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- Anonymous in honor of Harriet and Warren Stephens
- Anonymous
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- Dove Family Foundation in honor of Harriet and Warren Stephens
- Cynthia and Robert East
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- Sara Ann and Dan Felton
- Cindy and Greg Feltus in memory of Anne and Bob Hickman
- First Security Bank
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- Friday Eldredge and Clark, LLP in honor of Ellen and J. Shepherd Russell III
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- Cynthia and Ben Guill in honor of Harriet and Warren Stephens
- Stephanie and Kenny Gunderman
- Linda and Rush Harding
- Rosalyn and Harry Hastings Family
- Dr. Elizabeth and Stuart M. Irby Jr.
- W. W. and Anne Jones Charitable Trust
- The Philip R. Jonsson Foundation
- Jeanne and Harold Joyner in honor of Harriet and Warren Stephens
- Cate Morse Leatherman and Richard Morse in memory of Cathy and Tuck Morse
- Leslie and Mark Lee
- Ginanne Graves Long
- The Lux Family Foundation in loving memory of Ann Lux
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- Carol and Fred Meadors
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- Dale and Lee Ronnel
- Rose Law Firm
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- Morin Montagu Scott Family in honor of Morin Montagu Scott Jr.
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- Simmons Bank
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- Rebecca and Gary Smith
- Terri and David Snowden
- Roy and Christine Sturgis Charitable Trust
- Gus M. Vratsinas
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- Olivia and Tom Walton
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- Anonymous in honor of Terri Erwin
- Anonymous in honor of Dr. Victoria Ramirez
- Anonymous (2)
- Arvest Foundation
- City of North Little Rock
- The Roy and Christine Sturgis Charitable and Educational Trust
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- Paula and Dalt Ruffin in honor of Harriet and Warren Stephens
- Charles M. and Joan R. Taylor Foundation, Inc.
- Mary Ellen and Dhu Thompson
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- Nancy Eakin Dickins
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- Nancy and Drew Kumpuris
- Arnold and Blevins Electric Company, Inc.
- Mary and Dabbs Cavin
- The Citizens Bank, Sarah and Jeff Teague
- Carter and Geordy Johnson in honor of Harriet and Warren Stephens
- Mary and Mark Millsap
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- William R. Brierley
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- Ansley and John Calhoun in honor of Harriet and Warren Stephens
- R. Byron Carlock Jr. in honor of Harriet and Warren Stephens
- Michelle and Allen Carney
- Heather and Sam Carter
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- Cathy and Kevin Crass
- Mary Lou and William L. Cravens
- Irene and George Davis
- Kelly and George Davis Jr. in honor of Irene Davis
- Robin and Stephen Davis
- Doyne Construction Company, Inc.
- Ann M. Drake
- George H. Dunklin Jr. Family Foundation
- Dora Jane and Greg Flesher
- Marion W. Fulk
- Mary Ann and Ted Gammill
- Julianne and Dave Grundfest Jr.
- Robert M. Hall Family
- Laine Harber
- Helen and Fred Harrison
- Jennifer Wilson Harvey and Jack Harvey
- Sarah Henry
- Susan and Herren Hickingbotham
- Mary Ann and Andrew Hiegel
- Martha and The Honorable French Hill and Jay F. Hill in memory of Jeane Hamilton
- Carol B. Hodges, Cathy Hodges, Anne and Kris Kashata, and Harrison, Alex and Walker Kashata in memory of Tommy Hodges
- Josephine Hoover and Dr. Daniel Henry Felton IV
- Mimi and Jim Hugg
- Judy and Kelley Johnson
- Julie and Dr. John C. Jones
- Kenan and Griff Keyes
- Cassie and Jason LaFrance
- Cornelia J. and Nathaniel W. Lea IV
- Sandra and Stephen Lessing in honor of Harriet and Warren Stephens
- Ann Rector Lewis
- Little Rock Garden Club
- Debbie and George Makris
- Sarah and Mike Marquez
- Cynthia and Walter Mashburn
- Carolyn and George McLeod
- Donald Lee Mehlburger Family
- Kaki and Max Mehlburger
- Brenda Mize
- BJ and Jimmy Moses
- Betsey and Joe Mowery
- Jan and Rick Murphy
- Dr. Mayumi Nakagawa and John K. Lai
- Ellis and Briant Noland
- Molly and Lee C. Owens
- Polk Stanley Wilcox Architects
- Dr. Amy and Hugh Pollard
- Harriett and Terry Pollock
- Marcia and Michael Pollock, Julia and Michael Pollock Jr. in loving memory of Joseph Jacob Pollock and Michael Alexander Pollock III
- Leigh and Brendan Quirk
- Dr. Victoria and George Ramirez
- Dr. Joyce Redetzki in memory of Dr. Helmut Redetzki
- Natalie and Win Rockefeller Jr.
