After several weeks of writing ARTicles for this site, I’ve been asked more than once, “Shouldn’t your writing be more gay since you are writing for the Gay News Bureau?” The question keeps popping up in my mind while I’ve been painting nonstop for an upcoming show. I feel that most folks gay or straight, [...]
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In less than two weeks many Eureka Springs’ artists will hit the road and venture into nearby Benton County to participate in the Pinnacle Hills Promenade Art Festival, Sept 7th and 8th. Produced by the Eureka Springs Artist Registry and Stiel Direct LLC, the festival is a juried show and sale featuring outside displays in [...]
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Iris and Rick Feutz own and operate two outstanding galleries in Eureka Springs. Both galleries exclusively feature American art that includes work by many local artists. Ten years ago the couple relocated From Maryland and opened Iris in the Park on the ground level of the Basin Park Hotel, #8 Spring Street. The Serendipity Gallery [...]
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If you ever wanted to see what goes on in the studio of an artist, your opportunity to do so can happen during the Annual Artists Studio Tour. For three days, September 28th, 29th, and 30th, twenty-one Eureka Springs’ artists will open their studios to the public. They will discuss their work, conduct demonstrations, and [...]
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Ever energetic and often controversial, Charlotte Buchanan can’t be hushed when it comes to promoting the arts in Eureka Springs. Whether it is the art of the pen, the cinema, or the visual arts, Buchanan never wavers in her determination to keep creativity alive and in the forefront of her adopted hometown. One of Charlotte’s [...]
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Creating art for the most part is a solitary endeavor. An artist spends many hours in a studio working alone except for the company of an invisible muse. Social interaction with other creative beings takes place on rare occasions usually at receptions, art shows, or encounters in coffee shops and bars. For a change of [...]
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Ohio born artist Cynthia Re Robbins journeyed on a long and exciting path before reaching her present destination of Eureka Springs. As is true of all artists, her experiences are reflected in her work and in Robbin’s case they have transcended into mystical and stunning images rendered in oil and pen & ink. Cynthia has [...]
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If one wonders whether or not Eureka Springs is truly an art colony they need only to visit the Eureka Springs Artist Registry for proof. The registry, www.eurekaspringsartists.com, lists over one hundred local artists, shows samples of their work, and is a valuable link to area galleries and events. Participants can register free and for [...]
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Photography is Art. There I said it. When I attended The Memphis College of Art, I along with fellow painters would never have uttered those words. John Rankine and Al Hooks are two of Eureka Springs’ many fine photographers who prove that snapped images rightly deserve the label of “fine art.” Toronto native John Rankine [...]
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Eureka Springs has been known as an art enclave since the 1930’s and the city’s art community in 2007 is more vibrant than ever. With a population of 2100 the city is home to more than 300 artists with many more artisans scattered among the surrounding hillsides. Listed in the top 25 USA art destinations [...]
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