UA-EACC Presents Arkansas Arts Council's Small Works on Paper Touring Exhibit

The UAEACC Gallery presents the Arkansas Arts Council's touring exhibition, Small Works on Paper.  The exhibit will open on Tuesday, November 2nd and run through Wednesday, November 25th.   

The 2026 Small Works on Paper exhibition features 40 artists from across Arkansas.  The tour and will make stops at nine venues throughout the state in the yearlong exhibit.

Now in its 39th year, Small Works on Paper is the only state-run, juried, visual arts exhibition showcasing artwork by Arkansas Artists. The exhibit showcases artwork no larger than 18 x 24 inches by artists who are members of the Arkansas Artist Registry, an online art gallery coordinated by the Arkansas Arts Council that showcases the artwork of Arkansas artists. 

An out-of-state juror selects the work to be included in the traveling visual arts exhibition. This year's Small Works on Paper entries were juried by Kelli Scott Kelley, an artist and professor in painting at Louisiana State University.  Kelley reviewed more than 300 entries to select the 40 pieces that are included in this year's exhibition.  She also selected works to receive purchase awards.  Purchase award winners receive the cash amount equivalent to the value of their selected works, and the purchase award pieces will become part of the exhibition's permanent collection. This year's purchase awardees were Melissa Lashbrook of Cabot and Lisa Thorpe of Little Rock.

Participating artists in the 2026 exhibition:

Oluwatobi Adewumi, McNeil
Zina Al-Shakuri, Little Rock
Jennifer Barnett, Little Rock
Jordan Blake, Paragould
Brit Borcher, Fayetteville
Dustyn Bork, Batesville
Maria Botti Villegas, El Dorado
Jane Brackin, West Memphis
Katie Bradley, Paron
Chuck Davis, Rogers
Rex DeLoney, Little Rock
LeeAnn Dodson, Elkins
Carol Hart, Fayetteville
Bekah Hedges, Little Rock
Evelyn Jorgenson, Rogers
John Keller, Searcy
Lisa Krannichfeld, Little Rock
Melissa 'Mo' Lashbrook, Cabot
Connie McCann, Maumelle
Dennis McCann, Maumelle
Jason McCann, Maumelle
Leah McCann, Maumelle
David Mudrinich, Russellville
Mark Nunez, Prairie Grove
Brandi Parker, El Dorado
Shawn Penister, Pine Bluff
Joy Noir Phillips, Hindsville
Nathan Pietrykowski, Jonesboro
Robert Reep, Little Rock
Sabine Schmidt, Fayetteville
Kasten Searles, Little Rock
Annika Shunn, Sherwood
Alan Simmons, Bella Vista
Gary Simmons, Hot Springs
Richard Stephens, Hot Springs
Lisa Thorpe, Little Rock
Emine Saide Uslu, North Little Rock
Marcus Vasquez, North Little Rock
Bekah Wilson, Langley
Steven Wise, Rogers

The UA-EACC Gallery is located at 1700 Newcastle Road in the Fine Arts Center. Daily hours for the Gallery are Monday-Friday from 10:00 a.m. until 4:00 p.m., or as scheduled for special group tours. There is no charge for admission.  For more information, call 870-633-4480, ext. 352.

The Arkansas Arts Council, an agency of Arkansas Heritage, advances the arts in Arkansas by providing services and supporting arts endeavors that encourage and assist literary, performing and visual artists in achieving standards of professional excellence. In addition, the Arkansas Arts Council provides technical and financial assistance to Arkansas arts organizations and other providers of cultural and educational programs. Arkansas Heritage is a division of the Arkansas Department of Parks, Heritage and Tourism.

"California Poppies," paper collage by artist Evelyn Jorgenson of Rogers