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Kody Ford
Kody Ford is a writer and lover of the arts. He launched The Idle Class in 2011 online and 2013 in print.
Art

New take on adult coloring puts colorists to w-e-r-k

WORDS / JULIA TRUPP Grab the glitter glue and colored pencils because this isn’t your average coloring book. Sure, mandalas and ocean sc...
  • byKody Ford
  • Feb 23, 2017
Art

Support Your Local Monster: Kickstarter Funds Arkansas-Based Game

WORDS / K. SAMANTHA SIGMON “In South Arkansas there’s talk of a monster. Where he roams, the locust thorns build barbed walls aroun...
  • byKody Ford
  • Feb 21, 2017
Art

Fayetteville Underground hosts “A Sense of Place” exhibit for Black history month

WORDS / JULIA TRUPP Flashes of bright primary colors and images of elegant ebony figures surrounded the gallery on Groundhog Day at the Fay...
  • byKody Ford
  • Feb 18, 2017
Art

Ozark Beer Co. Commissions Olivia Trimble to Paint Iconic Walls in NWA

Ozark Beer Co. has commissioned Fayetteville artist Olivia Trimble to paint a series of iconic walls in Northwest Arkansas over the coming ...
  • byKody Ford
  • Feb 10, 2017
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Frost Fest Returns with Music, Art and 39 Breweries

WORDS / JULIA TRUPP The weekend’s chilly weather won’t stop one craft beer festival from happening; in fact, it’s expected and welcom...
  • byKody Ford
  • Feb 3, 2017
Art

It’s All in the Fingers: Amanda Wathen Paints with the World’s Oldest Technique

WORDS / ASHTON ELEY She started painting murals in Hot Springs Village at the age of 13, but world-traveler and artist Amanda Wathen never t...
  • byKody Ford
  • Feb 3, 2017
Art

Stage Eighteen Announces Grand Opening Celebrations Featuring Galaxy Tour Guides, Beat Bachs & More

Fayetteville’s newest performance art venue + bar is officially open! Located in the heart of downtown, just off the square at 18 E Cente...
  • byKody Ford
  • Feb 1, 2017
Music

Feeling Lonesome: White Mansions New EP is a Shoegaze Delight

WORDS / ASHTON ELEY After half a year of labor, Travis Keymer released his latest EP, Lonesome, under White Mansion earlier this month. Key...
  • byKody Ford
  • Feb 1, 2017
Art

International Artist Ana Maria teams up with 64.6 Downtown to Launch New Art School in Fort Smith

64.6 Downtown in partnership with world-renowned artist Ana Maria, is opening an art school called La Colmena (the Beehive) in downtown Fort...
  • byKody Ford
  • Jan 28, 2017
Art

Sigh-Fi: UALR Hosts a Transformative Group Exhibition

WORDS / KASTEN McCLELLAN SEARLESOn the surface, the role of science fiction (in its many forms) has often been to present us with a world...
  • byKody Ford
  • Jan 28, 2017
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