May 2021 Springs Arts Park Guide

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS INSIDE! The Hot Springs Area
www.hotspringsarts.org Cultural Alliance will once
again produce a celebration of
ART SPRINGS the arts with its 8th annual Arts &
The Park festival in Downtown Hot
Saturday, May 1 | 10AM–6 PM PM Springs National Park, Arkansas. The ten-
Sunday, May 2 | 10 AM-4PM day event, from April 30 – May 9, will mark
the return to live productions and exhibits of the
GALLERY WALK arts in the community, but the festivities will continue the goal of
social distancing and other measures to keep the community and
Friday, May 7 visitors safe.

STUDIO TOURS The events showcase the talent of local and statewide visual SOUL’S FOOD
artists, along with musicians, poets, dancers, jewelers, potters,
Sat–Sun, May 8–9 | 10AM–4 PM authors, sculptors and more. Thanks to a generous grant from Hot
Springs Giving Circle, HSACA is launching
Presenting Sponsor This year Arts & The Park will also feature the life and music a campaign to nourish the hungry soul. In
of Henry Glover, a multi-talented trumpeter, composer, arranger, cooperation with local food banks, HSACA
and one of the first successful black executives in the American will coordinate the project which will
musical scene. The Hot Springs native is being celebrated with provide small pieces of original art, created
a song-writing competition in his hometown, as they mark 100 by local artists, to area food banks for
years since his birth in 1921. distribution with emergency food boxes.

The festival begins with Art Springs, Saturday and Sunday, The program intends to offer struggling
May 1-2, a free two-day outdoor, juried art festival showcasing community members an emotional
artists, artisans, and songwriters, along with events for children connection to their neighbors after so
including the annual Sidewalk Chalk Walk competition, Children’s many months of separation, as well as an
Book Giveaway and more. opportunity to help fulfill needs beyond
life’s most basic nutritional requirements.
Special artist Studio Tours on May 8-9 allow curious art lovers Artists interested in participating,
to visit artists in their own creative environments. please visit HotSpringsArts.org for more
information.
Art & The Park helps our community members and visitors
from around the world explore the arts and culture of historic Hot
Springs and have a chance to see the natural beauty of the Valley
of the Vapors and the talented people who live here.

