February 24^th, 2012

exhibitions and performances

all events are from 5 until 9 pm unless otherwise noted

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LAWRENCE ARTS CENTER (940 NEW HAMPSHIRE)

Hong Chun Zhang ( 张 春 红 )

HAY WIRE: Solo Exhibition

January 20 – March 8

“Hay Wire” is a site specific project made for the Lawrence Arts Center. This body of new work includes one large charcoal drawing, two oil paintings and three Chinese ink paintings as well as one installation piece. The idea for this series comes from my life experiences both in urban China and rural Kansas. I mix my Chinese heritage, aesthetics, and identity with my new home in the mid-west and in middle kingdom.

Jennifer Crupi

THE ARTICULATE BODY: Solo Exhibition

The artwork in this exhibition addresses the ways we communicate with each other visually, through body language. Hand crafted of aluminum or sterling silver, these interactive objects become instruments for gestural behavior. Studies show that 85% of our communication is non-verbal. With the increasing use of e-mail, Internet social networks, and text messaging, true one-on-one interpersonal communication is fading and our more honest and authentic feelings are being overlooked. All of my pieces point out various gestures or postures and their associated meanings in the hope viewers will realize the importance of how our bodies speak for us. An old proverb rightfully claims, “Actions speak louder than words”. Although our body movements may be mute to the ears, they are inevitably far more revealing than the spoken word which often disguises.

Directed Visions

Works from 1st and 2nd Year Graduate Students from the School of Art at the University of Kansas

February 3 – March 14

“Directed Visions” represents a rich variety of fresh talent, innovative artistic practices, and conceptual approaches from the University Of Kansas Department Of Visual Art Graduate Students. The graduate studio experience encourages authentic artistic exploration. Ideas, forms, and materials are explored as part of the student’s creative process. The works in this exhibition are responses to directed investigations.

The Department of Visual Arts Graduate Studio Arts program is a comprehensive three-year program that gives students the opportunity to experiment with media, materials, and diverse artistic practices that support the development of artistic excellence.

Dannon Art Project

January 23 – March 3

This project will be housed on the north end of the second floor of the Arts Center.

Rex Hausmann created a painting on the second floor at the Lawrence Arts Center January 23 – 27. This temporary studio will handed over to a series of artists who will create new works, each leaving their works on display. Hausmann invited artists to work in this space in different mediums to create a community response to his painting.

Audiences are encouraged to visit the space.

DOWNTOWN UPSTAIRS (824-1/2 Massachusetts)

*6:30-10:30

Eclectic artwork mixed with the eclectic Downtown Upstairs Studio is eye candy for the soul and promises to please. Trip the light fantastic upstairs to view the artwork by Traci Bunkers, Mike Wallace, and Uncle Andy. This venue is open late to give everyone a chance to visit.

Traci Bunkers, mixed-media artist and published author, has a little something for everyone, including quirky pin-back buttons & pocket mirrors, ponytail dreadlocks, mixed-media paintings, photographs, and handmade books. She will also have both of her books “The Art Journal Workshop” and “Print & Stamp Lab” available. See her website at http://www.TraciBunkers.com for more information.

Mike Wallace is a Lawrence area artist who is showing again after many years. He is currently producing portraits and animal portraits in oil, as well as mixed-media pieces. For more information, contact Mike at mwdesign@sunflower.com.

Andy, fondly known as Uncle Andy, is a prolific artist who specializes in squished acrylics on found objects.

THE LAWRENCE PERCOLATOR

(in the alley behind Lawrence Arts Center, look for the green awnings)

This Green Space (in process)
5-9 pm
at the Percolator

Visitors are welcome to see “This Green Space” installation in process. Check out the scale model of the field and hear about how you can participate.

more info at http://thisgreenspace.wordpress.com/

THE INVISIBLE HAND GALLERY (801.5 MASSACHUSETTS, suite D)

*6 until 9 pm

From the artist:

Rehearsing the amorphous forms
A river and a cloud
My relatives I call them
And think of them often
They come to me in recovery rooms
They come without handles or angles
A true badge of the Real
Indefinitely they are
in the church of this-or-that
The carpooled Saint and the chauffeured Prophet
An experience here
A nuance there
Flirting the line
Absorbed in the form
A hardly found blur, the newest prescription
Like a system of ethics
Exposed to the air

Nicholas Ward received his BFA in 2007 from the University of South Dakota and his MFA in 2010 from the university of Kansas. In 2008, Nicholas was invited to study at the KID Puppet For Film Animation School in Prague CZ. There he studied under master puppet-makers and animators, many of whom worked directly under the father of Czech puppet animation, Jiri Trnka. Since 2010 Nicholas has been involved with Mid America Arts Alliances Mural Project, A six-state series of three-month community engaging residency projects designed to empower and ignite art in mid-western communities. He is also co-director, and cinematographer for the documentary film Called to Walls (currently in production). In 2011 Nicholas was an artist in residence at the Bemis Center for contemporary Art in Omaha, Nebraska. He currently resides in North Lawrence.

http://www.invisiblehandgallery.com/?ha_exhibit=nicholas-ward-%e2%89%a1-river-and-cloud

THE BOURGEOIS PIG (6 E. 9TH ST.)

*6 until 9 pm

“Trash Lion” new works by Natale Collar

Natale Collar was born on the Kansas plains. Raised on gunpowder and game bird, she spent her childhood summers selling fireworks and her winters going on hunting trips with her father. This exposure to nature and culture helped shape her methods in creative expression.

She studied at the University of Kansas, getting her BFA in Sculpture with a minor in Psychology. She works mainly in metal, wood and living materials but is constantly searching for challenging and innovative mediums. She has shown in several University related exhibits but Trash Lion marks her first solo show.

About “Trash Lion”

This series explores nature, create-ure, and culture and the labored union of the aforementioned items. The works aim to expose the usefully discarded and overlooked without putting anything on a pedestal. It is as much influenced by trenching oddities as it is regular forest dwellers. While it’s perhaps more about gathering acorns than getting lost in a monstrous city, both parts have relevance.

TELLER’S THIRD FLOOR GALLERY (746 MASSACHUSETTS)

Rachel Scribner ~ Settle Down
Opens Tuesday, February 21st 6-8pm
Runs through Monday, March 26th

From the Artist:

Once, when I was twelve, my grandma pulled out a century old braid of hair from a shoebox in her closet. It was my great-great aunt’s, and it was perfectly preserved, as if had been cut from my own head. In that moment, I became obsessed with the tie that every person has to the past, through the people who lived before us, and the stories that they left behind. This deep interest in the wealth of history that lies around me, whether in the evidence of buildings, objects or memory continues to inspire me to create works of art that are tied to the past, and also compels me to explore current life experiences.
As I’ve grown older, I have come to use art as a way to explore these themes of dimension, time, narrative, legacy and cycling of human life. I start with contour drawings from my imagination and then work back in with paint and more drawing in order to nurture the space with no specific ideas of an outcome. I like to let the acts of drawing and painting inform the space through discovery and dialogue of the mediums. The most important element of art making for me now is the allowance of discovery and intuitive response without limitations of reference, reality or logic so I can see deeper relationships between my imagery, materials and ideas.

