August 12, 2024
August 17 – October 26, 2024 Folk artist Essie Treat Ward was born in 1902 in Searcy County, where she resided until her death in 1981. Often called the “Grandma Moses of the Ozarks,” Essie was featured at the Smithsonian’s Festival of American Folklife in Washington, D.C. in 1970. Her pieces chronicle the often-humorous everyday […]
April 19, 2024
Solo gallery show highlighting the work of local representational artist John Lasater, a mainstay on the national outdoor painting scene for over twelve years.
March 18, 2024
March 16-April 27, 2024 In collaboration with the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission and the Arkansas Game and Fish Foundation, Historic Cane Hill will host an exhibition for the Arkansas State Quail and Turkey Stamp Art Competition. The artwork from this national competition will portray the northern bobwhite quail and eastern wild turkey, two species […]
December 8, 2023
The 5th Annual Arkansas High School Artists Competition and Exhibition at Historic Cane Hill is sponsored by Historic Cane Hill, Inc. in partnership with the University of Arkansas School of Art. The gallery features work from Arkansas high school students currently in the 10th-12th grades. Learn more…
April 22, 2021
The museum archaeology laboratory is an area designated for cleaning, cataloguing, and storage of excavated artifacts. The lab space is designed to resemble the office of an early 20th century archaeologist.
February 9, 2021
A collection of salt-glazed stoneware pottery made by Cane Hill potter J.D. Wilbur and his associates is featured in this exhibit.
February 9, 2021
The exhibit contains collection objects typical of basic items which would have been brought along by early settlers or fashioned by them from locally available materials. Most of the furniture in this exhibit was made by one of the earliest settlers, John Ranken Pyeatt.
February 9, 2021
The battle fought on November 28, 1862 is chronicled in graphic panels which include maps of troop movements that day. Examples of weaponry usedin the battle along with a variety of artifacts recovered from the battlefield are included in the exhibition. Short biographies of eight soldiers from Cane Hill are featured.
February 9, 2021
An exhibit featuring objects typical of a turn of the century Ozark kitchen.What things have changed? What things have remained constant?
