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The ARTSpace on Main
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Welcome to The ARTSpace on Main and ART WORKS on Main, the new vibrant community arts and events space in downtown Pine Bluff.

The ARTSpace (623 S. Main St.) and ART WORKS (627 S. Main St.) are projects of The Arts & Science Center for Southeast Arkansas and opened in 2021. The buildings supplement ASC’s main building at 701 S. Main St.; the three facilities comprise ASC’s ARTx3 campus and initiative.

The facilities include a retail gallery, a black box theater with a ticket and concession bar, open gallery and event space, an outdoor event and garden area, artist apartments with studios, a workshop for classes, a costume shop, a computer lab, and more.

Many of the spaces are available to book for private events and photoshoots.

Beautiful examples of adaptive reuse, the buildings were constructed in the 1920s. Renovations converted the two dark commercial and industrial buildings into bright, open multifunctional spaces.

The project is generously funded by the Windgate Foundation, the Mid-America Arts Alliance, the National Endowment of the Arts, and the state arts agencies of Arkansas, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, Oklahoma, and Texas. The ARTSpace and ART WORKS are also supported by the Kline Family Foundation and from donations to the Adam B. Robinson Jr. Endowment Fund.

Architecture services by AMR Architects of Little Rock and designLAB architects in Boston, and construction by East Harding Construction.

The ARTSpace on Main

The ARTSpace on Main, with more than 11,000 square feet, is a multipurpose community arts and events space.

The building features the Windgate Community Gallery for area artists to show and sell work; the Kline Family Foundation Event Gallery for meetings, art exhibitions, and events; the Loft Gallery for exhibitions and events; flexible workshop spaces for classes and workshops; a woodshop and scene shop; a costume shop; a pottery studio; and the outside ART Yard for large-scale projects and events.

Pressed tin ceiling tiles downstairs, original hardwood floors upstairs, and a preserved indoor advertising mural are character-filled reminders of the building’s past life. New features include glass-paned garage doors separating the spaces, and a striking outdoor staircase.

Windgate Community Gallery

The Windgate Community Gallery, inside The ARTSpace on Main, is a retail gallery space with artwork and items from Pine Bluff and area artists.

Find your next beautiful gift while you shop locally.

The gallery is open from 12–5 p.m. Tuesday through Friday, and 10 a.m.–4 p.m. Saturday, and by appointment.

For more information, call Gallery Assistant Kayla Earnest during gallery hours at (870) 395-7009 or email kearnest@asc701.org.

ART works on Main

The jewel of ART WORKS on Main is the Adam B. Robinson Jr. Black Box Theater for small, community-oriented productions and intimate concerts. The 65-seat theater is named in honor of the longtime ASC supporter, board member, and theater volunteer. The theater utilizes the latest sound and lighting equipment.

A welcoming lobby and beautiful ticket/concessions bar complement the theater space.

ART WORKS also includes five spacious apartment units for resident artists‚ including one accessible unit. Accompanying individual studios can be used by the residents or rented to local artists.

Made Possible By:

and the state arts agencies of Arkansas, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, Oklahoma, and Texas