- University News Archive - 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock /news-archive/tag/the-root-cafe/ 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock Mon, 08 Apr 2019 15:56:23 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock announces winners of 2019 Annual Student Competitive /news-archive/2019/04/08/ua-little-rock-announces-winners-of-2019-annual-student-competitive/ Mon, 08 Apr 2019 15:56:23 +0000 /news/?p=73921 ... 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock announces winners of 2019 Annual Student Competitive]]> University of Arkansas at Little Rock art and design students are showing off their best work during the Annual Student Competitive art show on display in the Brad Cushman Gallery in the Windgate Center of Art and Design until April 21.聽 The exhibition includes 84 pieces of artwork by 48 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock students involving drawing, paintings, prints, graphic design, photography, illustrations, textiles, metals, sculptures, ceramics, and furniture. Gwen Kudabeck was awarded the Friends of the Arts Purchase Awards for two of her digital photographs, 鈥淗ighway 365鈥 and 鈥淗ighway 270.鈥 Caleb LeFevre received the Wilma and Jack Diner Scholarship Award of $1,050 while Amanda Brown and Seth Smith received the Charles D. Massey Scholarship for $250. The winners were announced at a reception for the students on April 2, including: Local Business Awards Caleb LeFevre (Cantrell Gallery) Annika Shunn (Hearne Fine Art) Brady Jackson (Sol Alman Co.) Art Supplies and Materials (courtesy of Art Outfitters) – Carol Anderson, Austin Bowers, Carley Brown, and Gwen Kudabeck Starving Artist Awards Wai K. Lo (Trio鈥檚 Restaurant) Christina Osorio (Boulevard Bread Company) Terran Henderson and Amanda Brown (The Root Caf茅) Lee Steen Hardwood and Woodworkers Association of Arkansas Awards 鈥 Gary Anderson, Christina Osorio, Shelby Ridgeway, and Karen Stein Friends of the Arts Purchase Awards 鈥 Gwen Kudabeck for 鈥淗ighway 365鈥 and 鈥淗ighway 270鈥 Wilma And Jack Diner Scholarship Award 鈥 Caleb LeFevre Wilma And Jack Diner Purchase Award 鈥 Brady Jackson Wilma And Jack Diner Cash Award 鈥 Terran Henderson The 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock Art Gallery, which is free and open to the public, is open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Mondays through Fridays, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturdays, and 1-5 p.m. on Sundays. For more information, contact Gallery Director Brad Bushman at becushman@ualr.edu or 501-916-5103.
Gwen Kudabeck photographs 鈥淗ighway 365鈥 and 鈥淗ighway 270鈥

Gwen Kudabeck photographs 鈥淗ighway 365鈥 and 鈥淗ighway 270鈥

]]> Student art competition winners announced, pieces on display /news-archive/2018/03/29/art-winners/ Thu, 29 Mar 2018 21:36:32 +0000 /news/?p=69916 ... Student art competition winners announced, pieces on display]]> Department of Art and Design at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock is on display until April 15 in the Windgate Center for Art and Design. Fifty works were selected for the Student Competitive Art Exhibition, and the winners were announced Tuesday, March 27. The exhibit runs through April 15 in The Brad Cushman Gallery on Level 2. 聽The聽exhibit聽is open 9 a.m. to聽 5 p.m. Monday through Friday, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday and from 2 to 5 p.m. Sunday. The student submissions聽represent all studio disciplines being taught at 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock, including drawing and design, painting, printmaking, graphic design and illustration, photography, textiles, metals and furniture design, sculpture, and ceramics. Joshua Brinlee of Memphis served as the juror for the competition. Brinlee teaches at the University of Mississippi in Oxford聽and also has an exhibit, Masculine Projections, in the Small Gallery on Level 1 in the Windgate Center.

