2015 • 2016
ANNUAL REPORT
FROM THE 2015/16 BOARD OF DIRECTORS CHAIR As one who began a relationship with the Lawrence Arts Center at its inception, I am proud to serve as the Chair of the Board at this time. The Arts Center celebrated its 40th anniversary last September, and I want to provide a perspective of what your support both financially and by attending events has allowed the Lawrence Arts Center to accomplish in the last six years during Susan Tate’s tenure as CEO. Susan has gathered an amazing team of artists at the Arts Center who have been empowered to “dream big” and from that we have accomplished the following: • Established a visiting and resident artist fund for visual and performing artists • Established the 940 Live Concert Series • Expanded Outreach to Public Schools • Designed and Implemented STEAM curriculum • Established Lawrence Ballet Theatre • Received largest Artplace America grant • Established the Legacy Fund We continue to increase private support, and this is a tribute to each of you who appreciate the value of arts and culture in our community. We are at a cross road in our community. It will be imperative in the next few years for all of us to convey to our City Commissioners how important arts and culture are to the essence of our community. The City invested in the Lawrence Arts Center as a public/private partnership, begun in 1974, and increased that investment with the construction of the new Lawrence Arts Center in 2000. With the leadership of first Ann Evans and then Susan Tate, the CEOs of the Arts Center have expanded the arts experience for all of us in Lawrence and those in the surrounding communities. Lawrence is the City of the Arts, a destination for retirees looking for a new home and many who want a fun weekend experience. As you review the past year that is featured on these pages, reflect on where we started at 9th and Vermont and where the Arts Center is today. It is with a big THANK YOU to each of you for your role in supporting the Arts Center not only financially but with your participation and spirit that emanates from this “place to imagine”. My hope is that in the future, each of you continue to ensure that this place to “find yourself inside” continues to inspire and fulfill the values of arts, education and performance. Let’s make sure that we can look back in 2056 and see that the idea that was created in 1974 continues to be to be the heart and soul of arts and culture in downtown Lawrence. I want to acknowledge, with appreciation, Susan’s leadership during the last seven years, and the time and guidance of the Board of Directors during this past year.
Joan Golden Board Chair, 2015-16
People of all ages explore Cloud, a sculptural installation by Caitlind r.c. Brown & Wayne Garrett, at the 2016 Free State Festival.
FROM THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER Dear Friends, As another fiscal year ends, we have gathered anecdotes, statistics, and images that tell the story of your generosity, our support of visual and performing artists, and the Lawrence tradition of investment in art and culture. In the last quarter of this fiscal year, our city leaders have made plans to reduce public funding for the Lawrence Arts Center. At the same time, the state of Kansas has reduced arts funding so drastically that the National Endowment for the Arts has withdrawn federal funding from Kansas, and in a necessary response, the Mid-America Arts Alliance will not fund Kansas arts organizations. A robust combination of private and public funding for the arts is necessary, especially for a community-based arts center committed to maintaining high levels of artist support and an excellent faculty and staff. When public funding for arts organizations is cut, we confront the following dilemma: diminished artistic excellence OR higher tuition and ticket prices and the vision of access for all fades. Even when private sources make up for cuts in public funding, the public spirit that imagined and built this arts center and others around the state ebbs as the arts are increasingly privatized. For these reasons, we continue to advocate for both public and private arts funding in Lawrence, Douglas County, and the State. As you peruse this Annual Report, you will be amazed at what the staff and faculty of the Lawrence Arts Center accomplishes in a year as we continue to build and strengthen our community’s creative spirit. Your increasing investment in the Lawrence Arts Center means a more vibrant city, increased citizen engagement, and deeper and more unifying experiences for students. In the past year, we have increased our own commitment to leveraging the generosity of Lawrence to successfully bring in funding from the National Endowment for the Arts, the National Endowment for the Humanities, the Japan Foundation, the Windgate Charitable Fund, and the Hearst Foundation, among other out of state funders. You will find each page an argument for municipal, state, federal, and private investment in arts and culture. An Annual Report is a look backward, but what we see here is also the foundation for the future of our City. You will read how many thousands of students came together from across the region to study dance, ceramics, theater, painting, lighting design, stagecraft, and more; how many artists performed, choreographed, and in other ways exhibited work created during this fiscal year. You will read about our involvement in Lawrence civic life, and in local, national and international literary, performance, and visual arts projects. The results of your investment in financial aid at the Lawrence Arts Center, in our visiting and resident artists’ fund, and in our ability to attract and retain the best faculty and staff are only partially reflected by the statistics in these pages; in fact, the good you do is immeasurable. Thank you for your ongoing support. Sincerely,
2015 • 2016
BOARD OF DIRECTORS Joan Golden, Chairman Dan Schriner, Vice Chairman Diane Horning, Treasurer Jean Anderson Don Buchner Tim Caboni Hong Chun Zhang Clare Doveton Joshua Falleaf Matt Gilhousen David Hollond Sheryl Jacobs Robert Krause Tony Krsnich Michel Loomis Cindy Maude Evan Williams Kevin Willmott Kim Wingate
NATIONAL ADVISORY BOARD Rocco Landesman Mike Michaelis Deanell Reece Tacha Roger Shimomura
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
Susan Tate Chief Executive Officer
(FRONT COVER) detail from painting by Albert Bloch; ceramic sculpture by Lindsay Pichaske (BACK COVER) detail from print by Katsutoshi Yuasa.
The Lawrence Arts Center annually conducts an independent full financial audit which is available upon request. Email business@lawrenceartscenter.org.
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Visiting artists perform in the 2015 original production of Midnight Visit to the Grave of Poe: A Grotesque Arabesque.
Roberto Lugo, visiting artist from Marlboro, VT, speaks at the 2016 Ceramics Symposium.
Visiting artist and KU Professor Thomas Huang works with a student to construct a bamboo canoe.
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VISITING & RESIDENT ARTISTS The Visiting and Resident Artists program at the Lawrence Arts Center offers area residents a unique opportunity to study the arts with practicing artists of varied backgrounds and diverse skills from across the country and around the globe. New artists are invited each year to become a part of the Lawrence community and share their professional skills with Lawrence Arts Center students and artists.
CERAMICS & PRINTMAKING ARTISTS-IN-RESIDENCE
The Lawrence Arts Center’s year-long ceramics and printmaking residencies are designed to provide a creative and supportive environment in which emerging artists can immerse themselves in creating new work and expanding their own understanding of their medium and other media available at the Arts Center. Residents are provided a free apartment, free studio space, a $500/month stipend, and 24-hour access to all Arts Center studios. These residencies are multi-faceted experience that include teaching, community outreach, interaction with other artists, and studio care, and that culminate in an exhibition of new work.
PROJECT-BASED RESIDENCY
The Lawrence Arts Center’s project-based residencies are designed to support, sustain, and foster growth in local art and artists by providing material support for development of special projects. These residencies emphasize interdisciplinary work and aim to help local artists create new works that are competitive on a national scale. Support for our 2015/16 Visiting and Resident Artist Program is provided by ArtPlace America, the Windgate Foundation, Sarah’s Fabrics, and all who “raised the paddle” at our April Benefit Auction for support of the Visiting and Resident Artist Fund. Pianist Evan Shinners performs for Arts-based Preschool children.
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.
