The Best in Contemporary Art

The mission of the Lawrence Arts Center’s exhibitions program is to enrich the community by presenting the best in contemporary art and to actively engage audiences through multi-disciplinary exhibitions that question and inspire. To that end, the Lawrence Arts Center features 20-25 exhibitions each year from diverse artists in all media, ranging from local preschool children to internationally known artists. Such richness reflects the community that the Arts Center serves. Many of the original artworks on display are available for purchase. Learn more about the artists and their art by visiting our galleries and website.

Current & Upcoming

June 28 @ 5:00 pm - July 20 @ 9:00 pm

Nate Ditzler | Domestic Perseverance

Nate’s work seeks meaning from the seemingly trivial and overlooked moments of everyday life. He uses a combinati…

June 28 @ 5:00 pm - July 20 @ 9:00 pm

Rachel Trusty | Summer Crush

Summer Crush features selected work from the mixed-media series Friends and Lovers. This body of work features imag…

June 28 @ 5:00 pm - August 3 @ 9:00 pm

(Sub)Urban Sprawl | Curated by Matthew McLaughlin

Featuring Amze Emmons, Yoonmi Nam, Benjamin Rogers, Nick Satinover, Christine Buckton Tillman, & Sang-Mi Yoo T…

June 28 @ 5:00 pm - July 24 @ 9:00 pm

COMMUNITY EXHIBITS: Living My Vision / Tuss

Dairionn Billberry, best known throughout the art community as ‘Tuss’ or the ‘Young Visionary’, has put tog…

July 26 @ 5:00 pm - August 24 @ 9:00 pm

Jody Boyer, Russ Nordman | Mechanical & Botanical

Jody Boyer's Forest for the Series, as well as new work developed in residence at the Cedar Point Biological Statio…

August 9 @ 5:00 pm - September 14 @ 9:00 pm

Back to the Garden | Photographs of the 1969 Woodstock Festival

Henry Diltz • John Dominis • Bill Eppridge • Elliott Landy • Jason Laure Lisa Law • …

August 30 @ 5:00 pm - October 5 @ 9:00 pm

Disegno: On the Importance of Drawing

KU Graduates Group Show Nazanin Amiri Meers, Jessica Belangee, Ruben Castillo, Myles Dunigan, Kyle Goddard, Eugene…

September 20 @ 5:00 pm - October 19 @ 9:00 pm

Amy Cousins | A Shimmer and a Shout

The sculptures and installations in Amy Cousin’s exhibit are based on her research into rare protest ephemera, ou…

September 20 @ 5:00 pm - October 19 @ 9:00 pm

Artemio Rodriguez | Tradición y Modernidad En El Grabado

Artemio Rodriguez: Tradition and Modernity in Printmaking As a printmaker who works primarily in black and white, …

October 25 @ 5:00 pm - December 21 @ 9:00 pm

Stephen Johnson | 9th Street Rhythms

The words and ideas generated by the great American Poet and former East Lawrence resident Langston Hughes provided…

October 25 @ 5:00 pm - December 21 @ 9:00 pm

bitforms gallery showcase

Founded in 2001, bitforms gallery represents established, mid-career, and emerging artists critically engaged with …

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