Summertime... Brought to You by the Arts Center
In a few short weeks, gardens will burst with ripe red tomatoes, warm yellow squash, and fresh green beans. The wheat has sprouted and will start maturing from new spring greens to summer golds. Summer is when Kansans make some of our most colorful memories: blue swimming pools, green backyards, orange fireworks, sunny yellow flowers. Soon, the bright colors of the season will warm your summer days like the sun on your face.
As does Mother Nature, the Lawrence Arts Center loads up summertime with the most colorful and exciting experiences of the year. Our summer camps offer young students week-long, art-intensive opportunities to learn new skills, make friends and take a new fresh look at art. Students have the option of enrolling in full-morning or full-afternoon programs, or they can opt for a full day or shorter amounts of time to fit in with other summer activities.
Regardless of what you choose, our schedule allows ample time to combine skills with ideas to bring them to their full creative potential. Our mission is to lead students through the creative process in a way that will refresh old ideas, develop skills and bring colorful new experiences to life. Students concentrate on art in fun, inventive classes. Things that don't easily fit into winter weather patterns and academic schedules can be explored to the creative extremes - design a dragon kite and fly it, create a life-sized junk car, build a giant lollipop sculpture, or even drop a paint-filled balloon off a balcony. In the Arts Center's summertime, teachers and students take their sense of fun to colorful new heights. Fun is serious business here: everyone works in our professional studios with trained educators, using real artist's equipment learning how to throw a bowl on the potter's wheel, create an impressionist painting, develop photographs, weave textiles, perform on a state of the art stage and more. Snacks are provided for children enrolled in the full morning or afternoon programs. Lunch and breaks are fully supervised by our summer teaching staff. Children enrolled in a full day of programs should bring their own sack lunch. The last hour of the last class each week, parents are invited to visit the classroom to meet the teacher and look at the week's projects.
This season, we kick off our summer with the Art Tougeau Parade. The celebration of creativity and the beauty of the human spirit sets the tone for our whole season here. Adult summer classes offer the chance to translate summer memories into works of art. These classes are open to students of high school age to senior citizens, and are great way to learn meet new friends or get together with an old friend while learning something new. Most classes begin after dinnertime, and end around 9:30pm. In that short amount of time you can create a landscape painting, develop artist-quality photographs of your vacation, create a ceramic planter or platter to hold the fruits of your summer garden and more. All classes offer students the technical training of a small college in an accessible, community-based environment that is friendly to all skill levels - from beginners to professional artists. As always, all classes are taught by professional artists who also are experienced teachers.
We invite you in to the Arts Center to try a summer class. Come to experience something new, have fun, meet friends and re-create the colors of your summer in a work of art. For everyone, summer is a time to get outside, feel the heat and maybe get a tan. But when it's time to cool off, come inside to a place where you can create a piece of summer you can hold onto year'round.
- by Margaret Weisbrod Morris, MA-ATR
Education Director, Lawrence Arts Center
Featured Faculty
Our fantastic team of summer teachers has worked hard to make sure this summer's lineup offers the most fun, creative and exciting art activities your kids can imagine. Following is a list of our summer camp and workshop teachers and where you can find them:
- Natalie Aillon:
- HogwARTS Academy Camp, Imagination Station, Pottery Camp, Art Explorers Academy, Drawing and Painting Camp, Creation Station: Puppet-mania, The Studio Artist's Workshop
- Ric Averill:
- Summer Youth Theatre, Technical Theatre, Film Internships
- Trish Averill:
- Drama Camp
- Deborah Bettinger:
- Performance Dance Camp
- Miriam Cain:
- Integrated Arts, Coloring Outside the Lines
- Jennifer Glenn:
- Summer Youth Theatre
- Ceridwyn Gordon:
- Drama Camp
- Ellie Goudie-Averill:
- World Dance Camp, Environmental Choreography, Performance Dance Camp
- Beau Hancock:
- World Dance Camp, Environmental Choreography, Performance Dance Camp
- Chris Hotvedt:
- World Art and Music, Let's Get Cookin'
- Gabrielle (Gabe) Iverson:
- Imagination Station, The Studio Artist's Workshop, Drawing and Painting Camp, Sculpture Camp: Junkyard Art
- Bailey Kivett:
- Jewelry Camp, Imagination Station, Drawing and Painting Camp, Junior High Art Camp, Photography Camp, The Studio Artist's Workshop, Beginning Metals and Jewelry Making
- Macklen Mayse:
- Imagination Station, What a Concoction!, Creation Station: Junkyard Art, Drawing and Painting Camp, The Studio Artist's Workshop
- Jan McElwain:
- Think BIG Art
- Betty Pickerel:
- Child/Parent Movement and Music
- Brian Pollack:
- Mudpie Madness, Creation Station: Junkyard Art, Art Explorers Academy, Ani-mania, Pottery Camp, HogwARTS Academy Camp
- Kim Rack:
- What a Concoction!
- Linda Reimond:
- Integrated Arts, Coloring Outside the Lines
- Hollie Rice:
- Family Pottery on the Wheel, Pottery Camp, Drawing and Painting Camp
- Danny Rogovein:
- Technical Theatre
- Beth Rowe:
- Drawing and Painting Camp, Art Explorers Academy, Jewelry Camp, What a Concoction!, Pottery Camp, HogwARTS Academy Camp
- Shelly Sanders:
- World Art and Music
- Lee Saylor:
- Technical Theatre
- Heather Smith-Jones:
- Messy Masterpieces, Creative Treasures, P's in a Pod
- Suzie Zitman:
- Drawing and Painting Camp, Crafts-travaganza!, HogwARTS Academy Camp, Mudpie Madness, Creation Station: Puppet-mania, Imagination Station, The Studio Artist's Workshop, Jewelry Camp
Summer Dance Workshops and Camps
Check out the great lineup of dance camps and workshops offered at the Arts Center this summer!
Dwarves, Elves and Fairies Dance Workshop (K-2nd grade)
Give the wee little ones a chance to explore characters just their size! This class will be an exploration of the world of the little peoples and the many stories and poems about them. Students will work on creating their own fairy tale to perform the last day of class. See page 13 for registration information, and you may use the form on page 14 to register.
World Dance Camp (1st-4th grade)
Take a trip around the world without leaving town! In this fun-filled four days, students will learn about three different cultures and their dance forms. Students will also take part in costuming and sets for the final presentation at the end of the four days. See page 13 for registration information, and you may use the form on page 14 to register.
