April 30, 2010
East Arkansas Community College –Forrest City
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Sarah Easley, Arkansas Arts Council Board member, and Mockie Abramson of Holly Grove enjoy viewing paintings from the current exhibition: Mid-Southern Watercolorists in the East Arkansas Community College Art Gallery. The artwork is part of a traveling exhibition from the Arkansas Arts Center in Little Rock that will run through May 31, 2010. Hours for the Gallery will be Monday, Wednesday and Friday from 11:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. or as scheduled for special group tours.

The EACC Fine Arts Center Gallery incorporates state-of-the-art track lighting and an Arakawa ‘hanging’ system to enhance visitor’s viewing experience. This exhibition is the first of a series scheduled in the Gallery for the 2010-2011 seasons.

The State Services season sponsors for the traveling exhibition include Bank of America; The Brown Foundation, Inc., of Houston; Horace C. Cabe Foundation; Stella Boyle Smith Trust; Centennial Bank; Arkansas Blue Cross and Blue Shield; Electric Cooperatives of Arkansas; and Union Pacific.

For more information on the Mid-Southern Watercolorists exhibition, call 870-633-4480.

Photo: Sarah Easley, Mockie Abramson, and Niki Jones, EACC Arts Center Manager.