As a member of the Conway Alliance for the Arts (CAFTA) and the ArtsFest planning committee, I wish to thank the staff at the Log Cabin Democrat for their generous coverage of the 2009 ArtsFest and the support they offered CAFTA.

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Local artists will make up the bulk of attractions at ArtsFest, a free festival of the arts in Conway set for Wednesday through Saturday, sponsored by the Conway Alliance for the Arts.

 Morton Brown, the artist who painted the mural at Conway City Hall, has made way for Pittsburghâs Painted Pachyderm to come to Conway for Arts Fest.

... statewide brass band.Dr. Gayle Seymour, art professor at the University of Central Arkansas and member of the Conway Alliance for the Arts, which organizes Arts Fest, described the plans being made for the visiting artists. Marco Granados and Un ...

Arts Fest, a free festival of the arts in Conway, will be Oct. 7-10, sponsored by the Conway Alliance for the Arts. Dr. Gayle Seymour, art professor at the University of Central Arkansas, wrote a number of grants to bring visiting artists to Conway.

ArtsFest in Conway 2009 will feature a photography contest sponsored by the Log Cabin Democrat and Bedford Camera and Video.

This week, the Conway Downtown Partnership is kicking off its first monthly Third Thursday.

The following is a list of the 2009 grants funded by the Conway Advertising and Promotion Commission:

Delinquent prepared food taxes were a major topic of discussion at Tuesday's meeting of the Conway Advertising and Promotion Commission.