- Deedie Rose in honor of Harriet and Warren Stephens
- Ellen and Shep Russell
- Jeannie and Tom Rutherfoord in honor of Harriet and Warren Stephens
- Paula B. and Philip W. Schmidt
- Cydney Elslander Smith
- Martha and Bob Snider, Journeycake Fund
- Summit Utilities, Inc.
- Gina and Philip Tappan
- LaRand Ozier Thomas
- Marti and Henry Thomas
- Deborah Dunklin Tipton in honor of Barbi and Nolan Rushing and Barbara Hoover and in memory of Josephine Raye Jackson Rogers
- Becky and Rett Tucker in honor of Bobby Tucker
- UAMS Orthopaedic Surgery Faculty
- Nancy and Tom Vandegrift
- Mary Lynn and Bronson Van Wyck Family
- Mark Waldrip
- Kelly and Steuart Walton Fund, Walton Family Foundation
- Olivia and Tom Walton Fund, Walton Family Foundation
- Heather, Brian and Bear Wardle
- Marcia McKinstry Watkins
- Terri and Dr. Charles Watkins
- Cappy and Charlie Whiteside
- Gladys Shackelford Whitney
- R. E. Lee Wilson Trust Foundation in honor of Patricia P. Wilson
- Laura Ann and Kyle Winning
- Cathy and Al Alexander
- Jan and Larry Alman
- Kristen and Brent Baber in honor of Harriet and Warren Stephens
- Angela and Ralph Breeden in honor of Harriet and Warren Stephens
- Vicki and Robert Burnett
- Donna and David W. Cone
- Monica and Gary Cooper
- Susan Day and Skip Clemmons in memory of Patrick Clemmons
- Caroline and Bud Finley
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- Diane Suitt Gilleland
- Jane Gillespie
- Bill Harrison
- Edward D. Herlihy
- Mary and Henry Hodges in honor of Harriet and Warren Stephens
- Amanda and Phillip Jett
- Linda and Dr. James Landers
- Christina, Sally and Larry Lawrence
- Carole and Chuck Meyer
- Barbara and Don Munro, Munro Foundation
- Anne Nelson Reyes in honor of Harriet and Warren Stephens
- Roberts Family Charitable Fund
- Beth and Chris Roberts
- Vicki and Mark Saviers
- Ann and Craig Shackelford in memory of Frances Devany Shackelford and Dorothy Jones Jennings
- Rebecca Slaven
- Mary Olive and John Stephens in honor of Harriet and Warren Stephens
- Harriet and Warren Stephens in honor of Laura Stephens
- Edward K. Willis
- Anonymous in honor of AMFA Executive Committee
- Anonymous in honor of AMFA Staff
- Anonymous in honor of Harriet and Warren Stephens
- Anonymous (2)
- Paul Bash and Tony Owens
- Anne Marie and Doug Bratton in honor of Harriet and Warren Stephens
- Charlotte and Justice Robert Brown
- Brownlee and Mann Consulting, LLC
- Cindy and Kevin Burns in honor of Harriet and Warren Stephens
- Catherine and Dr. Howard Cockrill Jr.
