Unleash Your Imagination at 2D Character Design Camp!
Join local artist and author Sean Fitzgibbon for an exciting week of creativity at our 2D Character Design Camp, perfect for students entering 6th through 8th grade. Held at Crystal Bridges, this immersive day camp introduces young artists to the fundamentals of drawing and character creation.
Campers will dive into essential techniques like building characters from basic shapes, sketching human figures, crafting expressive faces, and mastering the art of inking. Throughout the week, they'll find inspiration from the museum’s stunning galleries—especially the dynamic KAWS: FAMILY exhibition.
By week’s end, each camper will leave with a sketchbook full of original characters and creative ideas—all sparked by a week of hands-on exploration and artistic fun.
Camp Fee: $200 | Member Price: $160
Reserve your spot online or by calling Guest Experience at (479) 657-2335.
Let your creativity come to life at Crystal Bridges!
June 23-27 • 1:30-4:30 • Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art • Bentonville, AR
MORE INFO HERE
SMALL WORKS ON PAPER 2025 EXHIBITION MOVES TO PINE BLUFF
The ARTx3 Campus will host a free public reception for the 38th annual Small Works on Paper exhibition from 5-7 p.m. Thursday, June 12, at The Arts & Science Center for Southeast Arkansas.
The traveling exhibition, organized and sponsored by the Arkansas Arts Council, is on view from Friday, June 6, through Saturday, June 28, in ASC’s Ben J. Altheimer Gallery.
Small Works on Paper showcases two-dimensional artwork no larger than 18-by-24 inches, and spotlights members of the Arkansas Artist Registry. The exhibition will travel to nine venues throughout the state in this yearlong show. This year's exhibition features 40 works by 35 artists.
This year’s exhibition features my 7x7 watercolor piece, Provenance. This work explores questions of chronology, ownership, custody, and the location of historical objects, as well as the challenges of determining their provenance and authenticity. It examines how objects considered to be art are often subject to evolving interpretations over time.
June 6, - June 28 • The Arts & Science Center for Southeast Arkansas • 701 S. Main Street • Pine Bluff, AR 71601
JUNE EVENTS
KIDS’ SUMMER CAMP AT CRYSTAL BRIDGES
Join local artist/author Sean Fitzgibbon for a week of creativity, June 23–27, 1:30–4:30 PM.
Middle schoolers will explore character design, drawing basics, and find inspiration in the KAWS: FAMILY exhibit.
Camp Fee: $200 | Member Price: $160
Reserve your spot online or by calling Guest Experience at (479) 657-2335.
June 23-27 • 1:30-4:30 • Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art • Bentonville, AR
CLICK HERE FOR INFO AND TICKETS
SMALL WORKS ON PAPER 2025 EXHIBITION MOVES TO PINE BLUFF
The ARTx3 Campus will host a free public reception for the 38th annual Small Works on Paper exhibition from 5-7 p.m. Thursday, June 12, at The Arts & Science Center for Southeast Arkansas and is on view from Friday, June 6, through Saturday, June 28, in ASC’s Ben J. Altheimer Gallery.
This year’s exhibition features my 7x7 watercolor piece, Provenance. This work explores questions of chronology, ownership, custody, and the location of historical objects.
June 6, - June 28 • The Arts & Science Center for Southeast Arkansas • 701 S. Main Street • Pine Bluff, AR 71601
DRAWING FUNDAMENTALS AT COMMUNITY CREATIVE CENTER
Join us for Drawing Fundamentals, a six-week studio course at the Community Creative Center!
This course explores essential drawing techniques, including line, perspective, value, and figure drawing. Perfect for beginners and those looking to refine their skills!
Mondays, 6:30–8:30 PM • JUNE 23, 30, JULY 7, 14, 21, 28 Community Creative Center, Fayetteville, AR
BOOK RECOMMENDATIONS
As a graphic nonfiction author, artist, and art educator, I read a lot, and I wanted to share a few nonfiction, art history related books that have inspired me lately.
The Lost Painting by Jonathan Harr
A gripping true story about the search for a lost Caravaggio masterpiece.
The Judgment of Paris by Ross King
This dual biography contrasts academic painter Ernest Meissonier with the radical Édouard Manet during the 1860s, a decade that gave rise to Impressionism.
The Vanishing Velázquez by Laura Cumming
The fascinating tale of John Snare, a 19th-century bookseller who staked everything on a mysterious portrait he believed to be a lost Velázquez.