Environmental Choreography Class and Workshop (3rd grade-adult)
Explore and create in a variety of spaces and using all styles of dance, including modern dance, jazz, ballet and tap. This class will explore spaces inside and outside, discovering how the environment can uniquely impact the creative process and affect movement possibilities. Beau and Ellie have studied choreography at KU and Beau brings his experiences at Bates Summer Festival to these exciting classes. All classes will join together for an informal performance on Saturday afternoon, July 23, at a time and location to be decided during course of the class. Open to dancers and nondancers. See page 13 for registration information, and you may use the form on page 14 to register.
Performance Dance Camp: Pinocchio (ages 5-15)
Join us this summer as we create a dance version of Pinocchio. We will work together on dances, costumes, sets and more during the two-week camp AND we will perform our creation on the Arts Center's theater stage on July 8.
Summer Dance Workshop: Ballet, Modern Dance, Jazz/Hip Hop
Join us May 31-June 4 for this exciting Summer Dance Workshop with Sean Duus and Stefani Schrimpf of Kansas City Ballet Co., Willie Lenoir of the University of Kansas, and Beau Hancock of 940 Dance Company. Fees are $12 per single class, $50 if you plan to take one class per day, or $75 if you prefer to take unlimited classes during the workshop. You are eligible to receive a discount on fees if you enroll in the Summer Dance Workshop by May 23. The workshop schedule is as follows:
- Tuesday
- DABW11-
- Beginning Ballet, 2-3pm
- DAJW11-
- Jazz/Hip Hop, 2-3pm
- DABW21-
- Intermediate Ballet, 3-4:30pm
- DAMW21-
- Modern Dance, 3-4:30pm
- Break and Topics,
- 4:30-5:30pm
- DABW31-
- Advanced Ballet, 5:30-7pm
- DABW41-
- Repertory Pointe, 7-8:30pm
- Wednesday
- DABW12-
- Beginning Ballet, 2-3pm
- DAJW12-
- Jazz/Hip Hop, 2-3pm
- DABW22-
- Intermediate Ballet, 3-4:30pm
- DAMW22-
- Modern Dance, 3-4:30pm
- Break and Topics,
- 4:30-5:30pm
- DABW32-
- Advanced Ballet, 5:30-7pm
- DABW42-
- Repertory Pointe, 7-8:30pm
- Thursday
- DABW13-
- Beginning Ballet, 2-3pm
- DAJW13-
- Jazz/Hip Hop, 2-3pm
- DABW23-
- Intermediate Ballet, 3-4:30pm
- DAMW23-
- Modern Dance, 3-4:30pm
- Break and Topics,
- 4:30-5:30pm
- DABW33-
- Advanced Ballet, 5:30-7pm
- DABW43-
- Repertory Pointe, 7-8:30pm
- Friday
- DABW14-
- Beginning Ballet, 2-3pm
- DAJW14-
- Jazz/Hip Hop, 2-3pm
- DABW24-
- Intermediate Ballet, 3-4:30pm
- DAMW24-
- Modern Dance, 3-4:30pm
- Break and Topics,
- 4:30-5:30pm
- DABW34-
- Advanced Ballet, 5:30-7pm
- DABW44-
- Repertory Pointe, 7-8:30pm
- Saturday
- DABW15-
- Beginning Ballet, 2-3pm
- DAJW15-
- Jazz/Hip Hop, 2-3pm
- DABW25-
- Intermediate Ballet, 3-4:30pm
- DAMW25-
- Modern Dance, 3-4:30pm
- Break and Topics,
- 4:30-5:30pm
- DABW35-
- Advanced Ballet, 5:30-7pm
- DABW45-
- Repertory Pointe, 7-8:30pm
Call the Arts Center at 843-ARTS (2787) or come by for a special workshop brochure and enrollment form.
Summer Youth Theatre!
Auditions: Saturday, Apr. 30, 3:30-6:30pm and Sunday, May 1, 3:30-8:30pm
CALL THE ARTS CENTER AT 843-2787 FOR AN AUDITION TIME
• K-3rd graders do not need to audition;
• 4th-7th graders don't need to prepare in advance but should be willing to sing and read;
• 8th-12th graders should have a 1- to 2-minute monologue and 16 bars of a Broadway song prepared in advance (singing required only for June students).
Callbacks: Monday, May 2, and Tuesday, May 3, 4-9pm
All students who sign up will be cast; students who wish to do Technical Theatre only may sign up for that program separately (see Course Listing). Course Listing FOR TIMES AND FEES, and be sure to pick up an SYT enrollment packet at the Arts Center. A parents' meeting will take place on Wednesday, May 11, 5:30pm in the theater. Have questions? Call the Arts Center at 843-ARTS (2787).
8th-12th grade students:
• June: Les Miserables Rehearsal period: May 31-June 22
• Performances: June 23, 24, 25, 26
• July: To Kill a Mockingbird Rehearsal period: July 5-27 • Performances: July 28, 29, 30, 31
4th-7th grade students:
• June: Cinderella Rehearsal period: May 31-June 15 • Performances: June 16, 17, 18
• July: Free to Be You and Me Rehearsal period: July 5-20 • Performances: July 21, 22, 23
K-3rd grade students:
• Early June: The World's Most Fabulous Folktales. Rehearsal period: June 1-10 • Performance: June 11
• Late June: More of the World's Most Fabulous Folktales. Rehearsal period: June 15-24 • Performance: June 25
• July: Still More of the World's Most Fabulous Folktales. Rehearsal period: July 6-15 • Performance: July 16
Gallery Exhibitions and Events
April 11-15
Annual Lawrence Arts Center Arts-Based Preschool Exhibition
This exhibition features work created by the children in the LAC preschool. All work is presented at (preschooler's) eye-level.
April 18-May 17
Annual Lawrence Public Schools Art Students Exhibition
• Elementary Schools: April 19-May 17
• Junior High Schools: May 4-16
• High Schools: April 19-30
Each year the art teachers in Lawrence's public schools select some of the best work created by their students for display in this exhibition. Last year, more than 400 students were represented in a show that featured painting, drawing, computer graphics, ceramics, printmaking, photography, metalsmithing, jewelry and mixed media. This year, see work from art classes in the elementary, junior high and senior high schools.
April 22
Lawrence Downtown Gallery Walk
Visit the Lawrence Public Schools Exhibition on Friday, April 22, as part of the Lawrence Downtown Gallery Walk. Flyers are available at the Arts Center and other participating galleries.
