--- title: Verdant Studio Digital Journal | Art description: Art | VERDANT STUDIO | art . architecture . interiors | Join to view our creative think-tank, musing, news, and updates. --- [![](https://blog.verdant-studio.com/hs-fs/hubfs/VS%202024%20WORDMARK_black.png?width=1500&height=452&name=VS%202024%20WORDMARK_black.png)](https://www.verdant-studio.com) Open main menu Close main menu # Verdant Studio Digital Journal Posts about: ## Art ![](https://blog.verdant-studio.com/hubfs/AIP%20NWA%20BANNER-3.png) ### [Art in Place NWA Summer 2024 Update](https://blog.verdant-studio.com/verdant-studio-blog/artinplacenwa-ozark-1) Aug 1, 2024 1:46:45 PM It’s been my privilege to guide Urban Land Institute’s Art in Place program in Northwest Arkansas for the last two years through my role at Verdant Studio, and I'm excited about the future of the program moving forward! For those unfamiliar with Art in Place, or just getting involved, I’ll offer a brief background and some exciting program changes, followed by a preview of what to look forward to in the coming year. ![Verdant Studio](https://blog.verdant-studio.com/hs-fs/hubfs/VS%20LETTERMARK_BLACK_CMYK_JPG.jpg?width=45&name=VS%20LETTERMARK_BLACK_CMYK_JPG.jpg) [Verdant Studio](https://blog.verdant-studio.com/verdant-studio-blog/author/verdant-studio) [Read More](https://blog.verdant-studio.com/verdant-studio-blog/artinplacenwa-ozark-1) ![](https://blog.verdant-studio.com/hubfs/IMG_6243.jpg) ### [Tulips for Bentonville: Placemaking through Temporary Community Art](https://blog.verdant-studio.com/verdant-studio-blog/tulipsforbentonville) May 1, 2024 9:06:06 AM *Tulips for Bentonville* is a temporary tactical public art project designed by Dayton Castleman and commissioned by the developers of [Oak One Townhomes](http://oakonenwa.com). The artwork is intended to serve as a gesture of thanks to the surrounding neighborhood for enduring dust and noise during the downtown Bentonville development’s construction phase, and to celebrate Bentonville’s ongoing spring of urban transformation. ![Verdant Studio](https://blog.verdant-studio.com/hs-fs/hubfs/VS%20LETTERMARK_BLACK_CMYK_JPG.jpg?width=45&name=VS%20LETTERMARK_BLACK_CMYK_JPG.jpg) [Verdant Studio](https://blog.verdant-studio.com/verdant-studio-blog/author/verdant-studio) [Read More](https://blog.verdant-studio.com/verdant-studio-blog/tulipsforbentonville) ![](https://blog.verdant-studio.com/hubfs/IMG_3506.jpeg) ### [Ozark Beer Company and Art in Place NWA to Collaborate](https://blog.verdant-studio.com/verdant-studio-blog/artinplacenwa-ozark) Sep 26, 2023 4:07:09 PM Ozark Beer Company is collaborating with local artists to reimagine the downtown Rogers Brewery’s backyard as a family-friendly place for welcoming the community and hosting public events. In addition to expanding seating space for patrons, the brewery aims to have the ability to host popular programming like festivals, artist fairs, and swap-meets without the threat of rainouts or the need to block off Arkansas St., and to make the integration of art a priority as development of the backyard takes shape. ![Verdant Studio](https://blog.verdant-studio.com/hs-fs/hubfs/VS%20LETTERMARK_BLACK_CMYK_JPG.jpg?width=45&name=VS%20LETTERMARK_BLACK_CMYK_JPG.jpg) [Verdant Studio](https://blog.verdant-studio.com/verdant-studio-blog/author/verdant-studio) [Read More](https://blog.verdant-studio.com/verdant-studio-blog/artinplacenwa-ozark) ![](https://blog.verdant-studio.com/hubfs/4G7A4038.jpg) ### [Interform - Assembly: Walmart Beauty Pop Up](https://blog.verdant-studio.com/verdant-studio-blog/interform-assembly-walmart-beauty-pop-up) Jun 6, 2023 3:34:49 PM Verdant Studio designed and constructed an interactive brand exhibition as a part of [INTERFORM - ASSEMBLY](https://assemblybiennial.com/), partnering with Walmart Beauty and corporate suppliers [Essie](https://www.essie.com/), [Conair](https://www.conair.com/), [Carol's Daughter](https://www.carolsdaughter.com/), and Proctor and Gamble ([Next of Us,](https://nextof.us/en-us) [Pantene](https://pantene.com/en-us), and [My Black is Beautiful](https://www.mbib.com/en-us)).Starting with a completely blank slate, an empty commercial space in Bentonville’s mixed-use Crystal Flats, Verdant Studio administered all