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Plains Exchange is described as a one-time opportunity.

Plains Exchange

Creative Arkansas Community Hub & Exchan

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Funding Amount

Not stated

Deadline

Deadline not published

Grant Type

Foundation

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Cycle: One-time opportunity
Tracked since: April 2026

Source: the cycle recorded on this listing. Confirm dates with the funder.

Overview

Geographic Scope: Tulsa, Oklahoma and Northwest Arkansas (Springdale/Fayetteville area)

What is it? A platform created by Tulsa-based artist Shane Darwent to foster creativity, collaboration, and audience sharing between Southern Plains and Western Ozark artists. Each exchange collapses boundaries between regions' creative communities and expands networks for each artist.

Program Structure: One-to-one artist exchanges facilitated between Tulsa and Northwest Arkansas

Antonio Andrews (Tulsa)

Artist: Antonio Andrews, aka "Dial Tone" from Tulsa's Northside
Background: Founder of No Parking Studios (2016), a creative company supporting multiple mediums including music, visual art, and film
Residency Location: The Medium in Springdale, Arkansas
Duration: June 18 – July 1
Activities: Studio visits, museum tours, local field excursions, community integration

Aaron Turner (Northwest Arkansas)

Artist: Aaron Turner, photographer and educator based in Arkansas
Background: Uses photography to explore ideas of home and resilience in Arkansas and Mississippi Deltas; specializes in 4×5 view camera work on identity, history, and abstraction
Previous Fellowships/Awards: 2018 Light Work Artists-in-Residence (Syracuse University), 2019 EnFoco Photography Fellow, 2020 Visual Studies Workshop Project Space Artists-in-Residence, 2020 Artist 360 Mid-America Arts Alliance Grant Recipient, 2021 Houston Center for Photography Fellowship, 2021 Creators Lab Photo Fund (Google/Aperture Foundation), 2022 Darryl Chappell Foundation photographer-in-residence (Ogden Museum of Southern Art)
Residency Location: Tulsa Artist Fellowship, Archer Building, Downtown Tulsa
Duration: June 25 – July 8
Education: M.A. from Ohio University, M.F.A. from Mason Gross School of the Arts (Rutgers University)

Partners:

Creative Arkansas Community Hub & Exchange (CACHE) – Northwest Arkansas-based, regional arts services provider
Tulsa Artist Fellowship – George Kaiser Family Foundation cultural initiative

Contact/More Info: http://plainsexchange.com/

What Creative Arkansas Community Hub & Exchan actually gave

Source: IRS Form 990, 2023 — the most recent filing with itemized grants

Grants in 2023: 10
Total given: $685K
Median grant: $43K
Range: $15K–$155K

By dollars: Arkansas 77%, Texas 23%. Top recipient cities: Bentonville, AR; Rogers, AR; Fayetteville, AR.
0% of grants with a stated purpose were for general or operating support.