Piece of Cake
Sometimes people ask Natalie Madison if she is a taxidermist. Actually, she’s a baker.
Keep Abreast of Arkansas Burlesque
Burlesque in the Bible-belt is risque business.
Taking it to the Streets
A local businessman sponsors the work of an Irish street artist in Arkansas.
Subgenuis Cut-Up
Byron Werner helped created the special effects for some of the most well-known scenes in Hollywood. Now he makes painstakingly, wall-sized collages in his Little Rock apartment.
Art Under Pressure
The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette embeds with a team competing in the 48-Hour Film Festival.
Comics With a Calling
Pakistani artists promote tolerance through comics.
A Fighting Chance?
Can a once cutting-edge arts district in Jackson, Mississippi rise again?
Ming Donkey: By the Least Means Necessary
He’s a musician, an artist, a long-time vegetarian, a cultural critic and a pack-rack.
Heidi Julavits: ghost writer
A Q&A with an author, founder of Believer magazine and McArthur Genius grantee.
Barefoot In The Delta
A week-long film workshop in the Delta brings Mississippi stories to life.
Mud’s Creator Lobbied Hard to Shoot in the Natural State
A Q&A with Jeff Nichols, who’s third film inspired a standing ovation at Cannes.
The Price of Made in Arkansas
Are film incentives worth it? It’s not as straightforward as comparing tax dollars spent to tax dollars gained.
Festivals & Criticism
Documania: Telling True Stories in Spa City
Off the Tinseltown Path: Batesville’s Ozark Foothills Film Fest
You Saw It Here First: Little Rock Film Festival has a history of picking winners
Growth Epic for Little Rock Film Festival
Crowds Swell as Little Rock Film Festival Attendees Explore Downtown