The exhibition will be open from May 1 through May 12 with a reception scheduled for Thursday, May 2 from 5 to 7 p.m.

Students graduating with a Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) and students in the Professional Practices course (formerly known as Capstone course) will have artwork on display.

For the graduating BFA students, their work in their studio emphasis culminates with a presentation of their final project.

BFA students whose work will be featured in the exhibition include:

• Kristi Crow-Pruett
• Ashi Franke
• Ashley Garrison
• Bailey Holley
• Bryce Horn
• Cecilia Ilg
• Reed James
• Antonio Keyes
• Jessica Koenigsede
• Ashlly Lambaren
• Jorge Mandujano
• Julia McPeake
• Tabitha Parker (Bachelor of Arts)
• Emily Reynolds
• Lucio Tapia
• Erin Vaughn
• Lily Warren
• Courtney Wilson

For students in the Professional Practices course, in addition to presenting their artwork, they take an entrepreneurial approach as they gain experience in creating a portfolio, writing an artist statement, documenting work, installing an exhibit, and more. All art and design majors are required to take the Professional Practices course, usually in their final year of studies.

According to the Professional Practices statement: 鈥淭his class culminates with the students working together, and with the gallery staff, to put on a group exhibition of their work, putting their professional and public foot forward as they wrap up the class.鈥�

Students enrolled in the Professional Practices course whose work will be featured in the exhibition include:

• Jennifer Antonetz
• Sydney Davidson
• Courtland Dukes
• Nat Emons
• Grace Garvin
• Sunny Jenkins
• Kate Lusk
• Hannah Nowlin
• Mike Sanders

All 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock galleries are open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on weekdays, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturdays, and 2-5 p.m. on Sundays. The galleries are closed on university holidays.

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

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The reception and announcement of awards will be Friday, March 29, from 12:30-2:30 p.m. in the Brad Cushman Gallery.

Any art major, art minor, and anyone currently enrolled in a studio art course at 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock is eligible to participate in the Annual Student Competitive Exhibition. Artwork created since the 2023 Annual Student Competitive is eligible for submission鈥攊ncluding artwork that was graded and made for a course. Additionally, there are no limitations regarding which disciplines or mediums are eligible for entry.

Each year, an outside juror is announced to judge the student work. This year鈥檚 juror is Randy Duncan, the former director of The Center for Comics Studies at Henderson State University. Duncan is also a Distinguished Professor of Communication and Comics Studies, a co-author/co-editor of four books, and the co-curator of the touring exhibition, 鈥淢arvel: Universe of Super Heroes.鈥�

Awards will be given to those whose work is featured in the exhibition. Many local businesses have contributed to the pool of awards, including:

• Materials awards from Art Outfitters
• Starving artist awards from Boulevard Bread Company
• A custom framing award from Cantrell Gallery
• Custom framing awards from Gallery 26
• A custom framing award from Hearne Fine Art
• Starving artist awards from The Root Cafe
• A materials award from Alman Recycling Company
• A starving artist award from Trio鈥檚 Restaurant
• Materials awards from Michaels Arts & Crafts (new for 2024)
• A custom framing award from Michaels Arts & Crafts (new for 2024)
• A swag bag from The Hall (new for 2024)
• A starving artist award from Doe鈥檚 Eat Place (new for 2024)

All 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock galleries are open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on weekdays, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturdays, and 2 to 5 p.m. on Sundays. The galleries are closed on university holidays.

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

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The first exhibition, 鈥淚llustration: Art That Works,鈥� will be on display in the Brad Cushman Gallery in the Windgate Center of Art and Design from Jan. 17 to Feb. 18. A reception will be held from 5-7 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 25, in the Windgate Center.

鈥淚llustration, like graphic design, is looked upon as a 鈥榩ractical arts鈥� degree because, along with freelance work being common to both fields, illustrators can seek employment with newspapers and magazine publishers, can work in the gaming industry, in animation, as comic book and graphic novel illustrations, and as concept artist and production designers,鈥� said Nathan Larson, interim art gallery director and curator. 鈥淚llustrators work digitally and in more traditional media like painting and drawing, but also move between digital and traditional media. In this exhibition, Arkansas-based illustrators who work in a variety of media and in equally varied employment are brought together to represent what is possible in the field of Illustration.鈥�

Artists whose work will be displayed in the exhibition include Robert Bean, Nikki Dawes, Sean Fitzgibbon, Dusty Higgins, Layet Johnson, Kirk Montgomery, Sally Nixon, Michele Noiset, David O’Brien, Kasten Searles, and Ricky Sikes.

In the second exhibition, a group of artwork from the personal collection of Henry Goodspeed, a retired financial advisor living in Little Rock, will be on display in the Ann Maners and Alex Pappas Gallery in the Windgate Center from Jan. 17 to March 3. A reception for the exhibition, 鈥淕oodspeed Collection: Stories,鈥� will be held from 5-7 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 15, in the Windgate Center. The exhibition will include examples of photography, printmaking, painting, drawing, ceramics, woodworking, and fiber works.

鈥淭his collection is an idiosyncratic reflection, a love for art, and an appreciation for art that spans media, style, and eras,鈥� Larson said. 鈥淓ach artwork has a story about how it came to be in Henry鈥檚 collection or has a story which is an integral aspect of the artwork itself.鈥�

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 Larson at 501-916-5104 or nglarson@ualr.edu.

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The Annual Student Competitive will feature artwork that was created this past year. Those taking classes for their major, minor, or for an elective were all eligible to submit entries. From introductory courses to BFA and MA project work, any artwork in any medium was eligible.

Colin Thompson, the gallery director for the Central Arkansas Library System, is this year鈥檚 juror who has selected which pieces will be used in the exhibition. With a wide range of submissions, from varying abilities and forms to experience and skillset, Thompson鈥檚 job is to select what he believes is the best work from the pool of entries.

鈥淭he Annual Student Competitive is students鈥� introduction to the expectations and processes of online gallery and juried exhibition submissions,鈥� said Nathan Larson, interim gallery director.

Awards will be available to those whose work is featured in the exhibition. Many awards are sponsored by local businesses, including Alman Recycling Scrap Metal, Hearne Fine Art, The Root, and more. Among the prizes are cash awards, scholarship awards, gift certificates, and starving artist awards.

鈥淲e are very grateful for the support from so many local businesses and hope to grow that support to include more business and more prize opportunities,鈥� Larson said.

The exhibition can be viewed at no cost in the Brad Cushman Gallery in the Windgate Center of Art and Design from March 27 until April 19. It is open to the public. A reception for the event will be held on Friday, March 31, from 12:30 to 2:30 p.m. in the gallery.

鈥淔or 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock and the greater Little Rock community, it鈥檚 an opportunity to see the breadth of what students create in the courses offered by our department and the yearly opportunity to celebrate our students,鈥� Larson said.

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