Category: Events

In June of 2023, the University of Arkansas’s School of Art Master’s in Arts of the Americas Program sponsored the Unsettling American History: Perspectives from Native American and Indigenous Studies Symposium, hosted by The Courtauld. Spanning two days, this symposium brought together various scholars, artists, and curators to discuss current approaches and research on 19th…Continue Reading Unsettling American History: Perspectives from Native American and Indigenous Studies Symposium

In November of 2023, the School of Art was honored to host acclaimed artist, Mickalene Thomas, for the Winthrop Rockefeller Distinguished Lecture Series, presented in partnership with Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art. Mickalene Thomas is a Tony Awards nominated producer, curator, educator, and mentor who has an acclaimed body of artwork that invites consideration…Continue Reading Mickalene Thomas: Winthrop Rockefeller Distinguished Lecture Series

This past February, the School of Art hosted visiting guest artist Jacob Paa Joe Jr., a craftsman from Ghana, Africa. For three weeks, he held a Proverbial Coffin Workshop on traditional Sankofa coffin making, a craft skill that was passed down to him from his father. Over the length of his stay, Jacob constructed a…Continue Reading Proverbial Coffin Workshop with Jacob Paa Joe Jr.

In January 2024, the Art History Program hosted a symposium with the help of Art History alumni Julia Silverman entitled “Crafting Art History in the Ozarks.” This event was an attempt to prioritize artists from the Ozarks, as they have often been overlooked in American craftwork. By bringing in regional artists, this symposium aimed to…Continue Reading Crafting Art History in the Ozarks Symposium

The seventh biennial symposium of the Association of Historians of American Art will bring together American art enthusiasts from across the country and around the world for two days of talks, panels, and workshops. Topics are broad and include Material Histories, Museum Case Studies on Decentering, Hemispheric Perspectives on American art, and Art and Empire—to…Continue Reading Association of the Historians of American Art Symposium