All Rights Reserved. BENTONVILLE, Ark. }; This will be the festival's second year in a row. The event theme combined music, art, and technology with a musical lineup featuring acts like Phoenix, Khruangbin, The War On Drugs, Rfs Du Sol and 70+ other performers. script.integrity = "sha256-hVVnYaiADRTO2PzUGmuLJr8BLUSjGIZsDYGmIJLv2b8="; //exdays*24*60*60 Site Stirtingale. This is the most cost effective way to partner with us. Called, The festival is also bringing work by some big-name artists to the area. Over 30 exhibitions over 15 venues over 30 days. Without a subpoena, voluntary compliance on the part of your Internet Service Provider, or additional records from a third party, information stored or retrieved for this purpose alone cannot usually be used to identify you. presents the work of photographers and artists who have been selected via an International Open Call in. // =================================================================== You booked such an impressive roster of visual artists for a first-year festival. break; Overall, the event was excellent and I personally will be giving much more attention on the press side for next year. A release also promises uniquely integrated performances, installations, and art experiences from such renowned visual artists as Doug Aitken, sculptor Nick Cave, Jacolby Satterwhite, Pia Camil, Marinella Senatore, assume vivid astro focus, Maurizio Cattelans Toiletpaper Magazine, John Gerrard in collaboration with Richie Hawtin, Justin Lowe & Jonah Freeman, Sissel Tolaas, Charlap Hyman & Herrero, and many more. The light changed color and began to gently swarm, mimicking a murmuration of starlings. if (window.jQuery) { An installtion of Doug Aitken's New Horizon (2019) at the 2022 FORMAT Festival in Bentonville, Arkansas. 226. Links: Facebook | Twitter | Instagram | Website, @ Copyright 2023 Top Shelf Music Privacy Policy. FORMAT welcomes a wide range of world-renowned international and local musicians and artists, alongside emerging talent and a myriad of special performances and surprise acts. } return numDays * 24 * 60; Updated: 5:59 PM CDT September 21, 2022. The technical storage or access that is used exclusively for statistical purposes. var a = this.serializeArray(); Thank you! prefix = 'artnet_newsletter_'; $('body').append(signup); What is Format Festival. + '
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' The inaugural edition of September's fest will take place in Bentonville, Arkansas and feature art experiences from Doug Aitken, Jacolby Satterwhite and more. var ctx = this; Ticket prices begin at $275 plus fees for a 3-day GA pass, with VIP at $900 plus fees and Platinum at . var cookieSettings = { Roya: When youre curating an experience within a space or a gallery, you can control how the audience walks through the room and engages with the work. According to Forrest City Police, Kenyatae Chism was shot in the chest in the early hours of the morning in the Stonebrook Subdivision. // don't show it on paywall-related pages where the user might be in the process Both spaces also serve as alternative venues for some of the 80 musical acts slated to perform during the festival. function setNewsletterCookie(cookieName, value) { + 'Thank you for subscribing!' closedSignupBar: { submit: function($form, onSuccess) { var $form = $(formElement); See Every Look From the 2023 Independent Spirit Awards Red Carpet, Natasha Lyonne Is Quitting Smoking And Really Going Through It on Twitter, By subscribing to this BDG newsletter, you agree to our. They plan on doing this by bringing over 80 musical acts, plus 24 yes you heard that right 24 visual, performance and instructional artists from around the world to help construct interactional experiences on the 250 acres of land they have reserved. With local vendors, pop-up performance stands, festival merch and more, there will be so much to get lost in as you explore their Bizarre Bazaar. Ticket information is available at www.format-festival.com. slideInModal('Down'); I was giving a curatorial tour to three families, and as I was explaining who DJ Richie Hawtin was, one of the fathers interrupted me and said, You dont have to tell me who Richie Hawtin is, why do you think Im here? The weekend was full of surprises and moments like this. var generalSettings = { expiration_days: 5 Plus, how cool will it be to