOVATIONS — The 1895 Hawkins House and the Key Wing of the Rogers Historical Museum will close for renovations and the installation of galleries in the Hailey Building, through mid-spring. 621-1154. JAN. 4 GALLERY CONVERSATION — "Robert Henri and the Beauty" with curator Mindy Besaw, 1 p.m., Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art in Benton- ville. Free. 657-2335. OPENING RECEPTION — For "Fort Smith Legend John Bell," part of the bicentennial celebration in Fort Smith, 5-7 p.m., Fort Smith Regional Art Museum. Bell was an acclaimed American painter and sculptor whose career spanned nearly 50 years. This exhibit will showcase works from private collections across the region. $5. Exhibit on show through April 22. 784-2787. OPENING RECEPTION — For "Return to Roots: Paintings, Photographs & Nature's Design," featuring art by John Calvin Womack, Heather Chilson and Andy Baugus, 5-8 p.m., Art Ventures in Fayetteville. Free. Works on show through January. 871-2722. JAN. 8 ARTIST'S RECEPTION — For Reese Abbot, 5-6 p.m., Springdale Public Library. Free. 750-8180. JAN. 11 ARTISTS' RECEPTION — For Fenix Fayetteville artists Cindy Arsaga, Alli Woods Frederick, Jan Gosnell, Samuel Gray, Teresa Hall, Denise Lanuti, Leilani Law, Doug Randall, Eugene Sargent & Steven Schneider, 5-8 p.m., Chancellor Hotel in Fayetteville. Free. Exhibit open through April 2. Email schmidtphotography@gmail.com. JAN. 12 ARTIST'S RECEPTION — For "The Eras- ing," works by David Bailin, 5-7 p.m., Windgate Art & Design at the University of Arkansas at Fort Smith. "This series is the result of my final collaboration with my father," Bailin says. "As with his memories, only the ghosts are left." Free. Exhibit through Jan. 26. 788-7542. JAN. 13 COLLECTORS DAY — With displays by some two dozen local collectors, including collections of buttons, plushies, toy horses, safety razors, dolls, Andrea bird figurines, die-cast cars, tobacco collectibles, hats, Breyer horses, paperweights, toy trucks, clear glass collectibles, Victorian knife rests, magnets, Raggedy Ann and Andy toys, Hummel figurines, Donald Duck collectibles, circus wagon models, feather bird artwork, Pueblo art, Hardanger embroidery, and Asian collectibles, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., Shiloh Museum of Ozark History in Spring- dale. Free. 750-8165. JAN. 17 WEDNESDAY OVER WATER — "The Scoop" with museum curators discussing little-known insights and anecdotes about the American artists in the collection and the regional cuisine of their time, 6 p.m., Crystal Bridges Museum. $50. 657-2335. JAN. 18 GALLERY CONVERSATION — "What's New" with Assistant Curator Alejo Benedetti showcasing the newly painted, site-specific mural by artist-in-residence Nina Chanel Abney, 1 p.m., Crystal Bridges Museum. Free. 657-2335. ARTISTS' RECEPTION — For potter David Stephens of Rogers; painters Karolyn Farrell of Fayetteville, Robin Bray of Eureka Springs; and Benton- ville artist Mark Vanslyke, 4-7 p.m., First National Bank of North- west Arkansas in Bentonville. Free. Art on show for three months. cacbentonco.com. JAN. 12 ARTIST'S RECEPTION — For "The Erasing," works by David Bailin, 5-7 p.m., Windgate Art & Design at the University of Arkansas at Fort Smith. "This series is the result of my final collab- oration with my father," Bailin says. "As with his memories, only the ghosts are left." Free. Exhibit through Jan. 26. 788-7542.