Fayetteville has never been as cool to me as it is now. I wish that I knew about the creative hot spots and arty people that exist beyond the University of Arkansas campus. However much I’ve scraped the surface on Fayetteville’s true colors, the city has added something new to the art scene. Fayetteville Underground is a non-profit community organization geared towards promoting the arts and making Fayetteville a lucritive destination to see the arts. The new organization enriches itself by creating an environment where artists can share creative process.
The gallery itself is based out of the basement of the One East Square Plaza building right on the square. Aritists’ exhibits are in and out of the gallery on a regular basis and some artists’ studio spaces are there so you can see them in action! Don’t worry if you missed an artist during their gallery showing; you can see all of the gallery archives on the Fayetteville Underground Web site. I’m especially addicted to Greg Moore‘s paintings (below). He finds things like rusted pans or vintage gas station signs and paints beautiful flowers and other nature components.
You can check out what galleries are currently being displayed at www.fayettevilleunderground.com
The galleries are open Wednesday- Friday, 12 pm- 7 pm, Saturday 8 am-2 pm, and special hours of 5 pm- 8 pm on the First Thursday Gallery Walk that happens the first Thursday of every month.
Thursday, December 3 would be a perfect opportunity to go check out the Christmas lights, grab some hot chocolate from Jammin’ Java and take a stroll around Fayetteville Underground. You won’t be disappointed!
