The South Arkansas Arts Center has educated and entertained the south Arkansas and north Louisiana areas through the visual and performing arts for five decades. As part of the 50th Anniversary Celebration, the SAAC Film [...]
SAAC will host Business After Hours Tuesday, March 18, 5:00-6:30pm. The AETN documentary "Champion Trees: An Artist's Journey" will be screening in the Callaway Theatre during this time. Linda Williams Palmer's art exhibit, "Champion Trees: [...]
Artist Reception for Linda Williams Palmer Saturday, March 8, 6-8pm The exhibition, which has been on tour since September 2012, includes 18 large colored pencil drawings, detail drawings of foliage, documentary photographs, and four text [...]
A view of the South Arkansas Arboretum by the students of Washington Middle School 6th grade Studio Art Class • March 4-28 Lobby Gallery • Art Reception Thursday, March 20, 5:30-7:00 The original work of Washington [...]
In the year 1901 we had art classes in El Dorado. Three of the ladies that were in the class then were as follows: Mrs. Howard (Eva) Garison, Mrs. Jim (Mayme) Rowland and [...]
When I was president of the El Dorado Art League we were faced with having to find another place to meet. Jess Merkle came to the Art League meeting saying that he would [...]
The biannual exhibit was hosted in the SAAC main Gallery February 11-29. Serving as judge for the competition was Sandy Bennett, a prolific watercolorist and pastelist, as well as a skilled artist from the kitchen [...]
The Visual Arts Committee is accepting entries for the 2014 Membership showcase. Entry deadline is March 28. The first entry is free, and the second entry is $10 (limit two entries). "In keeping with SAAC's [...]
Our popular Corks & Canvas evening is back and has moved to the South Arkansas Arts Center. Join Kelly Campbell on Thursday, April 10, 6-9pm and leave with a completed acrylic painting. Corks & Canvas is [...]
Join Kelly Campbell and learn the basics of using soft pastels on sanded paper. Learn to change tan paper to white, tone paper for underpainting, and the basics of using different kinds of soft pastels [...]