Arts & The Park: Celebrate Imagination will be held at indoor, outdoor, in-person, and virtual offerings. The theme for the festival, "Celebrate Imagination", will focus on on cleverness, originality, ingenuity, and the limitlessness of the mind. Celebrate Imagination hopes to highlight how the imagination supports and benefits not just the artistic process, but other areas of life such as technology.
Arts & The Park is hosted each year by the Hot Springs Area Cultural Alliance as part of the organization's mission to celebrate the arts and culture of the Hot Springs area. Arts & The Park 2024 will include live performances, workshops, children’s events, and art exhibitions.
All Arts & The Park events are free and open to the public unless otherwise noted. All events are "family friendly."
Highlights of the Festival
Art Springs - Art Springs, the free 2-day outdoor festival, takes place the first weekend of Arts & The Park at Hill Wheatley Plaza in the heart of historic Hot Springs. Art Springs is an annual juried festival filled with talented artists, artisans, and fine crafts. Food trucks, beverages for purchase, a children’s area with a book giveaway, the Renaissance Fair, and storytelling make it an annual favorite for the entire family. Also included in the Art Springs festivities:
-Chalk Walk: A Sidewalk Chalk Event
-Under Pressure a steamroller block printing event
-Children's Book Giveaway presented in partnership with the Hot Springs Community Foundation.
-Glover Awards for Songwriting Excellence – The fourth annual contest, paid homage to local music legend singer/songwriter, Henry Glover and the final round will take place on the Art Springs Stage.
Garland County Library Events
The Garland County Library will host multiple events during the festival including a Children’s Fruit Fairy Tea Party featuring the new children’s book The Lovely Fruit Fairies, by Conway artist Faye Hedera, A night of music and art with Charlie Mink, Local Author’s Day, All Things Fiber, and a follow-up presentation of The Architect’s Daughter featuring Diana McDaniel Hampo - Diana will be present to offer additional information, photographs, and answer questions, as well as a re-play of the original program.