- James Conner
- Katherine Degn, Kraushaar Galleries
- Amanda and Tyler Denton in honor of Jack Denton and Wilson Denton
- Eliza and Alec Gaines
- Greg Thompson Fine Art
- Marci Hugg Hall
- Megan and Lucas Hargraves
- Melissa and Walter Hixson
- Lesli and John Hugg
- Marla and Dennis Hunt
- Janet and Bud Jones
- Eleanor Kennedy and Lee Abel
- Emily Matson Lewis
- Henry Moore Foundation
- Susan and Jim Phillips in honor of Harriet and Warren Stephens
- Tina Poe
- Olivia and Joe Ramsey
- Lizzie and Joseph Sanford in honor of Harriet and Warren Stephens
- Jane and Nelson Schwab in honor of Harriet and Warren Stephens
- Judy and David Snowden
- Anne and Breck Speed
- Kelly and Matt Steliga
- Harriet and Warren Stephens in honor of Katie and Miles Stephens
- Harriet and Warren Stephens in honor of Mary Olive and John Stephens
- Judy C. Thompson
- Sylvia and Jimmy Van Dover
- Jonnie and Kent Westbrook
- Carter and Brock Whisenhunt
- Anonymous in honor of Harriet and Warren Stephens
- Anonymous
- Kirk Bradshaw
- Joyce and Ron Harb
- Claudia and Andy Heath
- J.McLaughlin
- Janet and Scott Korenblat in honor of Merritt Dyke
- Anne and Bob McCarley
- Mary Ann and Bob McKuin
- Karrie and Michael Miller
- Dr. Anna Louise Phillips
- Cecile and Tom Rose
- Martha N. Sowell
- Carol and Chuck Tennyson
- Dr. Brooks Wolfe
- Kimbell and Mitch Wynne in honor of Harriet and Warren Stephens
- ABC Financial Services in honor of Warren Stephens
- Veronica and Dr. Laurence Alexander
- Kitty and George Armfield in honor of Harriet and Warren Stephens
- Ann and Jim Bain
- Catherine Bays and Elizabeth Kyle
- Ellen and Doug Bernstein in honor of Harriet and Warren Stephens
- Renee and John Bethel
- Claire and Craig Betts
- Susan and Don Bobbitt
- Mary Busby and Tom Stramel
- Karen and Bill Cobb
- Lois and Phil Cox
- Carla Davis and Tri Watkins
- Cynthia and Nick Dawson
- Allison and James Dowden
- Mickey and Larry Drennan
- Tricia and Chip Dudley
- Judge Robert Dudley
- Laurie and John Eckart
- Tiffany and Bob Edwards
- Martin Eisele
- Carol and Byron Eiseman
- Susan Elliott
- Marisa and Randy Ensminger
- Leslie Finch and Romy Benton
- Cheryl and Robert Fishko
- Julia H. Garcia
- Ann and Austin Grimes
- Jeane Hamilton
- Wanda Hartnuss and Werner Schwarz
- Debi and Galen Havner
- Maggie Hogan and Don Pfeifer
- Betsy and Cyril Hollingsworth
- Soledad Jasin
- Curtis Jeffries
- Denise and Dr. Anthony Johnson
- Stephanie and Hank Kelley
- Molly and Larry Kircher
- Ashley and Kurt Knickrehm
- Mary and Bradley Krey in honor of Harriet Stephens and Elizabeth Webb
- Michael Laughter
- Evan Lindquist
- Patricia and Joseph Luzzi
- Joann and Garth Martin
- Pat and Jim McClelland
- Jane Parkin McMullin
- Sheila Mehaffy
- Meredith and Tommy Moll
- Kate and Claude Nielsen in honor of Harriet and Warren Stephens
- Eileen and Patrick O’Sullivan
- Ann and Rick Owen
- Susan and Carroll Penick
- Cindy and Tom Pugh
- Mary Lou and Terry Rasco
- Elise and Robert Redmond
- Jane and Jay Rogers
- Peggy and Dr. Steve Schwartz in honor of the Stephens Family
- Tawnya and Dr. Kemp Skokos
- John C. Sloan
- Jawanda and LeMoyne Smith