2 — The Springs ARTS & THE PARK 2021 • A 10–DAY CELEBRATION OF THE ARTS

DAILY EVENT FINE ARTISTS MAY1
SCHEDULE Sat 10 AM–6 PM

Visit HotSpringsArts.org for more information about all the events & ARTISANS MAY2
Sun10 AM–4 PM
Due to COVID precautions, guests are asked to wear masks at events.
Hill Wheatley Plaza
Friday, April 30 Monday, May 3
5:00 PM Art Moves Opening Ceremony 6:00 PM Virtual Cooking Class with Chef Alison Parson Justin Warrick Demonstrating
Acrylic and watercolor painting Prismacolor markers, pencils and acrylic
Hot Springs Creek Greenway Joshua Garland | Zoom [email protected] [email protected]
Trail Beginning at Hollywood
7:30 PM Lady Legends of the 70’s Tuesday, May 4 Amiee Fresia Demonstrating Kate Bebee
The Vapors | 315 Park 6:00 PM Hot Springs Mural Walking Tour Acrylic painting Photographer
8:00 PM The Ohio Club Players [email protected] [email protected]
Ohio Club | 336 Central 108 Pleasant St
Arkansas School for Mathematics, Sciences and Linda Bush
Saturday, May 1 Wednesday, May 5 the Arts (Student Artist) Demonstrating
10:00 AM Art Springs 6:00 PM Virtual Program with Guest Sherry Mixed media
Woodworking
Hill Wheatley Plaza | 629 Central Glover Thompson [email protected]
10:00 AM Art Springs Children’s Activities Virtual on Garland County Library [email protected]
Facebook page Lori Arnold Demonstrating
Hill Wheatley Plaza | 629 Central Barb Biggerstaff Demonstrating
10:00 AM Chalk Walk Competition Thursday, May 6 Acrylic painting and sculpture
Hill Wheatley Plaza | 629 Central 10:00 AM Dryden Pottery Mixed media, gemstones, leather and fabric
10:00 AM Book Giveaway 341 Whittington [email protected]
[email protected]
Hill Wheatley Plaza | 629 Central Friday, May 7 Michaela Adeline Cozard Demonstrating
11:00 AM Henry Glover Walk of Fame 5:00 PM Gallery Walk Various Galleries Carla Carlton Demonstrating
7:00 PM Peter Pan Classical Ballet Paint, pastels, pencils, and needle and wet felt
Induction | The Vapors |315 Park Jewelry with precious and semi-precious
12:00 PM Mother’s Day Card Making LakePointe Church [email protected]
1343 Albert Pike Road gemstones
Emergent Arts | 341-A Whittington 8:00 PM The Ohio Club Players Nancy Nichols
12:00 PM I CAN! Dance The Ohio Club | 336 Central [email protected]
Jewelry with semi-precious gemstones, lampwork
Hill Wheatley Plaza | 629 Central Saturday, May 8 Chris McHenry Demonstrating
3:00 PM Songwriting Competition 10:00 AM Studio Tours (Details on pgs 4-5) beads
11:00 AM Trunk Show with Julie Reardon Watercolor painting
Hill Wheatley Plaza | 629 Central and Swarovski crystals
6:00 PM Tony Stampley Live Art Original-ly | 3911 Central, Ste D [email protected]
12:00 PM Junk Art: Trash Into Treasure [email protected]
Hill Wheatley Plaza | 629 Central
7:00 PM Akeem Kemp Live Performance Emergent Arts | 341-A Whittington Craig Dunn Pamela Burns
1:00 PM Peter Pan Classical Ballet Wood Fractal Burns Jewelry
Hill Wheatley Plaza | 629 Central [email protected] [email protected]
7:30 PM Blues Brothers: On A Mission from LakePointe Church
1343 Albert Pike Road Don Watson Demonstrating Pat Langewis Demonstrating
God | The Vapors | 315 Park 9:00 PM The Ohio Club Players Painter, oil on canvas and watercolor Silk painting
8:00 PM The Ohio Club Players [email protected] [email protected]
The Ohio Club | 336 Central
The Ohio Club | 336 Central Donna Lawrence Patricia Collins
Sunday, May 9 Jewelry Mixed media painting, pottery, mosaic, fused glass
Sunday, May 2 10:00 AM Studio Tours (Details on pgs 4-5) [email protected] and leather purses
10:00 AM Art Springs [email protected]
Eva Smith
Hill Wheatley Plaza | 629 Central Jewelry Richard Stevens
10:00 AM Art Springs Children’s Activities [email protected] Watercolor
[email protected]
Hill Wheatley Plaza | 629 Central Fred and Glo Gardner
10:00 AM Book Giveaway Wood cuts art Stevie Spargo
[email protected] Liquid acrylic abstract
Hill Wheatley Plaza | 629 Central [email protected]
2:00 PM Poetry Showcase by Elmer Beard Gary Harvey
Mixed media Stoneman and Diane Demonstrating
Hill Wheatley Plaza | 629 Central [email protected] Alabaster sculpture, jewelry, yard art,
dreamcatchers
PRESENTING Gigi Buhrow Demonstrating [email protected]
SPONSOR Jewelry
[email protected] Taylor Beebe Fedosky Demonstrating
Arvest Bank, named by Forbes magazine as one of “America’s Best Large Employers” for 2018, Stained Glass
operates more than 270 bank branches in Arkansas, Oklahoma, Missouri and Kansas. The bank Gigi Gaulin [email protected]
supports local communities through numerous sponsorships and Arvest associates volunteer Sculpture
thousands of hours of their personal time with various organizations. [email protected] Theresa Mormino
Jewelry and assemblage
“The Arvest culture inspires us to invest in our communities, both personally and professionally,” Heather Walsh Demonstrating [email protected]
said Don Gooch, community bank president of Arvest Bank in southwest Arkansas. “Our Acrylic painting on records and canvas
involvement goes well beyond donating to organizations, we’re striving for long-term positive [email protected] Vikki McGuire
change in the communities in which we work.” Acrylic
Isabelle(Izzy) Saettele Demonstrating [email protected]
Arvest provides a wide range of banking services including loans, deposits, treasury Resin jewelry
management, credit cards, mortgage loans and mortgage servicing. Arvest is an Equal Housing [email protected] Virgeen Healey/Ray Schott
Lender and Member FDIC. www.arvest.com. Clay
Jennifer Hogue [email protected]
Additionally, the Arvest Foundation seeks to provide funding to grantees who are actively Soaps, lotions, bath accessories and more
working to create positive change for others. Major areas of focus include: K-12 education, [email protected]
economic development, and enhancing the quality of life throughout the Arvest footprint. For
more information, visit www.arvestfoundation.org. Jett Johnson Demonstrating SAVE THE DATE
Acrylics FOR 2022
[email protected]
Arts & The Park
John Faginkrantz Demonstrating
Acrylic collage April 28–May 8, 2022
[email protected]

