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Where the spirit of art unites us.
Fort Smith Regional Art Museum
To foster art appreciation in the community through diverse exhibitions,
educational programming, dynamic events, and cultural partnerships.
RAM facilitates nationally and internationally recognized traveling exhibitions and rotating exhibits of works by local and regional artists. In addition to ongoing exhibitions the museum offers classes for children and adults, lectures, opening receptions, children’s art camps, galas, free Saturday programming, after school programs and artist-led workshops. The museum offers facility rentals and a specialty gift shop featuring one-of-a-kind items created by local and regional artists.
A FAMILY AFFAIR:
Three Artists, Three Visions, One Family.
On View through October 11, 2020
Billie Holiday at Sugar Hill: Photographs by Jerry Dantzic
On View September 4 – December 27, 2020
Suzannah Schreckhise: Attention to Tension
On View October 16, 2020 through January 31, 2021
Fort Smith Regional Art Museum is Open!
Welcome Back to RAM!
This June we are happy to reopen our doors to our main galleries for RAM members and the general public. For your safety, we’re taking every health and safety precaution recommended by the Arkansas State Health Department which includes a robust daily cleaning protocol, traffic control, enforcing social distancing guidelines, and having hand sanitizing stations and masks available.
For the near-term, the Touch Gallery, the Student Gallery, and The W. H. Knight Porcelain Gallery will remain closed.
Beginning September 4th the Fort Smith Regional Art Museum will host Billie Holiday at Sugar Hill: Photographs by Jerry Dantzic. This is a Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition made possible in part by a grant from the Anna Cohn Community Fund. These images offer a rare insight into her performances at Sugar Hill in Newark, New Jersey.
Tim Ernst, Arkansas Wildlife Photographer exhibition has closed but we still have a few of his signed books and 2021 calendars in the gift shop.
Gracing the upstairs gallery, A FAMILY AFFAIR, the wonderful work of lifetime Fort Smith artist Dede Hutcheson and her talented daughters, Robyn Horn and Karen Hutcheson.
Billie Holiday at Sugar Hill:
Photographs by Jerry Dantzic
On view September 4 – December 27, 2020
Exhibit made possible in part through a grant from the Anna Cohn Community Fund
Billie Holiday at Sugar Hill: Photographs by Jerry Dantzic is organized by the Smithsonian Institution of Traveling Exhibition Service in collaboration with Jerry Dantzic Archives.
A Family Affair: Three Artists, Three Visions, One Family
Video Tour
CURRENT EXHIBITS
UPCOMING EXHIBITS
Theme: Exploring Mindscapes: An Artist’s Reflection. Call for works deadline: Friday, November 13, 2020.
Membership
Every membership is vital to the museum’s fiscal health. All memberships are valid one year from purchase. To purchase a new membership, or to renew a current membership please click the button below for current levels.
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Business Partnerships
Business Partners use their valuable benefits to reward employees, entertain clients, network with industry peers, and connect to RAM supporters.
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Annual Fund
The Annual Fund supports all of RAM’s endeavors, including education programs, exhibitions, and conservation of the permanent collection.
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Memorial Gifts
If you would like to remember someone who loved art and culture during their lifetime, you can create a living tribute in their memory. A person of your choice will receive a personal letter from RAM informing them that you have made a memorial gift in the individual's name. Amounts will be confidential and you will receive a receipt for your donation.
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Honorary Gifts
If you have a family member or friend whose life has been touched by art and culture we hope you will consider making a gift to the museum in honor of that special individual. Honorary gifts are also appropriate for acknowledging a friend's or family member's birthday, anniversary, or any special occasion.
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Volunteer
RAM’s passionate and generous volunteers are indispensable to achieving our goals as a museum. Join this talented team and contribute your time working in the museum world.
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FACILITY RENTALS
Located in the heart of downtown Fort Smith, this 16,000 square-foot modern art facility provides a unique and enchanting venue for a multitude of events. From a holiday party, meeting, gala, or corporate social, the Fort Smith Regional Art Museum’s event spaces offers an extraordinary experience for all occasions. Rental spaces range from 1,800 to 2,200 square feet and include the use of the 1,200 square-foot lobby.