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09/12/2025

At Crystal Bridges, art is more than inspiration. It is part of wellness and education.

COO Lela Davidson shares how the museum partners with the Alice Walton School of Medicine, weaving art into the curriculum of future doctors. By practicing “close looking” with art, medical students strengthen their ability to observe people with care and empathy.

💡 “What are the parallels to observing another human being closely, as we all would want our doctors to do?”

Discover how art, medicine, and community are intersecting in powerful ways.

🎧 Listen now at https://www.fourbarspodcast.com/community-as-an-artform/

09/11/2025

Crystal Bridges is growing, and the impact goes far beyond galleries.

COO Lela Davidson shares how the museum’s 100,000 sq. ft. expansion will open new opportunities for the community, from a ceramics studio and flexible boardroom space to improved facilities for the nearly 100,000 schoolchildren who visit each year.

💡 “We’re bursting at the seams with what we’ve been able to provide already. This expansion gives us breathing room and more ways to welcome the community.”

Discover how art, education, and accessibility come together to create spaces people love.

🎧 Listen now at https://www.fourbarspodcast.com/community-as-an-artform/

09/10/2025

Art is not just something to look at. It is a catalyst for connection, wellness, and transformation.

Lela Davidson, COO of Crystal Bridges Museum and the Momentary, shares the vision for their future: a 100,000 sq. ft. expansion opening in 2026, new spaces for education, local artists, and community events, and an even greater commitment to accessibility.

💡 “The expanded areas give us more opportunity for interaction, more breathing room, and more spaces for everyone to enjoy.”

Discover how Crystal Bridges is redefining the museum experience while staying true to its mission of serving both locals and visitors.

🎧 Episode premieres tomorrow.

08/22/2025

If you missed yesterdays episode, special guest Lela Davidson offers wisdom on creating genuine feedback cultures, the power of community connections in Northwest Arkansas, and embracing failure as an inevitable part of growth. Her candid advice—"make your plans but don't worry about them too much"—serves as both permission and encouragement for those navigating their own career uncertainties. Be sure to go check it out now! https://youtu.be/A2QTQf2OBC8?feature=shared

08/21/2025

What happens when you veer from the expected career path and embrace the unexpected turns life offers? On this weeks episode Lela Davidson, Chief Operating Officer of Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art and the Momentary, joins Ken and Patti Leith to share her refreshingly honest journey through the professional landscape. Check out the full episode now! https://youtu.be/A2QTQf2OBC8?feature=shared

08/20/2025

Tomorrow on the latest episode of the Four Bars Podcast, Lela Davidson, Chief Operating Officer of Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art and the Momentary, takes us on a journey through what she calls her "squiggly career path" from CPA to museum leadership. Be sure to tune in tomorrow for the full episode! EDGES Inc.

08/08/2025

What makes a place feel like it belongs to the people who use it?

Jessica Hester and Dayton Castleman of Verdant Studio unpack the power of creative placemaking—where art, architecture, and landscape design intentionally intersect to shape identity and foster connection.

💡 “They create an interrelated field of influences.”

In this episode, we explore how design rooted in awareness and collaboration is helping define Northwest Arkansas’s rapid transformation—building not just spaces, but places people love.

🎧 Listen now at https://www.fourbarspodcast.com/designing-places-that-bring-people-together/

08/07/2025

What does it take to design a region people truly love—not just to visit, but to live in?

Jessica Hester and Dayton Castleman of Verdant Studio join us to explore how creative placemaking is shaping the identity of Northwest Arkansas, where urbanization is happening in real-time.

From adaptive reuse to mixed-use developments and the challenge of welcoming 30+ new residents a day, this episode dives into the design philosophies and community-first mindset behind one of the country’s fastest-growing regions.

💡 “Intentionality can cost a million dollars, or it can cost a hundred.”

🎧 Listen now at https://www.fourbarspodcast.com/

08/06/2025

"Creating places people love" isn't just Verdant Studio's mission—it's their legacy. See how art and architecture are transforming Northwest Arkansas into a thriving urban landscape, while preserving its unique character and community connections.

Full episode premieres tomorrow!

07/25/2025

Real leadership means addressing harm in real time.

Dr. Jason Walker makes it plain: promoting the bully or moving the victim isn’t resolution—it’s complicity.

💡 “If someone says something harmful in a meeting—stop the meeting. Revisit it. Show your team it’s not acceptable.”

This episode is a call to action for leaders to confront harmful behavior head-on and create cultures where safety isn’t just policy—it’s practice.

🎧 Listen now at https://www.fourbarspodcast.com/the-hidden-cost-of-toxic-workplaces-part-2/

07/24/2025

48.3 million U.S. workers have experienced workplace bullying in just the last six months. So where do they go for protection?

Dr. Jason Walker, a dual-doctorate psychologist and expert in workplace violence, says organizations have lost the moral authority to police themselves when it comes to bullying, harassment, and abuse.

💡 “Where do they go? What avenue do they have to be protected?”

In this powerful episode, we explore why internal systems often fail—and why independent oversight may be the only path forward to truly safe workplaces.

🎧 Listen now at https://www.fourbarspodcast.com/the-hidden-cost-of-toxic-workplaces-part-2/

07/23/2025

“Hope is not a strategy.”

What if the same behavior that would lead to an arrest on the street is brushed off behind office doors?

In tomorrow’s episode, Dr. Jason Walker—dual-doctorate psychologist and expert on workplace violence—unpacks why bullying, harassment, and abuse continue to thrive in professional settings.

💡 “Bullying is in the ‘too hard to touch’ pile. But while you’re waiting for it to go away, people are getting harmed.”

We dive into the blind spots that protect toxic high-performers, the failure of traditional HR responses, and the urgent need for psychological safety at work.

🎧 Episode premieres tomorrow!

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