Second Saturday: ¡Hora de Cuentos!

Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month and National Book Month with a fun-filled Second Saturday that the whole family will love!

From bilingual story time and hands-on artmaking to gallery adventures and artist tours—there’s something for everyone to enjoy!

Free, no tickets required.

Bilingual Storytime + Artmaking
With Más Libritos Bookstore and LatinX Theatre Project
Swing by the Galleries for an interactive story time and performance!

Drop-In Artmaking
11 AM–4 PM | Studios
Make your own vibrant paper flower inspired by Florida Mexicana by Alfredo Ramos Martínez.

ArtCart Gallery Activity
1–4 PM | Galleries
Explore bold shapes and colors with a hands-on activity inspired by Cerulean by Carmen Herrera.

Walk with an Artist
11 AM & 3 PM | Meet in Garrison Lobby
Local artist George P. Pérez leads a special tour sharing his favorite works from the collection.

George P. Perez

George P. Perez is a first-generation Mexican American artist from Boulder, Colorado. Drawing from his bilingual upbringing, Pérez explores photography and material-based processes to create patterns, gradients, and visual systems rooted in everyday experiences. His work spans collage, sculpture, and installation, often reconstructing neglected photographs to explore memory, language, and meaning. Pérez received his BFA from the University of Colorado (2014) and his MFA as a Gilbert Fellow at Cranbrook Academy of Art (2023). He has been an Artist-in-Residence at RedLine Contemporary Art Center and the Children’s Museum of Denver, and was awarded the MCA Denver Octopus Initiative Grant in 2018. Pérez currently teaches at the School of the Art Institute and works as a Photo-Facilitator with Working Assumptions in Berkeley, CA. He is also a member of M12, an award-winning artist collective focused on rural aesthetics and landscape.

Más Libritos Bookstore

Más Libritos Bookstore is a Latina-owned, intersectional feminist independent bookstore based in Springdale, Arkansas. As the first and only Latina-owned bookstore in the state, Más Libritos centers the stories and voices of Black, Indigenous, and People of Color communities. The bookstore is committed to creating an inclusive, community-driven space for connection, learning, and joy.

LatinX Theatre Project

LatinX Theatre Project (LXTP) is a multidisciplinary ensemble in Northwest Arkansas that uses performance as a tool for social change. Now in its seventh year, LXTP began as a group of young artists coming together to share writing and performance in a space where they felt seen and heard. Today, the company creates original, collaborative works that uplift underrepresented voices and provide a safe, inclusive platform for BIPOC, LGBTQIA+, and disabled artists at all stages of their creative journey.