SCHEDULE OF EVENTS INSIDE! www.hotspringsarts.org ART SPRINGS Saturday, APR 27 | 10 AM – 6 PM Sunday, APR 28 | 10 AM – 4 PM GALLERY WALK Friday, May 3 STUDIO TOURS SAT–SUN, May 4-5 | 10 AM–4 PM Presenting Sponsor Place your bid on a Hot Springs Art History piece at Art Springs. This year, HSACA is trying something different by offering the general public an opportunity to own one of the works from the 2023 Art Moves: Art & Soul exhibition. Typically sold at a private fundraising event, proceeds go toward funding the following year’s installation. HSACA will host the silent auction at Art Springs this year, expanding the opportunity to all visitors. The works are reproductions of original art by Arkansas artists and have been displayed for free public viewing along the Hot Springs Creek Greenway Trail since last April. The reproductions that will be auctioned off are printed on 30” x 40” metal sheets and can be displayed indoors or outdoors. The silent auction will begin on Saturday, April 27, at 10 AM and close at 3 PM on Sunday, April 28, at Art Springs in Hill Wheatley Plaza. Bidders can register on-site at Art Springs. The Hot Springs Area Cultural Alliance is overjoyed to produce the 11th annual celebration of the arts with the Arts & The Park: Celebrate Imagination festival in Hot Springs. The 10-day festival, which takes place from April 26 to May 5, will offer various events at multiple locations around town. Arts & The Park 2024 Celebrate Imagination focuses on cleverness, originality, ingenuity, and the limitlessness of the mind. Celebrate Imagination hopes to highlight how Imagination supports and benefits not just the artistic process but other areas of life. The festival kicks off on Friday, April 26, with a jam-packed weekend featuring the opening of Art Moves at the Hot Springs Creek Greenway Trail. The following day, art lovers and partygoers will head down to Hill Wheatley Plaza and the Entertainment District for the Art Springs’ 2-day openair arts festival and an exceptional ballet performance from the Hot Springs Children’s Dance Theatre Co. at the Arlington Hotel. The monotony of the workweek can be broken up with several exciting events at the Garland County Library, Virtual Cooking with Oaklawn, IBLA International Musicians, the unveiling of the Arkansas Music Trail of Hot Springs, and Wednesday Night Poetry. The festival closes with another event-filled weekend of Gallery Walk and the wildly popular Artist Studio Tours on May 4–May 5. Arts & The Park is free and open to the public (workshop fees may apply). C E L E B R A T E IMAGINATION ART MOVES AUCTION
2 The Springs ARTS & THE PARK 2024 • A 10–DAY CELEBRATION OF THE ARTS FRI • APR 26 5:00 PM Art Moves Opening HS Creek Greenway Trail SAT • APR 27 8:30 AM Chalk Walk Art Springs, Hill Wheatley Plaza 10:00 AM Art Springs Hill Wheatley Plaza 10:00 AM Art Interactive Art Springs, Entertainment District 10:00 AM Artists’ Village at Art Springs Art Springs, Hill Wheatley Plaza 10:00 AM Starstuff Studio Entertainment District 10:00 AM Madame Zara Art Springs, Hill Wheatley Plaza 10:00 AM Chalk Art by Anna Voricek Art Springs, Hill Wheatley Plaza 11:00 AM Art Springs Stage Art Springs, Hill Wheatley Plaza 11:00 AM Lakeside Jazz Band Art Springs Stage, Hill Wheatley Plaza 12:00 PMArkansas Highlands String Band Art Springs Stage, Hill Wheatley Plaza 1:00 PM Chalk Walk Awards Art Springs Stage, Hill Wheatley Plaza 4:00 PM Stone Crows Art Springs Stage, Hill Wheatley Plaza 5:00 PM Big Papa Binns Art Springs Stage, Hill Wheatley Plaza 6:00 PM The Glover Awards Art Springs Stage, Hill Wheatley Plaza SUN • APR 28 10:00 AM Art Springs Hill Wheatley Plaza 10:00 AM Art Interactive Art Springs, Entertainment District 10:00 AM Artists’ Village at Art Springs Hill Wheatley Plaza 10:00 AM Madame Zara Art Springs, Hill Wheatley Plaza 11:00 AMRico Donovan Art Springs Stage, Hill Wheatley Plaza 11:30 AM Starstuff Studio Art Springs, Hill Wheatley Plaza 12:00 PM Christiine DeMeo Art Springs Stage, Hill Wheatley Plaza 12:00 PM Under Pressure Art Springs, Spring St. & Hill Wheatley Plaza 1:00 PM Starstuff Storytime Performance Art Springs Stage, Hill Wheatley Plaza 1:00 PM Big Poppa Bubble Art Springs, Entertainment District 1:30 PM I Can Dance! Garland County Art Springs Stage, Hill Wheatley Plaza 2:00 PM Big Poppa Bubble Art Springs, Entertainment District 2:00 PM Jacob Flores Art Springs Stage, Hill Wheatley Plaza 3:00 PM Ballet at the Arlington Arlington Hotel 3:00 PM Miranda Brewer Art Springs Stage, Hill Wheatley Plaza MON • APR 29 4:30 PM Fairy Book Tea Party Garland County Library 6:00 PM IBLA International Concert Grand Avenue Methodist Church TUES • APR 30 6:00 PM Virtual Cooking Zoom 6:00 PM Three Springs Garland County Library WED • MAY 1 10:00 AMLocal Author’s Day Garland County Library 6:30 PM Wednesday Night Poetry Kollective Coffee + Tea THUR • MAY 2 9:00 AM All Things Fiber Garland County Library 10:00 AMTake A Hike, with Gene Sparling Sparling Family Farm 6:00 PM Gallery Preview Happy Hour Central Theatre Building FRI • MAY 3 11:00 AMThe Architect’s Daughter Continued Garland County Library 5:00 PM Gallery Walk Downtown Hot Springs 5:00 PM Gem and Mineral Show The Club House SAT • MAY 4 10:00 AMStudio Tours 10:00 AMGem and Mineral Show The Club House SUN • MAY 5 10:00 AMStudio Tours 10:00 AMGem and Mineral Show The Club House 3:00 PM Arkansas Music Trail Unveiling Arlington Hotel DAILY EVENT SCHEDULE Barb Biggerstaff Demonstrating Gemstone jewelry [email protected] Betty Jo Paul Fused glass nightlights [email protected] Carla Carlton Demonstrating Jewelry with precious and semi-precious gemstones [email protected] Catch My Eye Magic Demonstrating Henna, jewelry, & mixed media [email protected] Cathy Melvin Author Illustrator, mixed media [email protected] Cherry Ogburn Mixed media [email protected] Colleen Carter Allen Pottery [email protected] Collen Lipanovich Mixed media [email protected] Craig Dunn Demonstrating Fractal burning on wood [email protected] Dave & Lisa Thompson Artistic Blacksmiths Demonstrating [email protected] David Patten Woodworking [email protected] Don Watson Demonstrating Oil on canvas, watercolor & mixed media [email protected] Donna Dunnahoe Demonstrating Fiber artist [email protected] Donna Lawrence- Designs by Donna Demonstrating Custom design jewelry [email protected] Emanuel Alvarez Valencia Acrylics, mixed media [email protected] Gigi Buhrow Jewelry [email protected] Isaac Helguera Demonstrating Oil-based artist [email protected] Jan Booker Pop Art & Art Shirts [email protected] FINE ARTISTS & ARTISANS Hill Wheatley Plaza Jay & Susan Malmin Demonstrating Pottery/blown glass beads [email protected] John Faginkrantz Demonstrating Acrylic collage [email protected] Kathe Hudson Children’s books [email protected] Kimiara Johnson Mixed media [email protected] Kristin McCaslin Kristin McCaslin Art [email protected] Linda Bush Demonstrating Mixed media [email protected] Linda Fletcher Pottery and fused glass [email protected] Lisa Garcia Soy candles [email protected] Malinda Scott/ Mal Varee Demonstrating Portraits mixed media [email protected] Mary Logan Demonstrating Walking/ hiking sticks [email protected] Molly Baldwin Pottery, painter mollsbaldwin.com Nancy Nichols Jewelry [email protected] Pamela Burns Jewelry, pottery, mixed media [email protected] Pat Langewis Hand-painted silk artist [email protected] Patricia Collins Pottery, mixed media [email protected] Sarah Enselein Assemblage art & accessories [email protected] Sonja Parnell/ Tricia Baar Decorative arts [email protected] Stoneman and Diane Demonstrating Mixed media [email protected] APR 27 Sat 10 AM–6 PM APR 28 Sun 10 AM–4 PM EVENT LOCATION KEY Arlington Hotel – 239 Central Ave. Central Theatre – 1008 Central Ave. Entertainment District – Malvern Ave. between Bridge St & Spring St. next to Hill Wheatley Plaza Garland County Library – 1427 Malvern Ave. Grand Ave. United Methodist Church – 841 Quapaw Ave. Hill Wheatley Plaza – 605 Central Ave. Hot Springs Creek Greenway Trail – Corner of Hollywood Ave. & Bayard St. Kollective Coffee+Tea – 110 Central Ave. The Club House – 118 Arbor St. Sparling Family Farm – 107 Stillmeadow Ln, H.S., 71913 Visit HotSpringsArts.org for full event details
ARTS & THE PARK 2024 • A 10–DAY CELEBRATION OF THE ARTS ARTS & THE PARK 2024 • A 10–DAY CELEBRATION OF THE ARTS The Springs The Springs 3 3 The 2024 Arts & The Park: Celebrate Imagination festival is presented by Oaklawn Resort Racing and Casino, Arkansas’s only Racing Casino Resort located right here in Hot Springs. Oaklawn Racing Casino Resort has a storied history as one of the premier Thoroughbred racetracks in the country since 1904. A $100 million expansion completed in 2021 introduced a whole new level of luxury. With a hotel and plenty of meeting space in addition to racing, gaming, dining, sports betting, and entertainment, Oaklawn is a world-class tourist destination where you can stay, play, and get away. It is through the generosity of our sponsors that Arts & The Park is able to host 10 days of free art events, working directly with over 300 artists, over 100 students, and two dozen community partners. PRESENTING SPONSOR Guest artists Deanna Karlheim Stanton and Andrew Pryzbylowicz from Ballet Arkansas are dancing the principal roles in Hot Springs Children’s Dance Theater’s upcoming spring production of ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream.’ A special preview of the much-loved production and excerpts from other ballets will take place in the lobby of the magnificent Arlington Hotel. The full-length ballet, “A Midsummer Night’s Dream,” will open at 7 PM, May 17, at LakePointe Church. BALLET AT THE ARLINGTON SUN • APR 28 • 3 PM - The Hot Springs Area Cultural Alliance would like to recognize our dedicated volunteers, financial sponsors, community partners, and grantors. The events listed in this program would not be possible without their continued generosity and support. Our mission to celebrate, advocate, and promote the arts in and around Hot Springs not only affects our arts community but also gives a huge boost to our business community. Our event attendees patronize local businesses, and it has been estimated that our arts festival generates over $300,000 in revenue or the equivalent of 7 full-time jobs. In addition to our 10-day Arts & The Park festival, HSACA hosts a wide variety of artsrelated events year-round. The production and successful implementation of these events would be impossible without our sponsors, community partners, grantors, and volunteers. HSACA has volunteer opportunities for students to fulfill graduation community service requirements and, additionally, has internship opportunities. Sitting, standing, walking, talking, lifting, loading. We have a job for every volunteer! Email [email protected] for more information. THANKS TO ALL OUR HELPERS Arts & The Park Guide Design/Production/Publishing: The Springs Magazine Special Thanks to Content Editor: Liz Colgrove | Cover Designs: Erin Baber Copy Editors: Kim Everhart, Jani O’Donnell, and Liz Colgrove Photo Credit for Program Guide Ashley Campbell Carter – President Pam Clark | Liz Colgrove | JoAnn Mangione Tiffany Rogers – Secretary • JoAnn Mangione – Treasurer Lori Arnold • Tina Barker • Wayne Bryan • Sherry Glover Thompson Mechele McNary • Martha Jane Murray • Gina Rockwell Kala Rogers • Ashley Thompson Executive Director Elizabeth Colgrove 2024 HSACA BOARD OF DIRECTORS ADVISORY BOARD Dorothy Morris Linda Palmer Kate Schaffer Gary Simmons Mary Zunick Robert Zunick The HSACA Board of Directors presents the Arts Ambassador award annually to a person who embodies the organization’s mission to celebrate, advocate, and promote the arts. Typically, this award is given during HSACA’s annual spring fundraiser, but 2024 brings exciting new changes. HSACA is moving its annual fundraiser to the fall with grand plans to host a more prominent celebration. Stay tuned for announcements regarding the new fall fundraiser and the celebration of the Arts Ambassador. The impressive lineup of Arts Ambassadors includes Ann Caruso, June Simmons, Davis Tillman, Suzanne Tucker, Don Gooch, Sunny Evans, and Roxanne Butterfield. The 2024 Arts Ambassador will be presented at the upcoming fall fundraiser. If you want to purchase one of the Art Moves pieces from the Hot Springs Creek Greenway Trail that is typically sold at the annual spring fundraiser’s silent auction, please note that the silent auction will now be held at Art Springs. Bidding opens at Hill Wheatley Plaza at 10 AM on Saturday, April 27, and closes at 2 PM on Sunday, April 28. Auction winners need not be present to win but should plan to pick up their items at the close of Art Springs Sunday, April 28, at 4 PM. AND THE AMBASSADOR AWARD GOES TO . . .
Debuting Friday, April 26, 2024 5 PM Hot Springs Creek Greenway Trail Begin your visit to this outdoor art exhibition at Hollywood Park and head north along the Hot Springs Creek Greenway Trail to enjoy a total of 20 works by Arkansas artists. Exhibit is open through next Spring. 1 19 14 3 9 13 11 20 8 12 4 5 10 15 7 2 17 18 16 6
ARTS & THE PARK 2024 • A 10–DAY CELEBRATION OF THE ARTS The Springs 3 (1) Jarah Jacks | Beside Still Waters Acrylic, 24” x 36” [email protected] I am constantly inspired by nature. It inspires me to imagine and create. The creeks on my grandfather’s farm are what inspired my first sketches. In the same way that nature brings forth new perspective for me, it is my hope that my work will provide that to the viewer. Perhaps the playful lines will bring an optimistic remembrance of their childhood. Perhaps the landscape will provoke the same imagination they would receive by walking into a forest. (2) Gary Simmons | Blue Shoe Ink and Watercolor, 16” x 11” [email protected] Afavorite exercise for me is impromptu composition that starts with an indiscriminate line and builds on shapes that ultimately lead to a finished composition, often one offering no rhyme or reason, but fun to look at and explain. Blue Shoe grew out of an interest in fanciful line and juxtaposed subjects drawn purely for the artist’s satisfaction. (3) Isaac Helguera | Catrina Monarca Oil, 16” x 20” [email protected] Catrina Monarca is a captivating Mexican painting that beautifully showcases the country’s cultural vibrancy and artistic legacy. With its vivid colors and intricate details, it symbolizes Mexico’s deep-rooted traditions and customs. This artwork celebrates the power of imagination, creativity, and the spirit of joyful celebrations. It transports viewers to a realm of lively