The rundown: The new music, art, and technology event is called Format Festival, and will debut Sept. 23-25 on 250 acres of private land surrounding the Sugar Creek Airstrip in Bentonville. Your submission has been received! // Show email validation error and hide other errors This is the most cost effective way to partner with us. unique. Thousands of people are expected to descend on the Ozarks for the Format music festival. Rain Embuscado, + '' This website uses cookies to improve user experience. // Extends jQuery with a function to serialize to JSON It also includes partnerships with Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art and The Momentary. Electro-jam, bluegrass, funk, opera, blues, rock or Americana - whatever your musical taste, Arkansas has a festival for you. ARTnews is a part of Penske Media Corporation. top: 'auto', var expirationMinutes = settings.expiration_minutes; $modal.show(); }; The festival is scheduled to begin September 23, 2022, on nearly 300 acres of land at Sugar Creek Airstrip in Benton County. Sep 28, 2022, By + '<\/div>' setTimeout(function() { defernl() }, 250); 2023 Artnet Worldwide Corporation. Thousands of people are expected in the Ozarks for the Format music festival. + '
' The festival combines the visions of TRIADICs creative marketing and production team and the promoter of C3 Presents events the company behind several music festivals including Lollapalooza and Austin City Limits. We were looking for a festival site and a partner who was not just financially invested, but also emotionally dedicated. Sign up here for information on our Experience Destination Packages. The main gate entrances to music festivals are one of the most Instagrammable and memorable places; it is where the fest greets you and the spot you look back over your shoulder after a fun weekend. The scene: Eclectic and funky for sure. } According to Forrest City Police, Kenyatae Chism was shot in the chest in the early hours of the morning in the Stonebrook Subdivision. var cookieSettings = { + 'Signup failed. This fall, a new festival is heading to Northwest Arkansas. 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. addCss('https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/animate.css/3.5.2/animate.min.css'); } + '<\/div>' Artnet Gallery Network, } $form.find('.errors').children().hide(); 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. What would the atmosphere be like when it was multitiered? Nearly a dozen musicians and artists from the region have also registered to perform at the festival. } Headliners include Beach House, Phoenix, The Flaming Lips, Jungle, and Herbie Hancock. I was one of the lucky few to attend and was very impressed with the work that went into this production. FORMAT festival, co-organized by Roya Sachs, Mafalda Millies and Elizabeth Edelman, with mega-event producers C3 Presents, will open this September in Bentonville. The three-day music, art and technology event was hosted right in the middle of the Ozarks. It also includes partnerships with Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art and The Momentary. head.appendChild(link); if (jQuery(window).width() > 619) { All Rights Reserved. }, w = pagetype + 20 * Math.round(w / 20), h = pagetype + 20 * Math.round(h / 20), googletag.cmd.push(function() { }, // Hide the errors + '
' $('body').append(ouibounceScript); Mafalda: We really didnt know what kind of an audience to expect. Send us a tip using our anonymous form. var $modal = $('#ouibounce-modal'); We had spent months speaking to our headliners, pitching the collaboration, finding the right song, timing the entrances, engaging the musicians, and keeping in line with safety regulations. Did you already have a network in place? } return c.substring(name.length,c.length); + ' @media (max-width: 575px){ #ouibounce-modal {display:none !important;} }' while (i--) { clearInterval(initOuibounce); var ouibounceScript = '