A Division of the Department of Arkansas Heritage

Current Recipients

Congratulations to the 2019 Governor's Arts Awards recipients. Click on the links below to learn more about each recipient.

Anthony Tidwell - Hot Springs

Judges Recognition Award

Billie Jo Starr - Fayetteville

Lifetime Achievement Award

James H. Faulkner and Joyce Faulkner - Little Rock

Marjorie Williams-Smith - Little Rock

Individual Artist Award

Murphy USA - El Dorado

Corporate Sponsorship of the Arts Award

Oxford American - Little Rock

Steve Clark - Fort Smith

Arts Community Development Award

The Center for Children and Youth - Fayetteville

Arts In Education Award

Arkansas Arts Council

Arkansas Historic Preservation Program

Arkansas Natural Heritage Commission

Arkansas State Archives

Department of Arkansas Heritage

Delta Cultural Center

Historic Arkansas Museum

Mosaic Templars Cultural Center

Old Statehouse Museum