Arts & Culture
2 North B Street
479-783-8888
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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…
3875 Phoenix Avenue
479-650-1610
A little bit of painting. A little bit of whine. A whole lot of FUN!
Looking for a fun night out? Unleash your creative side with Painting with a Twist! Our talented team of instructors guide you step by step through the night's featured painting.
Gr…
708 Garrison Avenue
Bordalo Segundo (Bordalo II) 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 amongst his generation of consumers, which he describes as wa…
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…
8300 Wells Lake Road
479-452-3993
The Janet Huckabee Arkansas River Valley Nature Center sits on 170 acres of land in Fort Smith that were previously part of Fort Chaffee. The building overlooks Wells Lake, a popular local fishing and picnicking destination!
Built in the fertile Arka…
1004 Garrison Avenue
This colorful mural was installed by Irish Artist, Maser, during The Unexpected's inaugural mural festival in 2015. It is inspired by the story of Darby's Rangers.
Darby was born in Fort Smith, Arkansas and is best known for his organization of the F…
812 Garrison Avenue
Belgium artist ROA is known for painting monochrome animals, typically painting rodents native to the area he is painting. His second and final peace, ROA installed "The Otter" in his trademark black and white style during The Unexpected's inaugural…
470288 Highway 101
918-775-2413
Sequoyah built this one-room log cabin in 1829 shortly after moving to Oklahoma; he was originally from Tennessee and born around 1778. Despite having a bad leg, he became known as a skilled blacksmith, silversmith and artist.
In 1809 he began exper…
5210 Grand Ave.
479-788-7300
The UAFS Season of Entertainment presents national touring productions as well as local concerts and productions by UAFS students.!
15 North 2 Street
The skilled faculty and students worked together to transform this vintage bus located inside the gates of the unique pocket park known as The Park at West End during The Unexpected project in 2017.