festivities and endless possibilities, inviting them to embrace the beauty of Mexican culture. (4) Longhua Xu | Deep Oceans Acrylic, 8” x 18” [email protected] Imagine what lies beneath the ocean. This painting attempts to capture the childlike imagination of the animals under the sea, in the air, and even the rabbit in the moon and how they all live in the world in harmony. The year of the rabbit ends in February on Chinese New Year. (5) Wyatt Russell | Garden Frog Acrylic, Color Pencil, 16” x 20” [email protected] Gardening is a hobby my wife and I share. While looking for flowers inside a canna lily, I found a sweet little frog instead. I was inspired to turn it into artwork. We are always finding ways to enjoy the natural beauty of Arkansas. (6) Lisa Davis | Leap Acrylic & Posca Paint Pen, 23 ¾” x 35 ¾” [email protected] Leap is an illustrative work showcasing the green detailed frogs against the starkly abstracted black and white lily pads. The inspiration comes from the artist’s love of the intricacies of creatures and from seeing layered water patterns online.Theplacementof the circles creates balance and rhythm while the frogs direct the viewer’s eye to the leaping frog and its shadow. (7) Kyle Ruiz | LED TREE 0943 Digital Photography, 3546 x 4608 pixels at 300dpi [email protected] 1-second exposure, f8, ISO 100, digital camera, LED lights wrapped around a tree trunk. Twisting the camera in a dynamic manner revealed fascinating fluid movement. Embracing and celebrating my own imagination, I created a photo that encourages and provokes the viewer’s imagination to interpret the image, forms, and shapes. (8) Petr Bednarik Listening to the Whispering Oil, 22” x 28” [email protected] Desire for creation results in imagination, the doorway to art. Art is the expression of life experience in all its forms and a beautiful channel that supports the flow of life. The mountain spring must flow, express. Otherwise, there is no mountain spring. (9) Emanuel Alvarez | Little Captain Acrylic, 24x36x 0.75 [email protected] “Little Captain” is an award-winning painting capturing the poignant essence of every soldier—a child adorned in combat gear with striking blue eyes and a serious gaze. It serves as a powerful reminder that beneath the armor lies a mother’s child, once cradled in the dreams and loving arms of devoted parents. (10) Kimberly Ratliff Moonlight Serenade Watercolor, 9” x 12” [email protected] This piece was inspired by my love of the sounds of summer. I like to think thatinsects have a secretlife and gather for the symphonic sounds of crickets, katydids, and cicadas. (11) Marlene Gremillion Nature Influenced Watercolor, metal leaf, 18” x 24” [email protected] Abstracted landscape influenced by nature.Texture, value, and shape define the subject making it have an outdoor feel that is exciting to view. I am amazed at the versatility of watercolor sometimes. (12) Karen Holcomb New Hampshire Pond Oil, 20” x 24” [email protected] On a trip to New England, I walked by this pond and caught a patch oflily pads in bloom. Inspired by the rich colors of the pond and memories of Monet’s Water Lilies, I created this work, trying for an image of a quiet place in late afternoon. The image reminds us to take a moment to pause and reflect. (13) Eli Vega | New Orleans Pantomime Photography, 20” x 27” [email protected] I don’t see with my eyes; I see with my imagination. Right brain photography is aboutbeing anartistfirst,photographer second. The best photography is found where technical know-how and creative aesthetics meet. (14) Faye Hedera | The Persimmon Fairy Acrylic, 14” x 18” [email protected] The Persimmon Fairy’ is an original illustration from the children’s book ‘TheLovelyFruitFairies’byFayeHedera, a joyful and sentimental collection of poems and images that include and celebrate children with disabilities. (15) Jamie Craddock-Johnson She’s Got the Whole World in Her Hands Watercolor and Ink, 9” x 12” [email protected] In my perfect works (or in my imagination) I can pick up and nurture the world around me. I can show it my love and appreciation… (16) Diana Burns | Spring Parade Pastel, 9” x 12” [email protected] I am drawn to color and texture and whenIpainted“SpringParade”Iwanted to explore the dream-like quality of a designed landscape. “Spring Parade” is a celebration of the vibrant colors and procession of spring. (17) John Faginkrantz | Stairs to the Roof Collage, acrylic, paper, markers, 24” x 24” [email protected] My art is inspired by the city I now call my home, Hot Springs, and the fantastic beautiful Bathhouse Row. I see a whimsical colorful downtown as seen in my mind not as they are! I love incorporating fun little elements into my work. (18) Cathy Melvin | Swamp Discovery Mixed Media, 11” x 17” [email protected] Swamp Discovery is inspired by time spent in a Cypress-Tupelo swamp and is used