PERFORMING ARTS Gary Abbott, Choreographer, Chicago, IL Jessica Kolokol, Digital Artist, International Evan Shinners, Musician, Harlem, NY Addison Frei, Musician, New York City, NY Tahira Clayton, Vocalist, New York City, NY Alan Martin, Singer, Scotland William Roberson, Dancer, New York, NY Nina Wardanian, Dancer, New York, NY Eleanor Goudie Averill, Dancer, Iowa City, IA; Lawrence, KS; Philadelphia, PA Dr. Steven Spooner, Musician, Lawrence KS and International Iris DeMent, Musician, Iowa City, IA
EDUCATION
SCHOOL OF DANCE
Eleanor Goudie Averill, Dancer, Iowa City, IA; Lawrence, KS; Philadelphia, PA Amanda Maciuba, Printmaker, Iowa City, IA Evan Shinners, Musician, Harlem, NY Addison Frei, Musician, New York City, NY Tahira Clayton, Vocalist, New York City, NY Juniper Tangpuz, Kansas City, MO Amanda Van Valkenburg, Chicago, IL Damon Mar, Kansas City, MO Christy Wittmer, Ceramist, Cincinnati, OH
Denise Williams, Houston, TX Ashley Brittingham, Baldwin City, KS Sean Duus, Kansas City, MO Beau Hancock, Philadelphia, PA Rauly Duenas, Lawrence, KS Seth York, Kansas City, MO Randy Herrera, Chicago, IL Julie Benirschke, Chicago, IL James Singleton, Kansas City, KS Ashley Brittingham, Baldwin City, KS Sean Duus, Kansas City, MO Beau Hancock, Philadelphia, PA Ricky Davis, Kansas City, MO Melissa Mendl, Madison, WI Sarah Breedlove, Kansas City, MO Anne Fay, Shawnee, KS Eleanor Goudie Averill, Dancer, Iowa City, IA; Lawrence, KS; Philadelphia, PA
CERAMICS SYMPOSIUM Lisa Clague, Bakersville, NC Ayumi Horie, Portland, ME Sergei Isupov, Cummington, MA Steve Young Lee, Helena, MT Roberto Lugo, Marlboro, VT Liz Quackenbush, State College, PA
EXHIBITIONS Caitlind r.c. Brown, Calgary, Canada Wayne Garrett, Calgary, Canada R. Luke Dubois, New York City, NY Erin Johnson, Portland, ME Valerie Campos, Oaxaca, Mexico Christy Wittmer, Cincinnati, OH Amanda Maciuba, Iowa City, IA Katsutoshi Yuasa, Tokyo, Japan
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2015 • 2016 EXHIBITIONS
works by over 100 artists (non-auction)
DIS/RE/CON.NECT: NEW WORKS BY BARRY FITZGERALD JULY 31 – AUGUST 25
KATSUTOSHI YUASA. NEW WORKS AUGUST 14 – SEPTEMBER 19
TEASE IT TO JESUS: GROUP PRINT SHOW
AUGUST 28 – SEPTEMBER 19
THE MOON PLACE. JON SWINDLER AUGUST 14 – SEPTEMBER 19
PRINT WEEK SEPTEMBER 14-19
20 INSIGHT Art Talks over 800 in attendance at INSIGHT Art Talks the annual Benefit Art Auction raised over $173,347 for the exhibitions program and $66,680 for the visiting artists fund
(ABOVE) Steven Young Lee, Jar with Birds & Butterflies, 2013, Porcelain, Cobalt inlay
(TOP RIGHT) detail from print by Tugboat Print Shop (BOTTOM RIGHT) gallery view of Maggy Rozycki Hiltner’s
solo exhibition, Vantage Point
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PRINT FAIR SEPTEMBER 19
FREAK POWER. HUNTER S. THOMPSON SEPTEMBER 25 – JANUARY 2
MARCH NCECA EXHIBITIONS
GROWLERFEST SHAKER SHOW 701 LOUISIANA
THE PAINTINGS OF ALBERT BLOCH SEPTEMBER 25 – JANUARY 2
KRIS KUKSI. SOLO EXHIBITION JANUARY 15 – MARCH 19
LINDSAY PICHASKE SOLO EXHIBITION JANUARY 15 – MARCH 19
ORDINARY OPPOSITES: RUSSELL WRANKLE & BEN AHLVERS A QUIET CADENCE: KYLA STRID BISON BY FIRE: BRIAN HORSCH
THE 4 ELEMENTS, A GROUP SHOW DIANE GUTHRIE, CONSTANCE EHRLICH, MELISSA MCCORMICK, SHANNA WAGNER
MAGGY ROZYCKI HILTNER VANTAGE POINT MAY 27 - JULY 9
APRIL 29 – JUNE 4
BENEFIT ART AUCTION EXHIBITION MARCH 25 – APRIL 23
NATURALLY: A GROUP EXHIBITION SUSAN BEINER, JOHN BYRD, PATSY COX, JASON WALKER JANUARY 15 – MARCH 19
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ARTIST IN RESIDENCE EXHIBITIONS
Amanda Maciuba, Impermanent Lines
Exhibition works are made during year-long residencies at the Lawrence Arts Center.
AMANDA MACIUBA IMPERMANENT LINES MAY 27 - JUNE 18
CHRISTY WITTMER CLEAN SPACES JUNE 24–JULY 23
GUEST EXHIBITS & ART SALES
Lawrence Photo Alliance Lawrence Art Guild Bizarre Bazaar Print Fair
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. VALERIE CAMPOS | AUGUST
BARRY FITZGERALD | AUGUST
DANIEL JOSEPH WATKINS | SEPTEMBER DAVID CATEFORIS | OCTOBER KRIS KUKSI | FEBRUARY
BEN AHLVERS | FERBRUARY BEN AHLVERS | FEBRUARY
LISA CLAGUE, ROBERTO LUGO, LIZ QUACKENBUSH | MARCH STEVE LEE, AYUMI HORIE, SERGEI ISUPOV | MARCH THE FOUR ELEMENTS | MAY MAGGY ROZYCKI HILTNER | MAY THOMAS HUANG | JULY
AMANDA MACIUBA | JUNE CHRISTY WITTMER | JULY
FINAL FRIDAYS
Christy Wittmer, Clean Spaces
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Final Fridays began in August of 2010 through the cooperation of the Lawrence Arts Center, Downtown Lawrence Inc., the Lawrence Cultural Arts Commission, and a wealth of artists, gallerists, art collectives, and local businesses. All 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. From 5-9PM on the last Friday of the month from February through November, the streets of Downtown Lawrence erupt, storefronts convert into flash spaces, and performances and exhibits spill in and out of galleries and businesses. Join us each month at the Arts Center for this community celebration of local creativity and artistic talent!
PRINT WEEK A week-long celebration of all things print. LAWRENCE LITHOGRAPHY WORKSHOP, KANSAS CITY, MO EVIL PRINTS (TOM HUCK), ST. LOUIS, MO MICHAEL KRUEGER, LAWRENCE, KS TUGBOAT PRINTSHOP (PAUL RODEN AND VALERIE LUETH), PITTSBURGH, PA CONSTELLATION STUDIOS (KAREN KUNC), LINCOLN, NE YOONMI NAM, LAWRENCE, KS HAMMERPRESS, KANSAS CITY, MO ELIZA BULLOCK, LAWRENCE, KS MYLES DUNIGAN, LAWRENCE, KS SHAWN BITTERS, LAWRENCE, KS SALLY PILLER, LAWRENCE, KS JUSTIN MARABLE, LAWRENCE, KS THERESA MARTIN, LAWRENCE, KS LA CUCARACHA, KANSAS CITY, MO LFK PRESS (LESLIE KAY), LAWRENCE, KS TWO TONE PRESS, KANSAS CITY, MO HAYPEEP (SAGE PERROT), LOGAN, UT CHARLEY FORSYTH, LAWRENCE, KS KU PROTOTYPE (STUDENT DESIGN CLUB), LAWRENCE, KS KU PRINTMAKING (STUDENT CLUB), LAWRENCE, KS NELSON ATKINS PRINT SOCIETY, KANSAS CITY, MO
STUDENT EXHIBITS ARTS-BASED PRESCHOOL EXHIBITION WORKS OF ART BY OUR YOUNGEST STUDENTS
APRIL
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 ‘s positive impact on 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
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 STUDENT CURATED EXHIBITIONS
HANG12 ME GENERATION 9Dell Lofts
August
TRIPTYCHS September MoColab, downtown Lawrence ACHROMATIC COHESION October Henry’s Coffeehouse, 11 E 8th St. RAWN November SeedCo Studios, 720 E 9th St YEAR IN REVIEW House of Cha
January
COLLABORATIVE CANVAS Yantra
May
LIVE SOUNDTRACK Lawrence Public Library
May
HOTTEST SHEET Wonder Fair
June
NOUVELLE LUMIÈRE Lawrence Arts Center
June
CYBERNETIC July Lawrence Creates Makerspace
DISCLAIMER: THIS IS A WORK OF FICTION February Lawrence Public Library
INTRICATE UBIQUITY BY MARGOT LOCKWOOD Lawrence Arts Center
EFFECTING CHANGE Watkins Museum of History
MASONITE Phoenix Gallery
March
July July
MEMENTOS April The Raven, 6 E. 7th St.
