Bradbury Art Museum Holiday Break
Bradbury Art Museum along with the campus of Arkansas State University will be closed for the holidays between December 21st-January 6th.
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Bradbury Art Museum along with the campus of Arkansas State University will be closed for the holidays between December 21st-January 6th.
Join us for a magical experience at Bradbury Art Museum. Get out your MTG deck and play a casual commander game of Magic the Gathering while receiving a sneak peek of the upcoming exhibition Contemporary Classic.
All applications due by February 17th, 2025
Join us for a magical experience at Bradbury Art Museum. Get out your MTG deck and play a casual commander game of Magic the Gathering while receiving a sneak peek of the upcoming exhibition Contemporary Classic.
Join us for a magical experience at Bradbury Art Museum. Get out your MTG deck and play a casual commander game of Magic the Gathering while receiving a sneak peek of the upcoming exhibition Contemporary Classic.
Join us for a magical experience at Bradbury Art Museum. Get out your MTG deck and play a casual commander game of Magic the Gathering while receiving a sneak peek of the upcoming exhibition Contemporary Classic.
Feeling stressed? Need help focusing? Find a new way to relax during Yoga at BAM.
The free class is for all experience levels. Bring your own mat or reserve one by contacting visitBAM@astate.edu (while supplies last).
The class taught by yoga and meditation teacher, Bethany Davis, will focus on the mind/body/breath connection and emphasize the practice of connecting back to the true self. This class will also guide you through safe movements of stretching and strengthening.
Yoga at BAM! This is a Hatha Flow class for beginners to intermediate level. You will probably sweat, but this is not Hot Yoga.
FACULTY READINGS
Brought to the community by Arkansas State University’s English Department in collaboration with the Bradbury Art Museum, join us in listening to faculty readings from Arkansas State University’s Department of English, Philosophy, & World Languages. Faculty Readings presented by Arkansas State University faculty:
Bryan L. Moore is a professor of English at A-State, where he teaches American literature and enjoys nothing more than talking to students about lit. He has taught a wide range of other literature courses, including (recently) twentieth-century Continental European fiction, international science fiction, science fiction by women, world horror and gothic literature, and the sophomore level courses Intro to Poetry and Drama and World Literature. He is currently serving as assistant chair of English. A former Director of Composition, he believes Composition is the most important English class. He has published two scholarly books with Palgrave Macmillan on ecology and literature, many articles, reviews, and sundry items. He has published a few short stories, but he mostly writes to amuse himself. Outside family, music is his first love (lately, indy rock and classical). He feels he won life’s lottery when he married Carol, who is a children’s librarian, almost forty years ago (40 next Sep). They have two extraordinary, grown children, Patrick and Sophie. The Moores are owned by four cats, Neko, Purrcy, Libby, and Artie.
Ruth Supko Owens has always dreamed of writing creatively and decided last year that it was finally time to pursue that goal. Though her writing credentials are limited, she has spent her entire adult life educating young people—first as a high school teacher in Virginia, and for the past 27 years as a faculty member at A-State. Her first creative submission, More Like My Mother, was named a finalist in the 2024 Erma Bombeck Writing Competition, providing an affirming boost to her writing aspirations. However, her dual roles as Associate Professor of Spanish and Director of the A-State Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning still demand much of her time and energy. Each day presents a fierce, secret battle between her professional responsibilities and the creative endeavors she’d rather be pursuing. When she’s not working, writing, or thinking about writing, Ruth enjoys reading, playing tennis, biking, traveling, kayaking, and soaking in nature in all its forms.
Admission is free to this event, no RSVP necessary.
This workshop will be a hands-on exploration of laser image transfers, gel mediums, embedding photographic images in paint, and acrylic paint suspension. This workshop will be messy, so please dress accordingly.
Feeling stressed? Need help focusing? Find a new way to relax during Yoga at BAM.
The free class is for all experience levels. Bring your own mat or reserve one by contacting visitBAM@astate.edu (while supplies last).
The class taught by yoga and meditation teacher, Bethany Davis, will focus on the mind/body/breath connection and emphasize the practice of connecting back to the true self. This class will also guide you through safe movements of stretching and strengthening.
Yoga at BAM! This is a Hatha Flow class for beginners to intermediate level. You will probably sweat, but this is not Hot Yoga.
Join us for a magical experience at Bradbury Art Museum. Get out your MTG deck and play a casual commander game of Magic the Gathering while receiving a sneak peek of the upcoming exhibition Contemporary Classic.
We invite you to have fun with us as we experiment with paint additives—iridescence, glitter, beads, confetti, plants, and more—to create beautiful abstract acrylic paintings. This workshop will be messy, so please dress accordingly.
Yoga at BAM! This is a Hatha Flow class for beginners to intermediate level. You will probably sweat, but this is not Hot Yoga.
Feeling stressed? Need help focusing? Find a new way to relax during Yoga at BAM.
The free class is for all experience levels. Bring your own mat or reserve one by contacting visitBAM@astate.edu (while supplies last).
The class taught by yoga and meditation teacher, Bethany Davis, will focus on the mind/body/breath connection and emphasize the practice of connecting back to the true self. This class will also guide you through safe movements of stretching and strengthening.
Yoga at BAM! This is a Hatha Flow class for beginners to intermediate level. You will probably sweat, but this is not Hot Yoga.
Join us for a magical experience at Bradbury Art Museum. Get out your MTG deck and play a casual commander game of Magic the Gathering while receiving a sneak peek of the upcoming exhibition Contemporary Classic.
