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After a lengthy renovation and capital campaign that raised more than $160 million, the Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts of Little Rock is gearing up for opening day.

Its almost time to see the art.

Its not the first award the Arts and Science Center for Southeast Arkansas has earned for its recent downtown Pine Bluff Main Street renovations, but its announcement was unexpected by some.

When city officials, donors and other dignitaries gather next month for the grand opening of the Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts (AMFA), it will be the biggest thing to happen in downtown Little Rock since the Clinton Presidential Center opened in November 2004. AMFA was the subject of Wednesdays column. Writing that column got me to thinking about things that are coming soon for downtown and things that are on my wish list.

Artists in the Mid-South are invited to enter their traditional and digital art to a juried exhibition, with the top prize of $1,000 going to the Best in Show winner.

Fayettevilles TheatreSquared has extended the run of "Kims Convenience" by Ins Choi by seven performances through Feb. 26 in its West Theatre in Fayetteville.

MAGNOLIA -- Southern Arkansas Universitys Department of Art and Design is getting a lift from the Windgate Foundation in the form of a grant that will provide resources to support growth and innovation.

Southern Arkansas Universitys Department of Art and Design is getting a lift from the Windgate Foundation in the form of a grant that will provide resources to support growth and innovation.

Trustees approved design professionals and construction managers/general contractors for a building expansion at the University of Arkansas at Fort Smith, as well as several namings of buildings.

LITTLE ROCK -- University of Arkansas trustees approved design professionals and construction managers/general contractors for a building expansion at the University of Arkansas at Fort Smith on Thursday as well as the naming of several of buildings.