to illustrate the mosaic of plants and animals that l came to know and love. The whimsical collage embraces the imagination and encourages the viewer to discover the diversity of life in a swamp for themselves. (19) Beth Owen | Take it Up a Notch Oil, 16” x 20” [email protected] “Take It Up a Notch” is an abstract work that resembles a satellite view of a particular section of the earth. It is inspired by nature due to its combination of vivid colors; blue for the area lakes of Northwest Arkansas, green for our state parks and forests, white for the winters we experience snow, brown for the rich soil of our state, and red to represent the vitality of nature and its people. (20) A. Margarita Peraza-Rugeley Walking with Butterfly Acrylic, 18” x 24” [email protected] I am a self-taught, post-national, and post-ethnic painter who has been working with acrylics since my teens. I’m a hard-working person who enjoys jokes, food, and music. Painting makes me happy, so my art is bright and bold, at times whimsical, and at other moments contemplative. As our world becomes more abrasive, I try to present cheerful scenes that help neutralize our overly violent society. ARTS & THE PARK 2024 • A 10–DAY CELEBRATION OF THE ARTS The Springs 5 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: Celebrate Imagination outdoor art exhibition with a Meet & Greet with the exhibition’s artists. Visitors can walk north along the Hot Springs Creek Greenway beginning at Hollywood Avenue to view the works and visit with the exhibition’s artists. Art Moves features original, imaginative works by Arkansas artists, reproduced onto 30” x 40” metal sheets. Attached to each piece is a scannable QR code that links to the corresponding artist statement. The exhibition is free and open to the public through next year. SAVE THE DATE FOR 2025 Arts & The Park April 25–May 4, 2025
A FREE two-day, outdoor arts festival Hill Wheatley Plaza • 629 Central Avenue SAT • APR 27 • 10 AM – 6 PM SUN • APR 28 • 10 AM – 4 PM Art Springs, the free, 2-day, outdoor, juried festival, is bursting with talented, fine artists, artisans, kids’ events, and the Art Springs Stage featuring many live performances. Art Springs is held at Hill Wheatley Plaza and the adjacent Entertainment District on Malvern Avenue between Bridge Street and Spring Street in historic downtown Hot Springs and is open from 10 AM to 6 PM on Saturday, April 27, and from 10 AM to 4 PM, Sunday, April 28. The Art Springs Stage will feature the final round of the Glover Awards for Songwriting and favorite local artists such as Jacob Flores, Miranda Brewer, Christine DeMeo, Big Pappa Binns, and the Arkansas Highlands Folk Band. The event includes Chalk Walk, Big Poppa Bubble, a live chalk artist, an Under Pressure steamroller printing event, the Hot Springs Renaissance Faire, a free children’s book giveaway, a graffiti wall, and tons of arts and crafts. Bring your appetite, as there will be plenty of food and drinks to purchase from some of Arkansas’ best food trucks. Arts Springs partners with Emergent Arts, Garland County Library, Hot Springs Renaissance Faire, and HSACA. Art Springs is presented by Oaklawn and is partly sponsored by Arvest Bank. Arts & The Park is made possible partly through grants from the Arkansas Arts Council, Arkansas Community Foundation, and Elisabeth Wagner Foundation. Henry Glover, a Langston High School alumnus, was a pioneering black songwriter, producer, arranger, A&R man, and musician who grew up in Hot Springs. Later, he became one of the first black music executives and the first black producer of country music. A few titles in Glover’s catalog include: “Fever,” “Drown in My Own Tears,” “Blues Stay Away From Me,” “California Sun,” and “The Peppermint Twist.” To help cement Glover’s legacy in his hometown, HSACA created a songwriting competition in his honor. This Glover Awards will be emceed by Arkansong’s Stephen Koch. The Glover Awards will be h e l d on Saturday, April 27, at 6 PM on the Art Springs Stage. CHILDREN’S CRAFTS presented by Garland County Library and Emergent Arts SAT • APR 27 • 11 AM — 4 PM SUN • APR 28 • NOON — 4 PM CHALK WALK A FREE & FUN SIDEWALK CHALK EVENT The Cultural Alliance will host the annual Sidewalk Chalk Event during Arts & The Park-Art Springs. This free, judged sidewalk chalk event is for students in kindergarten through twelfth grades. Judging will occur between 12 and 12:45 PM, with winners announced at the Art Springs Stage at 1:00 PM. The art is created on the sidewalks adjacent to Hill Wheatley Plaza in Hot Springs. SPONSORED BY 5TH ANNUAL GLOVER AWARDS In honor of music industry trailblazer, songwriter, and Hot Springs native, Henry Glover, HSACA created the Henry Glover Awards. The Glover Awards trophies were donated by ASMSA and handmade by local artist Brad Wreyford. Lanie Carlson brings her interactive storytelling to Art Springs. Kids will get to share, create, and play with the story inside the Starstuff Studio Pop-Up Theater, facilitated by Carlson. She will also facilitate a Storybook Theater Workshop with a small group of kids to explore, play, and perform a story on the Art Springs stage. STARSTUFF STUDIO STORYTIME WORKSHOP SATURDAY 4/27 10 AM - 2 PM DROP-IN STORY FREE-PLAY SUNDAY 4/28 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM DROP-IN STORY FREE-PLAY 12:30 PM STORY THEATER WORKSHOP WITH 1 PM STAGE PERFORMANCE 6 The Springs ARTS & THE PARK 2024 • A 10–DAY CELEBRATION OF THE ARTS ART SPRINGS - EVENT HIGHLIGHTS
