2nd Friday Art Night, February

2nd Friday Art Night, February
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Historic Arkansas Museum
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Starting
Feb 14, 05:00PM
Ending
Feb 14, 08:00PM
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Arkansas, US
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Love, Chocolate & Pearls 

Join us on Valentine’s Day for an evening of love, chocolate and pearls. Our favorite duo is back in the balcony café with a playlist of love songs. Phillip Rex Huddleston and John Willis will sing of love lost and gained in a live performance that gets better each year. In our Museum Store, Nancy McGraw will have a wide selection of her hand-made pearl jewelry available for any last-minute romantic gifts for your valentine — or a treat for yourself!

On the historic grounds, learn about love in the 19th century while sipping on a delicious drink! Our special guest, culinary historian Melissa Vickers (@hearth_and_home_historian on Instagram), will be in the Brownlee Kitchen making the perfect cup of 19th century hot chocolate. Plus, we’ll have some fun activities for Valentines’ Day!

For Real: True Stories about Arkansas’s Past & Present
Original artwork by Sean Fitzgibbon and Kasten Searles
Fayetteville-based artist and author Sean Fitzgibbon uses visual storytelling to explore unusual places and strange (but true!) events. For his most recent graphic nonfiction book, What Follows Is True: Crescent Hotel, Sean investigated the tragic history of the Baker Hospital, a Depression-era cancer treatment center that was briefly housed in the Crescent Hotel. Using moody, atmospheric imagery, each hand-painted panel sets the stage for the tale of Norman Baker, a real-life con man whose deadly lies were more frightening than any ghost story.

Kasten Searles employs a few digital tools in her art practice, but her latest foray into nonfiction storytelling relies heavily on her expert drawing and painting skills. Kasten’s current project shares a harrowing personal account of the tornado that ripped through Little Rock on March 31, 2023. She depicts the tornado’s aftermath with a survivor’s sensitivity, juxtaposing delicate linework with tempestuous watercolor washes to evoke the chaos of displacement and recovery efforts.

On display in Trinity Gallery through May 25, 2025.

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