Twenty-five Central Arkansas artists were selected for the Catalyze program, which is funded by the Windgate Foundation and includes a $10,000 grant, mentorship and professional development opportunities.
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Arkansas Times Film Series screens ’35 Shots of Rum’ (2008) Tuesday night
Join us this month for Claire Denis’ 2008 film “35 Shots of Rum,” which the Village Voice called her “warmest, most radiant work, honoring a family of two’s extreme closeness while suggesting its potential for suffocation.”
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2nd annual Jubilee Film Festival on Friday
All submissions center on “a narrative of Black life, whether through struggle or the continuous push toward excellence.”
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AMFA reports over 155,000 visitors during inaugural year
Coupled with the annual report is the announcement that “Rivera’s Paris,” a new Diego Rivera exhibition curated and organized by AMFA, is coming to the museum in 2025.
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Bentonville Film Festival: ‘The In Between’ lingers in liminal spaces at the border
Memory and mourning at the border: Eagle Pass has become ground zero for American political anxiety about the border, but for Robie Flores, director of the new documentary “The In Between,” it’s home.
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Celebrate Juneteenth with Mosaic Templars Cultural Center on Saturday
The centerpiece of the holiday in Little Rock is the Juneteenth in Da Rock street festival, with vendors, food, educational programming, a health village and live music, including a headlining performance from Destiny’s Child’s LeToya Luckett.
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Releases from Willi Carlisle and Terminal Nation are among Stereogum’s 50 favorite albums of 2024 so far
Carlisle’s “Critterland” came in at No. 33 and Terminal Nation’s “Echoes Of The Devil’s Den” got the No. 42 spot.
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Arkansas PBS to screen documentary short about Juneteenth traditions in Wilmar
June Dinner, one of the longest-standing Juneteenth celebrations in Arkansas, takes place in the small southeastern town of Wilmar and dates back to the late 1800s.
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Little Rock bowed at the throne of Chappell Roan at The Hall
Pink cowboy hats were ubiquitous, variously bedazzled with feathers, glitter, rhinestones and light-up apparatuses. Dresses, skirts and tops made of denim, satin and tulle commingled. Most importantly, compliments gushed generously between strangers-turned-fast friends.
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Oxford American honors Stax Records with Memphis Music Revue on Thursday
The event boasts performances by Memphis purveyor of self-described “Black Lady spiritual music” Talibah Safiya and The 926, an assemblage of alumni from the Stax Music Academy.