ARTS & THE PARK 2024 • A 10–DAY CELEBRATION OF THE ARTS EVENTS & HIGHLIGHTS ART INTERACTIVE SAT • APR 27 • 10 AM - 6 PM SUN • APR 28 • 10 AM - 4 PM Located adjacent to Hill Wheatley Plaza in the Entertainment District on Malvern Avenue between Spring Street and Bridge Street, Art Interactive is the hands-on portion of Art Springs. Festival goers can enjoy a sampling of the Hot Springs Renaissance Faire, Interactive Storytime with Lanie Carlson, Big Poppa Bubble, Children’s Book Giveaway, Graffiti Wall, lots of arts and crafts from the Garland County Library and Emergent Arts, and more. Saturday, April 27 • Sunday, April 28 Free books! SAT 10-6 | SUN 10-4 Sponsored by Theta Pi Sorority and a grant from the Arkansas Community Foundation, HSACA offers free children’s books to Art Springs visitors. KIDS’ BOOK GIVEAWAY Enjoy the merriment of the faire as we share a glimpse of the Hot Springs Renaissance Faire at Art Springs. Play with the pirates, frolic with the fae, visit the townsfolk and even meet the Queen herself. Play games, listen to stories, enjoy medieval activities, and even have a chance to 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! HOT SPRINGS RENAISSANCE FAIRE The Springs 7 Madame Zara brings her own zany spin to reading Tarot. “I tell truth,” she says, “ mostly bad news. You know, like real life. But hey, I read for cheap. It evens out.” MADAME ZARA READING YOUR CARDS AT ART SPRINGS Please join us for Arts & The Park’s 2nd annual Steamroller Print Event. The steamroller print event is organized by the Hot Springs Area Cultural Alliance in collaboration with Emergent Arts and AITOH Specialty Paper. All prints will be displayed at the printing event and later exhibited at Emergent Arts during May Gallery Walk. Participants will supply their own wood block that will be inked and printed under the drum of a 2-ton steamroller. The event is free and open to the public to watch, pre-registration is required for printing. UNDER PRESSURE STEAMROLLER PRINT EVENT SUN • APR 28 • NOON TIL FINISHED
ARTS & THE PARK 2024 • A 10–DAY CELEBRATION OF THE ARTS May Gallery Walk will feature the original works from the Art Moves exhibition showing at various galleries around town. Held the first Friday of 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 HotSpringsArts.org for details on participating galleries. CELEBRATING #417 MAY 3, 2024 5 - 9 PM MORE EVENTS & HIGHLIGHTS 8 The Springs One of Arts & The Park’s most popular events! VIRTUAL COOKING WITH OAKLAWN’S EXECUTIVE CHEF KEN BREDESON TUE • APR 30 • 6 PM Cook with Oaklawn’s Executive Chef, Ken Bredeson, from the comfort of your kitchen. This fun interactive experience is held via Zoom and invites you to a virtual private cooking lesson with one of Hot Springs’ most accomplished chefs. Participants are encouraged to engage in the program and ask questions as they cook to prepare dinner and dessert with the chef. Ingredient and tool lists will be emailed to participants about a week before the event accompanied by beverage pairing suggestions. Entrée: Steelhead or Rainbow Trout with an almond crumb crust accompanied by lyonnaise potatoes and Maryland lump crab Dessert: Flourless Chocolate Decadence with Fresh sweet cream and raspberries The IBLA Foundation in New York City organizes annual music competitions for pianists, singers, instrumentalists, and composers in Ragusa Ibla, Italy. Winners have been presented in prestigious venues such as Weill Hall at Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center Alice Tully Hall, Kioi Hall, and Tokyo Opera City Hall in Japan; and, for one night only, they will perform at the Grand Avenue United Methodist Church, 841 Quapaw. IBLA FOUNDATION AT GRAND AVENUE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH WINNERS CONCERT MON • APR 29 • 6 PM SAVE THE DATE FOR 2025 Arts & The Park April 25–May 4, 2025 Arts & The Library! The Garland County Library, located at 1427 Malvern Ave., is helping to celebrate the arts by opening its doors to house multiple arts-based programs, including The Lovely Fruit Fairy’s Tea Party, Three Art Springs with Charlie Mink and Friends, Local Author’s Day, All Things Fiber, and Part Two of The Architect’s Daughter with Diana McDaniel Hampo. Check out HotSpringsArts.org for details and register for the Tea Party at GCLibrary.com. GARLAND COUNTY LIBRARY WEEKDAY EVENTS
