Previous Exhibitions

January 31 - March 6, 2020

Art Ventures NWA is proud to celebrate Black History month by presenting Frame of Mind, showing January 30 through March 6 at Art Ventures@Faulkner Performing Arts Center Gallery in Fayetteville.

This exhibition of African/African-American art showcases some of the best accomplished and rising Black artists from around the country.

There is everything to be said about cultural survival and the nuanced battles required to protect the core of oneself from annihilation. Like the drumbeat, art informs us of individual battles won and lost, telling us that we are still here, still connected, still creating pathways to cultural survival and growth. This exhibition, Frame of Mind, is one such drumbeat in the vast cultural context of Blackness in the diaspora, and its plan to thrive.

December 18, 2019

You are invited to attend a special poetry slam event at Art Ventures on Wednesday, December 18, 7-8:30 p.m. titled I Wrote This: A Love Letter to Arkansas, hosted by Rachel Lynett.

“Before I was a stage manager, before I was a playwright, I was a poet,” said Lynett. “Slam was hands down my favorite thing, So before I go, I’m doing a slam show as my goodbye letter to Arkansas.”

Lynett will be performing 6-8 new poems, all brand new, and all about the last 8 years. These poems are part of a one-person show currently in development.

October 25 - February 29, 2020

Owner Chef Brian Evans creates delicious, beautiful food as a form of art that pleases the senses and nourishes the body. This is a friendly, welcoming place to meet, greet, eat and see fabulous artworks by local artists represented by Art Ventures Gallery.

December 5 - December 29, 2019

The holidays are upon us and Art Ventures is closing 2019 with resounding cheer as it celebrates Art for the Holidays starting Thursday, December 5. This collection of work from some of the gallery’s talented represented artists is a must see for art lovers of all ages. This multi-artist exhibit will showcase stunning works by astounding visual creators, not just from Northwest Arkansas, but around the country.

Art for the Holidays includes an array of works by thirty-one artists. Represented artists for this exhibit include Oluwatobi Adewumi, Alice Andrews, Jaasiel Barrientos, Cheri Bohn, Jeffry Cantu, Heather Chilson, Zachary Cleve, Lee Ann Dodson, Juliana Duque, Terry Dushan, Amy Eichler, Celestine Eichler, Karolyn Farrell, Tom Flynn, Drew Gentle, Carol Hart, Eloa Jane, Dolores Justus, Carl Karni-Bain, Cheryl Kellar, Melissa Milton, Martin Morales, Denice Nicholson, Adriana Patrucco, Denise Sagan, Kathleen Siegfried, Behnaz Sohrabian, Joelle Storet, Kindra Swafford, Zeek Taylor, and Lourdes Valverde.

Whether it’s a treasured item for your personal collection or a unique holiday gift for a loved one, this collection has your aesthetic needs covered.

November 15 - January 17, 2019

Area youth bring modern folklore to life in a narrative exhibit showcasing the artistic expressions of Fayetteville and Springdale students as they share their life experiences through painting and sculpture. These students, through the University of Arkansas School of Art and the Art Ventures K-12 Youth Initiative, were given the opportunity to create an exhibition theme. Their selection of ‘Modern Folklore’ allowed these students to share their respective histories and cultural traditions. Under the mentorship of student teachers from the Art Education Program at the School of Art, the students told their individual stories through stylistic interpretation, weaving an exhibit representing a visual cultural tapestry.