Arts On Main

08/27/2026

School is back in session, bring on the afterschool activites! Bring your kids to Afterschool Art and let them destress by being creative. Ages 6-14. Register at participating libraries! For AOM, register on our website!

08/19/2026

Meet our next muse. Payton Jowett! Payton is a local photographer. We cant wait to draw her in Life Drawing with Amy Scoggins on Tuesday!

08/18/2026

Our weekly meeting was full of treats thanks to Main Street Mercantile 🤍

08/08/2026

Interested in becoming our muse? We are looking for models of all body types, genders and ages for our life drawing classes. Use the link in our bio to apply.

08/02/2026

We ❤️ to support our neighboring artists!

Thank you Arts in Main, Van Buren for the well wishes. This is how you build an arts community.

08/01/2026

Great opportunities for artists! 🎨

Open calls, open doors.🚪🔑 Check out these opportunities!

Artists
◼️ Mark Arts' Juried Watercolor Exhibition. Submit our original works by August 7. markartsks.com/exhibitions

◼️ ArtsConnect Topeka wants to hear from musicians so they can better understand the challenges shaping their local music scene. Give your feedback by August 9. artstopeka.org/topeka-music-census

◼️ Eugene O'Neill Theater Center and the Jim Henson Foundation are offering a puppetry residency. Apply by August 9. theoneill.org/residencies

◼️ Music to Life's Musician Changemaker Accelerator Academy is accepting applications through August 14. musictolife.org/accelerator-academy

◼️ Eureka Springs School of the Arts' residency program is accepting applications through August 26. essa-art.org/artist-residencies/

◼️ Oregon State University is looking for original poems based on polar science papers! Submit work by August 26. prax.oregonstate.edu/poetry-polar-science

◼️ Artist INC's weekend-long professional development workshop for artists is coming to TX, AR, and KS! artistinc.art/programs/artist-inc-express

Artists and Orgs
◼️ Artistic Innovations is back August 20! Artists and orgs in M-AAA's region with new projects can apply. maaa.org/programs-grants/artistic-innovations

Orgs
◼️ The Academy of Country Music's ACM Lifting Lives grant program is open through August 7. Orgs with music therapy programming are eligible. acmliftinglives.org/grant-application

◼️ The Alice Kleberg Reynolds Foundation offers grants for arts, culture, and more in south central Texas. Their grant cycle closes August 26. akrfoundation.org

◼️ M-AAA's Regional Touring Program can help you bring performances, exhibitions, and more to your community. maaa.org/rtp

◼️ Oklahoma Arts Council's Rural Arts Opportunity Grants offer funding to rural counties of Oklahoma looking to increase their arts programming. arts.ok.gov

◼️ Arkansas Heritage is offering a grant to Arkansas orgs looking to increase community-based heritage/history programs. Apply by September 1. arkansasheritage.com/arkansas-heritage-grant

◼️ Forklift Danceworks' National convening on Community-Based Practice is September 23–25 in Austin, TX! Don't miss out on this chance to meet with potential collaborators and talk about how to connect the arts with civic systems. forkliftdanceworks.org

◼️ Nebraska Arts Council's Arts Project Grants offers $2K–$7K to support arts programming that's open to the public. Apply by October 1. artscouncil.nebraska.gov/arts-project-grant

◼️ Kansas Department of Commerce's Micro Arts Grants offers expedited funds for arts orgs with small budgets. Apply by October 31. https://www.kansascommerce.gov/grantscalendar/

See even more opportunities at https://www.maaa.org/news/artist-and-arts-organization-opportunities-and-deadlines/

07/27/2026

Calling all artists! ✏️ Join our Life Drawing sessions for a chance to perfect your skills, explore new ideas, and network with fellow artists. Receive optional feedback, and develop your talent in a relaxed, supportive space. Open to all levels—we’ll see you at Arts On Main!

07/22/2026

This is your reminder that the reception for our new exhibits is this Friday at 6 PM! 🎨✨ Don’t miss it!

Enjoy refreshments and live music from our special musical guests, The Crumbs! 🎶

We can’t wait to see you!