GRAVETTE -- The Arkansas Arts Center Artmobile will roll into Gravette on April 21 and remain there until April 25. It will be set up near Glenn Duffy Elementary and the Upper Elementary Schools.
By reaching people in their own communities, the Artmobile has allowed the Arkansas Arts Center, the state's premiere center for visual and performing arts with a renowned collection of international art, to fulfill its mission of providing quality art experiences to the entire state.
"The Arkansas Arts Center is proud to be welcomed into Gravette to offer Arkansans a quality visual arts experience and the wonderful opportunity to introduce the fine arts in such a unique manner," said Arkansas Arts Center executive director Todd Herman. "The Artmobile allows us to foster community connections and encourage creative and expansive thinking."
The 2013-14 exhibition is titled The Art of Story, which encourages an examination of the ways in which artists act as storytellers, creating unique interpretations of the world through visual language. This exhibition introduces the visitor to tools such as expression, props, shape and color in an attempt to "read" the stories and reveal the artist's power to interpret history and create narratives. The Art of Story explores the artist's imagination and creates an environment in which the viewer is free to look, explore, interpret and even create his own lasting story.
The Arkansas Arts Center's Artmobile has been serving the state for more than 50 years as one of the nation's only mobile art museums. This one-of-a-kind space features curated exhibitions of works from the Arkansas Arts Center's permanent collection. Works from diverse media are carefully selected each touring season for their artistic integrity and educational value.
Introduced in 1962, this mobile art museum had attracted more than 77,000 visitors even before the Arkansas Arts Center's dedication in 1963. The original Artmobile was a 40-foot trailer modeled after a similar program at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts. The design was adjusted to better accommodate rural Arkansas roads. Through generous support from the Winthrop Rockefeller Foundation, the Arkansas Arts Center contracted for the construction and purchase of a new, significantly updated mobile museum in 2002. This mobile facility boasts an advanced lighting arrangement, a sophisticated climate control system, complete accessibility, as well as hardwood floors, custom wall design and security. Pat Salmon and Sons have kept the Artmobile "on the move" by providing a tractor to transport the mobile gallery.
General News on 04/09/2014