May 20-27
Special Mini Exhibitions
Marcus Skala Ceramics: functional stoneware by the former LAC artist-in-residence
Beth Neuer: paintings
Karl Ramberg: "Keeping Score" musical scores and performance
• Reception/Performance: Friday, May 20, 7:30pm
"I'm hoping for this show to explore new ideas about music. It started with an idea I had 20 years ago about writing chamber music that a non-musician could look at and have an understanding of its construction and shape. My notion was to write a translation of the notation. To do this, I assign letters to each of the 12 tones. The musical phrases correspond directly to English words. When it works best, the words of the translation describe what the music is. This led to music as a visual object - something to look at and hang on the wall. This led to compositions that I incorporated into drawings."
"Part of what I'm trying to do with this show is to explore our concepts of how music is presented in our culture. A piece of music can be a private, personal object - something that can be looked at as well as heard. This led to thoughts on recorded music. The norm in our society is for recorded music to be mass produced, but I'm saying that a CD can also be a unique object. This is what my music looks like. This is what my drawings sound like." -Karl Ramberg
June 3-July 15
"Homage to the Flint Hills": A Gathering of Art Inspired by the Tallgrass Prairie of Kansas
• Reception: Friday, June 3, 7-9pm (sponsored by Central National Bank)
This exhibition includes works by 37 artists who have been inspired by this quintessential Kansas landscape - many return again and again to explore seasonal changes in the plants, light and weather. Don Lambert of Topeka organized the exhibition. Rick Mitchell, Arts Center gallery director, advised him. The artworks will be shown in 12 exhibition venues in Kansas before the exhibition closes in May 2006.
A catalog has been published to accompany the exhibition with the support of the Kansas Land Trust, Central National Bank and The Andrea P. Glenn Fund for Education and Community Service. Catalogs are available now in the Gallery Shop at the Arts Center and will remain available through the time of the exhibition.
Included artists: Zak Barnes, Cottonwood Falls; Barbara Bulloch, Wichita; Gordon Bulloch, Wichita; Donna Carrington, Overland Park; Kim Casebeer, Lenexa; John Charlton, Lawrence; James Cook, Tucson, Ariz.; Louis Copt, Lecompton; Patricia DuBose Duncan, Rockport, Maine; Phip Epp, Newton; Terry Evans, Chicago, Ill.; Mark Flickinger, Arkansas City; Ralph Fontenot, Manhatta; Jerry Gaddis, Topeka; Anne Gagel, Kansas City, Mo.; Hugh Greer, Wichita; Marilyn Grisham, Wichita; Lisa Grossman, Lawrence; Dale Hartley, Emporia; Dana Hassett, Burns; Stan Herd, Lawrence; Paul Hotvedt, Lawrence; Cally Krallman, Topeka; Judy Love, Manhattan; Peggy Lyon, Emporia; Judith Mackey, Cottonwood Falls; Todd Matson, Valley Center; James Nedresky, Omaha, Neb.; Joan Parker, Westwood; Jim Richardson, Lindsborg; Judith Sabatini, Topeka; Deb Schroer, Strong City; Larry Schwarm, Emporia; Keven Sink, Roeland Park; Edward Sturr, Manhattan; Robert Sudlow, Lawrence; and Rodney Troth, Baldwin City.
June 1-July 15
"Arrangements": Still Life Paintings
• Reception: Friday, June 3, 7-9pm
Lawrence painter Constance Ehrlich is the guest curator for this exhibition of contemporary still life painting. Eight painters are included with work ranging from the impressionistic to the photo-realistic.
Included artists: Constance Ehrlich, Laura Carriker, Robert Zerwekh, Paula Hauser Leffel, Robert Brawley, Margie Kuhn, John Kuhn and Terri Juarez.
July 19-Aug. 31
"Headwaters": Boat and Figure in Contemporary Ceramic Sculpture
-Metaphors for Journey and Transformation by Margaret K. Haydon
The sculpture in this exhibition is characterized by an obsession with images of boats and figures as metaphors for psychological landscape, journey and transformation through time. Margaret Haydon, who teaches ceramics at the University of Wyoming, has been working with boat imagery for over 10 years. In her work, the boat is a visual reminder that life is a journey, ever changing, never fixed. Haydon incorporates other elements, such as bones, house forms, landscape and the figure to convey the link between human life and that of a boat adrift.
First Annual Imagination & Place
Environmental Award to Be Presented: April 22
The Lawrence Arts Center's Committee on Imagination & Place is proud to announce that the first annual Imagination & Place Environmental Award will be presented at a reception on Friday, April 22 at the Arts Center. The reception will take place from 5:30 to 7:30pm, with the award presented at 6pm.
The Imagination & Place Environmental Award recognizes Douglas County community members who have made a demonstrable and positive impact on our local, regional and/or global environment. Annually, the award recognizes businesses, educators, artists and outstanding volunteers at a presentation held on Earth Day. Artists who are personally committed to the preservation of the natural environment will create the awards. The inspiration for the award comes from the idea of giving something beautiful for something beautifully done. The first award will be a painting created by landscape painter Paul Hotvedt who conceived the idea for the award. (His work may be viewed by at www.paulhotvedt.com.)
Paul explains, "While attending meetings at the Chamber of Commerce's Small Business Council, it occurred to me that that membership had a passion for their community that was similar in spirit to the way in which the membership of the Imagination & Place committee thinks about greater Lawrence. It seemed right to do something, symbolically, at least, that would recognize that boundaries between art-based and business-based activities weren't as closed as we once supposed them to be."
"The I&P group is not a conservation group per se, but resource conservation represents one bridge among many between the two groups," Paul continues. "It has been very gratifying to see the award project come together so quickly with the enthusiastic leadership from representatives of the city's Waste Reduction and Recycling Division, the State of Kansas, the University of Kansas, business and community groups, and the Committee on Imagination & Place, an advisory committee of the Arts Center."