say you went to the first FORMAT festival in 10 years after the event becomes the new dream destination? } Not only do they have featured bands even your out-of-touch friends will know, they have artists for music junkies, like Thundercat, Palace, Disko Cowboy and more. For the work, 538 square feet of a special aluminum fabric was threaded along a wire and floated serenely in the wind, almost as if in slow motion. Expensive! } } else { photo credit: Nick Wenger Arkansas football program has seen a monumental turnaround in recent seasons, going from 2-10 straight seasons in 2018 and 2019 to a 9-4 campaign capped by an Outback Bowl victory last year . The festival is also bringing work by some big-name artists to the area. w = pagetype + 20 * Math.round(w / 20), h = pagetype + 20 * Math.round(h / 20), googletag.cmd.push(function() { The World's Premier Art Magazine since 1913. } The FORMAT23: Portfolio Review takes place at The Chocolate Factory in Derby on Saturday 18 March and online on Friday 31 March. + '<\/div>' // Hide the errors FORMAT festival, co-organized by Roya Sachs, Mafalda Millies and Elizabeth Edelman, with mega-event producers C3 Presents, will open this September in Bentonville. Gestures of Resistance contemplates the significance of the socially-constructed body, to uncover the political momentum that the body can generate in contemporary society, and to establish a reflective context for our cultures that bears witness to the contingency of performing in a pandemic. It is precisely this multidisciplinary cohesion that puts the festival in a category of its own. BENTONVILLE, Ark. As a local event promoter who attends festivals like this several times a year, I can tell you from experience this one was. FORMAT Festival | Bentonville, AR | September 22-24, 2023 back for year two september 22-24, 2023 Be first to know about the LIneup, Tickets and more! 2022 FormatFestival. This ad spot is a one line promotion of your business in a section at the bottom of the news letter. There will be stages combining local and national acts, in addition to hidden forest enclaves, a converted disco barn and a speakeasy. } 4,189 people like this 4,857 people follow this https://format-festival.com/ Festival Photos See all Videos See all 1:05 FORMAT returns to Bentonville on September 22-24, 2023 We had a blast in year one and can't wait to be reunited in the Ozarks! We didnt have any rehearsals so it was all or nothing. if (c.indexOf(name) == 0) { QUADs Extra Gallery Spaces will feature Young FORMAT; including work from QUADs three Schools in Residence: Pear Tree Juniors, Derby Moore Academy and Horizons 6th Form; QUAD Young Advocates Open Call; QUAD Young Creatives, CYAN CITY and Burton and South Derbyshire Collage student showcase. at the Museum of Making; an archive of images from Derbys club and dance scene through the 60s at Dda and an outdoor exhibition which highlights the most loved areas and people of Englands high streets including Derby. appendNewsletterSignup(); closeSignupBar(); When the trio first came together, Millies was working for C3 as its creative director under Attal and Walker, the masterminds behind such heralded festivals as Lollapalooza and Austin City Limits. var o = {}; Bentonville Film Festival; FORMAT Festival; Run Bentonville; Submit an Event; Travel Guide. But, for this occasion, we made an exception, Lucas Van Oostrum, co-creator of Franchise Freedom as a drone specialist, who worked alongside DRIFT founders Lonneke Gordijn and Ralph Nauta. The festival was established by QUAD in 2004 and is the UKs leading festival of photography and related media, organised by QUAD and CCIRC, (Creative and Cultural Industries Research Centre) of the University of Derby. if (generalSettings.loadFontAwesome) { Want to know what everyone in the music business is talking about. Pink Panthers Gang Suspected as TEFAF DiamondThieves, MTV and the Hirshhorn's Artist Competition TV Series Kicks Off with a Night at the Museum, Orlando Museum's Longtime Chief Curator Departs as Basquiat Investigation Continues. Arkansas. var ca = document.cookie.split(';'); } })(); You are currently logged into this Artnet News Pro account on another device. } It also includes partnerships with Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art and The Momentary. Artist Nick Cave will bring his iconic. //if there are