Joli Livaudais with her installation of paper beetles on display in the Windgate Center.

New UA Little Rock Exhibit will Feature Artwork Made Using Historical Printing Techniques

The University of Arkansas at Little Rock will host a new exhibit featuring photographs made using historical printing techniques created in the 1800s, called gum bichromate printing and cyanotype. Continue reading “New UA Little Rock Exhibit will Feature Artwork Made Using Historical Printing Techniques”

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”

Donnie Copeland's painted collage

UA Little Rock to Host Exhibit by Donnie Copeland

The University of Arkansas at Little Rock will host a new art exhibit debuting Monday, Feb. 28, by Donnie Copeland, professor of drawing and painting at Ouachita Baptist University. Continue reading “UA Little Rock to Host Exhibit by Donnie Copeland”

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”

Jennifer Blanks communicates in sign language to other staff members at the Arkansas School for the Deaf about boarding students onto buses before the school’s weekend dismissal. Photo by Ben Krain.

GRADUATE STUDENT SPOTLIGHT ON JENNIFER TIPPIT

Jennifer Tippit, of Benton, Arkansas, graduated in the spring 2021 semester with a bachelor’s degree in applied communication. She transferred to UA Little Rock from UA-Pulaski Technical College and is the first in her family to get a bachelor’s degree.  Continue reading “GRADUATE STUDENT SPOTLIGHT ON JENNIFER TIPPIT”