Arkansas Arts Center

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501 E 9th St
Little Rock, AR 72202
Arkansas Arts Center, located in Little Rock, Ark., offers a collection of works of art on paper. Established more than 30 years ago, the collection is primarily American and European, from the Renaissance to the present. Among the most recognizable works in the collection are sheets by C zanne, Van Gogh, Jackson Pollock, Georgia O Keeffe, Alison Saar, Rembrandt and Rubens. The collection also features more than 135 drawings and watercolors by the Postimpressionist, Paul Signac, over 100 post-minimalist drawings, Arthur Dove s sketchbook, and several works by Will Barnet. Masterworks in the collection include paintings by Diego Rivera, Odilon Redon and Francesco Bassano, sculpture by Henry Moore, Louise Nevelson and Roy Lichtenstein, and prints by Rembrandt, Whistler and D rer. Arkansas Arts Center also displays contemporary objects in craft media, including teapots by contemporary artists, contemporary baskets, turned wood objects, studio glass, ceramics, metalwork and toys designed by artists.

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5.014 reviews
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Marcella W.
1/10/2016

Lovely, free and an absolute gem of Little Rock. Unlike larger art museums, the Arkansas Arts Center hosts a pretty much perfectly digestible amount of art for two hours or so: one main exhibit...

Barbara H.
6/19/2023

This recently renovated museum with huge new addition deserves a visit. The art collection is quite varied, and it is displayed more thematically than chronological. There is a handsome...

John M.
2/3/2024

150 million dollars and yet none of the money was spent in training staff. the "guards" are rude and will follow you around as you view the art. Our group was told multiple times to stay 1-2 feet...

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Athan K.
8/5/2018

I been there before, and it had some cool paintings! Even know that there was nothing I could like to paint! A lot were hard for me to paint, but I just keep practicing!!!!!

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Elizabeth P.
5/30/2012

I am highly impressed! I work in a major museum in DC and was blown away by the works at the Arkansas Arts Center: Chagall, Matisse, Signac gallery, Krees van Dongen, Picasso, Redon, Caracci,...

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