What we do.

Founded in 2005, Low Key Arts connects people and inspires creativity by providing tools, education, and opportunities to experience musical, cinematic, and artistic innovators from around the world. Low Key Arts contributes significantly to the revitalization of Hot Springs by offering the following carefully curated music and film programs: Valley of the Vapors Independent Music Festival, Persistence of Vision Film Festival, previously called Arkansas Shorts - a Weekend of Short Films, Inception to Projection hands-on filmmaking program and KUHS Solar Powered Community Radio Station.

What’s Happening now!

We are seeking $30K to support our film programs!
With about $8000 left to go, every donation makes a difference! We're so close to reaching our $30K goal for our annual Inception to Projection fundraiser—just $8,000 to go! Your support can make all the difference in helping us cross the finish line by April 30. This has been a challenging year for fundraising and we need your support more than ever before to keep our Inception to Projection Filmmaking Program thriving.

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OSEES in Hot Springs in 2025! Tickets on sale now. Click image for details.

Submissions are open NOW for POV2026! Details here.

Registration Open for I2P Spring Classes! - click image for more info!

Inception to Projection Filmmaking Program

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Inception to Projection (I2P) is a hands-on filmmaking program that trains participants to write, direct, produce, and edit their own original short film. At the conclusion of the program, the students publicly screen their film at the highly anticipated film festival Persistence of Vision Film Festival (previously called Arkansas Shorts), hosted by Low Key Arts. Annual fundraiser happening NOW!!! Donate here.

Valley of the Vapors

Independent Music Festival (VOV)

VOV is an international underground music festival that typically takes place each March in Hot Springs. Since 2005, VOV has been bringing innovative performers from the global music and art communities to Hot Springs. VOV has hosted approx. 3,500 musicians and artists from such faraway places as Japan, South Korea, China, Norway, England, Germany, France, Italy, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Brazil, Mexico, and Canada. The festival is known for the out-of-the-ordinary hospitality afforded visiting artists, as well as the fun twists it puts on the format - secret shows, surprise locations and intimate workshops, to name only a few.

Persistence of Vision Film Festival

(POV Fest) JAN 9-11, 2026

(FORMERLY KNOWN AS Arkansas Shorts)

Previously known as ARKANSAS SHORTS - A WEEKEND OF SHORT FILM, this year the festival will take on a new name to reflect the evolution with the festival programming. What started 18 years ago as a single screening designed to only showcase films made by Arkansans, has now expanded to a 3 day event packed with 85+ films and a fun filled atmosphere that celebrates the art and the creator.

January 2024 was our last year for the traditional “Arkansas Shorts” format. Moving forward the festival will be called POV Fest (Persistence of Vision Film Festival.) The festival will remain at its core focused on celebrating regional storytellers, but in the future, we will expand the programming to include feature films, documentaries, additional panels, workshops, parties and special guests. POV Fest is not just about showcasing films; it is about enriching our creative community. It is about providing a platform for filmmakers to connect, learn, and grow. By celebrating the art of filmmaking, we aim to foster an environment that encourages brave storytelling, nurtures talent, and sparks new collaborations.

Low Key Arts' Persistence of Vision Film Festival (POV Fest) will take place January 9-11, 2026!

KUHS -LP 102.5

ARKANSAS’ ONLY SOLAR POWERED COMMUNITY RADIO STATION

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KUHS-LP 102.5 FM ARKANSAS’S ONLY SOLAR-POWERED COMMUNITY RADIO STATION. Staffed entirely by volunteers, KUHS-LP 102.5 FM presents a wide range of programs designed to inspire, inform, and engage the community of Hot Springs.