Artist Statement:
My work contains drawn and painted imagery of forms made by the earth and forms made by man. Natural forms speak of the unending cycle of life and shifting of situation and circumstances. Manmade structures echo the need for order and logic along with the very human attempt at control of our lives as we deal with life changes.
Death, loss, pain, relief, and joy alter our emotional conditions similar to the effects of the elements like wind, rain, erosion, etc. The skeleton-like structures and architecture reference human life and its fragile state. Nature shifts, buries and allows growth within space even during trauma. Emotions, dreams, fears and expectations settle in the process.
This work is a meditation on the shifting of life and how we move through those periods over and over, constantly adjusting and finding new ways to settle into our circumstances.

THE ELDRIDGE (701 MASSACHUSETTS)

The Eldridge presents an evening of live music with Irish trio, DORIAN’S WHEEL, featuring Kelly Bohling

In the Lobby for Final Friday, February 24^th

WATKINS COMMUNITY MUSEUM

*6 until 8 pm

Knowledge Grows: Student Experiences in the Smart Choices Garden

with

Americana Music Academy students and teachers

On Friday, February 24, the Watkins Museum will open the exhibition Knowledge Grows: Student Experiences in the Smart Choices Garden, celebrating the Liberty Memorial Central Middle School’s garden project. The family-friendly event will run from 6:00-8:00 PM. Students and teachers from the Americana Music Academy will present musical selections throughout the evening. Hands-on activities and refreshments will be provided. The event is free and open to the public.

On view on the second floor of the Watkins Museum, Knowledge Grows features photos and recollections by students and volunteers that participated in the Central Smart Choices Garden. The exhibition explores the growth of the project and its role as an educational experience. Historic artifacts and photographs reveal how agricultural activities shaped the lives of young people in Douglas County in the past.

For more information on the exhibition, contact the Watkins Museum at 785-841-4109.

THE ART PARTY (718 NEW HAMPSHIRE)

A Final Friday staple, The Lawrence Art Party continues this month with a group show of local and regional artists as well as Van Go! Mobile Arts

WONDERFAIR (803 1/2 MASSACHUSETTS)

Chop Chop with Lee Piechocki and Matt Jacobs

Chop chop, get to work. Chop chop, make some art. For many talented artists “chop chop” is both an

internal mantra and an incessant external fact. Moreover it describes the way in which art is often

made, in chops: a second stolen during a commute, an inspiration set in motion at an inopportune

moment captured as note to self in one’s sketchbook. Beginning Final Friday, February 24th, Wonder

Fair presents Chop Chop, an exhibition of momentary pauses in modern man’s hectic schedule. The

show pairs former Wonder-Fairian Lee Piechocki with Kansas City Art Institute grad Matt Jacobs. Art

brothers from different art mothers, their work is united by an obvious delight in materials and pop-

toned banality. As if they shopped for art imagery from the same neon-colored aisle at the dollar

store, Jacobs’ sculptures juxtapose bright pool floats and rainbow-hued household cleaning supplies,

while Piechocki’s imaginary interiors are filled with beach balls, kitsch dolphin posters, and stray

fluorescent marks. Chop Chop promises to be a bright spot in the deep of winter– so Chop chop, go to

the Wonder Fair!

Chop Chop opens Final Friday, with a special opening event from 6-10pm. During this time, the

Wonder Fair will host a live printing demonstration and fundraiser for the KU Printmaking Club. Ten

specially designed t-shirt and poster screenprints will be available, priced $10–$20, featuring such

crowd-pleasing images as Pizza, Storm Troopers on Bikes, and (for the minimalist) bold geometric

patterns. Help a printmaker, and help yourself to a hand-made tee!

The Wonder Fair is open Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday 12-6, and Saturday 10-7, with

completely random extended hours when we happen to be there. Please visit www.wonderfair.com

frequently for news, information, and to skew our Google analytics data.

AIMEE’S CAFE AND COFFEEHOUSE (1025 MASSACHUSETTS)

The South Mass Art Guild (SMAG) a Kansas Arts Not for Profit will be celebrating it’s fourth anniversary! Join us for drinks and Hors d’ oeuvers. Visual art will be for sale.

1109 GALLERY (1109 MASSACHUSETTS)

Featured Artist: Marty Olson

Final Friday, February 24th, the 1109 Gallery presents “Contemporaries” with more than 50 pieces of artwork from area artists. Our featured artist in the large gallery is Marty Olson whose pieces range from inspirations of the Southwest, personal symbolic lexicons and the spirit of the Flint Hills. Each painting and piece represent the dance of creative process as he experiences it. Our opening reception will be held on Final Friday from 7:00-9:00pm with great art, great food and libations! 1109 Gallery is located at 1109 Massachusetts in beautiful downtown Lawrence, Kansas. The show runs from February 21, 2012 – April 22, 2012. Gallery Hours: Tuesday-Saturday 11am-5pm and Sunday 1-5pm.

PACHAMAMA’S (800 NEW HAMPSHIRE)

New Works by Justin Marable

Justin Marable was raised in Robinson, a northeastern Kansas farm town. Throughout his life, Justin has learned and wandered within the boundaries of his Midwestern homeland, observing the landscape and landmarks of the surrounding region. Printmaking, drawing, and music have become his main methods of artistic expression. Justin graduated from the University of Kansas in May 2005 with a B.F.A. in printmaking. He currently resides in the Kenwood neighborhood of Topeka with his wife and daughters. He works full time at his home as an artist, husband, and father.

TRAILRIDGE AND GRAYSTONE APARTMENTS (2512 W. 6th St.)

*5:30 until 8 pm

Works by Kevin Kinkaid and live music by Kaelum Hasler

Trailridge and Graystone Apartments and Townhomes will be hosting our monthly final Friday show above our office located at 2512 W. 6th St.
This Month’s artist will be Graystone resident Kevin Kinkaid with live music performed by Kaelum Hasler on the cello.
There will be free food and champagne
5:30-8

LAWRENCE PUBLIC LIBRARY

*5 until 7 pm

Backroads, Images of Rural Kansas

Photography by Kansascapes Photo Alliance

www.kansascapes.com

Entrances, Media Room and Gallery

Native Kansans Brad Neff, Scott Bean and Roger Spohn have banded together
to form the Kansascapes Photo Alliance. Their collective and individual
goals are to capture and share the subtle beauty of Kansas through their
photography. Each member has had work published in Kansas Magazine and
other regional publications, and the group strives to inspire others with
their images as well as to document, preserve and protect the fragile and
vanishing lands.

Eclectic Muses: Photography by
Constance Whiston

Lower Level

Constance Whiston has a background in sculpture, painting, drawing and
calligraphy. This continuously informs her photography. She began
photographing with a “Brownie,” then proceeded to employ an instamatic,
waterproof 35 MM Pentax, digital Pentax, 35 MM Canon FTB, Nikon SLR and
Canon SLR.

Exhibits: Texas, Missouri, Nebraska and Kansas

Influences: Everyone that expresses art, whether with brush, typewriter,
clay, camera, computer, voice, feet, or simply in breathing.

DIANE’S ARTISAN GALLERY (4 E. 7TH ST.)

www.dianesartisangallery.com

“A Trunk Show of Makenna Bartel Jewelry”
Come by and celebrate the return of one of our most beloved artists, Makenna Bartel. Makenna will be on hand to present her latest jewelry designs with a large selection for fans of her work to choose from.

