by - October 11, 2021 5:02 pm
A grant from the Division of Arkansas Heritage will bring London artist Ben Eine to Fort Smith to create a mural on Garrison Avenue as part of The Unexpected, an…
by - July 19, 2021 4:59 pm
The Unexpected will return to Fort Smith in July, helping kick off the Seventh Annual Peacemaker Festival. This year’s The Unexpected, an urban art project that began in 2015, will…
by - March 3, 2020 6:22 pm
The Unexpected has brought recognition to Fort Smith from across the world. It brings visitors to the city. It introduces builds a community of art while acclimating the community to…
by - September 10, 2019 4:33 pm
The Unexpected will return to Fort Smith in mid-October, once again bringing contemporary art in the form of murals, music and poetry. The event could be followed by a dedication…
by - August 13, 2019 6:34 pm
The Unexpected art mural project will again be held during the time of pumpkin spice lattes, Friday night football and hopefully a break in soaring temperatures. The festival will be…
by - May 6, 2019 3:49 pm
The art gods giveth and the art gods taketh away. The downtown Fort Smith mural by Maser near the U.S. Post Office will soon be painted over by French artist…
by - April 16, 2019 6:46 pm
Art is connecting Northwest Arkansas and the Fort Smith metro thanks to a partnership announced Tuesday (April 16) between the Bentonville Film Festival and The Unexpected in Fort Smith. According…
by - October 28, 2018 1:28 pm
The average human transportation speed in 1850 was four miles per hour. The average reached 24 miles per hour by 1950, and futurist Thomas Frey believes it will be 225…
by - October 7, 2018 6:47 pm
Portuguese artist Add Fuel and British artist Pref are among the seven artists named for the fourth year of the The Unexpected festival to be held primarily in downtown Fort…
by - October 2, 2018 2:48 pm
The Unexpected has added a, well, unexpected level to this year’s art festival. The Unexpected Outlier Series will bring several musical acts to downtown Fort Smith, including Backroad Anthem and…
by - August 13, 2018 3:41 pm
The Unexpected art mural project will be held during the last third of the year, according to 64.6 Downtown. The group — a nonprofit funded and created by Propak owner…
