Arts, Culture & History
7201 Massard Road
479-784-2368
Located near Chaffee Crossing Historic District, McClure Amphitheater was originally built by the U.S. Army as a training facility in 1953.
Today, it functions as a City of Fort Smith specialty park and outdoor gathering place that connects visitors…
2 N. B St.
479-783-8888
or Toll-Free: 800-637-1477
Our Visitor Center, "Miss Laura's Social Club," is located inside of Fort Smith's historic downtown area and sits alongside the Arkansas River.
Out of seven "row houses" that lined Fort Smith's Old West red light district, Miss Laura's is the only ho…
800 Garrison Avenue
Hailing from Puerto Rico, Ana Maria Ortiz (Ana Marietta) started painting on old wood pieces with tempera paint as a little girl in her dad’s wood shop in Barranquitas. Getting into the University of Puerto Rico Mayagüez, she studied art and graduate…
421 Towson Avenue
Fort Smith artist, Nate Meyers, known by the moniker Buffalo, added this unique piece to the facade of local Habitat for Humanity ReStore during The Unexpected project's 2018 urban and contemporary art festival.
Buffalo is known for his trademark geo…
10th and Grand Avenue
Chicago artist, Cody Hudson, completed this impressive wrap-mural on the abandoned Tankersley Brothers warehouse across from the newly restored Masonic Temple [Temple Live] located in downtown Fort Smith, Arkansas.
His mural adds distinct abstract w…
505 Rogers Avenue
The unique work of Miami-based street artist, Hoxxoh (Douglas Hoekzema) is known for its cerebral approach to visualizing the natural fabrics of time.
Never touching the canvas with his hands, Hoxxoh uses a pendulum technique—working in synchronicity…
200 Towson Avenue
The ‘NATIVE’ mural now covers an entire block in downtown Fort Smith.
"When Justkids challenged me for this immense project I was immediately drawn to the idea of exploring Native American iconology since Arkansas has such an elevated sociological co…
1401 South Greenwood Avenue
479-784-1006
Oak Cemetery is recognized as a National Historic Landmark based on over 152 years of documented history.The oldest monument, dated 1842, the same year Fort Smith was incorporated, marks the grave of Captain Gookin.
The cemetery continues to capture…
309 Garrison Avenue
Bordalo Segundo was born in Lisbon, Greece, in 1987. The artist creates his signature pieces with end-of-life materials to promote sustainability and increase social awareness among his generation of consumers, which he describes as wasteful.
His Opo…