Contact: Dillon Hupp, Executive Director
dhupp@acansa.org / 501-663-2287
(August 17, 2021 / Little Rock, AR) Executive Director Dillon Hupp has announced that the ACANSA Arts Festival of the South, scheduled to resume in September, 2021, is now scheduled for March, 2022. The 2020 Festival was cancelled due to the Covid-19 pandemic, and the regional resurgence of Covid-19 has forced ACANSA to postpone the 2021 events. More than a dozen performing arts groups or solo artists were scheduled to perform in multiple venues.
“The overwhelming prominence of Covid-19 in Arkansas has become a source of concern for September’s audiences, performers, venues and ACANSA staff and volunteers. After considering multiple options and consulting with stakeholders and the artists who would be arriving from across the U.S., we’ve determined that rescheduling the Seventh Annual ACANSA Arts Festival of the South is the most prudent approach,” said Dillon Hupp, ACANSA’s Executive Director. “With this postponement, we look forward to adding even more events in the Festival format, including the Charlotte Gadberry Award Presentation.”
One event – a co-production of STEEL MAGNOLIAS with Argenta Community Theater – is currently scheduled to continue during September. Patrons should consult argentacommunitytheater.org for more information about the organization’s Covid protocol for performances. ACANSA will honor all other tickets that have been purchased for September events for the rescheduled Festival dates of March 10 – 31, 2022. Patrons are welcomed to call ACANSA at (501) 663-2287 or email info@ACANSA.org for more information.
The 2019 ACANSA Arts Festival of the South welcomed more than 7500 patrons from 50 Arkansas communities and eight states.
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ACANSA Arts Festival of the South is a visual and performing arts festival dedicated to building a more dynamic and engaging community through the arts and enriching the cultural vitality of the region. By fostering creative collaborations among artists, patrons, businesses, and community institutions, ACANSA facilitates the creation and presentation of more compelling art that encourages public dialogue, economic innovation, provides access to a wider array of artistic experiences, and makes our community a stronger, more vibrant place to live.
Arkansans and visitors annually celebrate the ACANSA Arts Festival of the South during live performances and visual arts exhibits in multiple venues throughout September. ACANSA also provides Free Spring Break Arts camps in collaboration with professional artists to hundreds of youth. The Ten-Minute Play Showcase encourages local playwrights, directors, actors and audiences to explore new plays.
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In a raw and moving performance, Ben Grimes recounts his own experiences in military service. Death of Kings is the story of all Soldiers told by one. The play couples some of Shakespeare’s most famous speeches and Grimes’ personal insights to explore the universal costs and collective trauma of war. “Our nation has just exited the longest stretch of sustained conflict in its history. For twenty years we sent men and women into harm’s way. How do we make sense of all the pain and loss? How do we move on?”