Mena Art Gallery
607 Mena Street
Mena, Arkansas 71953
479 394-3880
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Mena Art Gallery Events


February Membership Meeting
When:  Monday, February 15, 2010Time: 5:00:00 PM
Please plan on coming and visiting our lively meetings. The news is always refreshing and the people always interesting. Notice our new time! Our Board meeting begins at 5:00 PM and our members meetings begin at 6:30 PM. Our meetings are open to everyone. Come to meet the new officers for 2010. Bring snacks to share.




Ouachita Art Trails Tour
When:  Friday, October 08, 2010Time: 9:00:00 AM

Visit the studios of many local artists throughout the Ouachita Mountains. Watch them create. Take home unique works of art.

The beauty of the region and the simpler lifestyle has attracted artists from all over to settle in the Ouachitas where they find quiet and inspiration for their creativity. This year's art trail has some great artists, some well known around the state, the country, and even around the world. You click the link below to view representative works of all the participating artists, as well as biographical information about the artists participating.

While exploring Arkansas' finest art treasures, enjoy the many good restaurants, and relax overnight at a charming cottage, cabin, or comfortable hotel. Enjoy performing arts or live theater, shop for distinctive gifts and antiques, or just wind along a country road. See our suggested lodging, dining and area attractions by clicking the food and lodging link in our website.

Experience October in the Ouachitas--delightful weather, beautiful views, crystal clear streams and rivers, and friendly people. The Ouachita Art Trail will be held for three days, Friday through Sunday, October 8, 9 and 10, 2010.

To follow the Ouachita Art Trail, guests will begin at the Mena Art Gallery, on 607 Mena Street, across from the Ouachita Little Theater, where you will pick up the maps and directories.

For more information visit our website Ouachita Art Trails Weblink

You may also obtain more information by telephone at 479 394-3880 or by e-mail to email@menaartgallery.org. Artists interested in the 2010 tour may sign up by filling out the paperwork and returning it to the Mena Art Gallery at 607 Mena St., Mena, AR 71953.To print the standards sheet with the signup sheet form, Standards and Artist Application



 


Support for SouthWest Artists is provided, in part, by the Arkansas Arts Council, an agency of the Department of Arkansas Heritage, the National Endowment for the Arts and the Walton Family Foundation.
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Southwest Artists, Inc. (established 1945) is a non-profit corporation promoting the arts in southwestern Arkansas. Southwest Artists, Inc. is embodied via the Mena Art Gallery at 607 Mena Street, in Mena, Arkansas, the Ouachita Art Trails, as well as various classes, workshops and seminars conducted throught the year.