2014 • 2015
ANNUAL REPORT
FROM THE 2014/15 BOARD OF DIRECTORS CHAIR
FROM THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
I am pleased to report that during the last year, The Lawrence Arts Center continued to build on the momentum and success it has generated over the past few years based on the hard work and generosity of many and this community’s belief that the arts play a significant role in the local quality of life.
We ended our 2014-15 year with a tremendous sense of joy and accomplishment. As you will see in these pages, we reached more children, teenagers, and adults than ever before in our visual and performing arts classes. We also kept our commitment to access for all students by maintaining a robust financial aid fund and making it available! We’ve provided more support than ever before to more artists through performance opportunities, exhibitions opportunities, housing, commissions, and professional development.
The Lawrence Arts Center remains a vibrant, artistic and creative hub of Lawrence. Visit us on a busy Final Friday night and you might run into many friends and acquaintances also out enjoying local art, shopping at stores and eating at local restaurants. While at the Lawrence Arts Center, you also might attend either a 940 LIVE concert by local musicians, a magical children’s play, an edgy thought-provoking adult play or participate in an engaging talk with local artists discussing their work. The artistic presentations and events are endless. But what is also very important to us is that the Lawrence Arts Center continues to be in a position to be able to offer financial aid to students of all ages and background to participate in the local arts. We believe this is a vital part of our mission and we will continue to seek the support of the city and our donors for this. For the past seven years I have had the opportunity to attend The Sundance Film Festival and have witnessed first-hand the astounding economic benefits a successful film festival can have on a community. That’s why it’s gratifying to see the support of The City of Lawrence, corporate and local sponsors and artist participation in our Free State Festival. We believe the Festival significantly adds to the economic development of the community and we will continue to work to achieve that. We would like to thank our CEO, Susan Tate, and her dedicated staff, teachers and artists who make the LAC what it is. – a place of artistic excellence that is recognized not only locally but on a national level as well. The ArtPlace grant we received for the city’s East Ninth project, supporting the city’s Cultural District Task Force recommendations, is an example of that. Finally, I would like to thank each board member for the time and efforts during the past year. You all realize that art is not only important to the community but that it has the potential to actually change lives. Thank you for your generous support.
Thomas L. Carmody Chairman, Board of Directors, 2014/15
(LEFT) Tom Carmody, 2014/15 Chairman and Joan Golden, 2015/16 Chairman
Dear Friends,
We were delighted to welcome City Director of Arts and Culture Porter Arneill to Lawrence this spring. Among many other projects, Porter works with the Design Team to lead the East Ninth project for which we are funding the artistic components in part through our ArtPlace America grant. The process of imagining a walkable and bike-able connection from downtown to the eastern terminus of 9th Street began decades ago and finally gained some traction when the City adopted the Cultural District Task Force Report in 2013. With ArtPlace funding, city leadership, work commissioned from artists from Lawrence and the region, and lots of engagement from the public, we believe the project will become a reality. The Free State Festival of 2015 saw approximately 22,000 people attending films, live music events, ideas sessions, and outdoor art happenings. We are proud to have created this hopefully annual event for Lawrence with tremendous support from the National Endowment for the Arts, KU, Downtown Lawrence, Inc., and the City of Lawrence, as well as many other sponsors. For the Festival alone, we commissioned work by over 25 visual artists and contracted with over 75 artists to perform, talk to public audiences about their films or novels or visual art, or engage in serious discussions about sustainable art practice in Lawrence and elsewhere. The Free State Festival highlights Lawrence’s idiosyncrasies and the genius of the city as made manifest by our artists, by those who live here or travel here to imbibe our spirit—the Festival is a distillation of the Arts Center’s daily commitment to performance, exhibitions, and education, and to open access, economic development, quality of life, and support for artists. This annual report reveals just a bit of what happens during a year in the life of the Lawrence Arts Center. Thank you to our donors who make it possible for us in any given year, by your generosity, to prioritize both artistic excellence and access for everyone to the world of visual and performing arts. Thank you to our board of directors and especially Chairman Tom Carmody for tremendous leadership and vision and boldness. Sincerely,
Susan Tate, Chief Executive Officer
Our audited annual report is available upon request.
2014 • 2015
BOARD OF DIRECTORS Tom Carmody, Chairman Dan Schriner, Vice Chairman Diane Horning, Treasurer Jean Anderson Tim Caboni Larry Chance Clare Doveton Matt Gilhousen Joan Golden Emily Hill Brian Horsch Sheryl Jacobs Tony Krsnich Michel Loomis Molly Murphy Dru Sampson Evan Williams Kim Wingate
NATIONAL ADVISORY BOARD Rocco Landesman Mike Michaelis Deanell Reece Tacha Judith Sabatini Roger Shimomura GALLERY Monday — Saturday | 9 am to 9 pm Sunday | 1pm to 5pm The Lawrence Arts Center is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit educational organization. Our members and donors are critical to the success of the Lawrence Arts Center, and we thank you for your financial support. Photos taken by Ann Dean, Marlo Angell and Amy Albright (FRONT COVER) detail from painting by Valerie Campos, 2015; ceramic sculpture by Gunyoung Kim (BACK COVER) Black Joe Lewis Free State Festival street concert (LEFT) 2015 Free State Festival George Clinton & the P Funk free outdoor concert
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2014 • 2015 EXHIBITIONS
works by over 95 artists (non-auction) 15 solo shows 5 group shows 7 INSIGHT Art Talks 4 student shows the annual Benefit Art Auction raised $240,196 for the exhibitions program
(ABOVE) Spaceman by Brett Kern (TOP RIGHT) detail from Kansas City, by John Ferry (BOTTOM RIGHT) gallery view of David Vertačnik’s retrospective solo exhibition, Local Flavor, Selected Work From 1979–2014
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ANTECEDENT GALLERY: BETSY TIMMER. SELECTED AUTOGRAPHS HITTING HOME FROM THE COLLECTION OF JULY 11 TO AUGUST 23 CHRIS BARTELDES JOHN SEBELIUS. DO JULY THRU AUGUST 23 YOU KNOW WHO MY JAN GAUMNITZ. HORSE FATHER IS?! AUGUST 1 –SEPTEMBER 13 SENSE JULY 5 THRU AUGUST 16
DAVID VERTAČNIK. LOCAL CHRIS WOLF EDMONDS + FLAVOR, SELECTED WORK PAM SULLIVAN 1979-2014 TALL GRASS. DEEP WATER. AUGUST 29 –OCTOBER 4 JULY 11 – AUGUST 23
RUSSELL WRANKLE. NEW WORKS
KAREN MATHEIS. CHRONIC CITY
NAO NOW GROUP EXHIBITION
PATRICK DUEGAW: THE INNUMERABLE ANXIETIES
SEPTEMBER 26 – NOVEMBER 8
NOVEMBER 14–JANUARY 3
JANUARY 16 THRU MARCH 1
MAY 15 – JUNE 19
CLARE DOVETON. NEW WORKS
DIS/RE/CON.NECT: NEW WORKS BY BARRY FITZGERALD
PAPER | PLATE. A CERAMICS JOHN FERRY. EXHIBITION CURATED BY NEW WORKS NOVEMBER 7 – JANUARY 3 KYLA STRID
JANUARY 16 – MARCH 1
JULY 31 – AUGUST 25
SEPTEMBER 26 – NOVEMBER 8
SOUVENIRS FROM THE FUTURE: A SURVEY OF CONTEMPORARY CERAMICS CURATED BY BEN AHLVERS OCTOBER 10 – NOVEMBER 22
NICK VACARRO. MAGIC BOXES
ANN DEAN. FROM KANSAS TO THE CARRIBEAN
DECEMBER 1 – JANUARY 10
APRIL 17 – MAY 23
LAWRENCE INSIDE OUT APRIL – JUNE, 2015
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ARTIST IN RESIDENCE EXHIBITIONS Exhibition works are made during residencies at the Lawrence Arts Center.
AMBER GINSBERG + AARON HUGHES.THE TEA PROJECT OCTOBER 2 – NOVEMBER 14
TONJA TORGERSON: MEMENTO MORI JUNE 25 – JULY 26
GUNYOUNG KIM: NEW WORKS JUNE 25 – JULY 26
VALERIE CAMPOS: NATURAL SELECTION, THE PURSUIT OF HAPPINESS 6
JULY 17 – AUGUST 8
(IMAGE, TOP) detail from photography exhibition by Ann Dean
STUDENT EXHIBITS ART BEAT
SEPTEMBER, 2014
Cottonwood, Inc., Retirement Enrichment Services shares a strong and rewarding partnership with the Lawrence Arts Center. The opportunity for creative expression within the community from professional artists in this state of the art facility is incredibly rewarding and important to those served by Cottonwood. We especially appreciate that the instructor strives to understand each of the students to better facilitate the learning experience. The instructor shares technique while encouraging fun and artistic freedom. Each year, the retirees choose their favorite pieces of art which are featured and made available for purchase during our annual art show.
