KINGSTON, R.I., Sept. 10 -- The University of Rhode Island issued the following news release:

KINGSTON, R.I. - Sept. 10, 2026 - On Monday, Sept. 14, University of Rhode Island leaders, students, elected officials and community members will celebrate the University's new Fine Arts Center with a ribbon-cutting ceremony, ringing in the next phase of URI's artistic and creative endeavors.

The event will take place outside the Robert E. Will Theatre in the center's main lobby at 105 Upper College Road, Kingston, beginning at 11 a.m.

Funded through state capital and University funds as well as a 2021 voter-approved bond issue, the $99 million project included renovation of the University's 58-year-old Fine Arts Center as well as a new 71,000-s...