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Crystal Bridges, Eureka Springs Middle School work together on arts project
Eureka Springs Middle School teachers spent the past year working on a special arts partnership with Crystal Bridges, and it’s only the beginning.
The Crystal Bridges Middle School Arts Integration program helps communities celebrate their uniqueness through the integration of American art in the classroom, focusing on the visual arts and offering schools a comprehensive action plan, customized workshops and courses and student field trips to the museum. Eureka Springs was one of 16 schools chosen for the program, an honor that makes teachers and administrators feel thankful.
“Crystal Bridges didn’t just want it to be a one-and-done training,” said middle school principal Caen Dowell. “They wanted it to be an ongoing training process, so they include us in as many events and opportunities they can. They help the school districts, and the teachers are great for jumping on board.”
The school’s steering committee is led by K-8 arts teacher Shelby Chappell, who sees the partnership as an opportunity to invite the Eureka Springs community to be part of local arts education. She’s learned so much through the training, Chappell said, and she especially enjoyed collecting information on the community.
“Our goals are to collect information on the town and the community,” Chappell said. “I like it for the kids, because it helps them see that what happens in the classroom matters. We can use art to teach them local stories.”
It certainly helps that Eureka Springs has a rich history in the arts, with countless working artists living here. Eureka Springs students grow up surrounded by art in their classrooms, homes, restaurants, coffee shops, streets and storm drains. The program is a natural fit for a place like Eureka Springs, Chappell said.
“Eureka Springs is such a melting pot, and our students are unique,” Chappell said. “We live in such an art-loving and art-open community, and we are so rich in the arts.”
Dru Davison, program manager of school partnerships at Crystal Bridges, said he’s pleased to see how the school has included the community throughout the first year of the partnership. Eureka Springs is a shining example of how the program helps communities celebrate the arts, Davison said.
“We’re empowering the schools to reach out to the community and learn how to leverage all the beautiful things of their own campus to make sure they’re connecting in meaningful ways,” Davison said.
Eureka Springs Middle School emphasized that connection to community and the arts at its year-end art show on May 2. The show featured student art from all grade levels, a glow room on the elementary campus, local food vendors and a make-and-take table.
“I was so happy I cried,” Chappell said. “I was happy the students at the middle school were represented, because their art is a reflection of them and their life and they’re a huge part of our community. We’re investing in our kids.”
The idea for the make-and-take table came from training at Crystal Bridges, Chappell said. Chappell invited families to sit together and create their own designs on clear plates. Seeing everyone engaged in the activity showed her how much art means to the Eureka Springs community, Chappell said.
“The tables were full,” Chappell said, thanking steering
committee member Hannah Rankin for spearheading that aspect of the event.
Davison, who attended the art show with another Crystal Bridges colleague, remembered how joy filled the room as students showed their artwork to their families. He loved talking to the students about their art and learning about what motivated their work.
“It was a beautiful time when kids were being recognized for their creativity,” Davison said. “This partnership really is all about arts integration in the classroom.”
The partnership is expected to reach 800 teachers and more than 8,000 students over a two-year period, with a specific focus on middle school students. Davison described the importance of reaching middle school students — the focus on that age group is one thing that makes the partnership special.
“It’s such an important time in the development of a young person where sometimes the arts gets diminished in attention,” Davison said. “If the elementary has a lot and the high school has a lot, then the hourglass in the middle represents the middle school.”
Davison continued, “We’re using this idea of the importance of that critical stage of development for kids. I’m really happy with that, because after being in middle schools across the state and seeing the kids responding so well to the program … it’s been really rewarding.”
Chappell reflected on the value of the training offered by Crystal Bridges, saying she loves having new tools to help students. Dowell, who started his career as a teacher, said he didn’t have those kinds of resources when he was in the classroom.
“If I would’ve had someone like Crystal Bridges come in and say, ‘Hey, Caen, we can put you in a workshop to talk about ways to increase student interest in the classrooms and help you develop lessons for your social studies class by integrating art,’ that would’ve been a huge win,” Dowell said. “That resource wasn’t even on my radar back then, and it’s helped our teachers flesh out more highquality lesson plans.”
While the first year of the partnership focused on training and research, the second year will bring the implementation of a public art project. Chappell has been working with the steering committee to gather input from students, families and community members about the type of art project they’d like to see in Eureka Springs. Dowell praised Chappell for her hard work leading the committee. “As [Chappell] starts working toward this community art project, input’s going to be incredibly valuable,” Dowell said. “It gives the community a stronger connection to the school and what we’re doing here.”
