Guest Artists, Lectures, Exhibitions Kick Off Fall 2013 Season
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – September is filled with events inviting students, faculty, staff and the community to reconnect with the world of art. The department of art in the J. William Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences has planned exhibitions and lectures by distinguished guest artists to begin the fall semester.
The Fine Arts Center Gallery will present Resplendent beginning Monday, Sept. 9. The exhibition, featuring Ben Butler, Beatriz Milhazes, Howard Paine, James Siena and Susanna Starr will close Friday, Oct. 11.
Also beginning Sept. 9, ceramic sculpture will be featured in the Fine Arts Center hallway exhibition cases. Pieces by visiting artist Kate Blacklock as well as works by university students and faculty will be on display through Sept. 27. Blacklock will give a lecture at 5:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 26, in room 213 of the Fine Arts Center. The lecture will follow a 5 p.m. reception for the artist outside the Fine Arts Center Gallery.
Guest artist Tim Hale, senior vice president of design management and marketing at FOSSIL Inc., will speak on campus at 5:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 19, in room 213 of the Fine Arts Center. His visit was originally scheduled for last February.
Watch for additional details on these events in Arkansas Newswire and on the University Calendar. To stay connected with the department of art, visit their website or the Fine Arts Gallery blog.
Contacts
Darinda Sharp, director of communications
J. William Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences
479-575-4393,
dsharp@uark.edu
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