P.O. Box 3268 Fayetteville, Arkansas 72701             info @ artistsnwarkansas.org
Art News
    Fayetteville Library
    Exhibit Guidelines

If you would like to exhibit at the
Fayetteville Public Library, provide
Hope Bradberry, 401 West Mountain
Street, Fayetteville, AR 72701 the
following:

  • Current professional resume
  • One-page artists statement
  • 10-15 numbered slides or
    digital presentation format,
    which provide an overview of
    the exhibition content
  • Exhibition checklist, which
    contains artists, title, medium,
    and size of work
  • Total amount of linear feet of
    work to be exhibited
  • Press information and
    releases from previous
    exhibitions if available.

Include a suitable self-addressed
stamped envelope for the return of
materials and all pages should be 8.5"
by 11" and typed.
    Gallery Shows Being
          Organized

Kathy Mayhue and Jan Ironside are
organizing gallery shows for two
northwest Arkansas galleries
2008/2009. We are representing
Zephyr Blevins Gallery at the Historic
Little Theatre in Rogers, and Julie Wait
Design Gallery, First street in Rogers.
Both galleries are associated with
Poor Richard's art.    Kathy and I will be
happy to send the gallery descriptions
and show dates to interested area
artists. Please contact us at
opps@poorrichardsart.com
                “The Gallery”

WHERE: 509 W. Spring Street, Suite 225 Fayetteville, AR
South Side of the Walton Art Center Parking Lot.

The Gallery carries original art by regional artists, including paintings in oil, acrylic,
pastels, mixed media, photography, sculpture and more.

The new hours of operation are
  • Monday & Tuesday by appointment;
  • Wednesday 5-9pm;
  • Thursday 2-9pm;
  • Friday 5-9pm;
  • Saturday 2-10pm
  • Sunday 1-5pm.

Current participating artists are Juan Torres, Doug Randall, Dianna Michelle, David
Bachman, J. P. McCauley, Jaquita Ball, Nathan Beatty, Mike Skinner, Harry
McDermott, Elizabeth Nevin, and Karolyn Farrell.

Artists and artwork may be viewed at artexponwa.org
Poor Richard’s Art
116 S. First St.
Rogers, AR

    February is Jewelery Month!

Drop in Saturday, February 13th, to meet
our jewelers & enjoy a Valentine cookie
and other refreshments.

Find a unique, handmade gift for that
special someone in your life. And... be
sure to see the

6th Street Studio Student Art Show
  • February 27th 1-4pm

Experience Student Art Work
Displayed Throughout The Gallery!

Zephyr Blevens Gallery

    Basic oil painting classes for
    beginning painters or those who
    have not painted for a while and
    would like a refresher course. Meet
    Saturday mornings, 9 am to 12 pm.
    Please call or email Joanne Hall at
    479-442-2911 or jobhall@earthlink.
    net for further information.

Julie Wait Designs Art Gallery

    The gallery is located at 318 South
    First in Rogers, Ar and is open from
    9a.m. until 5p.m. Monday - Friday
    and Saturday by appointment. 479-
    631-8706.
February 18, 2010
ANA Meeting
Arts Center of the Ozarks
Upper room
Springdale, AR

Board Meeting - 5:00p.m.
General Meeting - 6:30p.m.
Christy Willis, General Manager at Crabbys Seafood, an upscale restaurant in
Rogers, said they would represent local artists in the dining room of their restaurant
by allowing them to showcase their artwork for display or sale.  

There is no charge for the sale of any artwork at Crabbys unless a credit card is
used, then we recoup the credit card charges.  We are currently looking for new
artists interested in displaying their work.  Please let me know if anyone in your
organization might be interested.

