Arkansas Arts Educators State Youth Art Show 2024

Where: Children’s Gallery at the Hillary Rodham Clinton Children’s Library & Learning Center
When: June 15–August 30, 2024

The Arkansas Art Educators State Youth Art Show 2024 exhibits the Best of Show winners from art competitions held in seven regions of the state: Northwest, Northeast, Central, East, Southwest, Southeast, and West. The artwork was created by talented students from kindergarten through twelfth grade.

The Arkansas Art Educators is an organization made up of art teachers from all over the state who work with the Arkansas Department of Education to provide teachers with high-quality in-service training and to promote student art in the state.

The Central Arkansas Library System (CALS) is proud to support Arkansas’s teachers and artists of all ages.

Entry to the exhibition is free, and so is parking!

From the Vault: A Survey of the CALS Art Collection

On view Friday, July 12–Saturday, November 2, 2024
Underground Gallery, CALS Roberts Library

The Central Arkansas Library System (CALS) houses more than just books. CALS’s art program also actively collects and exhibits works by artists working and living in Arkansas. This eclectic exhibition features historical and contemporary artworks that show the diversity of art being created in Arkansas.

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.

More art from the CALS collection can be seen throughout our thirteen library locations.