We are thrilled to announce that Print Fair artist Katie Curry is the recipient of our 2019 Upcoming Artist Vendor Award! As a first time Printweek participant, Katie demonstrated exceptional commitment in her unique vendor display, as well as exhibiting a concurrent Final Friday show. Reflecting on mythology, the occult, and folklore, Katie explores multiple printmaking … [more]
By Laura Spencer on October 11, 2019 People still have things to say about “Moby-Dick,” Herman Melville’s 1851 novel about Captain Ahab’s obsessive and dangerous hunt for a great white whale. “I was expecting, like, a tedious and masculine slog through this sea-faring adventure, but there’s so much more going on in ‘Moby-Dick’ about gender … [more]
On October 7 by Lauren Fox The city itself is the classroom for students in the Lawrence Arts Center’s “Drawing Lawrence” class. Every week, the artists can be seen — sketch pads in hand — throughout the city. One week, they’re drawing locomotive No. 1073 in Watson Park; another, they’re tackling the “The Dueling Marquees” … [more]
by Ashley Dexter on August 29, 2019 Southeast professors Hannah and Blake Sanders opened a free protest banner workshop Saturday, Aug. 24, at Catapult Creative House to engage students and community members in printmaking. With no art skills or printmaking experience required, event-goers only had to show up to participate in the event. The work … [more]
By Kathy Hanks on August 5, 2019 The brand new artists-in-residence at the Lawrence Arts Center were focused on an unimaginative but necessary task Monday: filling out W-4 forms on their first day on the job. Sculptor Ashlyn Pope and printmaker Dayon Royster had just arrived at the center at 940 New Hampshire St., where … [more]
above: Nate Ditzler’s exhibition Domestic Perserverance on display at the LAC Beach Balls and Traffic Cones Abound Domestic Perserverance, the exit show of Ceramic Artist in Residence Nate Ditzler opened on June 28th and will be on display in our Middle Gallery until July 20th. Nate will present his artist talk on Thursday, July 11th … [more]
Calling all Ceramicists: the Lawrence Arts Center is Seeking a Ceramics Studio Intern! Our Ceramics studio internship is an unpaid position that offers a unique opportunity to work with our community of accomplished ceramics instructors, staff members, and our annual Ceramics Artist-in-Residence. We are looking for someone who wants to gain additional experience in helping … [more]
above: detail from Johanna Winters’ “TOOTH LOJIKK,” monotype with drawing and chine-colle Printmaking Artist in Residence, Johanna Winters, Performs ENDLNG Our 2018/ 2019 Artists in Residence have been working diligently to prepare for their final shows, marking the culmination of work made over the previous year at the Lawrence Arts Center. On May 31st, Printmaking … [more]
Lawrence Arts Center Teaching Artist Ann Dean was honored with the Best of Lawrence: Artist Working in Photography or Digital Images title in 2018. Recently, Ann has been announced as a returning finalist in the 2019 Best of Lawrence Awards! At the Lawrence Arts Center, we feel lucky to host Ann as a committed studio … [more]
above: images from Printmaking Artist in Residence, Johanna Winters show ENDLNG, opening Friday, May 31st. Early Enrollment Discount Picnic blankets, fireworks, front yard poppies… the bright red hues of summer are on our mind. As visual artists, we love a cadmium, a crimson, a vermilion, and a madder. This summer, Adult Visual Arts has created … [more]