WORLD INSPIRED: COMMUNITY CREATED Cottonwood, Inc., Retirement Enrichment Services shares a strong and rewarding partnership with the Lawrence Arts Center. Together, we provide Cottonwood retirees the chance to explore their creativity and hone their artistic skills. Our instructors share art techniques, but the students make them their own. Each fall, the retirees choose their favorite pieces of art which are featured and made available for purchase during our annual art show.
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Ayumi Horie and Roberto Lugo demo their technique at Ceramics Symposium 2016.
CERAMICS SYMPOSIUM
MARCH, 2016
Every two years, the Lawrence Arts Center hosts 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. 2016 ARTISTS LISA CLAGUE AYUMI HORIE SERGEI ISUPOV STEVE LEE ROBERTO LUGO LIZ QUACKENBUSH
NCECA PRE-CONFERENCE
MARCH, 2016
The National Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts 50th annual conference was held March 16th-19th at the Kansas City Convention Center in Kansas City, Missouri. The conference featured exhibits and events throughout the region. Lawrence will serve as the pre-conference host; a collaborative effort between the Lawrence Arts Center, University of Kansas Ceramics Program, Brackers Good Earth Clays, and a variety of institutions and galleries in Lawrence. Exhibits, talks, demos, and workshops made this pre-conference exceptional.
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NCECA is the professional organization serving the ceramics arts; fostering global education, opportunities and resources to inspire advancement in the field. Comprised of approximately 4,000 members from the United States and more than 20 foreign countries, NCECA reaches thousands of individuals each year through its programs, publications, events, exhibitions and resources. NCECA sustains this network for ceramics artists through an annual conference, special interest symposia, and national and regional exhibitions.
Detail from Nightmare 3 by 2016 Benefit Art Auction featured artist Kris Kuksi.
BENEFIT ART AUCTION 2016 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 KRIS KUKSI BEN AHLVERS JASON BARR SHELLIE BENDER BILL BOWERMAN VERNON BREJCHA KIM BROOK JOHN GARY BROWN ALAN BRUMMEL ELIZA BULLOCK WILLIAM BURROUGHS COMMUNICATIONS GRACE CARMODY ELLEN CHINDAMO ANDREW CHO JIM CONNELLY JESSICA CONNER LOUIS COPT MARK COWARDIN LAURIE CULLING DAN DAKOTAS
JANE DAVIDSON-HUES ANN DEAN JENNY DOORES CLARE DOVETON MYLES DUNIGAN JEFF EATON CHRIS WOLF EDMONDS CONNIE EHRLICH JOHN FERRY BARRY FITZGERALD TIM FORCADE JOELLE FORD HERB FRIEDSON JAN GAUMNITZ NEIL GOSS SUSAN GRACE JESSE GRAY KEN GRIZZELL LISA GROSSMAN RITA GUILE DIANE GUTHRIE STAN HERD STEVE & ANN HERTZOG
DIANE HORNING BRIAN HORSCH EROK JOHANSSEN TED JOHNSON STEPHEN T. JOHNSON LUKE JORDAN MARY ANNE JORDAN LORA JOST ALICIA KELLY GWEN KERTH (KEY 7) MICHAEL KRUEGER KRIS KUKSI LESLIE KULUVA STEVE YOUNG LEE JUDITH G. LEVY ROBBIN LOOMAS MATTHEW LORD AMANDA MACIUBA LIZA MACKINNON BAILEY MARABLE JUSTIN MARABLE EMILY MARKOULATOS HELEN TILLEY MARTIN
MARIA MARTIN MARSHALL MAUDE SUSAN MCCARTHY MARIE MCKENZIE GERRY MILLER RICK MITCHELL KRISTIN MORLAND JEROMY MORRIS MOLLY MURPHY YOONMI NAM MARTY OLSON GRACE PETERSON ANGIE PICKMAN WAYNE PROPST RACHEL RADEMACHER ARDYS RAMBERG LAURA RAMBERG HOLLIE RICE CATE RICHARDS CLINTON RICKETTS JEFF RIDGWAY MATT RIDGWAY JEREMY ROCKWELL
MARYSA SACERDOTE LENI SALKIND NEIL J. SALKIND JANET SATZ NICK SCHMIEDELER JOHN SEBELIUS ROGER SHIMOMURA KENT SMITH HEATHER SMITH JONES BARBARA SOLBERG ROGER SPOHN DEB STAVIN RICK STEIN KYLA STRID RACHEL SUDLOW PAM SULLIVAN JUNIPER TANGPUZ TONJA TORGERSON JEN UNEKIS DAVE VAN HEE RACHEL VAN WAGONER MARCIANA VEQUIST DAVID VERTAÄŒNIK
SHANNA WAGNER THOM WEIK MARGARET WEISBROD MORRIS DARIN WHITE SHANNON WHITE CHRISTY WITTMER BARON WOLMAN ROBERT ZERWEKH HONG CHUN ZHANG YURI ZUPANCIC THE LAWRENCE ARTS CENTER WOULD LIKE TO THANK THE FAMILIES OF GEORGE PALEY, SALLY PILLER, AND BILL SNEAD FOR THEIR GENEROUS SUPPORT. WE WILL MISS GEORGE, SALLY, AND BILL.
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2015 • 2016 EDUCATION
Visual Arts Education Adults 1137 K-12 1749 Pre-K 598 School of Dance Adults 204 K-12 1256 Pre-K 293 Performing Arts Theatre & Dance 1066 Tech Theatre 32 Community Outreach Pre-K 220 Elementary 380 Middle School 220 TOTAL ENROLLMENTS 7155 EDUCATION FUNDRAISERS Ceramics Studio Souper Bowl $16,486
Arts-based Preschool Poinsettia sale $2,707 Mother Hubbard $2,419 Stone Soup $424 Supper
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Education Programs Dinner Under the Stars $70,000
ARTIST INC. In 2015-16, the Lawrence Arts Center, in partnership with the Kansas Creative Arts Industries Commission and the Mid-America Arts Alliance, hosted Artist, INC—a seminar that has been helping Kansas City-based artists develop better business skills for nearly ten years – in Lawrence. Over the course of the eight-week seminar, twenty-five Lawrence artists gathered for one night each week to learn business skills specific to their art practice and to apply those skills cooperatively with their peers. With an innovative class design, including artist facilitator mentoring, small group application activities, as well as large group discussions and multi-media lectures, Artist INC gave these artists the practical tools and peer feedback they needed to strengthen their art practice, seize opportunities, and shape their creative and financial future.
VISITING ARTISTS + YOUTH EDUCATION A Digital Poetry Project was made possible by support from the Zinn Family in memory of poet and author Rebecca Zinn. Using a combination of technology and poetry, 7th graders from Liberty Memorial Central Middle School incorporated sound, photography, video and text to create individual digital poems under the direction of Lawrence Arts Center Director of Film & Digital Media, Marlo Angell. This 12 week writing and video workshop utilized the Japanese poetic form of Haibun as the foundation for capturing every day and extraordinary experiences in the present tense. Films were exhibited in their entirety at the LMCMS History Day and select films were screened at the 2016 Free State Festival.
EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION
VISUAL & PERFORMING ART FOR ALL AGES
Coloring Outside the Lines and Integrated Arts leverage the pioneering arts-based curriculum developed and utilized in the Arts Center Arts-based Preschool. These classes for early learners focus on introducing the creative classroom, and are designed specifically with the developmental milestones of young children in mind.
The shared vision guiding all Lawrence Arts Center arts education programs is to create an environment in which people develop innovative, disciplined, and enlightened thinking skills while working with artists and arts educators. The guiding principal behind this vision is that these skills critically affect long term achievement and are essential qualities in future leaders in all fields.
LINDA REIMOND ARTS-BASED PRESCHOOL 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.
