A world-class collection of American art, stunning architecture, and 120 acres of Ozark forest with five miles of trails. Admission to the museum is always free.
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Museum & Buildings
Trails and Grounds open daily sunrise to sunset.
Please join Dr. Mindy Besaw and Lawrence McElroy as they discuss our new exhibition Knowing the West and the Wilson & Co. Potters. They will be discussing the works within the exhibition and some behind-the-scenes knowledge of it.
This talk is free with a ticket to the exhibition.
Mindy N. Besaw, PhD, is the director of Research, Fellowships, and University Partnerships and curator of American Art at Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art. Prior to this post, Besaw was curator of art at the Buffalo Bill Center of the West.
Lawrence McElroy is the Director of Arts & Culture for Historic Cane Hill, serving as the museum curator and overseeing all arts-related initiatives. McElroy is also responsible for the concept, research, and design of all exhibitions in the gallery at Cane Hill. McElroy’s 2 most recent major exhibitions were “Men of Earth” documenting the rich history of rural stoneware potters in northwest Arkansas, and “Niloak and Beyond” showcasing the phenomenon of 20thcentury swirl art pottery in America. In 2023 McElroy served as project director for an exhaustive research effort to document the little-known history of the Black community in Cane Hill and is the project director for ongoing archeological investigations at the historic J.D. Wilbur kiln site.
