Join the community for two unforgettable nights of modern art and connection in Downtown Rogers. Common Thread: Weaving Community Through Art is the first in a series of art exhibitions hosted by 2nd Street Studio, dedicated to building a vibrant community through art and a shared appreciation of our unique differences.

Event Details:

• Dates: August 23 and 24

• Time: 6:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.

• Location: 2nd St. Studio, 219 N 2nd Street, Rogers, AR

• Highlight: Look for the snake mural by @b_line_dot

It’s hip to be square: The January Art on the Bricks Art Walk in Downtown Rogers is unlocking emotions with shape psychology in design--with a particular focus on squares. Experience paintings, quilts, mosaics, woodworking, photography and more, many using squares as design elements. Featured artist, R.J. Lawlor, is known for her bold and expressive paintings. Lawlor employs simplicity combined with abstract forms, shapes, and textures to create impactful compositions.

Be there AND be square: Paint one of the squares that surround “Whistle Stop” a new community art project -- a four-foot square quilt design painted on wood. Children and adults are invited to participate in a community art-making project from 4:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. Thursday, January 11 during Art on the Bricks Art Walk. Mechel Wall, the Benton County coordinator of the Arkansas Quilt Trails, worked with Rogers Lowell Chamber to offer a painting station at Rogers Experimental House. The community is invited to paint the border of the 48” square wood quilt that, once complete, will be installed on an exterior wall of Andora Real Estate, 401 N 2nd Street. The community is invited to begin their tour at Rogers Experimental House, 121 W Walnut Street, and explore several other galleries and pop-up shops as we highlight the beauty of the square.

A new mural in Downtown Rogers is being installed near the intersection of 2^nd and Walnut streets later this month. The installation will complement the arts, culture and quality of life experiences in Downtown Rogers. Stevie Stevens, a mixed media glass artisan based in Bella Vista, was awarded a Third Space Grant by the Rogers Lowell Chamber to create a public art piece to expand the arts, culture and quality of life experiences that correspond with the Downtown Rogers creative community.