/news-archive/tag/david-clemons/ 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock Wed, 19 Dec 2018 14:55:16 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 /news-archive/2018/12/19/ua-little-rock-to-host-african-american-art-exhibit/ Wed, 19 Dec 2018 14:55:16 +0000 /news/?p=73010 ... 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock to host African American art exhibit]]> The University of Arkansas at Little Rock will present an art show featuring art created by black artists from the mid 1800s to the present. 鈥淥n Their Own Terms鈥� will be showcased in Brad Cushman Gallery and the Small Gallery in the Windgate Center of Art and Design on the 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock campus from Jan. 17 to March 10. A reception for the exhibit will be held from 5-7 p.m. Friday, Feb. 1, in the Windgate Center. A conversation with art collector Juan Rodriguez and gallery owner Garbo Hearne will begin at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 5. The exhibit activates a narrative between art created in the 19th century by notable artists Robert Scott Duncanson, Edward Mitchell Bannister, Charles Ethan Porter, and Henry Ossawa Tanner with art created by modern and contemporary artists. The exhibition examines how artists influence each other directly and indirectly. During the 2019 spring semester, Dr. Lynne Larsen, assistant professor of art history, will teach an art history seminar course on African-American art focusing on the works in the exhibit. The exhibition was curated by 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock Art Gallery Director Brad Cushman. Additional artists with work in the show include Delita Martin, James Phillips, Joyce Scott, Lorna Simpson, Whitfield Lovell, David Driskell, Robert Pruitt, AJ Smith, Alfred Conteh, Deborah Roberts, Herbert Gentry, Aminah Robinson, Bisa Butler, Ron Adams, Bessie Harvey, Benny Andrews, Elizabeth Catlett, Kerry James Michael, Vicki Meek, Zoe Charlton, Sam Gilliam, Henry Tanner, Mikalene Thomas, Phoebe Beasley, Marjorie Williams-Smith, Romare Bearden, Caitlin Cherry, Kara Walker, David Clemons, Amy Sherald, Kehinde Wiley, Justin Bryant, and Reverend George Kornegay. The 19th century painters are part of the Juan Rodriguez Collection, and Hearne Fine Art is facilitating this loan. Modern and contemporary works are on loan from Darrell and Lisa Walker, Karen and CJ Duvall, Karen and Kevin Cole, Pamela and Anthony Vance, Dr. Imani Perry, Pierrette Van Cleve, other private collections, individual artists, the Arkansas Arts Center, and the 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock Permanent Collection. The exhibit and events are free and open to the public. The galleries in the Windgate Center of Art and Design are open 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, and 2-5 p.m. Sunday. For more information, contact Cushman at becushman@ualr.edu or 501-916-5103. In the upper right photo,聽Kerry James Marshall’s 1994 crayon and charcoal piece, “Study for Supermodel #2,” is on loan from the Arkansas Arts Center and will be showcased in the “On Their Own Terms” show.]]> /news-archive/2018/10/10/mj-robbins/ Wed, 10 Oct 2018 14:17:32 +0000 /news/?p=72191 ... Former art student bequeaths $40,000 for 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock art scholarships]]> Mary Jane Stotts (MJ) Robbins loved creating art. It鈥檚 what drew her to Little Rock and then to the University of Arkansas at Little Rock to study art. Robbins passed away last year at the age of 67. On Wednesday, Oct. 10, Robbins鈥� birthday, her estate announced a $40,000 gift to 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock to establish two new scholarships funds in her honor. The MJ Robbins Memorial Endowed Scholarship will provide assistance for education-related expenses for students pursuing or furthering a degree or continuing education in the Department of Art and Design in the College of Arts, Letters, and Sciences at 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock. The second scholarship – the MJ Robbins Annual Penland School of Craft Scholarship – will provide scholarships for 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock art and design students to attend a two-week summer workshop of their choice at the Penland School of Craft in North Carolina. 鈥淢J Robbins’ contribution to the arts in Little Rock and our university will continue due to the generosity of her estate,鈥� said Sarah Beth Estes, interim dean for the College of Arts, Letters, and Sciences. 鈥淗er gift will provide transformative experiences to 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock students for years to come.鈥� Robbins, a native of Lake City, Arkansas, retired from FedEx in 2003 and moved from Memphis to Little Rock, where she immersed herself in the central Arkansas arts community. She was a member of the Arkansas Arts Center, a student of the Museum School, and an early supporter of the ACANSA Arts Festival. Her interest in fine metalsmithing led her to 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock. In the Department of Art and Design, former faculty member and metalsmith David Clemons became Robbins鈥� teacher and mentor, helping her advance in her metalworking and later encouraging her to study at the . 鈥淭he creative community is where she forged the majority of her central Arkansas friendships, and at 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock she further developed her artistry and began greater production of her art,鈥� said Robbins鈥� niece, Tracy Stotts Weed of Little Rock. Weed remembers her aunt as a 鈥減erson always in motion鈥� with many creative talents. Robbins could sew, knit, work with metal and clay, and made stone and metal jewelry. 鈥淪he had a great appreciation for education and a lot of varied interests,鈥� Weed said. 鈥淭here was no limit to her skills or her willingness to be adventurous and try something new.鈥� In the top right photo, MJ Robbins works on an art piece.]]>