While our building will be closed on January 18 in honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, there are many meaningful ways to recognize this day of service in our community. Here are just a few to get you started: Youth Photo Contest Hosted by the United Way of Douglas County, photography submissions are now … [more]
In an effort to reach young people safely and creatively during the pandemic, the Arts Center has created a variety of all-supplies-included Art Kits in the areas of STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math), early childhood and dance. And while these kits have been available for purchase throughout the summer and fall, they will now … [more]
By Rochelle Valverde on December 18, 2020 No matter what’s going on in the world around it, the sky is always blue and the sun is always out in Kitty City. The funky neon cityscape in the Lawrence Arts Center’s window has now served as the temporary home of multiple litters of kittens as they … [more]
From grasshoppers to mechanical dolls, let the Nutcracker fun begin with an all new short film featuring everyone’s favorite arthropods, The Lawrence Grasshopper, a trio of videos by the Lawrence Ballet Theatre and bonus highlights from The Nutcracker, A Kansas Ballet 2019! Enjoy this YouTube playlist and have a Hoppy Holiday from your Arts Center family! … [more]
Staff report on December 10, 2020 Thursday night, on the first evening of Hanukkah, the University of Kansas’ Chabad Center for Jewish Life hosted a menorah lighting outside the Lawrence Arts Center. Community members were encouraged to join the event via a virtual “Light Up Lawrence” livestream event. Rabbi Zalman Tiechtel, director of the Chabad … [more]
By Lauren Fox on December 10, 2020 In lieu of an in-person performance, The Lawrence Arts Center will be releasing free excerpts of “The Nutcracker, A Kansas Ballet” that its young dancers and professional team filmed this fall. Hanan Misko, dance school director with the Lawrence Arts Center, said the point of the excerpts was … [more]
Last Wednesday, the community was treated to a free virtual cup-making demonstration by multi-talented Artist-in-Residence Ashlyn Pope. Her talk was informative, entertaining and inspirational – covering not only the process of making cups, but her cultural background and the themes present in her work. And if you missed it, we have you covered! You can … [more]
Art is for everyone. Art is for everywhere. This charge informs everything we do at the Lawrence Arts Center. During the past nine months the meaning of this message has come even more into focus as we tailored our programming to be sure that regardless of means or location, every person in our community would … [more]
Consider a gift to the Arts Center for #GivingTuesday and help support Kits for Kids! Our fun-filled art kits have been available for purchase since this summer, but with your help, we can distribute them FREE OF COST to those in need. Thanks to meaningful partnerships with community organizations like Boys & Girls Club of … [more]
By Lauren Fox on November 24, 2020 Though Santa won’t need to be rescued from the top of Weaver’s Department Store this year, people will still have numerous opportunities to catch a glimpse of Old Saint Nick this holiday season. The first three Saturdays of December, Santa will make two appearances each day with local … [more]