Join us in BAM Studio to learn more about color theory with paint pouring, paint mixing, and acrylic paint skins! We’ll be exploring everything from color harmonies to CMY. This workshop will be messy, so please dress accordingly.
Yoga at BAM! This is a Hatha Flow class for beginners to intermediate level. You will probably sweat, but this is not Hot Yoga.
Join us on for an artist talk followed by a Q&A session with mixed media painter Vitus Shell. This talk is open to the public and free to attend. No registration is necessary.
Feeling stressed? Need help focusing? Find a new way to relax during Yoga at BAM.
The free class is for all experience levels. Bring your own mat or reserve one by contacting visitBAM@astate.edu (while supplies last).
The class taught by yoga and meditation teacher, Bethany Davis, will focus on the mind/body/breath connection and emphasize the practice of connecting back to the true self. This class will also guide you through safe movements of stretching and strengthening.
Yoga at BAM! This is a Hatha Flow class for beginners to intermediate level. You will probably sweat, but this is not Hot Yoga.
Join us for a magical experience at Bradbury Art Museum. Get out your MTG deck and play a casual commander game of Magic the Gathering while receiving a sneak peek of the upcoming exhibition Contemporary Classic.
Meet Kristy Deetz, the artist currently on exhibit at Bradbury Art Museum! This event is open to the public and free to attend. No registration is necessary.
Bradbury Art Museum Director Dr. Ann Prentice Wagner will be delivering a talk entitled Engraved in Memory: Exploring the BAM Collection.
Join us on for an artist talk followed by a Q&A session with painter Kristy Deetz. This talk is open to the public and free to attend. No registration is necessary.
BAM invites you to connect to their personal explorations by submitting photographs of sites where you cannot or can no longer physically be—places that represent a sense of loss, nostalgia, or absence. Then, visit BAM during Contemporary Classic and Solo Exhibition Title Here to use a projector installation to visit both your own and your community’s impossible sites.
Bradbury Art Museum is working on expanding our opportunities for artists in the NEA and Delta Regions. To stay up to date and receive early news, join our email list(s) for regional artists.
Dr. Rachael Isom, Assistant Professor of English at ASU, presents a web talk about author portraits on book frontispieces, used by such authors as American poet Walt Whitman and English poet Elizabeth Barrett Browning.
You may also view the slideshow here, or utilize a guide to the talk for a deeper engagement.
We apologize for the inconvenience, this event is cancelled.
Join us for "Panoply Perspectives: Readings and Reflections by A-State Students" at Bradbury Art Museum! Professor Rachael Isom's literature students will enchant you with a group talk and captivating readings from the books featured in the LIT section of the exhibition. Immerse yourself in literary discussions and gain unique insights into these literary works through the eyes of A-State's talented students. Don't miss this engaging event that combines art, literature, and student perspectives.
World Book Day at Bradbury Art Museum
Join us at Bradbury Art Museum for a celebration of literature and art! In honor of World Book Day, we're thrilled to showcase free books from Ray Allen Parker's captivating LIT exhibition. Dive into a world of imagination and discovery with these literary gems.
Enhancing your reading experience further, don't miss out on exclusive bookmarks designed by the talented artists of Arkansas State University's Student Art Union. These unique bookmarks are not just placeholders but pieces of art that you can treasure alongside your favorite reads.
Whether you're a bookworm, an art enthusiast, or just looking for a delightful day out, World Book Day at Bradbury Art Museum promises something for everyone. Don't miss this opportunity to immerse yourself in a world where art meets literature! Join us and celebrate the magic of books.
In conjunction with our World Book Day celebration in BAM, enjoy the show with more context using the Exhibition Resource Guide designed and provided by the Dean B. Ellis Library. Be sure to visit them on Arkansas State University’s campus for more resources.
But that's not all! As a special treat, visitors can receive a complimentary rose in honor of the Day of the Rose and Sant Jordi's legend. Be sure to stop by and celebrate as books, roses, and bookmarks are limited!
Before 1931, April 23 was celebrated as Sant Jordi's Day or the Day of the Rose in Catalonia, honoring Saint George, known as San Jorge in other parts of Spain and Europe.
The tradition traces back to April 23, 303 AD, when a soldier named George was beheaded by the Romans, likely in Greece. Over time, this real event evolved into a legendary tale in Catalonia, where Sant Jordi slayed a dragon to save a princess. From the dragon's blood, a rose bush sprouted, and Sant Jordi gave a rose to the princess. Legend has it that a rose bush still blooms there every April.
By 1456, Sant Jordi was officially named the patron saint of Catalonia, marking the start of the tradition to exchange roses on this day. Interestingly, the first Catalan printed book was published in 1474.
In the 1700s, Sant Jordi's Day waned in popularity due to political changes and the fall of Barcelona. However, by the late 1800s, during the Renaixença cultural revival, the celebration regained its significance and popularity in Catalonia.
Make hapa-zome prints with “Sugar & Venom” artist and A-State professor Kristen Franyutti! Just grab a hammer and a handful of flowers, and pound away!
Discover innovative drawing techniques and learn about the crucial role of play in art-making with “The Soft Animal of Your Body” artist and A-State professor Lydia Dildilian! Participants will make large-scale drawings by playing Mario Kart and experimenting with remote-controlled cars.
Join A-State professor Leslie Parker and BAM in an exploration of zine and collage! Participants will be invited to participate in material exploration and collaboration as they create their own zines.
Learn more about Fashion Merchandising! Join Dr. Melissa Thompson in exploring the intersection of creativity and commerce, and take a peek at how students are shaping the future of the fashion industry.