12/23/2025
Dear Friends of ARt deCentrále,
I hope this post finds you well! Thank you for your continued encouragement and well wishes for ARt deCentrale through thick and thin! Please find our 2025 annual report below.
Wishing you and yours a wonderful holiday season! Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!
Annual Report 2025
2025 was quite the opposite of 2024 in terms of what we did with ARt deCentrále. We went from producing nearly 40 events last year to a little over 4 this year, but each of them meant so much to me as I was honored to work with a couple incredible creatives before they passed away.
1) 50 Years of Photography ft. Mr. Jim Wright
2) Exhibition of his entire 50+ paintings during Memorial for Darnéy Willis
3) Creative Entrepreneurship ft. Susan Edgmon
4) Ghouls' night Art Exhibition ft. Christian Perry, Cory Corbett, Giuditta Rustica, Pepper McFly
5) Public Art 101 - Walking Tour, Keynote and Panel Discussion ft. regional leaders in Public Art
Earlier this year, closing down both galleries in Downtown Springdale and Pinnacle Hills Rogers was one of the most difficult decisions in my life that I took a long time to recover from. 2025, I had so many plans and most of them crumbled. Thought it would be quite easy to go back to corporate and I wasted half a year targeting to get into Walmart and continue supporting the gallery evenings and weekends. That didn't work out thanks to all the layoffs this year.
Originally I wanted to change the business model to either go completely a 501c3 non-profit or make it a sustainable business and I just haven't figured out what the path is yet. Maybe I'm not as smart and capable as I once was. I guess I gotta continue working within my new realized/perceived limitations and somehow keep moving forward and continue to provide value the best I can.
For 2026, I don't have a lot of concrete plans like I had for 2025, and want to be more open to what life brings my way like I was in 2024 where one event led to the next serendipitously- I guess one can't force creativity or be spontaneous within reason and I most certainly can't manufacture serendipity, although I can only hope for more of it in 2026. But I know I sincerely wish to continue working with local artists and beyond and creating something worthwhile in and for the community.
Again, wishing you and yours a wonderful holiday season!
Warm regards,
Liting and Allan
Portfolio of Past events curated/produced/organized/hosted by ARt deCentrale/Allan Paulose:
I am grateful to have collaborated with so many talented individuals and organizations in Northwest Arkansas over the past 5 years!
Q2 2021 - Exhibition at Grace Point Church ft AOTS artists
Q4 2021 - Beautiful Spaces Exhibition ft. Vickie Hendrix Sieben Morgen in collaboration with WeWork Labs, curated by Allan Paulose
Q2 2022 - Beautiful Spaces Exhibition ft. Kinya Christian in collaboration with WeWork Labs, curated by Allan Paulose
Q3 2022 - Beautiful Spaces Exhibition ft. Darney Willis in collaboration with WeWork Labs, curated by Allan Paulose
Q3 2022 - Pop up exhibition ft. works by 10 artists of South Asian heritage for the Walmart Home Office Diwali Celebration , curated by Allan Paulose
Q3 2022 - Eclectic Allure Exhibition ft. works by 10 artists of South Asian heritage in collaboration with WeWork Labs, curated by Allan Paulose
Q1 2023 - Genetic Secrets ft. Italian artist Giuditta R's 22 psychosomatic graphite on paper works
Q2 2023 - We The(m?) People - Exhibition ft. 20+ artists from 5 different countries and 10 different ethnicities for Interform's Assembly 2023 - America's First Art and Fashion Biennial
Dec 1 2023 ARt deCentrale Downtown Springdale - Soft Open
Dec 9 2023 - Gallery Concert ft. Professor of Violin at the U of A , Er-Gene Kahng
Dec 21 2023 - Gallery Concert ft. Americana Artist of the Year Nominee, Ashtyn Barbaree
Dec 28 2023 - Winter Painting Workshop by Professor Darnéy Willis and Veteran Art Teacher K J Paulose
Feb 7 2024 - World Read Aloud day ft. Dr. Tina Howlett
Feb 20 2024 - Panel on Neurodivergence ft. Daymara Blanco Baker Jessica Kitchens, MS, MBA, LPC, LADAC, RPT, MAC, BCCS Lauren Levine and Ryan Freeman Burchfield, LPC and Artist Shelley Moulber
Feb 29 2024 - Art Workshop for Kitestring Technical Services leadership team led by Prof. Darnéy Willis
Mar 15 2024 - Gallery Concert ft. The Voice of the Mountain Korey McKelvy
