Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art

For the first time ever, we are proud to be an Affiliate Partner with Scholastic Art & Writing Awards to support the 2025 Scholastic Art & Writing Awards, the nation's longest-running, most prestigious recognition program for creative teens! This platform invites students from grades 7-12 (13 years and above) to present distinct visual art pieces across 16 diversified fields such as ceramics & glass, fashion, comic art, digital art, drawing & illustration, painting, film & animation, and photography. Winning artworks of the Scholastic Art Awards Heartland Region will be on display in a special showcase in the Community Gallery located in the Lower Lobby at Crystal Bridges in 2025. Deadline for submissions is 10:59 p.m. CST on December 6, 2024. We can't wait to see what you create. 🎨 Get more details here: https://bit.ly/4et2ocJ

Just announced 📣 Join us for two notable lectures this fall at Crystal Bridges. Since 2016, we've welcomed internationally acclaimed leaders who challenge the way we think about art and wellness and this year is no exception: ✨ November 12 | Enjoy a conversation between Academy Award-winning actor and activist Jane Fonda and Academy Award-winning actor and Arkansas native Mary Steenburgen: https://bit.ly/3N6qSfA ✨ December 5 | Hear from social psychologist and author of “The Anxious Generation: How the Great Rewiring of Childhood is Causing an Epidemic of Mental Illness” Jonathan Haidt: https://bit.ly/3N8YcCM We hope to see you there 👋

Art Highlight: Shizu Saldamando’s “Martin’s Cincuentañera” (2018) 🌊 Born to parents of Japanese American and Mexican American heritage, artist @shizutattoo focuses on depicting important figures of Los Angeles’ Latinx, activist, queer, and punk communities. In this work, Saldamando portrays queer punk singer Martin Crudo surrounded in lush blue waves, recalling Yemaya, Afrodiasporic goddess of the sea, and Hokusai’s “The Great Wave off Kanagawa.” The title of the work is a layered reference to the Latin American, Mexican, and Caribbean tradition of quinceañeras. In this work, Saldamando highlights Crudo’s milestone of a “cincuentañera” to celebrate the 50-year-old icon’s passage into elderhood. This milestone is historically rare for those in the LGBTQIA+ community due to systemic issues and the impact of the HIV/AIDS pandemic. This work is not currently on view but keep an eye out for changes in our galleries: https://bit.ly/4dyB5w5 💡 Shizu Saldamando, Martin's Cincuentañera, 2018, oil and mixed media on panel, 48 in. × 72 in. × 1 5/8 in. Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Bentonville, Arkansas, 2020.81. Photography by Edward C. Robison III.

“The Enchanted Party After François Boucher, The Enchanted Home” by @yvettemayorga is based on a 1992 photograph of a joint birthday party with the artist’s older sister in Zacatecas, Mexico. Swipe → to see the digital collage Mayorga created using the photo before beginning the painting. Now on view in “Think Pink,” an experimental space in the Contemporary Galleries, the piece draws on references to French artist François Boucher, interrupting art history and exploring the meaning of belonging. 💡 ICYMI: Crystal Bridges acquired this artwork in 2023 #YvetteMayorga #CrystalBridges

Great news this morning for our community 👏

Looking for the perfect place to host your holiday event? ✨ We offer a variety of indoor and outdoor venues, perfect for creating an unforgettable experience. Whether it's team-building or celebrating achievements, our spaces are designed to inspire. Give your team something truly special at Crystal Bridges: https://bit.ly/4e960As 📸 Photo by Miles Witt Boyer

Alice L. Walton Foundation, Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art and Heartland Whole Health Institute are supporting an innovative 3-year program to integrate art to improve health outcomes by creating an arts-rich environment at Arkansas Children's Northwest . Learn More: https://lnkd.in/gdupAHJ4

Opening tomorrow💡 “Time Loop by Klip Collective: A Forest Light Experience” Step into a world beyond time as Klip Collective transforms the North Forest into an unforgettable adventure of light, sound, and state-of-the-art projection mapping. With six unique installations that bring the natural rhythms of the Earth to life, you'll witness everything from fractured reflections in a broken time machine to the forest moving in waves of light, making this an experience like no other. Leran more: https://bit.ly/3ycOXO3

Join us for the first-ever Crystal Bridges Art Fair 🎨 Get ready for a weekend full of creativity on October 5 and 6 as the Art Trail turns into a colorful showcase with 100 artists from all over the country. Enjoy live art demos, food trucks, and unique culinary experiences, creating the perfect mix of art, food, and community. Read more here: https://bit.ly/3XjpZpU We can’t wait to see you there!

Joan Mitchell was a prolific Abstract Expressionist artist, showing creative prowess in a time when female artists were often overlooked. 🎨 Her adept artistic skill was attributed to more than just her training and accomplishments. Mitchell (1925–1992) had synesthesia, allowing her to register sounds and emotions as different colors. As she overcame the difficulties she experienced as a neurodivergent artist, she embraced her characteristics as her own “secret magic.” Her iconic artistic identity paved the way for the welcoming of neurodiversity into the art world. Tap the link to read more about her unique perceptions and thought-provoking works and visit the galleries to see her artwork up close: https://bit.ly/4dFKHpr 👀 💡Joan Mitchell, "Untitled", 1952-1953, oil on canvas, 77 1/2 x 71 1/2 in. Courtesy Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Bentonville, Arkansas. Photography by Edward C. Robison III.