Community Calendar

The ARTx3 Campus invites the public to a free opening reception for the exhibition “Glimmer” by Heidi Carlsen-Rogers from 5-7 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 22, at The Arts & Science Center for Southeast Arkansas, 701 S. Main St. in Pine Bluff. This exhibition is sponsored by the Kline Family Foundation.

Carlsen-Rodgers’s exhibition provides a backdrop to relax the mind through a set of large-scale floral tapestries using psychologically uplifting and calming colors and subject matter. This tranquil exhibition uses various sky hues to simulate a soothing passage of time in the garden. Visitors are invited to recall positive memories or "glimmers" and immerse themselves to relieve stress and anxiety and to promote their general well-being.

This exhibition will remain on view through Friday, Jan. 10, 2025. Gallery viewing is free. For more information, contact Kevin Haynie at khaynie@artx3.org or call 870-536-3375.

The ARTx3 Campus invites the public to view “Hysteria” by Brandi Parker at The Arts & Science Center for Southeast Arkansas, 701 S. Main St. in Pine Bluff. The exhibition is sponsored by Simmons Bank.

Parker’s surrealist style in this multi-media exhibition provides a vehicle to abstract the female experience through linework and color. Visceral and thought-provoking themes of motherhood and the fleeting bonds captured in memory and time offer a beautiful, yet haunting footnote.

This exhibition will be on view through Friday, Dec. 6. Gallery viewing is free. For more information, contact Kevin Haynie at khaynie@artx3.org or call 870-536-3375.

Learn the fundamentals and get expert tips on finding grants and making them work for you during our free, Lunch & Learn workshop from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Oct. 2 in Titus, Room 107, at Philander Smith University.

This hands-on learning experience will help individual creatives, university staff dedicated to the arts and nonprofit leaders discover how to find the right grants that build up individual career opportunities, collaborations and the foundation of our creative economy.

Discover how to find opportunities that align with your specific goals and needs. Find out what grants are for, who they are for, how they work and how to begin. Delve into the practical aspects of grant applications and discover tips for proposals. Find out how best to articulate your vision and mission and give impact and meaning to your grant proposals. This workshop will help creatives feel more confident and equipped to navigate and compete in the world of grant funding and will help them bring their artistic and community vision to life.

Lunch will be provided. The workshop is free, but reservations are required.

About our facilitator

Shunqetta Cunningham, CEO and lead strategist of Kharis Group, is a nonprofit consultant, social entrepreneur, professional public speaker, nonprofit disruptor and business expert. She is a community builder who has worked with the Arkansas Arts Council for the past two years to facilitate arts communities across the Delta. She is the founder and chairwoman of the Nonprofit Summit of Southeast Arkansas and the founder and board president of Over a Cup. Her workshops regularly help nonprofit organizations and individual leaders succeed, grow and make new connections with artists and resources. She was named to the Top 100 Women of Impact list by Little Rock Soiree magazine in 2023. Read more at https://consultkharis.com/.

UA-PTC Community Education is holding 6 Wednesday evening Asian Cuisine cooking classes this fall at the Culinary Institute:

Sep 25: Crack the Code for Delicious RAMEN!
Oct 9: Kimchi & Bulgogi - Savory Korean Treats
Oct 23: Meet Sushi's Cousins - Kimbap & Rice Ball
Nov 6: Hot & Sour Soups and Beyond - plus Egg Foo Young
Nov 20: Pot Stickers/Dumplings for the Holidays
Dec 4: Tofu Master - Make It Tasty!

Taught by Chef Joy Shan, these unique culinary classes take you through the foods of Japan, China, Korea, and beyond. You will learn how to prepare and cook a variety of recipes that are packed with mouth-watering Asian flavors. You will create these delicious exotic dishes by using ingredients from your typical grocery stores and regular seasonings already in your kitchen. After one class or all of them, you will know so many different cooking techniques that you will have the confidence to create your own Asian dishes.

Murphy Visiting Playwright Candrice Jones will give a public reading followed by a book signing.

The ARTx3 Campus invites the public to a free opening reception for the exhibition “Glimmer” by Heidi Carlsen-Rogers from 5-7 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 22, at The Arts & Science Center for Southeast Arkansas, 701 S. Main St. in Pine Bluff. This exhibition is sponsored by the Kline Family Foundation.

Carlsen-Rodgers’s exhibition provides a backdrop to relax the mind through a set of large-scale floral tapestries using psychologically uplifting and calming colors and subject matter. This tranquil exhibition uses various sky hues to simulate a soothing passage of time in the garden. Visitors are invited to recall positive memories or "glimmers" and immerse themselves to relieve stress and anxiety and to promote their general well-being.

This exhibition will remain on view through Friday, Jan. 10, 2025. Gallery viewing is free. For more information, contact Kevin Haynie at khaynie@artx3.org or call 870-536-3375.

The ARTx3 Campus invites the public to view “Hysteria” by Brandi Parker at The Arts & Science Center for Southeast Arkansas, 701 S. Main St. in Pine Bluff. The exhibition is sponsored by Simmons Bank.

Parker’s surrealist style in this multi-media exhibition provides a vehicle to abstract the female experience through linework and color. Visceral and thought-provoking themes of motherhood and the fleeting bonds captured in memory and time offer a beautiful, yet haunting footnote.

This exhibition will be on view through Friday, Dec. 6. Gallery viewing is free. For more information, contact Kevin Haynie at khaynie@artx3.org or call 870-536-3375.

Come celebrate the Arkansas creatives making a difference statewide! The Arkansas Arts Council will recognize 18 creatives in six different categories during a special celebration 5-8 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 3, at Mosaic Templars Cultural Center.

The event is free and will include art exhibitions, live music, a documentary showcase, and literary readings from creatives who were chosen as this year's Individual Artist Fellows. Refreshments and food will be served. Events happen simultaneously at 5 p.m. with art talks from each creative starting at 6 p.m.

Network with artists and arts supporters and learn more about our Fellowship program during at our celebration event.

The Fellowship program annually recognizes up to 18 creatives in six rotating categories with $5,000 awards. Independent panels chose recipients based on technique, mastery, creativity, innovation and more. The program is meant to support individual artists who are living and working in Arkansas. Learn more at arkansasarts.org or email scarlet.sims@arkansas.gov.

Always a mouth-watering mouthful! Don't let your weekend breakfast plans be limited because of your fear of yeasted dough. Learn how to make the dough, roll and shape it, bake it to perfection and cover it with icing! You'll leave with the recipes and more rolls than you'll know what to do with!

The ARTx3 Campus invites the public to a free opening reception for the exhibition “Glimmer” by Heidi Carlsen-Rogers from 5-7 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 22, at The Arts & Science Center for Southeast Arkansas, 701 S. Main St. in Pine Bluff. This exhibition is sponsored by the Kline Family Foundation.

Carlsen-Rodgers’s exhibition provides a backdrop to relax the mind through a set of large-scale floral tapestries using psychologically uplifting and calming colors and subject matter. This tranquil exhibition uses various sky hues to simulate a soothing passage of time in the garden. Visitors are invited to recall positive memories or "glimmers" and immerse themselves to relieve stress and anxiety and to promote their general well-being.

This exhibition will remain on view through Friday, Jan. 10, 2025. Gallery viewing is free. For more information, contact Kevin Haynie at khaynie@artx3.org or call 870-536-3375.