University of Arkansas breaks ground on final building in art district

The University of Arkansas School of Art has broken ground in Fayetteville on the Gallery and Foundations Building, the final facility in the Windgate Art and Design District. 

The district already is home to the Sculpture Building and the Studio and Design Center, a central hub for student and faculty artists and designers.

The university says the 48,000-square-foot Gallery and Foundations Building will house the school’s public galleries, innovative labs, collaborative maker spaces and the Foundations program, the first-year experience for all art education, graphic design and studio art students.

The Gallery and Foundations Building will be the entry point for the district, serving as a welcoming first stop for visitors and future students.

The architects are Tod Williams Billie Tsien Architects and Polk Stanley Wilcox Architects. 

The university's School of Art became the first and only accredited, collegiate school of art in Arkansas in 2017.