CAMPAIGN

Reimagining the Arkansas Arts Center: Campaign for Our Cultural Future
Let’s Build the Future Together. Join Us!
The fundraising campaign supports the building of a stunning new Arkansas Arts Center by renowned architecture firm Studio Gang, a landscape plan by the award-winning design firm, SCAPE, transition and opening funds, and critical endowment funds. Scheduled for completion in 2022, the project will position the Arkansas Arts Center as the region’s pre-eminent institution for visual and performing arts and a cultural jewel for Little Rock.
For this once-in-a-lifetime project, please consider giving the most aspirational Campaign gift possible, above and beyond membership or annual support. If you would like to participate in the Campaign, please know there is special recognition to honor your gift at every donation level, and contributions can be pledged over three to five years. Arts Center staff is here to meet with you to discuss participation. Please contact the Development office development@arkmfa.org.
To date, the Campaign has benefited from the support of 21st Century Founders ($1 million to $35 million), Leadership Donors ($100,000 to $999,999), Major Donors ($25,000 to $99,999), and many others who have made generous donations at every gift level. Campaign highlights include:
  • A commitment of $31,245,000 from the City of Little Rock, which is being generated through a hotel-tax revenue bond. Private fundraising for the project has now tripled the City’s commitment.
  • Windgate Foundation, which has donated a lead campaign gift of $35 million. The Museum School will be named Windgate Foundation Museum School in honor of this inspirational gift.
  • Harriet and Warren Stephens, who have made a transformational lead gift to the Campaign. The new AAC Galleries, which showcase the permanent collection and house the special exhibition galleries, will be named the Harriet and Warren Stephens Galleries in their honor.
  • Winthrop Rockefeller Charitable Trust, which has made a lead gift of $5 million. The new Lecture Hall will be named Governor Winthrop Rockefeller Lecture Hall in honor of this gift.
  • And, as of January 25th, 2021, $135,944,426 million of the previous $128 million goal has been contributed by many individuals, families, corporations and foundations that have given at every level to ensure the campaign’s success.
  • The campaign’s new fundraising goal is $142 million.
At the Groundbreaking Ceremony on October 1, 2019, Campaign Co-Chairs Harriet and Warren Stephens proudly announced that the Campaign had raised $122.7 million of its $128 million goal. We believe we can exceed that goal and we ask for your help.
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On behalf of the Arts Center Foundation Board, Board, and Staff, we offer our sincere thanks to the 21st Century Founders, Leadership Donors, and Major Donors listed below. Your commitment is making this project possible and we are grateful.
21st Century Founders

Windgate Foundation
City of Little Rock
Harriet and Warren Stephens
Terri and Chuck Erwin
Winthrop Rockefeller Charitable Trust
State of Arkansas
The Brown Foundation, Inc., of Houston
Mandy and Bill Dillard
Ben and Walter Hussman and Hussman Foundation
The Tyson Family in honor of Terri and Chuck Erwin
Stella Boyle Smith Trust,
Catherine and Michael Mayton, Trustees
Laura Stephens, Katie and Miles Stephens, and Mary Olive
and John Stephens in honor of Harriet and Warren Stephens

Chucki and Curt Bradbury
Anne and Merritt Dyke in honor of Helen L. Porter
and James T. Dyke
Helen Porter and Jim Dyke
Dede and Scott Ford and Jo Ellen and Joe Ford
Robyn and John Horn
Keller Family Foundation: Julie Keller and Christoph Keller, III;
Laura Porter Keller and Thomas Christoph Keller;
Mary Olive Keller Stephens and John Calhoun Stephens
Lynn and George O’Connor
Dianne and Bobby Tucker
Barbara Tyson
Anonymous (3)

Leadership Donors

The Family of H. Tyndall and Carrie R. Dickinson
Jackye and Curtis Finch Jr
Lisenne Rockefeller
Belinda Shults
Trinity Foundation
Sandra and Robert C. Connor
Melanie and Jeff Fox
Janes Family
Lyon Foundation
Donna and Mack McLarty
Jacqueline and Michael Retzer
Joan and Noel Strauss
Judy and Randy Wilbourn
Stephanie and Kevin Wilcox
Patti and Jim Womble
The Middleton Family
Boots and Alan Warrick
Kelly and Brad Eichler
In honor of Jeane Hamilton by Becky and Jackson Farrow
Malvern National Bank
Susie and Charles Morgan
Sunderland Foundation
Jan and John Bailey in memory of Virginia and
Dr. Ted Bailey and in honor of Sharon Bailey
Bank OZK
Maritza and Terry Bean
Lauren and Beau Blair
Pam and Rick Blank
Becky and Gus Blass
Sandra and Larry Bowden
Traci and Albert Braunfisch
Kathleen and Robert S. Brown
Roxanne and Leon Catlett
Virginia Stuart Cobb
Dr. Susan D. Conley
Laura and Mark Doramus
Merritt Dyke in honor of Terri Erwin
Cynthia and Robert East
Sara Ann and Dan Felton
Cindy and Greg Feltus
Leslie and Nik Fisken
Judy W. Fletcher in memory of
John R. Fletcher
June and Edmond W. Freeman

