The event, which is free and open to the public, is set for 2:30-4:30 p.m. at the Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts Performing Arts Theater, 501 E. 9th Street, Little Rock. Doors open at 2 p.m., but tickets are required. Attendees can reserve their free tickets in advance by visiting .

Presented in partnership with the Arkansas Cinema Society, the event will highlight a diverse lineup of student-produced films, documentaries, journalistic features, and multimedia projects created during the 2023鈥�24 and 2024鈥�25 school years.

The selected works that will be shown and their student creators include:

• 鈥淭he Duality of a Woman鈥� 鈥� Grace Hatch (GG)
• 鈥淭he Brides Echo鈥� 鈥� Emily Wells
• 鈥淎rkansas National Heritage Commission鈥� and 鈥淣atural State Drift鈥� 鈥� Chloe Buse
• 鈥淪taticface鈥� and 鈥淗ello, Goodbye, Dragon Inn鈥� 鈥� Andrew Bacon
• 鈥淭rojans Basketball鈥� 鈥� Ahmed Elkhattabi
• 鈥淭he Song Within鈥� 鈥� Samuel (Ryan) Hitt
• 鈥淯ntitled鈥� 鈥� Mason Mohler
• 鈥淢y Life Homework鈥� 鈥� Antonio (Shawn) Williams
• 鈥淚 Said Yes to a Friend and Found Music鈥� 鈥� Harrison Moss
• 鈥淯ntitled鈥� 鈥� Tony Warner
• 鈥淭axi鈥檚 Here鈥� 鈥� Carson Smith
• 鈥淔erndale Market鈥� 鈥� Madison Cavanaugh

Following the screening, guests are invited to a cash bar reception in the museum鈥檚 atrium to celebrate student creators and scholarship recipients and to network with faculty, industry professionals, and fellow attendees.

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The evening begins with a reception from 5 to 6 p.m. in the Cultural Living Room, followed by a keynote address and commentaries at 6 p.m. in the museum’s Lecture Hall.

鈥淭he Arnold Lecture brings together distinguished legal thinkers at a pivotal moment in our nation鈥檚 history, as we reflect on the 2024 election,鈥� said Colin Crawford, dean of the William H. Bowen School of Law. 鈥淏y hosting scholars with diverse views, we hope to illuminate the critical role courts play in ensuring the integrity of our democratic process. At Bowen, we are committed to examining the complex intersection of law and democracy. This free and open event is part of our mission to engage the broader community in discussions that matter.鈥�

The lecture and symposium, “Courts and Democracy: Reflections on the 2024 Election,” is scheduled one month to the day after the Presidential Inauguration, and will feature an ideologically diverse panel of election law experts. The event鈥檚 keynote speaker will be Dan Tokaji, the Fred W. & Vi Miller Dean and professor of law at the University of Wisconsin-Madison Law School. Tokaji is a leading authority in the field of election law. He has been interviewed and quoted by outlets such as the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, and the Washington Post. Tokaji鈥檚 scholarship addresses questions of voting rights, free speech, and democratic inclusion.

Derek T. Muller and Eugene D. Mazo, nationally recognized scholars in the field of election law, will also speak. Muller, a professor of law at the University of Notre Dame Law School, researches the role of states in the administration of federal elections, the constitutional contours of voting rights and election administration, the limits of judicial power in the domain of elections, and the Electoral College. Mazo is the associate professor of law and associate professor of political science at Duquesne University. His focus is on the theory and practice of democracy and he serves as editor of The Oxford Handbook of American Election Law (2024).

Event Honorary Co-hosts include:

Mrs. Kay Arnold
Hon. Morris Arnold and Mrs. Gail Arnold
Ms. Keesa Smith-Brantley
Hon. Bud Cummins
Mr. Kevin Crass
Ms. Holly Dickson
Hon. Rita Gruber and Hon. Wayne Gruber
Hon. LaTonya Honorable
Ms. Molly McNulty and Mr. Chris McNulty
Hon. Antwan Phillips
Mr. Bill Waddell
Hon. Joyce Williams Warren and Mr. James Warren
Hon. Barbara Womack Webb and Mr. Doyle Webb
Mr. Alfred Williams
Ms. Carolyn Witherspoon
Hon. Rhonda Wood

The Arnold Lecture series, an occasional event hosted by the William H. Bowen School of Law, honors the late Judge Richard Arnold and Judge Morris 鈥淏uzz鈥� Arnold, distinguished Arkansas jurists appointed to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit. In the past, the Arnold Lecture has welcomed U.S. Supreme Court Justices and other celebrated legal thinkers to the Bowen campus.

This event is free and open to the public, but seating is limited. Reserve your seat today at .

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Drawing on her extensive expertise in Native American history, Erin Fehr, assistant director and archivist at 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock鈥檚 Sequoyah National Research Center, will shed light on the significance of solar eclipses within Native American mythology, offering unique insights into the intersection of myth and science.

