Prairie Grove, AR, 72753
USA
A chronological listing of upcoming classes, workshops, art fairs, and exhibitions
We will be taking part in our hometown arts & crafts fair - The Clothesline Fair!
Find us in the Battlefield State Park in Prairie Grove:
Saturday & Sunday 8am - 5pm | Monday 8am - 3pm
Experience the power of art and artmaking while exploring the AMFA Art Market, a showcase of works by contemporary artists across the country. Featuring jewelry, paintings, prints, and more, the Art Market offers a unique opportunity to acquire one-of-a-kind artworks.
Guests can explore over 30 booths, discovering new artists and learning more about their work. Plus, AMFA’s Windgate Art School will host a rotating marketplace of emerging Arkansas artists. The AMFA Art Market is the perfect opportunity for a first-time buyer to find art that speaks to them or for the avid enthusiast to expand their collection.
The AMFA Art Market will be open:
Thursday 5-8pm - AMFA Donor and Artist Mingle
Friday 10am - 8pm - open to all AMFA Members
Saturday 10am - 5pm - open to the public
Sunday 11am - 4pm - open to the public
This one day workshop will cover the basics of decoration techniques for leather-hard greenware as well as how to transfer imagery from paper (or your imagination) to the side of a pot. We will cover: water etching, sgraffito, inlay, and mishima techniques as well as monotype, and slip transfers.
Students are encouraged to bring damp pots and test tiles of their favorite clay. Damp test tiles of porcelain and stoneware will also be provided and we will use underglaze and slip for these techniques.
Bring your lunch, we will take a short break for lunch and to give ourselves a little time to ponder ideas!
Taught by Jenny, this workshop will meet at the Community Creative Center in Fayetteville from 10am - 4pm
Sign up at the Community Creative Center
We are excited to participate in the Homegrown Festival again this year!
Located in historic downtown Siloam Springs, the Homegrown Festival showcases locally handmade goods, curated vintage, food trucks, and live music. Vendors offer an array of original, one-of-a-kind, and limited-run items including illustration, printmaking, music, jewelry and accessories, handmade goods, salvaged and repurposed goods, and hand-picked vintage.
Saturday, October 4th
9am – 5pm
Participants will make their own custom paint palette set, perfect for watercolor painting and a sweet gift for the artist in your life or for yourself. Learn the basics of hand-building with clay to make a palette with up to 6 pools for paint, a brush holder, and a small cup for water. The pieces will be personalized using stamps and colored slips; then Jenny will fire the pieces and coat them with a white glaze so they are ready for paint. Finished pieces will be ready to pick up about 2 weeks after the workshop.
$45 Workshop fee includes instruction and all materials.
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Find us on the Town Square during Fayetteville’s Strawberry Festival!
Strawberry themed pottery, new spring items, and all your favorites! Join us in this celebration of all things summer and strawberry!
This FREE and fun-filled kickoff to summer will keep you busy all afternoon with multiple stages with live performances, pie competitions, seasonal menu items and specialty cocktails, and so much more. You can purchase fresh strawberries from local farms, try a variety of mouthwatering strawberry desserts, learn something new at food demonstration stations, and embrace your creative side with make-and-take art activities led by talented artists.
Join us with other local makers outside of Hey! It’s a Shop!
This event features a free self-guided tour showcasing visual art, clothing, and interactive art along with a special ticketed event.
It’s an incredible display of local art with our galleries, museums and businesses opening their doors for exhibitions and entertainment.
Save the date! More info soon.
Visit Dowd House Studios and get a peek into the place where all the pottery comes from!
Munch on cookies and snacks while browsing all our pottery. New inventory as well as those “gems” we call seconds.
Meet the kilns that do all the work… Crumpet, Muffin, Toast, Benedict, and help us name the newest one!
Parking is interesting! We live in a neighborhood so please be considerate when parking, there are side street options and our small driveway will be available.
The Arkansas Pottery Festival is hosted yearly by the Community Creative Center in Fayetteville - a three-day celebration of the art and tradition of pottery. This exciting weekend will showcase pottery demonstrations and lectures by nationally recognized artists, Brad Schwieger and Lorna Meaden offering a unique opportunity to learn from masters in the field. Visitors can explore an extensive pottery exhibition and sale featuring work from over 50 regional potters, showcasing a diverse range of styles and techniques.
Dowd House Studios will have a selection of pottery for sale in the gallery.
Jenny’s tiny library “Where do you want to go?” has been included in this exhibition!
The Batesville Area Arts Council is pleased to present the 13th Annual BAAC National Juried Exhibition, April 29 – June 13, 2025. The exhibition features the work of 23 artists from nine different states.
Join us Friday, May 2, for the gallery reception and Art Walk, sponsored by Lyon College. Awards will be announced starting at 6 p.m. Award sponsors include First Community Bank, Carter Ford State Farm, and Fuller Bumpers Attorney at Law.
Join us for a fun Sunday afternoon on the Square in Fayetteville! Music, entertainment, makers, local businesses… a perfect way to spend the day!