LOST ART SPACE (845 MASSACHUSETTS)

“THE GREY AREA”- The Lost Art Space studio/gallery features a show built around the processes and environments that externally shape the inner urge to construct and create. The lines between gallery and studio become blurred as the six resident artists expand into the main gallery with individual site-specific installations focused on conceptual ideas & the interplay of layers that develop into a finished work of art. This show attempts to illuminate the grey areas between thinking and making, material and artifact, creator and creation and the underlying threads between us all.

Along with the work of studio artists Paul Flinders, Jeromy Morris, Jason Barr, Erok Johanssen, Jesse Gray, and Jeremy Rockwell, multimedia projects from New Zealand and Colorado will be displayed, as well as new microchip paintings by Yuri Zupancic, jewelry from Wayne Propst and KANVAS Co., work by Matt Ridgway, Robert Gandy and other local favorites.

Opening reception 5-9, February 24th, and runs until the end of the month. Lost Art is located at 845 Massachussetts (formerly Pennie Annie’s Sweet Shoppe).

SMILING MAD DESIGNS and INKELLO PRESS (801.5 MASSACHUSETTS, suite 3)

Join Margo Holland of Smiling Mad Designs and Christy Schneider of Inkello Letterpress for Final Fridays on February 24, 2012. Located above Esquina in a playful studio space, the two women create a variety of handmade items.

Margo, an arts-inspired mother of three, creates colorful, eclectic jewelry, textiles and home decor objects. Christy designs and prints on an antique letterpress, making a variety of paper goods, including greeting cards, journals, bookplates, and more. She is also a mother and a children’s illustrator, who owns Yellow Pencil Studio, Inc.

SIGNS OF LIFE GALLERY (722 MASSACHUSETTS)

Signs of Life Gallery is located at 722 Massachusetts St. in the heart of historic Lawrence, Kansas. We feature work by dozens of artists to suit a variety of tastes. Many are local, but we also represent artists of national and even international reputation.

Our beautiful gallery overlooks picturesque downtown Lawrence and we are convinced you will find it a satisfying place to experience art and cultivate your own creativity. Come in and let us help you find artwork that is a perfect fit for your life and space.

Open on Final Fridays.

PHOENIX GALLERY (825 MASSACHUSETTS)

Join us for the Final Friday Art Walk on February 24th. Not only will there
be a demonstrating artist here, but there will also be live music from Wes
Samms and FREE massages from Janette and Kate of Images Salon. This is a
Final Friday at Phoenix Gallery that you don’t want to miss! Our
demonstrating artist will be Dawn Kent of Interlace. From Dawn: “I have
always searched for a creative outlet which would also inspire others. This
is how Interlace was born. As a self-taught artist, my pieces began with
simple stringing techniques and blossomed into the intricate pieces you see
today. The design of each piece starts with selection of colorful, focus
beads and unfolds as each bead is added. There is no planning of the
designs, but an understanding of each component and its relation to the
next. I was born and raised in the Midwest, and currently live in Lawrence,
Kansas. In addition to being a jewelry artist, I am the mother of two
lovely daughters, and have been happily married for 15 years.”

Come in to meet Dawn and while you are here have some of Sue’s birthday
cake! That’s right, February 24th also happens to be Sue’s birthday, so we
will have cake to share with you.

Nine year old artist Finn Strong will be the exhibiting his work at Aimee’s Cafe for January Final Fridays. He is the first of at least two children’s art shows that the South Mass Art Guild will be sponsoring.

The South Mass Art Guilds is to distinguish ourselves as a diverse, knowledge rich and socially responsible learning community to instruct, motivate and share knowledge with all who desire to learn. One of the ways we strive to achieve our key mission is by holding several children’s art events.

-1109 GALLERY (1109 MASS.)

The Lawrence Art Guild and 1109 Gallery are proud to present “Gratitude” – new works by the many volunteers who staff 1109 Gallery, serve as officers and committee members, organize and volunteer for Art in the Park and Holiday Art Fair and serve area artists in innumerable ways.  This will be an exciting show.  The show begins January 24th and continues until February 19th.  Join the 1109 GALLERY on Final Friday, January 27th for our opening reception from 7-9pm.  Great art, food and libations!

-THE BOURGEOIS PIG (6 E. 9^th ST.)

A VALENTINE SHOW:
WORKS ON PAPER BY BERNADETTE ZACHARIAS

Please come and join Bernadette Zacharias for a Valentine’s themed show at the Bourgeois Pig. Her work is three years of glitter gel pen art in the making and features:
goddesses, love letters, beautiful germs, bathing beauties, genies, flowers, tassels, trophies with boobs, and all sorts of awesome valentines lovelyness!

-SIGNS OF LIFE GALLERY (722 MASS.)

Join us at the Signs of Life Gallery on Friday January 27th for a special evening with the Chiara String Quartet. They are in town for a performance at the Lied Center on Sunday January 29th, and will be gracing us with a sampling of their repertoire!

Enjoy the musical beauty this amazing quartet while browsing our fine gallery. We will be showing a variety of works in styles ranging from landscapes to abstract, by some of the finest regional and national artists. Included will be works in watercolor, oil, mixed media, and acrylic.

-THE INVISIBLE HAND GALLERY (801 ½ MASS.)

Carla Aspenberg: Shattered

Opens Final Friday January 27th from 6-9pm
Runs through Monday February 20th

From the artist:

Carla Aspenberg was born in 1980 in New York City. She received an MFA in Sculpture from Brooklyn College of the City University of New York in 2006 and a BA in Studio Art from Bard College in 2002.  Recent exhibitions include “Borderline” at Rush Arts Gallery and “New Prints 2011 / Winter” at the International Print Center New York. She has participated in the Studio LLC program at the Jamaica Center for Arts & Learning in New York and is the recipient of a BRIC Media Arts Fellowship. She has completed residencies at Pilchuck Glass School, Wilson College, and the Vermont Studio Center. She is currently the Printmaking Artist-in-Resident at the Lawrence Arts Center.

STATEMENT:

My works on paper convey feelings surrounding the loss of innocence. Unsettling, and at times menacing, the characters and scenes portray uncomfortable snapshots of broken and violent landscapes. My print works symbolize these feelings with the use of found objects, which I often put directly through a press. I use circular shapes in my work to reference the target as a sign of warning.  In all my work, I seek to awaken the latent qualities of the objects I am working with. In 2010 I was able to explore some of the hidden qualities of glass as an Emerging Artist in Residence at Pilchuck Glass School. There, I created a series of prints of glass plates I had shattered. These prints are about both subtle beauty and the harshness our architected physical environment is capable of.

-LAWRENCE ARTS CENTER (940 NEW HAMPSHIRE)

“Hay Wire”

Solo exhibition by Hon Chung Zhang

January 20th- March 8th

Reception: January 27^th, 5-9 PM

“Hay Wire” is a site specific project made for The Lawrence Arts Center. This body of new work includes one large charcoal drawing, two oil paintings and three Chinese ink paintings as well as one installation piece. The idea for this series comes from my life experiences both in urban China and rural Kansas. I mix my Chinese heritage, aesthetics, and identify with my new home in the mid-west and in middle kingdom.

“The Articulate Body”

Solo exhibition by Jennifer Crupi

January 20th- March 8^th

Reception: January 27^th , 5-9 PM

The artwork in this exhibition addresses the ways we communicate with each other visually, through body language. Hand crafted of aluminum or sterling silver, these interactive objects become instruments for gestural behavior. Studies show that 85% of our communication is non-verbal. With the increasing use of e-mail, internet social networks, and text messaging, true one-on- one interpersonal communication is fading and our more honest and authentic feelings are being overlooked. All of my pieces point out various gestures or postures and their associated meanings in the hope viewers will realize the importance of how our bodies speak for us. An old proverb rightfully claims, “actions speak louder than words”. Although our body movements may be mute to the ears, they are inevitably far more revealing than the spoken word which often disguises.