Friday Eldredge & Clark, LLP in honor of
J. Shepherd and Ellen Russell III
In honor of Preston W. Grace, Jr,
from Greer and Barnett Grace
Linda and Rush Harding
Rosalyn and Harry Hastings Family
Barbara Rogers Hoover
Mimi M. and Joseph B. Hurst, Jr.
W. W. and Anne Jones Charitable Trust
The Philip R. Jonsson Foundation
Jeanne and Harold Joyner in honor of
Harriet and Warren Stephens
Leslie and Mark Lee
Ginanne Graves Long
The Lux Family Foundation in loving memory of Ann Lux
Julie and Lynn Marshall
Catherine H. and Michael R. Mayton
Carol and Fred Meadors
Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard, P.L.L.C.
Karen and Randall Mourot
Kay and Bill Patton
Riggs Benevolent Fund in memory of Lee and Bob Cress
Dale and Lee Ronnel
Rose Law Firm
Vicki and Kevin Scanlon
In honor of George R. O’Connor from the
Morin M. Scott Family
In honor of Morin M. Scott, Jr. from the
Morin M. Scott Family
Christine and Mark Scully
Simmons Bank
Cindy and Warren Simpson
P Allen Smith and James Sumpter
in honor of Harriet and Warren Stephens
Terri and David Snowden
Roy & Christine Sturgis Charitable Trust
Mary and Ross Whipple
Mr. and Mrs. Louis Wilson
Sherry Worthen in memory of George Worthen
Anonymous in honor of Harriet and Warren Stephens
Anonymous in honor of Merritt Dyke
Anonymous (3)

Major Donors

The Roy and Christine Sturgis Charitable and
Educational Trust of Arkadelphia, Arkansas
Cindy and Chip Murphy
Rhonda and Tim Jordan
Julie Moll Peters / Dr. F. Michael Bauer
Pat and Bill Carlton
Centennial Bank, Dana and Gordon Silaski
The Clinton Family Foundation
Lucy and Dorsey Jackson
Ginny and Baker Kurrus
CeCe and Howard Martindale
Charles M. & Joan R. Taylor Foundation
Mary Ellen and Dhu Thompson
Nancy Eakin Dickins
Mary and Dr. Dean Kumpuris
Nancy and Andrew Kumpuris
Arnold & Blevins Electric Company, Inc.
Mary and Dabbs Cavin
Merritt Dyke in honor of Victoria Ramirez
Mary and Mark Millsap
Mary Lynn and Sheffield Nelson
Judy and John Selig
Sarah and Jeff Teague, The Citizens Bank
Katherine Ann Kumpuris Trotter
Patricia Bailey
Loren, Tom, Mattingly and Montana Bartole
Susan and Jay Brainard
Bill Brierley
Lally and Dr. Winston Brown
Ansley and John Calhoun
in honor of Harriet and Warren Stephens
Heather and Sam Carter
Meredith P. and S. Graham Catlett
General (Ret.) and Mrs. Wesley K. Clark
Ellon and Rogers Cockrill
Frances and Wayne Cranford
Cathy and Kevin Crass

Mary Lou and William L. Cravens
Irene and George Davis
George H. Dunklin, Jr. Family Foundation
Marion W. Fulk
Mary Ann and Ted Gammill
Robert Hall
Helen and Fred Harrison
Andrew and Mary Ann Hiegel
Mr. Jay F. Hill & Congressman and Mrs. French Hill,
in honor of Mrs. James K. Hamilton
Carol B. Hodges, Cathy Hodges, and Anne, Kris,
Harrison, Alex and Walker Kashata
in memory of Tommy Hodges
Mimi and Jim Hugg
Judy and Kelley Johnson
Journeycake Fund
Kenan and Griff Keyes
Cornelia J. and Nathaniel W. Lea IV
Carolyn and George McLeod
Kaki and Max Mehlburger
Brenda Mize
BJ and Jimmy Moses
The Murphy Foundation
Ellis and Briant Noland
Victoria and George Ramirez
Dr. Joyce Redetzki
Natalie and Win Rockefeller Jr
Ellen and Shep Russell
Rebecca and Gary Smith
Gina and Philip Tappan
LaRand Ozier Thomas
Marti and Henry Thomas
Elizabeth & Van Tilbury, East Harding Construction
Becky and Rett Tucker in honor of Bobby Tucker
Cappy and Charlie Whiteside
Gladys Shackelford Whitney
R. E. Lee Wilson Trust Foundation in honor of
Patricia P. Wilson