- The Reverend Susan Sims Smith and Dr. Rick Smith
- Connie and Ed Staley
- Katherine Stanick
- Martha and Warren Stephenson
- MaryRoss Taylor
- Lou Ellen and Ted C. Treadway
- Jane and Dr. Howard Turney
- Beverly and Buddy Villines
- Cindy and Olin Wage
- Sue Wicker
- Camille and Alan Williams
- Janet Hamm Williams
- Rachel Williams in honor of Harriet and Warren Stephens
- Alison Yamauchi
- Anonymous in honor of Harriet and Warren Stephens (2)
- Nancy and Charles Baker in honor of Harriet and Warren Stephens
- Winifred Baker
- Sue and Richard Blake
- Anncha Briggs
- Alysia Carter, Ethan Colon
- Sharon and Jerry Die
- Enny and Russell Gottschalk
- Cynthia and Ben Guill in honor of Laura Stephens and Cliff Brookshire
- Heather and Dennis Hignite, Corey Hignite
- Zoe and Gary Hines
- Drs. Laurie O. and Alan W. Hughes
- Mary Lowe Kennedy
- Pat Lile
- Brenda and Tim Mauldin
- Suzanne and Ed McDonald in honor of Van Tilbury
- Virginia and Mike Porta
- Bill Rector
- Paul Abdella
- Faye and Dennis Barry
- Jeannie M.A. Bates
- Sharon and John Blackwood
- Lindsey and Crystal Boerner
- Toni Boyer and H. K. Stewart
- Dorothy Brown
- Harriet and Chris Burrow
- Chad Calhoun
- Susan E. Campbell
- Diane and Jeff Caple
- Lisa and Paul Caple
- Dr. Maria Castro and Dr. Charles Napolitano
- Dr. Gilbert Caver
- Bonnie Clough
- Annette Costa
- Steven Danforth
- Beth and David Deere
- Karen and Jerry Delavan
- Henry Droughter
- Carla and Dr. Joseph Farmer
- Linda and John R. Fordyce III
- Charlie Gibson in honor of Harriet and Warren Stephens
- Fletcher Gibson in honor of Harriet and Warren Stephens
- Pam and John Hathaway
- Fran Henderson and Mike Watts
- Molly and Mickey Hennessey
- Sharon L. Howell
- Paula and Jeffrey Kalina
- Judith and Marcel Karklins
- Mary Bray Kelley
- Kathy Knierim and Ryan Dickerson
- Dr. Soheila Korourian
- Vicki and Dr. Thomas Kovaleski
- Rebecca and Richard Lancaster
- Kay Lavey
- Little Rock Garden Club in honor of Terri Erwin
- Bob Marston
- Thu and Michael Maulden
- Nita McBee
- Glenda and Michael McCune
- Arthur McLean
- Rebecca and Nick McNeill
- Emily and Jeff McRae
- Mike Metzler
- Richard Meyer
- Meredith Moll in honor of Mary Olive Stephens
- Fran and Dr. Alvah Nelson III
- Deborah Nicholas
- Clair Norman
- Sim Penton in honor of Harriet and Warren Stephens
- Betty Poling
- Sue and Peter Powell
- Kathy and C. Earl Ramsey
- Elgenia and Jim Ross
- Doug Shipman
- Aly and Bryan Signorelli
- Marcelline L. Smith
- Jo and David Soos
- Cindy Steele and Larry Graham
- Betty Ruth Stuckey
- Penny and Peter Thomas
- Kathy Thompson
- Tracye and Larry Townley
- Mary Jo and Bob Watkins
- Wendy Wells
- January 5 – February 8, 2026 / Online submission window
- March 18, 2026 / Notification emails to educators
- April 4, 2026 / Selected artworks due to AMFA
- May 23, 2026 / Exhibition Opening & Awards Ceremony
- May 23 – July 26, 2026 / Exhibition on view at AMFA
For Educators
- Share and celebrate your students’ creativity and accomplishments at AMFA with families, colleagues, and communities across Arkansas.
- Support your program through award funding that strengthens art education at your school.
