Harding Art & Design

05/18/2026

Congratulations to the winners of the Annual White County Art Show! There were so many great participants this year, so be sure to check out the rest of the show at the Stevens Art Gallery. The show will come down this week on Wednesday, the 20th, and the gallery will be open every day until then from 8am-5pm.

Drawing
1st Place - Gracen Gentry, Impression Hydrangea
2nd Place - Bailee Prather, Smokestack
3rd Place - Kamille Iwundu, BFFs
HM - Blaklie Farr, Lioness
HM - Kamille Iwundu, Little Sister
HM - Chayah Rosario, Self Portrait
HM - Chloe Grandfield, Buzzing Thoughts

Painting
1st Place - Macy Brittain, The Raven
2nd Place - Zareonna Quattlebaum, White County Court House
3rd Place - Caroline Sims, Spring Beauty
HM - Caroline Sims, Through the Window
HM - Riley Higgs, Beauty and The Beast
HM - Anna Healey, Cream Puffs
HM - Sleeping Beauty

3D
1st Place - Josh White, Tea Set
2nd Place - Esperanza Arriola, Perfect Pair
3rd Place - Kayli Howard, Altered Book
HM - Josh White, Canister with Lid

05/08/2026

National Student Show and Conference Recap! 💫
This past April, 6 Graphic Design Juniors took a trip to Dallas to attend the biggest student design conference in the nation. Thanks for having us!

04/23/2026

ONE week left! Stop by the Searcy Public Library to see some great work from our students.

04/22/2026

A big thanks to Patti Jo & Carissa for all they do for our AA&D family!

04/21/2026

From live portraits to quilted bags, we had a fantastic Art & Design Market! Thank you to all that supported our entrepreneurs! 🌷🌷🌷

04/20/2026

Mark your calendars! It’s time to gather together to learn about all the cool things our AA&D family has accomplished this year, to meet the new scholarship winners and announce awards!

04/16/2026

Join us in Italy SU 2027! Questions? Contact Tessa Davidson to learn more.

04/11/2026

04/04/2026

Plein air painting at Heber Springs!

Professor Breitweiser and AA&D students spent most of the day enjoying the views and painting some beautiful scenes!

03/31/2026

Maya Jones, graphic design major, made break-through observations when researching George Boorujy’s Chatham Bend on display at the AMFA, and her paper was accepted and published through Number:Inc journal.

In the paper, Maya linked the subject (panthers and dead flamingos) to a dark Florida legend, opening up further reflections on how outsiders are preceived. Her paper will be added to the files of the AMFA and is the first writing about this piece in their collection.

Visit : numberinc.org to read her published paper, Chatham Bend’s Birds of Passage - Young Art Writers Project
Published February 25th 2026. The link will also be available in our AA+D Spotlight Highlights.

Congratulations Maya on this impressive original research!