Rex Hausmann Project

January 23rd-March 3^rd

This project will be housed on the north end of the second floor of the Arts Center.

Rex Hausmann will be creating a painting on the second floor at The Lawrence Arts Center January 23rd-27^th. At the completion of his painting, this temporary studio will be handed over to a series of artists who will create new works, each leaving their works on display. Hausmann invited artists to work in this space in different mediums to create a community response to his painting.

THE WAITING ROOM: LOST AND FOUND

PANEL DISCUSSION: with general editor Sarah Smarsh, contributors Reinhild Janzen, Stephanie Mott, Inge Hansen, Natabhona Mabachi, Marguerite Perret, Stephanie Lanter, and moderated by contributor and Kansas City cultural critic Gina Kaufmann.

Book release.

Live Performance.

-PHOENIX GALLERY (825 MASS.)

Demonstrating Artist: Liza MacKinnon, MacKomics Studio

Reception : 5-9 p.m.

Liza is a local artist, mother, and Boston terrier wrangler. A “skimmer” (vs. a “diver”), she dabbles in a multitude of mediums. From fabric and accessories to assemblage, illustration, and printmaking – all are equally fascinating. She is known locally for her greeting cards and annual Valentine-making open house weekend. Liza teaches and creates out of her home-studio on Tennessee Street as well as the Lawrence Arts Center.

-TELLER’S RESTAURANT (746 MASS.)

Jori Cheville

Opens Tuesday January 24th 6-8pm

Runs through Monday February 20^th

From the Artist:

Description

Jori Louise Cheville moved to Kansas City in 2000 and graduated from the Kansas City Art Institute in 2004 with a BFA emphasis in Ceramics. After graduating, she maintained a studio and created works on commission. Later, Jori opened a business in Kansas City, KS called J. Bird Studios. J. Bird Studios was open from July of 2007 to June of 2009 and consisted of six artist studios and an art gallery. Currently, she is a second year graduate student in Fine Art at the University of Kansas.

From the artist:

My most recent collection of work is the result of creating a visual record of relationships and experiences and the feelings they evoke. The unease of not knowing what the future holds forces me to search my past for answers and as time passes it reveals bits of knowledge that I could not see before. I use the process of creating my work as an opportunity for gaining self-realization but also to communicate thoughts on how we process things like identity, memories, and emotions. Merging personal narratives with the use of symbolism, my goal is for viewers to call to mind their own memory, dream, or thoughts of something new.

Direct link to the event from The Invisible Hand Gallery website:

http://www.invisiblehandgallery.com/?ha_exhibit=jori-cheville-%e2%89%a1-a-search-for-self

-WONDER FAIR ART GALLERY, SHOPPE AND STUDIO (803 MASS.)

Wonder Fair in Paris:

Just in time for Valentine’s Day Wonder Fair presents the works of four local painters paired off in two person teams.

On Final Friday, January 27^th, Wonder Fair unveils Togethers, an exhibition exploring the intrinsic influence and inspiration between two artists who choose to share time, space and life experiences. Husband and wife, Misha & Amy Kligman, both create paintings exploring their personal histories, relics and pangs of nostalgia. Nick Ward & Amber Hansen, a long-time collaborative team, create paintings and video that deal in whimsy and the wonder of childhood and magic. Independently each artist creates unique and deeply personal work, when viewed as the efforts of two collaborative teams, however, a narrative unfolds of artists who create work very much “Togethers”.

An opening soiree for Togethers will be held Final Friday from 6-10 pm. During these hours the Wonder Fair bar will return with its own special pairings of beer and chocolate. Togethers will remain on view through February 19^th 2012.

-SMILING MAD DESIGNS, 3 GIGGLING GIRLS, INKELLO LETTERPRESS (801 ½ MASS. SUITE 3)

Join Margo Holland of Smiling Mad Designs, Jess Hull of 3 Giggling Girls, and Christy Schneider of Inkello Letterpress for Final Fridays on January 27, 2012. Located above Esquina in a playful studio space, the three women create a variety of handmade items. Come visit and find something sweet for your Valentine!

Margo, an arts-inspired mother of three, creates colorful, eclectic jewelry, textiles and home decor objects.

Jess, a mother and self-taught children’s clothing designer, makes whimsical, one-of-a-kind, boutique clothing for kids of all ages.

Christy designs and prints on an antique letterpress, making a variety of paper goods, including greeting cards, journals, bookplates, and more. She is also a mother and a children’s illustrator, who owns Yellow Pencil Studio, Inc.

For additional information contact: Margo Holland at 785.363.5092.

-WATKINS COMMUNITY MUSEUM (LOBBY)

The Watkins Museum will feature photographer Bob Buchanan with a new installation of prints. The Watkins will also celebrate the 151^st birthday of Elizabeth Watkins with a family activity. The Douglas County Genealogical Society will be available to answer family history research questions.

-DIANE’S ARTISAN GALLERY (4 EAST 7^th ST.)

“Winter Celebration and Annual Sale”

Reception: January 27^th, 5- 9 pm

Description:

A Winter Celebration and Sale of American Fine Craft.

www.dianesartisangallery.com

-LOST ART SPACE (845 MASS.)

“SWEET/SWEAT SHOP”

January Final Fridays at the Lost Art Space will feature a group show that is themed “sweet/sweat shop”.

Live music by ONE MILLION LIGHT YEARS & DJ BARRR

6-10pm, music at 9pm.

-COPT/FEIDEN GALLERY (815 MASS.)

The Copt/Feiden Gallery is located at 815 Massachusetts. They will be open this Final Friday from 5-8 pm with live music and refreshments. This will be the night of the gallery closing as it was a temporary space just for the holidays. Our gallery features original Kansas paintings and photography, specializing in the Flint Hills.

-LOVE GARDEN SOUNDS (822 MASS.)

“Animal/Magnetism”

Jesse Gray will be exhibiting a new batch of work that includes paintings and assemblages. The night will also include life music by Animism, which is a thrown together band that will be ambient noir. Music starts at 7:30ish.

-THE BLUEDOT SALON (15 E. 7TH ST.)

The Blue dot salon hosts Ed Noonen,Dave Ogle, Molly Davis, Amy Fore, John Niswonger and Kali Vukas this Friday January 27 th.

Enjoy a fun evening with our artists from 6-9 pm.

At the Blue dot 15 E 7th st

The 1109 Gallery is having a New Year’s Eve Party on December 30th, Final Friday (One Day Early) from 7:00pm until ? featuring the music of LA Fahy. Come enjoy the “Wintry Mix” exhibit, food and fun!

WATKINS COMMUNITY MUSEUM (LOBBY)

Dave DeHetre will exhibit glass pieces in the lobby of the Watkins Museum, and musician, Gwyneth of Feral Flute will perform from 5:00 until 8:00 pm for the Final Friday Art Walk.

THE LAWRENCE ART PARTY (HOBBS TAYLOR LOFTS)

Don’t miss the Final Final Friday Lawrence Art Party! The Final Lawrence Art Party of the year will have music, dance, paintings, sculpture, photography, and more.

