Events

Nurture your early learner’s creativity through art, music, movement, and play! Art Start invites toddlers and preschoolers to explore in a welcoming environment that encourages curiosity, imagination, and growth. Each session features a story, song, and art-making activity, plus a special letter or instrument of the day to spark hands-on discovery for families and caregivers...

Kick off your weekend with sunshine, lawn games, cold drinks, and endless fun for everyone. Get competitive over games like baggo or bocce ball, sketch your surroundings at a drawing easel, and pick up a refreshing snow cone – both boozy and non-alcoholic versions are available. As a special surprise for our youngest adventurers, AMFA’s...

Celebrate the creativity and achievement of student artists from across Arkansas. As the state’s longest-running art competition for grades K–12, Young Arkansas Artists spotlights imagination, skill, and self-expression each year. The exhibition offers these students the special opportunity to see their work showcased in the Museum. To help celebrate their achievement, AMFA invites guests of...

Educators, students, and their families are invited to attend this celebration of student artist and art educator honorees for the 65th Young Arkansas Artists exhibition. As the oldest and only statewide art competition for young artists in grades K-12, Young Arkansas Artists is an essential program that emphasizes the importance of art in education and represents...