Discover the relaxing art of needle felting in this eight-week Studio 55+ course with Dani Ives, designed for adults ages 55 and up. Using colorful wool fibers and simple felting techniques, you'll learn how to blend color, create texture, and build depth as you create beautiful landscapes inspired by the natural world. Working at a ...
This hands-on workshop invites students to explore storytelling through ceramic sculpture by creating their own imaginative forms. Beginning with an examination of how meaning can be conveyed through shape and form, students will use reference images to develop ideas for complex, creature-inspired designs. From there, the workshop guides students through a range of hand building ...
This 6-week course introduces students to making pottery on the wheel and engages every stage of the ceramic cycle. It begins with throwing wet clay into basic forms like bowls and cups, then moves into trimming and modifying those leather-hard pieces, and finally glazing them. At the end of the course participants will be able ...
Celebrate Ozark heritage at the annual Cane Hill Harvest Festival, a beloved Northwest Arkansas tradition held on the historic grounds of Cane Hill College. The day begins with a hearty Ozark Country Breakfast and continues with live music, food trucks, an Arts & Eats market, craft and sorghum-pressing demonstrations, tours of historic buildings, a quilt ...
Come join Joyce Haynes as she speaks about her process and works on her most current sculpture. This ongoing artist program invites local artists into the museum one weekend each month to engage visitors through live demonstrations, talks, and hands-on workshops hosted in the museum store. Free, no tickets required. Drop-in anytime from 10 a.m. ...
Explore the bright, bold world of supermarket and shopping‑center sings in this hands‑on painting workshop inspired by exhibitions from Chuck Ramirez and Lucy Sparrow. Teens and adults will learn how everyday commercial graphics, sale signs, product tags, and storefront messages can become works of art. Participants will choose from three bold, graphic designs inspired by classic grocery ...
Experience an extraordinary evening of world-class Indian classical music as Ra-Ve Cultural Foundation proudly presents Master Concert 2026. This special concert brings internationally acclaimed Carnatic musicians to Northwest Arkansas for a rare cultural experience that celebrates tradition, artistry, and innovation. The evening features the renowned Trichur Brothers, Srikrishna Mohan and Ramkumar Mohan, who are celebrated ...
Join us for Deep Listening Club at Crystal Bridges. This month, we're featuring Sam King! Experience the Skyspace in a new way. Once a month, gather to sit together and experience a live ambient music performance timed to the Skyspace light sequence. The event takes place near the full moon, equinox, or solstice so the ...
Art Gallery - Doors Open at 6:00 PM The Northwest Arkansas Center for Sexual Assault invites the NWA community to experience UNBROKEN, a powerful evening celebrating the resilience, creativity, and strength of survivors. Through partnerships with Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art and local artists, survivors have engaged in meaningful artistic healing experiences and transformed ...
Art Gallery Doors Open at 6:00 PM The Northwest Arkansas Center for Sexual Assault invites the NWA community to experience UNBROKEN, a powerful evening celebrating the resilience, creativity, and strength of survivors. Through partnerships with Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art and local artists, survivors have engaged in meaningful artistic healing experiences and transformed their ...
Explore contemporary embroidery in this four-week workshop with Claire Pongonis, focusing on building layered textile landscapes through hand stitch techniques. Participants will experiment with composition, texture, and color using thread as a drawing material to create abstracted and expressive views of natural forms. The course emphasizes modern approaches to embroidery, encouraging personal interpretation and process-driven ...
Clay Day is a fun-filled, family-friendly celebration of clay at Crystal Bridges! This all-ages art bash brings together Northwest Arkansas clay artists, makers, and organizations for a day of hands-on creativity, discovery, and play. Families can explore the many ways artists work with clay—from wheel throwing and hand-building to digital ceramics—through interactive demonstrations, art-making activities, ...