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A FREE two-day, outdoor arts festival SONGWRITING COMPETITION

Hill Wheatley Plaza • 629 Central Avenue The Hot Springs Area Cultural Alliance’s first annual
Songwriting Competition pays homage to local music legend,
Sat • May 1 • 10 AM – 6 PM Sun • May 2 • 10 AM – 4 PM and festival honoree, singer/songwriter Henry Glover. Glover,
a Langston High School alumnus, was a pioneering African
Art Springs is the FREE two-day outdoor art festival Creation Station. Kids will enjoy the customs and American songwriter, producer, arranger, A&R man, and
taking place in beautiful downtown Hot Springs at games of the Renaissance Faire, a FREE book give musician who grew up in Hot Springs.
Hill Wheatley Plaza, 629 Central Ave. This juried art away, paint wall, children’s theater, and arts and crafts.
festival features fine art, fine crafts, artisan goods, and Don’t forget some food and drinks, from local area food Finalists have been notified and invited to perform at the final,
the opportunity to see demonstrations and meet the trucks, while spending the day enjoying the arts. live competition on the Art Springs stage during the afternoon
artists while browsing through over 30 artists’ booths. Partners: Cutwell 4 Kids, Emergent Arts, Garland of Saturday, May 1, when it will be hosted and judged by
The festival also includes a sidewalk chalk competition, County Library, Hot Springs Renaissance Faire, HSACA Nashville based musician, Tony Stampley.
large stage with live performances throughout the Sponsors: Arvest Bank, The Giving Circle, Walmart, Hot
day, the Hot Springs Renaissance Faire and the Kid’s Springs Village The son of country music star Joe
Stampley, Tony is a seasoned
ART SPRINGS - EVENT HIGHLIGHTS musician and songwriter with
dozens of major tracks in his
CHALK WALK catalog, including 17 songs
chosen by Hank Williams
The fourth annual sidewalk chalk competition will take place Saturday, May 1, from 8:30 Jr. Stampley will choose
AM to 12 PM. This is a free, judged, sidewalk chalk event for students in Kindergarten the best song based on “the
through 12th grade. power of the music and lyrics.”
Viewers can look forward to a
The event will take place on the sidewalks adjacent to Hill Wheatley Plaza in Hot Springs,
AR. Judging will take place between 12 PM and 12:40 PM, with winners announced on the live performance by Stampley
Art Springs stage at 12:40 PM. Younger children are welcome to create chalk art in the Free immediately following the contest.
Expression Area. Adult supervision is required. The winner will be awarded a Glover, the first of what
Chalk Walk is made possible through the generous sponsorship of Hot Springs Village. will become an annual award honoring the talents and
contributions to the music industry made by Henry Glover.
HOT SPRINGS
RENAISSANCE FAIRE The Songwriting Competition is sponsored in part through
the generosity of Alliance Rubber.
Escape to the merriment of faire at the glimpse of the Hot Springs Renaissance
Faire at Art Springs, this May 1 and 2. Play with the pirates, frolic with the fae, visit Children’s Crafts presented by:
with the townsfolk, gypsies, and even the Queen herself. Play games and listen to Garland County Library and
stories that come alive as you watch. Play the quest of the Dragon’s Tears and win to Emergent Arts
become a knight of the realm. All this and so much more only at the “glimpse” of the
Hot Springs Renaissance Faire at Art Springs! Saturday, May 1 • Noon—4 PM
Sunday, May 2 • 11 AM—4 PM

THE OCTO GRIOT Every town wishes they had an Elmer
Beard, but he is one of a kind and
he is the heart and soul of Hot Springs. Beard is a published author, poet, retired
educator, community activist, and self-described octo-griot. His fierce dedication
to his community has led to a lifetime of service and leadership. As an educator for
over 40 years, Beard has taught from primary through college levels. He authored
two self-published books, “The Challengers: Untold Stories of African Americans
Who Changed the System in One Small Southern Municipality,” and “Let Reason
Roll: Race, Religion & Reflections,” a book of poetry. Beard has been a 30-year
staple at Wednesday Night Poetry and as an octo-griot, has used his beautiful voice
to share his history with our community over the span of eight decades. Sunday, May
2, at 2 PM, Beard will hold a Poetry Showcase during Art Springs.

