Art patrons will now have one more option for their monthly art walks through Little Rock’s River Market District and Creative Corridor. UA Little Rock Downtown will be participating in 2nd Friday Art Night for the first time, beginning April 12. Continue reading “UA Little Rock Downtown joins 2nd Friday Art Night line-up”
The next UA Little Rock Evenings with History lecture series will explore how to define the expansion of the American empire on Tuesday, March 5. Continue reading “Evenings with History lecture will explore how to define the American empire”
The first Evenings with History lecture of the 2018-19 year will explore perjury, forgery, and other forms of deception in early medieval Europe. Continue reading “Evenings with History lecture to discuss truth and deception in early medieval law”
Little Rock artist Sandra Sell never stops looking for new ways to collaborate on art. And that is precisely how the UA Little Rock alumna recently found herself in New York City’s Times Square helping install “Wake,”one of conceptual artist Mel Chin’s new works. Continue reading “UA Little Rock alumna lends artistic touch to NYC exhibit”
Thanks to her Signature Experience Award, Nicole Ursin, a junior double majoring in history and anthropology, will present her research at the Society for Applied Anthropology Conference in Philadelphia, April 3-7. Continue reading “Signature Experience Award to fund student’s travel to conference in Philadelphia”
When the Great Depression struck in the 1930s, hunger, unemployment, and misery swept the nation. President Franklin Roosevelt responded to the terror by establishing the New Deal, a plan that included the passing of banking reforms, emergency relief, work relief, and agricultural programs.
Continue reading “History lecture to discuss women in leadership during Great Depression”
When the Great Depression struck in the 1930s, hunger, unemployment, and misery swept the nation. President Franklin Roosevelt responded to the terror by establishing the New Deal, a plan that included the passing of banking reforms, emergency relief, work relief, and agricultural programs.
Continue reading “History lecture to discuss women in leadership during Great Depression”
Evenings with History lecture to discuss French royal family escape attempt during French Revolution
The next Evenings with History series will explore King Louis XVI and Queen Marie Antoinette’s daring attempt to escape from France in the midst of the French Revolution. Continue reading “Evenings with History lecture to discuss French royal family escape attempt during French Revolution”
In ancient Greece, an oracle was considered the bridge between the gods and goddesses and the mortals who worshipped them. Continue reading “Next Evenings with History lecture will tackle the mystery of Alexander the Great’s visit to the Oracle of Zeus-Ammon”
Dr. John Kirk, director of the Anderson Institute on Race and Ethnicity at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock, will present a lecture on the 60th anniversary of the desegregation of Little Rock’s Central High School as part of the Evenings with History series. Continue reading “John Kirk to reflect on 60th anniversary of desegregation of Central High School”