2002-05 COMMITTEE ON IMAGINATION & PLACE
- Colette Bangert,
- MFA, artist, Lawrence
- Kelly Barth,
- MFA, writer, Lawrence
- Carol Ann Carter,
- MFA, artist and University of Kansas professor of art, Lawrence
- Lisa Grossman,
- BA, artist, Lawrence
- Maril Hazlett,
- PhD in environmental history, printmaker, Arts Center grantwriter, McLouth
- Paul Hotvedt,
- MFA, painter and director of Blue Heron Typesetting, Inc., Lawrence
- Ernest E. Jenkins,
- PhD, University of Kansas assistant professor of history, Lawrence
- J. Theodore Johnson, Jr.,
- PhD, artist and University of Kansas professor emeritus of French, Lawrence
- Becky Lyn Kasenberg,
- MBA, artist and business owner, Lawrence
- Denise Low,
- PhD, writer and Haskell Indian Nations University English department chair, Lawrence
- Caryn Merriam-Goldberg,
- PhD, poet, workshop facilitator and Goddard College coordinator of transformative language arts, Lawrence
- Rick Mitchell,
- MFA, photographer and Arts Center gallery director, Lawrence
- Richard J. Schoeck,
- PhD, poet and professor emeritus of humanities from several institutions, Lawrence
- Elizabeth Avery Schultz,
- PhD, writer and University of Kansas professor emerita of English, Lawrence
- Diane Worthington Simpson,
- JD, attorney and founding member of the Kansas Land Trust Board of Directors, Lawrence
- Beverley J. Worster,
- MA, educator and Kansas Land Trust Board of Directors treasurer, Lawrence
- Laurie Turrell Ward,
- BS, I&P administrator and former executive director of the Kansas Land Trust, Lawrence
25th Annual Lawrence Art Auction:
Thank You!
The Lawrence Arts Center wishes to thank the 218 area artists who generously donated nearly 250 works of art to the 25th Annual Lawrence Art Auction. Both the number of participating artists and the number of works offered were significantly higher than in any previous year.
Approximately 500 attendees and art buyers helped make the auction, the Arts Center's major fundraising event of the year, a success. Held on April 9, the event was sponsored by Robert W. Baird and Company and Central National Bank and was supported by major contributions from Hy-Vee Food Stores, Mainline Printing, auctioneer Kasey Wold, Hird Wright Design Studio and Maceli's catering. Additional contributors included Checkers Foods, Cork & Barrel Wine and Spirits, Bittersweet Garden and Floral Design, Longhorn Steakhouse, Jon Blumb Photography, Russell Stover Candies, Community Mercantile, Kief's Audio & Video, Classic Gourmet, and Round Corner Cheese and Salami Shoppe.
Performances and Updates
DRAMA
Don't miss the Treasure! Don't miss Treasure Island!
Yes, matey, there will be "pieces of eight" and other treasures under every seat in the theatre on Saturdays and Sundays, April 23, 24, 30 and May 1, at 2pm in the Arts Center's theater. Get your tickets now, Shiver me Timbers!
Furthermore, though young Zach Silvers may nearly share a last name with the dread pirate, Long John Silver, he's not related - but he'll soon be familiar with Robert Louis Stevenson's most memorable villain. Zach is a Lawrence sixth grader who will be playing the role of Jim Hawkins in this classic adapted by Scot Copeland and directed by Ric Averill.
As you may have heard, our year-long Drama Program sponsor is US BANK, and for this production, they have kindly agreed to let a few other swabs aboard! Other mates (sponsors) who are helping to fill the treasure chest are:
- Alvamar, Inc., in memory of Bob Billings
- Brad and Susan Tate
- CEK Insurance
- The Classic Gourmet
- Evan Williams Catering
- Laird Noller Ford
- McDonald's of Lawrence
- Michael Treanor Architects
- Bill and Marlene Penny
- Stephens Real Estate
- Weaver's Department Store
When you shop at or work with any of the above, please give them a hearty "A-hoy and thank ye, mate!" for helping to bring great family theatre to Lawrence.
This is a great show for all ages, from eager 6-year-olds to feisty 10-year-olds to Grandma and Grandpa who read the book when they were kids!
Reel Fun: Film and Video
We're adding more film classes to our lineup all the time. This summer, please sign up if you wish to be on our mailing list and/or casting list for actors, interns, etc. Next fall we will offer classes for all ages once again!
Thank You!
The Seem-To-Be Players and the entire Arts Center Drama Program wish to thank the following people for their generous contributions to the 2004-05 season. (It's not too late to get your name in here - we'll have one more listing in the August 14 issue of The Arts in Action.)
Thanks to: Betty Alderson, Elizabeth Averill, Amy and Jim Bartel, Chuck and Beth Berg, Lawrence and Lynn Bodle, Sara Breeze, Mark and Marsha Buhler, Jane and Scot Buxton, David Ritter and Janeine Cardin, Terri and Keith Chauvin, Robert and Janice Cobb, Community Mercantile Co-Op, Candice Davis, Carol Dobbins, Joe and Vicki Douglas, Mary Dillon, Guy and DeDe Dresser, Hilda Enoch, Oliver and Rebecca Finney, Victor and Linda Frost, Helen Giles, Web and Joan Golden, Carol and Don Hatton, Dr. Jon and Barbara Heeb, Dr. David and Marsha Jones, David A. Jones, DDS, Betty Laird, Peter and Linda Luckey, Tauneel and Laird McKay, J. Hammond McNish, Durand Reiber and Martin Moore, Sarah and Mike Randolph, Round Corner Drug Store, Nancy Rumsey, Joyce and Samuel Schmid, Annie and Paul Stevens, Susan and Brad Tate, Treanor Architects, Chuck and Karen Warner, Evan Williams Walter, Susan Freinkel and Eric Wolfe.
Summer Youth Theatre: Misery and Mockingbirds, Ashes and Peace
Despite life's challenges, we can find personal freedom through making right choices - often those that reflect social justice. We'll explore these very subjects this year through Summer Youth Theatre: Jean Valjean in Les Miserables, Atticus Finch in To Kill a Mockingbird, Cinderella in her own sweet way, and the boys and girls in Free To Be You and Me all find their way - and as they do, they create a greater good for those around them. "Trying on" the lives of others and feel the impact they have on society at large is part of what theatre can do for us.
Technical Theatre
See the class listings for more info, but take note: This year the class will meet in the mornings for its first two weeks of each month, giving the tech students a chance to come in and build and paint while the actors are not "in their way." After all, they need a chance to make some of the most real "magic" of theatre happen!
Not to Be Missed! May 7 and 8, 2pm, in the LAC theater
The first performance of Scene Four: "The Flower Dreams" from The Snow Queen, Ric Averill's new drama/ballet. It features the music of Ric Averill and the choreography of Deborah Bettinger and the talent of the Lawrence Youth Ballet. The music is scored for two pianos and will be played by Patricia Ahern and Ric Averill. As an added bonus, Ric will dance the title role of the "Puppet Show Man."
Drama Program Announces 2005-06 Season City Youth Theatre
- November 2005:
- The Children's Hour by Lillian Hellman, directed by Trish Averill
- February 2006:
- Cabaret Showcase IV-What For/Four/Fore?