ARTS-BASED PRESCHOOL EXHIBITION WORKS OF ART BY OUR YOUNGEST STUDENTS APRIL, 2015
INSIGHT ART TALKS This lecture series brings visiting and exhibiting artists to the podium to talk about their work, and opens dialogue between artist and viewer. INSIGHT Art Talks bring a deeper understanding of works on display in the galleries throughout the year. JOHN SEBELIUS | SEPTEMBER 3 | 7PM DO YOU KNOW WHO MY FATHER IS?! DAVID VERTAČNIK | SEPTEMBER 8 | 7PM LOCAL FLAVOR, SELECTED WORK 1979-2014 KAREN MATHEIS | NOVEMBER 17 | 7PM CHRONIC CITY CLARE DOVETON | JANUARY 21 | 7PM NEW WORKS
The annual Preschool Exhibition is a don’t miss exhibit featuring works from current preschool children at the Lawrence Arts Center. Illuminating the roots of imagination through fearless creativity, this exhibit offers a rare and inspiring glimpse of the origin of ingenuity and inspiration. The Lawrence Arts Center Arts-Based Preschool curriculum allows students the opportunity to work with professional artists. Through rich and varied experiences with the arts in combination with a sound preschool education, creative confidence and innovative skills are clear in the work of these very young students.
USD 497 LAWRENCE PUBLIC SCHOOLS EXHIBITION WORKS SELECTED BY USD 497 ART TEACHERS APRIL–MAY, 2015
The annual USD 497 Public School show features works selected by public school art teachers of K-12 students from across Lawrence. Showcasing a cross section of the diverse, excellent visual arts programing in Lawrence public schools, this exhibit spotlights the value of arts learning and the importance of fine arts programs in public education. Viewed consecutively after the Lawrence Arts Center Arts-based Preschool Exhibition, the exhibit is an enlightening window into the trajectory of artistic development and creative growth happening everyday in Lawrence. 6TH THRU 12TH GRADE ARTS INSTITUTES
ANN DEAN | APRIL 30 | 7PM
INSTALLATION-BOOM!
FROM KANSAS TO THE CARRIBEAN
JULY, 2015
PATRICK DUGEAW | MAY 16 | 11AM THE INNUMERABLE ANXIETIES
Alicia Kelly’s installation class: one week, one gallery, one massive installation. 6th-12th grade students created a large scale, gallery installation show. Students not only made art on a grand scale, but learned the fundamentals of getting their work into a gallery. This class was taught by artist, Alicia Kelly.
GUNYOUNG KIM & TONJA TORGERSON JULY 9 | 7PM 2014/15 ARTISTS IN RESIDENCE EXHIBITIONS
GUEST EXHIBITS & ART SALES Lawrence Photo Alliance Lawrence Art Guild Bizarre Bazaar
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FINAL FRIDAYS Final Fridays began through the cooperation of the Lawrence Arts Center, Downtown Lawrence Inc., the Lawrence Cultural Arts Commission, and artists, gallerists, collectives and local businesses, all of whom saw the value of the arts in our city and an opportunity to bring them to a wider public through this monthly free arts festival. Throughout the year on the last Friday of the month, the streets of downtown Lawrence erupt, storefronts convert into flash spaces, and performances and exhibits spill in and out of galleries and businesses. Activities for kids, exhibitions designed to challenge adults, music, dance and theater for all ages are all within walking distance of each other.
ARTSHARES The ArtShares art subscription service for locally produced art included three limited edition works of art from the four artists and two tickets to a performances at the Lawrence Arts Center. BAILEY MARABLE • GRACE PETERSON • ANGIE PICKMAN • JEREMY ROCKWELL KYLA STRID • DAVE VAN HEE • STEPHEN T. JOHNSON • KRISTIN MORLAND
CERAMICS SYMPOSIUM
OCTOBER, 2014
EVERY TWO YEARS, the Lawrence Arts Center hosts six nationally recognized ceramicists in a symposium on topics central to the contemporary ceramics art world. This rare opportunity offers a chance to interact and observe ceramic artists working in the top of the field. 2014 ARTISTS
Sunshine Cobb • Gerrit Grimm Chris Gustin • Akio Takamori Patti Warashina • Stan Welsh
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(IMAGE,) detail from painting by 2015 Benefit Art Auction featured artist Clare doveton
BENEFIT ART AUCTION 2015
EXHIBITION March 13 – April 11
LIVE AUCTION April 11
Established by artists in 1981 as a way to fund a not-for-profit gallery, the auction provides funding for the exhibitions program now occupying five spaces in the Arts Center and enriched by Art Talks, films, and events. The Art Auction is a community opportunity to support the Exhibitions Program at the Lawrence Arts Center. Approximately 150 pieces generously donated by artists are on exhibit for four weeks prior to the auction event. Visitors to the exhibition may make bids on both live and silent auction items; all bids start at 50% of retail value. Patrons may purchase pieces before the auction for buy-out bids of 200% of retail value.
AUCTION ARTISTS FEATURED ARTIST CLARE DOVETON BEN AHLVERS DAN ANDERSON MICHAEL ARTHUR INGE BALCH JASON BARR TOM BARTEL GEOFF BENZING NANCY BJORGE VERNON BREJCHA KIM BROOK JOHN GARY BROWN ELIZA BULLOCK ANDREW BURKITT VALERIE CAMPOS MICHAELA CARMEN GRACE CARMODY CAROL ANN CARTER PAUL & DEB CHAUSSEE ELLEN CHINDAMO SUNSHINE COBB
JACK COLLINS JIM CONNELLY JESSICA CONNER ERIC CONRAD LOUIS COPT MARK COWARDIN LAURIE CULLING JANET DAVIDSON-HUES CHARITY DAVIS-WOODARD ANN DEAN LUKE DUBOIS JEFF EATON CHRIS WOLF EDMONDS JASON EDMONDS CONSTANCE EHRLICH JOHN FERRY BARRY FITZGERALD TIM FORCADE JOELLE FORD HERB FRIEDSON JAN GAUMNITZ JOHN GAUNT ARCHIE GOBBER
ROXXANN GRABER SUSAN GRACE JESSE GRAY GERITT GRIM KEN GRIZZELL LISA GROSSMAN DIANE GUTHRIE BRIAN HARPER LEO HAYDEN STAN HERD ANN FRAME HERTZOG & STEVEN HERTZOG DIANE HORNING BRIAN HORSCH MARILYN HORSCH EROK JOHANSSEN STEPHEN JOHNSON TED JOHNSON LORA JOST ALICIA KELLY GWEN KERTH GUNYOUNG KIM LESLIE KULUVA
STEPHANIE LANTER ELIZABETH “GRANDMA” LAYTON JUDITH G. LEVY ROBBIN LOOMAS MATTHEW LORD ADAM LOTT ROBERTO LUGO LIZA MACKINNON MARIE MCKENZIE SARITA MAHINAY BAILEY MARABLE JUSTIN MARABLE EMILY MARKOULATOS LAURIE MARLOWE MARIA MARTIN SUSAN MCCARTHY MELISSA MCCORMICK GERRY MILLER RICK MITCHELL KRISTIN MORLAND JEROMY MORRIS MOLLY MURPHY YOONMI NAM
EDWARD NOONEN LORI NORWOOD GRACE PETERSON ANGIE PICKMAN SALLY PILLER JOSEPH PINTZ ROMIRO MARTINEZ PLASENCIA WAYNE PROPST LAURA RAMBERG HOLLIE RICE CATE RICHARDS JEFF RIDGWAY MATT RIDGWAY JEREMY ROCKWELL JESSICA ROLD NEIL SALKIND NICK SCHMIEDELER JOHN SEBELIUS ROGER SHIMOMURA HEATHER SMITH JONES ADAM SMITH KENT SMITH BILL SNEAD
RICK STEIN KYLA STRID RACHAEL SUDLOW PAM SULLIVAN AKIO TAKAMORI JUNIPER TANGPUZ BETSY TIMMER TONJA TORGERSON JEN UNEKIS NICK VACCARO, SR. DAVE VAN HEE RACHEL VAN WAGONER MARCIANA VEQUIST SHANNA WAGNER PATTI WARASHINA THOM WEIK MARGARET WEISBROD MORRIS MATTHEW WOODARD RUSSELL WRANKLE ROBERT ZERWEKH HONG ZHANG YURI ZUPANCIC
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VISITING & RESIDENT ARTISTS The resident and visiting artists program at the Lawrence Arts Center offers students and local artists a unique opportunity to study with practicing artists of varied backgrounds and diverse skills.
CERAMICS & PRINTMAKING ARTISTS-IN-RESIDENCE
Ceramics and Printmaking 12-month residency programs are designed to provide a creative environment for emerging artists and to broaden the center’s students and faculty awareness of new approaches and techniques. Residents are provided studio space, $500 per month stipend, an apartment, free firings, and 24 hour access to all studios, including print, metal, photography, and digital media. Residencies provide a multi-faceted experience that includes teaching, community outreach, interaction with other artists, and studio care, and culminates in an exhibition of new work.
PROJECT-BASED RESIDENCY
The goal of these short-term residencies is to help support, sustain, and foster growth in local arts and artists by providing material support for development of special projects with an emphasis on interdisciplinary works, and helping local artists to create works competitive on a national scale.
