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Walton Arts Center Fayetteville Expansion


Nearly 30,000 additional gross square feet of space including:

New main lobby that connects the Center to Dickson Street

  • Larger lobby to accommodate crowds for major events
  • Expanded concessions and lobby amenities
  • Additional restrooms
  • Outdoor covered plaza that creates synergy with Dickson Street
  • New special event spaces


Expansion and renovation of Starr Theater

  • New separate entrance plaza and dedicated lobby
  • Additional theater seating – Increase seating capacity from 165 to 250
  • Window to new plaza allows natural light into the room
  • Creates divisible room for more flexible event and performance space


Additional backstage support spaces to meet current and future needs of artists

  • New dressing rooms and stage storage
  • New production offices for visiting and local crew
  • Catering kitchen
  • Storage for instruments, pianos and electrics
  • Maintenance shop
  • New lighting system in Baum Walker Hall


Reconfiguration of Rosen Memorial Rose Garden/Bradberry Amphitheater

  • New access to garden from main lobby
  • New event space for indoor/outdoor events in garden
  • Option to cover garden


Expansion of WAC’s main administrative offices

  • Additional space to house WAC’s expanding staff
  • Conference room and office support space