Family Theatre Series
- October 2005:
- The Witch of Lok Island, written and directed by Ric Averill, with roles for more than 25 students and professional area adult actors
- March 2006:
- The Diary of Anne Frank, directed by Moses Goldberg, (this professional production will also tour the country)
- April 2006:
- Turns, a staged workshop reading of a new play by Ric Averill about dance, directed by the Coterie Theatre's Jeff Church
Seem-To-Be Players on Tour
- Winter/Spring 2006:
- The Ugly Duckling and Amelia Earhart, First Lady of Flight, both by Ric Averill
First Saturday Players
Get ready for a new round of performances for the very young on the first Saturday of October, November, December, March, April and May! All are directed by Jennifer Glenn.
With the Dance Program
A Kansas Nutracker will be in its fourth year! The production is directed by Deborah Bettinger and Ric Averill. Watch as we prepare for The Snow Queen, Ric Averill's new drama/ballet. The production will be in workshop performances by the Lawrence Youth Ballet in November 2005 and again in May 2006.
DANCE
New Works/New Name Concert
Presented by 940 Dance Company (formerly Prairie Wind Dancers)
Friday and Saturday, April 15 and 16, 7:30pm
Arts Center Theater, 940 New Hampshire
Tickets $12; $7 students (tickets available at LAC box office and door)
The Lawrence Arts Center is proud to present New Works/New Name, a contemporary dance concert featuring 940 Dance Company, the resident company at LAC (formerly the Prairie Wind Dancers). Under new artistic direction by well-known choreographer/teacher Susan Warden, the company has changed its name, has hired new dancers and is embarking on a new era with the help of founding artistic director, Candi Baker.
"940 Dance Company is so fortunate to be able to build on the history and goodwill that PWD created through the years," says Susan Warden. "We hope to nurture that legacy by continuing to serve Lawrence and the Midwest through our strong concerts and educational programs. We urge everyone to come see our debut performance as 940 Dance Company."
The evening will showcase the variety of choreographic styles and music that has been the hallmark of Warden's work through the years. Using music from different traditions - from opera to hip hop to sacred choral music to the vocal eccentricities of Meredith Monk - Warden explores a range of subject matter including young love, war and teenage angst.
Audiences will have a chance to see long-time favorites like "Tapestry," a joyful exploration of the formal classicism of J. S. Bach, and "Spring Fever," a duet for two innocent creatures whose hopeful attempts to find love make a humorous contrast to the drama of G. Verdi's opera music. Also included will be "First Day/New School," a tongue-in-cheek look at teenage melodrama. This latest work by Warden premiered at the Folly Theater in January to a delighted audience. Paul Horsley of the Kansas City Star wrote "...a well-paced comic romp... The new girl carries a rainbow-colored backpack, yet she suffers as much from Mom as from her erratic peers. The deftly frenetic choreography was made to fit Monk's'vocals."
Also featured on the program will be well-known LAC ballet teacher and creator of A Kansas Nutcracker, Deb Bettinger, who is making a new work, "Incantations," in response to the tsunami disaster, to music by Wendy Carlos. Several of the dancers in 940 also will be contributing their own new work including love duets by Malinda Crump and Tuesday Faust, "Disconnect" and "I Do," and "The Year of the Rooster" by Bridget Bartholome.
Dance Gala 2005: May 20-21
The Lawrence Arts Center's dance program will present four separate performances during Dance Gala 2005. The Showcases will be presented on Friday, May 20, at 7pm; and on Saturday, May 21, at 10:30am, 1pm and 3pm. This annual event is designed to showcase dancers who study dance each week in our semester classes and to celebrate our wonderful dance program.
Various classes will be featured as students share some of what they have learned this year. Our advanced student performance groups - the Lawrence Ballet Ensemble and the Pistachio Company - will perform in several of the showcases, allowing students and families a chance to see the full potential of years of hard (and joyful) work.
Also featured in this year's Dance Gala will be solos by two LAC dancers who are graduating from high school this spring, Josephine Michener and Rachel Sanner. Rachel has received a dance scholarship from the University of Kansas. We wish them both success as they pursue their future goals and hope they continue their beautiful dancing.
The Arts Center offers many opportunities throughout the year for dance students to perform, particularly in productions such as A Kansas Nutcracker, LAC Dancers Present... and performances by the Youth Ballet Company and the Peanut, Pretzel, Popcorn and Pistachio Companies. Dance Gala 2005 will be held in the Arts Center's theater. Tickets are $5 for adults, $3 for children and seniors.
Youth Ballet
Arts Center's Youth Ballet Company to Present Classics from Hans Christian Andersen.
Join us at 2pm on Saturday and Sunday, May 7 and 8, for a delightful performance in the Arts Center's theater. Artistic director Deborah Bettinger is choreographing scenes from several of Hans Christian Andersen's classic stories, including The Snow Queen, Red Shoes, Nightingale, The Puppet-Show Man and The Ugly Duckling. Twenty-nine dancers, ages 8-17, will perform - including members of the advanced performance group, the Lawrence Ballet Ensemble. Seem-To-Be Players artistic director Ric Averill will give a cameo dance performance as the "Puppet-Show Man." Ric also has composed music for The Snow Queen to be played live by four hands on two pianos. All seats are $4; tickets are available at the Arts Center box office.
Dancer Audition: 940 Dance Company
Sunday, April 17, 10am-2pm
Arts Center, 940 New Hampshire
Susan Warden, artistic director
Candi Baker, founding artistic director
940 Dance Company, formerly Prairie Wind Dancers, is holding auditions for new dancers on April 17. We encourage all dancers who wish to audition to come to our performance - New Works/New Name - at the Arts Center at 7:30pm on April 15 and 16 to see what we do!
Under the new artistic direction of Susan Warden, well-known choreographer/teacher in the region, 940 Dance Company is the resident company at the Lawrence Arts Center. The company has access to two studio spaces for rehearsal every day as well as generous access to the Center's beautiful 300-seat theater for performances throughout the year. In its 19th year, the company has toured extensively in the region as well as for the Heartland Arts Fund and Young Audiences of Kansas City.
Please call us at 785-843-2787 or email us at lacdance@sunflower.com as soon as possible if you wish to audition. Be sure to include your e-mail address for future correspondence. For details, visit www.lawrenceartscenter.org.
Why Art? Two Perspectives
Art's Benefits for Young Children
Art is not only fun; it also happens to be a perfect way to learn. Here's what we know about art as it relates to the development of young children:
Physical Development
Large and small muscle development and coordination are important aspects of every art activity. Different muscles are exercised in different art activities. As muscles are exercised, they become stronger and the child gains better control in using them. Coordination of eye and hand movements follow as a child tries to control the crayon, brush or marker in his hand to make meaningful marks. A child learns to use her hands and eyes at the same time. She develops control over eye muscles, an important first step in learning to read. "Free drawing," rather than coloring in the lines of a coloring book, will develop the skills needed for making letters and numbers.