ARTISTS IN RESIDENCE 2014/15
Gunyoung Kim, Seoul, South Korea, ceramist Tonja Torgerson, Minnesota, printmaker Valerie Campos, Mexico City, Mexico, painting & printmaking
VISITING ARTISTS
are invited throughout the year to work at the Arts Center for varying lengths of time creating exhibits and installations, participating in performing arts productions, and presenting art talks, workshops, and other innovative and interactive projects. Joe Schoonover, musician, Topeka, KS Patricia Ahern, musician, Dodge City, KS/Lawrence, KS Patrick Kelly, actor, Lawrence, KS Jeff Harshbarger, musician, Kansas City, MO Wayne Hawkins, musician, Kansas City, MO Art Kent, lighting designer, Kansas City, MO Chuck Grunau, sound designer , Wichita, KS
PERFORMING ARTS
PETER AND THE WOLF Eleanor Goudie-Averill, director/choreographer, Philadelphia, PA/Iowa City, Iowa Neil Goss, scene designer, Lawrence, KS Susan Rendall, costume designer, Lawrence, KS Krisa Farrington, dancer, Lawrence, KS Tuesday Faust, dancer, Taos, NM Seth York, dancer, Kansas City, MO Patrick Suzeau, dancer/KU faculty, Lawrence, KS Juliet Remmers, dancer, Kansas City, MO Kendal Surdyke, dancer, Lawrence, KS University of Kansas Symphony Orchestra Anne Schneller, musician Casey Gregory, musician Katy Byrd, musician Lan Jiang, musician Audrey Herren, musician Adam Galigher, musician Mady Bert, musician Renee Metcalf, musician Katie McKiernan, musician Tyler Goudlock, musician Grant Bingham, musician Nina Scheibe, musician Eric Hessel, musician Taylor Ensminger, musician Grant Parker, musician Eric Mahon, musician Jennifer Shinska, musician Ashley Tini, musician Nick Spradlin, musician
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EDWARD GANT Jacqueline Grunau, director, Lawrence, KS Will Averill, actor, Lawrence, KS Christoph Cording, actor, Lawrence, KS Chris Roady, actor, Kansas City, MO Erica Fox, actor, Lawrence, KS Anne Patterson, scene designer, Lawrence, KS Jen Young, costumer, Lawrence, KS Michael Bradley, musician, Lawrence, KS Rachel Perry, musician, Lawrence, KS
NERVOUS SET Tom Picasso, actor, New York, NY Seth Golay, actor, Kansas City, MO Megan Birdsall, actor, Kansas City, MO Michael Smith, actor, Kansas City, MO Kirsten Paludan, actor/vocalist, Kansas City, Lawrence Alex Kipp, actor, New York, NY Krisa Farrington, choreographer, Lawrence, KS Marah Melvin, actor, Lawrence, KS Melissa Fennewald, actor, Kansas City, MO Tammy Keiser, sceneographer, Lawrence, KS Ron Schaffer, stage manager, Kansas City, MO Taylor Baab, musician, Lawrence, KS
940 LIVE Jack Winerock, pianist &KU faculty, Lawrence, KS Chaeyoung Park, pianist, Lawrence, KS Michael Kirkendoll & the Cortona Collective, musicians, nationwide/Cortona, Italy David Neeley, musician, KU faculty, Lawrence, KS Laura Hrivnak, musician Kelly Bohling, musician Ellen Lind, musician Sean Mawhirter, musician Hugo Vera, vocalist, New York, NY Kyle Naig, piano/musician, Lawrence, KS Michael Dolman, musician, San Francisco, CA Elena Lence Talley & Lyric Arts Trio, musicians, Kansas City, MO
Support for our 2014/15 visiting and resident artists program is provided by the National Endowment for the Arts, ArtPlace America, Center for Global International Studies, Anne and David Hollond, Jan and Jack Gaumnitz, Beth Schultz, the Thomas D. Galloway Family, Sally Hare-Schriner and Dan Schriner, Nicole and Dan Sabatini, Kay and Tom Carmody, and all who “raised the paddle” at our April Benefit Auction for support of our Visiting and Resident Artist Fund.
STORY SLAM Ed Stivender, storyteller, Kentucky Carmen Deedy, storyteller, Atlanta, GA ALICE IN WONDERLAND Peter Zazzali, actor & KU professor, Lawrence, KS Elizabeth Sullivan, actor, Lawrence, KS SUMMER YOUTH THEATER Spencer Lott, director/puppeteer - New York, NY Ellen Anthony Moore, director, New York, NY Melissa Mendl, director/choreographer, Madison, WI PIES FROM THE PORN KITCHEN Melissa Fennewald, actor, Kansas City, MO Chris Roady, actor, Kansas City, MO Amy Attaway, actor, Kansas City, MO Natalie Liccardello, playwright, Kansas City, MO A KANSAS NUTCRACKER Jeff Dearinger, musician/composer, Lawrence, KS Tristian Griffin, dancer, Kansas City, MO Vashti Goracke, dancer, Lawrence, KS
EXHIBITIONS
FREE STATE FESTIVAL Luke DuBois, expanded media, New York, NY Todd Bryant, digital media, New York, NY Nick Hallett, performance, New York, NY Brock Monroe, expanded media, New York, NY
Zach Layton, performance, New York, NY Erika Nelson, installation, Lucas, KS Yuri Zupancic, digital media, Lawrence, KS Shannon & Darrin White, installation, Lawrence, KS
EDUCATION ARTS-BASED PRESCHOOL Chaeyoung Park, pianist, Lawrence, KS Ashley Boyack, instructor, Salt Lake City, UT Amanda Clark, theatre, Lawrence, Ks Donna Jo Harkrider, dance instructor, Lawrence, KS KSTonja Torgerson, Minnesota, printmaker Mingtian Zhao Yang, Pianist, Hainan Island, China Arts Fusion Initiative, American Fusion Project Kristen Doering, piano Taylor Hansen, dance Maria Im, violin Cleo Person, dance Colin Stokes, cello Jake Alan Nelson, baritone Gabriel Medina, composer Kyle Weiler, dance VISUAL ARTS Gina Adams- Boulder, CO Valerie Campos- Oaxaca, Mexico Christie Dobson-Lawrence KS Amber Ginsburg-Chicago, IL Aaron Hughes- Chicago, IL Gunyoung Kim- Columbus, OH Kris Kuksi- Lawrence KS Karen Kunc- Lincoln, NE
Sage Perrott- Elkins, WV John Sebelius- Lawrence, KS Juniper Tangpuz- Kansas City MO Tonja Torgerson- Syracuse, NY Ceramics Symposium Sunshine Cobb, ceramicist, Sacramento, CA Gerit Grimm, ceramicist, Madison, WI Patti Warashina, ceramicist, Seattle, WA Akio Takamori, ceramicist, Seattle, WA Stan Welsh, ceramicist, San Jose, CA Chris Gustin, ceramicist, South Dartmouth, MA
SCHOOL OF DANCE
Anne Fay, instructor, Kansas City, KS Joyce Voelker, instructor/choreographer, Brooklyn, NY Ashley Boyack, instructor, Salt Lake City, UT Tristian Griffin, instructor & performer, New York, NY Melissa Hale Coyle, choreographer, Charlotte, NC Jennifer Hart, choreographer, Dallas, TX Laura Fiatte, performer, Kansas City, MO James Singleton, teacher, Shawnee Mission, KS Melissa Mendl, choreographer, Madison, WI Owen/Cox Dance Group, performer, Kansas City, MO Sean Duus, teacher, Kansas City, MO Eleanor Goudie-Averill, director/choreographer, Philadelphia, PA/Iowa City, Iowa Kameron Saunders, teacher, Saint Louis, MO Seth York, performer, Raytown, MO Arts Fusion Initiative, see above, New York City, NY Michelle Hayes, dance, Lawrence, KS
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2014 • 2015 EDUCATION
9040 students participated in visual, performing arts, and dance 501 students participated in performing arts productions; 179 of them received financial aid 271 school of dance students received financial aid 92 arts-based preschool children received financial aid 516 visual arts students received financial aid 46 teens from 3 rural Kansas counties attended the week-long Summer ARTSreach Art Institute at the Lawrence Arts Center 8 artists traveled to 2 rural Kansas counties to teach ARTspace STEAM camps to 90 1st-5th graders 1058 individual adults and youth received financial aid for preschool, visual arts, dance, and performing arts classes Over 1000 students participated in arts education through our support of CASA, Headstart, Boys & Girls Club, Little Nations Preschool, Cottonwood Inc., and other social service organizations
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(IMAGES, THIS PAGE) 1st thru 5th grade students participated in a variety of STEAM-based classes during 10 weeks of summer camps.
ART FOR ALL AGES The shared vision guiding all Lawrence Arts Center visual arts education programs is to create an environment in which young people develop innovative, disciplined, and enlightened thinking skills while working with artists and arts educators. The guiding principal behind this vision is that these are skills that critically affect long term achievement and are essential qualities in future leaders in all fields. (IMAGE, RIGHT) Steamroller printmaking on the street, Art Tougeau 2015. Thank you, City of Lawrence!
EARLY EDUCATION
PLAY. DISCOVER. CREATE.
Preschool, Coloring Outside the Lines and Integrated Arts A pioneer in the use of art in early education, the Lawrence Arts Center’s Arts-based Preschool has been offering an inspired approach to teaching young learners for over 30 years. The arts are central in this thoughtful early educational environment that encourages creative thinking, decisionmaking, imagination, and cultural awareness. Employing arts-based activities to learn reading, writing, science and math, this award-winning program provides social, motor, and creative experiences integrated into a sound preschool curriculum. In addition to the daily creative classroom, children work with a music, drama or creative movement specialist each week, and meet visiting artists from around the world. Coloring Outside the Lines and Integrated Arts leveraging the pioneering arts-based curriculum developed and utilized in the Arts Center Arts-based
Preschool, classes for early learners focus on introducing early learners to the creative classroom. Classes are designed specifically with the developmental milestones of young children in mind.
