The New Gallery

ACANSA is a visual and performing arts festival located in North Little Rock, Arkansas, dedicated to enhancing community engagement through a diverse array of artistic expressions. The festival aims to enrich the cultural landscape of Arkansas by fostering creativity and connection among residents and visitors alike. By showcasing contemporary art and a variety of performances, ACANSA plays a vital role in cultivating a dynamic cultural environment. The festival serves as a platform for artists while promoting the importance of the arts in community development and vitality. Generated from the website

At Zero Empty Spaces, we are dedicated to transforming vacant commercial real estate into working artist studios that serve as vibrant hubs for creativity and community engagement. We activate these spaces where artists can create and collaborate at an affordable price while having the ability to be discovered and sell artwork out of their studio. Our innovative approach addresses the challenge of urban blight and retail vacancies by temporarily occupying unused spaces until permanent tenants are secured by property owners. Through this model, we breathe fresh life into new and neglected areas, fostering artistic expression and economic revitalization. All with the goal of expanding the appreciation of various genres of visual art and helping to create a thriving cultural community in more cities across the world.