Public Art Advisory Committee

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2022 Installation

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Contact Us

  1. Comprehensive Planning

    Physical Address
    305 SW A Street
    Bentonville, AR 72712

    Phone: 479-271-3122

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  2. Shelli Kerr

    Comprehensive Planning Manager, AICP
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2021 Installations

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Guide These, My Hands by Danielle Hatch and Traci Rae Manos

Train Station Park

This was a temporary piece that has been removed.

2020 Installations

Seven artworks were installed on public property in 2020. See below!

2020 Art Feeds and Sunshine School

Sunshine School Mural by students at the Sunshine School with ArtFeeds

Citizens Park


2020 Color FULL

ColorFULL by Chance Snider and Sugar Creek Elementary Art Club

Park Springs Park


2020-06 Box Turtle

Box Turtle by Steven Feilbach

All-American Trail



2020 Flight

Flight by Bob Doster

Lake Bentonville Park


Open Heart

Open Heart by Matthew Duffy 

Southwest Bentonville in the roundabout at Bright Rd and Gator Blvd


Universal Inseparability

Universal Inseparability by Ben Pierce

Intersection of NW A Street and Tiger Blvd


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Almost Forgotten Osage Prairie by Jonathan Perrodin

Lake Bentonville Park

About the PAAC

The Public Art Advisory Committee is appointed by the Mayor and approved by City Council. They are responsible for:

  • Serving in an advisory capacity to City Council for recommending artwork to be placed on public property
  • Providing technical advisement on the development of a public art program
  • Following the adopted Public Art Policy (PDF)

Public Art Map

Submit a Proposal

Proposal Process Flowchart

Strategic Public Art Plan (2021-2024)

Public Art Guide for Developers

Regular Meetings

  • 12:00 p.m.
  • 2nd Tuesday of each month
  • Community Development
    305 SW A Street
    Bentonville, AR 72712

Agendas and Minutes

Bylaws

PAAC Members

Position Name Phone &
Email
 Term 
Expires
1 Steven Baker (501) 529-1717
​Email
 12/31/2024
2 Grant Cottrell
(417) 825-8279
​Email
 12/31/2024
3 Chad Nicholson
(501)593-1413
 12/31/2022
4 Kate Schaffer (501)520-1850
​Email
 12/31/2022
5 Brittany Vernon (469) 315 4620
Email
 12/31/2023
6 Kaitlin Garcia-Maestas (479) 367-7518 12/31/2023
7 Tom Hoehn, Chairperson (585) 474-1976
Email
 12/31/2023
Ex-officio Gayatri Agnew, City Council
(479) 310-5458
Email
12/31/2023

Comprehensive Planning provides staff support for the Public Art Advisory Committee.


Submit a Proposal

Proposal Process Flowchart

Strategic Public Art Plan (2021-2024)