Arts

Shrouded by a 120-acre wooded park and trail system in the center of Bentonville sits the 217,000 square-foot space, designed by renowned architect Moshe Safdie, and home to permanent American masterworks from the likes of John Singer Sargent, Norman Rockwell, James Turrell and Andy Warhol and the stunning Yayoi Kusama’s artwork, Infinity Mirrored Room—My Heart is Dancing into the Universe. Temporary exhibitions have included the Tate Modern developed Soul of a Nation: Art in the Age of Black Power, Hank Willis Thomas: All Things Being Equal, and the acclaimed State of the Art, showcasing an extensive nationwide selection of contemporary art from artists not yet recognized at the national level.

A newly opened 63,000-square-foot contemporary art space for visual and performing arts, culinary experiences, festivals, artists-in-residence, and more, invites the public to make contemporary art a part of their daily routine. Chicago’s Wheeler Kearns Architects developed a sustainable adaptive reuse plan for the former Kraft plant, situated along the Razorback Regional Greenway trail and near 8th Street Market in downtown Bentonville.

An interactive arts and sciences museum in Bentonville for children and families to embrace curiosity and creativity through collaborative exhibits and programs, including workshops, camps, and nearly one acre of outdoor space. Exhibitions include the 3M Tinkering Hub, General Mills Lift, Load and Haul, Market Sponsored by Walmart, Nature Valley Water Amazements, Nickelodeon Play Lab, Hershey’s Lab and more. The Amazeum has officially welcomed over one million guests since opening in 2019.

Founded by David Bogle, a registered member of the Cherokee Nation born and raised in Bentonville, the Museum of Native American History (MONAH) houses over 10,000 of the finest Native American artifacts, and is recognized as a thriving cultural center representing indigenous communities through storytelling, song, art, language, dialogue and more — connecting with and paying respect to the Native American tribes of our region and our state, including the Osage, Caddo and Quapaw people, is a critical element of the past and future.

Established in 1927. This downtown Fayetteville gem is a local music mecca, over the years showcasing acts like Turnpike Troubadours, Bassnectar, Big Gigantic, Zac Brown Band, Fitz & the Tantrums, Cherub, Tower of Power, Animal Collective, Phantogram, comedian Hannibal Burress, Sturgill Simpson, Old Crow Medicine Show, Dierks Bentley and so many more.

The state’s largest outdoor amphitheater hosting world-class touring artists and musicians for every music fan, including Janet Jackson, Rob Thomas, The Killers, comedian Trevor Noah, Earth, Wind, & Fire, Florida Georgia Line, Leon Bridges, Travis Scott, G-Eazy, Lil Uzi Vert, The Smashing Pumpkins, Santana, Brad Paisley, Jackson Browne and more.

Once a historic movie theater, the Meteor has been restored into a guitar store and performance venue. The store houses over a thousand instruments and amplifiers, local art pieces, and comfortably accommodates 370 people for live music, movie nights, or parties.

Butterfield Stage is an outdoor pavilion with seating up to 1,500 that hosts the annual Railyard Live concert series. The entrance to the stage is housed within what used to be the farmer’s market building.

The Creative Arkansas Community Hub & Exchange (CACHE) formed in 2019 to act as the central regional agency committed to connecting, supporting and developing the region’s arts and culture community.

INTERFORM is at the forefront of creative growth and change in our community. They envision a self-sustaining design-led fashion and art industry in Northwest Arkansas and build robust programs to directly support that vision.

Art Feeds fuels children’s curious, imaginative, and innovative skills by partnering with schools and organizations to implement creative and expressive curriculum and programming.

Located in the heart of Fayetteville’s arts district, the Creative Community Center is a non-profit visual and studio arts organization providing classes, workshops and camps in a variety of hands-on art forms including clay and pottery, painting, drawing, printmaking, glass fusion and mixed media for children and adults of all ages and skill levels. 

The Latin Art Organization of Arkansas promotes and strengthens Latin culture with a vision to preserve and enrich the Latin cultural heritage by contributing to its traditions, customs, creations, and concepts of universal inclusion through spirit and mind.