KINDERGARTEN
IMAGINE. PLAY. LEARN.
Arts Wednesday Kindergarten is a transitional learning stage where early learners bridge from preschool to “big kid” environments. On the public school weekly Wednesday Early Dismissal days, the Lawrence Arts Center offers classes specially designed for students in kindergarten. Classes are taught by early education staff who incorporate more advanced skills and information while still honoring the developmental skills and milestones that are the hallmark of this age.
1ST-5TH GRADE
EXPLORE. IMAGINE. INVENT
Youth Art Education and ArtSpace Youth Art Education: Based on an understanding of how arts education impacts literacy, mathematics, science, and overall academic achievement, our youth arts education program supports the capacity of students to make real-world connections, think boldly and creatively, and motivate themselves to learn in an exciting place that supports innovative thinking. From clay to creative writing, painting to plays, graphic design to film, instructors are professional teaching artists who inform and engage. Art Space ArtSpace is the integrated visual art and science program for students 1st -5th grades. Acknowledging the vital role art has in teaching innovative and creative thinking, the Art Space program places the Lawrence Arts Center at the epicenter of the movement to add an “A” for “art,” turning STEM into STEAM. Based on the idea that critical
thinking, problem solving, and the ability to innovate are essential skills in all educational environments, ArtsSpace is an inspired learning environment in which students try new things, test the limits of their imaginations, practice innovation, and build creative connections. Art Space camps and classes focus on a key principle of art and connect art concepts with scientific concepts, under a cultural theme relevant to young people. This integrated science and art curriculum meets national art and science standards.
6TH-12TH GRADE EXPERIMENT. INVENT. ACCOMPLISH.
Arts Institutes Arts Institutes offer instruction by professional artists in visual arts, dance, theater, and digital media for beginners through advanced students in an accepting, inspired, artistic atmosphere. The institutes offer a place for students to begin by exploring and building foundational skills, develop technique, and advance to create work they can add to a portfolio.
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Lawrence Ballet Theatre Lawrence Ballet Theatre is a pre-professional ballet company at the Lawrence Arts Center. Its mission is to provide training and performing opportunities to serious students who are seeking a collegiate or professional career in the field of dance and to provide high quality, rich dance experiences for audiences in Lawrence and the region. Company members are selected at an annual audition. Participation in the company helps prepare students for the demands of a collegiate or professional career in dance by learning classical and original choreography appropriate for the advanced student. The company works to complement and encourage the passion the advanced student has for the art of dance. In May of 2015, the company attended the Regional Dance America MidStates Festival held in Skokie, IL, where they performed works choreographed by faculty instructor Shannon Pickett and guest artist Melissa Coyle. Summer Youth Theater SYT is the performance-based theater program for youth grades 3rd—12th. Professional musicians, choreographers,
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directors, and theater technicians observe the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts National Theater Education Standards in teaching the art of theater. Students can chose the SYT performance track, which is focused on acting and stage experience, or the SYT tech track, which is focused on theater production behind the scenes.
ADULT ARTS
ENVISION. CONNECT. ENERGIZE.
With the idea that art is central to the development of vibrant communities, the adult education program is focused on promoting art in everyday life. For beginners to professional artists, Lawrence Arts Center classes and workshops foster learning, practice and innovation. Classes emphasize the development of skills and the chance to practice technique, while setting the stage for social connection and development of creative networks. Classes are offered in a diverse range of media and skill levels that cultivate artistic technique and creative practice to bring ideas to life. (IMAGE, TOP) Lawrence Ballet Theatre performs in Emergence 2015. (IMAGE, RIGHT) ARTspace students create a large scale sidewalk chalk drawing in Guerilla Art camp
2014 • 2015
ARTSREACH FINANCIAL AID
CONTINUING CHALLENGES We have seen the need for financial aid increase each year, and now with 25% of our preschool population in need of tuition support, we are challenged to continue to increase our fundraising
for our financial aid program. Federal assistance has also been cut for many of our ARTSReach partners, and we are helping fill the gaps in funding for those programs so they can continue to come to the Arts Center for arts education.
We need to continue to seek to grow our donor base so we have the resources to continue to provide the best in performance and visual arts education to the community. Our goal is to have a robust financial aid fund.
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THEATER ARTS EDUCATION Watching and participating in theater fosters literacy, stimulates interest in a wide variety of subjects, introduces diverse cultures and characters, and encourages compassion and tolerance. Students develop a love for theater that enriches their development in many ways, offering them a safe place to express themselves, explore issues, take risks and come together with performance artists of all ages and skill levels who share their interest in theater.
SCHOOL OF DANCE The Lawrence Arts Center’s dance curriculum is guided by leading professionals in each discipline, and also by the national dance education standards set by the Kennedy Center for Performing Arts and the National Dance Education Association. With over 200 years of experience in the dance field, our faculty enable students to follow a sequential program, and develop skills appropriate for their age and level. Building the artist as well as the art, we encourage students to become their best within the spectrum of each discipline, develop a sense of artistry and to experience the joy of dance. Lawrence Ballet Theatre company members performed in Emergence
Summer Youth Theater Junior Players performed Will Averill and Jaqueline Grunau’s original play Science Boom! You’re Welcome
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Summer Youth Theater Senior Players performed Avenue Q with direction from visiting artist and puppeteer Spencer Lott
PERFORMANCE OPPORTUNITIES DECEMBER, 2014
APRIL 2015
From violence to online dependence, inclusion to rejection, addictions to celebrations, young people of the 21st Century have much on their plate. Act Out performed original material, devised by the group to explore important issues facing today’s youth.
An annual production starring the Art Center’s pre-professional ballet company with the original choreographies. Highlights include pieces the company performs at the annual Regional Dance America conference.
DECEMBER, 2015
MAY 2015
A fresh version of A Kansas Nutcracker recounting the early days of Lawrence. Roles for dancers and actors of all ages in a cast of over 120!
The End-of-Year Dance Showcases are a crucial component of the dance curriculum to demonstrate the progress of each class. These unique performances highlight the focus, hard work and dedication taking place in the School of Dance throughout the year.
JANUARY, 2015
JUNE-JULY, 2015
Professional jazz singer Donna Tucker directed a jazz vocal show choir for 8th-12th graders.
Summer Youth Theater is the performance-based theater program for youth grades 1st– 12th. Each summer four shows are produced–two for grades 4th–8th and two for 8th–12th. One musical for each age group is offered. A rookie level for children in grades 1st thru 3rd was added in 2015, bringing the line up to six shows.
ACT OUT THEATRE
A KANSAS NUTCRACKER: 1856 BLEEDING KANSAS EDITION NINE FOUR-0 JAZZ VOCAL
FEBRUARY, 2015
SLEEPING BEAUTY + ANANSI THE SPIDER
EMERGENCE: LAWRENCE BALLET THEATRE
END OF YEAR SCHOOL OF DANCE SHOWCASE & GALA
SUMMER YOUTH THEATER
An all play Ballet and Modern performance featuring classic fairy tales. MARCH, 2015
ALICE IN WONDERLAND
A play with music and dance, an all play original theatre production.
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PERFORMING ARTS
During the 14-15 season, the Lawrence Arts Center presented more than 120 performances of 54 separate productions, with participants totaling over 1650 and audiences totaling over 28,000.
(RIGHT) Dancers perform in the Arts Center’s production of Peter and the Wolf. (BELOW) Scene from The Nervous Set with Seth Golay and Megan Birdsall
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OCTOBER, 2014
DECEMBER, 2014
THE NERVOUS SET
SLEEPING BEAUTY & 1856 BLEEDING KANSAS EDITION ANANSI THE SPIDER
Original book by Jay Landesman, original music by Tommy Wolf, lyrics by Fran Landesman. Additional book and concept based on Landesman’s novel of the same name by Ric Averill. Directed by Ric Averill
As hip now as it was then, The Nervous Set hit Broadway like a flash of lightening during its run in 1959. First performed at the Beat mecca the Crystal Palace in St. Louis, this emblematic Beat generation jazz musical is a riff on the life and death of the iconic literary magazine, Neurotica (Nervous in the musical). This revitalized classic embodied Beat life in The Village of the early 1950s.
A KANSAS NUTCRACKER
with Free State Liberation Orchestra featuring members of the Uptown Mandolin Quartet Orchestration and conducting by Jeff Dearinger New script and stage direction by Ric Averill New original choreography by Cynthia Crews and Hanan Misko
A fresh new incarnation of the Arts Center’s unique holiday classic set in December 1856, following the sack of Lawrence and the Pottawatomie and Osawatomie Massacres, featuring John Brown, Charles Robinson and other famous Lawrencians. JANUARY, 2015
PIES FROM THE PORN HALLOWEEN MONSTER BALL byKITCHEN Natalie Liccardello
OCTOBER, 2014
Original music by Ric Averill Directed by Cynthia Crews, Hanan Misko and School of Dance Faculty
Lawrence Ballet Theatre and the School of Dance presented modern incarnations of classic Halloween tunes. OCTOBER & NOVEMBER, 2014
EDWARD GANT’S AMAZING FEATS OF LONELINESS
A Traveling Freak Show of Emotional Deformities by Anthony Neilson, co-produced with Lawrence’s Card Table Theater Company Directed by Jacqueline Grunau Music by the Free State Liberation Orchestra Gypsy Band
The story of an ugly girl whose pimples burst into pearls and a lovesick man with a cork in his brain.
