Member Programs

As a member of the Arkansas Arts Center, you are invited to participate in special members programs in your area of interest. Additional fees may apply.

Children’s Theatre Guild
The Arkansas Arts Center Children’s Theatre Guild is a volunteer group that provides support and promotes the activities of the Children’s Theatre. The guild presents scholarships to students in the Arts Center’s Summer Theatre Academy, funds promotions for the Children’s Theatre, coordinates opening night receptions for each performance, operates concessions, ushers during school performances and much more. Open to members at the Individual level or higher. Participation fees: $15 - $500.

Collectors Group
Join the Executive Director and Curator of Drawings for educational opportunities specific to collecting art. Programs include meeting with gallery owners, artists and collectors to see and learn more about art. In addition, the Collectors Group travels nationally and internationally to view private collections, and tour significant art institutions. Open to members at the Contributing level or above. Participation fees: $200 Individuals; $350 Couples per year.

Contemporaries
Contemporaries participate in monthly programming aimed at fun, social, art education including studio visits, private collection tours and special events. Open to members at the Individual level or higher. Participation fees: $30 Individuals; $40 couples per year.

Fine Arts Club of Arkansas
The Fine Arts Club of Arkansas serves as the volunteer arm of the Arkansas Arts Center. FAC supports the Arkansas Arts Center through providing volunteers, hosting programs featuring knowledgeable and dynamic speakers and organizing the Arts Center’s premier fundraising event, TABRIZ. Open to members at the Individual level or higher. Participation fees: $25 per year.

Friends of Contemporary Craft
Friends of Contemporary Craft is a dynamic group that promotes the contemporary craft media. FOCC presents a quarterly lecture series, Conversations, featuring the country's most well-known craft artists in a variety of media including ceramics, jewelry, glass, wood, textiles, furniture and metal. Open to members at the Individual level or higher. Participation fees: $20 per year.

Traveling Seminar Group
The Arts Center national and international traveling seminars are unique, in-depth, and innovative. They offer travelers an opportunity for a cultural experience. Open to members at the Individual level or higher. Participation fees: $200 per person per trip, plus trip expenses.