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 ...
Celebrate the opening of Grandma Moses: A Good Day's Work with a panel conversation about the woman behind Grandma Moses. Join curators from Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, the Smithsonian American Art Museum, and collector and dealer Jane Kallir for a conversation about Anna May Robertson Moses, the artist behind the beloved public persona ...
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 ...
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. ...
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 ...
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, ...
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. This month we're welcoming Shabana Kauser, a Northwest Arkansas portrait painter. Come watch her work on her current painting and chat about her art. This event ...
This incredible celebration of craft and creativity will take place on Crystal Bridges Campus on October 3–4, 2026. See a vibrant showcase of artwork featuring talented artists from across the country, spanning different mediums. There will also be food trucks, live art demos, culinary experiences, and more. Support these amazing creators and find something special ...
Immerse yourself in an evening of vivid performance with the next installment of the 2026 Van Cliburn Concert Series, featuring the joyful, talented Anderson & Roe Piano Duo. Hailed as "rock stars of the classical world" (Miami Herald), their combined forces of technicality and theatrical performance are not to be missed. This 2026 concert series ...
These days, nearly everyone—even non-musicians—recognizes “The Mozart Requiem,” partly thanks to the film “Amadeus.” But few realize that Mozart only completed a small portion of the work. In fact, most don’t know that the piece was commissioned from Mozart by Count Franz von Walsegg, an amateur composer who wanted to claim it as his own. ...
Step behind the scenes of Bentonville Fashion Week with designer Rulli Torres in this interactive Community Spotlight at Crystal Bridges. Explore the fabrics, tools, and designs that bring a collection to life. Touch materials, learn how ideas evolve, and discover what it takes to be part of BFW as a model, designer, makeup artist, photographer, ...