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📣 AMFA's 2027 exhibition schedule is here!⁠⁠Mark your calendars to experience the glamour of Cecil Beaton's photography,...
10/22/2026

📣 AMFA's 2027 exhibition schedule is here!⁠
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Mark your calendars to experience the glamour of Cecil Beaton's photography, the intimacy of Pete Souza's presidential portraits, the return of the "Delta Triennial," and so much more.⁠
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🎞️ "The Way Things Go: Peter Fischli and David Weiss" ⁠
Nov. 25, 2026 – May 16, 2027⁠
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📸 "Cecil Beaton's Fashionable World" ⁠
Feb. 5 – May 30, 2027⁠
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🇺🇸 "Pete Souza: Two Presidents, One Photographer"
Feb. 15 – Mar. 28, 2027⁠
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🌻 "Poetic Ecology: Inez Whitfield and Michael Sherrill" ⁠
Mar. 27 – Aug. 29, 2027⁠
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🖼️ "Delta Triennial" ⁠
June 25 – Sept. 26, 2027⁠
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🟧 "Josef Albers: Interaction of Color" ⁠
Sept. 11, 2027 – Feb. 20, 2028⁠
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💪 "The Things We Carry" ⁠
Oct. 22, 2027 – Feb. 13, 2028⁠
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Admission to AMFA is always free. Find the full details on our website: https://arkmfa.org/
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🔶 "The Way Things Go: Peter Fischli and David Weiss"⁠
Screening courtesy of Icarus Films.⁠
This exhibition is organized by the Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts.⁠
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🔶 "Cecil Beaton's Fashionable World"⁠
"Cecil Beaton's Fashionable World" is generously presented by Mary Olive and John Stephens.⁠
This exhibition is organized by the National Portrait Gallery, London, and presented by the Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts.⁠
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🔶 "Pete Souza: Two Presidents, One Photographer"⁠
This exhibition is organized by the Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts, in partnership with the MacArthur Museum of Arkansas Military History, City of Little Rock. White House photographs by Pete Souza. This exhibition was organized by art2art Circulating Exhibitions. ⁠
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🔶 "Delta Triennial"⁠
Supported in part by the National Endowment for the Arts, Friday, Eldredge & Clark, LLP and the Andre Simon Memorial Trust Fund in memory of everyone who has died of acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS).⁠
This exhibition is organized by the Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts.⁠
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🔶 "Poetic Ecology: Inez Whitfield and Michael Sherrill," "Josef Albers: Interaction of Color," and "The Things We Carry" are organized by the Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts.⁠

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1) 📸 Jason Masters.

2) Peter Fischli and David Weiss, "The Way Things Go" (still) (detail), 1987. Photo courtesy of Icarus Films.

3) Cecil Beaton, "Elizabeth Taylor" (detail), 1955, gelatin silver print. Cecil Beaton Studio Archive, © Condé Nast.

4) Pete Souza, "Five-year-old Jacob Philadelphia touches the head of President Obama, after Jacob told the President that his friends said his haircut was just like the President’s" (detail), 2009, photograph. © Pete Souza

5) Inez Whitfield, "Honeysuckle, yellow: Lunicera flava (April)" (detail), circa 1925, watercolor on paper, Gift of the Arkansas Federation of Garden Clubs. Photography by Jason Masters.

6) Molly Kaderka, "Ferrous Form" (detail), 2023, hand-marbled paper collaged and laminated to the wall. The 2024 "Delta Triennial" Grand Prize-winning artwork. Photography by Jason Masters.

7) Josef Albers, "Interaction of Color, XI-1" (detail), 1963, screenprint on paper, Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts Foundation Collection.

8 ) Nick Cave, "Tondo" (detail), 2018, mixed media including wire, bugle beads, sequined fabric, and wood. © Nick Cave. Courtesy of the artist and Jack Shainman Gallery, New York.

From stage fright to the spotlight 🎤⁠⁠Meet Faith Rivera, an Emmy Award-winning, Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter and p...
10/21/2026

From stage fright to the spotlight 🎤⁠
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Meet Faith Rivera, an Emmy Award-winning, Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter and performer. This November, she brings her talent to two events at AMFA celebrating creativity, courage, and the power of stepping into the spotlight.⁠
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Join us for an inspiring look into her creative process during Art Insights on November 5, then enjoy a fun family "playshop" experience full of music, movement, and storytelling on November 7.⁠
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1️⃣ Art Insights: An Evening with Faith Rivera ⁠
🗓️ Thursday, Nov. 5 ⁠
⏰ 6:00 p.m. ⁠
🎟️ FREE⁠
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2️⃣ Sing-Dance-Shine with Faith Rivera ⁠
🗓️ Saturday, Nov. 7 ⁠
⏰ 10:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.⁠
🎟️ $29 ($23 for Members)⁠
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Get your tickets now: https://arkmfa.org/

🎬 Step into the unsettling world of silent German cinema with AMFA’s Art on Film series, presented in conjunction with "...
10/20/2026

🎬 Step into the unsettling world of silent German cinema with AMFA’s Art on Film series, presented in conjunction with "The Age of Anxiety: German Expressionism in Art and Film."

