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.

鈥淭hough recognized as 鈥榞ifted鈥� from an early age, Linda knew that knowledge and experimentation to new, unfamiliar ideas kept her work fresh and inspired,鈥� Shellam said. 鈥淭he endowment in her name is intended to allow an art student more time for curiosity and self-exploration to channel their talent into a lifelong contribution to the rest of us who may need to be reminded of the 鈥榰ndefined鈥� that encourages personal creativity of all forms in each of us.鈥�

The exhibition, 鈥淎shi Franke: Linda Blaine Flake Endowment Art Scholarship Exhibition,鈥� will be on display in the Ann Maners and Alex Pappas Gallery in the Windgate Center of Art and Design. A reception will be held for the exhibition from 5-7 p.m. Thursday, June 6, in the Windgate Center.

The exhibition is a retrospective of Franke鈥檚 journey as an artist over the past decade. It covers work from when she started as a student at 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock in 2014 to her graduation this spring, when she earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts in graphic design, three minors in art history, digital graphics, and studio arts, as well as a technical certificate in graphic design.

鈥淭he exhibition covers 10 years of my time as a student at 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock,鈥� Franke said. 鈥淚 will have many individual pieces that include graphic design, photography, ceramics, painting, and illustration. The pieces will be organized chronologically so visitors can go on a journey of my art over time.鈥�

For many years, Franke never thought she would pursue art other than graphic design, but her time at 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock inspired her to grow as an artist.

鈥淚鈥檝e grown a lot in the past 10 years, and it will be very exciting to show my artistic journey as an interdisciplinary artist,鈥� Franke said. 鈥淚鈥檝e allowed myself to grow in places that I didn鈥檛 expect, and this exhibition is my way to share that with the campus. I had my entire life mapped out, and it was all framed around me being a graphic designer. I didn鈥檛 turn out to be the person I thought I would be, but I鈥檓 much happier with the person I turned out to be.鈥�

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 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 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 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 photography exhibit will be on display in the Focus Gallery in the Windgate Center of Art and Design with a reception with artist Mark Wittig from 5-7 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 8. The exhibit focuses on photographing and building architectural sculptures of schools that played a role in changing education in America from 1724 to 1974. This project is generously funded by Mid-America Arts Alliance, the National Endowment for the Arts, and the Arkansas Arts Council.

鈥淭o create the architectural sculptures of school buildings, I use computer-aided design software to layout the parts of the structure, then I use a laser cutter to precisely cut out the parts, and then hand assemble the parts,鈥� Wittig said. 鈥淲hen building the architectural sculptures, I am continuing the precedent set by William Christenberry who translated some of the buildings he photographed into sculptures.鈥�

His work has been displayed nationally and internationally in the academic journal Postdigital Science and Education, the Center for Fine Art Photography in Fort Collins, Colorado, the Millepiani Exhibition Space in Rome, Italy, the Czong Institute for Contemporary Art in Gimpo, Korea, the Milwaukee Institute of Art and Design, the Firehouse Gallery in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, the New Orleans Museum of Art, and the Arts and Humanities Council of Tulsa.

Wittig has worked as an architect, educator, and artist. He holds a Bachelor of Architecture from the University of Arkansas, a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Photography and Drawing and a Master of Fine Arts in Photography and Open Media from the University of Tulsa.

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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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 鈥淟aura Raborn: Words Create Reality鈥� 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 Dec. 11, 2023, to Jan. 12, 2024. Her artwork includes acrylic on paper, acrylic and oil on canva-paper, and acrylic, charcoal, graphite, and pencil on paper. A reception will be held from 5-7 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 14, at the Windgate Center.

鈥淭he art making process prompts me to see the humanity of every person I paint,鈥� Raborn said in an artist statement. 鈥淚 often present a solitary figure rather than a group. While multiple figures interact with each other, the single figure interacts with me as the artist and, later, with the viewer. Making and viewing the art becomes a way to spend time with the person, as if we exist together in another reality. While the materials and methods I use vary, resulting in multiple bodies of work, the underlying theme of all the work is to reflect how we view each other in modern times.鈥�

Raborn earned a Bachelor of Art degree from Rollins College and a master鈥檚 degree in art from 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock. She has participated in three prestigious art residencies at the Women鈥檚 International Study Center in Santa Fe, New Mexico, the Virginia Center for the Creative Arts in Amherst, Virginia, and Breck Create in Breckenridge, Colorado. She has taught mixed media workshops in art schools such as the Ah Haa School for the Arts in Telluride, Colorado, Crystal Bridges Museum in Bentonville, and Schola Artis Pro Vobis in Assisi, Italy.