phases of this project, from concept through completion. ![Verdant Studio](https://blog.verdant-studio.com/hs-fs/hubfs/VS%20LETTERMARK_BLACK_CMYK_JPG.jpg?width=45&name=VS%20LETTERMARK_BLACK_CMYK_JPG.jpg) [Verdant Studio](https://blog.verdant-studio.com/verdant-studio-blog/author/verdant-studio) [Read More](https://blog.verdant-studio.com/verdant-studio-blog/interform-assembly-walmart-beauty-pop-up) ![](https://blog.verdant-studio.com/hubfs/Urban%20Landscape%20w%20Logo.jpg) ### [Artists and Developers converge for ULI NWA - ART in Place](https://blog.verdant-studio.com/verdant-studio-blog/artists-and-developers-converge-for-uli-nwa-art-in-place) Mar 10, 2023 8:41:36 AM **ULI Northwest Arkansas Art in Place Seeks Creatives and Real Estate Developers for New Program**  ![Verdant Studio](https://blog.verdant-studio.com/hs-fs/hubfs/VS%20LETTERMARK_BLACK_CMYK_JPG.jpg?width=45&name=VS%20LETTERMARK_BLACK_CMYK_JPG.jpg) [Verdant Studio](https://blog.verdant-studio.com/verdant-studio-blog/author/verdant-studio) [Read More](https://blog.verdant-studio.com/verdant-studio-blog/artists-and-developers-converge-for-uli-nwa-art-in-place) ![](https://blog.verdant-studio.com/hubfs/Screen%20Shot%202022-12-04%20at%2010.12.33%20AM.png) ### [Rambling Vanes, New Art Installation at Fayetteville's Lower Ramble](https://blog.verdant-studio.com/verdant-studio-blog/rambling-vanes-new-art-installation-at-fayettevilles-lower-ramble) Dec 6, 2022 2:37:26 PM Verdant Studio's director of creative placemaking and artist lead, Dayton Castleman, created a new art installation for the  [City of Fayetteville at the](https://www.facebook.com/fyvgov?__cft__[0]=AZVCHhK9H23LsGQC0dFtthRfsfU2LiyNwYe5Zs8qZ5LL6l0LjkYqwBIiNB1oQwbRqHt2ku_WgHQ0JMeUeHqbWNQAr7oLYOxYeW0lQFcNqpvQxCufdxjRM78I7UE6LRvRK4uj0zA91COmWhXEYz_9M1MlNIE7iufHrhvvZ5meXGc7zShy9YeHrb9Y3wXP48aF_PF9kH4QuJqNdUcZEPYgoz6i&__tn__=-]K-y-R)  [Lower Ramble](https://www.fayetteville-ar.gov/3456/Cultural-Arts-Corridor?fbclid=IwAR2TY1t4R7HlQfHpqsDpLo17c2VT0NARbZkCZ_T1Qz4ptjnUL__95ubpmFg), an outdoor space in the Fay Jones Woods below the Fayetteville Public Library. This area gets a substantial amount of traffic from walkers and bike riders accessing this area for recreation or passing through on their way to the City of Fayetteville Bike Trail for transportation. " The Ramble is characterized as: *a* *full embrace of the journey…not in a hurry to get from point A to point B, but rather, open to possibility…the concept falls nicely in sync with the cadence of a walk or a bike ride, spontaneous conversation, outdoor installations and gathering spaces,"* writes the city of Fayetteville, in reference to the recent re-naming of this area.   The installation, Rambling Vanes,  is a kinetic sculptural installation suspended within the canopy overlook ellipse. Steel cables affixed to the bridge structure create a simple geometric lattice form supporting 14 minimal wind vanes that orient in unison to the current wind direction.   ![Verdant Studio](https://blog.verdant-studio.com/hs-fs/hubfs/VS%20LETTERMARK_BLACK_CMYK_JPG.jpg?width=45&name=VS%20LETTERMARK_BLACK_CMYK_JPG.jpg) [Verdant Studio](https://blog.verdant-studio.com/verdant-studio-blog/author/verdant-studio) [Read More](https://blog.verdant-studio.com/verdant-studio-blog/rambling-vanes-new-art-installation-at-fayettevilles-lower-ramble) ![](https://blog.verdant-studio.com/hubfs/image.jpeg) ### [Famous Hardware Building collaborates with Dayton Castleman in Year End Art Installation](https://blog.verdant-studio.com/verdant-studio-blog/famous-hardware-building-collaborates-with-dayton-castleman-in-year-end-art-installation) Dec 5, 2021 9:42:00 AM The Famous Hardware Building in Downtown Springdale will feature their final art installation of the year.  