"Built from Within" Art Demonstrations During Argenta 3rd Friday Art Walk at NLR Innovation Hub

Built from Within: Staff Showcase & Live Demonstrations

Argenta Arts District 3rd Friday Art Walk at the Innovation Hub

The Innovation Hub is powered by artists, makers, and educators — and this month, we're celebrating the creativity that lives inside our own walls. Join us for Built from Within, an exhibition featuring artwork created by the talented staff who teach, build, support, and inspire our community every day.

Alongside the gallery exhibition, several staff members will be offering live demonstrations throughout the evening. Stop in, wander the studios, ask questions, and see creativity in motion:

Live Demonstrations | 5:00–7:30 PM

🟤 The Story in Wood with Adam Kittrell
Watch a found wood stump transform into a block print, capturing tree ring patterns that become foundations for collage, textiles, and mixed media.

🧵 From Fiber to Form with Lauren Bradley
Experience wheel spinning and knitting techniques that turn raw fiber into expressive yarn and hand-crafted pieces.

📚 Little Books, Big Ideas with Marissa Gregory
Discover the playful storytelling potential of mini zines — handmade pocket-sized books filled with sketches, collage, and imagination.

🎭 The Faces We Wear with Ben Watson
See flat cardboard reimagined into dimensional, wearable masks through cutting, folding, and sculptural construction.

✨ Card as Catalyst with Tammie Evans
Learn how Tarot imagery can be used as creative prompts to spark narrative and character development — focused on storytelling, not divination.

🪡 The Geometry of Cloth with Cindy Alvarez
Watch quilted star coasters take shape on the sewing machine, where pattern, color, and structure meet in functional textile design.

🟣 Sculpting Character in Clay with Natalie Madison
Explore how personality and texture emerge in small-scale ceramic sculpture using both traditional and unexpected tools.

🎨 Print & Play: Stamp Make + Take with Megan Trout
Try your hand at block printing and linocut techniques in this hands-on demo designed for artists of all ages. Create your own print to take home.

🧷 Patches, Prints & Personal Style with Kendle Carter
Explore DIY clothing and tote customization using patches, studs, screen printing, and more — a celebration of wearable self-expression.

🪡Loop by Loop - Needle Hooking with Rebecca Chavers
Be greeted with warmth — and fiber art in motion. Rebecca Chavers, Membership Liaison, Events Coordinator, and cherished community presence, will be welcoming visitors while demonstrating crochet, a meditative textile technique that builds texture loop by loop.

📅 Friday, December 19
⏰ 5:00–7:30 PM
📍 NLR Public Library System’s Innovation Hub
204 E. 4th St., North Little Rock, AR 72114
🔗 Learn more & see all Art Walk events: https://programs.nlrlibrary.org/events

You may also like the following events from Arkansas Regional Innovation Hub:

• This Thursday, 20th November, 05:00 pm, FREE Class: Dino Lino Stamps - Learn the basics of relief printing with a fun, dinosaurian twist! in North Little Rock
• This Friday, 21st November, 05:00 pm, Make It Merry Market at NLRPLS's Innovation Hub During Argenta Arts District 3rd Friday Artwalk in North Little Rock
• This Saturday, 22nd November, 09:00 am, Class: Wood Turning - Learn to Turn Bowls on a Lathe at NLRPLS's Innovation Hub in North Little Rock

Also check out other Arts events in North Little Rock, Exhibitions in North Little Rock.