Arts On Tour

The Arts on Tour roster lists a broad spectrum of Arkansas’s finest solo and ensemble performers, individual visual artists and prepared art exhibitions ready for touring within Arkansas. The online AOT listing facilitates the booking process for arts organizations, festival and event planners, schools, civic organizations and government entities interested in contracting with the artists.

The AOT program is designed to reimburse presenters who showcase Arkansas artists listed on the roster. When an AOT artist negotiates a contract with the presenter, the Arkansas Arts Council typically will subsidize 40 percent of the cost of the event as long as funds are available.

New AOT artists are selected each year through a panel process. 

Apply For The Arts On Tour Artist Roster

Applications to join the roster open Sept. 22, 2025.

To be eligible for the Arts on Tour Program, a performing or visual artist must: 

  • Maintain a primary residency in Arkansas, or must have an Arkansas based contact.
  • Have presented concerts, exhibitions, programs or lecture-demonstrations in locations away from their home location at least twice in the previous year. Exhibitions must have been presented in a formal gallery space.

The Arkansas Arts Council reserves the right to determine the appropriateness of the scope or nature of the presentation proposed by a selected Arts on Tour artist and retains the right to determine the suitability of an AOT artist to remain on the roster once they have been selected.

Arts on Tour Artist Roster application forms should be submitted online by completing the form linked below. You will receive an email confirmation when we have received your online submission.

 

 

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Keisler Brothers
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Music: Folk/Bluegrass/Acoustic Southeast
Arkansas Arts Council
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AAC
Location
P.O. Box 206, Sheridan, AR, 72150
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The Keisler Brothers are back. The nucleus of the prominent ‘80s bluegrass band Custer’s Last Band, Redmond and Randy are once again performing their tight sibling harmonies and crowd-pleasing entertainment with their long-time friend Rodney Heslep. The Keisler Brother’s love for bluegrass music and their rural upbringing gives their music a natural flow and high energy in every concert. The Brothers also present Bluegrass in the Schools, a power point assisted program designed to pass along the heritage of bluegrass music to a younger generation at any age level. The program demonstrates six different instruments and four-part vocal harmony. It also includes lesson plans and a preliminary DVD from the International Bluegrass Music Association.
Requirements
Sound system can be furnished for $200-$600 per day, depending on size of audience and venue. A 9 x 11 Rear screen projection system for A/V support in the BITS Program can be furnished for $200/day.
Fee
$1,200 to $2,000 per day, multiple day performance rates available upon request and negotiable based on travel, time of year and work load, call for a quote. Multiple day performances require travel costs of $.55 /mile and 3 motel rooms.
Time Availability
Year-round

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