The City of Little Rock has received a $250,000 grant to upgrade parts of Wakefield Park and MacArthur Park. The Arkansas Department of Parks, Heritage and Tourism recently awarded the matching grant to Little Rock’s Parks and Recreation Park to…
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AAC Reborn as Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts, Capital Campaign Goal Raised to $142 Million
by Tyler Haleby Tyler HaleOn a rainy day in late January, the Arkansas Arts Center was reborn as the Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts (AMFA). Standing in MacArthur Park, local leaders and project officials announced the rebranding of the cultural institution and the continuing…
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Piecemeal to Panoptic: Reimagined Arkansas Arts Center Expected to Be Worth the Wait
by Mark Carterby Mark CarterThe ongoing transformation of the reimagined Arkansas Arts Center in downtown Little Rock, for which $128 million is being raised, will make it bigger and better, and according to Executive Director Victoria Ramirez, establish the museum as a true regional…
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Construction of Arkansas Arts Center Is On Track
by Bailey Whiteby Bailey WhiteThe renovation of the Arkansas Arts Center in downtown Little Rock is boosting Central Arkansas’ economy through construction initiatives and beyond. The construction of the reimagined Arkansas Arts Center in MacArthur Park is on schedule and creating local opportunities amidst…
“Great cities have great arts and great arts institutions, and Little Rock is ahead of many cities of its size,” said Arkansas Arts Center executive director Todd Herman, and he’s hoping to take it a step further. To do that, the…