FEBRUARY, 2015
Directed by Ric Averill
A fresh, ribald urban comedy of pie porn enacted, featuring Kansas City actress Amy Kelly, and Lawrence native, actor Chris Roady. Featured in the Art Center’s New Play Development Workshop in 2011, the full production delivered more than a few laughs. JANUARY, 2015
JIM COSGROVE Arts-based preschool welcomed kidrocker Jim Cosgrove, one of America’s leading family entertainers, for a kid’s concert to benefit the Arts Center preschool scholarship fund.
Sleeping Beauty, the classical ballet, recreated the timeless romantic fairytale through dance. Anansi the Spider was a modern dance class production of the beloved African folk tale. MARCH, 2015
ALICE IN WONDERLAND
Adapted from Lewis Carroll Directed by Ric Averill
Originally commissioned by the Kennedy Center for Performing Arts, Ric Averill’s rendition of the classic Alice in Wonderland toured the country to critical acclaim. The Arts Center’s production featured an expanded cast and an eclectic live band. MARCH, 2015
APRIL , 2015
EMERGENCE A performance by the Lawrence Ballet Theatre.
Audiences enjoyed the Arts Center’s preprofessional dance company in a striking concert featuring original works by guest choreographers Jennifer Hart and Melissa Hale Coyle. The performance included the wintery ballet Les Patineurs alongside a work choreographed by Shannon Pickett inspired by the poetry of Emily Dickinson. MARCH, 2015 The 2015 School of Dance
GALA NIGHT Gala Night features highlights from the past year, diverse classes, Lawrence Ballet Theatre, graduating seniors, and special guest Owen/Cox Dance Group! This annual event showcases the success and future of the dance program.
PETER AND THE WOLF
Music by Prokofiev, Directed and Narrated by Ric Averill Conducted by David Neely with the KU Symphony Orchestra, Choreography by Eleanor Goudie Averill Featuring Patrick Suzeau and Hanan Misko, with Juliet Remmers
Peter and the Wolf is the definitive classic written to introduce instruments of the orchestra to young and old alike. Dancer and choreographer Goudie-Averill led a gifted team to present Prokofiev’s masterwork through dance to all USD 497 second graders in addition to ticketed public performances. With unique sets and costumes, this production offered tremendous music and inspired, original dance.
THE LAWRENCE ARTS CENTER IS HOME TO
KU JAZZ! Free KU Jazz concerts were presented from October through May. KU Jazz Combos Vocal Jazz Groups KU Jazz Big Band KU Jazz Combos KU Big Band Show
SEPTEMBER–MAY, 2013-14
NOVEMBER, 2014
STORY SLAM
AN EVENING WITH CARMEN DEEDY
Stories are told live. Extraordinary, witty, suspenseful yarns are told by audience members MOTH–style the second Friday of each month. Raconteurs step up to the mic to bring laughs, tears, surprise, amazement, and the occasional awkward moment. All are welcome to bring a tale to tell on the theme.
Carmen Agra Deedy has been writing for children for over two decades. Born in Havana, Cuba, she came to the U.S. as a refugee in 1964. Deedy began writing as a young mother and storyteller whose NPR commentaries on All Things Considered were collected and released under the title, Growing Up Cuban In Decatur, Georgia. The pithy collection of twelve stories soon garnered awards, among them a 1995 Publishers Weekly Best Audio (Adult Storytelling) and a 1996 Parents’ Choice Gold Award. Her children’s books have won numerous awards.
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NINE FORTY LIVE
Nine Forty Live features artists who are creating innovative, new, and original sounds in multiple genres of music. The theater at the Lawrence Arts Center provides a unique opportunity for audiences to see and hear great music. Building on a strong music scene in downtown Lawrence, Nine Forty Live provides an intimate theater setting for dynamic performers and revels in the contributions of diverse artists in music performance and songwriting. SEPTEMBER, 2014
NOVEMBER, 2014
APRIL, 2015
AMERICAN FUSION PROJECT 2014: INTO THE SUN
LYRIC ARTS TRIO
940 CLASSICAL: DAHLIA TRIO WITH GUEST GUITARIST SEAN MAWHIRTER
Young artists from the Juilliard School combined diverse art forms with the text of A True Account of Talking to the Sun on Fire Island by American poet, Frank O’Hara. Dancers, composers, singers, a violinist, a cellist, and a pianist collaborated to present an unforgettable experience. The artists also conducted a master class for School of Dance students. NOVEMBER, 2014
A Steinway concert. One of Kansas City’s top classical ensembles, the Clarinet, Soprano and Piano trio perform a World War I Centennial commemoration including poems and songs from the period including works by Ravel and Debussy. JANUARY, 2015
CHAEYOUNG PARK AND JACK WINEROCK Chaeyoung Park and Jack Winerock in a cabaret style performance.
Pianist Laura Hrivnak, violinist Kelly Bohling and Cellist Ellen Lind perform classical to contemporary work from Beethoven’s “Archduke” piano trio, to Clara Schumann, to Tedesco’s Fantasia for Guitar and Piano arranged for this quartet and a new trio by Ryan Woodhouse. All seasoned area symphonic performers and teachers (200+ students between them), this unique Lawrence trio plus guitar is a must-see, must-hear.
RAGTIME! AN AFTERNOON WITH SCOTT JOPLIN FEBRUARY, 2015 MAY, 2015 FEATURING PIANIST MICHAEL KIRKENDOLL AND 940 CLASSICAL: TOO MICHAEL DOLMAN THE CORTONA COLLECTIVE MUCH, TOO EARLY: Michael Dolman performed his favorite Contemporary classical music by living COMPOSERS WHO LEFT US composer’s ragtime music in an all ages composers performed by world famous concert. In addition to his performance, musicians. The group includes KU professor IN THEIR 30S Dolman taught a master class workshop. NOVEMBER, 2014
THE SONS OF BRASIL
with KU Jazz Ensembles Jazz on the Mainstage featuring Roger Wilder, #1 jazz pianist in Kansas City on the Steinway.
of piano, Michael Kirkendoll, his wife, flutist Mary Fukushima, and other faculty members from the prestigious Cortona Sessions group in Italy, a festival of music composition.
Hugo Vera- tenor, Kyle Naig- piano
If rock stars die young, does it follow that classical composers live long and prosper? Though it takes time to master the techniques of writing classical music, many great classical works were written by people in their twenties and thirties who met untimely deaths. This recital celebrates the work of composers who left this earth early including Henry Purcell, W. A. Mozart, Franz Schubert, Georges Bizet, and George Gershwin.
(LEFT) Chaeyoung Park has performed in 940 Live concerts and for the Arts Center’s arts-based preschool students
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FILMSCREENING MARCH, 2015
FINDING VIVIAN MAIER This award-winning documentary shuttles from New York to France to Chicago as it traces the intriguing life story of the late Vivian Maier, a career nanny whose previously unknown cache of 100,000 photographs has earned her a posthumous reputation as one of America’s most accomplished and insightful street photographers. The film’s release fueled the dispute between the men whose accidental discovery of her work led to Maier coming to the world’s attention and garnering a posthumous reputation on a par with Henri CartierBresson.
FREESTATEFESTIVAL The Lawrence Arts Center’s Free State Festival is a weeklong multidisciplinary arts festival that brings the very best in independent film, music, art, and ideas to the Lawrence Cultural District each June. The 2015 Free State Festival brought unforgettable arts experiences to the Lawrence community, including free outdoor concerts by George Clinton and Parliament-Funkadelic, Split Lip Rayfield, and Black Joe Lewis; thought-provoking feature films and over forty short film selections; temporary public art installations and digital displays throughout the Lawrence Cultural District; renowned performers and speakers, such as comedian Tig Notaro, author and screenwriter Dennis Lehane, comedian and film director Bobcat Goldthwait, and author and screenwriter Jon Ronson; and over twenty ideas panel sessions featuring regional scholars, professionals, and community members. Free State Festival 2015 attracted approximately 20,000 people to the Lawrence Cultural District with a budget just over $330,000. According to the Federal Bureau of Economic Analysis, every $1 increase in arts and culture spending generates $1.69 in total economic output, and for every job created by new demand for the arts, an additional 1.62 positions are created. Accordingly, the 2015 Free State Festival actually generated $557,700 of economic value for the City of Lawrence and may have created new jobs in the process.
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STAFF & FACULTY MEMBERS SPONSORS DONORS & GRANTS FINANCIALS
over 398 artists were employed as faculty, staff, and visiting artists throughout the year at the Arts Center $1,161,011 was paid to these artists 70% of the artists employed by the Arts Center reside in Douglas County Souper Bowl Saturday raised $12.405 for visual arts education our preschool earned $4,300 from various fundraisers
STAFF CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
Susan Tate CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF PROGRAMS & PARTNERSHIPS/CHIEF PROGRAM OFFICER
STUDIO MANAGER/DIRECTOR OF RESIDENCIES & ADULT EDUCATION
EXHIBITIONS DIRECTOR
Ben Ahlvers Amy Albright DIRECTOR OF NEW MEDIA
Marlo Angell ARTISTIC DIRECTOR, PERFORMING ARTS
ARTspace camps like Seussical the Newsical are designed to provide students with integrated visual art and science learning experiences.
