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 … Continued
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 … Continued
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 … Continued
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 … Continued
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 … Continued
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 … Continued
What has beaks, and talons, and scales all over? Lawrence, of course! This summer, instructor Kent Smith is merging feral and fine art in his class Drawing Lawrence: Feathers and Fur. Join Kent for a sketchbook safari, traveling to a new location and drawing new creatures every week! This eight-week class will focus on observational … Continued
Above: a primary sketch for the Shared Table this summer instructors Thomas Huang and Kyla Strid will present the Shared Table, a collaborative studio arts course in which students will build a dinner party; hand crafting a collaborative dining table, and forming and firing individual ceramic place settings. Of the class, Huang explains I’m curious … Continued
Deadlines for our 2019/2020 Printmaking and Ceramic Artist in Residency applications are due Monday, April 15th. These 12-month residencies offer our resident artists an intensive period of studio practice and outreach development, as well as provide our LAC faculty, staff, and students extended time to learn alongside these phenomenal additions to our community. While we … Continued
Above: Shiyuan Xu working in her studio April is a bittersweet time around the Lawrence Arts Center. Looking forward to May and June, when our current Artists in Residence will present their exit solo shows, we both anticipate the phenomenal quality of their exhibitions and struggle to push aside our sadness at the thought … Continued