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#CBfromHome Activity: 3D Paper Homes

#CBfromHome Activity: 3D Paper Homes

Activities & Education
This week’s #CBfromHome art activity is inspired by R. Buckminster Fuller's architectural structure, Fly's Eye Dome, located on the North Lawn at Crystal Bridges. Learn more about this 3D structure,…
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An Interview with Artist Leo Villareal

An Interview with Artist Leo Villareal

Art & Collection
CB: Your work is very public in nature, and I know you’ve said you really enjoy watching people react to your work in the public setting. Can you talk about…
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#CBfromHome Activity: Create Your Own Salon Hang

#CBfromHome Activity: Create Your Own Salon Hang

Activities & Education
This week’s #CBfromHome art activity is inspired by the salon hang in the museum's Early American Art Gallery. Learn more about the history of salon hangs and how to create…
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Frankly, this Virtual Graphic Design Show from the U of A School of Art 2020 Seniors is Awesome

Frankly, this Virtual Graphic Design Show from the U of A School of Art 2020 Seniors is Awesome

People & Community

For example, William Clift, a student designer from Joplin, MO, expressed his truth that “frankly, everybody deserves to exercise their voice in their community.” After interviewing residents in his hometown…

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Crystal Bridges Mobilizes Staff to Provide Food, Arts, and More through the Community Outreach Initiative

Crystal Bridges Mobilizes Staff to Provide Food, Arts, and More through the Community Outreach Initiative

People & Community

The artist-designed postcards are incomplete without creativity and kindness. The public can participate in this campaign by coloring the line drawing and writing a friendly message of hope. Send…

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#CBfromHome Activity: Make Your Own Spider Web

#CBfromHome Activity: Make Your Own Spider Web

Activities & Education
This week’s #CBfromHome art activity is inspired by the museum's mother spider, Maman (1999) by Louise Bourgeois (1911-2010). Learn more about the sculpture below, enjoy some close-looking prompts, and try…
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The Odd Couple: Hollowell and Melchers

The Odd Couple: Hollowell and Melchers

Art & Collection
It’s that thread of mystery that again brings us back to Mrs. Hitchcock—who may not appear to be hiding anything. But look again at the peculiar black dress she’s wearing.…
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The Ramsay-Polk Family: Family Portraits in the Age of Social Distancing

The Ramsay-Polk Family: Family Portraits in the Age of Social Distancing

Art & Collection

This post was written by Mindy N. Besaw, curator, American art and director of fellowships and research.

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#CBfromHome Activity: Nature Mandalas

#CBfromHome Activity: Nature Mandalas

Activities & Education
This week's #CBfromHome art activity is inspired by a work in the Crystal Bridges collection titled Lunar Rendezvous—Circle of Flowers (1969) by Alma Thomas (1891-1978). Learn more about the artwork…
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Crystal Bridges Zoom Backgrounds for Your Next Virtual Meeting

Crystal Bridges Zoom Backgrounds for Your Next Virtual Meeting

Activities & Education

Dazzle your co-workers in your next Zoom meeting with a Crystal Bridges background! Enjoy a selection of Art and Architecture/Nature backgrounds. These are also the perfect size as a background…

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#CBfromHome Activity: Heritage Collages

#CBfromHome Activity: Heritage Collages

Activities & Education
In her paintings, mixed media works, and ceramic sculptures, State of the Art 2020 artist Jiha Moon brings together a variety of cultural references and images to explore the global…
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Q&A with Grounds Director Clay Bakker: The Crystal Bridges "Garden"

Q&A with Grounds Director Clay Bakker: The Crystal Bridges "Garden"

Nature & Outdoor
CB: Our 120 acres are very typical of what you’ll find anywhere else in the middle of the Ozarks. We have a plethora of insects, birds, reptiles, and mammals, such…
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State of the Art 2020 Spotlight: Rick Silva

State of the Art 2020 Spotlight: Rick Silva

Exhibitions
  You can experience this artwork at home by clicking on the image below.   About Rick Silva   Rick Silva’s videos and installations envision near-future ecologies altered by technology…
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Color Blindness and Art

Color Blindness and Art

Activities & Education

Have you ever wondered what it’s like to experience art with color blindness? It’s a common condition that even many artists have, including Peter Milton and children’s book illustrator Loren…

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#CBfromHome Activity: South Bend Quilt Squares

#CBfromHome Activity: South Bend Quilt Squares

Activities & Education Exhibitions

Activity: South Bend Quilt Squares Gather pieces of recycled paper, magazines, and fabric from around your house.  Think of colors you would like to have in your quilt. Cut…

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Experience Slow Art Day at Home with Coloring Pages, Close-Looking Prompts, and More

Experience Slow Art Day at Home with Coloring Pages, Close-Looking Prompts, and More

Activities & Education
  Untitled by Joan Mitchell Joan Mitchell painted from her own experience, using remembered feelings as inspiration. What feelings does this painting evoke for you? Write down all the emotions…
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Need a Laugh? It's A Proven Stress Reliever!

Need a Laugh? It's A Proven Stress Reliever!

No tricks, just a handful of funny memes utilizing the Crystal Bridges art collection, and a silly joke from Executive Director Rod Bigelow! After all, laughter provides stress relief and…

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Recap: For Freedoms Community Conversations

Recap: For Freedoms Community Conversations

At the Museum People & Community

In honor of our visiting temporary exhibition, Hank Willis Thomas: All Things Being Equal… and the ongoing efforts of For Freedoms, Thomas’s collaborative that encourages space-making for art and civic…

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Step Inside Crystal Bridges Artworks with CBVR

Step Inside Crystal Bridges Artworks with CBVR

Activities & Education

Did you know that Crystal Bridges is experimenting with virtual reality? Crystal Bridges Virtual Reality (or CBVR) uses unique virtual reality videos and technology to transport us through the frame…

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Crystal Bridges Promotes Two Curators to Continue Expanding Art for All

Crystal Bridges Promotes Two Curators to Continue Expanding Art for All

Since joining Crystal Bridges from the Studio Museum in Harlem in 2016, Haynes has helped organize three original exhibitions at Crystal Bridges and the Momentary, most recently State of the…

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