Ric Averill DIRECTOR OF GRANTS & SPECIAL PROJECTS
Kyla Strid DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR
Heather Hoy CURATOR OF EDUCATION
Laurie McLane-Higginson SCHOOL OF DANCE ASSISTANT
Melissa Mendl/ Olivia Hernandez nce
Assistant OFFICE MANAGER
Beth Murphy PERFORMING ARTS COORDINATOR
Sarah Bishop
Aubrey Near
ARTS EDUCATION SPECIALIST/ DIRECTOR OF YOUTH EDUCATION
ARTS-BASED PRESCHOOL & EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION DIRECTOR
Neal Barbour ARTS-BASED PRESCHOOL ASSISTANT
Andria Devlin MARKETING DIRECTOR
Ruth DeWitt PERFORMING ARTS ASSISTANT
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DANCE PROGRAM DIRECTOR
Hanan Misko
GRAPHIC DESIGNER
the annual Benefit Art Auction raised $240,196 for the exhibitions program
EVENTS & TECNICAL COORDINATOR
Whitney Juneau
Stacy Galloway Haywood
Margaret Weisbrod Morris
fall benefit dinner raised $67,406 for our education & financial aid fund
ASSITANT OFFICE MANAGER
Colleen Jones/Cate Richards
Erika Gray
Linda Reimond FACILITY MAINTENANCE MANAGER
Steve Richardson EXHIBITIONS ASSISTANT
Jeremy Rockwell STUDIO MANAGER
Rachel Van Waggoner
MONARCH WATCH WAYSTATION In May, 2015 the arts-based preschool greenspace was registered with Monarch Watch as an official Waystation. Plants throughout the preschool playground and perennial landscaping across the front of the greenspace are planted with nectar and larval host plants specifically chosen to provide habitat for Monarch butterlies.
FACULTY VISUAL ARTS DRAWING AND PAINTING Jason Romanishin Jeff Ridgway Louis Copt Kaylyn Munro John Hulsey Clare Doveton Lora Jost Traci Bunkers Valerie Campos Sarita Mahinay CERAMICS Gunyoung Kim Neil Goss Hollie Rice Kim Brook Jason Woolery Jenny Doores Kyla Strid Rachel Van Wagoner Amy Lenharth PRINTMAKING Tonja Torgerson Tim O’Brien Liza MacKinnon Brian Hawkins Clinton Ricketts Alicia Kelly Sally Piller
JEWELRY Dan Dakotas Rachael Sudlow Shanna Wagner Damia Smith PHOTOGRAPHY Ann Dean DIGITAL MEDIA Marlo Angell Carolyn Berry Micki Hadley Robbin Loomas WRITING Marlo Angell Annola Charity Helen Swan Mary Wharff YOUTH VISUAL ARTS Katie Alldritt Andrew Cho Ann Dean Neal Barbour Elizabeth Sullivan Mark Raymer Greg Stone Kristen Paludan Joe Comparato Michelle Salmans Wil McDaniel Neil Goss Traci Bunkers Carolyn Berry Marysa Sacerdote
Alicia Kelly Larry Mitchell Kristen Gantz Jessica Conner Whitney Jacobs Juniper Tangpuz Marlo Angell Richelle Mechem Dan Dakotas Jeanette DeVilbiss
SCHOOL OF DANCE
Paige Comparato Cindy Crews Christie Curtis Hannah Davidson Megan Derry Krisa Farrington Sara Felt Vashti Goracke Donna Jo Harkrider Jerel Hilding Monika Ivy Betsy McCafferty Hanan Misko Daphne Monroe Caitlin Mordan Shannon Pickett Elizabeth Schafer Ashley Sandefur Lydia Snell Daniel Xaysongkham
THEATER
Patricia Ahern Ric Averill Jeanne Averill Jodie Buster Amanda Clark Joe Comparato Christie Dobson Samaria Fleig Erin Girard Lakin Griffin Larry Mitchell Trish Neuteboom Becky O’Keefe Elizabeth Sullivan Donna Tucker Jennifer Walker
ARTS-BASED PRESCHOOL
Miriam Cain Andria Devlin Allison Haworth Megan Hay Ann Johnson Megan King Erin McElroy Richelle Mechem Tori Mitchell Pat Pasini Kim Rack Gracie Rinke Becky Rogers Heather Smith Jones Emily Wilson Hollie Rice Linda Reimond
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LAWRENCE ARTS CENTER LEGACY FUND
THE LAWRENCE ARTS CENTER RELIES ON DONATIONS FROM INDIVIDUALS, FAMILIES, SMALL BUSINESSES, MAJOR CORPORATIONS, AND FOUNDATIONS TO SUPPORT 49% OF OUR TOTAL OPERATING BUDGET. WE WOULD LIKE TO THANK THE FOLLOWING FOR THE INVALUABLE SUPPORT THEY HAVE PROVIDED TO THE ARTS CENTER DURING THE 2014-15 FISCAL YEAR:
LEGACY FUND SOCIETY
up to $999—
The Lawrence Arts Center Legacy Fund, held at the Douglas County Community Foundation, will underwrite visual and performing arts programming for children at the Lawrence Arts Center. Established in 2014 with a $100,000 gift from the Ethel and Raymond Rice Foundation and a $100,000 gift from the Marianna and Ross Beach Foundation, the Fund will support financial aid and arts programming at the Arts Center for children in Head Start, CASA, Boys and Girls Club and other social service agencies served by the Arts Center’s ArtsReach program. This fund may also be used to underwrite costs for children’s programming directly related to training and retaining teaching artists for preschool through high school visual and performing arts classes. Judy & David Billings Jolisa & Don Buchner Barbara & Bill Carswell Marilyn & Tom Dobski Chris Wolf Edmonds & Steve Edmonds Ethel & Raymond Rice Foundation Ross & Marianna Beach Foundation Colette & Ron Gaches Joan & Web Golden Bob Gould Beth Harrison: Harrison Family Fund of the Douglas County Community Foundation Diane & Al Horning Sheryl & Bud Jacobs Liz & Tony Krsnich Ellen Lecompte Cindy Maude Georgia & Dick Orchard Vickie & Jim Otten Jane & Mark Potts Leni & Neil Salkind Sally Hare-Schriner & Dan Schriner Beth Schultz Connie & Gary Sollars Deanell & John Tacha Susan & Brad Tate Mary & Jeff Weinberg
ANN EVANS ENDOWMENT The Ann Evans Lawrence Arts Center Endowment fund supports the annual operations of the ARTS Center with a 5% payout available for current needs. The fund was established to honor founding director Ann Evans.