We’ll have music the always popular Heebie Jeebies, dance by the Lawrence Ballet Theatre, a group show by the KU Drawing II students, and art by these amazing artists:

Alexandria Browne

Matt Burke

Scott Burr

John Clayton

Raechel Cook

Matthew Dominic Farley

Sandra Griffin

Hannah Jensen

Emily Johnson

Brad Levy

Jim Luhning

Amy Meya

Lori Norwood

Pam Renovato

George Paley

Thomas Richmond

Trae D. Rickford

Kyle Rogers

Gregory Thomas

KT Walsh

Tom Weso

Jewell Willhite

Jessica Windholz

Susan P. Wilson

LOVE GARDEN SOUNDS (822 MASS.)

ART FOR SKATE’S SAKE, a group benefit show for Centennial Skate Park

Live music by E100 and Stiff Middle Fingers

TELLER’S RESTAURANT (746 MASS.)

Adam Lott: Excuse me, this is private.

Opens Tuesday, December 27^th from 6 until 8 pm, open on Final Friday for viewing

THE INVISIBLE HAND GALLERY (801.5 MASS.)

Jeremy Rockwell: Intersection

Opens Final Friday December 30th 6-9pm

From the artist:

Inspired by the process of using found and re-purposed materials, Jeremy Rockwell is at home in many mediums, be it painting, drawing, photography, fashion, or sculpture. Regardless of the delivery, Rockwell’s work shares a common thread or language – of order and chaos, of personal and shared history – the layers and lines becoming the point where all the explorations of his art intersect. This January at the Invisible Hand gallery, Rockwell will open “Intersection,” a show featuring a collection of new and never before shown older works from several of his ongoing series, including the “keyboard/pixel” series, “interference”, and his ‘Paris journal’ series.

PHOENIX GALLERY (825 MASS.)

Demonstrating artist: Charles Gabel
Recycled Parts Jewelry

Charles, a life-long Kansas resident, has lived and worked in Lawrence for
over 25 years. His jewelry is created using recycled metals and parts which
he transforms into contemporary, one-of-a-kind pieces. Charles, who has
worked with metals for more than 20 years, finds joy in the material and
the freedom it gives him to create what is in his mind’s eye. He will be
demonstrating his work and will also have many pieces on hand to see.

We will have snacks and hot cider for you to try.

GLOBAL CAFE (820 MASS.)

Wapána: “balanced good life”; Photography by Brett Ramey

For Indigenous communities food has never been just about food. It is interwoven with language, art, songs, ceremonies, family relationships, and often creation stories. This reflects a worldview that directly confronts the notion that life is divided neatly into academic disciplines, occupational tracks, and political ideologies.

In a world increasingly characterized by climate change, record-breaking droughts, floods, earthquakes, crumbling economies, and emergent social revolutions, communities throughout the world are responding by working to protect, respect, and reinvigorate their local environments, economies, and food systems. The success of these responses will depend on recognizing the interdependence among ALL aspects of healthy and whole communities- a concept that has always been central to the resilience of Indigenous and other land-based peoples.

This show offers a few examples of Indigenous communities working to maintain and reclaim our traditional lifeways. These images are not a result of passive visitation or tourism, nor are they a romanticization of the past or a call to “going back” to some better time. Instead, they offer a way forward by highlighting examples of people throughout the world creatively exercising their ability to feed, clothe, and express themselves artistically on their own terms- all while acknowledging the necessity of building balanced, interconnected relationships in these time of transition.

ARTIST BIO

For the past decade Brett Ramey has been working with young people around the world to reconnect to land-based knowledge while living in urban areas. This work includes building traditional food and medicine gardens with schools and in vacant city lots, facilitating community-based garden design and mural trainings, and serving on numerous local, regional, and National advisory boards.

His photos have been exhibited in the U.S. Senate Rotunda as part of the National Wildlife Federation’s Fair Climate Project and at the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues (UNPFII) in New York City. Brett now lives in Lawrence, Kansas and on his reservation (Ioway) near White Cloud, Kansas where he works with the Department of Family Medicine at the University of Kansas Medical Center to promote health and reduce cancer in urban and rural Native communities.

For additional writings and photo essays:
www.horagewi.com

DOWNTOWN UPSTAIRS (824 1/2 MASS.)

Telling the artwork from what is just part of the organic, long-time evolution of this magical space makes a visit to the Downtown Upstairs Studio definitely worth the trip upstairs. Artists and friends Traci Bunkers, Mike Wallace, and Andy will be showing their work, joined by Wes McCauley and Chris and Sara Teasley. This venue is open late to give everyone a chance to visit.

Traci Bunkers, mixed-media artist and published author, has a little something for everyone, including quirky pin-back buttons & pocket mirrors, ponytail dreadlocks, mixed-media paintings, photographs, and handmade books. She will also have both of her books “The Art Journal Workshop” and “Print & Stamp Lab” available. See her website at http://www.TraciBunkers.com for more information.

Andy, fondly known as Uncle Andy, is a prolific artist who specializes in squished acrylics on found objects.

Mike Wallace is a Lawrence area artist who is starting to show again after many years. He is currently producing portraits and animal portraits in oil, as well as mixed-media pieces. For more information, contact Mike at mwdesign@sunflower.com.

THE LAWRENCE PERCOLATOR (in the alley behind the Lawrence Arts Center)

1. Join local high school and college young artists as they speak their minds — sharing original stories and short pieces about the ins and outs, ups and downs, good, bad and otherwise…about Belonging.

FINAL FRIDAY December 30th — 3:00 to 4:30 at The Percolator.
an UnderStory Project, hosted by StormDoor Productions’ Christie Scanlin Dobson. http://stormdoorproductions.net/ also joining us, Shannon White!

YOUNG ARTISTS and writers and actors! If you or someone you know would like to join us, let us know. come, share your story. The UnderStory…planting seeds.
questions?: contact christie: stormdoorproductions@gmail.com

2. STILLNESS AND THE WORD

Opening – Wednesday, December 21st

6 – 9 pm
Show continues through January 15^th

The show, curated by poet Peter Wright, is a collection of collaborations
between visual artists, writers and musicians exploring the core moment
of eternal peace and that which is born of it into conscious play. It is
a celebration of the winter solstice, a time when we begin again.
Writers & musicians will perform their works starting at 7 pm.

As the year makes its round
approaching that longest night
when she is reborn in darkness we speed toward the exchange of our bounty while just beneath

it is her secret that fuels our every move. -Peter A Wright

Participants include:
Lisa Grossman, Kelly Barth, Ashley Laird, Leah Sewell, Nicholas Ward,
Michael Hennecke, Stella Robbins, Lee Robins, Rachael Perry, Michael
Bradley, Kyle McKenzie, Cody White, Jenny Cook, Katie Nichols, Peter
Wright among others.

3. Final Friday, the 30^th of December @ the Percolator there will be a reading of Begin Again starting @ 6pm.

The anthology, edited by Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg and published by Woodley Press, features the work of over 90 writers, including the poems published on www.150KansasPoems.wordpress.com, a website Mirriam-Goldberg developed to celebrate Kansas’ 150th anniversary of statehood.

Poets attending include: Rick Nichols, KL Barron, Nancy Hubble, Ronda Miller, Iris Wilkinson, & Peter Wright among others.