BAGAR PRODUCTIONS

Audience favorites, Fred and Gloria Gardner with Bagar Productions Children's Mask Theatre, will return to
Art Springs for the third time. Producing quality children’s programming since 1982, the couple has written
and produced approximately 75 multicultural plays and stories that are performed in schools, libraries, festivals
and various child venues. Plays are adapted from fairy tales, folktales, Aesop fables and original ideas. Special sets,
indigenous costumes, cultural artifacts and masks are incorporated to bring characters to life and transport audience
members to worldwide ports-of-call. Each story has a moral and a message encouraging the appreciation of all cultures
while promoting the values of kindness, love, goodness, obedience, and patience and exposing the detrimental effects of
prejudice, bullying, greed, waste and unfairness.

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VISIT HOTSPRINGSARTS.ORG FOR DETAILS ABOUT EACH STUDIO

Studio Tours, sponsored by Riser Auto, are free, self-guided tours offering the opportunity to meet and visit artists in their creative spaces and see their artistic
process in action. Studios are open Saturday and Sunday, May 8 and 9, 10 am to 4 pm. Get more details about each studio at HotSpringsArts.org.

Start your Saturday off at Riser Ford located at 4201 Central Avenue for art, music, and a drawing to win a piece of original Vapor Valley artwork, and to pick up a
Studio Tours map. Artist John Faginkrantz will have his studio set up and will be creating a piece from his “Vapor Valley” series featuring some of Hot Springs’ iconic
structures and businesses. The talented Dean Agus will be performing live.

Due to COVID precautions, guests are asked to wear masks while in the studios.

Alison Parsons Studio — #3 (keeping the lake to your left) to 318 Cutoff; continue 6/10 mile to sign on the * Unless otherwise noted,

Alison Parsons — [email protected] Arrowhead, which will be on the hill on your left--continue up circle driveway. Fox Pass all studios are in Hot Springs.

Acrylic w/Gold Leaf & Watercolor with Pen & Ink. right. There is some room for parking at the Cutoff is about 3 miles north of downtown

1017 Lakeshore Dr ● 501-655-0604 top of the driveway. Hot Springs.

From Higdon Ferry Rd, take Lakeshore Dr 2

miles past Sam’s Club. Turn left at the pink Dolores Justus Studio — #8 Gary Simmons Studio — #2
mailbox on Lakeshore past Seabreeze Lane.
Dolores Justus — [email protected] Gary Simmons — [email protected]
Baker’s Fabrication & Welding, Inc. — #15
J. M. Baker — [email protected] Painting Pen-and-Ink and Mixed Media
Sculpture
326 Hwy. 70 East • Glenwood ● 870-210-0075 827A Central Ave ● 501-321-2335 133 Brown St ● 501-525-1639
Travel west on Airport Rd. / Hwy. 70 to
Glenwood for 40 minutes. After you pass the The studio is located in the back of Justus From downtown: Central to Higdon Ferry
Glenwood Country Club, Baker’s Metals will Fine Art Gallery in downtown Hot Springs. Road to right turn onto Lakeshore Drive.
be the first business on the left.
Don Watson Studio Gallery — #16 Take Lakeshore to Burchwood Bay. Left onto Summerhill Studio — #12
Don Watson — [email protected] Burchwood. 5 miles to Brown St. Right on
Oil Painting, Watercolor, and Mix Media Brown to stop sign at Sunset. 133 Brown is
438 Gilmer Ave • Glenwood on the left corner of Brown and Sunset.

The Blue Rock Studio/Gallery — #4 870-681-0563 Wayne Summerhill — [email protected]
Barbara Cade — [email protected] From Hot Springs, drive to Glenwood. Once Riser Ford featuring John Faginkrantz — #1 Metal Studio
Fiber and Prints in Glenwood, veer right on 70 Business John Faginkrantz — [email protected] 110 Vasseur Alley ● 501-321-4191
262 Hideaway Hills Dr ● 501-538-3624 (Broadway) for about a mile and take a right Multimedia and Painting Albert Pike Rd, close to Walmart across the
From downtown Hot Springs: drive south on turn on Clay Street and the first left on 4201 Central Ave ● 501-607-2685 street, turn on Vasseur Ally.
Malvern Rd (270 east) approximately 8 miles Gilmer. My studio will be the second house/ Artist John Faginkrantz will have his studio
to Akers Rd. Turn right. Go ½ mile, keep left set up at Studio Tours sponsor, Riser Ford. THAT Place Studio by Gigi — #17
studio on the left.

