Arts & Science Center to host reception, exhibition

The Arts & Science Center for Southeast Arkansas will begin its December month events next week. ASC will be hosting a drop-in opening reception for the exhibition, “Tension and Protection: Textile Work by Suzannah Schreckhise” from 57 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 2.

This exhibition features Schreckhise’s textile work, combining her crochet series and her ongoing mask series, “Breath.” With crochet, Schreckhise experiments with color, relying on her intuition to create intentionally asymmetric pieces. Her series “Breath” brings beauty to a utilitarian, and now ubiquitous, object, merging art and functionality.

Schreckhise is a multidisciplinary visual artist based in Fayetteville. She has a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of the Ozarks. In 2021, her award-winning piece made from U.S. currency, “Who Belongs on Our Money?” toured the state as part of the exhibition from the Arkansas Committee of the National Museum of Women in the Arts, “Arkansas Women to Watch: Paper Routes.” Her first solo exhibition, “Attention to Tension,” showcased her textile work in 2020 at the Fort Smith Regional Art Museum.

“Tension and Protection” is supported in part by the Arkansas Arts Council, the

National Endowment for the Arts, and The Arts & Science Center for Southeast Arkansas Endowment Fund. The opening reception is sponsored by MK Distributors and Art Krewe.

The exhibition will be on view in the International Paper Gallery through Saturday, March 5, 2022.

The Arts & Science Center for Southeast Arkansas (ASC) located at 701 S. Main St. in

Pine Bluff, is accredited with the American Alliance of Museums.

ASC presents programming in the visual arts, performing arts, and the sciences through exhibits, performances, classes and local partnerships. Gallery admission is free.

ASC is open 10 a.m.–5 p.m. Tuesday–Friday, and 10 a.m.–4 p.m. Saturday. For more information, visit asc701.org.

Submitted Photo Niki Jones, left, EACC Director of Development presents General Education Scholarship to Camryn Dollar of Palestine. The General Education Scholarship is presented annually to a full-time student in the Associate of Arts or Associate of Applied Science degree programs who plans to transfer to a 4-year institution after graduation from EACC. Camryn Dollar is currently enrolled in EACC’s Associate of Science in Education degree program and plans to continue her education at Arkansas State University to obtain a bachelor’s degree in elementary education.

Submitted Photo Tabitha Thomas, right, of Wynne has been awarded the EACC Foundation’s Non-Traditional Student Scholarship for Fall 2021. This scholarship is awarded to a full-time sophomore student who is 25 years or older. Thomas is currently enrolled in EACC’s Associate of Science in Education degree program with focus on Childcare. She plans to continue her education in childcare. Niki Jones, left, EACC Director of Development presents the scholarship to Thomas.