2nd/Second Friday Art Night

Shop local, take in some music, and sip wine with friends!

The event is free to attend and parking is free with validation in the library lot/deck (as space is available). Street parking is also free after 6:00 p.m.

Opening in the Underground Gallery: Arkansas Women to Watch 2026: Words Become Matter. This is the latest exhibition in the Women to Watch series organized by the Arkansas Committee of the National Museum of Women in the Arts (ACNMWA) for the National Museum of Women in the Arts in Washington DC, the only major museum worldwide solely dedicated to championing women through the arts. This exhibition (on view through April 18) will feature artists’ books—pressed, painted, and/or folded—from three nationally recognized Arkansas artists.
 
Join poet and community artist Toni Garcia-Butler (he/they) for a zine-making party. Through facilitation, Garcia-Butler encourages self-empowerment through DIY publishing, personal narrative, and creative joy. Come learn how to make your own zine, or just gain inspiration from viewing previous creators’ zines. All are welcome to join in on the fun—supplies provided and maybe a few freebies as well!
 
At our monthly 2FAN event, attendees will be greeted with local artists selling their work, art demonstrations, social knitting, a craft table, a DJ or performer playing music, and light refreshments and libations. Stop by each second Friday to chat with local artists, shop locally from Arkansas makers, take in some music, and sip wine with friends!
 
Arkansas artists will be selling paintings, jewelry, greeting cards, ornaments, clothing, photography, totes, prints, purses, treats, chocolates, pottery, wood, magnets, stickers, and more. You never know what unique gift you will find!  
 
PLUS: 2nd Friday Knit Night (part of 2FAN). Bring your WIP (work in progress) and hang out for an evening of social knitting. Don’t know how to knit? We’ll teach you. Supplies provided.
 
Made possible by generous funding from the CALS Foundation and the Windgate Foundation.
 
For more information about all downtown 2FAN activities, visit the 2nd Friday Art Night Facebook page. For any questions or concerns, please contact Shannon Boguslawski Holmes at 501-320-5792.