July 3
Special Exhibition Tour — “Chihuly: In the Forest,” 4 p.m., Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art in Bentonville. Free with exhibition ticket. 657-2335.
July 3-7
Summer Session 5 — Japanese Shoji lamp making with Sam Davis and clay creations with Donna Ross, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. at Eureka Springs School of the Arts, 15751 U.S. 62, Eureka Springs. 253-5384 or essa-art.org.
July 5
Special Exhibition Tour — “Chihuly: In the Forest,” 4 p.m., Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art in Bentonville. Free with exhibition ticket. 657-2335.
July 6
Opening Reception — Fenix Summer Exhibition, featuring work by 11 artists from northwest and central Arkansas, 5 to 8 p.m. with beer, wine and live music by The Wren Boys, Walker Stone House, 207 W. Center St. in Fayetteville. The exhibition will be on display through Aug. 5. Email schmidtphotography@gmail.com.
Opening Reception — For “Gentle, Rankine and Taylor,” artworks by Drew Gentle, John Rankine and Zeek Taylor, 5-9 p.m., Fayetteville Underground. Plus works by Dylan Mortimer and “Between Egypt and Murano: Contemporary Glassworks,” held over through July. Free. 871-2722.
July 7
Special Exhibition Tour — “Chihuly: In the Forest,” 4 p.m., Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art in Bentonville. Free with exhibition ticket. 657-2335.
Opening Reception — For “Urban Contrast,” the photography exhibit of Ashley B. Lewis, 6 to 8 p.m. at the Photographic Society of Northwest Arkansas Gallery and Studio, 207 N.E. Second St. in Bentonville. The exhibit will be open through July. psnwa.org.
July 8
Chihuly Saturday Nights — Horns and Harps, 6 to 10 p.m., Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art in Bentonville. $15. 657-2335.
July 10
Sensory Iconoclasts Exhibition — “Transposed Collaborative Experience” pairs artists and chefs, reversing their roles for the project, opens at Arts Center of the Ozarks, 214 S. Main St. in Springdale. Reception is Aug. 8. 751-5441 or acozarks.org.
July 12
Special Exhibition Tour — “Chihuly: In the Forest,” 4 p.m., Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art in Bentonville. Free with exhibition ticket. 657-2335.
July 13
Artist’s Reception — For Marie Haley of Rogers, 6-8 p.m., Bolder Coffee, 4200 W. Green Acres Road in Rogers. “Infusion” remains on show through July 30. ditzysdoodles1@gmail.com.
Gallery Conversation — Sculpture at Night with Senior Museum Educator Moira Anderson, 7:30 p.m., Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art in Bentonville. Free. 657-2335.
July 14
Distinguished Speaker Series — Chef’s Table creators David Gelb & Brian McGinn, 7 p.m., Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art in Bentonville. $10. 657-2335.
July 15
Chihuly Saturday Nights — Blue Sailor & Porchlight Symphony, 6 to 10 p.m., Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art in Bentonville. $15. 657-2335.
Through July 15
“Her Stories” — Including artwork by Eve Smith, Hilka Zimmerman and Marzelle Williams, through July 15, 211 Cafe, 106 S.W. Second St. in Bentonville. 544-7478 or cafe211.com.
July 16
Adult Workshop — Weaving with Glass with Eleanor Lux, 1-5 p.m., Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art in Bentonville. $55. 657-2335.
July 19
“A Retrospective on Sign Painting in the Ozarks” — With Olivia Trimble, noon, Shiloh Museum of Ozark History, 118 W. Johnson Ave. in Springdale. 750-8165.
July 20
Gallery Conversation — Skyspace Sunset with Adult Programs Manager Sara Segerlin, 7:30 p.m., Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art in Bentonville. Free. 657-2335.
July 21
Craft Squared — “Twisted,” inspired by “Chihuly: In the Gallery and In the Forest,” discover what can be safely melted and twisted into sculptural works of art, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m., Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art in Bentonville. $55. 657-2335.
July 22
Summer Open House — A chance to meet the new artists at Heartwood Gallery from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. in conjunction with the opening of Crimson and Clover, the newest shop on Government Avenue. There will be music, refreshments and food trucks in the neighborhood at 428 S. Government Ave. in south Fayetteville. 444-0888.
Chihuly Saturday Nights — Unzaa, 6 to 10 p.m., Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art in Bentonville. $15. 657-2335.
July 23
Sunday Salon Artist Talk — With Drew Gentle, John Rankine and Zeek Taylor, 2-5 p.m., Fayetteville Underground. Free. 871-2722.
July 26
Summer Film Series — With an opening conversation on the book “Lights! Camera! Arkansas!” with co-authors Robert Cochran and Suzanne McCray, followed by a screening of “A Face in the Crowd,” a 1957 film directed by Elia Kazan, 8:30 to 10:30 p.m., Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art in Bentonville. Free. 657-2335.
Through July 26
“Three Artists, One House” — Edward Robison II, his wife Janalee and daughter Eva, featured artists at Brews, 2 Pine St., Eureka Springs. facebook.com/eurekabrews.
ALL MONTH
“Quiet Places Along the Way” — Northwest Arkansas landscapes by Judy Howard, Smith-Pendergraft Campus Center’s Reynolds Room Lobby on the campus of the University of Arkansas at Fort Smith. judyhowardfineart.com.
“Desert Dreams” — Marlene Samuel’s works will be featured during the July Art Show at White Lotus Salon and Massage, 4750 E. Mission Blvd., Fayetteville. 582-4806 or lotuswhite@sbcglobal.net.
“Celebrations: Fireworks at Arvest Ballpark” — A photography exhibit by Melissa L. Jones at the Bank Of Fayetteville on the Fayetteville square through the month of July. Jones, the publicity chairman of the Photographic Society of Northwest Arkansas, has been doing fireworks photography for several years and has taught classes on the subject through PSNWA. melissaljonesphotography.com.
Through Aug. 11
“Vi Machina: Drawings and Ideations Towards a New American Power” — Collection by David L. Murphree in the Fred and Mary Smith Exhibition Gallery at Vol Walker Hall on the University of Arkansas campus in Fayetteville. 575-4704 or fayjones.uark.edu.
Through Aug. 14
“Chihuly: In the Gallery and In the Forest” — Dual exhibitions by the American artist Dale Chihuly, Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art in Bentonville. $20 nonmembers. crystalbridges.org.
Through Sept. 3
“Lasting Impressions” — Exhibition by K. Nelson Harper, Fort Smith Regional Art Museum. 784-2787 or fsram.org.
Through Sept. 18
Carlos Luna — Combining aspects of Cuban, Mexican and American cultures to create a new language in his work illustrating universal themes such as passion, humor, conflict and sensuality, Fort Smith Regional Art Museum. 784-2787 or fsram.org.
— Deb Harvell
dharvell@nwadg.com