Please contact:

Christy Willis, General Manager
Crabbys Seafood
Rogers, AR
479-273-0222
In The NEWS
    Clarksville Fine Arts Festival
    Saturday
        May 22, 2010
           9:AM to 4:PM

This is our third year and the festival is once again free to exhibitors in an effort to
become established as a premier event in the North-East Texas region. It is open to
all Fine Artist (those doing original paintings, sculptures, pottery, photography, &
personally handmade jewelry) and also Original Authors (published books). More
information is available at

http://clarksvilleartfest.com/

To request a booth an example of work (original or photograph) must be provided as
will as the artist's bio. This information will be put up on our Artist Page on the Festival
web page. We can also include a link to your own web site on the Artist Page if you
like.

Once again a "Best in Show" prize of $200 will be awarded to one of the artist. Last
year's winner was Western Artist from Canton Texas, Howard DuBois.

The Festival is an outdoor event held on the grass on the City Square. In addition to
the artist exhibits we have live music performances in the center of the Square during
the event. Artist are given a 10’x10 space on the grass of the City Square. Exhibitors
need to provide their own booth to show their work (easels, tables, shelves, etc.) as
will as their own canopy if they want one. We have had great weather the last two
years, but in the event of rain booths can move from the center of the Square to
beneath the canopies in front of business around the Square.

The event is sponsored by two community organizations. Friends of Clarksville Main
Street a 501c3 non-profit organization and PRIDE . The only fund raising is by the
local charity groups who operate the food booths. Our City Council has agreed that
No City Sales Tax will be collected for sales by artist not operating as a business.
Open Studios at the Nadine
Baum Studio on Spring St. in
Fayetteville.

There is an open studio with model on
Fridays 9:00 to 12:00.  Fee is $5 for
room and $5 for model.  If interested
contact Mary Collins for details.
479-466-7569 or mgcollins@cox.net.

Tues thru Friday, open studio is
available.  Small fee is charged for
room.  Instruction is available for
additional small fee. Contact Chuck
Blouin at 479-856-2377.

Easels and taborets are available in
studios.
            We Could Use Your Help!

The ANA has been given an opportunity to display our members artwork in two
Rogers Galleries.  We need someone or a couple of people to volunteer to be
responsible for these opportunities in 2010.  Responsibilities would include: Picking a
theme, Collecting the Artwork, Hanging the Artwork and Switching out the Artwork from
time to time.  If you are interested or would like more details please contact Amber
Savage at 479-283-2146.  

Please let me know if you have any questions!

Thank you!
Amber Savage
479-283-2146
        Art Events
    Charles M. Russell at Gilcrease Museum

The Masterworks of Charles M. Russell: A Retrospective of Paintings & Sculpture
opens Feb. 6 and runs through May 2, 2010 at Gilcrease Museum. The exhibition is
the first major retrospective of the artist’s work and will showcase more than 100 of
the artist’s finest paintings and bronze sculptures, as well as a number of the artist’s
personal effects rarely seen by the general public.

This exhibition at Gilcrease is the largest display of his art, artifacts and archives ever
assembled. For the first time, Russell’s signature masterpieces have been brought
together in a single offering, organized from the holdings of some of the world’s
greatest collections of American Western art. The exhibition includes works from the
Amon Carter Museum, the Montana Historical Society, Denver Art Museum, the
Eiteljorg Museum of American Indians and Western Art, and Buffalo Bill Historical
Center.

For more information, visit http://www.gilcrease.org/
Mathias Elementary in Rogers sets aside each year a special week in April to
celebrate the Arts. This year’s Arts Festival is April 19-23rd. We will have performing
artist, visual artist, musicians and more, come to our school.  We are looking for
artist/craftsman who would be willing to come to Mathias to share their talents and
love for the arts. This could simply be a demonstration/informative, or artists could
teach a class/small groups. All presentations/classes will be supervised with teachers
and adult volunteers. Small honorariums are available. We can also promise you
food, drinks, plenty of fun, excitement, and a chance to share your talent, vision, and
love of the arts with young people. If you have any questions please don’t hesitate to
call or email me tmcclain@rps.k12.ar.us  721-8378