Eight Selected for Arkansas Folk and Traditional Arts Apprenticeship Program

Four mentor artists and four apprentices have been selected to participate in the 2025-2026 Arkansas Folk and Traditional Arts statewide apprenticeship program. The program, currently in its fifth year, funds teams of mentor artists and apprentices committed to sustaining their artistic traditions and cultural heritage….Continue Reading Eight Selected for Arkansas Folk and Traditional Arts Apprenticeship Program

Spring 2026 Community Scholars Training Begins Feb. 19 in Mountainburg

The next installment of the Arkansas Folk and Traditional Arts Community Scholars Training Program will be held Feb. 19 through April 16 in Mountainburg. This free training opportunity for Arkansans interested in finding, documenting and presenting community culture, folklife and traditional arts will be held at the Boston Mountain Heritage Society….Continue Reading Spring 2026 Community Scholars Training Begins Feb. 19 in Mountainburg

University Libraries, UA Music to Host Florence Price Event Feb. 7

The public is invited to celebrate the life and legacy of composer Florence Price during a special exhibit and live performance hosted by the University of Arkansas Libraries Special Collections Division and the U of A Department of Music. “Resonant Voices – Music by Florence Price” will take place from 2-4 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 7, in the Walker Community Room at the Fayetteville Public Library. …Continue Reading University Libraries, UA Music to Host Florence Price Event Feb. 7

Event Explores Rare 18th-Century Guaraní Manuscripts and Indigenous Christianity

The University Libraries Special Collections Division will host the presentation “Spiritual Exercises for the Guaraní-Christian Soul: Two Rare Eighteenth-Century Indigenous-Language Manuscripts” from 4:30 to 6 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 6, in MULN 135. …Continue Reading Event Explores Rare 18th-Century Guaraní Manuscripts and Indigenous Christianity