# Event Details - **Event Name**: GetSmART! 'Beyond the Divide' Community Mural Making Day - **Event Start and End Date**: Sat, 11 Apr, 2026 at 09:00 am – Sat, 11 Apr, 2026 at 02:00 pm (-05:00) - **Event Description**: Learn to paint a mural while building your community!About this EventThe arts community is invited to a hands-on learning and community-building mural painting day! Come leave your mark, connect with peers and learn something new.Participants will learn from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. April 11 How to:Scale up and sketch out a muralCreate community by painting togetherOne-on-one consultation and help by artist Anthony TidwellThis one-time, FREE, learning event is part of celebrations happening along Ninth Street in Little Rock for Beyond the Divide. Come learn, create unity and celebrate the arts with us.This free event is family friendly. No tickets are necessary. We will provide supplies for you!Our community mural-making day is the second part of a GetSmART! Learning Series dedicated to building our arts community through learning to design and paint a mural. The design was created by participants in our design workshop and chosen by partners with Beyond the Divide. Paint and brushes will be available for free during the event.This community event is made possible through the collaboration of multiple organizations and partners.About our facilitatorAnthony Tidwell is a dedicated artist, muralist and community leader with a lifelong commitment to creating positive change. A native of Hot Springs, Tidwell has consistently demonstrated a strong passion for youth development, prevention and community empowerment.He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree with a minor in Early Childhood Education from Arkansas Tech University. While working with Ouachita Children’s Youth & Family Services in Hot Springs, Tidwell completed specialized training and obtained certification as a Prevention Specialist, further strengthening his ability to support children, families and communities through evidence-based practices.Tidwell’s education, professional experience, and community involvement inspired the creation of Cutwell 4 Kids, a community-based nonprofit organization. The mission of Cutwell 4 Kids is to promote and support the self-awareness, growth and individuality of every child through artistic expression and prevention-focused programming.Tidwell is a recipient to the Arkansas Arts Council’s Governor’s Arts Awards and previously sat on the advisory board. He has been a leader in creating murals all over downtown Hot Springs.About UsThe Arkansas Arts Council, an agency of Arkansas Heritage, which is a division of the Arkansas Department of Parks, Heritage and Tourism, advances and empowers the arts in Arkansas. The agency supports and perpetuates cultural, educational and economic opportunities in the arts for the benefit of all Arkansans.______________________________________________________________________________________________________About our partnersThank you to everyone who has helped make this community mural-making event happen.studioMAIN's Beyond the Divide ProjectstudioMAIN's Beyond the Divide project is a monthlong demonstration project along the Historic West 9th Street Corridor in Little Rock. The area was once a thriving center of Black culture, music and business. Events, including a mural design and construction series by the Arkansas Arts Council, will showcase how the arts create vibrancy, connectivity and creative placemaking opportunities and will show what a safe and connected future for the neighborhood could look like. For the mural-making event, Beyond the Divide will select a design submitted by select participants (from the April 6 workshop on design) under the theme of Jazz & Ninth Street History. Beyond the Divide is supported by Smart Growth America's Community Connectors program. Information can be found online at https://www.studio-main.org/beyond-the-divide.Hugg & Hall Mobile StorageHugg & Hall Mobile Storage is a regional Specialty Rental Company that provides high security portable steel storage containers and ground level office units (GLO) for rent or sale to the construction, industrial, manufacturing, retail and business industries in Arkansas, Oklahoma, Louisiana, Tennessee, Missouri, Texas and Mississippi. The company has provided the container wall for the community mural. Learn more at www.hugghallmobilestorage.com.Central Arkansas WaterCentral Arkansas Water has graciously agreed to provide a water tent for participants, water access and supplies for our community mural-making event. CAW's mission is to protect public health by providing outstanding water services.​City of Little RockThe City of Little Rock has kindly agreed to support to make our community mural painting event a success. The city supports multiple programs through the iCREATE initiative and other departments to grow the local creative economy. - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/little-rock/getsmart-beyond-the-divide-community-mural-making-day/100001986465500787 - **Event Categories**: Art, Workshops, fine-arts, Kids, Entertainment, Music, health-wellness - **Interested Audience**: - total_interested_count: 1 ## Ticket Details - **Ticket URL**: https://consumer.pxf.io/c/1339408/3151484/39691?partnerpropertyid=1191892&MediaPartnerPropertyId=1191892&svlink=14105511&level=1&u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.eventbrite.com%2Fe%2Fgetsmart-beyond-the-divide-community-mural-making-day-tickets-1986465500787 - **Ticket Price Range**: min: 0, max: 0, currency: USD ## Event venue details - **city**: Little Rock - **state**: AR - **country**: United States - **location**: West 9th Street - **lat**: 34.7414939 - **long**: -92.2812306 - **full address**: West 9th Street, West 9th Street, Little Rock, United States ## Event Organizer details - **affiliate_id**: 10 - **organizer**: Arkansas Arts Council (https://allevents.in/org/arkansas-arts-council/22621309) ## Event gallery - **Alt text**: banner - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events5/banners/897520e153648b28da10f64feabc3762dc54efd9bd85a24acf76800169113a6e-rimg-w1200-h798-dcf2eef1-gmir.jpg?v=1775090628 - **Alt text**: thumbnail - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events5/banners/fd45eaa82886b09d6e33038334ca960e29d450fa3a2f83e083b44b9595e1a951-rimg-w400-h400-dc767979-gmir.jpg?v=1775090627 ## FAQs - **Q**: When is the event happening? - **A:** Sat, 11 Apr, 2026 at 09:00 am (-05:00) - **Q**: Where is the event happening? - **A:** West 9th Street, West 9th Street, Little Rock, United States - **Q**: What is the ticket price? - **A:** starting from 0 up to 0 USD - **Q**: Who is organizing the event? - **A:** Arkansas Arts Council - **Q**: What type of event is this? - **A:** Art, Workshops, fine-arts, Kids, Entertainment, Music, health-wellness - **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about GetSmART! 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