Mental Development
Children learn by doing. Through an arts-based education, they learn concepts, language and skills for a foundation for reading, math and science. If it goes through the hands, feet and body, it goes through the brain.
Language and Literacy
Children learn through direct experience what the word "texture" means as they handle cloth with different surfaces, what the words "thick" and "thin" mean while using paint. As children talk about their art work, they are "reading" their picture. Writing a story is "written-down talk." Dramatic play and acting-out stories make stories come alive - literally.
Thinking Skills
Art provides opportunities for making decisions and problem solving no matter how many times a child has worked with the same medium.
Creative Development
Creativity is the ability to see, make or perform in a new way. Making something new and being creative means taking a risk to do that "something new or different." Making mistakes is a part of this process. Scientific thinking and creativity are difficult to separate. Maya Angelou says, "You cannot use up creativity. The more you use, the more you have."
Aesthetic Development
Aesthetic awareness involves helping children see, hear and enjoy the beauty in their world. It improves the quality of learning and helps the creative process.
Social-Emotional Development
As children work together in an arts atmosphere, they learn to share materials, to accept others' ways of doing art, and to enjoy being a part of the group. Creating art affords the opportunity for release - clay, woodworking, fingerpaint, waterplay. Children learn to feel good about themselves as they learn they can do things well.
-by Linda Reimond
Arts-Based Preschool Director, Lawrence Arts Center
For Adults:
The Art of Development or, Why It's Important to "Just Do It"
The cave paintings of Lasceaux, France. Shakespeare. Rembrandt. Frida Khalo. Andy Warhol's soup cans. Amish Quilts. Hip hop. Graffiti. The need to substantiate our thoughts and experiences in some way permeates culture. Throughout history, the arts have captured and articulated the quality and nature of our existence. Art gives voice to the joys and sorrows in our lives, sometimes all at once. Behind soccer games, meetings, bills and dinner, the need to communicate and leave a record of our existence is stamped into human nature like a footprint.
Artistic expression begins in early childhood and continues to develop into adulthood. For infants and children, art is as natural as a heartbeat, a behavior rather than an intellectual process. It rises first from the sheer pleasure of holding an object, seeing a bright color, or moving a hand over a surface. This early sensory experience evolves into lines and scribbles. As a child grows, an increase in motor skills cause scribbles and lines to mature into complete circles. With increasing intellectual ability and dexterity, circles evolve into complex shapes. Ultimately, connections are made in a child's mind between the shapes and things that exist in the world. Five circles on top of an oval become the shape of a foot. Formed expression is born.
While art has its roots in early sensory experience, the process of creating art is more complex than sheer instinct. It is here that art plays an important role in cognitive, emotional and social development. Creating a work of art is a chorus of memory, knowledge, perception and dexterity.
A work of art, no matter how small or quickly rendered, also simultaneously involves making decisions, solving problems, taking risks, dealing with mistakes, navigating principles of cause and effect, communicating verbally and nonverbally, sharing, and exercising focus and self control. When all of these qualities are combined and reformed, they become transformed into a new meaningful whole - a work of art. Children who exercise the artistic process sharpen their abilities by initiating connections in which ideas materialize that continue to grow and feed the mind. In this way, practicing an art is irreplaceable to the holistic growth and development of children. If this doesn't convince, making art also brings forth something that shows us how our children see, think and feel in the word around them.
As we grow - both as individuals and as a culture - art matures as well, often becoming separate from ordinary life. It is very easy for us to put the practice of an art in second place behind our daily responsibilities. In most adult life, art often takes a backseat to job, family, church and community. However, second place is better than not placing at all. Just as growth and development continue throughout adulthood, the benefit of practicing an art is also constant. While abilities like memory, knowledge and perception vary from person to person, the basic process of making art is the same, despite differences in artistic talent. For adults, art employs the very same cognitive social and emotional functions as it does for children. All the reasons that make it important for a child to practice an art are the very same reasons that it is important for adults to practice an art as well, regardless of ability or skill. Art clears the cobwebs from our minds and spurs a new, fresh or enlivening look at ourselves, each other and our experiences. In the end, it is also satisfying because it allows us to vent in a permanent and tangible way. Art is the way we leave our footprint in the sand to say, I am here and this is what it is like.
The primary goal of art education is to assist in the development of a person's creative abilities. Art educators teach the skills of art and assist in delivering opportunities to experience art. While art educators help us develop skills and technical awareness, it is the process of art itself that really teaches. It exists to push us to respond to our thoughts, explore our experiences, and connect with new meaning through imagery, movement and sound. An education in art teaches us about ourselves, our time and our world. Winston Churchill was a watercolorist. Mahatma Ghandi was a weaver. Valclav Havel was a playwrite. Condoleezza Rice is a pianist. Our artwork may or may not be what we hoped for, or even what we expected, but it in the end it does not really matter.
What matters is that we do it, and that we learn and grow while producing it.
-by Margaret Weisbrod Morris, MA-ATR
Education Director, Lawrence Arts Center
Acclaimed Young Pianist to Perform:
An Interview with Kuok-Wai Lio
-by Scott McBride Smith
15-year old Kuok-Wai (pronounced Guo-Way) Lio has firmly established himself as one of the top young pianists in the world today. A prize-winner in several international competitions, Wai recently won the Gold Prize and Special Yoda Award at the International Chopin Competition in Asia.
Lawrence audiences remember him from his stunning victory in last summer's International Institute for Young Musicians International Piano Competition at the Lied Center in July, where he took first place and the audience prize by a unanimous vote of the jury.
I spoke to Wai during preparation for his upcoming solo recital at the Lawrence Arts Center at 7:30pm on Sunday, April 24.
When did you start learning piano?
I started when I was 4 years old. My older brother, Kuok-Man Lio, was my first teacher, at our home in Macau, near Hong Kong. He was very patient! I always loved music, even as a toddler - I would sit and listen to my brother practice for hours. I read that the famous French teacher Nadia Boulanger said that one should not pursue a career in music unless one would rather die than not do so. That is me!
Who were your biggest influences in your early study?
