The artLAUNCH exhibition, which is free and open to the public, will be on display in the Focus Gallery in the Windgate Center of Art and Design from April 8 to May 10. 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock will hold a reception to honor the artists from 5-7 p.m. Thursday, April 18, in the Windgate Center of Art and Design.

糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock started the artLAUNCH program in 2022 to provide early career alumni artists with funding, mentoring, and professional development opportunities to accelerate their artistic pursuits. The program is funded by a grant by the Windgate Foundation.

The program is open to graduates from the School of Art and Design who have graduated within the past five years. Each recipient receives a $10,000 incubator award to help jump start their career, a mentor, access to 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock art facilities and equipment, and an art exhibition to feature their work to the public.

The 2023-24 artLAUNCH recipients and featured artists in the exhibition include Anna Culpepper, photography; Andrew Myers, furniture design; Robert Nida, illustration; Gabi Vernor, painting, drawing, and mixed media art; and Annika Wade, painting.

The 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock Art Galleries in the Windgate Center are open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday, 10 a.m. 鈥� 1 p.m. Saturday, and 2-5 p.m. Sunday.

For more information on these upcoming exhibitions, contact Nathan Larson, interim art gallery director, at 501-916-5104 or nglarson@ualr.edu.

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The Paris Studio Experience Exhibition, which is free and open to the public, will be on display in the Ann Maners and Alex Pappas Gallery in the Windgate Center of Art and Design from Nov. 27 to Dec. 13. A reception will be held from 5-7 p.m. Nov. 30 at the Windgate Center.

The students visited Paris as part of the Paris Studio Experience class taught by Krista Schoening, Assistant Professor of painting. The students visited museums, galleries, public spaces, and historic monuments, where they sketched and learned from contemporary and historical artwork.

糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock students who participated in the trip to Paris and will have their work exhibited include Olivia Bacot, Jason Bongfeldt, Skylar Boone, Bailey Holley, Sunny Jenkins, Kate Lusk, Jorge Mandujano, Kristi Pruett, Pamela Rodriguez, Lucio Tapia, Gabrielle Vernor, Annika Wade, and Lily Warren.

The works displayed in the exhibition were made by students during their studies in Paris and during the fall 2023 semester in direct response to what they learned during the trip. The study abroad trip was made possible in part by a generous gift from Dr. Alex Pappas and Dr. Ann Maners.

The 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock Art Galleries in the Windgate Center are open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday, 10 a.m. 鈥� 1 p.m. Saturday, and 2-5 p.m. Sunday.

For more information, contact Nathan Larson, interim art gallery director and curator, at 501-916-5104 or nglarson@ualr.edu.

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Leslye Shellam, the daughter of Linda Blaine Flake and L. Dickson Flake, created the scholarship in 2021 to honor her mother, who was an artist. The scholarship recipient also has the opportunity to feature their work in a solo exhibit at the Windgate Center of Art and Design.

The exhibit, 鈥淎nnika Wade: Linda Blaine Flake Endowed Art Student Scholarship Exhibition,鈥� will be on display from May 22 to June 14 in the Ann Maners and Alex Pappas Gallery in the Windgate Center of Art and Design.

A reception will be held for the exhibit from 5:30-7:30 p.m. on Thursday, May 25, in the Taylor/Mourning Lobby in the Windgate Center.

The exhibit will include paintings that are a continuation of Wade鈥檚 Bachelor of Fine Arts painting project.

鈥淢y work is an unraveling of historical and cultural aspects of previous generations and how they influence today,鈥� Wade said. 鈥淲hile exploring the societal restrictions that have impacted my family, I gained a better understanding of the patterns I inherited.鈥�

The exhibit is an exploration of Wade鈥檚 family and the inherited patterns that are shared through different generations.

鈥淏ecause it is a personal journey, telling individual stories became important to me,鈥� Wade said. 鈥淭aking a nostalgic approach in some of my pieces, I have manipulated pictures of the same person, at different ages, to create double exposures that compress time. This highlights the pathways and patterns of each person throughout their life and gives insight into how they passed these patterns down.鈥�

The exhibit is free and open to the public. The 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock Art Gallery is open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday, 10 a.m. – 1 p.m. Saturday, and 2-5 p.m. Sunday. For more information, contact Nathan Larson, interim art gallery director and curator, at 501-916-5104 or nglarson@ualr.edu.

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