Event Description
Arkansas Latinas en Bici presents the Tour de Frida – a public art inspired cycling event celebrating the life and death of artist Frida Kahlo and the Northwest Arkansas Latinx community.
Open to all, join members of the Arkansas Latinas en Bici this July for a guided art tour around Fayetteville, Arkansas – experiencing Fayetteville’s extensive paved trail network, its bicycle-friendly streets, and dozens of public art pieces.
Starting from Fayetteville, embark on a bike ride that explores murals and sculptures by prominent artists including Octavio Logo, Bumblebee, Olivia Trimble, Joleen Jewel, Stacy Bates, Hank Kaminsky, and more.
Once finished, continue the festivities with food and drink in a fun, family-friendly outdoor setting.
An embroidered work by surrealist artist Madison Smith, 25, displays the American flag with the message âwhite supremacy is in every stitch of our country.â Smithâs work consists of pastel, yet striking colors alongside ethereal renderings of flowers and moths with phrases like âlet black girls be girlsâ and âlet black women cry.â
Last spring, Fayetteville residents Cheanie Kü and Simone Cottrell commissioned Smith to create a work of art to be publicly displayed in downtown Fayetteville outside the World Treasures store, which Kuâs mother owns. Smith had full artistic liberty over the project, and said she chose to ask a question for locals to interact with. Smith created a sculpture featuring a mirror and wooden letters spelling out a question: âDo you value black people as much as you value black culture?â