ESSA - EUREKA SPRINGS SCHOOL of the ARTS logo

15751 Highway 62W
P.O. Box 657
Eureka Springs, AR 72632

479-253-5384

info@esartschool.com

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ESSA's website is undergoing extensive renovation. Please visit our Facebook page for information about workshops, fun and fundraising.

2012 ESSA Staff

Executive Director
Peggy Kjelgaard
Beaver, AR

Program Coordinator
Sabina Miller
Holiday Island

2012 Board Members

President - Lucilla Garrett
Eureka Springs

Vice-President - Suzanne Tourtelot
Holiday Island

Secretary - Pam Davenport
Eureka Springs

Treasurer - Steve Roberson
Eureka Springs

Charles Edwards
Eureka Springs

Eleanor Lux
Eureka Springs

Mike McIntyre

David McKee
West Fork, AR

Elise Roenigk
Eureka Springs

Mary Springer
Eureka Springs

Doug Stowe
Eureka Springs

Sandra Templeton
Eureka Springs

Workshops in Arts & Crafts

The Eureka Springs School of the Arts (ESSA), set in the beautiful and inspiring Ozark Mountain town of Eureka Springs, Arkansas, offers workshops in arts and crafts throughout the year for interested, emerging and professional artists. Award-winning and noted artists and crafts persons guide students to learn new art forms and expand their current skill levels.

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Upcoming Events

ESSA 2012 Calendars Are Now Available!

ESSA 2012 Calendars
Are Now Available!

Get yours today for only $12, or buy 10 for $100.
Makes great special gifts for special people! Retailers contact ESSA for bulk pricing.

Call 479-253-5384 or stop by
The New Campus Gallery at
15751 Highway 62 West in Eureka Springs, AR.

ESSA - www.ESSA-ART.com - is offering two more ART EVENTS on November 22th and November 23th, 2012 - Thanksgiving Weekend.

BLACK FRIDAY - November 22th and 23th - ESSA Fine Art Show+ Sale - 50 artists offering hundreds of original and limited edition Fine art + Fine craft works. Held at the Inn of the Ozarksin Eureka Springs www.innoftheozarks.com (special room rates available by phone 800 552 3785 ) this annual event typically attracts 2,000 buyers in two days. Be one of them. This event is $5/person or free with purchase of art from one of our 50 artists. Performing Artists also presenting each afternoon.

BLACK FRIDAY - November 23th 2012 7-10 pm Black Friday. - ESSA Shameless SEQUIN SOIREE/black tie optional - This event showcases 50 original works of Fine Art + FIne Craft - artists will be present - for individual purchase (no auction) on this Black Friday Night. This is a Limited Ticket event and we encourage you to purchase tickets immediately - www.ESSA-ART.com or 479 253 5384 . This is a truly magnificent evening hosted at The Queen Anne Mansion, www.thequeenannemansion.com in Eureka Springs.
Watch for our media adson YouTube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cyux1MaOWTg and on Public Television in your area and find us on Facebook @ www.facebook.com/pages/Eureka-Springs-School-of-the-Arts/63920099609

Finally, MARK YOUR CALENDARS - 2012 ESSA Diamond Anniversary Mad Hatter Ball, Fourth Friday, October 26th, 2012

We want our 2012 MHB to be the best ever. You can help!


SPECIAL PROGRAM EVENTS

BUILD YOUR OWN WORKSHOP

Gather your closest friends and let ESSA design your dream class. Select the medium and curriculum of your dreams and we’ll find the ideal instructor to make it happen! Let your imagination run wild and we’ll provide the artistic experience of a lifetime! Contact ESSA at 479-253-5384 for group package pricing and further details.

ATTENTION CORPORATE EXECUTIVES

We’ve set aside studio space for you to implement Creative Problem Solving through the Arts Experience. Treat your key employees to our one, three or five day Workshops and they will come away refreshed and refocused to master the business world. Studio space for 6-20 employees & Lodging Available. Contact our CEO, ESSA at 479-253-5384 for group pricing and further details.


Mission Statement

In the belief that art is vital to the human spirit, the Eureka Springs School of the Arts is committed to cultivating, promoting, and encouraging artistic expression by providing art education opportunities in a unique environment of beauty and creativity.

Support for the school is provided, in part, by the Arkansas Arts Council, an agency of the Department of the Arkansas Heritage and the National Endowments for the Arts. An IRS 501(c)(3) charity, donations are tax deductible as allowed by law.

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