at the Y. Go another ½ mile and the studio Gigi Gaulin — [email protected]

is on the right. From Malvern: drive on 270 Dryden Pottery — #6 Light and Time Design Studio LLC — #14 196 Gobert Rd • 501-231-0374

west towards Hot Springs for 12 miles to Zack Dryden — [email protected] David & Bre Harris Visit the place where the creativity flows,

Akers Rd. Turn left. Go ½ mile, keep left at Art and Pottery Sculpture sparks fly and hands caress, then view the

the Y. Go another ½ mile and the studio is 341 Whittington Ave ● 501-282-8328 3512 Ragweed Valley Rd • Royal finished alchemy between the metal and the

on the right. Turn off of Central Ave (Hwy7), onto 501-282-7733 • [email protected] artist in the gallery. 

Whittington Ave. travel two blocks and our Hwy 270 west towards Mountain Pine,

Carole Katchen Art Studio — #10 Studio is on the left side of the street. It is a turn left onto Ragweed Valley Rd by Crystal The Warehouse — #9

Carole Katchen — [email protected] large building with colorful murals on it and Springs Rock Shop on the left and church on Gefer Sims — [email protected]

Painting a large parking lot. the right. Go 9 miles. Studio is on the right, Painting

620 W. Grand Ave ● 501-617-4494 across the road from a cemetery. 301 Broadway St ● 501-538-0399

Traveling west from downtown, take West The Dungeon — #13 (2 Studios) From Central Ave, turn onto Olive St and

Grand or Ouachita. The two streets merge at Daniel Cassity — [email protected] Riley Art Glass Studio — #11 then turn right onto Broadway St. The studio

a traffic light with the Chamber of Commerce Painting and Recording Charles & Michael Riley will be on the left next to Ambrosia Bakery

on the corner. Continue about half a block. 318 Arrowhead Dr ● 318-268-2454 Blown Glass and Sculpted Glass Co. and across from the Hot Springs Fire

Studio will be on right. If you reach the Dairy Turn onto Thornton Ferry Rd. and follow 710 W. Grand Ave ● 501-318-6193 Department.

Queen, you have gone half a block too far. until it T-bones onto Arrowhead Rd. Turn left [email protected]

and keep the lake to the left as you curve Just 1 mile from Bathhouse Row. Coming Whittington Gallery and Studios — #7

Crooked Little Studio — #13 (2 Studios) right and then left around the cove. House/ from downtown, take a right onto W. Grand Multiple artists

Diana Garrison — [email protected] Studio on the right. Ave and drive until you see the Dairy Queen Painting, Sculpture, Stained Glass, and

Printmaking, Painting, Education (right side of street). Our driveway is just Jewelry

318 Arrowhead Dr ● 501-781-7271 Fox Pass Pottery — #5 past the Dairy Queen entrance with parking 307 Whittington Ave ● 501-607-0214

Turn left off Hwy 270 (Albert Pike) onto Jim & Barbara Larkin — [email protected] in the front and rear of our building. Our [email protected]

Thornton Ferry Rd. When Thornton Ferry Pottery studio is located in an old firehouse that sits From Central/Park Ave, go 1/3 mile west on

dead ends into Arrowhead Dr, turn left. 379 Fox Pass Cutoff ● 501-623-9906 just below the historic Quapaw/Prospect Whittington Ave. Studio is on the left, just

Follow Arrowhead Dr around the cove Follow Hwy 7N, turn left onto Fox Pass neighborhood. past Walnut Street.

Debuting Friday, April 30, 2021

Hot Springs Creek Greenway Trail

Art exhibit from Hollywood Park to Majestic Park
Hollywood Ave to Belding St along Shady Grove Rd
Walk, skate, or ride a bike on this 0.75-mile art trail!

Open through the end of summer

What a perfect way to start ten days of festivities! The first event of this year’s Arts & The Park will be the opening reception of the Art Moves: Griots outdoor
art exhibition with a performance by the Lakeside High School Jazz Band. Visitors can then walk the Hot Springs Creek Greenway Trail between Hollywood Ave
and Belding Street to experience the exhibit. Art Moves features 11 images inspired by the life or work of Henry Glover or George Hunt, reproduced onto 30

x 40 metal. Attached to each piece is a scannable QR code that links to an artist statement. In addition to
the artist descriptions, a separate QR code will link visitors to a brief biographical video of the men.