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Diane & Tom Adamson Patty Ahern Virgie & Dudley Alexander Ashley & Matt All Shannon Altmeyer Mary Kate & David Ambler Alan & Susan Anderson Susan Anderson Katie & Ken Armitage Francie & Thomas Arnold Jane Baier Candi & Paul Baker Andrea & Dave Baloga Marge & Price Banks Peggy Baradi Amanda Bargallo Jill & Philip Baringer Clem Bartak Paula & Curtis Baum Aaron Bennett Jennifer Bennett Denise & Russ Berland Valerie Bido Marlene Bien Markie & Peter Bieri Sam Billen Judy & David Billings Halina Bini Jordan Blair Karen & Chip Blaser Rosemary Blum C. Allen Booe Janet Bouley Michael Bowman Cynthia Bracker Sturm Michael Branicky Chad Bristow Simon Brody Sharon & Robert Brown Carolyn Brown Steve & Kathy Bruner Linda & David Buchmueller Jeanie & Bruce Bundy Beverly & Brad Burnside Anna & Bill Busby Scot & Jane Buxton
Kacy & Timothy Caboni Patricia Campbell Elana Cannon Kit Carlsen Elise Carter Mary Frances Ellis & Paul Carttar Peter & Rosalea Carttar Claudia Olea & David Carttar Joyce Castle Elizabeth & David Cateforis Jerree & Harley Catlin Laura Cea-Klish Larry Chance Ling-Lung Chen Kerri Christian Amy & David Clark Gary & Jeanne Clark Laura Rose Clawson Margie & George Coggins Elizabeth Cohn Julie Colvin Robin Crawford Molly Crook Pete & Virginia Curran Cathy Dahl Candice Davis Laura Van Sickle-Deavours & Da Deavours David Dempsey Bill Dentler & Kathy Suprenant Dee Ann DeRoin Nancy Dietze Sheryl Dillard Bonnie & Jon Dunham Diana Dunkley Debbie Dunlap Julie & Dave Dunlap Robert Prentice & Sharon Dunn Garrett Dworkin Caroline Eddinger Pat Ellebracht Julie Embry Hilda Enoch Angela & Dave Evans Cari Everhart Susie & Mark Fagan Ethan Feirstein Steven Fendt Meghan Flanders Connie Friesen Laurie Froehlich Richard Frydman Mary & David Gage Kayley Gaiser Shriley & Goodwin Garfield Elizabeth Gaston Shelly & Steve Gaudreau Ruth Gennrich William Getz Donna Ginther Kate Gisborne Kerry & Jeff Glasgow Shannon Criss & Nils Gore Lisa & George Gotto Beth Gramly
Matthew Gray Sue Greene Raha Greenham Andrea & Christopher Greenhoot Susan Gregg Mary & Phil Griffin Ryan Grimes Mary Jane & Jim Grinter John Mattes & Heidi Hallman Sheri & Alex Hamilton Tree Hanna Lisa Hansen Emily Hartz Brenda Hatesohl Carol & Don Hatton Julie Heatwole Ann Hedrick Barbara & Jon Heeb Garri Hendell Susan Henneke Jene Herron Suzan Hill Wendy Hills Jackie & Russell Hilton Dick & Sue Himes Shannon Hodges Audrey Hoffman Lee Blackledge & Tom Hoffman Rose Hummelgaard Jane & Mickey Imber John & Sheila Immel Barry Fitzgerald & Lori Johns Jessica Johnson Don & Alice Ann Johnston David & Marsha Jones Mary & Joel Kaczor Diane Kappen Jennifer Katheiser Mike & Elaine Kautsch
Susan Kemper Joan Kenny & Bill Kutilek John & Helen Kiefer Dongbin Kim Laura Kirk & Paul Fellers Brett & Stephanie Knappe Kari Koester Aidan & Chris Koster Liz Kowalchuck Elizabeth Kozleski Erika Kramer Kristen & Allison Krebs Karen Kressin Linda & Gary Kroeger Judy & Nelson Krueger Louise Krug Tanya Kulaga Alice Kuo Kim Lacy Betty Laird Sacie & David Lambertson Madeleine & Christophe Landry Whitney Lang Greer Lang Alison Langham Kelly Layton Susan & Stuart Levine Jeannie & Bill Lienhard Teri Loney Davis Loupe Linda & John Lungstrum Kirsten Ahnell & W.L. Magnuson Maude Malone Jane Mandigo Julia Manglitz Sunjay Marathe Bob & Anita Markley Janet Marquis Helen Martin
Maria Martinez Beverly & Bill Mayer Susan McCarthy & Bill James Kirk & Jeannie McClure Erica McDiffett Carol McDonald Greg & Julie McDonald Kathy & Steve McDowell Sally McGee Roxie & David McGee Linda Mckay Brenda & Mike McKinney Madeline & Casey McLaughlin Ellen Mcnellis Sarah Mctighe Kersten Meinking Fernando Merino Diane & Robert Meyers Kim Miele Gerry Miller Phil Minkin Rick Mitchell Virginia & Bill Mitchell Maria Morales Jeff Moran & Susan Kang Dana Morgan Laura Moriarty Shirley Morris Nancy Moses Carol & John Munchoff Mary Munson Ott Virginia & Noah Musser Brenda Myers Nancy Cayton Myers & Mike Myers Karen & Tony Mynsted Julie Nagle John Nalbandian Edward Necefer
Jill Nesbitt Marge Newmark Jennifer Ng Christina Nipper-Karnowski Susan Nissen Laura Northrup James Norton Misti Osbern Martha Packer Craig Patterson Molly Paugh Gerald & Jeanne Pees Jessica Perry Kimberly Peters-Lundine & Ryan Peters Becca & Blake Peterson Ardith & John Pierce Lauri Pilakowski Edith Black & John Poertner Aimee Polson Matthew Pool Jane & Mark Potts Laurance & Johanna Price Carol Schmitt & Wayne Propst Sarah & Mike Randolph Teresa & Stan Rasmussen Angela Rathmel Nicholas Ray Haritha Reddy Saralyn Reece Hardy Debora Reed Nadia Zhiri & Jim Regan Lauren Reinhold Lynne Renick & Bruce Leinmiller Ellen Rife Jason Rimmer Jason Rivers John & Valerie Roper Margaret Rose & Steve Ramberg
ART PLACE The Lawrence Arts Center’s “Free State Boulevard: From the Studio to the Streets” grant was among 55 grants given by ArtPlace America in 2014. These grants support creative placemaking across the country. The $500,000 grant will provide funding for a project that will engage artists with urban designers and civil engineers to reimagine and transform the six-block stretch of 9th Street that connects the Warehouse Arts area with Downtown Lawrence. East Ninth will become a streetscape that reinvents the downtown section of 9th Street as a platform for visual and performance art, multimodal paths and infrastructure improvements.
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Ali Rosenblatt Leslie Bennett & Joshua Rosenbloom Howard & Beverly Rosenfeld Jeff Ross Greg Rupp & Jennifer Roth Teri Canfield & Pete Rowland Lucy Russell Bob & Ann Russell Rebecca Ryan Dan Sabatini Vaughn Salisbury Janet Satz Barbara Moser Schaible Anthony Schmidt Jennifer Schmidt Gregory & Linda Schnose Ron Schorr & Georgann Eglinski Julie Schwarting Margaret Ann Schwartzburg Catherine Schwoerer Mary Scott Margaret & Will Severson Betty Shaffer Del & Carol Shankel Jean Shepherd Jan Sheldon & Jim Sherman Larry & Suzanne Sherr Jeanette & Richard Shultz Karen & Mark Shumate Stan & Jan Shumway Charles A Silvestri Brock Sindt Fred & Lillian Six Jenny & Keith Skillman Marilyn & Val Smith Glee & Jerry Smith Rebecca Smith Sarah Smith Ruth & Randall Sneegas Gary & Connie Sollars Jeanne Sourgens Gina Spade Marion & Byron Springer Amabelle Sta Ines
Lizette & Bill Staples Alice Steuerwald Annie & Paul Stevens David & Linda Stevens Carolyn & Tom Stewart Nikki Stewart Emma Scioli & Philip Stinson Linda & Robert Sturgeon Brian Sturm Justine Surh Muriel Cohan & Patrick Suzeau Gary Syverson Deanell & John Tacha Anne Tangeman Theresa Tedrow Barbara Thompson Peter & Judith Thompson Marilyn & Benjamin Tilghman Sean Tomb Charlotte Tritch Sarah Trulove Elizabeth Tucker Austin & Ruth Turney Bill & Kathryn Tuttle Nancy Ulrich Lu Vaccaro Sharon & Jeff Vitter Margie Wakefield Amy Waldron Agnes Walsh & Craig West Joy Ward Chuck & Karen Warner Steven Warren Jeff Webb Margaret Weisbrod Morris & Jonathan Morris Jerry & Rhonda Wells Peter Welsh Kay Wertzberger Gretchen West Twyla Whitmer Ann & Pete Wiklund Linda & Mike Wildgen Jewell Willhite Sarah Williamson
FEBRUARY 2015
LANGSTON HUGHES CREATIVE WRITING AWARDS Growing up in Lawrence prepared Langston Hughes to understand the difficulties of a racist society as well as the complexities of life itself. He responded by writing in diverse genres — poetry, fiction, drama, memoir, travel narrative — and in diverse styles, drawing on the rich culture of African Americans and the many voices of American democracy. The Langston Hughes Creative Writing Awards encourage and support contemporary poets and writers who present their life experiences creatively through poetry, stories, and non-fiction prose. Two awards of $500 each are given annually, one in the area of poetry and one in the area of fiction. The Lawrence Arts Center and Raven Book Store sponsor the awards.
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Jane Wilson Lorrie Windholz Susan Elkins & Jack Winerock Eleanor Woodyard Robert Zerwekh Zia Zia IMAGINATION SOCIETY $1000—$4,999 Amy Albright & Doug Davison Andrea Albright & Lance Adams Jean & Justin Anderson Jeanne & Ric Averill Linda Bailey Jennifer & Eric Barton Susan & Jim Bateman Beverly Smith Billings Charles & Dee Blaser Dorothy & Bob Bowline Anne Bracker Anne & Wally Brockhoff Judith & Ken Calhoun Cathy King & Collier Case Larry Chance & Kathy King Wendy & Rich Cornell Janet Davidson-Hues & Roger Shimomura Janice & Paul DeBauge Sandra & Jeffrey Deitering Vicki & Joe Douglas Kaye & Chris Drahozal Teresa & Don Duncan Elizabeth Miller & Lindy Eakin Chris Wolf Edmonds & Steve Edmonds Machaela & Jason Edmonds Ann Evans Dana Fertig Diane & Kent Fry Brenda Gadd Stacy Galloway Haywood & Derek Haywood Melody & Joe Gatti John & Virginia Gaunt
Sandra Gautt Bobbie & Steve Gish Jack Graham Cap & Kitty Gray Emily Hill & Burke Griggs Erin & Justin Hamilton Terri & Tom Harper Tracy Harrison & Vic Peterson Susan & Jim Hasselle Barbara Hauptli Leslie & Blake Hawley Sandra & Don Hazlett Nancy Helmstadter Charles Higginson & Laurie McLane Higginson Marcia & Stephen Hill Barbara & Steven Hillmer Carolie & Bill Hougland Heather & Matthew Hoy Pam and Eric Huerter Barbara Huppee & Jerry Bailey Betsy & Maurice Joy Patty & Marty Kennedy Diane & Robert Knapp Karen & Ed Komp Liz & Tony Krsnich Jill & Mark LaPoint Michel & Burdett Loomis Carrie & Jim Mandigo Cindy Maude Michael Maude Katherine & Bill McGillivray Christine & Mike McGrew Carol & Gene Meyer Dee and Mike Michaelis Durand Reiber & Marty Moore Edward Morris Sarah Bishop & Jeremy Mullis Molly Murphy Melissa McCormick & Ed Noonen Jerry Nossaman Deborah & Mike Orozco Vickie & Jim Otten George & Judy Paley Sara Scrittore & Massimo Parrini
APRIL 2015
VANGUARD AWARDS The Lawrence Arts Center held the first annual Vanguard Awards, honoring youth achievement in the visual arts in Lawrence public schools. Supported by a champion of the arts in the area, the awards are focused on identifying remarkable talent, skill, and originality in young visual artists in Lawrence. The awards take place this year in conjunction with the annual USD 497 Art Exhibition held each year in April. Award categories are The Vanguard Award of $1200, to the top 2D and top 3D high school artists included in the USD 497 show, whose work demonstrates the highest overall quality, originality and skill. Prize money is intended to support the students continued study in the visual arts. The Trailblazer Award of $600 awarded to students whose work is of high quality and demonstrates experimentation, innovation and skill, and the Catalyst Award, $150 prize awarded to the USD 497 instructors of winning students. All prize money is intended to support the students continued study in the visual arts.
