January 10 @ 9:00 am - February 22 @ 9:00 pm
Forty Years of Featured Artists Exhibition
2020 will mark the 40th Annual Benefit Art Auction at the Lawrence Arts Center. On … [more]
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.
The gallery will be closed on November 29 & 30 for Biz Baz.
Current & Upcoming
January 10 @ 9:00 am - February 22 @ 5:00 pm
Atmosphere | Interactive Art Installation
The art installation by Sharon McCaman in Atmosphere will activate participants directly through a combination … [more]
February 28 @ 5:00 pm - March 20 @ 9:00 pm
LOWER LOBBY EXHIBITION HALL | The Need of a New Game
Since the earliest days of the game’s development by James Naismith, basketball has reinvented itself … [more]
March 13 @ 9:00 am - April 11 @ 3:00 pm
2020 Benefit Art Auction Exhibition
Almost 200 works generously donated by artists will be on exhibit. All artwork can be … [more]
April 11 @ 6:00 pm
40th Benefit Art Auction
Established by artists in 1981 as a way to fund our not-for-profit gallery, the auction … [more]
April 11 @ 9:00 pm - April 19 @ 9:00 pm
Linda Reimond Preschool // Kelly Galloway Kindergarten Exhibition
This exhibit features works from preschool and kindergarten students at the Arts Center. Illuminating the … [more]
April 24 @ 5:00 pm - May 8 @ 9:00 pm
USD 497 Annual Art Exhibition
This annual show features works selected by public school art teachers of K-12 students from … [more]
Newsfeed
Forty Years of Featured Artists Exhibit Now Open
The Lawrence Arts Center has been part of this community for four decades. Through the … [more]
Call for Entries: Edible Ink
Food and print have a delicious history. From engraved botanical diagrams to Pop Art’s screen … [more]
Artist focuses on the rhythms of the street | UDK
By Rick Hellman on October 23, 2019 Stephen T. Johnson’s large, colorful mosaics decorate public … [more]
In the Know: A Paper Installation
Maybe you’ve noticed something new above the Lawrence Arts Center’s front doors, something particularly … [more]
On the Importance of Drawing
A group of University of Kansas graduate alumni came together to show a more private … [more]
Woodstock Programming Survey is here! We want to hear from you.
From the incredible talk with photographers Henry Diltz and Baron Wolman to the Woodstock: Three … [more]
