Hot Springs Arts & Culture Events
The Arts Calendar is where you can find everything happening across the Hot Springs arts community, from gallery openings to fundraisers to community meetups.
Browse what's coming up below, or check the full calendar for a month-at-a-glance view.
UNDER PRESSURE
Block printing down Spring Street using a 2-ton steamroller! Registration to participate is required, but viewing is free for everyone! The steamroller print event is organized by Hot Springs Area Cultural Alliance in collaboration with Emergent Arts and Aitoh Specialty Paper. All prints will be displayed at the printing event and later exhibited at Emergent Arts.
Participants will supply their own wood block that will be inked and printed under the drum of a 2-ton steamroller.
Guidelines and Registration Link
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ART SPRINGS
Art Springs, a FREE 2-day outdoor festival, is bursting with talented, fine artists, artisans, kids' events, face painting, and the Art Springs Stage featuring many live performances.
Held at Hill Wheatley Plaza and the adjacent Entertainment District on Malvern Avenue between Bridge Street and Spring Street in historic downtown Hot Springs, and is open from 10 AM to 6 PM on Saturday, April 25, and from 10 AM to 4 PM on Sunday, April 26.
Get immersed in the Art Interactive area of the event, which includes Chalk Walk, Crystal Bridges Mobile Art Lab, Under Pressure steamroller printing event, a Renaissance Faire, a free children's book giveaway, a graffiti wall, workshops and demos, local authors, and tons of arts and crafts.
Bring your appetite, as there will be plenty of food and drinks to purchase from some of Arkansas' best food trucks.
Art Springs is part of the annual Arts & the Park 10-Day Celebration of Arts Festival hosted by the Hot Springs Area Cultural Alliance.
Follow the dedicated Facebook Event Page for updates.
CHALK WALK
An annual sidewalk chalk event during Arts & The Park, Arts Springs weekend. This free, judged sidewalk chalk event is for all ages. This is a free, judged sidewalk chalk event for students in grades K -12th grade.
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ART MOVES AUCTION
Place your bid on a piece of Hot Springs Art History – Art Moves. The 2025 exhibition pieces are reproductions of original art by artists who focus on the year’s theme, ARTventurous. The display panels exhibited along the Hot Springs Creek Greenway Trail will be up for public auction during Art Springs. The 30” x 40” reproductions are printed on metal sheets and can be displayed indoors or outdoors. The works are available for viewing along the trail until April 20, when they will be taken down to make room for the 2026 installation. HSACA will use Givebutter to manage the auction. Registration To Bid
Opens online April 1st, 2026, and in person 10 AM, Sat. 4/25;
Closes online and in person at 2 PM on Sun. 4/26. Registration is required to bid. Registration assistance for the Auction will be available at Art Springs.