A griot is a West African word that describes musicians or performers that use their art to
share history and traditions to maintain and preserve the culture.

Laura Blue Waters
Got the Rhythm
Oil and fabric 18” x 24”
[email protected]

George Hunt’s art and Henry KE Ford with the Artists’ Workshop Gallery and the
Glover’s music served as my Griot’s Stage Whittington Gallery in Hot Springs, as well as
inspiration. The repetition Oil on raw linen 18” x 24” the Ouachita Artists Gallery in Mt. Ida. Ken’s image
of phrases in the Blues and [email protected] processing has evolved into a style he calls “artography.”
staccato notes of jazz mimic
the patterns in African I have attempted to portray Coni Hall
fabrics, which are collaged the story of George Hunt. He Dixie at Del Mar
amongst the painted people pieces. was a great friend for over Watercolor 35” x 25”
25 years. We met at a blues [email protected]
Hot Springs native Laura Blue Waters has lived in festival, both showing art.
Ethiopia, Romania, Turkey, and China, making and We ran into each other over I heard this group play
teaching art. Blue Waters Fine Art and Design is her the next 15 years at these festivals, and whether I was dixie and jazz music at
gallery which is currently open for Friday Night Gallery playing music or showing art, George would take time our county fair. Besides their music, I loved their bold
Walk and by appointment. The focus of her work is to come and sit, tell a story, or listen to one. colored costumes and the reflections of the sun on
spiritual connections between people and life in the their instruments. I entered the painting in the fair the
natural world. KE Ford classifies himself as an outlaw artist, a self- following year and won a ribbon.
taught whiskey painter, smith and sculptor. He had
Hugh Dunnahoe private lessons early, then trained under “Jim the Trim” Coni started water color painting in her late forties.
Warm California Sun pinstriper and studied airbrushing under Carl “daddy She loves bold, bright colors and has an eye for detail
Oil 24” x 18” rat”. Currently he is an ambassador with artarmy.org prefering to use photo references for any subject
[email protected] matter. She also enjoys graphite drawings and glass
mosaics. Active in her community, she happily donates
They were out there having Kenneth Haley giclee prints and mosaics to many philanthropic groups.
fun in the warm California Little Girl Dance
sun. And Henry Glover wrote Artography (original photo Perrion Hurd
a song about it. He was born processed with artistic Again, Never Blues
in Hot Springs in 1921, far enhancement) 18” x 24”
from the west coast, but in [email protected] Acrylic on canvas 15” x 30”
1963 everyone on the beach [email protected]
was dancing to his hit, California Sun. This photograph depicts
two girls enjoying a drum “Again, Never Blues” is
Hugh Dunnahoe began painting during his professional circle in Asheville, NC. The image reflects the spirit a piece that I created to express my love for music and
career in illustration and graphic design, a discipline of “Let the Little Girl Dance,” one of Henry Glover’s the connection and affinity that I have with Southern
that has taught him that all visual art is, at its core, signature songs, performed by Bobby Bland in 1960. Delta Blues Music. As a former trumpet player, the
communicating with images. Comfortable working in The background pays tribute to the rich colors and painting is autobiographical and depicts a man who is
all mediums, his painting preference is oil. He currently bold strokes of George Hunt’s art. still thinking about the sound of his horn, but can no
works and offers instruction at his Arkansas studio longer play. The piece is a tribute to two great artists
near Hot Springs National Park. He has taught Graphic Ken Haley practiced nature photography in Oregon from Memphis that I knew during my time there. A
Design and Illustration at Henderson State University from 2007-2015, where his photos were exhibited
and Ouachita Baptist University, and was 2009 Artist in several art galleries and twice won awards at the
In Residence at Hot Springs National Park. University of Oregon. Relocating to Hot Springs Village
in 2015, Ken was accepted as an exhibiting member

