Just announced: Join Crystal Bridges and Fay Jones School of Architecture and Design at the University of Arkansas of on Monday, October 28 for a special conversation with architects Marlon Blackwell Architects FAIA, and Wesley Walls, AIA. 👷 Moderated by Peter MacKeith, dean and professor of architecture at the Fay Jones School of Architecture and Design at the University of Arkansas, this conversation will highlight the design process of the Heartland Whole Health Institute building and the Alice L. Walton School of Medicine, along with the influences of nature, community, and wellness in the architectural designs on the Crystal Bridges campus. Reserve your tickets today and get a first look at what’s to come in 2025: https://bit.ly/3A1L2Vb

For the first time ever, we are proud to be an Affiliate Partner with Scholastic Art & Writing Awards to support the 2025 Scholastic Art & Writing Awards, the nation's longest-running, most prestigious recognition program for creative teens! This platform invites students from grades 7-12 (13 years and above) to present distinct visual art pieces across 16 diversified fields such as ceramics & glass, fashion, comic art, digital art, drawing & illustration, painting, film & animation, and photography. Winning artworks of the Scholastic Art Awards Heartland Region will be on display in a special showcase in the Community Gallery located in the Lower Lobby at Crystal Bridges in 2025. Deadline for submissions is 10:59 p.m. CST on December 6, 2024. We can't wait to see what you create. 🎨 Get more details here: https://bit.ly/4et2ocJ

Just announced 📣 Join us for two notable lectures this fall at Crystal Bridges. Since 2016, we've welcomed internationally acclaimed leaders who challenge the way we think about art and wellness and this year is no exception: ✨ November 12 | Enjoy a conversation between Academy Award-winning actor and activist Jane Fonda and Academy Award-winning actor and Arkansas native Mary Steenburgen: https://bit.ly/3N6qSfA ✨ December 5 | Hear from social psychologist and author of “The Anxious Generation: How the Great Rewiring of Childhood is Causing an Epidemic of Mental Illness” Jonathan Haidt: https://bit.ly/3N8YcCM We hope to see you there 👋

Art Highlight: Shizu Saldamando’s “Martin’s Cincuentañera” (2018) 🌊 Born to parents of Japanese American and Mexican American heritage, artist @shizutattoo focuses on depicting important figures of Los Angeles’ Latinx, activist, queer, and punk communities. In this work, Saldamando portrays queer punk singer Martin Crudo surrounded in lush blue waves, recalling Yemaya, Afrodiasporic goddess of the sea, and Hokusai’s “The Great Wave off Kanagawa.” The title of the work is a layered reference to the Latin American, Mexican, and Caribbean tradition of quinceañeras. In this work, Saldamando highlights Crudo’s milestone of a “cincuentañera” to celebrate the 50-year-old icon’s passage into elderhood. This milestone is historically rare for those in the LGBTQIA+ community due to systemic issues and the impact of the HIV/AIDS pandemic. This work is not currently on view but keep an eye out for changes in our galleries: https://bit.ly/4dyB5w5 💡 Shizu Saldamando, Martin's Cincuentañera, 2018, oil and mixed media on panel, 48 in. × 72 in. × 1 5/8 in. Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Bentonville, Arkansas, 2020.81. Photography by Edward C. Robison III.

“The Enchanted Party After François Boucher, The Enchanted Home” by @yvettemayorga is based on a 1992 photograph of a joint birthday party with the artist’s older sister in Zacatecas, Mexico. Swipe → to see the digital collage Mayorga created using the photo before beginning the painting. Now on view in “Think Pink,” an experimental space in the Contemporary Galleries, the piece draws on references to French artist François Boucher, interrupting art history and exploring the meaning of belonging. 💡 ICYMI: Crystal Bridges acquired this artwork in 2023 #YvetteMayorga #CrystalBridges

Great news this morning for our community 👏

Looking for the perfect place to host your holiday event? ✨ We offer a variety of indoor and outdoor venues, perfect for creating an unforgettable experience. Whether it's team-building or celebrating achievements, our spaces are designed to inspire. Give your team something truly special at Crystal Bridges: https://bit.ly/4e960As 📸 Photo by Miles Witt Boyer

Alice L. Walton Foundation, Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art and Heartland Whole Health Institute are supporting an innovative 3-year program to integrate art to improve health outcomes by creating an arts-rich environment at Arkansas Children's Northwest . Learn More: https://lnkd.in/gdupAHJ4