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.

Join us inside the newly renovated CALS Main Library! Boulevard Bread Company's location inside the library will also be open with a limited menu, so you can purchase your favorite snack, treat, or coffee. 

At our monthly 2FAN event, attendees will be greeted in the first-floor Shaylea Harding Lobby with local artists selling their work, art demonstrations, a craft table, a DJ or performer playing music, and light refreshments and libations. Arkansas artists will be selling ornaments, paintings, jewelry, greeting cards, clothing, photography, totes, prints, purses, treats, chocolates, pottery, wood, magnets, stickers, and more. You just never know what unique gift you will find!

As part of June's 2FAN, the CALS Encyclopedia of Arkansas (EOA) is celebrating its 20th anniversary, 6 to 8 p.m., with screen printing using the EOA anniversary logo and others, a signature cocktail and mocktail, cake, and more.

Dedicated Visual Art Studio, located in North Little Rock, is a community-focused arts space offering studio rentals, a gallery for exhibits, and a venue for live music and workshops. The studio muralist Jose Hernandez (aka Ch3mex) will be on on hand with a screen-printing opportunity for you! Bring your own cotton T-shirt or canvas tote. (Plain shirts to screen print will also be available for purchase, and we will have a limited number of light-weight totes on hand to give away.) Screen printing options: EOA anniversary logo, EOA logo, 2FAN logo, and a library-themed design.

Stop by for FREE drinks, music, and art activities, and help the EOA celebrate this milestone!

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.   
(Note: Library services other than self-check will not be available after the library closes at 6:00.)

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.