The Idle Class

03/05/2026

Photography submissions are open! We’re accepting work of all genres for review for our upcoming issue.

Please send your work for consideration to [email protected].

Include:
1. Your full name
2. A description of your submitted work
3. Attached files of your work

Deadline: March 27th

02/25/2026

Today's the day - the El Dorado Film Festival returns at the South Arkansas Arts Center. EDFF brings talented filmmakers and industry professionals from around the world. It's a jewel of a film festival that can't be missed! Read more on our website >>

The El Dorado Film Festival returns to the South Arkansas Arts Center from February 25 through March 1, offering a sophisticated synthesis of independent cinema and regional artistry. This year’s program features award-winning narratives and Academy-caliber talent, reflecting EDFF’s vision for a...

02/23/2026

New year, new team! Meet Editor-in-Chief Rachel Farhat + Assistant Editor Isabella Wisinger. They are taking the reins to continue our mission of celebrating the creative life in Arkansas! We are very excited to see what comes next

02/13/2026

13 years ago today we released our first print edition! It's been a wild ride and we appreciate you all for coming along. This is my last issue (but not the end of the magazine). I'll be stepping away to pursue other ventures, but I am leaving The Idle Class in capable hands. Stay tuned for that announcement. Thanks for reading!
- Kody

02/12/2026

The "Words Become Matter" exhibition tour across Arkansas kicks off on Friday evening at CALS Roberts Library in Little Rock. Three local artists are reimagining books as sculptures, structures, and tactile objects to highlight the power of language in physical form as part of the ACNMWA Women to Watch 2026 series. Catch the show as it travels the state and see stories take a whole new shape. Read more >>

Words are often treated as carriers of meaning – read, interpreted, and set aside. In the Arkansas Women to Watch 2026: Words Become Matter exhibition, presented by the Arkansas Committee of the National Museum of Women (ACNMWA), language takes on physical form. Folded, printed, stitched, mailed, ...

02/10/2026

Artist extraordinaire Kat Wilson has created a new called THE UNITED STATES OF SELFIES on display at the Baum Gallery at UCA in Conway. You can catch the reception on Feb. 12th from 1:30-3pm. She will host an artist talk at 6 pm that evening. The is on display through March 6th. Read more about it on our website >>
http://idleclassmag.com/red-white-kat-wilson-celebrates-americas-250th-birthday-new-selifethrone/

12/30/2025

Only two nights left to catch the Holiday Lights at Garvan Woodland Gardens in Hot Springs. We spoke with the team behind this majestic display of Christmas spirit about how they bring it to life for our 2024 Holidays Issue. Read the story here:

Christmas is the season of lights. But even if you don’t feel like going full Clark Griswald and covering your home from roof to foundation, you can still enjoy the fruits of other people’s labor. And few do lights quite like Garvan Woodland Gardens in Hot Springs. The holidays come alive in the...

12/17/2025

Corbin Pitts- Filmmaker/Actor will host the premiere of his debut feature GOOD TIME CHARLEY tonight at CALS Ron Robinson Theater in Little Rock. We spoke with Pitts about how pulled off such a monumental task at such a young age. Read it here:

Arkansas filmmaker Corbin Pitts has never waited for permission. From launching his own production company at age eleven to spending his senior year of high school knocking on doors to fund his first feature, Pitts has made Good Time Charley the hard way and entirely on his own terms. Now, with the....

12/04/2025

Make your gift a work of art this Christmas with our Studio Paper Gift Wrap! Each purchase supports Arkansas artists. There's still time to order: https://shorturl.at/FmVl6

Store of theidleclass.

11/29/2025

Shop local + wrap local this Christmas! We've launched a new gift wrap collab with artist Olivia Trimble. https://theidleclass.printify.me/

11/19/2024

Legendary actresses Jane Fonda and Mary Steenburgen spoke to a packed house at Crystal Bridges recently. If you missed it, has the scoop on our website. https://tinyurl.com/yc4jtkj9

Photos courtesy Tom McFetridge for Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art