ARTS & THE PARK 2024 • A 10–DAY CELEBRATION OF THE ARTS ARTS & THE PARK 2024 • A 10–DAY CELEBRATION OF THE ARTS ARTS & THE PARK 2023 • A 10–DAY CELEBRATION OF THE ARTS The Springs The Springs The Springs 3 9 5 This is a historic moment for Arkansas music history as the first installation of the Arkansas Music Trail is unveiled at the Arlington Hotel. This installation honors KTHS, one of the first radio stations in the state and the first in Hot Springs. Launched in late 1924, KTHS eventually became the state’s first 50,000-watt station. ARKANSAS MUSIC TRAIL OF HOT SPRINGS SUN • MAY 5 • 3 PM ARLINGTON HOTEL TAKE A HIKE WITH GENE SPARLING Join artist Gene Sparling on a guided hike through his private nature preserve nestled in the Ouachita Mountains. We will follow the creek to the springs, at its source in the mountains, and then zigzag up the mountain side, through Ouachita novaculite glade habitat, featuring native and endemic wildflowers and plant species, finally enjoying a beautiful view of Hot Springs, Lake Hamilton, and the valley from the mountain top. The guided hike offers two difficulty levels, easy and medium, and invites participants to enjoy the crossroads of nature and creativity. Hikers will need to provide their own supplies. THUR • MAY 2 • 10 AM WEDNESDAY NIGHT POETRY WED • MAY 1 • 6:30 PM - 9 PM First held on February 1, 1989, Wednesday Night Poetry has not missed a single week of poetry reading in historic downtown Hot Springs since—over 1750 weeks in a row. Thought to be the longest-running consecutive weekly open mic series in the country, WNP is currently hosted by poet, author, and teaching artist Kai Coggin at Kollective Coffee+Tea, 110 Central Ave. Free and open to all ages. The Local Art Entity presents the 2nd annual Hot Springs Gem & Mineral Show at The Club House, 118 Arbor Street Suite A. Food trucks, 30+ vendors, live mural painting, and a geology club speaker will come together to create a mesmerizing experience in downtown Hot Springs during the last weekend of Arts & The Park. GEM & MINERAL SHOW FRI - SUN • MAY 3-5 • 6 PM
STUDIO TOUR LIST #1 — Jeri Hillis Studio — Jeri Hillis #2 — Dryden Pottery — Multiple Artists #3 — Artists’ Workshop Gallery — Multiple Artists #4 — Collective Arts Gallery — Multiple Artists #5 — Vapor Valley Gallery & Studios — John Faginkrantz #6 — Highpoint Studio — Lori Arnold #7 — Crooked Little Studio Visual (2 studios) — Diana Garrison #7 — The Dungeon (2 studios) — Daniel Cassity #8 — Summerhill Studio — Wayne Summerhill #9 — Lola’s Place — Lola Warren #10 — Gigi B Jewelry Co. — Gigi Buhrow #11 — Gigi Gaulin #12 — Lake Banoe Lavender Farm — Denny Nooner #13 — Don Watson Studio Gallery — Don Watson #14 — Baker’s Metals Sculpture — J.M. Baker 1 2 4 5 6 7 8 14 GLENWOOD HOT SPRINGS > HWY 70 HWY 7 318 Arrowhead Dr 3 12 13 9 10 11
ARTS & THE PARK 2024 • A 10–DAY CELEBRATION OF THE ARTS The Springs 3 #3 — Artists’ Workshop Gallery Multiple Artists Painting, Fused Glass, Polymer Clay, Jewelry, Handmade Dolls, Sculpture 610A Central Avenue • HS 612-770-0248 Artists’ Workshop Gallery is located at 610A Central Avenue. Next door to Ambrosia’s at Angels restaurant. — [email protected] #14 — Baker’s Metals Sculpture J.M. Baker Sculpture 326 Hwy. 70 East • Glenwood 612-770-0248 As you come into Glenwood from Hot Springs on Hwy 70 East, you will pass the Glenwood Country Club on the left, then the rest area on the right. Cross a bridge over Mud Lick Creek. We are the first business on the left across from El Parralito Mexican Restaurant. — [email protected] #4 — Collective Arts Gallery Multiple Artists Painting, Prints, Wooden bowls, Ceramics, Glass, Clothes, Mixed Media 620 Central Ave Suite 2B • HS 501-617-0159 We are located at the corner of Central Ave and Prospect Ave in the Kress Building, on the second floor above the post office. Elevator access is available from the back of the building by calling the gallery at 501- 318-1600. We are in the building with the “Venus” mural on Exchange Street. — [email protected] #7 — Crooked Little Studio Visual Diana Garrison Printmaking, Painting, Education 318 Arrowhead Drive • HS 501-781-7271 Turn left off Hwy 270 (Albert Pike) onto Thornton Ferry Road. When Thornton Ferry dead ends into Arrowhead Drive, turn left. Follow Arrowhead Drive around the cove (keeping the lake to your left) to 318 Arrowhead, which will be on the hill on your right. There is some room for parking at the top of the driveway. — [email protected] #13 — Don Watson Studio Gallery Don Watson Oil painting, Watercolor, Mix Media 439 Gilmer Ave • Glenwood 870-681-0563 From Hot Springs drive to Glenwood. Once in Glenwood veer right on 70 Business (Broadway) for about a mile and take a right turn on Clay Street and the first left on Gilmer. My studio will be the second house/studio on the left. — [email protected] #2 — Dryden Pottery Multiple Artists Art Pottery, Sculpture, Useable/ Functional Pottery 341 Whittington Ave • HS 501-623-4201 From Central Ave. turn onto Whittington Ave and travel approx. 