Faulkner Performing Arts Center to Showcase Ben Edwards March 13-16

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Local ceramics artist Ben Edwards.

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – The Jim and Joyce Faulkner Performing Arts Center at the University of Arkansas will host the work of local ceramics artist Ben Edwards from Monday through Thursday, March 13-16.

This exhibit will be held in both the north and south lobbies of the Faulkner Performing Arts Center, and will be open to the general public from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Admission to this event is free.

Edwards, a visual artist and advocate for the arts in Northwest Arkansas, will showcase his signature pottery work, which has received national and international attention and praise.

His work is contained in the Kesher Collection at the State University of New York, the Gann Museum Collection of Arkansas Pottery, the University of Arkansas, as well as numerous private collections throughout the United States and Europe.

About the Jim and Joyce Faulkner Performing Arts Center: The newest performing arts center at the University of Arkansas — a renovation of the old Field House — is named the Jim and Joyce Faulkner Performing Arts Center, in honor of the couple’s major gift to the project. Completed in September 2015, this world-class performance venue is 39,400 square feet, with seating for 587, and a stage that can accommodate as many as 250 performers. The center is the main performance venue for the university’s J. William Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences Department of Music and hosts guest musical activities for the university and Northwest Arkansas community.

About the J. William Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences: The J. William Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences is the largest and most academically diverse unit on campus with 19 departments and 43 academic programs and research centers. The college provides the core curriculum for all University of Arkansas students and is named for J. William Fulbright, former university president and longtime U.S. senator.

About the University of Arkansas: The University of Arkansas provides an internationally competitive education for undergraduate and graduate students in more than 200 academic programs. Founded in 1871, the University of Arkansas comprises 10 colleges and schools and maintains a low student-to-faculty ratio that promotes personal attention and close mentoring.