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wonderful musician, the late, Ennis O. Newman, and Dr. Aurora Margarita Peraza-Rugeley (PhD, University A native of New York, Roxy Rose Wallace has lived
the fantastic and influential visual artist, George Hunt. of Oklahoma) specializes in colonial Latin American in Arkansas 39 years. She started 2 art departments
literature. She currently works in the Dept. of English, for isolated school districts in the Ozarks and taught
Perrion Y. Hurd was born in May of 1972 in Hughes, AR. Foreign Languages and Philosophy at Henderson a total of 21 years. Since moving to Hot Springs 9
He studied graphic design and medical illustration at State University. She incorporates art in her classes. years ago, she retired from teaching but has painted
the Univ of Memphis, but considers himself to be more A tribute to George Hunt immediately resonated with many murals for the city and does commission
of a self-taught visual artist. His philosophy toward Margarita. She is married to a man with deep roots in works. She is also a photographer and most recently
his work is to create something new every day, stay the US South, and as a Spanish-speaking native she is won best event photo at the 2020 AFEA awards.
young and free at heart, and to grow and learn through quite familiar with the works of Pablo Picasso, Diego
positive self-expression. He emphasizes the human Velásquez, and others. For several years her late father
figure in his work, and his subject matter revolves was the doctor in charge of a state hospital in a sugar
around his love of music and geometric shapes, with cane plantation. The combination of these elements
strong lines and bold colors that reflect the influence made the Glover-Hunt project attractive for her.
of the Memphis Beale Street and New Orleans culture,
the blues and jazz. Perrion is also inspired Gary Simmons
by the Art Deco movement of the In the Mood
1920’s, Picasso, Aaron Douglas, Watercolor 11” x 15”
the artists of the Harlem [email protected]
Renaissance, Jean Michel
Basquiat, and southern
folk art. Perrion’s
paintings are playful and
inviting, intended to be
enjoyed by the young,
mature and elderly alike.

Carole Katchen I am a Hot Springs artist Julie Williams
Charles Burrell who works in a variety Godmother of Rock & Roll
Wood Block Print 22x34 of media, primarily pen, Watercolor, pen, & ink 18”x24”
[email protected] charcoal, and watercolor. [email protected]
My subject matter is usually
Each of my paintings is unique. narrative and is very diverse As an Arkansas artist, I
When painting musicians, my in content. Whimsey is respect the impact of Delta
main concern is to convey a one of the aspects of my art that I most enjoy, as artists across all mediums.
sense of the music. I sketched expressed by this dancer who is definitely in the Delta musical artists
Charles Burrell in Denver in mood. Nothing sexier than movement. Nothing moves launched The Blues, with Hot
1975 when he was performing us more than music. Springs as a performance
with the Denver Symphony Orchestra. He is one of the nexus. “Godmother of Rock
first African American musicians in a major national Gary Simmons is known for technical refinement and & Roll,” a portrait of Sister Rosetta Tharpe (Arkansas
orchestra. He is still playing jazz in Denver clubs. for eclectic subject matter. He began pen-and-ink Women’s Hall of Fame Inductee) honors artist George
drawing as a science illustrator at Southern Illinois Hunt’s iconic style.
Carole Katchen, professional artist for over 50 years, University in Carbondale, Illinois as a student worker
has exhibited in museums and galleries throughout in the zoology department. After acquiring a B.A. and Julie Williams is a filmmaker, muralist, visual artist,
the U.S., Asia and South America. She has received M.A. in English and American literature, he earned and landscape/garden designer known for her art
numerous awards from national associations. Her 14 a doctorate in Instructional Systems Technology at installations that harmonize natural surroundings
art instruction books have been published in English, Indiana University in Bloomington, Indiana. In 1973 within the historic context of Hot Springs National
Chinese, French, and Dutch editions. he worked for the University of Arkansas, then began Park. Her large-scale installation on Hot Springs
a freelance artist career in 1976. In 1991 he began Greenway featured interactive tipis plus an outsize
A. Margarita Peraza-Rugeley teaching art at Henderson State University where he dream catcher displaying names of the hot springs. A
Born in the Cane Field retired as professor emeritus in 2013. University of Tulsa graduate with a B.F.A., Julie taught
Acrylic on canvas 12” x 16” in public and private schools.
[email protected] Roxy Rose Wallace
The Juke Joint Please visit the public art places during Arts & The
My art is bright and bold, and Acrylic paint 24” x 36” Park and document your experience by posting
my creations depict a world [email protected] photos on social media. Be sure to tag the photos
stripped of decoration. I call with #hotspringsarts2021. Visit HotSpringsArts.
this approach “essentialist art.” After studying the style of org to learn about the public murals, sculptures,
This piece calls attention to George Hunt, I composed this and fine art locations in Hot Springs.
George Hunt’s birthplace, pays painting. I used his style and
homage to his mother, and it is infused with Picasso’s visions, but translated them
style. by modification, substitution
and adding my own images.
Movement, a principal of
design, and color, an element,
are the two main focuses of this piece. The image of
Henry Glover is the inspiration for the trumpet player.