“Stare” by Reece Henderson

Students competed for a variety of awards including scholarships and cash and prizes from local companies. Monica Penny earned the Wilma And Jack Diner Scholarship Award of $1,500 and a $360 Diner Purchase Award for her copper and enamel work 鈥淟ucy in the Forest.鈥 Also receiving Diner Purchase Awards were Shelly Pruett, in the amount of $250, and David Irby, $500.   Reece Henderson landed the Alexa Mena Student Competitive cash award sponsored by Sissy鈥檚 Log Cabin in the amount of $300 for a collagraph print 鈥淪tare.鈥 Other winners and their sponsors include the following: FRAME SHOPS CERTIFICATES Cantrell Gallery, $75, David Jones, 鈥淭he Firefighters鈥 Hearne Fine Art, 聽$75, Austin Bowers, 鈥淕rasping鈥 Gallery 26, $25, Henry L. Thomas, 鈥淢rs. White鈥 ART SUPPLIES AND MATERIALS Art Outfitters $100 鈥 Jason Rankin, 鈥淜ateryna鈥檚 Back & Kateryna鈥檚 Mosaic鈥 $50 鈥 Andy Blackwell, “Brad” $50 鈥 Jacy Andrews, “Sicilianische Bauernehre” ALMAN CO. $100 鈥 Douglas Frank, “Rocket Ship Oil Lamp” STARVING ARTIST AWARDS Trio鈥檚 ($75) 鈥 Carol Anderson, “Lazy Carol Table” Boulevard Bread Company Six loaves of bread 鈥 Dudley Meadows, “Karotma Sutra” Six loaves of bread 鈥 David Jones, “The Gates of Hell” The Root Cafe Gift card ($50) 鈥 Sarah Harper, 鈥淭he Peacock Lady鈥 Gift card ($50) 鈥 Monica Penny, 鈥淐ocktail Spoon鈥 CASH / SCHOLARSHIPS Friends of the Arts (糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock) 鈥 Purchase Awards $175 鈥 Kimberly Snow, 鈥淎rtificial Selection,鈥 Silver and Plastic $325 鈥 Austin Bowers, 鈥淕rasping,鈥 Pinhole Camera, Film Print Les Steen Hardwood/NLR and Woodworkers Association of Arkansas $50 鈥 Intro 鈥 Carol Anderson, Lazy Carol Table $50 鈥 Intro 鈥 Grant Berry, Mirror $100 鈥 Furniture 鈥 David Irby, Table $100 鈥 Wood Based Piece (Sculpture, Jewelry, Mixed Media, etc.) – Andy Blackwell, 鈥淜at and Brad鈥 For more information, contact Brad Cushman, gallery director and curator at becushman@ualr.edu or 501-916-5103. (Above Left photo) 鈥淟ucy in the Forest,鈥 a copper and enamel work by art student Monica Penny, won a $1,500 Wilma And Jack Diner Scholarship Award in the Student Competitive Art Exhibition. Photo Credit / Benjamin Krain, University Communications]]> Area entrepreneurs offer fresh perspective on food, beverage industry /news-archive/2018/02/02/the-dish/ Fri, 02 Feb 2018 15:00:43 +0000 /news/?p=69144 ... Area entrepreneurs offer fresh perspective on food, beverage industry]]> Three metro-area business owners will 鈥渄ish鈥 about how to survive and thrive in the food-and-beverage industry on Feb. 15 from 2 to 3:30 p.m. at The Joint in North Little Rock, 301 Main St. Speakers include:
  • Amy Moorehead, Nexus Coffee & Creative
  • Jack Sundell, The Root Cafe
  • Collin McReynolds, Crave Fuel
A question-and-answer session will follow their talks. The event is free to attend, but pre-registration is required. Register online at asbtdc.org/training/little-rock-events or call the center at (501) 683-7700. The Dish is the first of a series of events the center will hold in central Arkansas for current and prospective owners of food-related businesses. For more information, contact Shannon Roberts at sxroberts@ualr.edu. The Arkansas Small Business and Technology Development Center is funded in part through a cooperative agreement with the U.S. Small Business Administration through a partnership with the University of Arkansas at Little Rock College of Business and other institutions of higher education. All ASBTDC programs are extended to the public on a non-discriminatory basis. Language assistance services are available for limited English proficient (LEP) individuals. Reasonable accommodation for persons with disabilities will be made if requested at least two weeks in advance.]]> $100,000 grant to help food and beverage start-up businesses /news-archive/2018/01/29/portable-assistance/ Mon, 29 Jan 2018 17:35:42 +0000 /news/?p=69141 ... $100,000 grant to help food and beverage start-up businesses]]> The center, based at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock, is offering specialized programming and consulting for food- or beverage-related businesses in Faulkner, Jefferson, Pulaski and White counties in 2018. The project is funded by a $100,000 Portable Assistance grant from the U.S. Small Business Administration. 鈥淭he food-and-beverage sector is a mainstay of our economy that serves residents and tourists. Food, tourism and hospitality go hand-in-hand in central Arkansas,鈥 said Laura Fine, ASBTDC state director. 鈥淥ur goal is to support new and established small businesses in the industry by giving them tools and skills they can use to reach more customers, increase sales, and create jobs.鈥 Starting in February, ASBTDC will hold a series of events for prospective and current owners of small businesses that grow, make or sell foods or beverages. All are free, though pre-registration is required. The first is The Dish on Feb. 15 at The Joint in North Little Rock. Three local 鈥渇oodpreneurs鈥 will give short talks and answer questions about how they cater to today鈥檚 discerning and demanding consumer. Scheduled to speak are Amy Moorehead of Nexus Coffee and Creative, Jack Sundell of The Root Caf茅, and Collin McReynolds of Crave Fuel. ASBTDC has invited local food advocate Martin Butts to present two half-day workshops and a full-day food product 鈥渂oot camp鈥 in Little Rock. Butts is owner of Small Potatoes, a boutique consulting firm in Syracuse, N.Y., that specializes in working with small-scale and startup food businesses of all kinds. On March 15, Butts will lead 鈥淎BCs of Starting a Food Business鈥 in the morning and 鈥淩unning a Great Farmers Market Booth鈥 in the afternoon. The boot camp, 鈥淏reaking Out in the New Food Economy,鈥 is coming at a later date still to be determined. Lean Canvas workshops will take place April 3 in Little Rock and May 15 in Searcy. The center has customized the canvas 鈥 a quick and efficient planning tool for developing a business idea 鈥 for startup food or beverage businesses. For more information about any event, contact ASBTDC鈥檚 Shannon Roberts @sxroberts@ualr.edu or (501) 683-7700. The center also is looking to work one-on-one with prospective or current business owners who need assistance with getting started, obtaining financing, marketing or expanding a business. Available at no cost, consulting and market research services can be tailored to individual needs. Any food or beverage business in the four-county area can request a customized Market Snapshot which shows key economic and customer indicators for the local area. Call the center at (501) 683-7700 to set up a consulting appointment or request a free Market Snapshot. Contributing Writer: Gwen Green / Communications Coordinator / Arkansas Small Business and Technology Development Center The ASBTDC is funded in part through a cooperative agreement with SBA through a partnership with the 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock College of Business and other institutions of higher education. The center serves new, existing and innovation-based small businesses across Arkansas. All ASBTDC programs are extended to the public on a non-discriminatory basis. Language assistance services are available for limited English proficient (LEP) individuals. Reasonable accommodation for persons with disabilities will be made if requested at least two weeks in advance.  ]]>