Bringing Effie’s art HOME to Arkansas
150th Birthday Exhibits
The FIRST EXHIBITS EVER IN ARKANSAS of the pioneering desert impressionist landscapes of Arkansas-born EFFIE ANDERSON SMITH have been delayed due to pandemic conditions but are now scheduled at 4 gallery venues in Autumn 2023.
Exhibit dates for the displays and talks in Nashville, Arkadelphia, Historic Washington, and Hope are below.
Please contact each venue for the times of our Talks and Exhibit Opening Events as we continue to honor the 150th birthday of Pioneer Painter Effie Anderson Smith through this Arkansas Exhibit Tour.
NASHVILLE: Friday, Saturday, Sunday – September 15-17. Elberta Art Center - Friday & Saturday 2-5p / Sunday 2-4p. Brief Daily Talk on Effie’s life & art at 3:15p.
ARKADELPHIA: Tues., Weds., Thurs. - Sept. 19-Oct. 5. Arkadelphia Arts Center - Tues. 4-7p / Weds. & Thurs. 10a-3p. Reception & Curator’s Remarks - Tues. Sept. 19 at 5:00pm / An In Depth Talk on Effie’s Inspiring Life Story & Artistic Journey - Tues. Sept. 26 at 6:00pm
Historic WASHINGTON State Park: Fri., Sat., Sun. – Sept. 22-24. Park Visitor’s Center (1874 Courthouse) - Daily 8a-5p. Opening Reception and Talk on Effie’s life & art - Sat. Sept. 23 at 1:30pm as part of the Artists of Washington exhibit.
HOPE: Fri., Sat., Sun. – September 29 & 30 / October 1. Southwest Arkansas Arts Council Gallery - Fri. 1-6p / Sat. 10a-2p / Sun. 1-5p.
Each exhibit will have a different mix of paintings and specific biographical emphasis related to Effie’s life events in that community. Overall, the 20 paintings specially chosen to travel to Arkansas for this 150th Birthday Anniversary Exhibit Tour are drawn from the collections of the E. A. Smith Archive in California, the Douglas Historical Society in Arizona - paintings loaned from the private collections of Arizonans and Californians whose pioneer ancestors knew the artist - and - from private collectors who acquired Effie's art because they recognized her historically important legacy as The Dean of Arizona Women Artists.