The Downtown Springdale Alliance with funding from the Tyson Family Foundation has once again collaborated with curator Dayton Castleman of Verdant Studio and selected artists to activate the windows at the Famous Hardware building in Downtown Springdale for one last time this year. This time the artists, Conrad Bakker of Urbana, IL and Jay Walker of Philadelphia, PA bring a festive spirit to the windows. ![Verdant Studio](https://blog.verdant-studio.com/hs-fs/hubfs/VS%20LETTERMARK_BLACK_CMYK_JPG.jpg?width=45&name=VS%20LETTERMARK_BLACK_CMYK_JPG.jpg) [Verdant Studio](https://blog.verdant-studio.com/verdant-studio-blog/author/verdant-studio) [Read More](https://blog.verdant-studio.com/verdant-studio-blog/famous-hardware-building-collaborates-with-dayton-castleman-in-year-end-art-installation) ![](https://blog.verdant-studio.com/hubfs/FO_01.jpeg) ### [The Famous Hardware Building in Downtown Springdale Features a New Art Experience by Oklahoma City’s Factory Obscura.](https://blog.verdant-studio.com/verdant-studio-blog/the-famous-hardware-building-in-downtown-springdale-features-a-new-art-experience-by-oklahoma-citys-factory-obscura) Aug 11, 2021 10:26:00 AM Downtown Springdale Alliance with funding from the Tyson Family Foundation is once again collaborating with curator Dayton Castleman of Verdant Studio and selected artists to activate the windows at the Famous Hardware building in Downtown Springdale. This time the artists hail from Factory Obscura, an Oklahoma City artist collective formed in 2017 to provide immersive art experiences, build a creative economy, and support arts education in Oklahoma City.  ![Verdant Studio](https://blog.verdant-studio.com/hs-fs/hubfs/VS%20LETTERMARK_BLACK_CMYK_JPG.jpg?width=45&name=VS%20LETTERMARK_BLACK_CMYK_JPG.jpg) [Verdant Studio](https://blog.verdant-studio.com/verdant-studio-blog/author/verdant-studio) [Read More](https://blog.verdant-studio.com/verdant-studio-blog/the-famous-hardware-building-in-downtown-springdale-features-a-new-art-experience-by-oklahoma-citys-factory-obscura) ![](https://blog.verdant-studio.com/hubfs/IMG_5370-2.jpeg) ### [The Famous Hardware Building in Downtown Springdale Features New Artists in its Second Art Installation](https://blog.verdant-studio.com/verdant-studio-blog/the-famous-hardware-building-in-downtown-springdale-features-new-artists-in-its-second-art-installation) May 14, 2021 9:58:00 AM Downtown Springdale Alliance with funding from the Tyson Family Foundation is once again collaborating with curator Dayton Castleman and selected artists to activate the windows at the Famous Hardware building in Downtown Springdale. This time the artists hail from the East and Midwest and will fill the windows with everything from musical instruments crafted entirely from wood, to a twelve-foot tall sculpture, to a device constructed out of hardware store components. ![Verdant Studio](https://blog.verdant-studio.com/hs-fs/hubfs/VS%20LETTERMARK_BLACK_CMYK_JPG.jpg?width=45&name=VS%20LETTERMARK_BLACK_CMYK_JPG.jpg) [Verdant Studio](https://blog.verdant-studio.com/verdant-studio-blog/author/verdant-studio) [Read More](https://blog.verdant-studio.com/verdant-studio-blog/the-famous-hardware-building-in-downtown-springdale-features-new-artists-in-its-second-art-installation) ![](https://blog.verdant-studio.com/hubfs/bethany_02-2.jpeg) ### [Downtown Springdale Alliance Activates the Famous Hardware Windows with Art Installations](https://blog.verdant-studio.com/verdant-studio-blog/downtown-springdale-alliance-activates-the-famous-hardware-windows-with-art-installations) Feb 15, 2021 9:56:00 AM Downtown Springdale Alliance is collaborating with property owners, curator Dayton Castleman, and local artists to activate the windows at the Famous Hardware building located at 113 West Emma in Downtown Springdale. ![Verdant Studio](https://blog.verdant-studio.com/hs-fs/hubfs/VS%20LETTERMARK_BLACK_CMYK_JPG.jpg?width=45&name=VS%20LETTERMARK_BLACK_CMYK_JPG.jpg) [Verdant Studio](https://blog.verdant-studio.com/verdant-studio-blog/author/verdant-studio) [Read More](https://blog.verdant-studio.com/verdant-studio-blog/downtown-springdale-alliance-activates-the-famous-hardware-windows-with-art-installations) #### ABOUT - [People](https://www.verdant-studio.com/people) - [Contact](https://www.verdant-studio.com/contact-1) - [Schedule a Meeting](https://www.verdant-studio.com/scheduling) #### OUR WORK - [Projects](https://www.verdant-studio.com/projects-main-menu) #### NEWS ### SUBSCRIBE [Follow us on Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/verdantstudio) [Follow us on LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/company/10460200/admin/) [Follow us on Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/verdantstudio/)