A juried exhibition featuring paintings by members of the Heart of America Artists’ Association. Part of a multi-year creative initiative, Painting the Arkansas Parks highlights the beauty and diversity of Arkansas’s natural landscapes. Twenty-five artists are represented in the exhibition, each contributing a plein air study painted on-site at one of seven selected parks, accompanied by a larger studio painting inspired by that original study. Together, these works capture both the immediacy of painting outdoors and the thoughtful refinement that comes from studio practice.

Opening reception with guest speaker: Kayla Gomance, Deputy Chief of Interpretive Program Services, Arkansas State Parks, is scheduled for February 20, from 5 to 7 p.m.