Arts, Culture & History
418 Towson Avenue
Alexis Diaz is a Puerto Rican painter and urban muralist, known for his chimerical and dreamlike depictions of animals in a state of metamorphosis. Díaz has been drawing from a very young age but street art always spoke to his sensibilities above oth…
414 Towson Avenue
Scottish-born, London-based poet, artist and sculptor, Robert Montgomery, added this poetic contribution to Downtown Fort Smith as part of The Unexpected urban and contemporary art project of 2019 in downtown Fort Smith, Arkansas.
The LED-lighted scu…
7020 Taylor Avenue
479-434-6774
“Hair today, gone tomorrow!" - Elvis Presley, March 25, 1958, upon being asked what he thought of giving up his famous sideburns to be inducted into the U.S. Army.
On March 24, 1958, an international rock and roll star named Elvis Presley suspended h…
400 Towson Avenue
British graffiti artist Pref merges and layers letters into his signature style, which features a distinct use of typography to create amalgamations of quippy sayings, often placing one word inside of another to give his artwork multiple readings and…
United States Marshals Museum Administrative Offices
479-709-3766
THE DESIGN | THE EXPERIENCE
The Museum will feature a unique exterior with a modified star-shaped design signifying the star badge worn by courageous U.S. Marshals. Inside, five immersive galleries will educate guests about the critical, ever-evolvin…
70 South 7th Street
Hilda Palafox (aka Poni) hails from Mexico City and gives birth to art that searches for tranquility and stoicism, curved with the consistent delicacy of femininity.
During The Unexpected project of 2019, Hilda transformed the iconic silos located at…
Pendergraft Park
479-783-8888
A 25-foot work of art honors the illustrious lawman, believed to be the first black U.S. deputy marshal west of the Mississippi. Reeves, born into slavery, served for 32 years under Federal Judge Isaac C. Parker. This larger-than-life monument is fit…
904 Garrison Avenue
British graffiti artist Pref merges and layers letters into his signature style, which features a distinct use of typography to create amalgamations of quippy sayings, often placing one word inside of another to give his artwork multiple readings and…
4999 Morgans Way
479-784-2368
Added to the Arkansas Register of Historic Places on November 7, 2001, Massard Prairie was a popular grazing grassland for Union troops and locals during the Civil War. On July 27, 1864, Confederate troops led a surprise attack against the Union sold…
7313 Terry St
479-452-4554
The Chaffee Crossing Historic District is a walkable showcase of history that echoes the vital role that Fort Chaffee played in American military history beginning in WWII. Visitors are able to walk the grounds and tour original buildings where thous…