Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art

Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art has a new remote gallery in the terminal of Northwest Arkansas National Airport.

There’s an award-winning pavilion in Fayetteville, and it’s not what you’d expect. We hear about the Centennial Park Pavilion on today's show. Plus, a conversation with the new interim chancellor for UAMS. And there's an art exhibit at Northwest Arkansas National Airport.

On the last Tuesday of April, dozens of high school students from Arkansas visited Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art. This was the first time that students from the Arkansas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired and the Arkansas School for the Deaf participated in a field trip to the museum.

On today's show, we hear how Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art is partnering with the Arkansas Schools for the Blind & Visually Impaired and the Deaf to pilot a program to educate and provide access. Also, Ozarks at Large's Matthew Moore reports that the city of Fayetteville is collaborating with a local nonprofit to increase economic mobility. Plus, a new edition of Sound Perimeter with Lia Uribe.

An ambitious goal to improve health and healthcare in the middle of the country is taking shape in a new home in Bentonville.

Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art is a partner with the Arkansas School for the Blind and the Visually Impaired and the Arkansas School for the Deaf in a pilot program to make the museum’s art more accessible.

The conversation, featuring journalist Katie Couric, will take place Wednesday, April 24.

Isolation and togetherness were among the subjects of a gathering and conversation at Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art in Bentonville, featuring former Surgeon General Vivek Murthy, documentarian Nicholas Ma and musician Yo Yo Ma.

Loneliness can affect any of us in multiple ways. On today's show, we hear from former Surgeon General Vivek Murthy, documentarian Nicholas Ma and musician Yo Yo Ma about loneliness and unity. We also celebrate Fayetteville's oldest operating elementary school. Plus, the varied world of orchids.

The weekend will include artist discussions, film screenings and a talk from Joy Harjo, the 23rd Poet Laureate of the United States.