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Today from 9 to 3, the Arkansas Arts Center Museum School Sale

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AAC Mus SaleThe Museum School Sale is the perfect way to stock up on one-of-a-kind holiday gifts or add to your personal art collection!

More than 80 Museum School instructors and students will be on hand selling original artwork at the Museum School Sale.

Plus, enjoy artist demonstrations, food trucks, and drawings for $50 off a Museum School class!

New this Year: a FREE space for children’s art activities! Parents are welcome to drop off their children, ages 4 to 9, at the kids activity area while they shop. The activity area will be open from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. and will have hands on art activities and refreshments. Space is limited.

The event runs from 9am to 3pm at the ClearChannel Metroplex.

LR Look Back: 50th Anniversary of Arkansas Arts Center opening

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IMG_5262Fifty years ago today, the Arkansas Arts Center officially opened in Little Rock’s MacArthur Park.  The project, which dates back to the early days of the Fine Arts Club, was formally authorized by the Little Rock City Board of Directors in September 1960 following a successful fundraising drive by supporters.  Future Governor Winthrop Rockefeller was a vital force in raising money and establishing the vision which transformed a small municipal art museum (the Museum of Fine Arts) into a comprehensive art center serving the entire state.

Since that day in May 1963, the physical plant of the Arkansas Arts Center has expanded several times. The programming has also grown. Though the degree-granting graduate school was abandoned in the late 1960s (because it nearly bankrupted the AAC), the Arkansas Arts Center now boasts an extensive and expansive Museum School offering classes in a variety of art forms to students of all ages.

Likewise the cutting-edge theatre company which was once in residence at the AAC is long-gone. After a few other programming attempts, the theatre space has been home to the Arkansas Arts Center Children’s Theatre since 1975.

The changes mentioned above and the expansions were shepherded by longtime Director and Chief Curator Townsend Wolfe.  Pictured above is a look at the main entrance to the facility, which has served in this capacity since an expansion which opened in February 2000.

Dr. Todd Herman is the current Executive Director of the Arkansas Arts Center. He joined the museum in the summer of 2011.

 

Arkansas Arts Center exhibit – Museum School Faculty Exhibition: Past and Present

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David Bailin’s Anticipated Exile, 1988
charcoal and oil on canvas
Arkansas Arts Center Foundation Collection:Purchase, Grand Award, 31st Annual Delta Art Exhibition

In conjunction with the Arkansas Arts Center 50th Anniversary celebration, a new exhibit has just been installed.

The Museum School Faculty Exhibition: Past and Present pays tribute to the Museum School faculty. The Arkansas Arts Center first began offering art classes for children and adults during the spring of 1960, prior to the construction of the new facility.

When the new Arts Center was completed in May of 1963, it included studios that comprise the Museum School in which a full schedule of art classes was offered.

The Museum School Faculty Exhibition: Past and Present highlights work created by current Museum School Faculty along with work from the permanent collection by former faculty members. Works in a variety of media are featured. This exhibition is the final installment in the series.

The exhibit runs through March 10.

The Arkansas Arts Center galleries are open:

Tuesday – Saturday 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Sunday 11 a.m. – 5 p.m.

Ark Arts Center Museum School Sale

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The Arkansas Arts Center Museum School will be having its annual Sale on Saturday, November 17 from 9am to 3pm at the Clear Channel Metroplex.

Dozens of Museum School students and faculty (and faculty who are also students) will be selling artwork in all varieties of shapes, sizes, media and price ranges.  It is a perfect chance to get a start on holiday shopping as well as to support local artists.  Several of the artists have been taking classes and selling at the sale for years, while there will be others who are first timers.   Artists accept cash and checks.

Arkansas Arts Center members will have a special preview party on Friday, November 16 from 6pm to 9pm.  In addition to browsing, there will be light hors d’oeuvres and refreshments available while the members shop.  Memberships will be available for purchase at the door.

Arkansas Arts Center Museum School Sale

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The Arkansas Arts Center Museum School Sale will be held Saturday, November 19, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Clear Channel Metroplex (I-430 and Col. Glenn exit).

Museum School teachers and students sell their original artwork including drawings, photographs, paintings, sculpture, pottery, woodwork, prints, jewelry and glass objects. Artists accept cash and checks. The public is invited to attend. Parking and admission are free.

Museum School Sale Member Night
For the first time, there is a special Members-only preview.  It will be on November 18 from 6 to 8 p.m. Arkansas Arts Center Members will be able to view and purchase items before the Sale opens to the public. Memberships can be purchased at the door.