New Museum Exhibits

Where the Waters Meet

January 9, 2026 - February 28, 2026

This exhibition consists of photographs taken by artist Andrea A. Gluckman around Phillips County and the Arkansas Delta. The Grand Opening is scheduled for Friday, January 9, 2025, starting at 5:00 p.m. and ending at 7 p.m. in the Central Gallery of the DCC Visitor Center, located at 141 Cherry Street in Helena. This event will feature a guest speaker, musical entertainment, and food.

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Photograph of a large field in Arkansas with a bright blue sky covered in white clouds.

An old white peeling barn in the middle of a field under a bright blue sky covered in wispy clouds.

A collection of zines, poetry, drawings, pictures, and writing in a light box for the

Disfarmer

January 9, 2026 - June 30, 2026

Old State House Museum

Disfarmer: Portraits of Rural Arkansas highlights rural Arkansas during the 1920s – 1950s through black and white portraits of Arkansans.

Mike Disfarmer was a portrait photographer who quietly documented small town life in Heber Springs, Arkansas from the 1920s until the 1950s. Born Mike Meyer, he changed his name to Disfarmer as a rejection of both his heritage (“Meier” in German means “farmer”) and the farming identity that defined the region. This exhibit offers an austere view of a small Arkansas town during a time of profound change. Each portrait tells a unique story, but together they represent a community shaped by the Great Depression, World War II, and the everyday struggles of life in the rural south.