cookies indicating that we shouldn't show the signup bar, then the modal won't have been added to the page Text by Olivia Paschal View 3 Photos What does it look like when the richest family in the world decides to make your hometown their playground? The technical storage or access that is used exclusively for anonymous statistical purposes. Thousands of people are expected in the Ozarks for the Format music festival. We want to create amazing interactions that you cant experience anywhere FORMAT is going to be something really memorable, and we needed a beautiful site for that, TRIADIC co-founder Elizabeth Edelman told 40/29 News. You could find vending and merch stations scattered about the property, large art installations, laser lights, a VIP area for the cool kids, and they even offered hot air balloon rides. // dataType: 'json', + '<\/div>' var ctx = this; //default prefix is 'artnet_newsletter_' } Format Festival is a three day music festival located in Bentonville Arkansas, that was held September 23-25, 2022. Billboard is a part of Penske Media Corporation. September 26, 2022 3:12pm. $.each(a, function () { The beauty about the work that we make is that it transmits freedom to its visitors, its not confined by the white space of the gallery or the museum, so its important for us to show the work off the beaten path., DRIFT and French indie pop band Phoenix collaborated during the bands performance Saturday. FORMAT, a new music and arts festival, is the latest effort by the country's richest family to remake Northwest Arkansas in Austin's imagecomplete with rapidly rising home prices. 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' The visual artists who appeared in the festival, including Doug Aitken, John Gerrard, Nick Cave, Pia Camil, and DRIFT, were similarly surprised, but attracted to the idea of showing their work in an under-explored corner of America. Over three days and nights, attendees can explore immersive art installations, site-specific commissions, and architectural interventionsby the likes of Doug Aitken, Nick Cave, Jacolby Satterwhite, Pia Camil, and Marinella Senatore. Featuring artists Cecelia Bengolia (Argentina), Dele Adeyamo (UK), Luciana Demichelis (Argentina) and Volta Yang (China); the work shown traverses Dance genres and styles that are not governed by rules of strict technique but those that are instead fed through emotion, culture, sounds and in some cases, rebellion. FORMAT have been supporting photographers by covering cost for them to attend, FORMAT International Photography Festival returns to the city of Derby in 2023 bringing the very best contemporary photography and lens-based media to the UK, by artists from across the. Sign up here for information on our Experience Destination Packages. Mafalda: We really didnt know what kind of an audience to expect. *Sign up for SMS and/or email alerts for the latest updates from FORMAT on their website. + '<\/div>' Aug 22, 2022. The festival is scheduled to begin September 23, 2022, on nearly 300 acres of land at Sugar Creek Airstrip in Benton County. // of subscribing, or managing their account 2023 Artnet Worldwide Corporation. }; ); if(valid){ }, while (c.charAt(0)==' ') { Find yourself in a series of unconventional settings, designed in collaboration with some of the most exciting visual artists and architects working today. Ticket information is available at www.format-festival.com. setNewsletterCookie('recentlyShown', 1); function initNewsletterSignup() { Ive done a lot of festivals and you often end up as decoration, more or less, Acket told ARTnews as he gazed at his massive piece Waaiwerken [WindWorks] (2021). Advertisement FORMAT welcomes a diverse range of globally. Toiletpaper Magazine, led by artists Maurizio Cattelan & Pierpaolo Ferrari, has converted a barn into an immersive experience calledDrag Me to the Disco, whileartist duo Jonah Freeman and Justin Lowe have designed Nova Heat,a multi-roomed speakeasy and with a planetarium at its center. How the exterior artist-wrapped installation would look, feel, and transpire from day to night, were all brought to question. }; // Submit the form The FORMAT23 Conference presents a range of high-profile international speakers, artists, writers and academics who will discuss themes relating to What Photography Can Be. if (jQuery(window).width() > 619) { A new festival that'll look to bridge the worlds of music, art, and technology is coming to Arkansas this September. addCss('https://maxcdn.bootstrapcdn.com/font-awesome/4.7.0/css/font-awesome.min.css'); We had a vision for what this festival could be and made careful booking decisions in order for this to be a really special experience, said C3 Presents partner and festival co-founder Charles Attal in a statement to Billboard. Roya: The fear of rejection doesnt bother us. for(var i = 0; i Get hand-picked stories from our editors delivered straight to your inbox every day.