Press Room:
Arkansas Arts Center FOCC Announces Conversation Series

For more information contact:
Emily Fraize, 501-396-0308
efraize@arkarts.com

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Arkansas Arts Center FOCC Announces Conversation Series

The series introduces people to notable artists within the various fields of contemporary craft. Each of the four lectures cover different aspects and techniques of the artists' particular medium. The season opens with a discussion by basket maker John Garrett on September 19, 2004. Garrett's colorful geometric constructions make reference to screens, fences, lattices and the grid patterns of city streets and high-rise buildings. Carol Eckert, fiber artist, will be featured on December 5, 2004. Eckert uses coiling, an ancient basketry technique, to construct contemporary figurative vessels and staffs. Jewelry/metal weaver, Arline Fisch, who pioneered the use of textile techniques - weaving, knitting, crochet and braiding - to make metal act like cloth, will host the February 5, 2005 Conversation. The series will end with blacksmith Tom Joyce on May 14, 2005. Joyce's works are forged from pieces he collects, integrating parts of the past into the present.

All Conversations are held in the Arkansas Arts Center Lower Lobby, 9th and Commerce, at 6 p.m. A light dinner is served. Admission is $15. For more information, call 501-396-0357.

GENERAL INFORMATION
Contact: 501-372-4000
501-372-0308
Location: Arkansas Arts Center - 9th and Commerce, Little Rock, AR 72202
Free Admission.
Gallery Hours: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday
11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday
Closed Monday and Major Holidays