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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.
Tulips for Bentonville is a temporary tactical public art project designed by Dayton Castleman and commissioned by the developers of Oak One Townhomes. 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.
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 designed and constructed an interactive brand exhibition as a part of INTERFORM - ASSEMBLY, partnering with Walmart Beauty and corporate suppliers Essie, Conair, Carol's Daughter, and Proctor and Gamble (Next of Us, Pantene, and My Black is Beautiful). 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.
ULI Northwest Arkansas Art in Place Seeks Creatives and Real Estate Developers for New Program
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.
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.
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.
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.
