The 71st Grand Prairie Festival of the Arts
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 visual arts link above.
For further information please contact us at ArtsCenteroftheGrandPrairie@gmail.com or at 870-659-2873.
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 870-659-2873.
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 6-7 will be the dates for the 2027 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 quilts by Nancy Sahrakar of Little Rock, Arkansas. Nancy was the Best of Show winner for her Quilted Village quilt in the 2026 Grand Prairie Festival of the Arts.
Please click the Textile Arts 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 26 and 27.
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 at the Grand Prairie Center, 2807 US Hwy 165, Stuttgart, Saturday, March 6, 10 am – 4 pm and Sunday, March 7, noon – 4 pm. Admission is free. Sunday afternoon will include a short presentation by our guest artist, Nancy Sahrakar (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.