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Fall Art Exhibitions and Experiences at CALS
This fall offers many opportunities to view and experience art at the Central Arkansas Library System!
Exhibitions
From the Vault: A Survey of the CALS Art Collection
On view through Monday, December 30, 2024
Underground Gallery, CALS Roberts Library
The Central Arkansas Library System (CALS) houses more than just books. CALS’s art program also actively collects and exhibits works by artists working and living in Arkansas.
This eclectic exhibition features historical and contemporary artworks that show the diversity of art being created in Arkansas.
The CALS Permanent Collection holds more than 1,000 works of art and incorporates a wide range of media, including paintings, sculpture, works on paper, photographs, and decorative arts. Works are added to the collection regularly through purchases and donations.
More art from the CALS collection can be seen throughout all our library locations. Roberts Library visiting information is here.
Arkansas Quilters Guild Exhibition
On view through December 9, 2024
CALS Adolphine Fletcher Terry Library
The Arkansas Quilters Guild was started in 1980 by a group of artists/artisans who wanted to create a supportive community of quilters to learn, teach, exhibit, and preserve the traditions of quilting in Arkansas. The public can vote for their favorite quilt through Sunday, December 1; the ribbon will be awarded on Monday, December 2.
The Central Arkansas Library System thanks the members of the Arkansas Quilters Guild for sharing their passion and craft with us for over 15 years with their annual exhibition at the Terry Library.
More information about the guild can be found at www.arkansasquilersguild.org.
Events
Join us FRIDAY, October 11, for 2nd Friday Art Night (2FAN) at the CALS Rock It! Lab at 120 River Market Ave.
Drop in between 5 and 8 p.m. for this free after-hours art event that happens on the second Friday of each month, hosted at several locations in downtown Little Rock by various organizations.
So stop by each second Friday to chat with local artists, shop locally from Arkansas makers, take in some music, and sip wine with friends.
October’s 2FAN will have the following artists selling their work:
- Denise Felton – Snarky cards, art, and bracelets
- Jenn Perren – Anthropomorphic pottery and figurative sculptures
- Wig Dog Press – A team of queer friends creating screenprints on repurposed fabrics, carved linoleum block prints, hand-sewn patchwork wall art, and colorful high-quality stickers (pictured here)
- Brendull Fly Art – paintings with a blend of nostalgia, bringing the delightful chaos
- Neighborhood Oddities – makers of things in: block printing – linocut – secondhand
- Emma Smith / DumeStudio – handmade clay jewelry
- Monica McGee – The Mokasso Experience Ltd. Co. – greeting cards and earrings
- Chris Massingill – Sock monsters, books, jewelry, pottery, and more
- Robert Bean – Slinging stories on canvas and paper
Music from: Jason Lee Hale – country, rock and roll, and R&B singer-songwriter
And during 2FAN will be Jazz in the Alley with music in Count Pulaski Way (the alleyway next to the Roberts Library, Ron Robinson Theater, and the Rock It! Lab), brought to you by the UA Little Rock School for Performing Arts and UA Little Rock Downtown in collaboration with CALS.
PLUS, 2nd Friday Knit Night!
Come knit and sip with us! Bring your WIP (work in progress) to 2FAN and hang out for an evening of social knitting.
Don’t know how to knit? We’ll teach you. Supplies provided.
For more information about all downtown 2FAN activities, visit the 2nd Friday Art Night Facebook page.
Made possible by generous funding from the CALS Foundation and the Windgate Foundation.
Here is some of the fun from September’s 2FAN!
Workshops
A new workshop is coming up! Free, with registration required.
Utilizing Shapes and Color to Tell Your Story,” with artist Monica “MoKasso” McGee
Sat., Oct. 26, 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
CALS Rock It! Lab, 120 River Market Ave.
As one of the earliest forms of self-expression, painting is a visual dance of the imagination. It precedes oral language and brings life to one’s imagination, making thoughts visible. This workshop offers a structured art-making session for anyone who enjoys creative self-expression. MoKasso will provide a calm, safe, meditative atmosphere, with solid structure, gentle instructions, and absolute freedom to experiment.
Free workshop, with room for about 30 attendees of any skill level (ages 16+ preferred; minors must be accompanied by an adult). Materials provided. Registration required, although some walk-ins can be accommodated if space allows. Register at https://events.cals.org/event/11866605.
Parking is free with validation in the CALS lot (space limited due to construction) or deck. Enter lot from 2nd St. and deck from President Clinton Ave.
Art events and workshops are made possible by generous funding from the Windgate Foundation.
For questions about art classes and workshops, contact Shannon Holmes at sholmes@cals.org or 501-320-5792.
To see upcoming CALS art exhibitions, events, and classes, click here.
