From the Vault: A Survey of the CALS Art Collection highlights works by Arkansas artists, such as a selection of prints and paintings by Elsie Freund, who along with husband Louis Freund established an art school in Eureka Springs in 1941; ceramic work by Helen Phillips, who was a University of Central Arkansas professor; and a series of watercolor drawings of Arkansas’s flora and fauna by noted artist and educator David Paul Cook. Also on view is a pine needle basket by Pat “Old Face” Edmonds donated by Brad and Bobby Cushman.

The CALS Permanent Collection holds more than 1,000 works of art and incorporates a wide range of media, including paintings, sculpture, works on paper, photographs, and decorative arts. Works are added to the collection regularly through purchases and donations.