The galleries and shops of downtown Little Rock are staying open late for 2nd Friday Art Night
Bang-Up Betty will be popping up with local artists and artisans at UA Little Rock Downtown in the River Market area for the evening festivities!
Shop hand-stamped jewelry, lapel pins and more by local designer Bang-Up Betty from 5-8 p.m. She’ll be showcasing new designs, her recent funny zodiac collection and classic favorites Friday night.
You are invited to join the Arkansas Historic Preservation Program’s next “Sandwiching in History” tour, which will visit the Stebbins-Roberts Building at 1300 East Sixth Street in Little Rock beginning at noon on Friday, August 2, 2019.
The 1947 Stebbins-Roberts Building was designed by noted Arkansas architect H. Ray Burks for the Stebbins & Roberts Paint Company, the former sole provider of Benjamin Moore paint products in Arkansas. The building is a late example of Art Deco and Art Moderne architecture by Burks, who was known for his work in the style.
Sandwiching in History tours are worth one hour of AIA continuing education credit. If you would like to receive email notifications of upcoming tours instead of postcards or need additional information, please contact Callie Williams, Education and Outreach Coordinator for AHPP, at 501-324-9880 or Callie.Williams@arkansas.gov.
Tonight is the opportunity to attend a unique public meeting at Mosaic Templars Cultural Center from 6:30 pm to 9:00 pm.
Have you ever wished there was an affordable place in the Little Rock area specifically for creative people and/or arts organizations? How about a place to live/create/collaborate/market? What do you think we need most?
In conjunction with the Arkansas Arts Council and Mosaic Templars Cultural Center, the public is invited to attend a free informational meeting regarding a potential new arts community development in the Little Rock area.
This will not be your average public meeting! Entertainment will be provided by Lagniappe, a central Arkansas group that features singer Genine “Miss Poetry” Perez, accompanied by guitarist Ben Harris, bassist Jay Gentry and drummer Dave Hoffpauir. The group performs jazz standards, fusion, soul, rhythm and blues, Motown and blues.
Entertainment, food, and beverages will be provided at 6:30 pm, with the meeting scheduled to start promptly at 7:00 pm.
Artspace is the leading non-profit developer of live/work artist housing, artist studios, arts centers and arts-friendly businesses in the U.S. They specialize in creating, owning, and operating affordable spaces for artists and creative businesses. These spaces include live/work apartments for artists and their families, working artist studios, arts centers, commercial space for arts-friendly businesses, and other projects.
Take a look at the 40+ properties Artspace has created across the US: https://www.artspace.org/our-places
Have you ever wished there was an affordable place in the Little Rock area specifically for creative people and/or arts organizations? How about a place to live/create/collaborate/market? What do you think we need most?
In conjunction with the Arkansas Arts Council and Mosaic Templars Cultural Center, the public is invited to attend a free informational meeting regarding a potential new arts community development in the Little Rock area.
It will take place this Wednesday, July 24, at Mosaic Templars Cultural Center from 6:30 pm to 9:00 pm.
This will not be your average public meeting! Entertainment will be provided by Lagniappe, a central Arkansas group that features singer Genine “Miss Poetry” Perez, accompanied by guitarist Ben Harris, bassist Jay Gentry and drummer Dave Hoffpauir. The group performs jazz standards, fusion, soul, rhythm and blues, Motown and blues.
Entertainment, food, and beverages will be provided at 6:30 pm, with the meeting scheduled to start promptly at 7:00 pm.
Artspace is the leading non-profit developer of live/work artist housing, artist studios, arts centers and arts-friendly businesses in the U.S. They specialize in creating, owning, and operating affordable spaces for artists and creative businesses. These spaces include live/work apartments for artists and their families, working artist studios, arts centers, commercial space for arts-friendly businesses, and other projects.
Take a look at the 40+ properties Artspace has created across the US: https://www.artspace.org/our-places
Join the Old State House Museum for Second Friday Art Night, Friday, July 12, from 5 to 8 p.m., as they showcase and celebrate their current exhibit, A Piece of My Soul: Quilts by Black Arkansans.
A Piece of My Soul: Quilts by Black Arkansans, is a curated selection of the museum’s collection of more than 200 quilts from the post-Reconstruction era to the present, representing a variety of different types of quilts many of which were created by multi-generational families.
These quilts are a profoundly important part of Arkansas’s history — through their patterns, material, stitching, and family oral histories, these special bedcovers reveal the lives of late 19th and early 20th century Arkansas families
UA Little Rock Downtown is proud to host artists Sherry Williamson, Mariah Hatta, and Sergio Valdivia.
Sherry Williamson loves painting pets and everyday places and things with a “quirky twist and brightly saturated colors.” She began painting in 2008 when she was inspired by her 20 pound pet cat, and then went on to paint over 200 pet portraits.
Mariah Hatta, a local ceramics artist and owner of House Of Terriers, a creative ceramics company, will join us again in July and will be bringing her beautiful heart pieces. Grab them while you can because they will not last long!
Sergio Valdivia is a vibrant artist and dance instructor who we are so excited to have join us this July! Of his work, Sergio says, “If you meet me one day and see that my hands, arms, etc are covered with paints forgive me but I tend to get very ‘involved’ in my artwork and having paint on me expresses the person I am.”
UA Little Rock also have free snacks and drinks.
The next QQA Preservation Conversation takes place tonight, July 11.
Join the QQA to learn about roofing historic buildings with Woody Simmons and Robert Purtle of Bray Sheet Metal. Woody and Robert have worked on historic buildings all around the state, including:
When: July 11, 2019
Where: Mixing Room at the Old Paint Factory in the East Village,1306 East 6th Street, 72202
What Time: 5:30 pm (reception); 6:00 pm (lecture)
RSVP: The event is free and open to the public, but space is limited. Please RSVP.
Parking: There is parking directly in front of the doors that are marked “live”, “print”, “meet.” If those spots are taken. park in the parking lot to the right. There is also street parking in front of the building.
Entrance: Enter the event space through the door facing 6th Street marked “Meet.”
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