KELLY GALLOWAY ARTS-BASED KINDERGARTEN Made possible by a gift from the Thomas D. Galloway Family, the Lawrence Arts Center’s new Kelly Galloway Kindergarten is enrolling for the 2016-2017 school year. The curriculum developed for this ground-breaking arts-based kindergarten completes the continuum of the Arts Center’s award winning academic approach to preschool and 1st-12th grade education. With a special focus on preparing young students to develop innovation skills, the arts-based kindergarten sets the stage for a lifetime love of learning.
1ST-5TH GRADE 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. 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 Arts Center at the epicenter of the movement to transform STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) into STEAM (STEM + art). Based on the idea that critical thinking, problem solving, and the ability to innovate are essential skills in all educational environments, ARTSpace 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 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.
ADULT ARTS 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.
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Lawrence Ballet Theatre company presented Madeline.
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. Summer Youth Theater SYT is the performance-based theater program for youth grades 1st – 12th. Professional musicians, choreographers, directors, and theater technicians observe the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts National Theater Education Standards in teaching the art of theater. Students can choose 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.
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. 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 experience the joy of dance. 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 2016, the company attended the Regional Dance America MidStates Festival held in Chicago, IL, where they performed works choreographed by faculty instructors and guest artists.
La Fille Mal Gardee
Summer Youth Theatre Senior company presented Into the Woods. The Boy Who Left Home to Find Out About the Shivers
PERFORMANCE OPPORTUNITIES SYT ROOKIES THREE BILLY GOATS GRUFF THREE LITTLE PIGS SYT JUNIOR BEAUTY AND THE BEAST, JR. A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM: THE MOVIE SYT SENIOR MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING INTO THE WOODS OUT OF THE WOODS MADELINE
A Kansas Nutcracker: 1856 Herald of Freedom
THE BOY WHO LEFT HOME TO FIND OUT ABOUT THE SHIVERS A KANSAS NUTCRACKER: 1856 HERALD OF FREEDOM EDITION CHITTY CHITTY BANG BANG CARNIVAL OF THE ANIMALS LA FILLE MAL GARDEE EMERGENCE DOWNTOWN UNDERGROUND: ART OF ROCK ALL AGES SHOW DANCE GALA & STUDENT DANCE SHOWCASES
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2015 • 2016
ARTSREACH FINANCIAL AID
CONTINUING CHALLENGES While the need for financial assistance in our community continues to increase, recent budget cuts to state and city funding for the arts has made it harder to rely on public contributions to the Lawrence Arts Center’s financial aid fund. The Lawrence Arts Center is committed to continuing to meet the financial need of Lawrence and Douglas County residents and to providing access
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to Arts Center programs for all, regardless of income-level or ability to pay. Help us continue to ensure that all those who wish to access arts-based programming are able to do so by making a commitment to the Lawrence Arts Center’s financial aid fund today; contact Heather Hoy at heather@lawrenceartscenter.org.
2015 • 2016
FREE STATE FESTIVAL The Lawrence Arts Center’s Free State Festival is a multidisciplinary arts festival that brings the very best in independent film, music, art, and ideas to the Lawrence Cultural District each year.
Kris Kristofferson played a Free State Festival concert at Liberty Hall.
Public Enemy performed a free outdoor concert at the Free State Festival.
Under the artistic direction of Marlo Angell and Ben Ahlvers, the 2016 Free State Festival brought unforgettable arts experiences to the Lawrence community. These included free outdoor concerts by Public Enemy and The Americans; intimate indoor performances by Kris Kristofferson, JD McPherson, and Blind Boy Paxton; more than a dozen thoughtprovoking feature films in addition to award-winning short film selections; the popular public art installation, CLOUD, by Canadian artists Caitlind r.d. Brown and Wayne Garrett; presentations by celebrity comedian Maria Bamford, McArthur Genius Award-winner and Radiolab co-host Jad Abumrad, and renowned poet Patricia Lockwood; and over fifteen ideas events featuring regional scholars, professionals, and community members. Free State Festival 2016 attracted approximately 20,000 people to the Lawrence Cultural District with 40 free events and a budget just over $300,000. According to the Kansas Department of Tourism, the 2016 Free State Festival generated over $729,000 in local business sales and over $100,000 in taxes for the City of Lawrence.
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PERFORMING ARTS
During the 2015-16 season, the Lawrence Arts Center presented more than 79 performances of 27 separate productions, with participants totaling over 921 and audiences totaling over 13,488. Even more audience members attended free, non-ticketed events throughout the year.
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Lawrence Ballet Theatre presented Firebird.
Carnival of Animals
OCTOBER
DECEMBER
THE BOY WHO LEFT HOME A KANSAS NUTCRACKER: TO FIND OUT ABOUT THE 1856 HERALD OF FREEDOM EDITION SHIVERS This Black Box production was designed as an experiential theater performance complete with haunted house. This classic Brothers Grimm Fable was adapted by award winning playwright, Max Bush. OCTOBER
MIDNIGHT VISIT TO THE GRAVE OF POE: A GROTESQUE ARABESQUE
An original musical written by Artistic Director, Ric Averill, featuring live music, modern dance, and digital scenery in a total operaesque experience of the life and works of Poe. NOVEMBER
MADELINE
The Lawrence Ballet Theatre company presented their production based on Ludwig Bemelmans’ Madeline, a storybook favorite.
Our production features professional dancers, actors, musicians, the Lawrence Ballet Theater as well as community and student dancers and actors. This original story, by Ric Averill, combines historical events of the time with ETA Hoffman’s holiday classic. JANUARY
VISIONS OF RIGHT
Hate. Shootings. Gay Rights. Anti-semitism. Ad Astra Theatre Ensemble’s riveting production brings today’s headlines to life. JANUARY
THE COMICAL ADVENTURES OF OLD MOTHER HUBBARD
Old Mother Hubbard adores her dog, and he adores her. This Paul Mesner performance was a fundraiser for Arts-based Preschool. JANUARY
PETER AND THE WOLF
The definitive classic written to introduce instruments of the orchestra to young and old alike. The Arts Center presents a fresh approach to this timeless story by staging the 1936 fairytale as an original modern dance.
FEBRUARY
CHITTY CHITTY BANG BANG
The award winning musical, loosely based on Ian Fleming’s novel Chitty-Chitty-BangBang: The Magical Car, made its first appearance on the Lawrence Arts Center Stage. MARCH
ARE YOU SAYING THERE’S A PARTY?
Pantomime And Nontraditional Theatre Society (PANTS) present a fast paced, energetic, emotional rollercoaster performing 30 original plays in 60 minutes: written, directed, and performed by a small ensemble with absolute honesty. MARCH
CARNIVAL OF THE ANIMALS
Originally written as an amusement for friends, Carnival of the Animals has been delighting audiences for almost one hundred years. On stage for the first time at the Arts Center and directed by Ellie Goudie-Averill, this production featured dancers as an array of feathered and furry friends called to King Lion’s Court for a contest to rule the kingdom for a day.
MARCH
LA FILLE MAL GARDEE
Directly translated as “The Poorly Guarded Girl,” this classic ballet tells the comical love story of a girl and her forbidden amour. One of the oldest and most important works in the ballet repertory, La Fille Mal Gardee is infused with good humor and youthful passion. Directed and choreographed by Paige Comparato. APRIL
EMERGENCE
The Lawrence Ballet Theatre company presented an engaging concert featuring works by artistic director Cynthia Crews and visiting guest choreographers Kelly Brunk and Denise Williams. The performance included Stravinsky’s romantic ballet, The Firebird. APRIL
DOWNTOWN UNDERGROUND: ART OF ROCK
Downtown Underground is a venue for young artists to share stories and song. MAY
SCHOOL OF DANCE GALA & DANCE SHOWCASES
The annual end-of-year class performances showcase skills learned in the School of Dance. The Gala featured performances by the Lawrence Ballet Theatre and guest artists.
Professional and student performers presented Chitty Chitty Bang Bang.