<\/p>' Why not bring a music, arts, and tech festival to town? FORMAT is taking everything we know about festivals and making it their own, from dreamy venues, experimental soundscapes and light shows to bringing therapeutic workshops and new technology interactions. All Rights Reserved.var w = Math.max(document.documentElement.clientWidth, window.innerWidth || 0), return ctx.regex.email.test( $email.val() ); function closeSignupBar() { clearInterval(initOuibounce); Get ready to dance along to familiar favorites and discover something new. link.href = fileName; [], FORREST CITY, Ark. A wanted man was arrested Wednesday after Forrest City police said he shot and killed a man on Christmas morning. Toward the end of their set, they slipped into an instrumental song, and thousands of blue lights were released into the night sky. Or maybe we will!. setTimeout(function() { defernl() }, 250); expirationMinutes = daysToMinutes(settings.expiration_days); Published February 6 | Written by NWA Daily, Published January 20 | Written by NWA Daily, Published July 22 | Written by Gael Langdon, Published June 30 | Written by Gael Langdon, Published May 31 | Written by Gael Langdon. This fall, a new festival is heading to Northwest Arkansas. found = false; var paywallPagesRegex = /^\/subscribe|subscribe-confirm|my-account(\/|$)/; September 22-24, 2023. email for the latest updates from FORMAT on their website. Watching students from the University of Arkansas sit through a Jacolby Satterwhite experimental live show (that is otherwise shown in museums), or a local sixty-year-old dancing to a salsa band that had never left Colombia before, was by far the most rewarding part. } $form.find('.signup-failed').show().siblings().hide(); Nearly a dozen musicians and artists from the region have also registered to perform at the festival. return; if ($modal.hasClass('slideInDown')) return; } I left my camera in the truck because I wasnt sure if I could bring it in. Have you checked out FORMAT Festival or even heard of it?? To find out if you are eligible for an Artnet News Pro group subscription, The inaugural edition of September's fest will take place in Bentonville, Arkansas and feature art experiences from . data: JSON.stringify( $form.serializeFormJSON() ), //don't run this function if the user has already triggered the modal by leaving the viewport All Rights Reserved. This fall, a new festival is heading to Northwest Arkansas. We merge music, art and technology and allow people to experience it outside of the normal environment they would in other places. A big part of that turnaround was back-to-back star quarterbacks in Feleipe Franks and KJ Jefferson. , We realise porfolio reviews are essential to an artists practice, but not everyone can afford to attend. includes exhibitions, talks, workshops and events, many taking place over the opening weekend, from 16 to 19 March 2023, with, presents a range of high-profile international speakers, artists, writers and academics who will discuss themes relating to. FORMAT is the UKs leading festival of International Photography, established in 2004. The first annual Format Festival is now in the books and has set the bar for its future events. } There are over 30 exhibitions, including portraits of some of Derbys residents in the exhibition A Perfect Sentence by Oliver Chanarin at the Museum of Making; an archive of images from Derbys club and dance scene through the 60s at Dda and an outdoor exhibition which highlights the most loved areas and people of Englands high streets including Derby. // Show signup failure error and hide other errors Our area needs to host more large festivals like this, so for me, this event is very welcome. + '
