Past Gallery Shows
In the Merkle, Price, and Lobby Galleries
“Something to Bite Into” in Lobby Gallery April 2-29
Melinda Cameron Godsey’s students’ artwork fill the Lobby Gallery with Something to Bite Into April 2-29. The work is a collection of still life paintings of fruits and vegetables. Each painting is different, and all subject [...]
Lobby & Price – “Figurative Thoughts” by Cindy Holmes March 2-30
Figurative Thoughts by Cindy Holmes of Texarkana will be in the Price and Lobby Galleries March 2-30. The artist will be in attendance at the reception on Saturday, March 7 from 6-7:30pm. Cindy said, “Each [...]
Merkle – “Bricolage” by Julia Hardy Slaughter and Kelly Campbell March 2-30
Bricolage (in art or literature) - work created from a diverse range of available materials Bricolage, a two woman show by Julia Hardy Slaughter and Kelly Campbell, is a collection of acrylic paintings, pastels, screen [...]
“Delta Landscapes by Norwood Creech” in Merkle Gallery
Delta Landscapes by Norwood Creech will be on exhibit in the Merkle Gallery February 3-28. The artist will be in attendance for the reception on Saturday, February 21 6-8pm. Creech is a painter, photographer, and [...]
“Line and Form: Graphic and Organic Art by Mike Spain” in Price and Lobby Galleries
The exhibit in the Price and Merkle Galleries February 2-28 is Line and Form: Graphic and Organic Art by Mike Spain. Spain's work includes acrylic paintings and graphite drawings. The artist reception will be Saturday, [...]
“A Brush with Arkansas: A Collection of Arkansas Landscapes in Oil” by Bill Garrison
Bill Garrison's oil landscapes of Arkansas fill the Merkle and Price Galleries January 10- 30, 2015. SAAC will host an artist reception Saturday, January 10, 6-8pm. Living amid the beautiful landscapes of Arkansas, Garrison finds [...]
“Timeless: A 35 Year Retrospective of Watercolor Work” by DeLeath Ludwig in Lobby Gallery in January
Timeless, a retrospective collection of watercolors by DeLeath Ludwig, hangs in the Lobby Gallery January 6-30. For the past forty years, Dee Ludwig has “played” with watercolor. A resident of El Dorado since 1955, she began [...]
“Carroll Cloar’s Arkansas” Reception Thursday, November 13
The South Arkansas Arts Center concludes its 50th anniversary celebration with a touchstone exhibition of Arkansas’ native son, Carroll Cloar. The exhibition, curated by Gay Bechtelheimer and Greg Thompson, will be on display in the [...]
Hunter Exhibit Closes October 30 7pm
The Clementine Hunter exhibit will be closed to the public on Friday due to archiving and transportation scheduling changes. We have extended Thursday gallery hours to 7pm to give you a chance to see this [...]
Carroll Cloar’s Arkansas in Merkle and Price Galleries to End 50th Anniversary Celebration
It began as a vision of the possible for Gay Bechtelheimer, current chair of the Arkansas Arts Council. Her dream, to bring an exhibition of Arkansas artist Carroll Cloar to the South Arkansas Arts Council, [...]