Joy Pennington
Executive Director
Arkansas Arts Council

1500 Tower Building, 323 Center Street
Little Rock, AR 72201
Tel: 1-501-324-9766
TTD: 1-501-324-9150
Website: www.arkansasarts.com
E-mail: info@arkansasarts.com

Funding for the Arkansas Arts Council and its programs is provided by the State of Arkansas and the National Endowment for the Arts.

Arkansas Arts Council is your source for public art news - both national and local - including fellowship awards, announcements like the American Craft Council's emerging artists grants and updates to the Arkansas Artists Registry. Search the Arkansas Arts Council Calendar of Events by month to find upcoming activities of interest to Arkansas artists and Arkansans who appreciate all kinds of artistic endeavors.

Established in 1971 to develop and implement a coordinated and comprehensive statewide program for the support of the arts in Arkansas, the Arkansas Arts Council provides services and grants-in-aid supporting arts endeavors that encourage and assist artists in achieving standards of professional excellence. In addition, the Arts Council assists other relevant arts projects to include surveys, research and planning for the arts.