' */ pagetypeurl = document.URL, Sorry for the quality. The Hospitality Management program in the Dale Bumpers College of Agricultural, Food and Life Science's School of Human Environmental Sciences is hosting its first Hospitality Career Fair from 2-5 p.m. Tuesday, March 7, in the Verizon Ballroom of the Arkansas Union. }, 5000); // ------------------------------------------------------------------- For the eleventh edition of FORMAT International Photography Festival, were delighted to welcome you back to the city of Derby, following an online hiatus during the Covid-19 pandemic, to celebrate, discover and question What Photography Can Be. }); The festival is scheduled to begin on Sept. 23, 2022, on nearly 300 acres of land at the Sugar Creek Airstrip in Benton County. * There is probably no need to call this directly - use setNewsletterCookie(). Van Oostrum appreciated that when it came time to organize how the work would be shown alongside the musical performance, space was consciously made during the set so that people could focus on Franchise Freedom and not on the stage. }); o[this.name] = this.value || ''; FORMAT OPEN Call presents the work of photographers and artists who have been selected via an International Open Call in. } Bentonville is the home of Walmart and, over the past ten years, the Walton family has done their utmost to invest in the rapidly growing region, from paving mountain biking trails to setting up Crystal Bridges, a world-class art museum. var $email = $form.find('.signup-email'); The event is a production of C3 Presents and TRIADIC and it will take place on 250 acres of forested land just minutes from downtown Bentonville. Format Festival will take place Friday, September 2325, in Bentonville, Arkansas. // Show email validation error and hide other errors FORMAT welcomes a diverse range of globally renowned international and local musicians and artists, alongside emerging talent and a myriad of special performances and surprise acts. Get our latest stories in the feed of your favorite networks. Also on show is Gestures of Resistance, an exhibition curated by Aisling Ward as part of our UK/China residency in partnership with 501 Xu Artspace in China. Ken McClary is a local web developer, online marketing guru, and one of the most known food bloggers in Northwest Arkansas. The FORMAT23: Portfolio Review takes place at The Chocolate Factory in Derby on Saturday 18 March and online on Friday 31 March. DRIFT rose to popularity after its 2021 exhibition Fragile Future at New Yorks The Shed. FORMAT hosts a wide range of world-renowned international and local musicians and artists, as well as emerging talent and a myriad of special performances and surprise acts. Katie White, FORMAT23 runs from 17 March to 9 April 2023 throughout Derby, in the citys museums, art galleries and historic, pop-up and renovated spaces and buildings. if (o[this.name]) { The FORMAT23 OPEN Call artists will be showcased in various venues across the city including: QUAD, City Lab, Dda and University of Derby, Markeaton Street. The Flaming Lips, Herbie Hancock and Rfs Du Sol are among the scheduled artists. Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information. In its first year, the FORMAT -- "For Music + Art + Technology" -- festival Sept. 23-25 promised to fill 250 acres of forest-enclosed green space near Bentonville with some 80 musical acts . pagetypeforce = pagetypeurl.substr(pagetypeurl.length - 3); Photo: Alex Golden/Axios I hopped on a shuttle bus Friday and Saturday that plopped me into the inaugural FORMAT Festival, an ambitious three-day music, art and technology event in our backyard. Why did you decide to throw the festival there? 28 days ago. Attal and Millies began discussing their own dream: to create a new type of festival that combined music, technology, and art that would inspire all ages to create a platform for unique multidisciplinary experiences. $('body').on( 'click', '.close-signup', function(){ 'slideOutDown': 'slideOutUp' ); } Arkansas. script.src = "https://code.jquery.com/jquery-3.1.1.min.js"; sign up for texts (US Phone Numbers Only) or a three day & night festival for music + Art + Technology a three day & night festival for music + Art + Technology Oops! The FORMAT23 Photobook Market features over 15 international publishers and collectives curated by Francesca Seravale and takes place in Derby Museum and Art Gallery on The Wardwick, from 17 to 19 March.