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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. Nine Forty Live provides an intimate theater setting for dynamic performers and revels in the contributions of diverse artists in music performance and songwriting. AUGUST
DRAKKAR SAUNA FAREWELL CONCERT
A farewell concert from Lawrence favorites Wallace Cochran and Jeff Stoltz. SEPTEMBER
COWBOY CABARET Making its 940 Live debut, Cowboy Cabaret with the Starhaven Rounders is a good time, honky tonk variety show, featuring classic country and western songs, dancing, audience participation, and a corral of laughter! SEPTEMBER
THE WIRES The Wires compose and perform original music for violin and cello inspired by a myriad of genres and eclectic sound. SEPTEMBER
DR. STEVEN SPOONER Critics and audiences have unanimously hailed the distinctive and compelling performances of pianist Steven Spooner. OCTOBER
THE UPTOWN MANDOLIN QUARTET Mandolin Quartet performed under the baton of Jeff Dearinger, conductor and arranger of our Kansas Nutcracker . FEBRUARY
AN INTIMATE EVENING OF CHAMBER MUSIC Lawrence Community Orchestra presented Piano Quintet in A major, Op. 114 “Trout” by Franz Schubert, Siegfried Idyll by Franz Schubert, and Appalachian Spring - version for 13 Instruments by Aaron Copland.
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FEBRUARY
NICHOLAS ST. JAMES DEBUT ALBUM RELEASE‘THEATRES’ Born in St. Louis, Missouri, Nicholas St. James is a folk troubadour who is more a throwback to Vaudeville than the Dust Bowl. MARCH
LAWRENCE CHILDREN’S CHOIR’S CAPO, CADENZA & CRESCENDO CHOIRS A delightful presentation of intergenerational choral music featuring the Capo & Cadenza choirs of pre-K through 3rd grade singers with the beloved Cadenza choir of senior citizens and friends. MARCH
EVAN SHINNERS Pianist Evan Shinners in concert. MARCH
ADDISON FREI Lawrence native, New York City-based artist Addison Frei brought home the jazz. APRIL
IRIS DEMENT Iris DeMent is known as both one of the great voices and one of the great songwriters in contemporary folk music. APRIL
COWBOY CABARET II: ‘SATURDAY NIGHT/SUNDAY MORNING’SONGS OF SIN AND REDEMPTION This one-night only honky-tonk hoedown offered a fresh installment of the latest lineup of amazing performers, original songs, country western classics, and gospel favorites.
FILMSCREENINGS AUGUST
MARCH
CALLS TO OAKIES & THE VERDIGRIS
HEART OF A DOG
SEPTEMBER
CHEF SEPTEMBER
IMMIGRATION FILM SERIES: ALAMO BAY, THE VISITOR & A BETTER LIFE NOVEMBER
AURELIANO IN PALMIRA FEBRUARY
SAY ANYTHING
MARCH
ASIAN FILM FEST: SHANGHAI EXPRESS THE CONQUEROR THE MANCHURIAN CANDIDATE ENTER THE DRAGON THE KARATE KID BETTER LUCK TOMORROW
STORY SLAM: REAL STORIES, LIVE & UNCENSORED. Extraordinary, witty, suspenseful: whatever yarns you have, spin them at this don’t-miss occasion to hear and share whoppers, 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, bring a tale to tell on the theme for the evening, or just come to eavesdrop. Never the same story, or evening, twice.
COMEDY VENUE In June, Louis C.K.’s Pig Newton Production Company came to the Lawrence Arts Center to film Barry Crimmins’ o ne-hour comedy special. Crimmins chose Lawrence for the venue for this live film production because of his experience as a Free State Festival guest artist. He performed two back-toback shows for Lawrence audiences.
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2015 • 2016
STAFF & FACULTY MEMBERS SPONSORS DONORS & GRANTS FINANCIALS
over 432 artists were employed as faculty, staff, and visiting artists throughout the year at the Arts Center $1,371,790 was paid to these artists
STAFF CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR
Susan Tate
Heather Hoy
CHIEF COMMUNICATIONS OFFICER
SCHOOL OF DANCE ASSISTANT
Sarah Bishop
Olivia Hernandez
CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER
DANCE PROGRAM DIRECTOR
Stacy Galloway Haywood
Hanan Misko
CHIEF PROGRAM OFFICER
OFFICE MANAGER
Margaret Weisbrod Morris
Beth Murphy
EXHIBITIONS DIRECTOR
PERFORMING ARTS COORDINATOR
Ben Ahlvers
Aubrey Near
GRAPHIC DESIGNER
Jessica Nickel
DIRECTOR OF NEW MEDIA
ARTS-BASED PRESCHOOL & EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION DIRECTOR
Marlo Angell ARTISTIC DIRECTOR, PERFORMING ARTS
Ric Averill DIRECTOR OF YOUTH EDUCATION
75% of the artists employed by the Arts Center reside in Douglas County Souper Bowl Saturday raised $16,486 for visual arts education our preschool earned $5,550 from various fundraisers our fall benefit dinner raised $70,000 for our education & financial aid fund the annual Benefit Art Auction raised $173,347 for the exhibitions program and $66,680 for the visiting artists fund
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FRONT OFFICE MANAGER
Amy Albright
Neal Barbour ARTISTIC DIRECTOR, LAWRENCE BALLET THEATRE
Linda Reimond ASSITANT OFFICE MANAGER
Cate Richards FACILITY MAINTENANCE MANAGER
Steve Richardson EXHIBITIONS ASSISTANT
Cynthia Crews
Jeremy Rockwell
ARTS-BASED PRESCHOOL ASSISTANT
DIRECTOR OF RESIDENCIES & ADULT EDUCATION
Andria Devlin MARKETING DIRECTOR
Ruth DeWitt, David Unekis PERFORMING ARTS COORDINATOR
Samaria Fleig DANCE EDUCATION RESIDENT
Ellie Goudie-Averill EVENTS & TECNICAL COORDINATOR
Lacee Hanson
Kyla Strid ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR OF PERFORMING ARTS & PERFORMING ARTS EDUCATION
Elizabeth Sullivan PRINT FELLOW
Tonja Torgerson STUDIO MANAGER
Rachel Van Wagoner
FACULTY Patty Ahern Katie Aldritt Marlo Angell Ellen Anthony Moore Ric Averill Jeanne Averill Jason Badgett Mary Baker Neal Barbour Elizabeth Bennett Jennifer Bennett Geoff Benzing Ken Bini Traci Bunkers Emily Champlin Andrew Cho Amanda Clark Paige Comparato Jessica Conner Louis Copt Cynthia Crews Christie Curtis Dan Dakotas Hannah Davidson Ann Dean Andria Devlin Christie Dobson Jennifer Doores Rauly Duenas Myles Dunigan Rebecca Dunn Lucas Farmer Jennifer Farrell Sara Felt
Samaria Fleig Kristen Gantz Maura Garcia Vashti Thede Neil Goss Ellie Goudie-Averill Donna Jo Harkrider Jeannie Harper Brian Hawkins Megan Hay Olivia Hernandez Jerel Hilding Heather Hoy Thomas Huang John Hulsey Monika Ivy Whitney Jacobs Lorna Jerret Lora Jost Tammy Keiser Alicia Kelly Carly Kimbrough Willie Lenoir Robbin Loomas Matt Lord Amanda Maciuba Liza MacKinnon Damon Mar Bailey Marable Rachel Marschke Betsy McCafferty Richelle Mechem Hanan Misko Kaylyn Munro Aubrey Near Stacey Near
Trish Neuteboom Landon Noll Tim O’Brien Becky O’Keefe Alex Olson Kirsten Paludan Shannon Picket Pat Pisani Kim Rack Mark Raymer Linda Reimond Hollie Rice Cate Richards Clinton Ricketts Jeff Ridgeway Jeff Ridgway Becky Rogers Jason Romanishin Marysa Sacerdote Michelle Salmans Cora Schimke Jeanette Shultz Kyla Strid Rachel Sudlow Elizabeth Sullivan Tonja Torgerson Amanda Van Valkenburg Rachel Van Wagoner Shanna Wagner Matthew Warholic Mary Wharff Christy Whittmer Emily Wilson Christy Wittmer Jason Woolery Daniel Xaysongkham
ARTS-BASED PRESCHOOL
Sydney Bernstein Andria Devlin Allison Haworth Megan Hay Ann Johnson Erin McElroy Kristin Morland Pat Pasini Kim Rack Gracie Rinke Becky Rogers Heather Smith Jones Joeleyn Trahan Emily Wilson Linda Reimond
NEW INTERN PROGRAM In 2015-2016, the Lawrence Arts Center’s performing arts and arts education programs piloted a new internship program for high school and undergraduate students with an interest in pursuing careers in these fields. A huge success, these programs brought a fresh infusion of youthful energy and curiosity to the Arts Center’s programs while providing valuable job skills and work experience to participating interns.
