Fired Up in the Natural State: Contemporary Ceramics

Events » By Brian Young, Director, Baum Gallery » The University of Central Arkansas’s Baum Gallery hosted Fired Up in the Natural State: Contemporary Ceramics, from January 23 – February 14, 2020. This exhibition was co-curated by Brian Young, director, Baum Gallery, and Liz Smith, … [Read more...]

BA/BFA Exhibit

Come see works by graduating seniors Brooksie Morales, Lainey Necessary, Caleb Robbins, Anastasia Neel, Wes Hart, Michaela Overley, Grayson Ruple and Anna Wagner at the Fall BA/BFA Exhibition. The show opens on November 1, 2019 and runs until December 16, 2019.  Opening receptions are Friday, … [Read more...]

The Empathy Project

Event » By Gayle Seymour, Associate Dean CFAC | Associate Professor of Art, Art History » Be sure to attend this exciting Arts multidisciplinary arts event! The Empathy Project, featuring Atlanta-based Core Dance and French poet Sarah Turquety, is coming to UCA Oct. 10-15. All events are free … [Read more...]

Helen Zughaib, D.C.-based artist, visits UCA

Baum Gallery » By Brian Young, Director, Baum Gallery » On September 9th and 10th, UCA welcomed Artist-in-Residence, Helen Zughaib, to campus. Zughaib is a Lebanese-born artist based in Washington D.C. She is one of the featured artists in the Baum Gallery's Cultural Ties: Sonya Clark, Joyce … [Read more...]

UCA Artists Give Back

Blackbox Gallery » By Madison Conklin, BA Art, Emphasis: Fine Art » Last semester, UCA Art students joined together on a Thursday evening after a long day of classes to give back to the patients of St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. Students participated in a rock painting event in the Black … [Read more...]

Cultural Ties

Sonya Clark, Joyce J. Scott, and Helen Zughaib This thought-provoking new exhibition features the works of of three artists who confront racial and cultural stereotypes in a wide array of techniques. The show is on view from Thursday, August 28, 2019 to Friday October 11, 2019. … [Read more...]

Artist Helen Zughaib to Lecture on Campus

Renowned artist and painter Helen Zughaib will hold a public lecture on September 10th from 1:40 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. in the Art Lecture Room in McCastlain Hall. Zughaib will be on campus as an Artist in Residence and is part of the Cultural Ties exhibition currently in the Baum Gallery. Conflict and … [Read more...]

Summer at the Baum

The Baum Gallery is hosting two new shows over the summer months. The first, 23 Skidoo Soup, shows the results of a blind collaboration between two art classes. The works will be exhibited from April 29-May 10. The second show, Future Former: A Juried Student Review,  exhibits some of the best work … [Read more...]

BFA Artist Talk

Come see BFA candidate Christen Danner present her Artist Talk on Tuesday, April 30th at 5 PM in McAlister 143. … [Read more...]

UCA Downtown Features Work of Alumna Kristen Spickard

The works of Kristen Spickard, a 2009 alumna of UCA, are featured in a new exhibition titled In Common.  In Common displays things we, as humans, share with each other and our ancestors. "By making things with my hands, I feel a connection to my humanness and to other humans, past and present."  - … [Read more...]