My brother and my teachers have all played a role. I am currently studying with Mr. Gabriel Kwok, Head of the Keyboard Department at the Academy of Performing Arts in Hong Kong. He comes to KU every summer as a member of the IIYM artist-faculty. Many music students have trouble finding friends with similar interests, but I was lucky to have grown up with an orchestra, the Macau Youth Symphony. My brother (who just received his master's degree from the Juilliard School) has been conducting them for four years, so they include me in their performances. We will be touring Australia in the summer. I will play Chopin's Concerto No. 2.
Did you enjoy coming to Kansas?
It's very different from Hong Kong! It's a dream place to live! I was very impressed with the people - their kind hospitality, their love of music and receptiveness. I have never seen such a vast expansive land. I love juicy steaks and the American style of serving salads and vegetables. I ate a baked potato at almost every meal! We don't see those too often in Asia.
How did you choose the works on your April 24 program?
These are pieces from some of my favorite composers. The Mozart Sonatensatz is a rare gem - intimate and elegant. Debussy's L'isle Joyeuse is a showpiece, brilliant and full of joy. The second half is part of the repertoire I played when I won the Gold Medal at the Chopin Competition.
Thank-you, Wai. We are excited to have you back in Lawrence!
Scott McBride Smith is president and CEO of IIYM.
IN CONCERT: Kuok-Wai Lio
Lawrence Arts Center
Sunday, April 24, 7:30pm
Pre-Concert Lecture at 7pm with Scott McBride Smith
Reception Following
Congratulations to Honor Recital Winners
The Honor Recital musical competition for junior and senior high school students is designed to recognize young musical talent in Lawrence. It provides an opportunity for young musicians to give a professional performance and begin building their audience.
This year's winners were selected from more than 50 musicians who auditioned on March 5. Each gave an outstanding free performance for the public on March 13 at the Arts Center, hosted by Rachel Hunter, radio host and classical music director for Kansas Public Radio. Congratulations to: Evan Hunter, trumpet; Stephanie Jian, piano; Hannah Nunz, alto sax; Boning Zhang, piano; Masa Ohtake, trombone; Katy Kline and Kyle Chauvin, piano duet; Mark Laccheo, piano; Kirill Miniaev, flute; John Bond, piano; Michael Jordan, trombone; and Kyle Chauvin, piano. Again this year, Kansas Public Radio invited the top five winners to perform live on the air. Those selected for this honor were Evan Hunter, Stephanie Jian, Michael Jordan, Katy Kline and Kyle Chauvin.
We are proud to thank The Stephen Paul Wunsch Foundation for Young Musicians for their generous support of this special event. We also thank Community Mercantile, Hume Music, The Lied Center of Kansas, University Theatre, The Lawrence Community Theatre, Kansas Public Radio and Rachel Hunter for their kind and generous support of Lawrence's talented young musicians.
Our judges this year were Genaro Mendez, voice; Cameron Dibble, piano; and Elizabeth Suh-Lane, strings. Many thanks to our judges and all the musicians who auditioned this year for their involvement in this event. If you would like more information about the Honor Recital, or would like to added to the mailing list for next year's auditions, please call 843-ARTS (2787).
Poetry Series
Roses Are Red, Violets Are Blue-Who Do We Need at the Poetry Series? You!
April is National Poetry Month! The Lawrence Poetry Series, now in its third year, celebrates by featuring local and regional poets and their work. Brought to you by 219 Press and the Lawrence Arts Center, the series takes place every Friday in April. On April 1, we enjoyed readings by Ed Tato, Jason Ryberg and Mark Hennessy; and on April 8, we enjoyed W. E. Leathern and Connie Dover.
Come join us on the last three Fridays this month, 8pm in the Black Box Theatre at the Arts Center, 940 New Hampshire. On April 15, we'll hear Dan Jaffe and Kevin Rabas; on April 22, Chris Citro and Emily Bobo; and on April 29, Sandy Mitchell and Amy Fluety.
Introducing the Lawrence ArtMarket
A bold new art fair series is being presented to the public at one of Lawrence's most visible landmarks, the Lawrence Visitor Center or "Depot" (the former Union Pacific Depot). The Depot is located immediately to the north of and across the river from downtown Lawrence, and is easily accessible from I-70 via the east exit.
The Lawrence ArtMarket is to be held every third Saturday from May to September, 9am-3pm, rain or shine. Dates are May 21, June 18, July 16, August 20 and September 17. Artists and artisans - featuring as many as 30 of the area's talented artists - will exhibit their work outside under their own tents or the Depot's track-side canopy, or inside the Depot. Artwork of all kinds is expected to be on display, including ceramics, fiber, glass, jewelry, metalworks, mixed media, painting, photography, sculpture and wood. Artists interested in exhibiting should contact Lawrence ArtMarket.
Registration for the ArtMarket is due the first of each month. Contact John Wysocki, director of the Lawrence ArtMarket, at 785-865-4254 or artmarket@lawrenceartwalk.org.
Art Tougeau: Saturday, May 21
If It Rides, Bring It On!
What in the world is Art Tougeau? (No, it's not a poster delivery service!) It's Kansas' Hometown Wheeled-Art Parade! That's kind of a mouthful, so we just say "ART-to-GO." But pronounce it however you want - that's the whole point!
It's a parade, a celebration and a salutation to creative minds and the beauty of the human spirit! It's also a darned fun way to spend a Saturday morning (regardless of the weather). Come join us and revel in the fun!
How: Just make your wheeled art: car, bike, skate board, roller skates . . . whatever - you're the artist. As long as it rides, you can enter (but we do ask that you tip your hat to safety!). Fill out the entry form and send it in to us at the Arts Center with your $15 entry fee (kids enter for free). If you forget, don't sweat it; just sign up at the check-in table the day of the parade before we begin. All entry fees go directly back into the parade.
Where: Line up in the center lane in front of the Lawrence Arts Center, 940 New Hampshire Street, on Saturday, May 21 at 10:30am for registration, check-in and judging. The parade will begin around noon at the Arts Center, and will be followed by awards (don't stress! it's about celebration, not competition), presentations and other events. For more information, email lacedu@sunflower.com, call 843-2787, or visit lawrenceartscenter.org.
Coming from out of town? Art Tougeau can help with gas and such for folks traveling 300 miles or more. Our budget has its limits, but we try as best we can. Early entires have priority and we'll award until the money is used up.
To enter: Fill in the entry form, write a check for $15 payable to Art Tougeau, and send it to: Art Tougeau Parade, 940 New Hampshire Street, Lawrence KS 66044.
We Say Thank You!
The Lawrence Arts Center gives special thanks to Renee Saylor, our volunteer coordinator. For the past year, Renee has taken on the responsibility of scheduling volunteers for various duties such as ushering, working gallery openings and receptions, and helping us gather volunteers for our annual Art Auction.
