Join the Lawrence Arts Center on September’s Final Friday to enjoy:

Ma an Tsabāl – Desde la Tierra – From the Earth | Osbaldo Gonzalez-Reyes

Osbaldo Gonzalez-Reyes is a self-proclaimed hobby ceramicist whose work has ties to Indigenous Mexican culture. Osbaldo utilizes forms, designs and subjects found in the Huasteca region of Mexico with clay he harvests from the Kansas land. He then fires in his traditionally hand-built kiln, thus connecting him to both of the lands that shape his identity.

• Final Friday Reception: September 29 | 6-9 pm

Lonesome: Hank Williams’ 100th | Curated by Ben Ahlvers

Hank Williams’ music – rooted in country music and influenced by church hymns, folk and the blues – is bathed in personal fragility and torment. His words conjured images and spoke to issues that continue to influence music today. In the 70 years since his untimely death, Williams’ visage has etched itself into popular culture. The works in this exhibition explore the mythology of Hank Williams’ life and legacy.

• Participating artists:
  • Ash Atterberry, Alessandro Gallo, Ellen Greene, Maggy Rozycki Hiltner, David Hughes, Michael Krueger, Max Kuhn, Keenan Nichols, Stephen Powers, Bruce Lee Webb and Wayne White
• Final Friday Reception: September 29 | 6-9 pm
• Tribute Concert: September 29 | 7:30 pm

In This Body, I Persevere | Curated by Blanca Herrada

In This Body, I Persevere brings together 12 artists from around the US who identify as BIPOC to showcase their cultural and racial experiences while living in America. These works testify to the courage of the artists to explore and share their experiences while living in a world that consistently contradicts, exploits and denies the lives and experiences of BIPOC people.

• Participating artists:
  • Summer Brooks, Mona Cliff, Dadisi Curtis Jr., Josie Del Castillo, Hiromi Iyoda, Matthew Kirk, Chandler Martin, Jada Patterson, Joey Quiñones, Mei Lam So, José Villalobos, and Pablo Villicana Lara
• Final Friday Reception: September 29 | 6-9 pm
• Performance Piece of El Agua Que Nos Carga by José Villalobos: October 7 | 2 PM