Area Art Students Contribute Second Set of Art Panels to Fenceworks Gallery at Crystal Bridges Museum Site
Tuesday, January 29, 2008 01:06 PM
Community art project adorns fence bordering construction site
BENTONVILLE, Ark., Jan. 25, 2008 -- A second set of art panels has been installed on the fence bordering the construction site of the Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art. The entire collection of panels is known as the Fenceworks Gallery, a community art project featuring works by area art students, and is located on "J" Street in Bentonville near John DeShields Blvd. Students and teachers who produced the panels were welcomed by Crystal Bridges Museum Associate Director Sandy Edwards and invited to view their works and others on the fence at an event today.
"We are glad to add these newest works to our Fenceworks collection," said Edwards. "Educational outreach is a very important component of Crystal Bridges' programming, even as the museum is being built. The Fenceworks Gallery is a way to involve the community and to give them something beautiful to see during the museum's construction. We appreciate the hard work that these students and their teachers have put into their panels, and we invite members of the community to drive by the gallery and enjoy viewing them."
The newest panels and the participating schools are:
- West Fork Middle School, West Fork, "Riverside Memories"
- Elkins Middle School, Elkins, "Land of the Elk"
- Community Imagination Studio, Fayetteville, "A Day at the Lake," "Crystal Bridges," "Open Book, Open Mind"
- J.O. Kelly Middle School, Springdale, "Ozark Possum," "Historic Springdale High"
- Hellstern Middle School, Springdale, "Much to Crow About," "Rodeo of Ozarks"
- Reagan Elementary School, Rogers, "Welcome to Rogers"
- Gentry Intermediate School, Gentry,
- Walnut Farm Montessori School, Bentonville, "Nature's Dream"
Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art
Founded by Alice Walton, Crystal Bridges is envisioned as a premier national art institution dedicated to American art and artists. Under construction in Bentonville, Ark., the museum complex will encompass approximately 100,000 square feet of gallery, library, meeting, and office space, a 250-seat indoor auditorium, areas for outdoor concerts and public events, as well as sculpture gardens and walking trails.
Crystal Bridges will house a permanent collection of signature works from American artists Crystal Bridges takes its name from a natural spring on the museum's wooded site as well as the unique glass-and-wood building design created by world-renowned architect Moshe Safdie. The 100-acre site of the museum complex and cultural center is located within walking distance of the Bentonville town square. The project is scheduled to open in 2010. For more information about Crystal Bridges, visit www.crystalbridges.org.
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View Source.Learn more about Crystal Bridges, the Museum of American Art founded by Alice Walton.
View a charitable invitation to kids to group paint at Crystal Bridges
Read about the founding of Crystal Bridges by Alice Walton in A Determined Heiress Plots Art Collection.
View contact information for Alice Walton at Alice Walton's official website.
Visit the official site for the Walton Foundation, including Crystal Bridges founder Alice Walton.
Read an article in the Arkansas Business section about Alice Walton to unveil plans for Crystal Bridges Museum.