2 blocks to Dryden Potteries Studio. It is a large building with painted murals and a large parking lot — [email protected] #7 — The Dungeon Daniel Cassity Painting, Recording 318 Arrowhead Drive • HS 318-268-2454 Turn on Thornton Ferry Rd. and follow until it T-bones onto Arrowhead Rd. Turn left and keep lake on the immediate left as you curve right and then left around the cove. House/Studio on right: 318 Arrowhead Dr. — [email protected] #10 — Gigi B Jewelry Co, Gigi Buhrow Jewelry 208 Long Island Dr. • HS 501-276-2546 Take Hwy 7 South in Hot Springs past the Hot Springs Mall. Cross Lake Hamilton 2 times over the bridges and turn left onto Long Island. Gigi B Jewelry is located on the right at 208 Long Island Drive. Plug address in your GPS for easy-to-follow directions. — [email protected] #11 — Gigi Gaulin Sculpture 196 Gobert • HS 501-231-0374 Airport Rd. West to S. Moore Rd. left onto Rush Fork Rd. Right onto Gobert Rd. Destination is on the right. From Central Ave go right onto Amity Rd, then right onto Rush Fork then a quick left after the cemetery onto Gobert Rd. Studio is on the right. — [email protected] #6 — Highpoint Studio Lori Arnold Sculpture, Paintings, Stained Glass 105 Roberts Ridge • HS 501-620-3169 Malvern Ave. Turn on Belaire. Turn on Deanwood Terrace. Turn on Melissa Circle. Turn on Roberts Ridge. Top of hill — [email protected] #1 — Jeri Jeri Hillis Studio Jeri Hillis Paintings, Printmaking, Watercolor, Collage, Pottery, Custom Hand Painted Ceramic Tiles, Jewelry, Education 125 Pullman Avenue • HS North on Central to Park Ave. (Hwy 7) for 1 mile past Whittington fountain. Left on Pullman Ave, corner at “Coffee House 2 Blocks Down” across from Shell Gas Station, 2nd block of Pullman Ave.at 125. Dusty yellow house set back from road. Swing around in front of Pullman Heights Church and park on street. — [email protected] #12 — Lake Banoe Lavender Farm Denny Nooner and Tim Bainum Painting, Lavender Products 2723 Hwy 70 • Glenwood 870-828-9413 Take HWY 70 from Hot Springs to Glenwood. Turn Left into Lake Banoe Lavender Farm. — [email protected] #9 — Lola’s Place Lola Warren Fused Glass 314 Pinewood Street • HS 501-253-0537 From Albert Pike, turn onto Pinewood St (by McClard’s Bar-B-Q) and I am the third block down on the right. Big white house with chain link fence. Studio is in the garage! — [email protected] #8 — Summerhill Studio Wayne Summerhill Metal Sculpture Studio 110 Vasseur • HS 501-276-4854 Albert Pike Rd, Close to Walmart across the street, turn on Vasseur Alley. #5 — Vapor Valley Gallery & Studios John Faginkrantz Oils, Acrylic, Textiles, Stained Glass 121 Grove Street • HS 501-607-2685 Malvern Ave near Police Station to Grove. Turn right first house on left. — [email protected] VISIT HOTSPRINGSARTS.ORG FOR DETAILS ABOUT EACH STUDIO Studio Tours 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 4 and 5, from 10 AM to 4 PM. Get more details about each studio at HotSpringsArts.org. The studios are numbered and organized in a way that minimizes mileage, however, the studios may be visited in any order during operating hours. Studio Tours allows visitors to experience each artist’s process and workspace, ask questions, and some artists even have work for sale. Unless otherwise noted, all studios are in Hot Springs. ARTS & THE PARK 2024 • A 10–DAY CELEBRATION OF THE ARTS The Springs 11
Thank You For A Fabulous 2024 Arts Celebration! — Presenting Sponsor — — Sponsors — Dorothy Morris • Suzanne Tucker • Robert & Mary Zunick Art Springs Stage System Admin Art Interactive Sponsor Chalk Walk Sponsor Glover Awards Sponsors Under Pressure Sponsors AITOH Specialty Paper Dallas Paper Arts Emergent Arts — Community Partners — All Things Fiber • Arkansas School for Math, Sciences, and the Arts • Charles Barnes • City of Hot Springs • The Club House Grand Avenue United Methodist Church • Diana McDaniel Hampo • Faye Hedera • Hot Springs Children’s Dance Theatre Co. Hot Springs Public Works Dept. • Hot Springs Renaissance Faire • Hot Springs World Cass High School Art Club • I Can Dance! Garland County IBLA International • Stephen Koch • Kollective Coffee+Tea • Lakeside Jazz Band • Charlie Mink Chris Rix and the Central Theatre • System Admin • Theta Pi • Paul Tull • Wednesday Night Poetry — Grant Funding — Support for HSACA is provided, in part, by the Arkansas Arts Council, an agency of the Arkansas Department of Parks, Heritage, and Tourism, and the National Endowment for the Arts Arkansas Community Foundation • Elisabeth Wagner Foundation • Walmart Art Moves Sponsors AR Music Trail of HS Sponsors Weekday Events Sponsors