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Arkansas Arts Center "kicks it" with artist

For more information contact:
Emily Fraize, 501-396-0308
efraize@arkarts.com
August 9, 2005
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Arkansas Arts Center "kicks it" with artist

For over three decades, Joyce J. Scott has been creating objects of exceptional skill and beauty while offering her own distinctive commentary on social issues such as stereotyping, violence and prejudice. Now, a retrospective of her 30-year career pays tribute to her remarkable career by presenting 60 of her works created since 1970. This comprehensive exhibition includes sculpture, jewelry, prints and textiles as well as videos and photographs of Scott's performance and installation work.

The foundation of Scott's art is craft. Though she often mixes materials - ceramic, glass, cloth and metal - beads are prevalent in her work: a glittering, beaded surface is the signature element of her oeuvre. If her subject matter is sometimes harsh, it is leavened by her wry humor and masterly technique.

A person of amazing versatility, Scott is a sculptor, jeweler, printmaker, performance artist and educator, and her influences, from African and Native American experiences to comic books, television and other venues of popular American culture, are as wide ranging as her media.

Admission is free. For additional information call 501-372-4000 or visit www.arkarts.com.

EXHIBITION RELATED EVENTS

Conversation with Joyce J. Scott
Friday, September 23, 2005 - 5 pm
Arkansas Arts Center

The Arkansas Arts Center Friends of Contemporary Craft will host a discussion with multi-media artist, Joyce J. Scott. A person of amazing versatility, Scott is a sculptor, jeweler, printmaker, performance artist and educator. Scott will discuss her influences and her use of different media, including her signature beadwork. Join this important American artist for an evening of casual conversation. A light dinner will be served. Cost is $15. Call 501-396-0357 for reservations.

Museum School Workshop
Saturday, September 24, 2005 - 10 am-3 pm
Arkansas Arts Center Museum School

Joyce J. Scott will lead this hands-on workshop for advanced beadwork. Working with beads, needle and thread, Joyce Scott, internationally recognized for her fiber, bead and performance work, will teach students how to create flat and dimensional spirals from seed and bugle beads using the Peyote stitch as the basis. The fast and simple classic spiral techniques can be employed for jewelry, flat and dimensional, as well as for sculpture. Participants must know the basic one-count peyote. Registrants will be mailed a list of materials they should bring to the workshop. Cost is $127 which includes a box lunch. To register, call 501-372-4000 or visit www.arkarts.com and click on Museum School.

Exhibition Sponsor: Marion W. Fulk

The exhibition is a program of ExhibitsUSA

GENERAL INFORMATION
Contact: 501-372-4000
Location: Arkansas Arts Center – 9th and Commerce, Little Rock, AR 72202
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