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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…
501 Garrison Avenue
D*FACE is one of most prolific contemporary urban artists of his generation and was at the forefront of the urban art movement its rise into pop-culture. Known for his subversive images, which involve a family of dysfunctional characters whose roles…
1001 Garrison Avenue
479-784-2368
William Orlando Darby was born in Fort Smith on February 8, 1911, to Percy and Nell Darby. Following graduation from Fort Smith High School in 1929, he received an appointment to the United States Military academy at West Point, New York.
After gradu…
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…
1300 Garrison Avenue
Okuda San Miguel was born in Santander, Spain, and has been based in Madrid since 2000. Geometric structures and multicolored prints merge with organic, gray bodies in artistic pieces that could be categorized as Pop-Surrealism with a clear influence…
101 North 2nd Street
Faculty & Students of the University of Arkansas at Fort Smith created this stunning mural in honor of renowned local jazz musician, Alphonso Trent, who is credited as one of the most influencial African American musicians of the Golden Age of Jazz d…
709 North B Street
In 2015, University of Arkansas at Fort Smith (UAFS) faculty and students installed this colorful artwork as part of The Unexpected urban contemporary art project, which brings renowned international artists to the streets of historic downtown Fort S…
505 Rogers Avenue
Belgium artist ROA is known for painting monochrome animals, typically painting rodents native to the area he is painting. Roa installed “The Mole” in his trademark black and white style during the The Unexpected's inaugural mural festival in 2015.
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317 Garrison Avenue
The first of two pieces installed during the inaugural Unexpected Project, the mural is inspired by stories of the Deputy U.S. Marshals and the infamous outlaws they pursued inside of Indian Territory. In D*Face’s trademark pop-art style, the large p…
923 Rogers Avenue
Known for her humanoid creatures, Ana Maria's were some of the most noticeable mural installations during The Unexpected's inaugural mural festival in 2015. Her second and final installation of 2015 can be seen on Rogers Avenue, directly across from…