鈥淭here are 574 federally recognized American Indian and Alaska Native tribes in the United States, and each of them has their own beliefs regarding solar eclipses,鈥� Fehr said. 鈥淭hey did use stories to explain this phenomenon to show that it wasn鈥檛 something to be scared of.鈥�

In her first talk, Fehr will give a presentation during a free family solar eclipse event at 3:30 p.m. April 3 at Argenta Public Library in North Little Rock. She will discuss how Native Americans view the eclipse and traditional stories surrounding the eclipse.

On April 5, Fehr will give a presentation, 鈥淪torytelling: Native Americans and the Eclipse,鈥� at 6 p.m. at the Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts. In honor of the exhibition 鈥�,鈥� AMFA takes this extraordinary opportunity to explore the 2024 total solar eclipse through indigenous knowledge and storytelling. The talk is free and open to the public, but registration is required. Those interested can sign up for tickets .

According to Fehr, cultural narratives regarding the solar eclipse vary widely.

鈥淭he Navajos view the solar eclipse as a sacred time; it鈥檚 a time of quiet and meditation,鈥� Fehr said. 鈥淭hey stay inside, and they don鈥檛 eat, drink, or sleep. They reflect on their lives. When the eclipse is over, it鈥檚 seen as a time of rebirth and renewal. Some treat the solar eclipse like a new year and will make resolutions. Even though it鈥檚 a sacred time and they aren鈥檛 supposed to look at the sun, some will do so. It鈥檚 up to the individual families to determine.鈥�

The Cherokees, meanwhile, have a story that tells of a giant frog who swallows the sun.

鈥淲hen the frog swallows the sun, it goes dark,鈥� Fehr said. 鈥淭he Cherokee people have to figure out how to get the frog to spit out the sun. The men will take rifles and guns and shoot in the air and beat on drums. The women will take shell shakers and bang on pots and pans. They make lots of noise to scare the frog so the frog will spit out the sun. That is the end of the eclipse, and it ends with a celebration of the return of the sun.鈥�

Fehr said that solar eclipses have also been useful in dating significant events in Native American history.

鈥淲hen the Iroquois Confederacy was created, according to documentation of that time, there was a solar eclipse,鈥� Fehr said. 鈥淭hey know where the documents were signed, and they were able to trace the exact date to 1142. It鈥檚 because of the eclipse that they were able to date the birth of the Iroquois Confederacy.鈥�

Similarly, a cave drawing depicting a solar eclipse from the Pueblo people that lived in the Southwestern U.S. also has historic significance.

鈥淭here is evidence of an eclipse that happened in 1097 that is depicted in a petroglyph in Chaco Canyon,鈥� Fehr said. 鈥淭his may be the earliest historic documentation where Native people in what is now the United States witnessed a solar eclipse.鈥�

The total solar eclipse provides a unique opportunity to illuminate the rich tapestry of indigenous beliefs and their enduring relevance in understanding celestial events.

鈥淚 think it鈥檚 interesting to learn how different cultures view a certain event,鈥� Fehr said. 鈥淎 total solar eclipse is a phenomenon that might be a once-in-a-lifetime viewing experience. This marks a great opportunity to learn more about these stories, traditions, and perspectives that we might not otherwise know about.鈥�

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Harper graduated from 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock with a bachelor鈥檚 degree in theater arts in December 2019. As an undergraduate student, he was heavily involved in theater and cinema.

鈥淢y time as a student was very fun, full of opportunities to network, and adventurous,鈥� Harper said. 鈥淚 felt like I left with a family.鈥�

Since then, he鈥檚 been acting, producing, and directing in various productions. This summer, he made his debut at the Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts as a puppeteer performing in 鈥淭he Very Hungry Caterpillar Show.” He made his debut this June at the Arkansas Repertory Theater performing 鈥淐lyde’s.鈥�

Harper is producing Dominique Morisseau鈥檚 play, 鈥淪keleton Crew,鈥� which will run Aug. 10-13 at the University of Arkansas 鈥� Pulaski Technical College.

is the third production in Morisseau’s Detroit cycle trilogy. At the start of the Great Recession, one of the last auto stamping plants in Detroit is on shaky ground. Each of the workers must make choices on how to move forward if their plant goes under. It’s a powerful and tense story of survival, power dynamics, and hard decisions.

鈥淚 chose to produce 鈥楽keleton Crew鈥� because many of the issues that took place during the Great Recession are still happening today,鈥� Harper said. 鈥淛ob security is still an issue. We have actors and screenwriters on strike right now. History repeats itself, and I think there are lessons we should analyze as we try to take the next step forward.鈥�

Harper will also play one of the characters in this ensemble, Dez, which he describes as an 鈥渁mbitious young man with dreams of starting his own shop. He鈥檚 a young hustler who is playful, street-savvy, and flirtatious.”

In addition to 鈥淪keleton Crew,鈥� Harper is producing the first play in the Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts new , which uses the performing arts to start family conversations about socially relevant topics. Designed for adults and children to attend together, this program begins with a stage reading of Candrice Jones鈥� play 鈥淐ynthia鈥檚 Place鈥濃�痮n Sept. 9 followed by a鈥痙iscussion with a panel of artists and experts.