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LEGACY FUND The Lawrence Arts Center Legacy Fund, held at the Douglas County Community Foundation, underwrites 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 supports 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. LEGACY FUND SOCIETY Judy and David Billings Jolisa and Don Buchner Marilyn and Tom Dobski Steve Edmonds and Chris Wolf Edmonds Ethel and Raymond Rice Foundation Ross and Marianna Beach Foundation Colette and Ron Gaches Matt Gilhousen Joan and Web Golden Beth Harrison: Harrison Family Fund of the Douglas County Community Foundation Diane and Al Horning Sheryl and Bud Jacobs Liz and Anthony Krsnich Ellen Lecompte Cindy Maude Dick and Georgia Orchard Vickie and Jim Otten Jane and Mark Potts Leni and Neil Salkind Sally Hare-Schriner and Dan Schriner Elizabeth Schultz Gary & Connie Sollars Deanell and John Tacha Susan and Brad Tate Mary and Jeff Weinberg Annette and Ken Wertzberger LEGACY FUND DONORS Robert Gould
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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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 2015-16 FISCAL YEAR: up to $999—
Craig Adams Diane & Tom Adamson Jamie Allegre Scott Allegrucci JoAnna Altieri Mary Kate & David Ambler Giselle Anatol Gretchen Anderson Sue & Dana Anderson Alan & Susan Anderson Marlo Angell & Peter Jasso Ken & Katie Armitage Francie & Thomas Arnold Karla Aron Jeffrey & Thomas Averill Andrea & Dave Baloga Katie Barberena Jill & Philip Baringer Paula & Mark Bastemeyer Kyly Bateman Codi & Simon Bates Robin Bayer Judy Bellemere Caroline Bennett Russ & Denise Berland Judy & David Billings Nancy & Gary Bjorge Shelley Black Karen & Chip Blaser C. Allen Booe Sheryl Brann Sarah Brittain Susan Brosseau Mark & Marsha Buhler Jeanie & Bruce Bundy Lara & Chris Burger Anna & Bill Busby Miriam Cain Patrick Cain Catherine Campbell Kit Carlsen Jesse Carney Claudia Olea & David Carttar Peter & Rosalea Carttar Mary Caskey Joyce Castle
Elizabeth & David Cateforis Jerree & Harley Catlin Kathy King & Larry Chance Josephine Chandler Ling-Lung Chen Mary Jo Cink Gary & Jeanne Clark Amy & David Clark Kent Clasen Margie & George Coggins Audrey & Dan Coleman Patricia Collette Kata Conde Kathryn Conrad Ashley Conway Susan Craig Robin Crawford Pamela Cullerton Pete & Virginia Curran Iraj Daftarian Candice Davis Sally K. Davis Melinda & Jon Davis Stephanie & Paul Davis Bill Dentler & Kathy Suprenant Lori Derby Jeannette DiVilbiss Jennifer Divine Clare Doveton & Clinton Idol Debra Duncan Patricia Graham & David Dunfield Bonnie & Jon Dunham Debbie Dunlap Julie & Dave Dunlap Robert Prentice & Sharon Dunn Bill Dymacek Carrie Easley Jessica Edie Pat Ellebracht Julie Embry Angela & Dave Evans Jill Fincher Hans & Iris Fischer Molly & Brady Flannery Kathleen Forinash Connie Friesen Diane & Kent Fry Amy Lee & Rick Frydman Mary & David Gage Ryan Garrison Elizabeth Gaston Steven & Shelly Gaudreau Weiyu Ge Ruth Gennrich Elaine Gerbert Jane Getto Julee & Kurt Goeser Alecia Gray Cap & Kitty Gray Sue Greene Stacy Wall & Ryan Gregg Susan Gregg Mary & Phil Griffin Mary Jane & Jim Grinter
David Gurss Stephanie Gustave Jeff & Nancy Hambleton Teresa Hanna Judy Harris Emily Hartz Stacey & Doug Hassig Elizabeth Hatchett S. Blake & Leslie Hawley Laurie & Steve Hay Maril Hazlett Marilyn Bittenbender & Kelvin Heck Ann Hedrick Sara Henderson-White Jene Herron Kristine Hicks Suzan Hill Jackie & Russell Hilton Dick & Sue Himes Lee Blackledge & Tom Hoffman Pamela Howell Rose Hummelgaard Chrystal Hunter Shanda Hurla Jane & Mickey Imber John & Sheila Immel Kathryn Ingenloff Randal Jelks Joyce Johnson Julie Johnson Jessica Johnson Michelle Johnson-Motoyama Don & Alice Ann Johnston Faye Jones Simon Joseph Kristin Kamm Diane Kappen Cima Katz & Gary Tebor Lisa Dahl & Korey Kaul Mike & Elaine Kautsch Don Kelly Joan Kenny & Bill Kutilek Olga Khakova John & Helen Kiefer
Maia Kipp Kathy Kirk Jill Kleinberg Yvonne & Matthew Klinksick Diane & Robert Knapp Donna Koepp Karen Kressin Karan Krna Nelson & Judy Krueger Shea & Ryan Kruse Anne Kufahl Amanda Kulp Kim Lacy Betty Laird Kelli Lake Audrey Lamb Don Lambert David & Sacie Lambertson Dennis & Kristine Lane Meredith & Anthony Lang Alison Langham George Langworthy Luke Lawlor Amy Leiker Debra Levy Bruce Liese Julie & Neal Lintecum Jo Mach Kirsten Ahnell & W.L. Magnuson Julia & Joel Manglitz Linda W Mannering Kendra & Aaron Marable Bob & Anita Markley Martha Marples Janet Marquis Helen Martin Theresa Martin Rose Mason Mike Maude Kirk & Jeannie McClure Linda McCoy Carol McDonald Kathy & Steve McDowell Sally McGee Roxie & David McGee
Maura & Stephan McGiffert Karen Mcnellis Ellen Mcnellis Sally Mcvey Christy McWhirt Caitlin Mellencamp Kathleen Menzel Fernando Merino Candice Mickle Nataliya Miller Melissa Miller Pat Phillips & Lisa Miller Phil Minkin Jean & Bill Mitchell Rick Mitchell Jo Morasco Kathleen & Scott Morgan Sarah Beth Morgan Melissa Morrell Emily Mulligan Susan & Craig Muntzel Nancy Cayton Myers & Mike Myers Charles & Julia Myers Tony & Pete Mynsted Edward Necefer Debra Nelson Tami Keasling & Mike Nevels Larry Nigh Christina Nipper-Karnowski Susan Nissen Jerry Nossaman Nancy Noyes-Ward Misti & Jeremy Osbern Pam & David Owens Adrienne & Kitcha Paranjothi Janet Peard Gerald & Jeanne Pees Holly Perkins Thea & Jeff Perry Jill & Jim Persinger Becca & Blake Peterson Denise Pettengill Amy Pettle Kathy Pflaum
Kate Pilakowski Lauri Pilakowski Wendy & Rick Pinne Kristin & Chris Piper Andrea Pitt Tanya Pittman Navarrette Edith Black & John Poertner Matthew Pool Sheryl Poole Josephine Portillo Laurance & Johanna Price Kerry Putthoff Lu Qin Margaret Ramberg Teresa & Stan Rasmussen Saralyn Reece Hardy Denise Richardson Bill & Mary Roach Mike Roark John & Valerie Roper Margaret Rose & Steve Ramberg Ali Rosenblatt Greg Rupp & Jennifer Roth Lucy Russell Carol Ryan Vaughn Salisbury Andrea Sanmiguel Muralidharan Satyasree Dorcas Scalet Gregory & Linda Schnose Ron Schorr & Georgann Eglinski Warren Schriner Jean Schumaker Emma Scioli & Philip Stinson Marry Ann & Roger Scott Penelope & John Seavertson Rebekah Senger Margaret & Will Severson Abha Shah Hina Shah Del & Carol Shankel William Sharp Penny Sheldon Carolyn & Bob Shelton Jean Shepherd
ART PLACE/EAST 9TH In 2014, the Lawrence Arts Center received a prestigious ArtPlace grant award for the infusion of art into a streetscape project along east 9th Street, from Delaware to Massachusetts, which will make the corridor more walkable and bicyclefriendly. In 2015-2016, the Lawrence Arts Center has continued to carry the East Ninth Project forward with support from ArtPlace, the City of Lawrence’s Citizens Advisory Committee, and the Lawrence Cultural Arts Commission, and a new street design created in partnerships with el dorado, inc. and select local and regional artists, was presented to the City Commission this past spring. While the ArtPlace grant would cover the cost of all art integrated along the new streetscape, at this writing, City Commissioners have not yet committed to funding the street project.