8 — The Springs ARTS & THE PARK 2021 • A 10–DAY CELEBRATION OF THE ARTS

ARTS AMBASSADOR AWARD 2021 DON GOOCH

The Arts Ambassador award is presented annually Board President of the Hot Springs Metro Partnership, many non-profit arts organizations. When Don was the
by the HSACA to a person who embodies Chamber of Commerce, and National Park Rotary Club. President of National Park Rotary Club on their 100th
the organization’s mission to celebrate, anniversary year, the first mural located in downtown
advocate, and promote the arts. This Don has been named Man of the Year by both Hot Springs, “The Quapaw” was created as a gift to Hot
year HSACA’s Board of Directors Sentinel Record readers and The Greater Hot Springs.
honors Don Gooch, a one-of-a-kind Springs Chamber of Commerce. Don uses However accomplished Don is professionally, and
philanthropic soul who never misses his position as Arvest Regional Director generously involved philanthropically, it pales in
an opportunity to support the of Community Banks to help financially comparison to the life and energy he brings to our
community. support a wide array of charitable community.
Don’s list of professional programs throughout our community. We are honored that Don Gooch has given so much
accomplishments is impressive Don has served in a leadership capacity of himself to this community. We hope this award, a
and vast. He holds degrees from for area arts organizations including chair beautiful piece of art created by 2019 Arkansas Living
Baylor and LSU, a long professional of Hot Springs Documentary Film Festival Treasure recipient Longhua Xu, conveys how valuable his
career in finance and banking, and has and Hot Springs Music Festival, he helped contributions have been to us and how appreciative the
held numerous board positions including establish the funding campaign for the Explorer Hot Springs community is for his dedication to the arts.

Project, and has led the effort in raising funds for

CHEF JOSH KIDS CREATION STATION

Chef Joshua Garland of Best Café and Bar will host a Saturday, May 1st and Sunday, May 2nd
live virtual cooking class on Monday, May 3, at 6
PM. The class will include instruction for a cocktail Sponsored by The Giving Circle, Hot Springs Area Community
and beef Bolognese with tagliatelle pasta and Foundation, Walmart
grated Parmigiano-Reggiano. Chef Garland will
demonstrate how to prepare the dishes and ~FREE BOOK GIVE AWAY
will be available for questions during the one-
hour class. At the end of the class, participants ~Cutwell 4 Kids Paint Wall
will be able to enjoy a delicious meal from the ~Hot Springs Renaissance Faire show and games
comfort of their own home. The registration ~Garland County Library arts & crafts Sat. 12 PM — 4 PM
fee is $25 per household and can be found ~Children’s Theater with Lanie Carlson
at www.hotspringsarts.org. A shopping list ~BaGar Productions multi-cultural storytelling and
and Zoom link will be emailed to those who are
registered by the Friday prior to the class. performance
~Emergent Arts- arts and crafts Sunday 11AM —4 PM
Visit www.hotspringsarts.org for full list of activities and times

Thank You For A Fabulous 2021 Arts Celebration! Held the first Friday of
— Presenting Sponsor — every month since 1989
in its scenic and historic
downtown, Hot Springs'
monthly Gallery Walk
features the opening of new
art exhibitions showcased
in downtown fine art
galleries and studio spaces.
Visit the Hot Springs Area
Cultural Alliance Facebook
page for full event details.

Arts & The Park Guide

Design/Production : Donna Dunnahoe

Snapp Marketing

Publisher: The Springs Magazine

Black History Commission Board Of Directors Advisory Board
Ashley Campbell, President Linda Palmer
Kathy Findley Mary Zunick, Exec Director Dorothy Morris
Arkansas Blue Cross Blue Shield • Dorothy Morris • Don Munro • Resort Cable • Suzanne Tucker JoAnn Mangione, Treasurer Don Munro
Tiffany Rogers, Secretary Kate Schaffer
Walmart • Wells Fargo Foundation Lori Arnold Robert Zunick
Hotel Hot Springs • Stephen Koch - Arkansongs • Sentinel Record • The Springs Magazine Tina Barker Gary Simmons
Wayne Bryan
Tri-Lakes Ornamental Iron • The Waters Hotel Kim Everhart Elizabeth Colgrove, Festival
Cutwell 4 Kids • Emergent Arts • Garland County Library • Hot Springs Arts Advisory Committee Dolores Justus and Event Coordinator
Martha Jane Murray
Hot Springs Parks and Trails Gina Rockwell
Ashley Williams