Cemetery Conservation Workshop: Highland Cemetery, Ozark

This free workshop on the basics of cemetery conservation, featuring instruction by Jonathan Appell of Atlas Preservation, will address common concerns in preservation and maintenance of cemeteries and offer hands-on training.
The workshop will be hands-on, attendees are encouraged to participate in cleaning, making basic repairs, and the leveling and straightening of gravestones. Tents will be provided in case of rain. Chairs are available, but if you need a stool, you are encouraged to bring one. Gloves and comfortable clothing are also encouraged.
Workshop is limited to 40 registrants. Lunch will be provided by the AHPP. Please inform us if you need a vegetarian option.
Workshop is free, but registration is required:
Contact: Holly Hope 
(501) 324-9148
Day of workshop, call (501) 681-2120
Directions and Parking:
Highland Cemetery is located at 1509 W. Commercial Street in Ozark. Parking is at the cemetery.
About Jonathan Appell
Jonathan Appell of Atlas Preservation in Connecticut is an expert in repair and conservation of the nation’s gravestones. He has researched the most efficient and appropriate methods of caring for burial grounds and works hard to ensure that those techniques can be put to work in local cemeteries by laypeople, as well as professional maintenance groups.
This important workshop will allow attendees to perpetuate links to their past, their families, and their community by preserving unique funerary art and architecture. This work can also incite interest on the part of younger participants in maintaining and carrying on the stories. Please join us for this important workshop and take part in carrying on the history of these significant sites.
Agenda – Saturday, April 5

9 a.m. – noon
Introductions and workshop overview.
Cleaning, leveling and basic repairs will be covered.
Noon – 1 p.m.
Lunch on the grounds provided by the AHPP.
1 p.m. – 4 p.m.
Continue with cleaning, leveling and basic repairs.

Cemetery Conservation Workshop: Rose Hill Cemetery, Arkadelphia

This free workshop on the basics of cemetery conservation, featuring instruction by Rusty Brenner of Texas Cemetery Restoration, will address common concerns in preservation and maintenance of cemeteries and offer hands-on training.
The workshop will be hands-on, attendees are encouraged to participate in cleaning, making basic repairs, and the leveling and straightening of gravestones. Tents will be provided in case of rain. Chairs are available, but if you need a stool, you are encouraged to bring one. Gloves and comfortable clothing are also encouraged.
Workshop is limited to 40 registrants. Lunch will be provided by the AHPP. Please inform us if you need a vegetarian option.
Directions and Parking
Rose Hill Cemetery is located at 1119 Main Street in Arkadelphia (12th and Main). Parking is at the cemetery.
About Rusty Brenner
Rusty Brenner of Texas Cemetery Restoration brings his monument restoration expertise to Arkansas to benefit those who care for cemeteries, large and small. Attendees at the numerous workshops he has conducted across the state have implemented his instruction in repair, cleaning and leveling in their own burying grounds. Others have utilized his tested techniques to assist others in saving their fragile gravestones.
This important workshop will allow attendees to perpetuate links to their past, their families, and their community by preserving unique funerary art and architecture. This work can also incite interest on the part of younger participants in maintaining and carrying on the stories. Please join us for this important workshop and take part in carrying on the history of these significant sites.
Agenda – Saturday, May 31
9 a.m. – noon
Introductions and workshop overview.
Cleaning, leveling and basic repairs will be covered.
Noon – 1 p.m.
Lunch on the grounds provided by the AHPP.
1 p.m. – 4 p.m.
Continue with cleaning, leveling and basic repairs.
Workshop is free, but registration is required:
Contact: Holly Hope 
(501) 324-9148
Day of workshop, call (501) 681-2120

GetSmART!: Creating Accessible Arts Programs

Join us at 1 p.m. April 24 for this FREE workshop designed to help arts organizations, nonprofits and community leaders create art programs that are accessible to people of all abilities.

Second Annual Jazz on the River Concert

The Delta Cultural Center will host our second annual Jazz on the River Concert at the Cherry Street Pavilion on Friday, May 2, 2025, from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m.

Grand Opening – Sorting Out Race: Examining Racial Identity and Stereotypes in Thrift Store Donations

Join us for the grand opening of our latest traveling exhibition at the Delta Cultural Center, titled “Sorting Out Race: Examining Racial Identity and Stereotypes in Thrift Store Donations.” This new exhibit will run from April 18, 2025, thru June 30, 2025, at the DCC Visitor Center.

2nd Friday Art Night, March

20th Anniversary of 2nd Friday Art Night!

Living Craft Saturday: Sowing the Future

Planting the Seeds of Tomorrow’s Bounty

SPRING BREAK ON THE GROUNDS: Gold Rush!

Gold Fever!

Saying Goodbye to “The Redemption of a Delta Bluesman”

After a three month stay at the DCC, this exhibition is ending, but we decided to throw a party to see it go. In 1936, Robert Johnson recorded a song titled, ” I Believe I’ll Dust My Broom” in which he mentioned West Helena. He played in numerous clubs and jukes here during his career, and it was an honor to host this look into the life of a legend.

Beans, Greens, and Cornbread 2025

Get your taste buds ready everyone! It’s that time of the year again, when the Delta Cultural Center sponsors our annual Beans, Greens, and Cornbread Contest for 2025