University of Arkansas international students took part in a Multicultural Celebration on Sunday, April 10 at Crystal Bridges from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m.
Performances from nearly every continent, bilingual Art Talks and an Open Mic space on the South Lawn were featured at the celebration. A Dance Off in the museum’s Great Hall concluded the celebration!
A UARK student from China painting a portrait of a friend.
The UARK Indonesian Student Association (Permias) performing Angklung, an Indonesian musical instrument made from bamboo.
UARK students performing a Guatemalan dance.
UARK students from Panama performed a dance routine.
A UARK student from Japan teaches a young girl how to write her name in Japanese.
UARK students playing musical instruments as onlookers listen and view art.
The Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette was covering the event, and snapped some photos of our students at the event.
NWA Democrat-Gazette/BEN GOFF @NWABENGOFF Ayako Hirano (left), a University of Arkansas student from Tokyo, Japan, shows Maria Torres of Fort Smith how to make an origami crane on Sunday April 10, 2016 during the Multicultural Celebration at Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art in Bentonville.
NWA Democrat-Gazette/BEN GOFF @NWABENGOFF Raissa Araujo, a graduate student at the University of Arkansas from Brazil, leads a Brazilian Samba dance on Sunday April 10, 2016 during the dance off at the Multicultural Celebration at Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art in Bentonville.
NWA Democrat-Gazette/BEN GOFF @NWABENGOFF The International Culture Team band from the University of Arkansas, including vocalists (from left) Behdad Mofarraj from Iran, Mengjiao Liao from China and Sierra Mendoza of Fayetteville but raised in Mexico, performs on Sunday April 10, 2016 during the Multicultural Celebration at Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art in Bentonville.
NWA Democrat-Gazette/BEN GOFF @NWABENGOFF Redbuds bloom on Sunday April 10, 2016 at Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art in Bentonville.
