Open Studio with Carla Edwards

The University of Arkansas School of Art hosts a public open studio with internationally acclaimed artist Carla Edwards from 5 to 7 p.m. on June 23, 2026, at the Studio + Design Center in Fayetteville. Visitors can meet Edwards, view works in progress and see her artistic practice firsthand, capping a monthlong residency that is part of Handwork: Celebrating American Craft 2026, a nationwide initiative marking the country's 250th anniversary. A Brooklyn-based sculptor, installation and public artist, Edwards has work in the collections of Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, the Institute of Contemporary Art Miami and JPMorgan Chase, and has shown at the Studio Museum in Harlem, Socrates Sculpture Park and Paula Cooper Gallery.