Crystal Bridges remains committed to training the teachers and making the museum accessible for all students. Davison said the museum will continue offering free field trips to entire grade levels, customizing each field trip to reflect what students are learning in the classroom.
“When teachers are grappling with these difficult concepts, the power of the arts can unlock that in new, special and innovative ways that drive inspiration,” Davison said. “Teachers need to know their efforts are really coming to fruition. We want to be part of that inspiration for one of the most incredible callings one can have, and that’s one of a teacher.”
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12 Spring St.
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BREWS TAPROOM
2 Pine St.
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BUBBA’S BBQ
166 W. Van Buren
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10 Mountain St.
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CRYSTAL DINING ROOM
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19 1/2 Spring St.
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82 Armstrong 479-363-9976
THE QUARTER ON SPRING
63A Spring St. 479-981-1184
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2039C E. Van Buren
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417 W. Van Buren
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47 Spring St. 479-363-6444
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139 E. Van Buren
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121 Spring St. 573-777-2088
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5 Woodsdale Drive, Holiday Island
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61B S. Main St.
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71 S. Main St. 479-253-9522
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39 S. Main St. 479-253-7374
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Events this month in Eureka Springs!
Eureka Springs
Birthday Celebration
Friday, July 4
Noon - 2 pm | Basin Spring Park
Come celebrate your favorite town’s birthday! Eureka Springs is turning 146 years old this July 4! Join in on the celebrations at Basin Spring Park.
Front
Porch
Basin Park Concert Series
Friday, July 4 | Basin Spring Park
4 - 6 pm | Free live music in Basin Spring Park!
This is a family-friendly event. Seating is limited in the park, so please bring folding chairs if you can.
Party in the Park:
The 1 oz. Jig
Basin Spring Park
Saturday, July 19
7 - 9 pm | Free live music in Basin Spring Park!
This is a family-friendly event. Seating is limited in the park, so please bring folding chairs if you can.
Arkansas Highlands Brass Band
Basin Park Concert Series
Friday, July 4 | Basin Spring Park
2 - 4 pm | Free live music in Basin Spring Park! This is a family-friendly event. Seating is limited in the park, so please bring folding chairs if you can.
Drumming in the Park
Saturday, July 5
6 - 8 pm | Basin Spring Park
Join Angelo and his troupe and get your beat going for an evening of unforgettable music and friendship! This event is free to the public. Bring a drum and join the beat!
Mountain Gypsies
Basin Park Concert Series
Friday, July 25 | Basin Spring Park
4 - 6 pm | Free live music in Basin Spring Park! This is a family-friendly event. Seating is limited in the park, so please bring folding chairs if you can.
Jamboreeka Fireworks Extravaganza!
Friday, July 4 | 5 - 9:30 pm 1303 County Road 204
Lake Leatherwood City Park: Come celebrate our nation’s and Eureka Springs’ birthday at Lake Leatherwood Municipal Ballfields. Enjoy live music, local food & merchandise, + more!
Date
Night
Basin Park Concert Series
Friday, July 11 | Basin Spring Park
4 - 6 pm | Free live music in Basin Spring Park! This is a family-friendly event. Seating is limited in the park, so please bring folding chairs if you can.
Crescent City Combo
Basin Park Concert Series
Friday, July 26 | Basin Spring Park
4 - 6 pm | Free live music in Basin Spring Park! This is a family-friendly event. Seating is limited in the park, so please bring folding chairs if you can.
Featured Visitor
Nikki Rane from Lawton, Oklahoma
What brings you to Eureka Springs?
Nikki: We’re here for a weekend getaway.
Where are you staying?
Nikki: We got a room at the Brownstone Inn.
What’s the best thing you’ve eaten in town?
Nikki: We had amazing burgers at New Delhi, and the live music was great.
What’s your favorite thing you’ve done in town?
Nikki: We kind of wandered around a little bit downtown.
Did you do any shopping?
Nikki: We made it to quite a few shops around the downtown area. I got a T-shirt at New Delhi when the band was playing.
Describe Eureka Springs in three words.
Nikki: Unique, eclectic and surreal.
Will you be back?
Nikki: Yes, most definitely.
Eureka Springs Historical Museum now offers interactive exhibits for patrons
Avisit to the Eureka Springs Historical Museum is now a hands-on experience, thanks to the interactive exhibits recently implemented by museum staff.
The most popular interactive exhibit is an original steam cabinet from the Palace Hotel & Bath house. Museum director Jeff Danos said the cabinet was donated to the museum by Ken Overman, a contractor who worked at the hotel in the 1980s when the steam cabinets were replaced.