From the haunting horror of "Nosferatu" to the psychological twists of "The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari" and the futuristic vision of "Metropolis," these groundbreaking films explore a world where reality feels distorted and nothing is quite as it seems.

Each screening begins with a special introduction that offers a closer look at the films’ artistic innovations and lasting influence.

🎥 "Nosferatu" | October 30
🎥 "The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari" | November 11
🎥 "Metropolis" | January 8

Tickets are free and available now on our website.

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Film Still of "Nosferatu: A Symphony of Horror," 1921, Director Friedrich Wilhelm Murnau, Screenplay Henrick Galeen, Source: Friedrich-Wilhelm Murnau Foundation, Wiesbaden.

Film Still of "The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari," 1920, Director Robert Wiene, Screenplay Hans Janowitz, Carl Mayer, Source: Friedrich-Wilhelm Murnau Foundation, Wiesbaden.

Film Still of "Metropolis," 1927, Director Fritz Lang, Screenplay Thea von Harbou, Fritz Lang (uncredited), Source: Friedrich-Wilhelm Murnau Foundation, Wiesbaden.

Art on Film is supported in part by Art Bridges.

"The Age of Anxiety: German Expressionism in Art and Film" is in cooperation with the Institute for Cultural Exchange and the Friedrich-Wilhelm-Murnau Foundation. This exhibition is generously presented by Anne and Merritt D**e.

10/15/2026

Take a walk through "The Age of Anxiety" with Dr. Catherine Walworth and Maximilian Letze 🚶

Walworth, AMFA's Jackye and Curtis Finch, Jr., Curator of Drawings, worked closely with Letze, Director of the Institute for Cultural Exchange, to bring "The Age of Anxiety: German Expressionism in Art and Film" to AMFA, one of only two U.S. museums to present this exhibition from Germany.

Walworth and Letze recently shared a conversation in the Galleries, with Letze explaining how the expressive art style that emerged in the early 20th century was at the time considered blasphemous.

"The Age of Anxiety" is now on view. Plan your visit today — admission to AMFA is always free.⁠

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⁠"The Age of Anxiety: German Expressionism in Art and Film" is in cooperation with the Institute for Cultural Exchange and the Friedrich-Wilhelm-Murnau Foundation. ⁠⁠

This exhibition is generously presented by Anne and Merritt D**e.

Roaring '20s and soaring leaps — Ballet Arkansas is bringing "The Great Gatsby" to AMFA 🍾🧑‍🩰🎩⁠⁠Step into F. Scott Fitzge...
10/14/2026

Roaring '20s and soaring leaps — Ballet Arkansas is bringing "The Great Gatsby" to AMFA 🍾🧑‍🩰🎩⁠
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Step into F. Scott Fitzgerald's classic Jazz Age story with an interpretation that features powerful choreography and stunning visuals.⁠
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🩰 "The Great Gatsby"⁠
🗓️ October 23 – 25⁠
🎟️ $25 - $50⁠
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Upgrade your experience at the Saturday evening performance with tickets to A Roaring Affair — an exciting duo of special add-on events, complete with cocktails, live jazz, and exceptional hospitality:⁠
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🥂 Ch*****ne and VIP Experience | 6:00 – 6:45 p.m.⁠
🥃 Speakeasy | 8:30 – 10:30 p.m.⁠
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✨ Tickets are available on our website: ⁠https://arkmfa.org/
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📸 Matthew Sewell Photography

10/13/2026

"When I see numbers, I see human experiences," says artist Nathalie Miebach.⁠
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For one night only at AMFA, the weather data that inspired Miebach's installation "Under A Restless Sky" becomes music. 🌦️🎻⁠
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Composer D. Riley Nicholson translated Miebach's data into a score that will be performed by musicians from the Arkansas Symphony Orchestra. Witness art and science converge to tell an emotional story through live music, exploring how we process the impact of environmental change.⁠
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Stay after the performance for a conversation with Miebach and Nicholson followed by a complimentary ch*****ne reception. 🥂⁠
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🎼 "Under A Restless Sky:" Art and Music⁠
🗓️ Wednesday, Oct. 28 | 6:00 p.m.⁠
🎟️ Free⁠
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Reserve tickets on our website: https://arkmfa.org/

DIR / DP Chris DellaPace
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"Under A Restless Sky: Art and Music (Refugium)" is presented by the Vratsinas Foundation.