Mar 30 2024 - Easter Train Clinic for Kids - Wooden Toy Train Building Workshop ft. Artist Jeff Blecher
Apr 16 2024 - Springdale High School students art teacher led private tour
Apr 25 2024 - Grand Opening of ARt deCentrale Downtown Springdale
May 16 2024 - Rotary Club of Springdale Breakfast meeting at ARt deCentrale
May 24 2024 - Art After Dark - Candlelit concert ft. American Idol Finalist Thomas Stringfellow
Jun 6 2024 - Started offering Custom Framing and Art Supplies led by Susan Edgmon
June 8 2024 - Pop up ft. the renowned James Hayes Art Glass Company
Jun 27 2024 - Artists Reception ft. Richard Lorenz, Ty Fawley, Aneesah Rahmaan and Mary Datum
Jul 12 2024 - Art After Dark - Candlelit Art Experience ft Artists Christian Scott Perry and Giuditta R followed by Expert Panel on Mental Health ft. Dr. Melia Snyder Phd., LPC, Lee Walton LPC and Christian Scott Perry moderated by Cheri Brown COO PCA
July 16 2024 - Our gallery was featured in NWA Online / NWA Democrat Gazette
Jul 26 2024 - CACHE event - CACHE Social Hour at ARt deCentrale followed by a Gallery Concert ft. Dandelion Heart
Jul 27 2024 - 5 Course Wine Dinner and Violin Concert at ARt deCentrale in partnership with Bienvenue French Restaurant, King James Wine School and Prof. of Violin at the U of A, Er-Gene Kahng
Aug 1 2024 - "Pushing Back" - A Multisensory Art Experience ft. Jennifer Baugh , The Artist Reception was held on Aug 29, 2024 - Part of the Community Canvas Series of Immersive Art Experiences sponsored by INTERFORM and curated by Allan Paulose
Aug 13 2024 - Right to Start event - Right to Start Day declared by Springdale Mayor Doug Sprouse , We were honored to host the delegates from Right To Start and several community leaders and press members
Aug 15 2024 - Soft Opening of our Satellite Gallery at the Pinnacle Hills Promenade Mall ft 10 Arkansas Artists & Kick off for "Shhhh! It's a Secret" An Immersive Art Experience ft. Giuditta R, Jennifer Baugh and Christian Scott Perry
Aug 27 2024 - Corporate Art Workshop for NW Health team led by Prof. Darnéy Willis
Sep 12 2024 - Kick off of the Community Canvas Immersive Art Experience ft. Rumi Afghan Rugs and Weave - The Social Fabric Project by the Aspen Institute - Part of the Community Canvas Series of Immersive Art Experiences sponsored by INTERFORM and curated by Allan Paulose
Sep 14 2024 - Wine Tasting Experience by King James Wine School at ARt deCentrale Downtown Springdale AND we also hosted our first art market - ARt at the Pinnacle - Holiday Art Market at the Promenade Mall
Sep 19 2024 - Hispanic Heritage Month - Book reading and Art Party ft. Award Winning Children's Book Author Mariana Llanos
Oct 12 2024 - ARt at the Pinnacle Holiday Art Market at the Pinnacle Hills Promenade
Oct 18 2024 - INTERFORM event - Black Girls Talk - Art of Healing - Sip and Paint
Oct 19 2024 - INTERFORM event - Latina's Corner - Amor Propio - Make Up Class and Demo
Oct 27 2024 - Table reading and Performance of a scene from the Musical " Human Love - The life of David Bowie" by Playwrights Gary Loss and Jeremy Loss and their team.
Nov 9 2024 - ARt at the Pinnacle Holiday Art Market at the Pinnacle Hills Promenade
Nov 16 2024 - Candlelit Ballet at the Gallery - NWA Ballet Theatre and ARt deCentrale collaboration
Dec 7 2024 - ARt deCentrale's 1 Year Anniversary Celebration
Dec 14 2024 - ARt at the Pinnacle Holiday Art Market at the Pinnacle Hills Promenade
Dec 21 2024 - Kick off for "Recollections - 50 Years of Photography ft. Jim Wright" in partnership with the Alzheimers Association - Fundraiser for the Longest Day by Alzheimer's Association - Part of the Community Canvas Series of Immersive Art Experiences sponsored by INTERFORM and curated by Allan Paulose
Jan 18 2025 - Artist Reception ft. Jim Wright - 50 Years of Photography
Apr 6, 2025 - Exhibition of Darney's 50+ paintings during his Life Celebration and Memorial
Jun 5, 2025 - Creative Entrepreneurship ft. Susan Edgmon (Presented by ARt deCentrale and Startup Ju**ie)
Oct 18, 2025 - Ghoul's Night Exhibition ft. Christian Scott Perry, Cory Corbett, Pepper McFly and Giuditta R
Dec 9, 2025 - Public Art 101 - Walking Tour, Keynote Presentation and Panel Discussion ft. Lucas Cowan, Tom Hoehn, Joanna Bell, Lisa Marie Evans and Roxy Erickson moderated by Dayton Castleman.
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