Posts tagged Northwest Arkansas
CAMILE WALALA’S AIRPORT HANGARS AT XNA, BENTONVILLE

Unprecedented, Justkids tackled the curation of two colossal airport hangars with London-based French artist Camille Walala. Justkids is a creative firm specialized in the curation and production of public art and creative placemaking.

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“MINE LOVE DISTRIBUTE HOPE” INSTALLATION BY ROBERT MONTGOMERY IN FORT SMITH

Robert Montgomery collaborated with global creative house Justkids towards a poetic contribution to the Downtown Fort Smith community, embodied as a site-specific installation lighting up the downtown urban-scape with a timely yet wholehearted command “MINE LOVE DISTRIBUTE HOPE”.

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MURAL BY MANTRA IN LITTLE ROCK

Artist Youri Cansell, known around the world as Mantra, completed two larger-than-life trompe l’oeil butterfly specimen case murals in Little Rock and Bentonville for ARkanvas, a statewide engagement curated and produced by women-led global curator group Justkids and commissioned by OZ Art.

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“WALALA PUMP & GO” INSTALLATION BY CAMILLE WALALA IN DOWNTOWN FORT SMITH

Justkids invited Camille Walala to The Unexpected for the first time; taking over all dimensions of a 1950’s neglected service station at the main intersection of Grand Avenue and 11th street.

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"RAINBOW EMBASSY” INSTALLATION BY OKUDA SAN MIGUEL IN FORT SMITH

The Rainbow Embassy is Okuda San Miguel’s newest public art intervention, now permanently on view within the residential heart of Downtown Fort Smith, curated by global creative house Justkids for The Unexpected art event.

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“BULKY” PERFORMANCE AND INSTALLATION BY ALEXANDRE BAVARD IN DOWNTOWN FORT SMITH

Justkids invited french visual and performance artist Alexandre Bavard to present his immersive visual and performance work: Bulky, a system of movement and notation generated by the energy of the graffiti tag. Downtown Fort Smith is the first american city to present the french multidisciplinary artist’s performance project, adapted to the context of the North West Arkansas region. 

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8TH STREET MARKET x ALEXIS DIAZ, CYRCLE & BICICLETA SEM FREIO

Ropeswing Hospitality reached out to us for the commission of 3 indoor and outdoor murals by internationally renowned artists Bicicleta Sem Freio, Alexis Díaz and Cyrcle to inaugurate their newest development concept: 8th Street Market. The 80,000 square foot development  has completely transformed the former Tyson plant at 801 SE Eighth St,  featuring  restaurants, a brewery and even a culinary school.   Our art production ran parallel to Bite Festival, and served as an official debut of the urban attraction  to North West Arkansas. 

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CRYSTAL WAGNER'S LITHOTROPH GROWS IN DOWNTOWN FORT SMITH

Lithotroph is the most ambitious public sculpture installation yet by Pennsylvania based contemporary artist Crystal Wagner. 

Her colossal piece is wrapped around the remaining facade of the historical landmark Reynolds Davis building, bringing a jolt of wonder  to the Old West urban landscape of Downtown Fort Smith. Interested in the dialog between architecture and natural forms, Wagner's Lithotroph is an pseudo-organism born of the modern world with the biological utility of an organic growth.  

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