Immigrant designers who participated in INTERFORM sewing courses will have their work displayed on the runway during NWA Fashion Week Mar. 10-12.
Arts & Culture
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“School Girls, Or, The African Mean Girls Play” will be on stage at The Rep in Little Rock March 2-20, 2022.
The work of Memphis painter Carl E. Moore is on display at the Arts and Science Center for Southeast Arkansas in Pine Bluff through Apr. 30.
The Momentary will host the regional debut of Delanna Studi’s one-woman show “And So We Walked: An Artist’s Journey Along the Trail of Tears” Feb. 18-20.
KLEK 102.5 FM, Jonesboro’s only Black-owned radio station, is celebrating its newly renovated studio with an open house and ribbon cutting ceremony.
Arkansas organizations are celebrating Black History Month with art exhibitions, film screenings, lectures and a fashion show.
Despite repeated vandalism, a group of artists continues to spread messages of peace and resistance through the Little Rock’s 7th Street Mural Project.
Arts Center of the Ozarks has rebranded as Arts One Presents and is offering events to engage diverse communities in Northwest Arkansas.
Miss Gay Arkansas America Athena Sinclair is participating in the 50th anniversary of the Miss Gay America pageant Jan. 17-20 in Little Rock.
Now it its third season, the Blackbelt Voices podcast propagates the richness of Black Southern culture by telling the stories of Black folks down South.
University of Arkansas at Little Rock assistant professor of piano Naoki Hakutani is a 2021 Steinway & Sons Teacher Hall of Fame inductee.
The Arkansas Arts Council is seeking nominations for its Arkansas Living Treasure award, which honors master craftspeople like Hot Springs artist Longhua Xu.
A Mosaic Templars Cultural Center exhibit celebrates the legacy of Paul Laurence Dunbar High School in Little Rock and its impact on the Black community.
A new visual arts exhibition organized by the Momentary explores the cultural implications of fashion and how identities are shaped by garments.
Dhirana Academy of Classical Dance will present its 5th annual fall production Nov. 20 at Bentonville West High School.
A new documentary profiles boxing champion Kalvin Henderson. Directed by Bernard Oliver, the film will be screened Nov. 13 at the Fayetteville Film Fest.
A year-long study of the Northwest Arkansas dance ecosystem has inspired the creation of a new program that will the opportunity gap for artists.
The Momentary is hosting a symposium Nov. 6 that will showcase BIPOC filmmakers and explore the importance of identity and place in storytelling.
The Latin Art Organization of Arkansas is hosting Día de los Muertos celebration Nov. 6 that will include music, food and crafts.
University of Arkansas alum Ayana Gray shared her experience writing her bestselling debut novel “Beasts of Prey” during a lecture hosted by the Honors College Oct. 27.
Día de los Muertos celebrations are underway across Arkansas and include art exhibits, community ofrendas, dance performances and traditional food.
Jay Pharoah is a multitalented artist who’s stayed busy during the pandemic working as an actor, comedian and musician. He’ll perform at The Grove Comedy Club Oct. 22-23.
Asian Arvest associates and their allies created the Cranes of Solidarity project in support of the AAPI community. UAFS is displaying 2,000 paper cranes as part of the initiative.
Alejandro Villagran’s inaugural exhibition “Introduction” is on view at the Anne Kittrell Art Gallery at the University of Arkansas through Oct. 15.
Udaan (Soar) follows a Pakistani student who moves to a small town in Arkansas for college during the pandemic. The film will be screened at the Hot Springs Documentary Film Festival.