Singing Cornbread in SOMA article in Arkanas Times

Posted on April 23, 2012 by BerniceGarden

Singing cornbread in SOMA

Posted by Leslie Newell Peacock on Mon, Apr 23, 2012 at 9:26 AM

The Bernice Garden publicists announced today that painter Steven Otis has been commissioned to design and paint a 16.5-by-140-foot whimsical mural of a skillet of cornbread singing to garden fruits and vegetables on the north wall of the former StageWorks Building at 1501 S. Main St. Muralist Shannon Wallace is working with Otis on the painting.

Anita Davis, the owner of the Bernice Garden, a public sculpture space, and other property owners downtown commissioned the work as a backdrop to South Main activities, including the Arkansas Cornbread Festival and The Bernice Garden Farmers’ Market.

InArkansas.com Features the Bernice Garden Plant Swap

Posted on April 13, 2012 by BerniceGarden

Plant Swap and Cookout at Bernice Garden Saturday

InArkansas.com
By Karen Martin
Updated: April 13, 2012, 6:35am

Get inspired to bloom at the Plant Swap Cookout from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday (April 14) at Bernice Garden on the east corner of Daisy Gatson Bates Drive and South Main Street in downtown Little Rock.

Bring seeds, plants, books, gardening tools and containers to exchange with others.

Bring your appetite too — Boulevard Bread Co. is selling ribs, chicken, potato salad, cole slaw, barbecue beans and banana pie.

There will also be gardening tips, demonstrations, kids’ activities and live music.

Admission is free. For more information call Liz Sanders at (501) 617-2511.

Back to Back Events at the Bernice Garden this weekend!

Posted on April 11, 2012 by BerniceGarden

Come join us for the The Bernice Garden Art Market and the 2nd Annual Plant Swap this weekend!

This Friday, April 13th, from 5 pm to 8 pm, is the pilot event of The Bernice Garden Art Market. This is our first art market event as apart of the 2nd Friday Art Nights in downtown Little Rock. We will have locally produced arts and crafts vendors, farm fresh produce, and music!

If you would like to be apart of this event, and help make it grow see here to become a vendor: Participate in the Bernice Garden Art Market on 2nd Friday Art Nights.

The Bernice Garden Art Market Flyer

And for Saturday we have the 2nd Annual Plant Swap cookout form 10 am to 2 pm.

the 2nd Annual Plant Swap flyer

We hope to see you there!

Special Spotlight on 2011 Sculptures: Spring by Mac Hornecker

Posted on April 10, 2012 by BerniceGarden

A Special Spotlight on 2011 Sculptures includes Spring by Mac Hornecker. In honor of the birth and life of Mac Hornecker we would like to take a moment to honor him today! Mac Hornecker was born April 10, 1943. He is unfortunately no longer with us in person, but his spirit survives through his work. A guest sculptor in the 2011 Outdoor Sculpture Competition; Spring is now a permanent addition to The Bernice Garden. Located in the west section of the Garden. Read more to find out about the artist, his life, and his legacy.

Spring by Mac Hornecker at the Bernice Garden

Mac Hornecker from Arkadelphia, Arkansas
Spring
Ferroconcrete and Steel
6 ft. 3 in. x 5 ft. 7 in. x 5 ft.
Permanent Location in Garden: West

Mac Hornecker with wife Marie

Mac Hornecker
4/10/1943 – 10/10/2011
Website: http://www.machornecker.com/

Artist Bio
Mac Hornecker’s work is represented in over 30 public collections. He participated in twenty-five solo shows, over twenty-five invitational shows, and over thirty competitive shows.

Mac Hornecker was best known for sculptures of environmental scale built from a variety of materials. He designed for a particular site, which determines scale and material. Images within his work deal with land and man-made forms. He was interested in the topography, rocks, trees, architecture, and anything interesting about the environment of the site.

Mr. Hornecker was a professor of sculpture for 40 years and served as guest artist as well as conducted workshops at many colleges, universities, and art centers. Mr. Hornecker received a BFA in sculpture from the Kansas City Art Institute, and a MFA in sculpture from the University of Oklahoma.

The Savory Pantry Little Rock Tweet Up Event in May

Posted on April 6, 2012 by BerniceGarden

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

For More Information, Contact:
KD Reep, 501-766-1260 or
kelli@flywriteinc.com

Enjoy the Best of the Inside Outside
Join The Savory Pantry at The Bernice Garden for
May’s Little Rock Tweet Up

WHO: The Savory Pantry in Hot Springs, Arkansas and
The Bernice Garden on South Main in downtown Little Rock

WHAT: May 2012 Little Rock Tweet Up

WHEN: 5-7 p.m., Thursday, May 10, 2012

WHERE: The Bernice Garden, Corner of Daisy Gatson Bates and South Main in downtown Little Rock

BACKGROUND:

Stock your pantry from the garden at the May 2012 Little Rock Tweet Up from 5-7 p.m. at 1401 South Main in downtown Little Rock on Thursday, May 10. Enjoy gourmet food, beautiful surroundings and new people as tweeters, their followers and friends sample fine food from The Savory Pantry, Hot Springs’ flagship gourmet food store; learn the secrets of successful host and hostess-ing at home; wet your whistle with wine, water and spirits; and enjoy the peaceful and artistic surroundings of the Bernice Garden, Little Rock’s private urban garden for public use.

“We have many Twitter followers from Little Rock, and we wanted to meet them in person and thank them for their interest in The Savory Pantry,” said Keeley DeSalvo, owner and head Savory Girl. “We hope to also provide some surprises for those attending so we are looking forward to a beautiful evening outside.”

Admission to the Tweet Up is free, and parking also is free and on-site. For more information about the May 2012 Little Rock Tweet Up, contact KD Reep at 501-766-1260 or e-mail kelli@flywriteinc.com.

About The Savory Pantry
The Savory Pantry is the only source you need for exquisite gourmet gifts, gift baskets and artisanal specialty foods, shipped nationwide. Our mission is simple: to bring you the very best of the best when it comes to specialty foods. We have scoured the world to find the finest products available and have brought them to you in one convenient store. We hope you will discover wonderful new products made by dedicated artisans who also believe that one of the great joys of life is to eat well.

For more information, visit http://savorypantry.com or contact The Savory Pantry at 877-426-4887 or e-mail atyourservice@savorypantry.com. You also can “like” The Savory Pantry on Facebook or follow on Twitter @SavoryPantry.

About the Bernice Garden
The Bernice Garden is privately owned but intended for public use and is located at the southeast corner of South Main Street and Daisy Bates Avenue. The garden was created to celebrate the community and will host community events as well as the sculpture exhibit in an effort to foster community interaction and a sense of pride in the neighborhood. The 100 ft. x 150 ft. garden consists of landscaped areas with a crushed granite foundation for the artworks. Next to the sculpture garden is a concrete patio, benches and approximately 20 parking spaces. The sculpture exhibition is part of a multi-staged development plan of the garden.

For more information, visit www.thebernicegarden.org or contact The Bernice Garden at 501-617-2511 or e-mail bernicegarden@gmail.com. You also can “like” The Bernice Garden on Facebook or follow on Twitter @BerniceGarden.