Music from Sicard Hollow
Bring your lawn chairs and stay a while as you enjoy more art, food, and local shopping in Experience Fayetteville.
More Sunday on the Square dates: April 27, August 24, and September 14
This is a free event produced by Experience Fayetteville and organized by Downtown Fayetteville. To keep up with the many events happening this spring, be sure to check out EF’s community calendar at experiencefayetteville.com!
Join us and other local makers for a pop-up craft sale in the tasting room at Fossil Cove Brewery. Sip some brews while browsing our new pottery!
Twilight Tea Party is Jenny’s take on the Twilight in the Woodland theme set by ART 321 for their April exhibition and Gala event.
Opening reception is April 3rd at 5:30, the work in the exhibition will be available through silent auction and the month culminates in the Gala event on April 26th
Read all about the making of this shadow box and the story behind it on the Journal
This spring market will include several local makers located at the super cute Sonrisa Boutique! Happening most Saturdays in March, stop by for a refreshing cocktail and spring shopping.
We will be there on March 22nd with all our fresh springy pottery!
Topeka Competition 34
March 14 - May 11, 2025
The Topeka Competition celebrates national artists working in three-dimensional media. It will showcase the newest, most innovative work in contemporary arts and crafts.
Visit the Alice C. Sabatini Gallery located inside the Topeka and Shawnee County Public Library to see Jenny’s tiny bookshelf (Tiny Library Adventure) along with artwork by artists all over the country.
Opening reception: Saturday March 15th 2 - 4pm
Jenny’s Library for a Butterfly is part of this special exhibition at Casper’s Art Guild! She was asked to create a piece inspired by entomology and after finding a flight-less Monarch outside of her studio door she came up with a teeny tiny bug-sized library.
This exhibit invites artists to delve into the intricate, often overlooked world of insects, encouraging them to uncover the beauty and complexity of nature’s smallest creatures. Through this exhibit, we challenge artists and viewers alike to EXPLORE the unseen and foster a deeper appreciation for the ecosystems that surround us.
From the delicate wings of butterflies to the intricate patterns of beetles, we encourage you to interpret the insect world's beauty, mystery, and sometimes quirkiness in your art.
If you find yourself in Casper Wyoming before the end of February be sure to check out this show and see how all the artists interpereted this theme!
It’s our last sale of 2024! Join us and lots of local makers for this festive day of not-so-last minute shopping!
10 - 5 at the Fayetteville Town Center!
Visit Dowd House Studios and get a peek into the place where all the pottery comes from!
Munch on cookies and snacks while browsing all our pottery 2nds as well as anything left from our inventory… it’s (almost) the last sale of the year!
Also, we will have a small art garage sale! We’ve got some old art supplies & materials & books - all good stuff, just things we don’t need or are not using!
108 W Graham St
Prairie Grove, AR, 72753
Parking is interesting! We live in a neighborhood so please be considerate when parking, there are side street options and our small driveway will be available.
Over 250 local makers, one EPIC day at Arkansas' biggest makers market! Everything made in NWA by people who live in NWA.
Make plans to visit the Washington County Fairgrounds in Fayetteville Arkansas on Sunday November 3rd as local artists, makers, and craftspeople of all kinds show off and sell everything from unique art to handmade furniture, EVERYTHING locally made by people who live in Northwest Arkansas!
Sunday November 3rd, 2024
9a-5p
Over 250 local booths!
Local coffee trucks, food trucks, & beer garden
Kids Activities
Dog Friendly
Indoor/outdoor event, rain or shine
Admission: $5 at the gate
Kids 16yrs & under free
We are in the Adult Arts Building!
Jenny’s tiny bookshelf sculpture is included in this year’s Holiday Art Show at the Radius Gallery in Missoula, MT!
Visit this link to see a virtual tour of the show, or if you are in the area be sure to stop by!
https://www.radiusgallery.com/holidayshow/main/
Join us and other local makers for a pop-up craft sale in the tasting room at Fossil Cove Brewery. Sip some brews while browsing our new pottery!
We are excited to participate in the Homegrown Festival again this year!
Located in historic downtown Siloam Springs, the Homegrown Festival showcases locally handmade goods, curated vintage, food trucks, and live music. Vendors offer an array of original, one-of-a-kind, and limited-run items including illustration, printmaking, music, jewelry and accessories, handmade goods, salvaged and repurposed goods, and hand-picked vintage.
Saturday, October 5th
9am – 5pm
First Thursday is a vibrant, free monthly arts & culture festival brought to you by Experience Fayetteville. From May through October of each year, the event features live music, a robust vendor market, community activations, group bike rides, and different activities based around a new theme each month! October is Technicolor.
We are so excited to participate, come by and see a selection of our handmade pottery!
Dowd House Studios will be a vendor on this Terrific Tuesday Night at the Botanical Gardens of the Ozarks! Join us and other local makers, for food, music, and gardens!
