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Providing access to art, ideas, stories, culture and creative talent is core to Fayetteville Public Library’s role as a community center. In support of this, rotating art exhibitions are displayed throughout the library. The Fayetteville Public Library Art Committee accepts exhibition proposals year-round.
Looking for a display location? See our map here →
This sculpture, an ancient gar fish native to Arkansas, was constructed entirely from discarded plastic materials collected from Lake Fayetteville. The artists hope that when people see the art, they’ll think twice before using single-use plastics and be inspired to take better care of the environment we all share.
These 26 photographs are the winning works from two PSNWA competitions – Yellow and 2024 Fall Fair – which were blindly judged by three members.
Life Styles, Inc. is a local non-profit that provides and supports adults with developmental disabilities a path in reaching their full potential. One of those avenues is College for Living's Fine Arts Program. With support and guidance from art instructors, individuals develop their artistic skills and use art to achieve their personal goals.
Sarah Spence is a 29-year-old self-taught artist who moved to Fayetteville from Texarkana, TX for school and decided to stay once she discovered the Greenway. She primarily paints acrylic on canvas, but she has created illustrations, zines, and is close to completing a quilt.
Fayetteville Public Library welcomes artists and makers to share their craft with the community through the Visiting Artist Program. During their residency, selected artists and makers are featured at the library, host public programs for all ages, have scheduled time for personal projects in library spaces, and receive a stipend.
Mixed media wall sculpture using found objects and placed in birch cradles. In Louise Nevelson fashion, we chose to paint it white, as we were coming out of the Covid pandemic and white represents a new beginning. Quoting Louise Nevelson: “white summoned the early morning and emotional promise.”
"We Are the Difference" is a mural made by Farmington Junior High ninth grade art club students. The students were mentored by their art educator Gretchen Wilkes and internationally known mural artist Octavio Logo.
"Voyage of Lost Keys" is a way to imagine a mass migration – a way to think about people who have lost their homes and their place in the world as still being somehow connected to each other.
"Undine" is a water spirit. This mixed media sculpture represents the power and mystery of water, as well as the myths and legends surrounding it.
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