“He asked, ‘Hey, can I have one?’ ” Danos said. “According to him, he carried it out on his back.”
After the museum accepted the donation, Danos realized they had a lot of work to do. The cabinet wasn’t in the best shape – it dates back to the 1930s – so most of the paint had peeled off and some rough spots needed to be repaired with epoxy. The museum took an original paint chip and found a match, Danos said.
“Then, we actually rewired it,” he said. “It’s got a couple of little small lamp indicators on the back of it to tell you it’s on.”
It wasn’t rewired to work like a steam cabinet, Danos said.
“It’s not really safe, so I went ahead and wired it up so it has the lights come on,” he said.
The steam cabinet has quickly become one of the most popular exhibits at the museum. People can get inside it and take a picture with their head sticking out of the top, Danos said.
“We didn’t have a whole lot of interactive exhibits until recently,” he said.
Another interactive exhibit, Danos said, is an old telephone switchboard that came out of the Crescent Hotel. The switchboard has a patch cable on the front, which a switchboard operator would use to route phone calls to rooms in the hotel. It was donated to the museum a long time ago, Danos said, and he noticed that it had the potential to be an interactive exhibit.
“People always wanted to touch those cables and play around with them, but because it’s so old, the sheeting on the cables is very brittle,” Danos said.
The museum placed a plexiglass cover over the front panel to protect it, but it stuck with Danos that people wanted to have a tactile experience with it. Recently, the museum installed a modern-day patch update that’s made to look like the switchboard. The patch has 24 ports on it.
“And behind every one of those is a recording done by local voice actors who tell testimonials of people who visited Eureka Springs around the turn of the century,” Danos said.
When museum visitors come in, Danos said, they can grab a pair of headphones and patch into the different ports to hear a different story about Eureka Springs. Interactive exhibits like these are possible because of the museum’s dedicated staff and supporters, Danos said.
“We’ve been pretty fortunate that we find shoestring budget ways of developing these exhibits,” he said. “It enables us to stay relevant and compete a little bit with some of the betterfunded museums that are out there doing this type of stuff.”
He continued, “We’ve got good employees and good volunteers who come in and help. Right now, we have all the right ingredients in place to move forward.”
DID YOU KNOW? The Eureka Springs Historical Museum (located at 95 S. Main St.) was recently named 4th Best Small Town Museum in the country by USA Today.
ESHM HOURS: Open 9:30 a.m. – 4 p.m. | Closed Sunday and Wednesday
Be Good to Yourself
New Moon Day Spa + Salon and Spa 1905
Whether you’re just visiting Eureka Springs or you’re blessed enough to live here, there’s nothing like a little self-care, and there are a couple of fantastic options right here in town at the New Moon Spa & Salon and Spa 1905.
Located in the 1886 Crescent Hotel, the New Moon Spa & Salon offers haircuts, manicures, pedicures, facials, massages, body treatments, makeup services and more.
Massage treatments include the Chakra Balancing Massage, the Stress-fix Body Massage, the 1-hour Reflexology Treatment, the Hot Stone Massage and an upgraded massage with deep treatment.
All body treatments include dry exfoliation on the body, a clay mask on the back, a scalp massage, hot towels and reflexology while cocooned in warm linens and blankets. The treatments include a Beautifying Body Treatment, a Rosemary Body Treatment, a Stressfix Body Treatment and a Shampure Body Treatment.
Several different facials are offered, including the New Moon Signature Facial, the Acne Purifying Facial, the Deep Pore Cleansing Facial, the Cellular Hydration Facial, the Ultra Calming Facial, the Clarifying Back Facial, the Skin Rejuvenating Facial and the Skinsorial Facial.
Spa guests have access to several amenities, including the infrared sauna, hot tub and pool. Some guests even order pizza and drinks from Skybar Gourmet Pizza when receiving spa services.
Spa1905 is located on the second floor of the 1905 Basin Park Hotel in downtown Eureka Springs.
Spa1905 was designed as a center for relaxation. The spa’s decor features warm earth tones, a sun deck and a mountain backdrop, and the spa offers a full menu of day spa services focused on the Aveda TM Stress Fix and Chakra Balance massages. Other services and amenities for Spa1905 include an expansive Aveda retail center, sun deck with sauna and hot tub, a rain bar for a relaxing finish to mud wraps and exfoliations, and a continued emphasis on duet services for couples.
For more information visit www.newmoonspa.com and www. spa1905.com or scan the QR codes provided below.
