Fort Smith Regional Art Museum will open two new exhibitions on September 18 with a free reception scheduled from 5 to 7 pm. The museum said the shows, 'of Wanderlust & Thresholds: Stillness in Motion' and 'The Lost Highway', will remain on view through January 17, 2027. The reception will include light refreshments, according to the museum’s announcement.
'of Wanderlust & Thresholds: Stillness in Motion' features work by Aaron Bleidt. In the museum’s description, Bleidt’s minimalist digital drawings and prints explore wonder in the ordinary, drawing on nature, modernist design and everyday life. The exhibition text also characterizes the works as “visual haiku,” presenting them as an invitation to reflect on the dialogue between movement and stillness and the act of noticing.
The museum’s announcement adds that Bleidt has exhibited regionally and nationally, citing his selection for the 62nd Annual Delta Exhibition at the Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts and his 2025 RAM Annual Invitational win. Those references place the exhibition within a broader exhibition history already acknowledged by the museum, but the announcement does not provide further biographical detail.
'The Lost Highway' features miniature models of old businesses along historic Route 66 by artist David Malcom Rose. The museum says the exhibition is tied to the 100th anniversary of Route 66 serving the traveling public and presents detailed, miniature-scale scenes of businesses along the lost highways of the United States. In the museum’s description, Rose’s work portrays people who made their living by the side of the road and tells a story about the end of an era.
Both exhibitions are part of the museum’s September programming, though the museum also mentioned a separate Paint 'N Sip class in its newsletter. That event is set for August 21 and asks participants to recreate Peter Max’s 'Umbrella Man with Rainbow Sky' with supplies provided. The class appears in the same communication but is distinct from the September exhibition openings.
Fort Smith Regional Art Museum is located at 1601 Rogers Avenue in Fort Smith, Arkansas. The museum’s announcement lists the opening reception for the two exhibitions as a Friday evening event on September 18, and notes that the exhibits will remain on view until January 17, 2027.
