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ArtBuzz After Dark
July 31, 2009 – 6:59 pm
Following our blog entry on ArtBuzz, we have an exciting program called ArtBuzz After Dark, that usually coincides with First Friday of Downtown Bentonville. It’s related because it, like ArtBuzz, provides a talk right in the Massey gallery, but since ArtBuzz After Dark takes place in the evening, more people can attend after work, perhaps as a launching pad [...]
ArtBuzz
July 27, 2009 – 9:34 am
You may have been to one…or you may have wondered what ArtBuzz means! ArtBuzz is a program created by our exceptional Learning Experiences division that provides a public talk right in the Massey gallery! They are always free and open to the public, with no registration necessary. We provide the refreshments (usually coffee and biscotti – which [...]
Crystal Bridges Trail Opens
July 17, 2009 – 11:05 am
Officials and community members attended a trail opening ribbon cutting this morning for the Crystal Bridges Trail, a joint venture between Bentonville/Bella Vista Trailblazer’s Association, Compton Gardens, Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art and the City of Bentonville.
Museum enthusiasts can now visit the pedestrian biking trail and view the construction first-hand from the observation deck! [...]
Discover Art Programs @ Crystal Bridges
July 7, 2009 – 10:08 am
Our Discover Art programs are designed to provide families an engaging way to explore themes and artists’ techniques drawn from our Massey exhibitions, while providing hands-on activities that are fun for adults and children. These are drop-in programs not requiring registration, making it easy for families to attend and enjoy the activities.
Rosie the Riveter joins Crystal Bridges’ Collection
June 5, 2009 – 10:17 am
Norman Rockwell, Rosie the Riveter, 1943, oil on canvas, 52 x 40 in.
Image courtesy of The Saturday Evening Post, Photography by Dwight Primiano
BENTONVILLE, Ark., June 8, 2009 – Norman Rockwell’s painting Rosie the Riveter, an immensely popular icon of the American work ethic, is now part of the permanent collection at Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art. [...]
What is Experience Art?
June 4, 2009 – 8:30 am
Experience Art is a small area just inside the front doors of Crystal Bridges at the Massey. The space is full of creative activities that correspond with each exhibition and are geared toward the young and young at heart!
Relating to our current exhibition, Through the Needle’s Eye, we have two fun activities involving fibers [...]
New Sculpture Announcements!
January 19, 2009 – 9:22 am
Lowell’s Ocean, Mark di Suvero. © M. di Suvero. Courtesy of the artist and Paula Cooper Gallery, New York. Photo: Jeffrey Price.
Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art announces two new sculptures to our collection: James Turrell’s as yet untitled “Skyspace” and Mark di Suvero’s “Lowell’s Ocean”.
Bob Workman held a museum update last Thursday describing [...]
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