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Jan Sheldon & Jim Sherman Suzanne Sherr Courtney Shipley Jeanette & Richard Shultz Jan & Stan Shumway Brock Sindt Donald Sloan Rebecca Smith Sarah Smith Ruth & Randall Sneegas Clarissa Ann Snow Karen Solcher Gary & Connie Sollars Gina Spade Monique Spencer Tracy Spiess Jacqueline Stafford Lizette & Bill Staples Nikki Stewart Kathy Stitt Marilyn Stokstad Jennifer Stone Alisa Stucky Brian Sturm Sue Suhler Ann & Doug Sullivan Muriel Cohan & Patrick Suzeau Russell Swinburne Romine Deanell & John Tacha Faith Taylor Jonathan Templin Peter & Judith Thompson Marilyn & Benjamin Tilghman Tonja Torgerson Vanessa Tourtillott Charlotte Tritch Sarah Trulove Elizabeth Tucker Austin & Ruth Turney Lu Vaccaro Shannon Vanlandingham Bruce Vaughn Amy Waldron Betty Walsh Agnes Walsh & Craig West
Lori & Tom Walton Chuck & Karen Warner Eva Horn & Steve Warren Anne Wedman Mary & Jeff Weinberg Stacey VanHouten & Sheldon Weisgrau Kay Wertzberger Liz Weslander Lori Whisenant Andrea Whitham Linda & Mike Wildgen April Wiley George & Beverley Wilson David Winder Kathleen Wiseman Lauren Wiseman Lisa Wolf-Wendel Ann Woodbury Eleanor Woodyard Brandon Wright Norman & Anne Yetman P.L. Yu Erica & Mitch Zabusky-Stockton Pam Zenger Robert Zerwekh Angela Zysk IMAGINATION SOCIETY $1000—$4,999 Amy Albright & Doug Davison Andrea Albright & Lance Adams Jennifer & Patrick Alderdice Ashley & Matt All Justin & Jean Anderson Randy Austin Jeanne & Ric Averill Barbara Huppee & Jerry Bailey Linda Bailey Susan & Jim Bateman Beverly Smith Billings Mary Wharff & Andy Bloomer Amanda Clark & Reid Bork Anne & Wally Brockhoff
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.
Maureen & Daniel Brogren Janis & David Bunker Kacy & Timothy Caboni Judith Calhoun Betsy & Steve Clark Laurence & Geoffrey Coventry Kathy Perkins & Stan Davis Janice & Paul DeBauge Sandra & Jeffrey Deitering Vicki & Joe Douglas Mary & John Doveton Kaye & Chris Drahozal Teresa & Don Duncan Elizabeth Miller & Lindy Eakin” Machaela & Jason Edmonds Chris Wolf Edmonds & Steve Edmonds Tracey & Chris English Ann Evans John Ferry Dana Fertig Brenda Gadd Melody & Joe Gatti John & Virginia Gaunt Bobbie & Steve Gish Terese Gorman & Steve Glass Terri & Tom Harper Jane Huesemann & Steve Harrington Tanja & Kelly Harrison Jim & Susan Hasselle Stacy Galloway Haywood & Derek Haywood Sandra & Don Hazlett Charles Higginson & Laurie McLane Higginson Marcia & Stephen Hill Barbara & Steven Hillmer Carolie & Bill Hougland Heather & Matthew Hoy Pam & Eric Huerter Hannah & Ian Hurst Ann Dean & Ryan Johnson Mary Ann & Luke Jordan Betsy & Maurice Joy
Karen & Ed Komp Jill & Mark LaPoint Laura & William Lockwood Michel & Burdett Loomis Lois Orth-Lopes & Steve Lopes Justin Lungstrum John & Linda Lungstrum Wilma & Leo Lutz Carrie & Jim Mandigo Bailey & Justin Marable Lois Chaing & Craig Martin Cindy Maude Christine & Mike McGrew Gerry Miller Quinn & Jeromy Morris Margaret Weisbrod Morris & Jonathan Morris Sarah Bishop & Jeremy Mullis Carol & John Munchoff Molly Murphy Melissa McCormick & Ed Noonen Debra & Mike Orozco Vickie & Jim Otten Dalton Paley Judy Paley John Parker Carrie & John Parker, Jr. Amy & Chris Phalen Jane & Mark Potts Kim & Mike Rack Ann Reisch Jeff Ridgway Walter Michener & Suzan Rutledge Karry & John Salvino Carol & Sherry Schaub Elizabeth Schultz Destiny & Josh Shelton Janet Davidson-Hues & Roger Shimomura Alice Steuerwald Gail & Gene Strid Kyla Strid Pam & Mike Sullivan Sidney & Tod Sutton
VANGUARD AWARDS The Lawrence Arts Center held the second 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 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. The Trailblazer Award of $600 awarded to students whose work is of high quality and demonstrates experimentation, innovation and skill, and the Catalyst Award, of $150 prize is awarded to the USD 497 instructors of winning students. All prize money is intended to support the students continued study in the visual arts.
Giles Thompson Kevan & Gail Vick Margie Wakefield Patti Warashina Jane Wilson Susie & Steve Wilson Kimberly & Tim Wingate Nancy Yost & Doug Wolff Judy & Jack Wright INSPIRATION SOCIETY
$5000—$9,999
Codi & Simon Bates Anne Bracker Jolisa & Don Buchner Sarah & Aron Cromwell Joan & Web Golden Emily Hill & Burke Griggs Tracy Harrison & Vic Peterson Gunda & Dave Hiebert Sheryl & Bud Jacobs Dee & Mike Michaelis Durand Reiber & Marty Moore Gary Nemchock Tracy Harrison & Vic Peterson Lynn Piller Sherri Soule & Tom Ruddy Leni & Neil Salkind Miles & Paula Schnaer Lori Norwood & Doug Stull
CREATIVE PLACEMAKERS
$10,000 and Up
2016 Vanguard Award Winners: VANGUARD AWARDS: 2D: Nia Rutledge, Lawrence High School 3D: Mayzie Herreman, Free State High School TRAILBLAZER AWARDS: 2D: Emma Reynolds, Lawrence High School 3D: Maddy Kerr, Lawrence High School CATALYST AWARDS: Deena Amont, Lawrence High School, teacher of Maddy Kerr Angelia Perkins, Lawrence High School, teacher of Emma Reynolds Don Stevanov, Free State High School, teacher of Mayzie Herreman Wendy Vertacnik, Lawrence High School, teacher of Nia Rutledge
Public Enemy performed a free street concert at the Free State Festival.
