Arts & The Park celebrates the lives and legacies of Hot Springs’ own Henry Glover and George Hunt.
The Hot Springs Area Cultural Alliance Board of Directors, along with its Advisory Board, voted to return the 10-day Arts & The Park festival to its originally planned dates of Friday, April 30, 2021 to Sunday, May 9, 2021. Last year, the festival had to be rescheduled to fall due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The 2021 festival will strategically combine in-person and virtual activities that showcase the talents of local and guest artists and allow for optimally safe participation in all scheduled events.
Festival-goers of all ages can look forward to a socially distanced 2-day long Art Springs juried art exhibit at Hill Wheatley Plaza with live music, celebration of children’s literacy book giveaway, chalk walk, Renaissance fest, and more. Art Moves: Honoring Hot Springs Griots, an outdoor art installation along the Hot Springs Creek Greenway Trail will pay tribute to two legendary gentlemen with Hot Springs roots, Henry Glover and George Hunt.
The festival continues through the week with workshops, literary events, performances, and Gallery Walk. After wildly successful participation in the 2020 Arts & The Park virtual options, the 2021 celebration will continue to offer studio Tours, some Gallery Tours, and workshops virtually.
The Hot Springs Area Culture Alliance is a non-profit organization whose mission is to celebrate, advocate, and promote the arts in Hot Springs, Arkansas. For more information about this opportunity visit please visit www.hotspringsarts.org or email hsaca@hotspringsarts.org.
