Corks & Canvas • Aug 27
Why go to a museum, when you can be one? Gary Hall’s August 27 Corks and Canvas will feature wearable art. The design is primarily built around a phoenix, but can easily be modified [...]
“Umbrella Closing” Party Scheduled July 31
Come to our "Umbrella Closing" party on Tuesday, July 31, noon til 1pm and make sure you get the final bid on the umbrella of your choice! Have a drink and keep an eye on [...]
Local Artist Included in Small Works on Paper Traveling Exhibit
The 2018 Small Works on Paper, an annual touring visual arts exhibition coordinated by the Arkansas Arts Council, a division of the Department of Arkansas Heritage, will open Tuesday, August 14, in the Merkle and [...]
Juried Competition Awards Announced
Juror Kevin Haynie from Crystal Bridges announced the winners of the 2018 Juried Art Competition on Saturday, July 21, at the artists' reception. The winners are: Wilma Riley Purchase Award Rock in Rock Duck Pond [...]
The visual arts committee invites you to an artist’s reception for the Annual Juried Art Competition Exhibit, sponsored by Smackover State Bank, on July 21, from 6:00-7:30 pm. The awards presentation is scheduled at [...]
“Singin’ in the Rain” is a show for everyone! It’s just fun!
The dog days of summer are upon us. It’s hot. It’s steamy. It’s unbearable. SAAC has the answer with its summer musical, “Singin’ in the Rain”! Come get some summer relief and be totally [...]
Visiting Costumer for “Singin’ in the Rain” • Robin Townsend
Most people have no idea how many people it takes to pull off a summer musical at SAAC. It takes a village, as they say. So many volunteers and paid professionals come together with [...]
Umbrella Art Auction
What goes with Singin' in the Rain? Umbrellas, of course! Fourteen local artists have each put their own twist on the classic umbrella and painted a one of a kind piece of art which [...]
“The Portrait Experience” Reception Friday, July 6, 5:30-7pm
"The Portrait Experience" is on exhibit in the Merkle and Price Galleries July 2-15 with an artists reception on Friday, July 6, 5:30-7pm. it is a collaborative effort between 81 ninth-twelfth students, Artists in Education [...]
AIE Project “The Portrait Experience” • July 2-15
“The Portrait Experience”- An artistic collaboration between three talented artists and their students to create the students’ own self-portraits. Lisa Burton Tarver and Maria Villegas, both Artists in Education artists, and Sarah Beth Howard, [...]