Past Gallery Shows
In the Merkle, Price, and Lobby Galleries
Artist Bob Snider “Horses, Ducks and Other Paintings that Men Like” • Oct-Nov 2022
SAAC welcomes central Arkansas watercolorist and oil impressionist Bob Snider and his exhibition "Horses, Ducks and Other Paintings that Men Like" to the Price and Merkle Galleries October 5 - November [...]
Local Artists Kelly Campbell & Julia Slaughter exhibit “Stolen Moments” • Reception Oct 6, 5:30-7pm
SAAC welcomes local artists Kelly Campbell and Julia Slaughter and their exhibition "Stolen Moments" to the Lobby Gallery October 3-31. There will be an artist's reception on Thursday, October 6 from [...]
SAAC hosts Jubilee Celebration for artist W. Douglas Walton • September 11
SAAC is hosting a series of jubilee celebration events in honor of M. Douglas Walton’s 80 years of life and his 50 years of teaching. An Open House will be held for [...]
Little Rock artists Dan Thornhill and Laura Welshans in the galleries for August 2022
Please welcome Little Rock abstract artists Dan Thornhill and Laura Welshans and their exhibition "Collected Shapes in Color" to the Price and Merkle Galleries August 3-30, 2022. There will be an [...]
New Works by Artist Emily Moll Wood on Exhibit in the Price and Lobby Galleries
SAAC is happy to welcome back returning artist as well as SAAC member and south Arkansas native Emily Moll Wood. Wood, who was born in El Dorado and grew up in Camden, resides in [...]
SAAC welcomes Taylor Jasper as Juror for Annual Juried Art Competition
The South Arkansas Arts Center is pleased to announce the selection of Taylor Jasper, of The Momentary in Bentonville, Arkansas, as juror for this year’s Annual Juried Art Competition to be [...]
Texas artist V….Vaughan opens new exhibit in Merkel Gallery “Glances: Fresh View of Lands and Life”
V....Vaughan is an impressionist oil painter who paints on location all across America. “My favorite subjects are in wild places and around the countryside near America's lands, coastlines, and small farms." She is sharing her [...]
Artist Gay Bechtelheimer’s New Exhibit “Expansion Diffusion” • Opening Reception April 7, 6:30pm
Award-winning artist’s work will be on display for the month of April. A lifelong artist, educator, and patron of the arts, El Dorado’s Gay Bechtelheimer will present an exhibition of new works [...]
Reception for “Found Unbounded” by Jennifer Baugh & Students of Gay Bechtelheimer • April 2
The South Arkansas Arts Center is pleased to announce two upcoming art exhibits beginning April 1 and hanging through April 30. Showing in the Price Gallery will be works by the students of Gay [...]
SAAC hosts Viewfinder Competition Awards Reception • Thursday, February 17, 5:30-7:00pm
SAAC's 2022 “The Viewfinder” photography competition and exhibit is open for viewing in the Merkle and Price Galleries through February 25. The exhibit is presented in partnership with the El Dorado [...]