ART IN THE STACKS

In Partnership with the Central Arkansas Library System

A selection of works from the Arkansas Arts Center’s extensive collection of contemporary craft objects is on view at 15 Central Arkansas Library System locations.

The partnership between the Arkansas Arts Center and the Central Arkansas Library System, designed to build creative connections between two Central Arkansas cultural organizations, is one of many ways the Arts Center will remain vibrant, accessible and community-oriented while its MacArthur Park building undergoes a transformational renovation.

The partnership with CALS allows the Arts Center to keep a significant portion of its craft collection on view while the building is under construction. Nearly 10% of the collection – 106 works – in total are on view at the 15 CALS branches. Typically, between one and three percent of a museum’s collection is on view at any given time.

Carefully selected for their community relevance, each installation includes works that reference the environment, history and mission of the library branch where they’re located, illustrating the incredible diversity of the Arts Center’s collection of contemporary craft objects.

The installations will also allow library managers to draw inspiration to plan programming or design literary or informational displays alongside the works. These long-term partnerships are envisioned to continue, even after the Arkansas Arts Center’s reopening, scheduled for spring 2022.

	Main Library 100 Rock St., Little Rock, AR 72201 501-918-3000 | https://cals.org/cals-main-library	Art >
	Adophine Fletcher Terry Library 2015 Napa Valley Dr., Little Rock, AR 72212 501-228-0129 | https://cals.org/terry-library	Art >
	Amy Sanders Library 10200 Johnson Dr., Sherwood, AR 72120 501-835-7756 | https://cals.org/sanders-library	Art >
	Bobby L. Roberts Library of Arkansas History & Art 401 President Clinton Ave., Little Rock, AR 72201 501-320-5700 | https://cals.org	Art >
	Dee Brown Library 6325 Baseline Rd., Little Rock, AR 72209 501-568-7494 | https://cals.org/dee-brown-library	Art >
	Esther DeWitt Nixon Library 703 W. Main St., Jacksonville, AR 72076 501-457-5038 | https://cals.org/nixon-library	Art >
	Hillary Rodham Clinton Children's Library & Learning Center 4800 W. 10th St., Little Rock, AR 72204 501-978-3870 | https://cals.org/childrens-library	Art >
	John Gould Fletcher Library 823 North Buchanan St., Little Rock, AR 72205 501-663-5457 | https://cals.org/fletcher-library	Art >
	Maumelle Library 10 Lake Pointe Dr., Maumelle, AR 72113 501-851-2551 | https://cals.org/maumelle-library	Art >
	Max Milam Library 609 Aplin Ave., Perryville, AR 72126 501-889-2554 | https://cals.org/milam-library	Art >
	Millie Brooks Library 13024 Hwy 365, Wrightsville, AR 72183 501-537-3186 | https://cals.org/brooks-library	Art >
	Oley E. Rooker Library 11 Otter Creek Ct., Little Rock AR 72210 501-907-5991 | https://cals.org/rooker-library	Art >
	Roosevelt Thompson Library 38 Rahling Circle, Little Rock, AR 72223  501-821-3060 | https://cals.org/thompson-library	Art >
	Sidney S. McMath Library 2100 John Barrow Rd., Little Rock, AR 72204 501-225-0066 | https://cals.org/mcmath-library	Art >
	Sue Cowan Williams Library 1800 Chester St., Little Rock, AR 72206 501-376-4282 | https://cals.org/williams-library	Art >
	The Arkansas Arts Center 2510 Cantrell Dr., Little Rock, AR 72204 501-372-4000 | https://www.arkansasartscenter.org	Art >