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LOCATION:Lawrence Arts Center - 940 New Hampshire\, Lawrence\, KS 66044
DESCRIPTION:Join us for Final Friday and enjoy the current exhibitions one more time before they close, or catch an Improv Troupe performance! <a class="btn-secondary" href="https://lawrenceartscenter.org/event/jars-group-exhibition/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><b>Jars | Group Exhibition</b></a> Jars, a group exhibition, brings together a wide range of approaches to the jar form in contemporary ceramics. The jar form has been a staple in ceramic art for thousands of years.  These forms can simultaneously decorate a space and serve a utilitarian purpose. Artists invited to participate in this exhibit utilize various construction techniques and firing methods to create their ceramic vessels.  Jars culminates in a rich and varied grouping of ceramic jars created by a dynamic roster of artists. <a class="btn-secondary" href="https://lawrenceartscenter.org/event/barry-fitzgerald-half-half/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><b>Barry Fitzgerald | Half & Half</b></a> Barry Fitzgerald is a multi-disciplinary illustrator and artist who explores the compositional relationships between geometry, organic forms, and the design fundamentals of shape, line, texture, and pattern through playful illustrations. A portion of the work for this exhibition was completed during an artist residency at Red Barn Studio in Lindsborg, KS. The other work was completed after the residency in Lawrence. Both series explore the compositional relationships between geometry and organic forms through the design fundamentals of shape, line, texture, and pattern. One series attempts to feel full and dense; the other is light and understated, to make two halves of the whole. <a class="btn-secondary" href="https://lawrenceartscenter.org/event/norman-gee-still-learning/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><b>Norman Gee | Still Learning</b></a> Norman Gee presents a new, unseen body of work. For the last two decades, Gee has kept his artwork in his studio, allowing only close friends and family to see his creations. In this exhibition, Gee’s new paintings are inspired by traditional Chinese patterns, landscapes, and abstractions–evidence that at 86, he is still here and still learning. <a class="btn-secondary" href="https://lawrenceartscenter.org/event/adult-improv-performance-troupe-series-august-2026/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><b>Adult Improv Performance Troupe Series | August 2026</b></a> The Adult Improv Performance Troupe will be putting on a show in the Black Box Theater at 7:30 pm. Join us for an evening of zany comedy. Free and open to the public; $10 suggested donation.   <em>Thank you to FastSigns for providing gallery vinyl.</em>
SUMMARY:Final Friday | August 28
ORGANIZER:Lawrence Arts Center
URL;VALUE=URI:https://lawrenceartscenter.org/event/final-friday-august-28-2026/
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DESCRIPTION:Reminder for Welcome Artists-in-Residence Hibiki Miyazaki &#038\; Reece Henderson
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