JT Daniels is a social activist who uses his art to support and lift up the community. His murals can be seen throughout Kansas City, adorning the walls of small businesses, streetcar stops, galleries, and local neighborhoods. Most recently he was commissioned to create a mural for the new Merc Coop, and his paintings were … [more]
For generations, the family of Chris Wolf Edmonds has placed a high value on creativity and the arts. Dating back at least as far as her great grandparents, through paint, fabric, yarn or wood, craft has aspired to become art. Centered around Chris Wolf Edmonds extraordinary body of work, this show will also include the … [more]
Focused on non-traditional approaches to lacework and textiles — literally, figuratively, and sculpturally. This artwork has become a means of recontextualizing “women’s work” through blending historical craft and the generational passing down of knowledge with contemporary practice. Lace has also become a metaphor for the human condition, in that countless individual threads are intertwined to … [more]
Food and print have a delicious history. From engraved botanical diagrams to Pop Art’s screen printed commercial grocery items, printmaking methods have been used to represent food for scientific inquiry, advertising, artistic appeal, and more. This year, the Lawrence Arts Center and the KU Print Club invited artists from Lawrence and beyond to participate 2021 … [more]
Click here for tickets and to bid on artwork FEATURED ARTIST JT DANIELS The annual Benefit Art Auction serves as the primary funding source for the Exhibitions Program at the Lawrence Arts Center. The galleries exhibit diverse artists in all media, ranging from local preschool children to internationally known artists. For the past 42 years, … [more]
It's back! Save the date! After two years in the virtual world, the Lawrence Arts Center Benefit Art Auction is back to celebrate in-person with exciting changes! We’re closing down New Hampshire Street and holding the auction event under a tent. There will be great food, cocktails and good vibes with plenty of space for … [more]
The Linda Reimond Preschool and Kelly Galloway Kindergarten Exhibition features works from preschool and kindergarten students at the Lawrence Arts Center. Illuminating the roots of imagination through fearless creativity, this exhibit offers a rare and stirring glimpse of the origin of ingenuity and inspiration. Arts Center early childhood students have the opportunity to work with … [more]
The annual USD 497 public schools show features works selected by art teachers of K-12 students from across Lawrence. Showcasing a cross-section of the diverse, excellent visual arts programming in Lawrence Public Schools, this exhibit spotlights the value of arts learning and the importance of fine arts programs in public education. When viewed after the … [more]
2021/22 Printmaking Artist in Residence The Magic Broccoli Forest is about the worlds we build for ourselves. This particular world that Rosa Nussbaum built is made out of friendship and love and is set in the strange landscape of depression. These past two years, we have had time to cultivate rich inner lives. In wave … [more]
