Community Calendar

10/18/2025 – 11/1/2025

Included with Admission

Join the Little Rock Zoo this fall for our Beloved Pet Ofrenda, a heartfelt tribute honoring the memory of our cherished animal companions. Inspired by the Día de Muertos tradition, this vibrant community altar celebrates our animal companions of all kinds—furry, feathered, and scaled.

Bring a photo of your beloved pet and add to the altar anytime during Zoo hours. On Saturdays and Sundays, our Learning & Engagement team will be on hand to assist guests in co-creating the altar.

This is our second year hosting the Beloved Pet Ofrenda, inspired by a partnership between the L.A. Zoo and Plaza de La Raza, a community art school serving historically excluded groups. Their folklorist artist and local families co-created an altar celebrating this important cultural tradition. Now, we’re proud to bring this meaningful experience to Little Rock.

Learn more about the event and its story in our blog post!

10/18/2025 – 11/1/2025

Included with Admission

Join the Little Rock Zoo this fall for our Beloved Pet Ofrenda, a heartfelt tribute honoring the memory of our cherished animal companions. Inspired by the Día de Muertos tradition, this vibrant community altar celebrates our animal companions of all kinds—furry, feathered, and scaled.

Bring a photo of your beloved pet and add to the altar anytime during Zoo hours. On Saturdays and Sundays, our Learning & Engagement team will be on hand to assist guests in co-creating the altar.

This is our second year hosting the Beloved Pet Ofrenda, inspired by a partnership between the L.A. Zoo and Plaza de La Raza, a community art school serving historically excluded groups. Their folklorist artist and local families co-created an altar celebrating this important cultural tradition. Now, we’re proud to bring this meaningful experience to Little Rock.

Learn more about the event and its story in our blog post!

The ARTx3 Campus will host an opening reception for the “2025 Pine Bluff Art League Annual Exhibition” from 5-7 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 28, at The ARTSpace on Main, 623 S. Main St.

The ARTx3 Campus hosts a juried exhibition of works by members of the Pine Bluff Art League each year. Monica "Mokasso" McGee is this year's juror. Pieces from the exhibition will be available for purchase.

The exhibition is on view in the Kline Family Foundation Gallery by appointment through Nov. 22. The exhibition is sponsored by Pine Bluff Sand & Gravel Co.

For more information, contact Shakeelah Rahmaan, interim curator and programs director, at srahmaan@artx3.org or call 870-536-3375.

2024 BEST IN SHOW: Rhonda Holderfield, "End of The Trail," acrylic on canvas

Webpage: artx3.org/exhibitions/2025-pine-bluff-art-league-exhibition

The ARTx3 Campus will host a free public reception for the exhibition “Strange Awakening” by Brian Wolf from 5-7 p.m. Thursday, July 24, in the Loft Gallery at The ARTSpace on Main, 623 S. Main St.

Wolf is an artist and graphic designer who lives in North Little Rock. Since 2021, Wolf has been exploring symbolic imagery and abstraction using a variety of media. His primary media has recently shifted from acrylic painting to drawing, printmaking, and sculpture. “Strange Awakening,” his latest body of work, is the culmination of self-discovery, acceptance and artistic transformation that began in 2023.

“Strange Awakening” will be on view from July 24 through Nov. 15. The exhibition is sponsored by the Kline Family Foundation. For more information, contact Shakeelah Rahmaan, programs director and interim curator, at srahmaan@artx3.org or call 870-536-3375.

The ARTx3 Campus will host an opening reception and awards ceremony for the “2025 Irene Rosenzweig Biennial Juried Exhibition” from 5-7 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 18, at The Arts & Science Center for Southeast Arkansas, 701 S. Main St. The event is free and open to the public.

The prestigious show — funded by an endowment from the notable Pine Bluff resident — is an opportunity for established and up-and-coming artists to gain recognition and earn prizes, and for The Arts & Science Center to grow its Permanent Collection. The exhibition is open to artists in Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Oklahoma, Tennessee and Texas. The artists selected for the 2025 show will be announced in mid-August. The prizes awarded are best in show, first place, second place and three merit awards. Purchase awards totalling $2,000 are also available.

The exhibition will be on view in the International Paper Gallery from Sept. 18 to Jan. 24, 2026. Gallery hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesdays through Fridays, and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturdays.