- Receive recognition for your teaching and expertise through the longest running statewide K–12 art competition in Arkansas.
For Students
- Exhibit your artwork at a world-class Museum and share your creative voice with the larger community.
- Have your imagination and talent recognized, helping to build your confidence in your ideas and artistic process.
- Earn awards that honor your dedication, skill, and creativity as a young artist.
- Extend your impact beyond the Museum, with the opportunity for your artwork to be chosen for display at Arkansas Children’s Hospital from Fall 2026 through Fall 2027, reaching new audiences.
Each artwork selected for the 65th Young Arkansas Artists exhibition will be awarded:
- A $200 program award provided to the educator’s school to support their art program.
- A $25 BLICK Art Materials gift certificate awarded per artwork to encourage the student’s artistic journey.
- An award certificate for the educator and the student.
The Grand Juror will select these additional individual artwork awards:
- One “Best In Class” award per grade – Awarded students will be invited to attend one AMFA Summer Art Camp session redeemable for Summer 2026 at the Windgate Art School.
- Plus, more awards to be announced!
- Artworks must be original and created by K-12 students residing in Arkansas.
- Artworks must be completed within the current 2025-2026 school year.
- Artworks must be submitted by the student’s school art educator, private art instructor, or homeschool art instructor.
- Educators may only submit one entry per grade level taught at their school or program.
- Most media including drawing, painting, printmaking, photography, collage, digital illustration, sculpture, and craft are eligible. Animation, sound, and video artworks cannot be accepted.
- 2D artworks must be no larger than 18 inches x 26 inches.
- 3D artworks must be no larger than 20 inches x 20 inches x 20 inches.
Please note:
- Collaborative projects should be submitted as a single entry.
- Collaborative projects, like individual artworks, will be awarded one program award and one BLICK Art Materials certificate, regardless of the number of participating students.
- Selected artworks must be delivered to AMFA by April 24, 2026, and must be available for exhibition until Fall 2027.
- The Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts reserves the right to omit any artwork from submission or display for any reason.
You are welcome to use any art medium you like to illustrate your design. Any 5 1/2 x 8 1/2 inch-sized paper works well!
Blank postcards are also available from Guest Services, where draw-and-drop stations invite you to stop, sketch, and share your Arkansas scene during your visit. Or, you can request a pack of 30 postcards to be mailed to your school, group, or organization here.
Are you an Arkansas educator? Take Community Created to your classroom by checking out our activity guides and lesson plan here!
Ready to send in your postcard designs? Mail them to the Museum, drop them off at a Guest Services Desk, or submit them digitally! Submissions will be accepted through Sunday, May 24, 2026.
Schools and organizations are encouraged to mail or drop off all postcards together in one package, or upload images through our online submission form.
For mailed group packages, please include a completed Group Contact Form to be recognized as a Community Created: America 250 Community Partner. The contact person will receive program information and installation updates to help you stay connected to the project!
If you are not using Community Created postcards with prepaid postage, please drop off or mail individual postcards to:
Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts
ATTN: Community Created
501 East Ninth Street
Little Rock, AR 72202
Please use an envelope to ensure proper delivery.
Press pause—and look closely. AMFA’s exhibition A Month of Sundays: Art and the Persistence of Time invites students to explore how artists use time to tell stories, capture moments, and ask thoughtful questions.
K-5 Student Goals
- Practice slow looking using observation and descriptive language.
- Explore how artists represent and use time through different materials and processes.
- Build storytelling and communication skills through guided conversation and activities that strengthen visual literacy and creativity.
- Connect daily experiences of time – such as routines, waiting, growing up, seasons, and change – to the subject matter and ideas found in the artworks.
6-12 Student Goals
- Analyze artworks using close looking and evidence-based discussions.
- Examine how artists use time, process, and duration to communicate ideas, emotions, and narratives.
- Connect art to broader disciplines – such as history, science, and literature – considering how time shapes meaning and interpretation.
- Strengthen critical thinking and visual literacy through discussion and reflection, and activities that encourage multiple perspectives.