Robin Bayer Kay, Tom, Tyler & Jeff Carmody John & Rosy Elmore Sarah Fayman Raymond C. Fleming, Jr. Trust Colette & Ron Gaches Thomas D. Galloway Family Jan & Jack Gaumnitz Doug & Mary Glasnapp Family Charitable Fund of the Douglas County Community Foundation Robert Gould Family Harrison Family Fund of the Douglas County Community Foundation Anne & David Hollond Diane & Al Horning Marilyn & Brian Horsch Molly & Robert Krause Deborah & Rocco Landesman Ellen LeCompte Barbara Nordling Dick & Georgia Orchard Nicole & Dan Sabatini Sally Hare-Schriner & Dan Schriner Susan & Brad Tate Evan Williams & Roger Walter Annette & Ken Wertzberger
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ANNUAL FUNDRAISER EVENTS 40TH ANNIVERSARY STREET PARTY & DINNER UNDER THE STARS SEPTEMBER
Founded in 1975, the Lawrence Arts Center turned 40 years old this year, and everyone was invited to celebrate this milestone in ‘70s style. Our block party featured live music and dancing, classic children’s crafts from the 70s, a 70s Sitcom-a-Thon and screening of “Big Eyes” , opening reception for the Albert Bloch exhibition, and exhibition workshops, classes, and teaching artists meet and greet. The Dinner Under the Stars fundraiser was prepared by Evan Williams Catering, and was followed by drinks and dancing to retro band Flashback KC. In all, $70,000 was raised for the Lawrence Arts Center Financial Aid Fund!
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WINE TASTING, HORS D’OEUVRES AND MUSIC! JANUARY
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. In all, more than $13,000 was raised.
ARTS CENTER STAFF NEWS CHRISTY WITTMER, the Lawrence Arts Center’s 20152016 ceramics artist-in-residence, received a prestigious Fulbright grant to travel to Jingdezhen, China for ten months. During her time in China, Christy will be investigating the creative culture within Jingdezhen, researching and documenting the innovations in traditional and contemporary ceramic sculpture being created there, and formulating a body of artwork that utilizes the ceramic resources located within the sculpture factory of Jingdezhen. KYLA STRID, the Lawrence Arts Center’s Director of Adult Education and Artist Residencies, received a two-week open studio residency at Haystack Mountain School of Crafts, an international craft school located on the Atlantic Ocean in Deer Isle, Maine. This residency provided uninterrupted time to work in six studios (ceramics, fiber, graphics, iron, jewelry, and wood) and to experiment in various media. During the residency, Kyla developed new work based on the Minoan ceramic forms and surfaces she studied while consulting on an archeological dig on Crete. CATE RICHARDS, the Lawrence Arts Center’s Exhibitions Administrator and Front Office Manger, was selected as The Society of North American Goldsmiths (SNAG) Conference Planning Intern for the 2016 SNAGnext Conference, which took place in Asheville, North Carolina from May 18th-May 21st. SNAG is an international nonprofit organization that serves as the primary organization of jewelers and metal artists in North America. Richards was also granted a full fellowship to attend an intensive workshop at the respected Anderson Ranch Arts Center in Snowmass, Colorado, during which she will study large-scale aluminum casting utilizing CAD software to generate patterns. TONJA TORGERSON, the Lawrence Arts Center’s Print Studio Fellow and Printmaker, was invited to act as a Studio Assistant for printmaker Sage Perrot at the Penland School of Crafts for a two-week screenprinting workshop this August. A national center for craft education located in North Carolina’s Blue Ridge Mountains, Penland’s long history of artistic excellence and inspiring retreat setting have made it a model of experiential education in books and paper, clay, drawing and painting, glass, iron, metals, photography, printmaking and letterpress, textiles, wood, and other media. MARGARET WEISBROD MORRIS, CPO of the Lawrence Arts Center, was elected to the Americans for the Arts advisory council, the leading organization for advancing the arts and arts education in America. Morris works with fellow arts leaders to select the Arts Education Leadership Award recipient, and participates in network-specific programs such as Arts in Education Week, Keep the Arts in Public Schools, and more.
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Ameriprise Financial Services, Inc. Biemer’s BBQ BurgerFi Cottin’s Hardware and Rental Crown Automotive Dennis Brown Painting Downtown Lawrence Inc Free State Brewing Co., Inc. Free State Dental Fuzzy’s Tacos Ingredient John Brown Underground Kennedy Glass Ladybird Diner Landmark National Bank Lawrence Delta Zeta Alumnae Maceli’s McAlister’s Deli Merchants Pub and Plate Metropolitan Picture Framing Mr. Goodcents MSM Systems On the Rocks Discount Liquor Peoples Bank Sandbar Subs Sprouts Farmers Market The Lawrence Re-cyclery The Write Design Vinland Valley Nursery Wakarusa Veterinary Hospital
under $5,000
Bartlett & West Engineers Bioscience and Technology Business Center, INC. Black Hills Energy Boston Financial Data Services Central Bank of the Midwest Cider Gallery City Wine Market Coca-Cola Crown Distributors Douglas County Senior Services/ ReInvent Retirement Edward Jones Financial First Management Flint Hills Holdings, L.L.C. Graham Enterprises Grandstand Sportswear Kansas Public Radio KC Studio Magazine KCUR Minuteman Press Mullis Creative Natural Breeze Remodeling Dr. Beth Rundquist, MD Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine, P.A. Radiologic Professional Services, P.A. The Hall Center for the Humanities The Pitch seveneightfive Magazine SJC V, LLC Truity Federal Credit Union Varsity Team Apparel Yarn Barn
under $10,000
Allen Press Architectural Titanium, LLC Auto Owners CEK Insurance Clark/Huesemann Cromwell Environmental Emprise Bank Hallmark Cards Laird Noller Automotive Midwest Property Management P1 Group Prairiefire Entertainment
$10,000 and Up
Edmonds Duncan Registered Investment Advisors Enel Green Power North America, Inc. Evan Williams Catering EXplore Lawrence FT Cars Inc. Granada Great Plains Media Hills Pet Nutrition INTRUST Bank Lawrence Journal-World Mainline Printing McDonald’s Restaurants O’Malley Beverage Sabatini Architects, Inc. TCK – The Trust Company of Kansas Tequa Creek The Burger Stand At The Casbah The Eye Doctors Tradewind Energy University Of Kansas US Bank
NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE HUMANITIES GRANT This year, the Lawrence Arts Center, in partnership with a group of University of Kansas scholars known as the Dream Documentary Collective, received a $50,000 Media Development Grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities to support preliminary planning, research, and documentation for the production of a two-part documentary film on the life of Lawrence native, Langston Hughes. Funding from the National Endowment for the Humanities enabled the Dream Documentary Collective to bring nine of the leading Hughes scholars in the nation to Lawrence, Kansas during Free State Festival 2016 to discuss the preliminary treatment for the film, to develop an outline for the full screenplay of the film, and to conduct a series of public panel discussions about Hughes’s life and work as part of the Free State Festival’s ideas programming. The Lawrence Arts Center and the Dream Documentary Collective look forward to working together to continue to seek grant funding as well as investments from corporate sponsors and private donors to complete this project. PBS’s award-winning American Masters television series has already expressed interest in broadcasting the completed film.
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Photo of Langston Hughes by Gordon Parks
FOUNDATIONS American Century Investments Foundation Bill Self Assists Foundation Blue Cross and Blue Shield Of Kansas Foundation Brooks Point Foundation Capitol Federal Foundation City of Lawrence Douglas County Community Foundation Kansas Creative Arts Industries Commission Kansas Health Foundation Kansas Humanities Council Kriz Charitable Fund, Inc. Matthews Children’s Foundation National Endowment for the Humanities O’Connor Company - Piller Foundation Piersol Foundation, Inc. Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation Simpson Foundation State Farm Insurance Company The Hankins Foundation The Japan Foundation The Pet Care Trust Truist, Inc. US Bank Foundation Walmart Foundation Westar Energy Foundation
INCOME* $3,369,335
City of Lawrence (3%)
donations, and memberships (53%)
earned income (44%) (tickets, tuition, art sales)
EXPENSES* $3,214,912
scholarships and financial aid (4%)
visiting and resident artist program (4%)
exhibitions (16%)
performing arts (22%)
arts education (54%)
(includes preschool and dance)
* UNAUDITED FINANCIALS Audited financials available upon request
detail from Wildflowers by Jason Walker, Naturally exhibition
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