Illusion Confusion to Confound

Come be confounded by science with our newest hands-on kids science exhibit, Illusion Confusion, opening in mid-June.

Call for exact opening dates and our special Kids Quest Day in July!

Part of the Arkansas Discovery Network, funded by the Donald W. Reynolds Foundation.

Good Cooking

Come learn how to cook French, German, Cuban or Asian at our Cooking Classes 6:30-8:30 p.m. Mondays, July 6, 13, 20 and 27. For Adults! $20/members or $25/non-members per class or $75/members or $90/non-members for the series.!

Thank heavens for Oddball Artists

Odd and eccentric would best describe artist Elsie Mistie Sterling, 1907-1960, whose collection of botanical paintings are now on display at the Arts & Science Center.

Her story includes a 7,500, 14-year nomadic journey on foot through the South during the Great Depression -- a crackpot husband and doctor with a doubtful physician's degree -- a religious commune -- paintings abandoned and lost ...

These paintings come from the permanent collection of the Arts & Science Center.

Well-known art and little understood artist.

Classes! Scientists! Artists! Actors!

Theater Camp: 1-5 pm Monday-Friday, June 1-June 12. Spend two weeks with professional actors. Learn to audition, to improvise, to speak before a group! For Ages 8-18. $120/members, $150/non-members.

Summer Scholars: Mad Labs: 1-4 p.m. Monday-Friday, June 15-19. Mixing, Fizzing and Foaming Fun. Layer liquids, create ice cream crystals and code candy. For ages K-6th grades. $120/members, $150/non-members.

ARTshop: Mixed Media Collage: 1-5 p.m. Monday-Friday, June 22-26. Create art out of everyday items and use all types of media -- paint, pastel, paper, acrylics. For ages 8-18. $120/members, $150/non-members.

Smart Art, 1-4 p.m. Wednesday-Friday, July 8-10. Delve into the 21st Century and use tiny computers to create art and scientific objects! For ages 3rd to 5th grades. $48/members, $60/non-members.

Summer Scholars: Illusion Confusion: 1-4 p.m. Monday-Friday, July 27-31. Build early-type film animation zoetropes, learn about camouflage. For ages K-6th grades. $120/members, $150/non-members.

Live@5: Rock 'n Roll or Sing the Blues

The sounds of Live@5 on the patio or ringing down the halls of the Arts & Science Center are truly one of the pleasures of summer!

5-7 p.m. First Friday of June and August at the Center!

Powerhouse guitarist Joe Pitts, a Pine Bluff native, will perform jazz, blues and rock with the Joe Pitts Band 5-7 p.m. Friday, June 5.

Joe Marks and NTO will sing the blues 5-7 p.m. Friday, Aug. 7!

$5 for members or $10 for non-members!

Textiles and Quilts in Galleries

Summer is a good time to visit the galleries at the Arts & Science Center -- especially on hot or rainy days!

• "Textiles and Quilts," by mother and daughter-in-law artists Alice and Vanessa McCallum is on exhibit in the Kennedy Gallery.
• "Flower Mystique: The Botanical Art of Elsie Mistie Sterling" is on display in the Altheimer Gallery.
• The Pine Bluff High School Year End Exhibit, showcasing the work of students from Pine Bluff High School under the direction of art teacher Virginia Hymes, is on display in the Simmons Gallery.

Oddball Summer Fun at the Arts & Science Center

From Oddball artists to the oddities of science -- summer promises to be fun at the Arts & Science Center.
We have classes for mad scientists, computer geeks and artists, aspiring actors, creative artists and delicious cooks!
Read below for all the fun, interesting and eccentric events planned by your Center for summer 2010!