High School students from around Arkansas participate in the weeklong immersive visual arts summer program artWAYS in the Windgate Center for Art and Design. The students spend all day making art in graphic design, figure drawing metal jewelry and photography studios with UA Little Rock art professors.

Arkansas High School Students Learn New Art Skills at UA Little Rock’s Summer artWAYS Program

More than 60 students from across Arkansas spent the week of June 20-24 learning new art skills during a free residential summer intensive program for juniors and seniors at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock. Continue reading “Arkansas High School Students Learn New Art Skills at UA Little Rock’s Summer artWAYS Program”

Windgate Foundation Awards UA Little Rock More Than $3 Million in Grants for Art Outreach, Art Acquisition, and Children International Education and Outreach Efforts

The University of Arkansas at Little Rock has received more than $3 million in grants from the Windgate Foundation to support art education at the university, acquisition of art from working artists for UA Little Rock’s permanent art collection, and support of UA Little Rock Children International’s education and outreach programs. Continue reading “Windgate Foundation Awards UA Little Rock More Than $3 Million in Grants for Art Outreach, Art Acquisition, and Children International Education and Outreach Efforts”

Photo of students visiting the historic timeline exhibit at Robinson Auditorium

UA Little Rock honored for exhibit preserving history of Robinson Center

The University of Arkansas at Little Rock Center for Arkansas History and Culture has been recognized for its efforts to showcase the history of the Robinson Center. Continue reading “UA Little Rock honored for exhibit preserving history of Robinson Center”

Art educators from around the state participate in a free professional development summer workshop for graphic design at UA Little Rock. Photo by Ben Krain.

Arkansas teachers learn new skills at UA Little Rock graphic design workshop

Stacy Owens, an art teacher at Pinnacle View Middle School, found the opportunity to take a free graphic design workshop for teachers at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock this summer serendipitous, considering she will begin teaching graphic design again this fall after many years of not teaching the course. Continue reading “Arkansas teachers learn new skills at UA Little Rock graphic design workshop”

History on display

Little Rock’s Robinson Center unveiled a new permanent exhibit on Friday, Nov. 9, that is the result of research and creative work by the University of Arkansas at Little Rock’s Collections and Archives  and the Department of Art and Design Continue reading “History on display”

UA Little Rock game creators raise more than $27K to manufacture game

A group of University of Arkansas at Little Rock employees, students, and alumni who created a space-western storytelling card game – dubbed Galactic Scoundrels – have reached their online fundraising goal to raise enough money to have the game manufactured, breaking their fundraising goal by more than $10,000.  Continue reading “UA Little Rock game creators raise more than $27K to manufacture game”

UA Little Rock game designers start Kickstarter campaign to manufacture new space-western game

A group of University of Arkansas at Little Rock employees, students, and alumni have joined forces to create a game to bring out the space scoundrels in all of us.  Continue reading “UA Little Rock game designers start Kickstarter campaign to manufacture new space-western game”

Former and current chairs of the UA Little Rock Department of Art attend CRE8 on Feb. 16 at the Windgate Center for Design + Art. From Left: Don Van Horn (1988-93), Floyd Martin (1994-95), Jane Brown (1996-98), Win Bruhl (1998-2013), Tom Clifton (2013-2016), Mia Hall (2016-2017), Carey Roberson (2017-present).

CRE8 event showcases new Windgate Center, raises scholarship money

Hundreds of UA Little Rock supporters got a first look inside the Windgate Center of Art + Design on Feb. 16 at the signature event CRE8, honoring the Windgate Charitable Foundation for its gift that made the center possible. Continue reading “CRE8 event showcases new Windgate Center, raises scholarship money”

Sally Mengel, co-owner of Loblolly takes a look at the students projects during the final critique for the Package Design class as they present their Loblolly branding project (4 ice cream pint designs, a hot cocoa package, and a macaron package) at the Green Corner Store on May 1, 2017.

From the classroom to the creamery: UA Little Rock students work with local business

University of Arkansas at Little Rock graphic design students recently flexed their creative muscles, completing a real-world, hands-on project for a local ice cream parlor. Continue reading “From the classroom to the creamery: UA Little Rock students work with local business”