Panel Discussion: Trends in the Arts

Join some of Arkansas’ top arts experts as they discuss the arts landscape for 2025 and make predictions for 2026. Discover national and state trends in the arts and what arts are on the horizon. This event is free, but reservations are required.

Topics include:

• Trends in the arts world in Arkansas
• How the current national/state climate impacts what artists make (if it does)
• How the arts impact Arkansas as a whole
• What resonates and showcases what's happening statewide

About our panel

Our panel was chosen to cover Arkansas regionally as much as possible and includes leaders from Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Bentonville; Arkansas Museum of Fine Art, Little Rock; and South Arkansas Arts Center, El Dorado. The Arkansas Arts Council recognizes having only three experts might not cover all aspects of our state's diverse, regional or cultural trends.

Photos

Banner photo is of work by Raven Halfmoon, who was an Artist-in-Residence at the Arkansas Museum of Fine Art, October 1-31, 2023. Yayoi Kusama's artwork, Infinity Mirrored Room—My Heart is Dancing into the Universe (2018) is on view permanently at Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art. Artists talk during Small Works on Paper, the Arkansas Arts Council's touring exhibition that opened at South Arkansas Arts Center in 2023. Photos are by AAC staff.