January 2021
Arkansas Women to Watch: Paper Routes
Featuring: Kim Brewer, Joli Livaudais. Linda Nguyen Lopez, and Suzannah Schreckhise. Guest curator: Allison Glenn of Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art. The Arkansas Committee of the National Museum of Women in the Arts presents their 5th exhibition of Arkansas Women to Watch in 2021. The theme is Paper, used inventively, not just as a ground. The theme was chosen by the National Museum of Women in the Arts in D.C., where Joli Livaudais (Photography, UA Little Rock) represented Arkansas…
September 2022
Alchemy6
"Alchemy," a term that refers to a seemingly magical power of transmutation as well as the ancient chemical philosophy of turning base metal into gold or silver can apply to enamel as it is magically transformed by heat. Alchemy6 is the 18th Biennial International Juried Enamel Exhibition and 14th International Juried Student Enamel Exhibition. The Exhibitions highlight the best in contemporary enamels. The International Juried Exhibition showcases the work of enamelists that demonstrate aesthetic and technical expertise, while the Student…
January 2023
Kukuli Velarde: CORPUS
The CORPUS exhibition includes ceramic entities, fifteen banners, and light and sound components that represent the annual Corpus Christi Festival in Kukuli Velarde's native Cusco, Peru. “CORPUS narrates the history of my country of origin, incorporating pre-Columbian and colonial sensibilities by visually mimicking syncretism within a contemporary narrative. My concern with this issue coincides with the aesthetic and cultural decolonizing actions that are taking place now around the world. Colonization and coloniality have for centuries forced populations to dismiss, among…