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MADE IN EUREKA

Eureka Springs is the original and ebrated all year long with Artist Studio home-base for film festivals and a wide
authentic art village in Arkansas with Tours, gallery strolls, demonstrations, range of music festivals including blues,
over 400 working artists constantly classes, performances, literary events, bluegrass, jazz, folk, classical, country,
creating a vibrant art, culinary, music, concerts, and free music throughout the Celtic pop and rock.
performance, literary and film scene - all city. The highlight of every year is the
with a bit of quirkiness and all year long. May Festival of the Arts - celebrating 30 Crystal Bridges Museum of American
continuous years in 2017! The month- Art is a short drive from Eureka Springs.
The arts and culture are in the DNA of long art extravaganza is kicked off with As collaborative art partners, Eureka
Eureka Springs. Over 60 years ago, the the ArtRageous Parade the first Satur- Springs Arts Council and Crystal
famed WPA muralist, Louis Freund, and day in May. Bridges work together to offer the most
his artist wife Elsie, settled in Eureka unique and authentic art experiences
Springs and quickly became magnets for Virtually every visual art medium is available in the world. Not only can
the creative society drawing artists and represented in Eureka Springs, as well you see, learn about and appreciate all
writers to Eureka Springs from all over as every discipline and genre of perfor- American art forms at Crystal Bridges,
the world. They were known for their mance, culinary, literary and film and in Eureka Springs you can meet the
creative salons and established the first digital art. Eureka Springs is home to artists, learn about their process and
techniques and even work alongside
school of the arts in Arkansas. Louis was the acclaimed Opera In The Ozarks, the them to create your own masterpiece.
a lover of all of the arts, nature and he famed Writers’ Colony at Dairy Hollow,
was one of our early preservationist. His the Eureka Springs School of the Arts, A fun thing to do with family, friends
influence is proudly displayed on a large the Great Passion Play, and the Eureka and kids is to walk or drive around town
wall downtown depicting the early days Springs Indie Film & Music Festival and on an art scavenger hunt to find hidden
of Eureka Springs. That flow of creative Human Rights Film & Art Festival. treasures, sculptures, painted stairs, an
juices has never stopped. interactive music park, unusual yard art
The Historic Auditorium, opened in and rare stone carvings, mosaics and
For many years, Eureka Springs has 1928 by John Phillip Sousa and his architectural detail.
been consistently named a “Top Art 67-piece orchestra, has a long history
Destination”. More than 25% of all the of attracting stars. The venue presents Wherever you go in greater Eureka
galleries in Arkansas are located in a variety of national and regional per- Springs you will discover art, nature and
Eureka Springs. Arts and culture are cel- formances throughout the year, and is authentic creative spirit!

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