Terrific Tuesday Nights is a family-friendly, free, summer series hosted at the Garden every Tuesday evening in June and August. This series allows the Northwest Arkansas community to experience the Garden on beautiful summer evenings free of charge, thanks to the Pat & Willard Walker Foundation, Inc. Guests enjoy different activities & themes each week, like Amazing Animals, Ice Cream Social, Sprinklerfest, and more!
First Thursday is a vibrant, free monthly arts & culture festival brought to you by Experience Fayetteville. From May through October of each year, the event features live music, a robust vendor market, community activations, group bike rides, and different activities based around a new theme each month - September’s theme is Dog Daze.
We are so excited to participate, come by and see a selection of our handmade pottery!
We will be taking part in our hometown arts & crafts fair - The Clothesline Fair!
Find us in the Battlefield State Park in Prairie Grove:
Saturday & Sunday 8am - 5pm | Monday 8am - 3pm
Our Art | Our Region is the 4th annual exhibition hosted by the Walton Art Center that highlights the visual art of NW Arkansas. Jenny’s ceramic sculpture, Tiny Desk Adventure, is part of this exhibition.
Opening Reception: August 30, 6-8pm
Joy Pratt Markham Gallery Hours
Monday-FRIDAY | 10AM to 2pm
Gallery will open 60 MINUTES prior to most performances and remain open up to FINAL CURTAIN OF most performances
Gallery admission is free
More Info: https://waltonartscenter.org/visual-arts/joy-pratt-markham-gallery/our-art-2024/
Private gallery tours may be scheduled in advance by emailing visualarts@waltonartscenter.org. Please arrange your tour at your earliest convenience. We request three business days’ notice to schedule tour guides.
Have you been curious about different types of clay? This wheel class will cover a little of the history and mystique of porcelain while comparing throwing methods for stoneware and porcelain. Jenny teaches through demonstrations to show you correct throwing posture, centering, and forming a variety of shapes. This class will also cover some of the surface design techniques that Jenny loves to use on porcelain: sgraffito, inlay, plus a few different ways to apply glaze and how this is different on different clays. This class is designed for students with no prior experience and focuses on teaching students the fundamentals of throwing, however, porcelain is a challenge so if you are new to clay we will begin the basics using stoneware. If you have taken other wheel classes, but always wanted to try Porcelain, this is a great class is for you!
Sign up at the Community Creative Center
Have you been curious about different types of clay? This wheel class will cover a little of the history and mystique of porcelain while comparing throwing methods for stoneware and porcelain. Jenny teaches through demonstrations to show you correct throwing posture, centering, and forming a variety of shapes. This class will also cover some of the surface design techniques that Jenny loves to use on porcelain: sgraffito, inlay, plus a few different ways to apply glaze and how this is different on different clays. This class is designed for students with no prior experience and focuses on teaching students the fundamentals of throwing, however, porcelain is a challenge so if you are new to clay we will begin the basics using stoneware. If you have taken other wheel classes, but always wanted to try Porcelain, this is a great class is for you!
Sign up at the Community Creative Center
Learn a new skill together with your partner, friend, or family member! We will walk you through the wheel throwing process together. No clay experience necessary but dress for a mess! Clay, glazes, and firing fees are included. Ages 18 & up.
Taught by Jenny this one-night class is an easy way to try out the wheel with a friend!
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This teeny tiny sculpture made by Jenny will be on display in the exhibition “Small Favors” at The Clay Studio in Philadelphia. Each artwork in this show was required to fit within a 4x4” plexi cube.
https://www.theclaystudio.org/exhibitions/small-favors-two-thousand-twenty-four
This class will concentrate on pottery forms to fast fire with a Raku kiln. The class will throw on the wheel the first 3 weeks of the class, working on bottles, jugs and vases. The last 3 nights of class we’ll explore fast firing techniques with horse hair, feathers and Obvara. We’ll also fire our ware in traditional Western Raku to produce the white crackles and crazy copper blues and oranges. Principles of firing in the Raku tradition will be covered, as well as the history of Obvara – a Baltic region technique that produces wonderful patterns that can look like animal prints or wood.–Prerequisite: Wheel 1, or fundamental wheel throwing skills
Taught by Sam, Sign up at the Community Creative Center
Have you always wanted to try wheel throwing Porcelain? Join our wheel class for beginners that will teach you all the basics of making your own cups and bowls. Jenny teaches through demonstrations to show you correct throwing posture, centering, and pulling up cylinders. This class will also cover some surface design techniques, such as: sgraffito, inlay, and a few different ways to apply glaze. This class is designed for students with no prior experience and focuses on teaching students the fundamentals of throwing. If you have taken other wheel classes, but always wanted to try the challenge of Porcelain, this is a great class too!
Sign up at the Community Creative Center
Find us at the Time Travelers Vintage Expo at the Rogers Convention Center in Rogers, Arkansas!
For lovers of all things retro & groovy.
Showcasing 100+ vendors offering vintage and vintage inspired clothing, home goods, handmade items, + more!
More info to come…
