As the year rolled to a close, we asked several arts organizations for their proudest moments of 2023. These are the answers we received, edited for space:
While it s too cold for some of us to enjoy the outdoors, Julie Moncrief says the Fort Smith Regional Art Museum boasts views of Arkansas rivers and Eastern Oklahoma landscapes that you won t see anywhere else.
Fort Smith Regional Art Museum patrons enjoyed "An Evening in Paris" at the museum s 75th anniversary celebration gala April 29 at Arkansas College of Health Education (ACHE) Research Institute Health & Wellness Center. Guests were welcomed by a living history "boulevard" of twinkling lights with artists Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, Camille Pissarro, Edgar Degas, Mary Cassatt and Pierre-Auguste Renoir as street painters.