A Hot Springs community artist uses the fiber arts studio at Emergent Arts.
Emergent Arts is now offering community artists access to its studios through a new membership program. The Emergent Arts studio membership program supports artists by providing access to tools, equipment, and communal creative space. The program provides a space for artists to work adjacent to students and established artists similarly to an artist residency or fine art school environment. Members will benefit from flexible access to the facility, training in each studio process, and access to other working artists in the community.
Emergent Arts has a well-appointed black and white darkroom; printmaking station; fiber studio with sewing machines and other tools and equipment; a ceramics studio with kilns and electric wheels; a glass kiln; a jewelry and metals (or 3D) studio, with a jeweler’s bench and torch; and the woodshop is in the process of organization.
Artists may join the program at any time and will be granted access to each process studio after participating in mandatory trainings. Membership fees are charged monthly with up-front payment discounts: $30 a month, $150 for six months, or $250 per year. Scholarships may also be available for low-income artists wishing to participate.
Membership benefits include:
- 24/7 access to the studios
- training on and access to a multitude of equipment and tools, and a variety of art making materials
- belonging to a community of working artists and that communal energy and knowledge
- free access to career building seminars and organized critiques
Emergent Arts is located at 341-A Whittington Avenue. Due to CoVid-19, hours are irregular, so please call or message ahead. Wheelchair accessible. For more information, visit www.EmergentArts.org, email kara@EmergentArts.org, or call 501-613-0352. Emergent Arts fosters creativity among emerging artists of all ages and abilities in Garland County and surrounding communities.
