Art

Jean Leffler treasures creativity

A Lifetime of Creativity: Jean Leffler’s Journey from Childhood Crafts to Inspiring Generations

When creativity grows with you throughout the years of your life, it adds even more joy to your memories. Jean Leffler has been crafting and designing since she was a child. Have you always been creative? As a child, I played with paper dolls A LOT and I became a pro at cutting paper. Summers

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Toad Suck Daze

Everything you need to know about Toad Suck Daze

Conway, Arkansas: halfway between Pickles Gap and Toad Suck. Arkansas has no shortage of quirky town names, but the little bend of Toad Suck is what put Conway on the map. Toad Suck Daze is Conway’s annual festival located in downtown Conway. With the event coming up quickly at the beginning of May, here is

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Hendrix College News

An Evening With Murphy Visiting Poet Sharon Olds

CONWAY, Ark. – Hendrix-Murphy Visiting Poet and Pulitzer Prize winner Sharon Olds will read and discuss her work on Thursday, April 13, at 7:30 p.m. in Staples Auditorium on Hendrix College campus. A book signing in Mills Lobby will follow the reading, and WordsWorth Books of Little Rock will sell select titles of Olds’ work. This

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Artist Faye Hedera

100 Faces of Conway helps Faye Hedera meet her community

Faye Hedera is using “100 Faces of Conway” to meet her community and it turned into a labor of love. During the Conway Art Walk in March, I sauntered downtown to enjoy the art festivities. As I wondered, I walked into UCA Downtown and encountered a young lady with some stunning portraits. Even more, the

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University of Central Arkansas

UCA to host Arkansas College Art History Symposium

Event marks 33rd year of symposium CONWAY–The University of Central Arkansas will host the 33rd annual Arkansas College Art History Symposium on March 9-10 in the Windgate Center for Fine and Performing Arts. A keynote lecture is at 7 p.m., on Thursday, March 9, and will be followed by a reception. The student symposium will

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Hendrix College News

Hendrix Windgate Museum of Art opening four new exhibitions this Friday

sustainABILITY: Fiber Artists’ Ideas to Improve Our World at the WMA   From Feb. 3 – March 17, Windgate Museum of Art at Hendrix College features quilts exploring questions of care for Earth, sculptures made from reclaimed plastics, paintings seeking to reconnect humanity with the land, and commentary on the war in Ukraine  CONWAY, Ark. (January

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