Jul 16 Thursday
Designed for both beginner and intermediate painters, this six-week watercolor course offers a supportive environment for artists at all levels. Beginners will build a strong foundation by learning essential techniques such as color washes, dry brush, masking, and layering. Intermediate students will have the flexibility to pursue individual or specialized projects, receiving expert guidance and thoughtful feedback from the instructor and peers. Whether you’re looking to explore new ideas, strengthen your skills, or learn watercolor for the first time, this course provides something for everyone.
Tickets are $219 ($182.50/members and adults 25 and under). Reserve your spot online or with Guest Experience at (479) 657-2335 today.
All materials are included. Class runs June 14 – July 26 (no class the week of July 4).
The NWA Juggling Club is ready to turn your circus dreams into reality! 👾🤡🤹🏻♂️
Thanks to the generous support of the @fayettevilleparksandrec Community Arts Program we are hosting a ✨fun✨,🎈 FREE🎈 and 🤯4-week🥳 long Spring In2 Circus workshop series!!
From hula hooping, juggling, to acrobatics, and more - this all ages, all levels, all fun community workshop series is guaranteed to teach you something new and (while not guaranteed BUT VERY LIKELY) make you giggle while doing it💖😋🤟🏻
Classes will take place🗓️every Thursday May 14th-June 4th⏰from 5pm-6pm🗺️ at Walker Park, between the skate park & the splash pad
Instruction, light drinks & snacks, and best part - ALL PROPS PROVIDED 🥎♠️⭕🤸🏻♂️
Come for the class, stay for the jam!!!
🫣If you can't find us 🤔look for the falling objects and listen for the laughter 🎶
This sketchbook-based six-week drawing class invites participants to rediscover drawing as a playful, confidence-building practice rooted in observation. Through guided studio exercises, students will learn to see and render form using simple shapes, line, and value, building a strong foundation for drawing people and everyday subjects.
Midway through the course, the class will venture out into public spaces across the museum, including the café, galleries, and grounds, to draw from life in dynamic, real-world settings.
Returning to the studio, students will focus on gestural figure drawing and introductory portrait work before heading back out to sketch Crystal Bridges visitors, objects, and architecture.
Taught by accomplished Northwest Arkansas illustrator Chad Maupin, this class emphasizes curiosity, experimentation, and the joy of drawing simply for the sake of drawing.
Tickets are $213 ($177.50/members and adults 25 and under). Reserve your spot online or with Guest Experience at (479) 657-2335 today.
All materials included. Class runs six weeks, June 11 – July 23 (no class the week of July 4).
Get a taste of jewelry making in this six-week introduction to metals. Build a strong foundation through essential techniques such as using the jewelers saw, cold connections and riveting, and basic enameling. By the end of the course, you’ll have the skills and confidence to continue your jewelry practice at home.
Tickets are $237 ($197.50/members and adults under 25). Reserve your spot online or with Guest Experience at (479) 657-2335 today.
All materials included. Class runs June 11 – July 23 (no class the week of July 4).
Dress your best for a dazzling evening of art, theater, crime, and mystery!
As you enter the Eleven restaurant and enjoy a welcome cocktail with hearty hors d’oeuvres, a guest will die under very suspicious circumstances. It’s a murder, and you’re all under suspect until you solve the crime!
In small groups, guests will move through the museum, hearing suspects’ stories, gathering clues, testing alibis, and examining motives. As you end your journey in Eleven, cast your vote for the killer, then watch as the drama unfolds. Can you solve the mystery at the museum?
Tickets are $100 + tax ($95 + tax for members), reserve your spot online or with Guest Services at (479) 657-2335 today. Cocktail attire is encouraged!
Tickets are 18+ and include a drink and refreshments. Alcoholic drink provided only for guests 21+.
Presented in partnership with NWA Theatre Collective.
Ticket Price & Booking Info$100 ($95/members)
Jul 17 Friday
Keith Haring in 3D is the first exhibition to highlight Keith Haring’s work in three dimensions, inviting visitors to move through, around, and within his art like never before. In the course of his short life, Keith Haring transmitted across a dizzying range of creative channels: painting, sculpture, installation, video, murals, performance, printmaking, early digital art, and more. While Haring helped define the look and mood of the 1980s, he also saw clearly a future that has become our present.
Haring is typically thought of as primarily a two-dimensional artist, but Keith Haring in 3D focuses on a lesser-known and highly compelling aspect of Haring’s practice as a sculptor. He created hundreds of three-dimensional artworks, beginning with painting objects he found in the street. Eventually, Haring made monumental sculptures in wood and metal, and even a whole store for his art.
Haring was, above all, a master of line, with an instinctive ability to compose on multiple scales. Haring’s work in three dimensions has never been the focus of a major exhibition and has rarely been shown. Keith Haring in 3D will fill this gap in public understanding by showcasing a wide range of Haring’s works, including sculpture, totems and masks, skateboards, clothing, boomboxes, paintings, drawings, and even a 1963 Buick Special. The exhibition will be accompanied by a major book published by Phaidon/Monacelli.
Piece together the traditional art of quilting in this beginner-friendly six-week mini quilting course. Inspired by the America 250: Common Threads exhibition, students will explore classic quilting patterns while creating their own mini quilt top.
You’ll begin by learning accurate measuring and cutting techniques, then progress to piecing fabric squares together using a sewing machine. This course emphasizes foundational skills, craftsmanship, and design—no prior experience necessary.
Tickets are $225 ($187.50/members and adults 25 and under). Reserve your spot online or with Guest Experience at (479) 657-2335 today.
All materials included. Class runs Sundays, June 14 – July 26 (see dates below). Classes are 14+.
Jul 18 Saturday
British artist Lucy Sparrow is internationally renowned for her unique and immersive installations filled with thousands of items, all meticulously handcrafted from felt. Through her work, Sparrow transforms everyday retail environments into playful, nostalgic, and tactile worlds that are both familiar and entirely new. Lucy Sparrow: The Beginning of Convenience, Sparrow’s first museum exhibition in the United States, will take visitors back in time through an immersive “time capsule” installation of a 1980s-90s Walmart-inspired supermarket.
Expanding on her extensive archival research practice, The Beginning of Convenience includes more than 20,000 individually hand-crafted and exquisitely detailed felt replicas of supermarket products, ranging from food and beverage items to beauty products and household goods typical of a not-so-distant past. Throughout the exhibition, Sparrow will explore a particular moment in history that she refers to as the “beginning of convenience,” a time when the rise of dual-income households in the 1980s necessitated consumer goods that prioritized speed and convenience over effort and taste. Changing roles within the household led to the development and proliferation of quick and easy consumer goods, such as microwave dinners, frozen foods, and out-of-the-box meals.
In addition to the supermarket experience, The Beginning of Convenience will feature a built replica of Sparrow’s studio – known as the Felt Cave – and a new self-made documentary that follows Sparrow’s work in the months leading up to the exhibition at the Momentary.
Free, no tickets required.