Friday, May 1, 2026 Gallery Walk
Free & open to the public | Central Avenue and Whittington Avenue Arts

Multiple venues across the city open their doors for an evening of original art, live music, demonstrations, and the kind of community connection that defines what this city does well. For the most current details and participating locations, follow the May Gallery Walk Facebook Event Page

Gallery Walk Special Exhibit Highlights:

Artists’ Workshop Gallery — 610A Central Avenue. Thirty-six local artists fill the Artists’ Workshop Gallery this month with a wide range of styles, mediums, and techniques. Featured artists Sheliah Halderman and Joe Wilcox anchor the month. Halderman, a Signature Member of the Arkansas Pastel Society, draws from Arkansas landscapes and her travels across the country, working in watercolor, pastel, and Prismacolor pencil with a quiet reverence for the natural world. Joe Wilcox came to painting through personal hardship and found his voice in panoramic landscapes — mountains, lakes, sky, and timber — rendered in saturated wet-on-wet oil, the entire canvas completed while still wet. The results are vivid and immediate in a way that is hard to look away from. Also on view this month: alcohol-ink works by miniature artist Maureen Rousseau, nature-inspired miniatures by Jan Briggs, and student work from Lake Hamilton High School under teacher Rana Ward. Charlie Mink closes the evening on dulcimer.

Justus Fine Art Gallery — 827 A Central Avenue. The May exhibit brings together an impressive roster of artists working across sculpture, painting, pastel, and more. The show’s most anticipated work comes from Robyn Horn, whose contemporary wood sculptures live in the permanent collections of the Smithsonian Renwick, the Victoria & Albert in London, LACMA, the Detroit Institute of Arts, Yale University Art Gallery, and more than a dozen other major institutions. Joining her are plein air painter John P. Lasater IV, whose work has earned national awards and features in Southwest Art and Plein Air Magazine; Dennis McCann, a pastel master with exhibition credits ranging from Art Basel to the Arkansas Museum of Fine Art; and Peter Sixbey, who spent decades as a conservator for museums including the Nelson-Atkins before turning his full attention to painting — his succulent series is quietly stunning. Rounding out the exhibit are Michael Ashley, Matthew Hasty, Sammy Peters, Carey Roberson, Sandra Sell, Gary Simmons, Gene Sparling, and others.

Dryden Pottery — 341 Whittington Avenue. This May Gallery Walk holds special meaning for Dryden Pottery, which will mark its 80th anniversary in business in 2026. Stop in to show your love for this local family and enjoy live entertainment, food, experience a live wheel demonstration, and browse hundreds of works that represent nearly a century of handmade craft.

Splash Wine Bar — 325 Ouachita Avenue. Splash Wine Bar joins the May Gallery Walk, featuring the cocktail, bourbon, and wine-inspired original works of local artist Jamie Craddock-Johnson. Expect art that feels as layered as a good pour.

The Local Art Entity — 118 Arbor Street, Suite A (The Club House). Gallery Walk night also marks the opening of the Hot Springs Gem & Mineral Show, and The Local Art Entity is kicking it off right. Local artist and musician Haley Crabb of Elemental Living Art will perform and paint on stage from 5 to 9 p.m.
Adair Park — 358 Central Avenue. Featuring an interactive Where The Wind Lives sculpture created from Art Springs public participants, provided by Garvan Woodland Gardens.

Additional Gallery Walk Participants:

Blue Donut Art Gallery – 430 Valley Street
Collective Arts Gallery – 620 Central Avenue, Ste 2B
Circle Gallery at Emergent Arts – 341A Whittington Avenue
American Art Gallery and Gifts LLC – 724 Central Avenue
Static on Ouachita – 246 Ouachita Ave Ste 102
Wrapped Gift Boutique – 404 Central Ave
Aqua Gift Boutique – 340 Central Avenue – Closes at 7 PM
Indulge Sweet & Savory – 256 Central Avenue – Closes at 6:30 PM
Casa Bella – 325 Broadway St
The Arlington Resort Hotel & Spa – 239 Central Ave

For the most current details and participating locations, follow the May Gallery Walk Facebook Event Page.