Join us for the November Art on the Bricks Art Walk as we bring Creative Innovation to Downtown Rogers. The monthly event takes place the 2nd Thursday of each month. We invite you to visit any of the participating locations from 4:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. Thursday, November 9 in locations throughout Downtown Rogers. This month, Art on the Bricks Art Walk is featuring Upcycled Art with Eloa Jane Pereira, Melissa Milton, JBug Art, Jim Sawyer, Tom Flynn, Aaron Jones, Carrie Haase, and Amy Terry at Rogers Experimental House, 121 W Walnut Street, Rogers, AR. 

See James K Sawyer's Comode-O-Dragon at the ANA Gallery

Keep America Beautiful celebrates America Recycles Day the week after the Art Walk, so we are getting a jump on it! November 15 is a holiday dedicated to spreading the word about the importance of recycling and making sure everyone knows what can and can not be recycled. 

Tom Flynn's Found Metal Sculptures are found at Rogers Experimental House and throughout NWA.

• America Recycles Day 2023 has chosen the theme, "Creative Innovation" to encourage people to think out of the box and find new ways to reduce, reuse and recycle. 
• In line with the Creative Innovation theme, we are taking trash to treasure with upcycled art during the November Art on the Brick Art Walk.
• See how area artists are focusing on making the world a better place to live in for all the generations to come.

Melissa Milton creates sculptures from Amazon shipping boxes.

The Transformation from Architect to Artist: When Eloa Jane Pereira started her artistic career, she was meeting new people and learning a new language in an unfamiliar country. Finances were tight so she looked to the most affordable and abundant resources at her disposal—junk mail.

·         The prospect of redirecting trash from landfills appealed to her concern for the environment.

·         The variety of colors, patterns, and textures of the papers appealed to her artistic sensibilities.

·         The upcycling of materials deemed worthless by most, and transformed into something valuable resonated with Pereira’s own journey of reinvention and renewal.

See the works of Eloa Jane at Rogers Experimental House through November

The Artist’s Origin Story: Pereira was born the second youngest of nine siblings in the small town of Caratinga in Brazil. She excelled in both art and music at a young age, creating paintings and sculptures and traveling with a female quartet during the height of the Bossa Nova days. Her artistic talents and passion for mathematics led her to acquiring a degree in architecture and served in that profession in Brazil for 25 years. 

Despite the apparent success in her career, things were never easy in Brazil. Weary from the economic obstacles, she decided to start fresh in the United States and moved here in 2005 working to rebuild a life for herself and her children, moving to several states before finding her place in Northwest Arkansas. 

Today, her incredibly intricate art has found its way to exhibitions in multiple galleries and collections around the world including exhibitions in Brooklyn, New York and Paris, France. Her tapestries, reliefs, and sculptures continue to be formed using office paper, magazines, newspapers, and phone books. “I carefully sort through the material available to create a color palette,” she explained. “Then, I roll, coil, and weave to form different textures, shapes, and varying levels of relief,” she continued. The result is a series of works of art that showcase not only technique but also meaningful personal experiences. 

 
Janie Baber, JBug Art, repurposes items to create whimsical new art. 

Come to Downtown Rogers and experience the many instances of adaptive reuse and creative innovation. What Is Adaptive Reuse? Adaptive reuse is the repurposing of buildings that have outlived their original purpose. Its main goals include preserving architectural and cultural heritage, transforming urban decay, and igniting social change. The November 9 Art on the Bricks Art Walk is intended to encourage people to think outside of the box and find new ways to reduce, reuse, and recycle, (RRR).

• Each month more than a dozen galleries, shops and restaurants partner with area artists to highlight the creative talent of members of our community. Meet artists and crafters of all mediums and support the local creative economy in Downtown Rogers.
• Experience our vibrant creative economy all year long where more than 50 businesses offer handcrafted items, original art, or interactive experiences.

Aaron Jones finds treasures in nature for creating his Backwoods Assemblages art. 

What is Art on the Bricks? Downtown Rogers Art on the Bricks Art Walk seeks to provide a welcoming and diverse Third Space to members of our community.

• We also promote Downtown Rogers as a destination location for arts, music, dance, and other interactive experiences.
• Visit artonthebricks.com for more information and an interactive map.

How it works: In addition to extended hours in retail shops, art galleries and pop-up art exhibits are scheduled from 4:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. on the 2nd Thursday of every month.

Click this image for the interactive Google Map

It’s our mission-work: The Rogers Lowell Chamber attracts new investments to our historic downtown Rogers community while supporting small business growth with programs like Art on the Bricks Art Walk.

2023 SPONSORS: Make Art on the Bricks one of your third space destinations for nightlife, dining, shopping, and art. This free, family-friendly experience is supported by generous businesses in our community. The monthly event is coordinated by Rogers Lowell Chamber in partnership with Destination Rogers and business owners and area non-profit organizations and participating artists from across NWA and beyond. 

• Presenting Sponsor: T-Mobile
• Partner: TYSON
• Art Sustainer: Rogers Experimental House
• Community Sponsors: Arvest Bank, and Washington Regional Urgent Care-Rogers
• Media Sponsors: KNWA/Fox 24 News, iHeartMedia
• Signage Sponsors: Minuteman Press and Lamar Advertising