The Arts
Timmons, Chairperson
The Links support of the arts can be traced to our cultured co-founder Margaret Roselle Hawkins. Her innate artistic talent, discovered at a young age, earned her a four-year scholarship to the Women’s School of Design, later known as the Moore Institute of Art. Her passion for creative expression later led to her appointment as an art teacher, and helped give root to the establishment of the The Arts facet in 1964 at the 14th National Assembly.
The GOAL of the Arts facet is to increase and expand art activity, and elevate our programs through arts integrations and effectively create an arts renaissance within our organization and programmatic efforts.
The Little Rock Chapter, The Links, Incorporated is very active and each year choses a live production to take local children. The members want the children to truly appreciate live art and have Broadway-like experience. Last year (April 2018) , the Chapter took of 100 children from Henderson Middle School to the Lion King. They were treated to dinner before the production and the Lion King cast members dropped in to say hello!!
Timmons, Chairperson
Facet Members
Annette Slater, Shelia Brooks, Susan Williams
Frances Harris, Co-Chair
Facet Members
Connie Curry, Lana Nayles, Linda Haynie Green
The Little Rock Chapter, The Links, Incorporated funded over 75 students to attend live plays at the Arkansas Repertory Theatre. In addition to premium seating, a private reception is held and the students are able to meet and chat with cast members and the stage crew after the performance. The most recent plays attended were “Elf”, “Because of Winn-Dixie” and “To Kill a Mockingbird”.
Highlighted events have included:
High school “Battle of the Band” competition with over 20 bands fierce competing.
Black Violins 2018 tour
To Kill A Mockingbird
Elf
Annually, the Chapter also participates in the national Links, Inc National Poster Art Competition was created in 1995 in conjunction with The Links, Incorporated’s national walk-a-thon. The competition’s theme has traditionally had a health related focus and sought to depict healthy, energetic, and active lifestyles. The 2019- 2020 competition broadens the health focus by adopting the theme Transforming Communities by Making Health a Habit. Students incorporated sub-themes including, but not limited to, a healthy and clean environment, a bully-free world, and an inclusive and diverse society as elements related to healthy and happy communities.
The National Poster Art Competition runs biennially from October through June, commencing in uneven years. Between December and March, Links chapters conduct their own contests to determine winners in each of four age categories:
| Category I: | Grades 1-3 |
| Category II: | Grades 4-6 |
| Category III: | Grades 7-9 |
| Category IV: | Grades 10-12 |
In April and May, a public online contest is run where Links members and supporters vote for student entries submitted to our chapters. After the public voting period, panels of seven national judges from the arts vote on the finalists. Winners from each category are announced and their work is then displayed at The Links National Assembly.
For more information about The Arts, please contact the local chapter at info@Littlerocklinks.org or the national Links, Inc arts@linksinc.org.