Renee has a very busy schedule. She is married to our technical director, Lee Saylor, and they are the proud parents of four children - Brittany, 19; Bethany, 15; Mariah, 13; and Eaton 13. Renee also is owner and operator of Tendercare Daycare, which she runs from her home.
As the Arts Center has changed locations and grown into a much larger organization, our volunteer needs have also grown. The Arts Center uses volunteers in our Gallery Shop, for kids' art education and drama classes, and in our Arts-Based Preschool. Renee has been extremely helpful in acquiring and keeping a running list of active volunteers for the Center.
If you would like to volunteer at the Arts Center, please email Renee at mom4scr@aol.com or call 843-ARTS (2787). Thanks again, Renee. We couldn't do it without you!
Summer Highlights at the Spencer Museum of Art
Kansas' only comprehensive art museum is right here on your front porch, Lawrence. Take a morning or afternoon to browse the galleries of the Spencer Museum of Art, 1301 Mississippi Street. And if evening is more convenient, the museum is open until 9pm on Thursdays. There's never a charge for admission to the exhibitions, although donations are accepted. See below for a few highlights of current offerings. For more information, visit www.spencerart.ku.edu or call 864-4710.
Saturday Children's Art Appreciation Classes
Each Saturday in June and July, with the exception of July 2, the Spencer will continue its entertaining, educational and interactive classes for children ages 5 through 14. Each session combines art education with hands-on creation, as students explore selected art works in the museum and make their own art based on the techniques, media and traditions they discover. Classes are $12 each, or $10 for Friends of the Art Museum children; enroll in four or more classes and receive the FAM price. Ages 5-8 years meet from 10:30am to 12:30pm; ages 9-14 years meet from 1:30 to 3:30pm. Space is limited and pre-registration is required. Scholarships are available. For more information, contact Karen Gerety at 785-864-0137 or kcgerety@ku.edu
Daguerreotype to Digital:
Photographs from the Collection
(through July 22)
This exhibition surveys the history of photography from the 1840's to the present, featuring more than 50 highlights from the Spencer's collection of 4,000 photographs. First State Bank and Trust provides local corporate sponsorship. Included are examples of early photographic techniques from the 1840s and 1850s, including daguerreotype, tintype and ambrotype portraits, as well as the most contemporary techniques.
Brion Gysin:
A Selection of Books and Works on Paper
(through June 5)
English-born painter and writer Brion Gysin (1916-1986) is best known as the inventor of the "cut-up" technique that he pioneered with William S. Burroughs, and as the inventor of the hallucination-inducing "Dream Machine." The exhibition includes books from the collection of the Kenneth Spencer Research Library at KU and works on paper from the Spencer Museum of Art and the estate of William S. Burroughs.
Invisible Revealed:
Surrealist Drawings from the Drukier Collection
(through May 22)
This national touring exhibition, organized by Cornell University, offers an opportunity to explore nearly 150 intimate works of art on paper by the leading proponents of the international movement in art and literature known as Surrealism. Surrealists were fascinated with dream, imagination and chance. On May 15 the museum will host a Family Day from 1 to 3pm that will include Surrealist games and activities.
Transitions:
KU Faculty Artists Explore Change
(through May 22)
A working artist can interpret the idea of "transitions" in a variety of ways. For some, it may address a new direction in a continuing body of work. For others, it may concern a change in material, process or technique. For others still, it may relate to an underlying theme or concept for a specific piece or series. From more than 20 proposals, guest curator Elizabeth Dunbar, curator for the Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art in Kansas City, selected five artists for this exhibition, which is sponsored by Douglas County Bank. The artists are Elissa Armstrong, ceramics; Mary Anne Jordan, textiles; Michael Krueger, digital art, drawing, printmaking; Pok-Chi Lau, photography; and So Yeon Park, expanded media.
Tradition and Modernity:
Japanese Art of the Early Twentieth Century
(through May 22)
During the early decades of the twentieth century, Japan underwent many dramatic shifts in the realms of politics, industrialization and education. This exhibition illustrates the way in which early 20th century Japanese art embodied the complexity of the country's changing society-artists selectively incorporated both traditional and the more modern modes of creation in a variety of formats, mediums, themes and styles.
Scholarships Make So Much Possible
As participation in programs at Lawrence Arts Center has increased, so have requests for scholarships. The Arts Center is committed to making arts programs available to all members of the community. This mission drives the need for scholarships in the Arts Education, Preschool, Dance and Drama programs. Private scholarship support is required to meet this commitment.
We invite you to make a contribution today by sending a donation to the scholarship fund in care of the Lawrence Arts Center, 940 New Hampshire, Lawrence, Kan., 66044. If you would like more information, call Ann Evans at 785-843-ARTS (2787).
JTPS Update
Printmaking Is Cool. During summer in Kansas, where is the best possible place to be? Inside air conditioning, of course. Luckily, JTPS boasts not only state-of-the-art air conditioning, but something even more precious - a bone-deep, natural summer cool that can only come from a studio conveniently located in the cement bowels of the Lawrence Arts Center. Plan ahead to chill out this summer - sign up now for one of our classes or workshops!
- Letterpress: Tuesday nights
- Introduction to Printmaking: Thursday nights
- Open Studio: Wednesday nights
- Workshop: Silkscreen T-shirts (Saturday, June 18 and Saturday, August 20)
- Workshop: Pronto Plates (Saturday, July 23)
About Open Studio. Due to popular demand, JTPS is now offering an Open Studio on Wednesday nights. Open Studio offers no official instruction - just room supervision, artistic support and lots of Johnny Cash. Who can enroll? Anyone with prior printmaking experience is welcome. During Open Studio, we can facilitate intaglio, relief, letterpress and silkscreen activities. You may pay per session, or per class. JTPS members are also welcome to attend Open Studio, and members only have to pay their normal $2 per hour studio fee.
Squirrel Cards, Coming Soon to the Gallery Shop! Yes, you read that headline correctly... squirrel cards. Come on. Haven't you ever wished for a creative card, conveniently blank inside, to satisfy all your well-wishing needs? If so, be sure to check out our squirrel cards, coming to the LAC Gallery Shop in May. And all proceeds go to benefit JTPS.
Donations. The paper, the art supplies, the books... JTPS is extremely fortunate that those donations keep on coming. (Where do you think the paper for the squirrel cards came from?) Thanks to all our supporters! We are especially interested in donations of old printing equipment - our quest for a guillotine-style paper cutter continues, since the last one was sold right out from under us. Silkscreen supplies would also come in very handy.