Books will be available for purchase , Lawrence Percolator :: www.lcava.org

LAWRENCE PUBLIC LIBRARY

RECENT WORKS by STEPHEN SWEIGART Stephen Sweigart has been attracted to
impressionism since he first learned about it in his early teens. Over the
years, his artistic style has evolved from impressionism to
post-impressionism and French and German expressionism. But in the past few
years, he’s gone back to the fundamentals of painting and returned to
impressionism — which is essentially the style of these works. Sweigart
asserts that he doesn’t paint in an exclusively impressionist style, but
that this exhibit is a response to these anxious times.

ACRYLIC PAINTINGS by
JEWELL WILLHITE When paintings pile up, Jewell Willhite thinks: “Why do
this?” But going outdoors and seeing blue sky, deep green foliage, water
shimmering with reflections or a meadow of wildflowers, she thinks: “How
could I not paint?” To Willhite, painting is an expression of joy in the
natural world, a resounding “Yes!”

COPT/FEIDEN GALLERY (815 MASS.)

Kansas paintings and photography by Louis Copt and Mark Feiden.
Please visit us as part of “Final Fridays”–a celebration of the arts
that includes special exhibits, performances
and demonstrations in Downtown Lawrence.

THE BOURGEOIS PIG (6 E. 9TH ST.)

“Te Parti” Atomic Photography featuring Foxy By Proxy Revue

Atomic is a team of photographers with passions for feminine grace and beauty. Through these images, we strive to intrigue. This series features the ladies of Lawrence-based burlesque troupe Foxy By Proxy Revue.

Te Parti:

“A tale of beautiful and grotesque wanton waifs, lost is the forest of mischief, they are children of the woods. They stumble upon the remains of a mad man’s tea party, eager to indulge in the pleasures of this peculiar scene.”

FLORA & FAUNA SALON (700 MASS. SUITE 307)

FANCIFUL PORTRAITURE IN OIL by LIBERTY HOLLIS

6 until 9 pm

Sweets and treats by Sam Wardy and myself and a limited donation bar will be available. Pretty things and good company!

“LOST ART” FLASH SPACE (845 MASS.)

“lost art”
At the old Penny Annie’s.
845 Massachusetts
Artists:
Jesse Gray
Jeromy Morris
Yuri Zupancic
Jeremy Rockwell

and more
5-9pm

Are you a fan of Lawrence Final Fridays? Are you an artist, business
person, or art patron who has participated in Final Fridays activities?

If so – please spend one hour sharing your thoughts on the economic and
other impacts of Final Fridays, how we can improve Final Fridays, and how
we can better promote Lawrence as a city of the arts. ****

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The Final Fridays Focus Group will be held in the Lawrence Public Library
auditorium from 6-7 pm this coming Monday, December 19. The meeting will
be brief, interactive, and fun. Light refreshments will be available.****

This meeting is taking place as part of a City of Lawrence project,
“Lawrence Final Fridays Impact Analysis”, and is being held by the Science,
Technology, and Art (STArt) Alliance.****

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The Lawrence Public Library is located at 707 Vermont Street.****

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Signup is optional, but appreciated. If you use Facebook, please sign up
at https://www.facebook.com/events/328674903827692/.

(BLACK FRIDAY)

• THE LAWRENCE ARTS CENTER (940 New Hampshire)

Bizarre Bazaar

Opening Night, Final Friday, November 25^th from 5 until 9 pm

*also open Saturday from 9am until 5 pm

• 845 MASSACHUSETTS FLASH SPACE (the old Penny Annie’s space

Lost Art

Exhibiting Artists: Jessie Gray, Jeromy Morris, Yuri Zupancic and Jeremy Rockwell

opening reception from 5 until 9 pm

• PHOENIX GALLERY (825 Massachusetts)

Demonstrating Artist: Bill Collins

Come to the Phoenix Gallery for Final Friday and see the works of Lawrence
jewelry artist Bill Collins. He is well known for his sterling silver
pieces that explore Lawrence and Kansas life. Don’t miss the opportunity to
see his latest works including tornadoes, Oz themes, and beautiful trees.
Also stop by to sample hot cider and holiday treats!

Bill Collins is a jewelry artist currently working in Lawrence, KS. He has
always loved the arts, and jewelry designing is a natural expression of his
interests. After finishing his undergraduate work in Jewelry and Design at
the University of Kansas, he worked in northern California with several
fine jewelry manufacturers.

Bill credits his early exposure to art and design to his mom, Patricia L.
Collins, a painter and art educator, and to his grandfather, H. Frances
James who began the Art Department at Emporia State University and was
recognized as a fine watercolorist and landscape painter.

Throughout the years, Bill’s primary focus has been fine jewelry and custom
design. He is currently developing a very personal collection of pieces
that expresses his love of the rural beauty and unique heritage of both the
city of Lawrence and the state of Kansas. Its colorful history and striking
landscapes, as well as the more unique members of its community, have
inspired a new direction in his work.

• DOWNTOWN UPSTAIRS (824 1/2 Massachusetts)

Opening Reception: 6:30 until 9:30 pm

Friends since almost forever, Mike Wallace, Andy Timmons, & Traci
Bunkers, have come together again for a unique show at a venue of
eternal visual stimulation. This time, they are also joined by Wes
McCauley and Chris Teasley to broaden the salient experience that
won’t soon be forgotten.

Andy Timmons, fondly known as Uncle Andy, is a prolific artist who
specializes in squished acrylics on found objects.

Mike Wallace is a Lawrence area artist who is starting to show again
after many years. He is currently producing portraits and animal
portraits in oil, as well as mixed-media pieces. For more information,
contact Mike at mwdesign@sunflower.com.

Traci Bunkers, mixed-media artist and published author, has a little
something for everyone, including quirky pin-back buttons & pocket
mirrors, ponytail dreadlocks, mixed-media paintings, photographs, and
handmade books. She will also have both of her books “The Art Journal
Workshop” and “Print & Stamp Lab” available. See her website at www.TraciBunkers.com
for more information.

Wes McCauley is a small business owner producing commercial
photography and virtual tours for real estate and commercial ventures.
When not working for clients, he enjoys a wide range of photography
for fine art, and is also a highly skilled freefall (skydiving) aerial
photographer. He will be showing his skydiving photography.

• LAWRENCE PUBLIC LIBRARY

ARTWORK by LAWRENCE PUBLIC SCHOOLS

*Meet the artists for a reception with light refreshments in the Gallery from 5-7 p.m.

Come celebrate the art being created in our local public schools! Artwork from
students representing all fourteen elementary schools as well as both Free
State and Lawrence High will be on display this month in both the gallery
and the children’s room. The art displayed will represent the wide range of
media, techniques, and curriculum covered in the Fine Arts programs in
Lawrence Public Schools. Also on exhibit: WATERCOLORS by JULIE HAMMER, and
MONOPRINTS by LAURA CARRIKER, CONNIE EHRLICH, LIZA MACKINNON, KAREN ROBERTS
and JAN SEE.

• SMILING MAD DESIGNS, 3 GIGGLING GIRLS, INKELLO LETTERPRESS (801 1/2 Massachusetts, Suite 3)

Join Margo Holland of Smiling Mad Designs, Jess Hull of 3 Giggling Girls, and Christy Schneider of Inkello Letterpress

for Final Fridays on November 25, 2011. Located above Esquina in a playful studio space, the three women create a variety of handmade items. Margo, an arts-inspired mother of three, creates colorful, eclectic jewelry, textiles and home decor objects. Jess, a mother and self-taught children’s clothing designer, makes whimsical, one-of-a-kind, boutique clothing for kids of all ages. Christy designs and prints on an antique letterpress, making a variety of paper goods, including greeting cards,

journals, bookplates, and more. She is also a mother and a children’s illustrator, who owns Yellow Pencil Studio, Inc.

