JOHN GAUDIN  /  President of the Board

 

Originally from St. Martinville, Louisiana, John has made Arkansas his home since 1982. Since that time he has gone on to become a pillar of the community and devotes most of his energy to developing Argenta into one of the nation's fastest growing art communities. In 1990 John founded his holistic wealth advisory business (now called Argenta Wealth Management) and continues to advise clients on a wide range of financial matters. In the 1990s he developed a passion for painting, which led him to become involved in the non-profit art world, and volunteer on a range of boards including the Thea Foundation and City Year. In 2010 John founded Argenta Friends of the Arts and the Argenta Arts Foundation, both of which fund art initiatives in the region. In 2012 John was nominated to represent Arkansas to the Mid-America Arts Alliance, a position he continues to hold. In addition to presiding over the ACANSA board, John also co-founded the Art Connection as part of the Arkansas Innovation Hub and is proud to bring rich Arkansas stories to the table through Potluck & Poison Ivy, another arts organization he founded in 2017.