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 Alysia Carter, Development Operations Manager, at acarter@arkansasartscenter.org or 501-396-0355.
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 October 1, 2019, $122.7 million of the $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.
  • An update on fundraising progress will take place later in 2020.
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
Winthrop Rockefeller Charitable Trust
State of Arkansas
Terri and Chuck Erwin
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
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
Barbara Tyson
Anonymous (3)

Leadership Donors

The Family of H. Tyndall and Carrie R. Dickinson
Jackye and Curtis Finch Jr
Lisenne Rockefeller
Belinda Shults
Dianne and Bobby Tucker
Trinity Foundation
Sandra and Robert C. Connor
Melanie and Jeff Fox
Janes Family
Donna and Mack McLarty
Joan and Noel Strauss
Judy and Randy Wilbourn
Stephanie and Kevin Wilcox
Patti and Jim Womble
The Middleton Family
Boots and Alan Warrick
Susie and Charles Morgan
Sunderland Foundation
Pam and Rick Blank
Traci and Albert Braunfisch
Kathleen and Robert S. Brown
Virginia Stuart Cobb
Laura and Mark Doramus
Robert and Cynthia East
Kelly and Brad Eichler
Cindy and Greg Feltus

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
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
Ginanne Graves Long
Karen and Randall Mourot
Kay and Bill Patton
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
Cindy and Warren Simpson
Terri and David Snowden
Roy & Christine Sturgis Charitable Trust
Sherry Worthen in memory of George Worthen
Anonymous in honor of Merritt Dyke
Anonymous (4)

Major Donors

Centennial Bank, Dana and Gordon Silaski
The Clinton Family Foundation
Charles M. & Joan R. Taylor Foundation
Nancy Eakin Dickins
Mary and Dr. Dean Kumpuris
Nancy and Andrew Kumpuris
Katherine Ann Kumpuris Trotter
Loren, Tom, Mattingly and Montana Bartole
Bill Brierley
Lally and Dr. Winston Brown
General (Ret.) and Mrs. Wesley K. Clark
Cathy and Kevin Crass
Mary Lou and William L. Cravens
Irene and George Davis
Marion W. Fulk
Helen and Fred Harrison
Mr. Jay F. Hill & Congressman and Mrs. French Hill,
in honor of Mrs. James K. Hamilton

Mimi and Jim Hugg
Stephen F. Kemp M.D. PhD, Sharon Lee Kemp, Christian Adcock
to honor Ann Prentice Wagner PhD
Carolyn and George McLeod
Kaki and Max Mehlburger
BJ and Jimmy Moses
Dr. Joyce Redetzki
Ellen and Shep Russell
Rebecca and Gary Smith
Gina and Philip Tappan
Marti and Henry Thomas
Elizabeth & Van Tilbury, East Harding Construction
Becky and Rett Tucker in honor of Bobby Tucker
Cappy and Charlie Whiteside
R. E. Lee Wilson Trust Foundation in honor of
Patricia P. Wilson