Art Moves: We the Arts, the Hot Springs Creek Greenway Trail art exhibit, is accepting entries from artists through January 25.
The City of Hot Springs Arts Advisory Committee, in collaboration with the Hot Springs Area Cultural Alliance (HSACA), is calling for artists to submit to the upcoming 2026 installation of Art Moves, titled “We the Arts.” The exhibition adorning the Hot Springs Creek Greenway Trail between Hollywood Ave and Belden St. will join the semi-quincentennial celebration of America by featuring works that celebrate the artistic evolution of, and influences on, American art and culture.
The exhibition hopes to emphasize an array of arts through depictions of America in all its iterations and influences. Artists interested in submitting to the call for artwork can visit HotSpringsArts.org for more information and to submit their works. The submission portal is currently open and will allow artists from across Arkansas and neighboring states to submit up to two works each until 11:59 PM on Sunday, January 25, 2026.
We the Arts, a play on words from the preamble to the Constitution of the United States of America, hopes to display how art unifies us through their varied experiences, reflecting the melting pot nature of America. The exhibition will show the artistic influences and contributions of the people and cultures that built and maintained this country from before its first immigrants to today.
Art Moves: We the Arts will display work that reflects an artistic depiction of community, culture, family, architecture, nature, the everyday, or one-of-a-kind moments in the U.S.A., one of its territories, or continental neighbors. Applicants are encouraged to let their creativity soar so visitors to the outdoor art exhibition can travel through a mosaic of the Americas along the Greenway trail.
A panel of jurors will select 20-25 works of art from the submissions for the Art Moves: We the Arts exhibition. The chosen artwork will be reproduced on metal sheets for display along the Hot Springs Creek Greenway Trail. A QR code attached to each work will link directly to an artist statement about the piece on the HSACA website.
The City’s Arts Advisory Committee, recently placed under the responsibility of the Public Works Department, is taking the lead on curating the Art Moves installations as part of the new collaboration between the City of Hot Springs and the Hot Springs Area Cultural Alliance.
Collectively, they are producing this outdoor exhibition of paintings, drawings, and/or photographs displayed along the Hot Springs Creek Greenway Trail. The opening of Art Moves marks the beginning of Hot Springs’ Arts & The Park 10-day arts festival, scheduled for April 24, 2026, and the exhibition remains on public display for approximately one year.
For more information, visit HotSpringsArts.org. The call for art is open to any resident of Arkansas or a neighboring state. Artists may submit up to 2 works each; there is no submission fee. The City Arts Advisory Committee will send out notifications at the beginning of February.