鈥淐ynthia鈥檚 Place鈥濃�痠s a 10-minute play commissioned by the Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts that follows two kids on a grand time-traveling adventure to meet Althea Gibson, a multi-talented American tennis player and professional golfer best known for being the first Black person to win a Grand Slam tennis title. Jones is an award-winning playwright, and 鈥淐ynthia鈥檚 Place鈥� is her first foray into writing theatre for young audiences.

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As the 11th grade winner of the Young Arkansas Artists Exhibition at the Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts, Gabriella Dover, a rising senior at Mountain Home High School, was guaranteed one of 45 spots in 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock鈥檚 artWAYS workshop for juniors and seniors taking place June 17-24.

鈥淢y winning piece was a charcoal self-portrait that showed one face that merged into another,鈥� Dover said. 鈥淚t was the first piece I did this year, and it went to the competition and won first in my class! My inner child was really happy with the news. It has boosted my confidence in my art.鈥�

Out of more than 350 submissions, Dover鈥檚 piece 鈥淯ntitled鈥� was one of 65 selected for AMFA鈥檚 62nd Young Arkansas Artists Exhibition.

鈥淎MFA鈥檚 Young Arkansas Artists Exhibition (YAA) highlights and showcases incredible artwork by students across the state,鈥� said Patricia Graves, community engagement manager at the Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts. 鈥淎s the only statewide art competition for young artists in Arkansas, grades kindergarten through 12th grade, YAA is an essential program that emphasizes the importance of arts education and arts educators in positively shaping young lives.鈥�

In addition to the Young Arkansas Artists Exhibition, Dover鈥檚 piece also won first place in the charcoal expressive category in the Arkansas Youth Artist Association competition.

During the summer intensive art camp, Dover and the other students learned about screen printing, jewelry making, woodworking, and Mesoamerican art history. Dover said she is most looking forward to the screen printing and jewelry making sessions as well as making new friends.

鈥淭here are not a lot of artists in Mountain Home, so I was very excited to meet people who have the same interests as me,鈥� Dover said.

When she鈥檚 not making art, this talented teen also serves as vice president of Student Council, treasurer of Troop 6560, her high school鈥檚 theater club, and a reporter for the Arkansas Youth Artist Association.

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鈥淏eing in the Donaghey Scholars was good,鈥� Fitzgibbon said. 鈥淲hen I was on campus, being in such a close environment, you get to make friends and pick each other鈥檚 brains. I鈥檝e been off campus since COVID. Dr. Hawkins and Dr. Scott supported me and have been rocks for a good many years. It鈥檚 been unconditional support when it matters.鈥�

When COVID came on the scene, the Little Rock native found herself living at home, taking classes online, and no longer able to get out and see her friends. Like many, she explored new hobbies to fill up her free time.

A marketing major, Fitzgibbon had always been a creative person, enjoying photography, graphic design, and web design. She had always wanted to learn more about sewing, and she used her unexpected free time from the pandemic to do so.

鈥淲hen the pandemic hit, I needed an outlet because I wasn鈥檛 on campus anymore like I was the first two years of college,鈥� she said. 鈥淚鈥檓 really happy to see myself grow. I think I am better for it.鈥�

Three years later, and the graduating senior has turned her love of sewing into a new career. She will be working as a fiber arts teacher at the newly reopened Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts, teaching art enthusiasts the art of sewing and mending.

鈥淚鈥檒l also be teaching some classes on how to repurpose garments into other things,鈥� Fitzgibbon said. 鈥淚鈥檓 excited about that class. I think it will be popular with younger people who are into repurposing clothes.鈥�

She even combined her new love of sewing to complete her capstone project for the Donaghey Scholars Honors Program.

鈥淭he project was a mixture of history and sewing, an anthology of different historical textile pieces that was called 鈥楿nfettered Stitches,鈥欌�� Fitzgibbon said. 鈥淚t was nice to do something creative outside of my degree.鈥�

Fitzgibbon will graduate this semester with a bachelor鈥檚 degree in business administration with an emphasis in marketing. Along with her job at the Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts, she will also be looking for a job to put her marketing skills to use. She already works part time at Andrews Autosport since 2020, where she maintains the company鈥檚 website, created their logo, and helps with branding.

Fitzgibbon is especially grateful to Dr. Seunghyun Kim, assistant professor of marketing, who taught her graphic design and web design skills through the Adobe Creative Suite programs. She said that the skills she learned in Dr. Kim鈥檚 classes have been helpful in building her career, leading to many internships.

She鈥檚 worked as a communications intern at the Clinton Foundation, where she filmed weekly video segments from the children鈥檚 culinary camp, organized the Green Expo, wrote press releases, and helped plan the Ruth Bader Ginsburg lecture.

鈥淲orking at the Clinton Foundation was fun because there was always something going on,鈥� Fitzgibbon said. 鈥淚鈥檇 run around and interview kids and make videos. Kids will say and do anything to get in front of the camera, so we were always laughing.鈥�

She also worked as a public relations intern at the Sells Agency, an intern at BSR REIT, and as a web developer intern at Doughnate House.

鈥淚 did internships for several summers, and I鈥檓 glad I did them,鈥� she said. 鈥淚 think the experiences and the chance to try something new is invaluable for my career.鈥�

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