Announcements and stories that don’t fit in other categories.
Local artist and educator Kelly Campbell is back in the classroom for a special one-day workshop, "Pastel Painting Made Simple: Beginner Workshop”, scheduled for Saturday, September 26 from 10am to 4pm. [...]
Join us to experience Under the Sky, a thought-provoking exhibition by Jonesboro, Arkansas artist Lydia Dildilian, on view in the Merkle Gallery from August 3 through September 25. An opening reception [...]
SAAC is pleased to announce the winners of its biennial Juried Art Competition, held throughout June and featuring recent work by artists from across the country. The competition offered artists an opportunity to have [...]
The SAAC Theatre Committee welcomes local artist, longtime SAAC contributor, and Arts Academy instructor Mike Means as director of its 2026 fall production, Dracula: A Comedy of Terrors. The hilarious gothic comedy will run [...]
Artist Maria Botti Villegas is hosting a “Harvest Season” Mixed Media Drawing & Painting Workshop for the third installment in her ‘Four Seasons at Richland Creek Farm’ series on September 19 [...]
Art Talk with Gay Bechtelheimer Artist and educator Gay Bechtelheimer will return to the SAAC stage with new “Art Talk” lecture. Please join us for a brief reception, followed by an entertaining dive into [...]
The worlds of art and nature will collide in a four-part, plein-air drawing and painting workshop led by artist Maria Botti Villegas throughout 2026. “Four Seasons at Richland Creek Farm” will [...]
You are invited to “raise a glass” with Executive Director Laura Allen and Assistant Executive Director John Lowery to celebrate the close of 2025 and look ahead to a bright new [...]
Consider a Donation to SAAC! Contribute to building the arts in our community. All donations will go towards projects like upgrading the facility, new equipment for our community theatre or youth education programs! Thanks [...]
The Theatre Steering Committee of the South Arkansas Arts Center invites SAAC members, friends and community to join them onstage on May 22, 2025 as they reveal their selections for the 2025-2026 Theatrical Season. [...]