"Nathalie Miebach: Under A Restless Sky" is supported in part by The Brown Foundation, Inc. of Houston and Bank of America.

This exhibition is organized by the Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts.

NOW OPEN: "The Age of Anxiety: German Expressionism in Art and Film" 🖼️ 🎞️Featuring works by Franz Marc, Otto Dix, Vasil...
10/09/2026

NOW OPEN: "The Age of Anxiety: German Expressionism in Art and Film" 🖼️ 🎞️

Featuring works by Franz Marc, Otto Dix, Vasily Kandinsky, and more, "The Age of Anxiety" pairs paintings and graphic works with scenes from iconic silent films like "Nosferatu," "The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari," and "Metropolis."

Explore how unforgettable art emerged from a turbulent era in Germany's history.

Plan your visit today — admission to AMFA is always free.

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"The Age of Anxiety: German Expressionism in Art and Film" is in cooperation with the Institute for Cultural Exchange and the Friedrich-Wilhelm-Murnau Foundation.

This exhibition is generously presented by Anne and Merritt D**e.

"Dark tones clash with acidic bright ones to make the viewer feel the psychological and emotional state of the painted s...
10/07/2026

"Dark tones clash with acidic bright ones to make the viewer feel the psychological and emotional state of the painted subject."

That is how Maximilian Letze, Director of the Institute for Cultural Exchange, describes the art on view in "The Age of Anxiety: German Expressionism in Art and Film." 🖼️ 🎞️

Born from the political and economic turmoil of post-World War I Germany, this era gave us art with shadowy settings and haunting beauty.

Experience it for yourself when the exhibition opens Friday, October 9, at AMFA. 🗓️
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"The Age of Anxiety: German Expressionism in Art and Film" is in cooperation with the Institute for Cultural Exchange and the Friedrich-Wilhelm-Murnau Foundation.⁠
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This exhibition is generously presented by Anne and Merritt D**e.⁠
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Otto Dix, "Fog in the Evening" ("Nebel am Abend") (detail), watercolor and gouache on paper, On loan from the collection in the Willy-Brandt-House, Berlin, Germany.

"The Age of Anxiety: German Expressionism in Art and Film" opens this Friday at AMFA. Plan your visit now to explore the...
10/06/2026

"The Age of Anxiety: German Expressionism in Art and Film" opens this Friday at AMFA. Plan your visit now to explore the exhibition and expand your experience during free programs this month:

👀 Docent-Led Exhibition Tours | October 10 & 31, 2:00 p.m.
🗣️ Art Insights with Dr. Catherine Walworth | October 15, 6:00 p.m.
😌 Mindful Living | October 24, 11:00 a.m.
🎬 Art on Film: "Nosferatu" | October 30, 6:30 p.m.

Want to see the exhibition early? Become a Member to enjoy a first look at "The Age of Anxiety" during Member Preview Night on Thursday, October 8.

Admission to AMFA is always free. Visit our website for more details: arkmfa.org

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🎥 Film Still of "Nosferatu: A Symphony of Horror," 1921, Director Friedrich Wilhelm Murnau, Screenplay Henrick Galeen, Source: Friedrich-Wilhelm Murnau Foundation, Wiesbaden.

"The Age of Anxiety: German Expressionism in Art and Film" is in cooperation with the Institute for Cultural Exchange and the Friedrich-Wilhelm-Murnau Foundation. This exhibition is generously presented by Anne and Merritt D**e.

Mindful Living is supported in part by Art Bridges.

Member Preview Night is supported in part by Harrison Energy Partners. In-Kind support provided by Moon Distributors Inc. and O’Connor Distributing.

10/05/2026

Come face to face with "Head of a Woman (Fraunkopf)" by Martel Schwichtenberg 👥

AMFA's newest exhibition, "The Age of Anxiety: German Expressionism in Art and Film," shines light on a modern art movement whose style defined the early 20th century.

Paintings like this one from Schwichtenberg use the visual language of contrast, composition, and form to express the overall chaos and anxiety looming over post-war Germany.

See this work in person when "The Age of Anxiety" opens at AMFA on Friday, October 9.

👀 Become a Member to enjoy a first look during Member Preview Night on Thursday, October 8. Visit our website for more details: https://arkmfa.org/

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🔺 Martel Schwichtenberg, "Head of a Woman (Frauenkopf)" (detail), circa 1920, oil on cardboard. On loan from the Center for Persecuted Arts, Solingen, Germany.

The Age of Anxiety: German Expressionism in Art and Film is in cooperation with the Institute for Cultural Exchange and the Friedrich-Wilhelm-Murnau Foundation.⁠

⁠This exhibition is generously presented by Anne and Merritt D**e.⁠

⁠Member Preview Night is supported in part by Harrison Energy Partners. In-Kind support provided by Moon Distributors Inc. and O’Connor Distributing.

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