WHAT: Fifth Annual Arkansas Sculpture Invitational Show and Sale
WHO: Arkansas Sculptors Guild
WHEN: Saturday, June 19 at 9 a.m. – 6 p.m.
Sunday, June 20 at 11 a.m. – 5 p.m.
WHERE: 101 East Railroad Avenue
Morrilton, Arkansas 72110
(In front of the Morrilton Railroad Depot and Museum
Visit the Fifth Annual Arkansas Sculpture Invitational Show and Sale.
The sculpture invitational has increased in popularity so much that it has moved from Little Rock to Morrilton to be able to expand.
Various sculptures will be displayed for two days, and this is a great way to be able to commission or buy your favorite piece while being able to meet the artist that created it. These sculptures will range in size from both large and small scale, realistic and abstract, serious and whimsical. This unique event will be held during June, complete with the beautiful weather and countryside of the town of Morrilton. The price of admission is $5 per day and children under 14 are admitted free with an accompanying adult. The Fifth Annual Arkansas Sculpture Invitational Show and Sale is a summer event you don’t want to miss.
BACKGROUND:
The Arkansas Sculptors Guild (ARSG) is a non-profit organization whose mission is to increase the production, quality, appreciation and placement of works by Arkansas sculptors in residential, commercial and public spaces across Arkansas. The Fifth Annual Arkansas Sculpture Invitational Sale and Show is an on-going effort by ARSG to foster an appreciation for the quality and diversity sculpture. The guild’s objectives are to create awareness of Arkansas’ sculptors and facilities, provide sculptors information about public art projects, improve their training and create venues for their art to be seen.
TO SEE AND DO:
See all of the sculptures that are created in a host of materials that are appropriate for indoor as well as outdoor installation, ranging from a small to large outdoor scale and everything in between (the materials used to create the sculptures include: wood, stone, ceramic, glass, welded metals and mixed media) Visit and get to know the individual artists and vote for best of show Commission or purchase the sculpture of your choice
Visit some of Morrilton’s finest hometown restaurants:
Blue Diamond Café
Charlotte’s Corner
Church Street Deli and Catering
Take in a variety of other fun activities in Morrilton, including:
Arkansas Sculpture Show Patron Party
Fine Art Show and Sale at the Rialto Art Gallery
Two concerts: Sonny Burgess & the Legendary Pacers and the Saint James Group Antique car show Recreational opportunities in either the Ozark National Forest to the north, Ouachita National Forest to the south or Petit Jean State Park Fishing and non-motorized boating on the scenic and peaceful Arkansas River.
