Arkansas Arts Center
AMFA’s Restaurant Prepares to Open with the Museum Next Spring
Victoria Ramirez, executive director of the museum, gave details on the new restaurant inside the redesigned AMFA. read more >
by Jan Cottingham -
Opening Date Set for Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts
The museum also announced it had surpassed its latest capital fundraising goal and set a final target of $155 million. read more >
by Scott Carroll -
New Timeline Set for Opening of Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts
Executive Director Victoria Ramirez said supply chain delays have contributed to the opening being pushed back. read more >
Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts On Target for May 2022 Open
Despite the COVID-19 pandemic, the $142 million renovation of the Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts remains on schedule, and the museum will open in May 2022, officials said Thursday. read more >
Arkansas Arts Center, Ahead of Goal, Gets New Name, Look
The Arkansas Arts Center, undergoing a $100 million renovation and expansion, is getting a new name, too. read more >
Jones Recognized by Defense Research Institute (Movers & Shakers)
David L. Jones, a partner at Wright Lindsey Jennings in Little Rock, has been selected as the 2020 recipient of the Defense Research Institute Davis Carr Outstanding Committee Chair Award. read more >
Arkansas Arts Center Touts $500K Tech Upgrades
A $100 million renovation of its Little Rock building isn’t the only transformation the Arkansas Arts Center is undergoing; it’s also spending more than $500,000 to upgrade technology. read more >
Little Rock Attorney Receives Arts Centers’ Rockefeller Award
Little Rock attorney Michael Mayton was recognized with the Arkansas Arts Center’s Winthrop Rockefeller Memorial Award at the center’s annual meeting on Sept. 21. read more >
Arkansas Arts Center: A Building Transformed
The $100 million transformation of the Arkansas Arts Center in Little Rock will result in what looks to be a stunning architectural gem. read more >
by Jan Cottingham -
Arkansas Arts Center Gets $203K Federal Grant
The Arkansas Arts Center gets a $203,000 grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services to support stewardship of the center's 14,000 works of international art. read more >
Video: Victoria Ramirez Says Despite Bumps, Arts Center Project On Track
The Arkansas Arts Center is spending around $4.5 million per month on its $100 million renovation, and the museum's executive director says the project remains on course for a 2022 grand opening, despite challenges posed by COVID-19. read more >
by Lance Turner -
Lisa Jones Black Named Development Director at Arts Center
The Arkansas Arts Center says Lisa Jones Black had been named director of development and Katie Campbell had been named director of its children's theater and performing Arts. read more >
Arkansas Arts Center to Furlough Staff Through May
The Arkansas Arts Center of Little Rock says it will furlough 36% of its full-time staff through at least May 18. read more >
Arkansas Arts Center Project Wins Best of Design Award
The Arkansas Arts Center’s reimagined MacArthur Park building was named winner of the 2019 The Architect’s Newspaper Best of Design Awards in the Unbuilt–Cultural category. read more >
Victoria Ramirez Forsees New Arts Center Drawing a Crowd
Before joining the Arkansas Arts Center, Victoria Ramirez was the director of the El Paso Museum of Art, where she increased the endowment, broadened the scope of exhibitions and renovated galleries and public spaces. read more >
Nonprofits See Hints Tax Law Has Cut Giving
Nonprofit executives in Arkansas and beyond can’t say for sure if changes to the federal tax code in 2017 caused a drop in giving in 2018. But they didn’t help. read more >
by Mark Friedman -
Charting the Future, Arts Center Breaks Ground on Expansion
Prominent museum supporters, including Harriet and Warren Stephens and Little Rock Mayor Frank Scott Jr., celebrated the groundbreaking of the near-$100 million renovation and expansion of the Arkansas Arts Center in downtown Little Rock’s MacArthur Park. read more >
MHP/Team SI Leads List of ARCom Award Winners
Mangan Holcomb Partners/Team SI of Little Rock was a top winner at the recent ARCom Awards for public relations excellence, with finalist entries in 35 of 41 categories and 32 total prizes. read more >
by Kyle Massey -
Victoria Ramirez Named Executive Director of Arkansas Arts Center
The Arkansas Arts Center announces Victoria Ramirez, director of the El Paso Museum of Art, as its new executive director. read more >
by Lance Turner -
Oaklawn Adds Charity Myers (Movers & Shakers)
Charity Myers has joined Oaklawn in Hot Springs as its new assistant director of marketing. read more >
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