Welcome to our 2019 Summer Youth Theatre season announcement! Read below for grade guidelines, audition information, and our season lineup. How does the SYT program work by grade? 4th graders can choose between participating in the 1-4th grade camps or the 4th-6th program 6th graders can choose between participating in the 4th-6th grade program … Continued
The Lawrence Arts Center is pleased to announce the return of Artist INC Live Lawrence, an eight-week professional training seminar for artists working in every medium. Funded in part by the Kansas Creative Arts Industries Commission, Artist INC’s third Lawrence session will beginning in January 2019 and run through early March. Artist INC was developed … Continued
The second round of our fall Youth Visual Arts classes are quickly approaching, with many beginning the week of October 21st. These six-week sessions, weeklong ARTspace STEAM intensives, and School’s Out camps are a great opportunity to learn a new skill, develop after-school creative interests, and above all, meet new friends. To celebrate, we’re offering … Continued
Anthrophobia, 2018 Surreal images, staged phobias, and compositions dense with anxiety are what you can expect in Malka Hampton’s solo photography exhibition, Free Floating Fears. The dark, gauze-like worlds of Malka’s compositions reflect romanticizing experience as a process of coping and deflection. Malka was selected as the recipient of the 2017 Vanguard Award for outstanding work as … Continued
Winter Forecast: A Flurry of Classes, Enrolling Soon! With programs in Performance Art, Dance, Visual Art, and Early Childhood Education, there’s something for everyone at the Lawrence Arts Center. With enrollment for our 2019 winter and spring sessions opening in November, we offer hundreds of classes to support artistic practice for any skill level. Explore … Continued
Join us for the next session of our Play Lab series, a research-based space for very young children and their caregivers to create with artists. This session we will develop the imagery and stage design for our main stage performance, Goodnight Moon. Caregivers will join their children in exploring the story of Goodnight Moon by painting … Continued
By DeAsia Paige on October 9, 2018 Lawrence-based band Jonathan Fleig and the Flint Hills rehearsed for their upcoming gig in the comfort of the frontman’s eclectic living room. A picture reminiscent of Michael Jackson’s “Dangerous” album hangs in the center of the room — it’s the cover art for the band’s newest album “Driftwood,” which … Continued
Orders are due no later than November 1st! Beat the holiday rush and support the Arts Center’s Early Childhood Education Programs! The preschool and kindergarten will be selling poinsettia plants for the holiday season. Ordering is easy! Just download this form and return with payment to the front desk. Plants will be available for pick-up on November 27th … Continued
By Chris Conde on October 4, 2018 Tibetan monks were hard at work Thursday at the Lawrence Arts Center, where they were creating a sand mandala. The monks, from the Drepung Gomang Monastery, were creating the work as part of their Sacred Art Tour in the Kansas City area. See more …
Early Education Director Linda Reimond and Assistant Andria Devlin attended special performances of Color Play this week with arts based preschoolers, kindergarteners, and friends from Head Start and Haskell Indian Nations University’s Little Nations. Here’s what they had to say about this sneak peek into this special production for very young audiences opening to the … Continued