The city of Fayetteville has been working diligently on various construction projects downtown, including the West Avenue Civic Plaza. As a key element of the City’s Cultural Arts Corridor, which is now known as “The Ramble,” Fayetteville’s cultural and natural…
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Two Bentonville Students to Perform at Carnegie Hall
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffTwo students at Bentonville’s Thaden School have been selected for the 2022 High School Honors Performance Series at Carnegie Hall. Sophomore Bergen Hembree will perform alto 1 this weekend with the Honors High School Concert Choir, while Freshman and Anaïs…
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Windgate Foundation Gives ASU Largest Financial Gift in University’s History
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffArkansas State University Chancellor Kelly Damphousse announced the largest financial contribution in the university’s history on Friday, as the Windgate Foundation pledged a $25 million challenge gift toward the construction and maintenance of a new building on its campus. Established…
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Ark. Arts Council, National Endowment for Arts Host Poetry Competition with Cash Prizes
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffThe Arkansas Arts Council, an agency of Arkansas Heritage, has partnered with the National Endowment for the Arts and the Poetry Foundation to encourage students to learn poetry and develop real-world skills. Poetry Out Loud (POL) is a free, high…
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Windgate Foundation Awards $6.4 Million to A-State to Support Arts Education
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffThe Windgate Foundation has provided a $6.4 million grant to Arkansas State University to support arts education. This grant is designed to give direct assistance to students through needs-based scholarships. The Windgate gift will create three endowments to support students.…
Next week, the Arkansas Arts Council – where I’ve been proud to serve as director for almost three years now will convene its biennial Artlinks conference in downtown Fayetteville. The conference, opening October 6 at the newly (and quite stylishly)…
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Arkansas Arts Center Launches $128 Million Capital Fundraising Campaign
by Tyler Haleby Tyler Haleby Tyler Hale The Arkansas Arts Center has publicly launched a $128 million capital campaign to reimagine the arts institution for the future. Entitled “Reimaging the Arkansas Arts Center: Campaign for Our Cultural Future,” the fundraising campaign aims to obtain…
Northwest Arkansas’ arts scene is bustling, and in the past five years, has become increasingly more vibrant. According to a study commissioned by the Walton Family Foundation, Northwest Arkansas’ arts environment has increased its vibrancy and impact since 2013. Looking…
By Sydne Tursky Fort Smith has been many things in its 200-year history, from a simple stockade on the Western frontier to a military base to an industrial city. With a revitalized historic downtown, significant developments in the city’s arts…
by Jeremy Peppas With assets of more than $270 million, the Windgate Charitable Trust is one of the country’s largest foundations that exclusively gives money to other organizations. All out of a modest office suite located off Ranch Drive in…