The University of Arkansas at Monticello, Arkansans for the Arts, and the Arkansas Department of Education will host an Arkansas Arts Roundtable beginning at 10 a.m. Wednesday, May 17.
The event will be held in the Spencer Gallery of the UAM Fine Arts Center.
Entitled “Why the Arts are Essential in Southeast Arkansas,” the roundtable will feature Johnny Key, commissioner of the Arkansas Department of Education, as the keynote speaker.
Other guests will include representatives from the Delta Regional Authority, the University of Arkansas Clinton School of Public Service, the National Consortium of A+ Schools, and the Arkansas Arts Council.
The roundtable will discuss the importance of the arts, not only in education, but in the quality of life for communities in the region.
To register or for details, contact Arkansans for the Arts at https://goo.gl/06JOFR