Anne Kraybill has been appointed as the new Chief Executive Officer of Art Bridges Foundation. With a growing network of over 230 partner museums, Art Bridges welcomes Kraybill as it continues to increase its access to American art across the…
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Don’t Miss Arkansas Artist Mural Dedication, Open House at Recovery Center
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffNov. 17, 2023 Update: Natural State Recovery Centers, the site of the new mural, will host a mural dedication and open house on Friday, Dec. 1, beginning at 3 p.m. at 924 Main Street in Little Rock. “I am so…
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Spotlight on Small Business: Terra Studios
It is no wonder that the name Fayetteville conjures up images of fairies. The Ozark landscape seems to invite all manner of magic, and perhaps no place around Fayetteville is more magical than Terra Studios. The aroma of gardens and…
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Traveling Smithsonian Exhibit Now on Display in Pine Bluff
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffThe Arkansas Humanities Council, in partnership with the Smithsonian Institution and the Museum on Main Street, recently announced the opening of the traveling exhibit “Voices and Votes: Democracy in America” at The Arts and Science Center for Southeast Arkansas in Pine…
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Study: Arkansas Arts & Culture Create $306.4M Economic Impact
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffArkansans for the Arts, CACHE and the Arkansas Arts Council recently revealed the state of Arkansas’ nonprofit arts and culture industry generated $306.4 million in economic activity in 2022. That economic activity – $202.1 million in spending by nonprofit arts and…
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Docent Program Revealed for Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffThe Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts (AMFA) has announced an expanded volunteer docent program as the museum prepares for its April 22, 2023, grand opening. Docents will welcome the community to the art and architecture of the new AMFA with…
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UAMS Offers Free Art Therapy Classes for Parkinson’s Patients
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffThe University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Movement Disorders Clinic is offering free art therapy workshops for Parkinson’s disease patients and their caregivers this fall in Little Rock and Hot Springs. The Art for Parkinson’s workshops, for which no…
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Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts Sets Official Grand Opening Date for Spring
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffThe Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts (AMFA) has officially set its grand reopening for Saturday, April 22, 2023, following an historic renovation of the museum’s main building and its grounds in Little Rock’s MacArthur Park. “For six years, a dedicated…
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University of Arkansas Receives $1.25M to Support STEAM Education in Delta
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffThe Science Education Partnership Award (SEPA) program recently awarded the University of Arkansas $1.25 million to support science, technology, engineering, art and math (STEAM) education for underrepresented students, the university announced on Aug. 17. The five-year grant will be used…
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Rare, Original Print U.S. Constitution Headlines Crystal Bridges Exhibition
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffCrystal Bridges Museum of American Art recently announced that a rare, original print of the U.S. Constitution will be on display, in its newest exhibition and in conversation with works of art, providing diverse perspectives on the nation’s founding principles.…