For additional information contact: Margo Holland at 785.363.5092.

• BLUE DOT SALON (15 E. 7^th St.)

Final Friday opening reception from 5:30 until 8 pm

exhibiting artists: Sarah Frazelle, Edme’e and Ryan Hasler, Kathy Horniman, Carlos Rodriguez

• SIGNS OF LIFE (722 Massachusetts)

Surfaces: Photography by Rick Mitchell

Reception from 6:00 to 9:00pm, Friday November 25th

Artist’s Statement:

I work by walking with my camera and allowing myself to be stopped by things I see. It doesn’t matter where in the world I am or if I am alone or in a crowd. By now, after years of working this way, it feels like the images are opening like new blooms here and there– as constant as the twinkling of stars.

This exhibition reflects my interest in making images in all kinds of environments, both familiar and unfamiliar. The “home place” is rich with memory and feeling that may be brought to a level of intensity through vivid color, sharp focus, or an angle on things not often taken. My approach to photography, as an artist rather than a journalist or scientist, is to make images that are just slightly out of register with “normal” color and sometimes, as we photographers say, “out of gamut.” This is something like “magical realism” which appeals to me in literature. Walks in even the most familiar neighborhoods become adventures in new perception and imagination.

I would like to claim to be naive but there is no chance of it. My eyes pour feelingly over the surfaces of the beloved Earth. Who built this house, I wonder; who made this wall? Who made the light that shines upon it? I sense the world is a being. “Don’t be shy about your condition,” I say. “Let me look at you.”

Biographical Information:

Rick Mitchell has worked with photographic materials since 1970. He earned degrees in art from the University of Kansas and Rutgers University and served on the faculties of Rutgers, Baker University and the University of Kansas. He has also spent time as the Executive Director of the Agricultural Museum of the State of New Jersey and Director of the Exhibition Program at the Lawrence Arts Center. He is currently an independent artist and writer living in Lawrence, Kansas.

• THE INVISIBLE HAND GALLERY (801 1/2 Massachusetts)

Kenneth Kupfer: Trash Mob

Opens Final Friday, November 25th 6-9pm

• THE BOURGEOIS PIG (6 E. 9^th St.)

Teeth as Art, by Luka Mjeda

opening reception from 6 until 9 pm

Luka Mjeda (www.lukamjeda.com) is based in Zagreb, Croatia and works with David Frayer (KU – Anthropology) on Neandertal teeth. This exhibit is the first result of their work on a Teeth as Art publication. Luka is a professional photographer who has done commercial art for many Croatian magazines and in advertising (Levi´s, Banka, MG, MUO, Kras, Jadran, Bornstein, Juicy). He has produced 16 single-artist exhibitions along with participating in many group exhibitions. His work is in the collections of the Museum of Arts and Crafts, the Modern Gallery, the Museum of Contemporary Art in Croatia and in private collections. He has published images in many art compilations and in his own editions in Croatia.

Teeth as Art

The Krapina Neandertal site is a national icon for Croatia. Dated ~130,000 years ago, the site was excavated between 1899-1905 and contains hun-dreds of bones and teeth. «The material has been a part of my life since childhood and recently I received an opportun- ity from the Croatian Natural History Museum to photo the collection.”

A tooth is just another dirty old fossil tooth, you might say?

«Not for me! And not for these teeth. Beyond their anthropological importance, these teeth have a surreal component – a concept of constant change and development of humans in their deep past. Intrigued by this idea and nudged by David Frayer, I manipulated the original images to create a new perspective on the way we view these teeth.»

Contact David Frayer (zagrebdave@gmail.com) for all purchases. If you want an image already sold, also contact him for other, unframed copies.

• TELLER’S ART SPACE (746 Massachusetts)

Megan Embers Roelofs: Wingspan
Opens Tuesday November 29th 6-8pm

Open on Final Friday

• 1109 GALLERY (1109 Massachusetts)

The 1109 Gallery at 1109 Massachusetts kicks off Final Friday, November 25th, with our “Wintry Mix” exhibit and a reception with great food and libations! The gallery windows will be decorated for the holidays and the gallery shop is filled with new great gift items for holiday shopping. Including books by Annola Charity, Karla Nathan, the Wichita Museum of Art Cookbook and Kansas Voices. Be sure to check us out! The reception will be held from 7-9pm.

• THE LAWRENCE ART PARTY (718 New Hampshire)

5 until 9:30 pm on Final Friday

Music by Darrell Lea, Visual Art by: Jason Barr, Bill Bowerman, Emily Eakes, Connie Erlich, Paul Flinders, Neil Goss, DW Gates, Monica Gundelfinger, Matthew Jarmer, Brad Levy, Baker Medlock, Amy Moreno, Kaylyn Munro, Jilli Nel, George Paley, Eddy Presswood, Dan Shattuck, Greg Thomas, Judy Thompson, Thomas Weso, Susan Wilson

• THE LAWRENCE PERCOLATOR (in the alley behind the Lawrence Arts Center)

Cirque de Decay by KT Walsh

Cirque de Decay
The densely packed show includes
paintings, sculpture, ceramics, prints, and mural studies. Seven
costumes created by Percolator friends will be on display in
anticipation of a costume driven, winter play by Walsh.
See a video here http://youtu.be/gbF2KEN68vM

• THE WATKINS COMMUNITY MUSEUM (11^th and Massachusetts)

The Watkins Museum will exhibit the work of Emily Hunt, a local photographer, for November’s Final Friday. Jazz duo Ed Judd and Mike Shirtz will provide music for the event. The Watkins will be open until 8:00 PM.

• DIANE’S ARTISAN GALLERY (4 E. 7^th St.)

Icons, Amulets and New Work

featuring the latest ceramic sculptural work of local treasure, Leni Salkind

Lawrence artist, Leni Salkind, will be on hand to discuss her latest ceramic sculptures including a series on the iconic “Big Boy”.

• COPT/FEIDEN GALLERY (815 Massachusetts)

Kansas paintings and photography by Louis Copt and Mark Feiden.

Open for FINAL FRIDAY, November 25, 5:00 PM to 9:30 PM

Please visit us as part of “Final Fridays”–a celebration of the arts
that includes special exhibits, performances
and demonstrations in Downtown Lawrence.

• WONDERFAIR (803 1/2 Massachusetts)

Holiday Market opens at Noon on Final Friday

At Wonder Fair, we don’t stop. Just as the walls of the Hibernation blanket fort come down we’ll deck

out our halls for the holiday season. Beginning Final Friday, November 25th, the Wonder Fair Gallery

will be transformed into a festive marketplace complete with brightly striped awnings and 16 feet of

model railroad, courtesy of the Lawrence Model Railroad Club. We won’t open at 4:00 a.m. or offer

door-buster sales; instead, we will present shoppers with an alternative– a plethora of locally hand-

made gifts to be perused at the shoppers’ leisure, and a shopping experience to be enjoyed rather

than endured.

