May 18 @ 5:00 pm - June 23 @ 9:00 pm
Emmy Lingscheit. Seconds
Emmy Lingscheit’s work explores ideas of environmental change and geopolitical upheaval, and investigates the amb…
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
May 18 @ 5:00 pm - June 23 @ 9:00 pm
Michael Benedetti. The Architecture of Memory
2017/18 Printmaking Artist-in-Residence Michael Benedetti is originally from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and has a MF…
May 25 @ 5:00 pm - June 23 @ 5:00 pm
Elijah Jackson. Polyphony
Elijah Jackson was established in the year of 2000 and is currently residing in Lawrence, Kansas. He recently gradu…
June 29 @ 5:00 pm - July 21 @ 9:00 pm
Shiyuan Xu. Envisioning Invisibility
Shiyuan Xu is the 2017-18 Ceramics Artist in Residence. Shiyuan Xu’s work highlights the beauty and fragility, r…
June 29 @ 5:00 pm - July 21 @ 9:00 pm
Jan Gaumnitz. Altogether 2018
This multimedia exhibition explores nature and our relationship with it. Using photography, sculpture, painting, an…
June 29 @ 5:00 pm - July 21 @ 5:00 pm
My Mother Was the First REAL Thug That I Knew. Works by Sandra Keat German & Vanessa German
Vanessa German (1976 – ) Vanessa German is a multi-disciplinary artist based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. She …
July 27 @ 5:00 pm - August 25 @ 9:00 pm
Erin Johnson. It Was a Warm Day and Everybody Was in Bad, Bad Shape
July 27 – August 25, 2018 The work is comprised of three channels, allowing the viewer to simultaneously exper…
July 27 @ 5:00 pm - September 15 @ 9:00 pm
Benjamin Rosenthal. slickly across the surface [of], [our] sensitive signals
This exhibition will include Rosenthal’s newest works. Currently one of the 2017-2018 artists-in-residence at the…
July 27 @ 5:00 pm - August 25 @ 9:00 pm
TUG Collective. Borders | Corridors – lines of desire
TUG is an interdisciplinary arts collective that creates contact zones where people can generate insights about, an…
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Local sculptors to showcase work in collaborative exhibit at Lawrence Arts Center | UDK
April 27, 2018 by Jaya Chakka From April 20 to May 19, t…
Thank you for making the 2018 Benefit Art Auction a success!
Thank you to everyone who helped make the 2018 Benefit Art A…
1000 Pieces of Art from Local Students
The USD 497 show is up in the galleries from April 27-May 10…
Meet the Auction Artist: Lisa Grossman
Lisa Grossman is a painter and printmaker whose work focuses…
