Past Gallery Shows
In the Merkle, Price, and Lobby Galleries
In the Lobby Gallery in August
August 2-30 sees the return of local artist Lee Scroggins hanging her work in the Lobby Gallery with an artist reception on August 12, 6-8pm. Lee Scroggins' watercolor paintings offer a fresh look at common [...]
Virmarie DePoyster in Merkle and Price Galleries in August
August 2-30 sees the return of popular, well-known pastel artist Virmarie DePoyster from Little Rock. DePoyster will hang Curiosities in the Merkle and Price Galleries August 2-30. The artist reception will be August 12, 6-8pm. DePoyster [...]
2017 Juried Art Competition Exhibit • June 6-28
The South Arkansas Arts Center invites the public to view the 2017 Juried Art Competition, which will hang in the Price and Merkle Galleries July 6-28. From over 200 entries from around the country, juror [...]
Selections Made for Juried Competition
From over 200 entries from around the country, juror Dylan Turk from Crystal Bridges has selected total of 69 works created by 47 artists to be on display in the Merkle and Price Galleries July [...]
“Visual Duet – Art by Anne and Dan Thornhill” in Merkle and Price Galleries June 2-29
Anne and Dan Thornhill from Hot Springs will exhibit their acrylic paintings in the Merkle and Price Galleries June 2-29 with an artist reception on Saturday, June 3, 5-7pm. The show includes individual as well [...]
“Colorful World – Art by Suzi Dennis” in Lobby Gallery June 2-29
Suzi Dennis will show her "Colorful World" in the Lobby Gallery June 2-29, with an artist reception June 3, 5-7pm. A self-taught working artist, Suzi Dennis works out of her studio in her hometown of [...]
Washington Middle School “Beauty & the Beast” in the Lobby Gallery
On May 15-22, Washington Middle School will exhibit the props, backdrops, and costumes the students created for their production of Disney's Beauty and the Beast JR" in the Lobby Gallery. A reception is scheduled for Tuesday, [...]
“Inside and Out” by Sandy Bennett in Lobby Gallery May 1-12
Bennett is an artist whose work is an eclectic reflection of her journey through life. She laughingly calls her style ‘the Kitchen Sink’. Her vibrant watercolors and oils communicate on an emotional level. Bennett focuses [...]
SAAC Announces Juror for Annual Juried Art Competition
The South Arkansas Arts Center is pleased to announce the selection of Dylan Turk as juror for this year’s Annual Juried Art Competition to be held July 7-28, 2017. Turk is currently employed by Crystal [...]
“Inside and Out” by Sandy Bennett in Merkle & Price Galleries April 1 – May 4
Sandy Bennett's latest work, "Inside and Out", will hang in the Merkle and Price Galleries April 1 - May 4 with an artist reception Saturday, April 1, from 6-8pm. Bennett is an artist whose work is an [...]