The Ozarks is absolutely full of good artists. There are so many good artists around. It's amazing how much talent is in this area and people do not realize it.

I've done prints, various originals and such which are Ozark-y themes. It's a great place to do beautiful art. You've got history. You've got people. The people alone can inspire a person to draw.

There are quite a number of local artists and a great deal of local talent. It's good for us and our image to see what wonderful artists we have.

What's extraordinary about all of these artists is the talent and diversity they bring as performers and musical stylists, ... This is destined to be an incredible night of entertainment.

We are not just looking for artists to paint the historical murals, we will be looking for residents with talent to help with the many murals that are planned,

But sometimes, talent isn't worth shit. There are tons of talentless people out there making zillions of dollars. And unfortunately, an equal number of brilliant artists whose name and voices you'll never hear. - Paul Hudson