Raborn鈥檚 paintings are exhibited in multiple collections in Arkansas, the U.S., and the Bahamas. Her work has earned numerous awards and has appeared in publications such as 鈥淲omen Make Arkansas: Conversations with 50 Creatives鈥� by Erin Wood of Et Alia Press.

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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The exhibition, which is free and open to the public, will be on display in the Brad Cushman Gallery in the Windgate Center of Art and Design from Nov. 20 to Dec. 8. Patrons are invited to join the artists during a reception from 5-7 p.m. Friday, Dec. 1, in the main lobby of the Windgate Center.

This exhibition features the work of graduating BFA students and Professional Practices students who present their final projects and get first-hand experience in installing artwork in a formal exhibition.

Graduating BFA students who are participating in the exhibition and their focus include Kim Arcega, furniture design, Clare O鈥橞rien, illustration, and Gabriel Watson, graphic design.

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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Their exhibition, 鈥淧arkeHarrison: Earth Elegies,鈥� begins Sept. 11 and ends Oct. 3. The exhibition, which is free and open to the public, will be on display in the Brad Cushman Gallery in the Windgate Center of Art and Design.

The ParkeHarrisons will give a presentation on their work from 6:30-7:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 28, in the Stella Boyle Smith Concert Hall in the Fine Arts Building. 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock will hold a reception for the exhibition from 5:30-8 p.m. Friday, Sept. 29, in the Windgate Center lobby and Brad Cushman Gallery.

鈥淥ur photographs offer visual poems of loss, human struggle, and personal exploration within landscapes scarred by technology and over-use,鈥� the ParkeHarrisons said in an artist statement. 鈥淎s collaborative artists, we strive to metaphorically and poetically link laborious actions, idiosyncratic rituals and strangely crude machines into tales about our contemporary experiences. We construct elaborate sets made from found objects. Our scenes combine real and constructed landscapes. These scenes have a sense of determination and irony while addressing mankind鈥檚 responsibility to heal the damage inflicted on the environment.鈥�

Robert ParkeHarrison earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts from Kansas City Art Institute and a Master of Fine Arts from the University of New Mexico. Shana ParkeHarrison earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts from William Woods College and completed graduate studies at the University of New Mexico.

Their photographs have been displayed in more than 45 solo exhibitions and more than 100 group shows worldwide. Their work can also be found in over 35 collections, including the National Museum of American Art at the Smithsonian Institution, the George Eastman House, the Whitney Museum of American Art, and the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. Their book, 鈥淩obert and Shana ParkeHarrison: The Architect鈥檚 Brother,鈥� was named as one of the 10 best photography books of the year in 2000 by the New York Times.

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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The exhibition, 鈥淪usan Chambers: Through the Garden,鈥� will run Sept. 11 through Oct. 6. The 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. A reception will be held from 5:30-7:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 14, in the Windgate Center.

Chambers has become well known for her bold, colorful paintings featuring garden scenes.

“The garden is the place that I go to create,鈥� Chambers said in her artist statement. 鈥淭he garden is the subject matter that I have explored for many years, and it is also a metaphor that continues to nurture my personal vision.”

Chambers earned a bachelor鈥檚 degree in art from Rhodes College in 1974 and a Master of Fine Arts in painting from the University of Georgia at Athens in 1979. Her professional experiences in the arts have included residencies for the Arkansas Arts Council and adjunct positions at 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock, University of Central Arkansas, and Hendrix College.

Having been exhibited nationally and regionally, Chambers鈥� work is in public and corporate collections including Carillon Importers (Absolut), Central Arkansas Library System, University of Arkansas Medical System, Southeast Arkansas Arts and Science Center, and Systematics. She and her husband George live in the Quapaw Quarter historic district, where we operate Chambers Studio.

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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