May Festival of the Arts

Blue Springs Art Show will feature paintings and drawings by Barbara Kennedy and pottery from Out On Main, May 29th and 30th, from 10 a.m. until 3 p.m. Blue Springs Heritage Center is 5 1/2 miles West of Eureka Springs off HWY 62.

2007 Grammy Award-winner, Dan Zanes & Friends will perform in Basin Park on May 15th during the 3:00-5:00 Free Music in the Park for May Festival of the Arts.

Dan Zanes & Friends will perform in Basin Park on May 15th

Two things stand out about Zanes: he is making homemade family music and encouraging similar behaviors in friends and neighbors. Second, he is the guy who is always interested in singing along with people, people everywhere. In fact, Zanes has made a mission of introducing his musical friends to his neighborhood friends and then showing everybody not just that they, yes, can play together but that they can also feel pretty good while doing so. In this sense, Zanes is a twenty-first century version of the guy who in the old days used to conduct the town band from the gazebo, though in lieu of a gazebo he’s playing places like Carnegie Hall and the Melbourne International Arts Festival, where no matter how you say it good music is good. He is a ringmaster, introducing new songs and reconnecting people to songs that have always been there, and still are—it’s just that people forgot about them.

This performance is provided as an event of the Artosphere – Arkansas’ Arts + Nature Festival that will be taking place all around the region starting on April 22nd. Artosphere is created and presented by the Walton Arts Center.

Note: There will also be Lantern Painting in the Park as part of the Grand Illumination weekend – fun for the whole family at Basin Park.

Accolades for Zanes & Friends (more info at his website):

Dan Zanes and Friends’ Catch That Train! was the 2007 Grammy Award winner for Best Musical Album for Children (co-released with Starbucks/Hear Music).

“Dan Zanes is enriching the field with his dance-party, hootenanny for the 21st century…”
LA Times

“True children’s music, but executed with such sweet (and un-gooey!) humor, casual multiculturalism and shambling groove that you can call it your own.”
The New York Times

“Wry, rootsy, real American folk music – songs that twist a little plangency into the sweetness of a melody, songs that feel like life.”
Rolling Stone Magazine

During the month of May, Fusion Squared will be featuring the fused glass work of John Rinehart. For over 30 years, John has been exploring different ways to unmask the ethereal properties of glass. John began working in stained glass and, just like a puzzle, enjoyed creating works of art from individual pieces of glass. But what really hooked him was the opportunity glass provides to play with color. The process of creating is a magical, spiritual journey for John. Capturing the essence of movement and life in his pieces has consumed him for many years. The techniques he learned led him to fused glass. Incorporating dichroic glass into his fused glass and stained glass pieces has led him down new, exciting roads in this enchanted journey.

84 Spring Street – 479-253-4999 www.eurekafusion.com

Zarks will host a show and reception for internationally-known sculpture artist Tim Cotterill on Saturday, May 1st from 6:00 to 9:00 PM.

Yes, Tim Cotterill: The Frogman’s Back! – limited edition bronze frog, koi, and gecko sculptures. Cotterill is known for his exceptional bronze sculptures, especially his trademark series of playful and fanciful frogs. In these pieces he manages to capture the spirited character, the jewel like quality, and the pure joy of these fascinating little creatures. The limited edition pieces have a hand-finished patina and are individually signed and numbered by the artist. These pieces are sought by collectors across the United States, Europe, and Asia and have earned Cotterill the title “The Frogman”.

67 Spring Street – 479-253-2626 www.zarksgallery.com

83 Spring Street Gallery kicks off this year’s May Festival with an open house! Stop in and peruse our collection of fine art and unique home décor items. We’ll have some yummy refreshments and special pricing throughout the Gallery for those that come in throughout the day – 10 am – 8 pm.

83 Spring Street – 479-253-8310 www.83springstreet.com

Eureka Fine Art Company will hosts artists: Larry Mansker – Brilliant, varied work, including large-scale landscapes; James Yale – Masterful mythical realism; and Carol Dickie – Colorful landscapes in mixed water media. 6:00-9:00 pm

78 Spring Street – 479-253-6595 www.eurekafineart.com

The Jewel Box Gallery will host artist Courtney Trimble who uses colored pencil to depict wildlife and botanical subjects in a realistic and vibrant style. Reception 6-9 pm.

77 Spring Street – 479-253-7828 www.thejewelboxgallery.com

The woodcrafters of Eureka Thyme will be featured to kick off the May Festival of the Arts. Les Casteel of Wood That Rocks crafts fine furniture. John Dilbeck specializes in segmented, turned bowls. Jim Kibby works in wood burl. Join us for a reception from 6 to 9 p.m.

19 Spring Street – 479-363-9600 www.eurekathyme.com

In honor of Spring, Iris at the Basin Park has invited Lorna & Craig Trigg Hirsch to visit the gallery with a new collection of musical art they have created in their clay studio. Their tuned ceramic bird whistles and wind chimes will delight you. Meet the artists from 1-4 PM & 6-9 PM

Iris at the Basin Park – 8 Spring Street – 479-253-9494

Quicksilver Gallery presents the work of potter and sculptor Maura Miller. Her passion for clay began in elementary school, continued through many postgraduate courses in clay and throughout seven years on archeological digs. Maura creates raku masks and ceramic vessels fused with glass.

73 Spring Street 479-253-7679 www.quicksilvergallery.com