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In abstract works – like her 1969 gouache Earth #1 – Abstract Expressionist Lee Krasner made strong visual statements about the elements and life of our planet. But it was not easy for her art to get noticed.

Capital Campaign supporting the Little Rock museum’s new building and endowment surpasses $135 million, establishes new goal of $142 million The Arkansas Arts Center officially became the Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts on January 25, 2021. While unveiling the museum’s new brand, AMFA leaders announced that the capital campaign supporting…

While the new Museum of Fine Arts is under construction, works from the AMFA Foundation Collection are undergoing a transformation of their own. George Romney’s Lady Willoughby de Broke before conservation began. George Romney, British (Beckside, Lancashire, England, 1734 – 1802, Kendal, Westmorland, England), Lady Willoughby de Broke,…

Winter-themed works from the Arkansas Arts Center Foundation Collection offer a journey to a winter wonderland. Andrew Wyeth, American (Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania, 1917 – 2009, Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania), Snowflakes, circa 1966, watercolor on paper, 8 7/8 x 11 7/8 inches, Arkansas Arts Center Foundation Collection: Purchase, Tabriz Fund and Museum…

Artist Patti Warashina’s ceramic career has been ever evolving – in both form and scale. Her output ranges from wheel-thrown functional vessels made during her graduate school years in the early 1960s, to the stark-white, slip-cast figural groups of the 1980s, to the monumental and boldly colorful ceramics of the 1990s.

The Arkansas Arts Center reached milestones in its building project while continuing to deliver vibrant and accessible programming in a year of historic transition and unexpected challenges, leaders announced at the September 21 virtual Annual Meeting.

Arkansas artist and 62nd Annual Delta Exhibition Grand Award winner Aaron Calvert’s ceramic figures are decorated with symbols of the things he can’t shake from his mind

The Arkansas Arts Center was awarded a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services to support the stewardship of the Arkansas Arts Center’s 14,000 works of international art.

Arts Center theater staff lend their skills to the small screen to create Blueberry’s Clubhouse The Arkansas Arts Center is partnering with Arkansas PBS to create Blueberry’s Clubhouse, an original series for young viewers and families airing on Arkansas PBS through August 14. The series follows Blueberry, a curious puppet…

Construction on the reimagined Arkansas Arts Center in MacArthur Park continues on schedule, despite the challenges posed by a global pandemic, boosting the Central Arkansas economy in a challenging time.