Arkansans for the Arts Town Hall: Springdale
Schedule
Fri Jul 26 2024 at 11:00 am to 02:30 pm
Location
214 S Main St | Springdale, AR
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About this Event
Arkansans for the Arts, the only statewide arts advocacy nonprofit organization, continues its 2024 four-city tour of town hall meetings for creatives at 11:00 a.m. Friday, July 26, at The Medium located at 214 S. Main St. in Springdale.
The event is free, and includes lunch,but seating is limited. Registration is required via Eventbrite or by contacting Executive Director Mariah Hatta at [email protected].
“Listening directly to communities, bringing together nonprofit organizations, creatives and artists with civic leaders and sharing how to advocate for the creative economy is essential in building ecosystems that support all aspects of the creative economy,” said Jean Lacefield, Chair of the Arkansans for the Arts Boarad of Directors.
Attendees will have the opportunity to discuss the arts and creative industries, ask questions and learn more how they can advocate for the arts and issues they face with other artists, creatives and art workers, educators, and community and civic leaders. Each town hall will highlight creative work by local creatives and artists. Participants will be invited to become members of Arkansans for the Arts.
The 2024 Arkansans for the Arts Town Hall tour began in Pine Bluff in April with a focus on tourism, hospitality and the culinary arts. Two stops remain on the tour, Jonesboro and Conway. Times and places to be announceed. For more information, sign up for updates at arkansansforthearts.org.
The event in Springdale is in partnership with the CACHE and The Medium and is supported by Mid-America Arts Alliance.
Please direct questions or comments to: [email protected]. To make donations to support Arkansans for the Arts, please visit www.arkansansforthearts.org.d
Arkansans for the Arts
Arkansans for the Arts, the only statewide arts advocacy organization, has a mission to advance the arts, arts education, and the creative economy in Arkansas. ARftA's purpose is to serve the people of Arkansas as an independent statewide organization providing leadership focused on the promotion and advancement of the creative economy, on transforming policy in arts education, and uniting the state into one voice with a call to action by policy makers to increase investment in the arts. Learn more at www.arkansansforthearts.org.
CACHE
CACHE, Creative Arkansas Community Hub and Exchange, is an intermediary arts organization that helps creatives and arts organizations become stronger and more infuential within their communities.
The Medium
The Medium is an artist-led project of CACHE dedicated to removing barriers between creatives their work and their audiences by providing accessible studio, rehearsal, perforamnce, and exhibition space in downtownlSpringdale, Arkansas.
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Where is it happening?
214 S Main St, 214 South Main Street, Springdale, United StatesEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
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