ROGERS, Arkansas — The Pinnacle Hills Art Festival, to be held September 5 – 7, 2008 in Northwest Arkansas, has selected the THEA Foundation, an Arkansas-based educational foundation, as its official charitable organization.
“Art is a source of inspiration and strength for young people from every corner of Arkansas”, said Steve Schmidt, co-producer and Executive Curator of the Pinnacle Hills Art Festival. “The THEA Foundation is showing all of us the possibilities art can create in all our lives.”
The THEA Foundation is the group behind the highly successful Art Across Arkansas program, launched in October 2006 by the Clinton and THEA foundations.
Background:
The mission of the THEA Foundation, established in 2001, is to advocate the importance of art in the development of our youth through educational and promotional activities and to encourage individual participation in art through scholarship, partnership, and other programs. Visit www.theafoundation.org for more information.
The Pinnacle Hills Art Festival, a juried art show and sale, features over 100 fine artists and exhibitors from across Arkansas and the USA. The event is free to the public and will be held September 5 – 7, 2008 at the Pinnacle Hills Promenade in Rogers, Arkansas. Visit www.pinnaclehills.info for details.
Contact:
Pinnacle Hills Art Festival: Dan Stiel (479) 899-6294
THEA Foundation: Paul Leopoulos (501) 379-9512
