The 71st Grand Prairie Festival of the Arts 2026

Visual Arts 2026 Adults / Youth

The 71st Grand Prairie Festival of the Arts will be accepting entries in Visual Arts for adults and children at the Arts Center of the Grand Prairie located at 108 West 12th Street in Stuttgart, Arkansas on September 16—18 Noon-5:00 and September 19 – 11:00am – 2:00pm. $10 adult entry $3 youth entry

To register please click the link above.

For further information please contact us at ArtsCenteroftheGrandPrairie@gmail.com or at 870-6592-2873.

Closing Awards Reception November 8 2-3pm

ART Pick-Up November 8 at 3:00

LOCATION The Arts Center of the Grand Prairie 108 West 12th Stuttgart, Arkansas 72160

Exhibit Dates September 30 - November 6

Photograpy 2027 Adults / Youth

The 71st Grand Prairie Festival of the Arts will be accepting entries in Photography for adults and children at the Arts Center of the Grand Prairie located at 108 West 12th Street in Stuttgart, Arkansas on January 22 Noon-5:00pm and January 23 – 11:00am – 2:00pm. $10 adult entry $3 youth entry

To register please click the link above.

For further information please contact us at ArtsCenteroftheGrandPrairie@gmail.com or at 870-6592-2873.

Closing Awards Reception February 28 2-3pm

ART Pick-Up February 28 at 3:00

LOCATION The Arts Center of the Grand Prairie 108 West 12th Stuttgart, Arkansas 72160

Exhibit Dates February 1 - February 28

Textile Arts 2027 Adults/Youth

March 7-8 will be the dates for the 2026 Grand Prairie Festival of the Arts, Textile Arts session.  Previously known as Decorative Arts, the session name has been updated to emphasize the collection of needle and thread arts to be exhibited.  

This year’s special exhibit will be a collection of art quilts by Natalie Mosher of London, Arkansas.  Natalie’s quilt, The Old Mill, won Best of Show in the 2025 Grand Prairie Festival of the Arts.

Please click the link above to register your piece. A $10 entry fee is required for each item for adults and $3 for youth, to be delivered to the Arts Center, 108 West 12th Street, Stuttgart.

Deliveries will be received 10 am – 2 pm February 20, 21, 27,and 28.

There are five categories for entries:  Quilting (large, medium and small), Crochet and Knitting, Hand Embroidery, Machine Embroidery, and Miscellaneous.

A guest judge will determine entries as first, second, third, and honorable mention, as well as select the Best of Show entry.

The exhibit will be held in Salon A at the Grand Prairie Center, 2807 US Hwy 165, Stuttgart, Saturday, March 7, 10 am – 4 pm and Sunday, March 8, noon – 4 pm.  Admission is free.  Sunday afternoon will include a short presentation by our guest artist, Natalie Mosher (2:30pm), a Quilt of Valor ceremony (3  pm), and the closing awards presentation and reception (3:30pm).  Entries will be checked out at 4 pm.

If you have any questions or would like additional information, please contact Lorie Bernhardt at 870-672-1796 or Karen French at 870-830-4360.