The deadline for Arkansas Heritage Public Arts Grants will soon be here. This matching grant is specifically for Main Street Arkansas program communities and is intended to reimburse for the cost of commissioning, designing and installing artwork that can be enjoyed by the general public. Grants typically range from $2,500 to $10,000, although larger projects will be considered if grant funding is available.
Several Main Street Arkansas program communities are seeking requests for proposals (RFP) from qualified artists interested in working on their projects:
Batesville - Public Art
- The RFP is on the Main Street Batesville website: https://bit.ly/3kSfXZT
- Contact Mandi Curtwright at [email protected]
Camden - Sculpture
- The RFP is posted on the Camden Downtown Network Facebook page at https://bit.ly/39k2TFP.
- Contact Charlotte Young at [email protected] or at 870-807-1468
Conway - Sculpture
- The RFP is posted at https://bit.ly/3AkRxNP.
- Contact Jamie Brice at [email protected]
Dumas - Mural
- The RFP is posted at https://bit.ly/3Eq3WCr.
- Contact Julianne Ford at [email protected]
Little Rock - Mural
- The RFP is posted on the Downtown Little Rock Partnership Facebook page at https://bit.ly/3hGkXi3.
- Contact Caroline Brown at [email protected]; submit proposals to [email protected]
West Memphis - Mural
- The RFP is posted on the Main Street West Memphis Facebook page at https://bit.ly/3Ajj0zA.
- Contact Deborah Abernathy at [email protected] or at 870-735-8814
Wynne - Mural
- The RFP is posted on the Wynne Downtown Revitalization Facebook page at https://bit.ly/3EoBroT.
- Contact Kimberly McGuire at [email protected].
The Main Street Programs will need RFPs from interested artists by Oct. 1 or as stated in the RFP. The final application deadline from participating Main Street Programs is Oct. 15.
The next Public Arts Grants Program cycle begins again in July of 2022. Those with questions or an interest in this program can contact Debra Fithen, grants manager, at 501-324-9158 or [email protected].
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About Main Street Arkansas
Main Street Arkansas works to strengthen and preserve historic downtowns and Main Street districts across the state. It provides technical assistance, resources, and ongoing education to local programs to help them implement and excel in the Main Street Four-Point Approach, creating a vivid and vital sense of place. They are a program of the Arkansas Historic Preservation Program, an agency of Arkansas Heritage.
Arkansas Arts Council
The Arkansas Arts Council is the agency of Arkansas Heritage, tasked with advancing the arts in our state and providing technical and financial assistance to Arkansas arts organizations and providers of cultural and educational programs. The other Arkansas Heritage agencies include the Arkansas Historic Preservation Program, Arkansas Natural Heritage Commission, Arkansas State Archives, Delta Cultural Center in Helena, Historic Arkansas Museum, Mosaic Templars Cultural Center and the Old State House Museum. Funding for the Arkansas Arts Council and its programs is provided by the State of Arkansas and the National Endowment for the Arts. Arkansas Heritage is a division of the Arkansas Department of Parks, Heritage and Tourism.
Arkansas Heritage
Arkansas Heritage was created in 1975. There are eight agencies with unique heritage focuses under the umbrella of this division: Arkansas Arts Council, Arkansas Historic Preservation Program, the Delta Cultural Center in Helena, the Old State House Museum, the Arkansas Natural Heritage Commission, the Mosaic Templars Cultural Center, the Historic Arkansas Museum and the Arkansas State Archives. Jimmy Bryant serves as director of the division while Stacy Hurst is the secretary of the Department of Arkansas Parks, Heritage and Tourism.