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Artists and arts organizations in Arkansas are feeling the financial impact of COVID-19. As restaurants, theaters and other venues close, everyone from musicians to improv comedians are  ... Read More

Michael Warrick, the 2020 Arkansas Living Treasure, has studied his craft of metalworking for 30 years and has become an international artist in his field. Recently, he drove to California t ... Read More

Help us kick off our new program, Art/Voice/Arkansas, and showcase your art by sharing with us! We are taking submissions for visual and literary art by Arkansas students in kindergarten thro ... Read More

Staff at the Arkansas Arts Council worked hard this past year to provide more professional development opportunities for artists and arts supporters and to bring the arts to more Arkan ... Read More

More than 100 people recently gathered for the Arkansas Arts Council’s statewide arts conference, ArtLinks, to learn how to use the arts to boost rural and urban economies, enhance cultural  ... Read More

Learn the basics of researching grant opportunities through the Foundation Directory Online! The Arkansas Arts Council, in partnership with the Central Arkansas Library System, will  ... Read More

We are pleased to announce Longhua Xu, of Hot Springs, as this year’s Arkansas Living Treasure! “Xu has dedicated his life to refining his art and is a wonderful addition to our Li ... Read More

Artists are influenced by their surroundings, but we also inspire change. That’s why some of the best art schools ask art students to brush up on their history lessons. It turns out, u ... Read More

Artists need to know themselves to be able tell their stories through their art. In fact, top art schools, including the Savannah College of Art and Design, ask students to keep a j ... Read More

via GIPHY (https://giphy.com/gifs/mtv-daria-2aZLNmCeHq29G) Based on our recent poll, creative minds tend to struggle with a little procrastination. Here’s our non-scientific ideas to break th ... Read More