UAFS Gallery of Art & Design summer exhibitions at Windgate, The Bakery District

UAFS Gallery of Art & Design will present “Highlights from the Permanent Collection: Works on Paper,” featuring the latest addition to its permanent collection: An artist’s book by Jo Stealey. The collection will open Wednesday, June 1, at Windgate Art & Design, located at 535 N. Waldron Road. Also on view will be works by American modernists John Marin and Arthur Dove, along with a number of drawings, watercolors, prints and mixed media selections from modern and contemporary artists. The exhibition will be open 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Thursday, and will be on view through Aug. 26.

In addition, “Process/Experience/Place” will be held within The Bakery District, 70 S. Seventh St., in the newly formed The District UAFS Art Galleries. The alternative exhibition space is a collaboration between The Bakery District, UAFS Gallery of Art & Design, and UAFS Department of Art & Design. The galleries will showcase local, regional and national artists – both emerging and established – whose works demonstrate contemporary trends in the visual arts, and will provide a vital forum for community engagement with the arts in downtown Fort Smith. Taking place across several spaces in the district, exhibitions will be held quarterly with the intent to develop a continuous, competitive program of exhibitions demonstrating contemporary trends with impactful installations that foster community engagement with the arts. The District UAFS Art Galleries will also provide a training ground for UAFS students in art gallery practice and offer alternative exhibition spaces for select UAFS Art & Design student work.

The inaugural exhibition of “Process/Experience/Place” will open June 1, and will feature the works of local artists Mary Elkins, Jarrod Cluck and Owen Buffington. A reception celebrating the partnership and installation of the galleries will be held Thursday, June 16, alongside the monthly Fort Smith Jazz Jam at The Bakery District. Doors will open at 5 p.m. with music starting at 6:30 p.m. The exhibition will run through Sept. 18.

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Both exhibitions will be free and open to the public.

This column is produced by the River Valley Arts Coalition. To send comments or for more information contact [email protected].

ART THIS WEEK:

Fort Smith Regional Art Museum, 1601 Rogers Ave., Fort Smith; 479-784-2787

• Future School Art Exhibition – Bridge to the Future: Opening reception 5-7 p.m. June 3; on view through Aug. 28.

• Doyle Young Painted Stories: Reflections of Southern Days Gone By: opening reception 5-7 p.m. June 3; on view through Sept. 25.

• Chuck Davis – The Wheel: On view through June 5.

• Selections from the Permanent Collection – The Eva Rubinstein Portfolio: On view through June 5.

• Drop-in and Draw: 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. every Thursday; register at fsram.org/education.

• RAM Sketch: 7-8 p.m. every Tuesday register at fsram.org/education.

• RAM Saturdays: Register at fsram.org/education.

UAFS Gallery of Art & Design, 535 N. Waldron Road, Fort Smith; 479-788-7542

• UAFS Art & Design Faculty Biennial: On view through May 13.

• UAFS Gallery of Art & Design Permanent Collection Highlights: Works on Paper: On view June 1 – Aug. 26.

Arts on Main, 415 Main St., Van Buren; 479-474-7767

• Gallery admission is always free and open to the public; AOM members receive a discount on registration fees.

• Art programs for children and adults: Visit art-ed.org for available classes and workshops.

This article originally appeared on Fort Smith Times Record: RVAB: UAFS Gallery of Art & Design summer exhibitions