John Parker Catherine & Fred Pawlicki Kathy Perkins and Stan Davis Amy & Chris Phalen Joni & Stephan Pro Kim & Mike Rack Laura Ramberg Deborah & Jamie Routledge Judith & Frank Sabatini Karry & John Salvino Carol & Sherry Schaub Carolyn & Bob Shelton Destiny & Josh Shelton Carol Stowell Gail & Gene Strid Kyla Strid Pam & Mike Sullivan Sidney & Tod Sutton Giles Thompson Tania & Neil Thompson Jennifer & David Unekis Gail & Kevan Vick Mary Wharff & Andy Bloomer Jan & Dale Willey Susie & Steve Wilson Kimberly & Tim Wingate Russell Wrankle Judy & Jack Wright INSPIRATION SOCIETY
$5000—$9,999
Jolisa & Don Buchner Colette & Ron Gaches Joan & Web Golden Gunda & Dave Hiebert Sheryl & Bud Jacobs Molly & Robert Krause Gary Nemchock Doug Stull & Lori Norwood
2015 Vanguard Award Winners: VANGUARD AWARDS: Kearston Mohney, 2D and Ian Sotomayor, 3D TRAILBLAZER AWARDS: Emily Torres 2D, and Cale Ruiz, 3D CATALYST AWARDS: Deena Amont, Lawrence High School Angelia Perkins, Lawrence High School Wendy Vertacnik, Lawrence High School Don Stevanov, Free State High School
Sally & Lynn Piller Mike Roark Sherri Soule & Tom Ruddy Nicole & Dan Sabatini Leni & Neil Salkind Dru & Bill Sampson Paula & Miles Schnaer Nancy Yost & Doug Wolff Diane & Dick Zinn CREATIVE PLACEMAKERS
$10,000 and Up
Robin Bayer Grace & Tom Carmody Kay, Tom, Tyler, & Jeff Carmody Marilyn & Tom Dobski Sarah Fayman Ray Fleming Thomas D. Galloway Family Jan & Jack Gaumnitz Matthew Gilhousen Anne & David Hollond Diane & Al Horning Marilyn & Brian Horsch Deborah & Rocco Landesman Ellen Lecompte Barbara Nordling Sally Hare-Schriner & Dan Schriner Elizabeth Schultz Susan & Brad Tate Evan Williams & Roger Walter Annette & Ken Wertzberger
STUDENT CURATORS Hang 12 is a high school art collective that hangs 12 shows a year at local galleries, opening on the Final Friday of each month. Involving students from all high schools in Lawrence, the group meets twice a month. Working with professional artists to curate and organize each show, students create original artwork and curate work from other high school students, then hang and staff the opening each month.
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ANNUAL FUNDRAISER EVENTS LE DINER SOUS LES ETOILES
WINE TASTING, HORS D’OEUVRES AND MUSIC!
Culinary distinction met French bohemian style under the extraordinary downtown sky. The Lawrence Arts Center Dinner Under the Stars benefits the education scholarship fund, supporting arts education for all children. Great company and excellent food are a don’t-miss experience, with education as the raison d’être.
An evening of fine art, fine wine, and gourmet bites, all proceeds from the Arts Center’s newest fundraiser event benefit the Lawrence Arts Center Financial Aid Fund.
SEPTEMBER
SEPTEMBER
The 2014 French bohemian-style Dinner Under the Stars was set on the the rooftop of the parking garage, which was transformed into a Parisian park.
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ARTS CENTER STAFF NEWS KYLA STRID TRAVELED TO CRETE In August 2013, Kyla Strid, the Lawrence Arts Center’s Director of Adult Education and Residencies traveled to Gournia, Crete to consult on the excavation of a Minoan Pottery site. She joined an archeological team led by University of Kansas Classics Professor John Younger on the site to better understand the ceramic shards and tools on the site. This partnership fostered new insights and discoveries in each discipline.
LINDA REIMOND AWARDED AS TEACHER INNOVATOR In May 2015, Preschool Director Linda Reimond was awarded The Henry Ford’s Innovation Nation Teacher Innovator Awards, recognizing educators who are using the classroom to inspire innovation, creativity, problem solving and critical thinking among their students. One of ten educators from country to receive a first place honor, Reimond traveled to Dearborn, Michigan for a week long “Innovation Immersion Experience” at The Henry Ford in Dearborn, Michigan. The experience included roundtrip airfare, accommodations, behind-the-scenes tours with curators and archivists, a teaching innovation workshop and a special recognition ceremony.
HEARST FOUNDATION GRANT In 2014, the Lawrence Arts Center received a $100,000 grant from the William Randolph Hearst Foundation to support ARTSpace, its summer science, technology, engineering, art, and math (STEAM) curriculum for 1st-5th graders. Over the past year, Hearst Foundation funds have enabled the Arts Center to: hire, train, and retain professional artists as full-time STEAM faculty; expand the existing STEAM summer curriculum for 1st-5th graders into a year-long afterschool and summer program for Kindergarten through 5th graders; and develop and implement a summative assessment of the impact that STEAM education has on student learning. In partnership with the Lawrence Arts Center, the William Randolph Hearst Foundation is helping more children become the innovative thinkers, astute problem-solvers, and creative workers our economy needs.
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Central Bank of the Midwest Chipotle City Wine Market Coca-Cola Dillon’s Edward Jones Financial El Dorado, Inc. Eldridge Hotel Graham Enterprises Grandstand Sportswear Hallmark Cards La Parilla LawrenceHits.com Margie Wakefield Law Offices, P.A. Mid-America Arts Alliance Morris, Laing, Evans, Brock & Kennedy, Chtd. Mullis Creative Natural Breeze Remodeling OrthoKansas Paley Properties Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine, P.A. Phoenix Gallery Radiologic Professional Services, P.A. Dr. Dan Ranjbar Security Benefit Truity Federal Credit Union Warren-McElwain Mortuary Wilkerson, Saunders, and Anderson, D.D.S., L.L.C. Yarn Barn
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FOUNDATIONS
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Artplace America • AT&T Foundation Capitol Federal Foundation Douglas County Community Foundation Doug & Mary Glasnapp Family Fund of the Douglas County Community Foundation Hall Center for the Humanities • The Hankins Foundation The Hearst Foundation • Jewish Community Foundation Kriz Charitable Fund, Inc. • The Kansas Humanities Council Muriel McBrien Kauffman Foundation National Endowment for The Arts O’Connor Company - Piller Foundation Sprint Foundation Topeka Community Foundation • US Bank Foundation US Bank - Georgia Willman Trust • Walmart Foundation Westar Energy Foundation • Windgate Charitable Foundation York Children’s Foundation
In November and December 2014, the ceramics studio was updated, creating a private studio and office for the Ceramics Artist in Residence, and expanding the ceramics studio to created additional space for youth classes.
(IMAGE) Ceramics by Gunyoung Kim, 2014/15 Cermics Artist in Residence
CEK Insurance Crown Automotive Douglas County Senior Services The Granada Kansas Public Radio Lawrence Memorial Hospital Lawrence Public Library Meritrust Morgan Stanley Prairie Fire Entertainment Sabatini Architects Terracon Treanor Architects, P.A. Vinland Valley Nursery
$10,000 and UP
Anheuser Busch City of Lawrence Edmonds Duncan Registered Investment Advisors Emprise Bank Enel Green Power North America, Inc. First Management Great Plains Media Hill’s Pet Nutrition Intrust Bank Lawrence Journal-World Mainline Printing McDonald’s Restaurants O’Malley Beverage P1 Group TCK – The Trust Company of Kansas – Trust and Financial Advisors Tequa Creek The Eye Doctors Tradewind Energy University Of Kansas US Bank
FUNDING* $2,842,934
City of Lawrence (4%)
donations, foundations, and memberships (49%)
earned income (47%) (tickets, tuition, art sales)
EXPENSES* $2,766,223
scholarships and financial aid (4%)
visiting and resident artist program (5%)
exhibitions (16%)
performing arts (25%)
arts education (50%)
(includes preschool and dance)
* UNAUDITED FINANCIALS Audited financials available upon request
detail from assemblage by Nick Vacarro, Magic Boxes exhibition
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