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Call for Submissions: Art from the Heart

Creative Works by Team UAMS

All team members of UAMS and their immediate family members are invited to submit their creative work for display at the annual 2026 Art from the Heart Event by February 6, 2026.

All types creative works are welcome: drawings, poems, photography, sculptures, paintings, embroidery, woodworking, or ceramics.

UAMS staff, faculty, students, employees (from LR + NWA campuses), and their immediate family members are invited to participate.

Submission Guidelines
The deadline to submit is Friday, February 6, 2026 at 5:00 pm
Use the form below to submit your work(s)
Limit 3 submissions per person
Submit works one at a time (one artwork per form submission)
Artists will be notified of their acceptance by March 6, 2026
Optional: donate your work to include in the Graduate Student Association‘s fundraiser

Award Categories:

  • Best Use of Color
  • Most Inventive
  • Overall Strongest
  • People’s Choice

Event Details:
Date: Thursday, April 9, 2026
Drop off art: anytime between 12:00-2:00 PM
Event: 4:00 – 6:00 PM
Location: UAMS Jack T. Stephens Spine Institute, 12th Floor 


Submit Your Work for Art from the Heart 2026

Complete this form to submit your work for the 2026 Art from the Heart event. All art submissions are due by Friday, February 6, 2026 at 5:00 PM.

Name(Required)
Email(Required)
What is your role at UAMS?(Required)
Check this box if you are participating with the NWA campus event
Email Lyndsay Johnson with NWA Art from the Heart questions: LJohnson4@uams.edu
Example: painting, drawing, photography, mosaic, poetry, woodworking, sculpture
Please use inches (example: 8″ x 10″)
By checking the boxes below, artists acknowledge that:(Required)
Accepted file types: jpg, png, pdf, docx, Max. file size: 7 MB.
For display card
Examples: “2020” or “September 1987”
Example: Little Rock, Arkansas
What materials were used? (examples: pastels, an iPhone camera, watercolors, acrylic, etc.)
I would like to donate my work to the GSA fundraiser(Required)
If you choose “yes,” event attendees will have the option to purchase your work at the price you choose, and the proceeds will go to the UAMS Graduate Student Association. Please send questions about this GSA Fundraiser to: LKAkana@uams.edu

Contact:
Samantha Smith
Center for Faculty Excellence, UAMS Academic Affairs
Art from the Heart Planning Committee
Email: snsmith2@uams.edu

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