“The Irene Rosenzweig Biennial Juried Exhibition” is supported in part by The Arts & Science Center Endowment Fund and the Irene Rosenzweig Endowment Fund.
For more information, contact Shakeelah Rahmaan, interim curator and programs director, at srahmaan@artx3.org or call 870-536-3375. Webpage: artx3.org/rosenzweig

10/18/2025 – 11/1/2025

Included with Admission

Join the Little Rock Zoo this fall for our Beloved Pet Ofrenda, a heartfelt tribute honoring the memory of our cherished animal companions. Inspired by the Día de Muertos tradition, this vibrant community altar celebrates our animal companions of all kinds—furry, feathered, and scaled.

Bring a photo of your beloved pet and add to the altar anytime during Zoo hours. On Saturdays and Sundays, our Learning & Engagement team will be on hand to assist guests in co-creating the altar.

This is our second year hosting the Beloved Pet Ofrenda, inspired by a partnership between the L.A. Zoo and Plaza de La Raza, a community art school serving historically excluded groups. Their folklorist artist and local families co-created an altar celebrating this important cultural tradition. Now, we’re proud to bring this meaningful experience to Little Rock.

Learn more about the event and its story in our blog post!

The ARTx3 Campus will host an opening reception for the “2025 Pine Bluff Art League Annual Exhibition” from 5-7 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 28, at The ARTSpace on Main, 623 S. Main St.

The ARTx3 Campus hosts a juried exhibition of works by members of the Pine Bluff Art League each year. Monica "Mokasso" McGee is this year's juror. Pieces from the exhibition will be available for purchase.

The exhibition is on view in the Kline Family Foundation Gallery by appointment through Nov. 22. The exhibition is sponsored by Pine Bluff Sand & Gravel Co.

For more information, contact Shakeelah Rahmaan, interim curator and programs director, at srahmaan@artx3.org or call 870-536-3375.

2024 BEST IN SHOW: Rhonda Holderfield, "End of The Trail," acrylic on canvas

Webpage: artx3.org/exhibitions/2025-pine-bluff-art-league-exhibition

The ARTx3 Campus will host a free public reception for the exhibition “Strange Awakening” by Brian Wolf from 5-7 p.m. Thursday, July 24, in the Loft Gallery at The ARTSpace on Main, 623 S. Main St.

Wolf is an artist and graphic designer who lives in North Little Rock. Since 2021, Wolf has been exploring symbolic imagery and abstraction using a variety of media. His primary media has recently shifted from acrylic painting to drawing, printmaking, and sculpture. “Strange Awakening,” his latest body of work, is the culmination of self-discovery, acceptance and artistic transformation that began in 2023.

“Strange Awakening” will be on view from July 24 through Nov. 15. The exhibition is sponsored by the Kline Family Foundation. For more information, contact Shakeelah Rahmaan, programs director and interim curator, at srahmaan@artx3.org or call 870-536-3375.

The ARTx3 Campus will host an opening reception and awards ceremony for the “2025 Irene Rosenzweig Biennial Juried Exhibition” from 5-7 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 18, at The Arts & Science Center for Southeast Arkansas, 701 S. Main St. The event is free and open to the public.

The prestigious show — funded by an endowment from the notable Pine Bluff resident — is an opportunity for established and up-and-coming artists to gain recognition and earn prizes, and for The Arts & Science Center to grow its Permanent Collection. The exhibition is open to artists in Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Oklahoma, Tennessee and Texas. The artists selected for the 2025 show will be announced in mid-August. The prizes awarded are best in show, first place, second place and three merit awards. Purchase awards totalling $2,000 are also available.

The exhibition will be on view in the International Paper Gallery from Sept. 18 to Jan. 24, 2026. Gallery hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesdays through Fridays, and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturdays.

“The Irene Rosenzweig Biennial Juried Exhibition” is supported in part by The Arts & Science Center Endowment Fund and the Irene Rosenzweig Endowment Fund.
For more information, contact Shakeelah Rahmaan, interim curator and programs director, at srahmaan@artx3.org or call 870-536-3375. Webpage: artx3.org/rosenzweig

For 30 years, Arkansas Sheriffs’ Youth Ranches (ASYR) has recognized Arkansans who have made outstanding contributions to create better opportunities for Arkansas children. These Arkansans personify in word and deed the ideals of the Ranch, and hundreds gather each year to pay tribute to their dedication at the Arkansas Children’s Award Dinner. This year, ASYR is excited to present the 30th annual Arkansas Children’s Award to Rush Harding, a generous advocate for building hopeful futures for Arkansas youth. Since the Sheriffs of Arkansas founded the Youth Ranches in 1976, it has been a place to call home for more than 2,300 of Arkansas’s most vulnerable boys and girls. As an independent 501(c)3 nonprofit organization, ASYR is 100% privately funded, and this event helps raise 10% of the ASYR’s operating budget each year.