Past Gallery Shows
In the Merkle, Price, and Lobby Galleries
Lyda Talley Merkle (1915-1996) • A Retrospective Exhibit October 2018
The Merkle and Price Galleries feature a retrospective of the work by Lyda Talley Merkle through October 2. A reception will be held on Saturday, September 29, 6-7:30pm. Anyone may attend. According to Lyda's [...]
The Mind of Machen • Lobby Gallery
SAAC welcomes El Dorado artist Amy Machen to the Lobby Gallery, with her show entitled "The Mind of Machen." This show will hang through the end of September with an artist's reception on September [...]
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 [...]
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, [...]
Artists Accepted in Juried Art Competition – Reception July 21, 6-7:30pm
Juror Kevin Haynie, preparator at Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, selected 44 artists from around the country to included artwork in the exhibit. SAAC's 2018 Annual Juried Art Competition will be showing the [...]
Kevin Haynie • Juror for 2018 Competition
The SAAC is pleased to have Kevin Haynie, preparator at Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art in Bentonville, Arkansas, as juror for this year’s Annual Juried Art Competition. This national competition is open to [...]