In advance of the holidays we’ve boosted our retail offerings by going hyper-local and recruiting over

20 artists from within the Topeka-Kansas City corridor. Artists featured in this month-long event include bookbinders, printmakers, fiber artists, clothiers, jewelers, and stationers. Amongst these is KU

illustration professor Tad Carpenter, whose “monster mix-up” prints form an interactive display of

cartoonish monster tops and bottoms to be arranged and rearranged in 13,168,189,440,000 different

combinations (trust us, we did the math). Carpenter’s installation, the work of our Holiday Market

artists, and the rest of our magical Shoppe transformation will be on view and on sale through

December 23rd.

The Wonder Fair Holiday Market opens 12:00 noon Final Friday, November 25 and will continue

through December 23, 2011. The Wonder Fair is open Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday

12-6, and Saturday 10-7, with completely random extended hours for the holiday season. Please visit

www.wonderfair.com frequently for news, information, and to skew our Google analytics data.

Holiday Market Participating Artists: Stationery/Bookbinding

Hammerpress (Kansas City); Wildhorse Press (Tonganoxie); Field Trip Publishing (Kansas City); Thayer Bray (Kansas City); Catherine Reinhart (Lawrence)

Paintings, Drawings, Prints and Multiples

Michael Kreuger (Lawrence); Heather Smith-Jones (Lawrence); Tad Carpenter (Kansas City); Justin

Marable (Topeka); Christa Dalien (Lawrence); Clinton Ricketts (Lawrence); Susan Meyer

(Leavenworth); Rodolfo Marron (Kansas City)

Clothing, Jewelry, Housewares, and Accessories

Leslie Kay (Lawrence) ; Kate E. Burke (Kansas City); Holly Hangauer (Lawrence); Ricochet Waves

(Lawrence); Liz Bonny (Lawrence); Bar Geyer (Lawrence); Bailey Marable (Topeka)

• THE ETC. SHOP (928 Massachusetts)

The Art of Textile Weaving: Diane Throop

Meet the artist and enjoy refreshments on Final Friday from 5 until 8 pm.

• LOVE GARDEN SOUNDS

seeing through a year: new photographic work by natalie anne dye

opening reception Final Friday, 6 until 10 pm

in response to many great shifts in my life this past year, i rekindled a romance with 35mm slide film.

these images are a result of seeing through a year, seeing the life around me, seeing myself in all that life.

it is a pleasure to share them with you. -N

Dear Artist friends,

Show and sell your art on the biggest shopping day of the year – Black
Friday!!!!!

Our October shows were wonderful! We had amazing music, awesome art, huge
crowds of art lovers and sold almost *$3300 worth of art* during the 5
hours of the October Final Friday Lawrence Art Gallery and Lawrence Art
Party shows.

We counted almost 900 art lovers at one of the shows, and probably had as
many at the other!

Check out the great pictures by R. Gregory Summers of one of the shows at
https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.298911946805062.88872.149657781730480&type=3

• The Watkins Community Museum is seeking artists for upcoming Final Friday exhibitions.

To apply for an exhibition at one of Downtown Lawrence’s most unique venues, send a website link or jpeg images to: Abby Pierron , Education/Programs Coordinator, Watkins Community Museum: apierron@watkinsmuseum.org

• KANSAS SAMPLER is seeking an artist or artists to show on Final Friday, November 25th

Kansas Sampler is seeking an artist or art group for Final Friday. A busy downtown store, Kansas Sampler will certainly have a large “Black Friday” crowd and offers a great opportunity for a local artist to have their work seen by a large audience. To apply, contact Mario at lawrence@kansassampler.com

performance by Amber Hansen and Nicholas Ward

in the window at ACME (847 Massachusetts)

6:45pm – 8:00pm

The University Dance Company

performing in front of US Bank at 9th and Massachusetts

6:30 pm

The University Dance Company will do an improvisational performance in anticipation of their Fall Concert, November 17th and 18th at The Lied Center. Lied Center performances will be at 7:30 each night.

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LAWRENCE ARTS CENTER (940 MASS)

Halloween Happening:
Join in the Family Fun Fest on Final Friday at 5pm at the Lawrence Arts
Center.

Pumpkin carving ($5 per pumpkin)

Mask making

Various kid’s activities

In the Theater

The Pied Piper of Hamelin

A new musical written and directed by Ric Averill with original music by
Adrian Rees

Friday, October 28 | 7:30 p.m. *Discount tickets for this performance

POSTCOMMODITY

The Night is Filled With the Harmonics of Suburban Dreams

The Night is Filled With the Harmonics of Suburban Dreams is an amplified
hydro-feedback system in which pool pump motors and circulatory systems,
working with and against each other, generate meditative harmonic
oscillations. PVC pipes containing the hydro circulatory systems are shaped
into a series of geometric patterns that imitate the oscillations of pool
pump motors. The work recreates the sonic environment of suburban backyards
where ubiquitous pool pumps sing through summer nights.

C.Maxx Stevens

Sugar Heaven

Stevens’ installations, Sugar Heaven (2007), What’s for Dinner (2007), and
Last Supper (2011) are references to diabetes, an epidemic silently invading
Native American communities, and to the economics and politics of food.
Although the native community is re-educating people to live a more healthy
lifestyle, economics and changing habits make this transition difficult.
Sugar Heaven speaks to one in six American Indians living with diabetes,
visually referring to waiting rooms at an Indian Hospital and the
devastating effect when we find ourselves together at a funeral parlor.

Marwin Begaye

XXXL: Visual Commentary on the Legacy of Fort Marion

Begaye’s purpose is to bring awareness of the capacity each individual has
to halt the effects of these diseases, the capacity of families for making
positive change and the capacity of a community to prevent further
destruction to Native American communities.

Carla Aspenberg

Current Artist-in-Residence

A collection of Carla’s prints are currently on display.

Juniper Tangpuz

Constellation: Aerial Installation

New Vessels

Allen Chen was born in Taiwan and raised in California. He received
his BFA San Jose State University and an MFA from the University of
Notre Dame. Allen has since completed an artist residency at the
Mendocino Art Center in California and a long term artist in residence
program at the Red Lodge Clay Center in Montana. He is currently
enjoying the wonderful experience of the Artist Residency at the
Lawrence Art Center.

WONDER FAIR (803 1/2 MASS)
Winter is coming,
but the all-new Wonder Fair is just getting warmed up.
Installation-based Hibernation exhibition opens at the Wonder Fair Gallery
Final Friday, October 28th
As the crisp chill of autumn creeps up the stairs of the Wonder Fair, we’ve begun to gird our
loins for another long winter—Wonder Fair style. Preparations begin with Hibernation, an
installation-based exhibition and D-I-Y idea kit designed to inspire winter-time productivity.
Hibernation transforms the gallery into a cozy cabin, complete with custom-designed screen-
printed armchairs, hand-printed brick fireplace, snuggly screen-printed firewood, and a
charming menagerie of winter-ready stuffed animals.  In their midst, Wonder Fair is thrilled to
present a selection of hand-dyed quilts by Kansas City-based artist Kim Eichler-Messmer.  In
four stunning quilts, Eichler-Messmer translates Midwestern winter landscapes into beautiful,
functional pieces of art.

At a special opening event (Final Friday, October 28,) visitors are invited to crawl through an
extensive blanket fort to reach the Wonder Bar, a pop-up cantina stocked with hot mixed
drinks, cocoa, and gingerbread.  Throughout the month, the gallery will feature printed
installations by Kelly John Clark, Christa Dalien, and members of the Wonder Fair Family;
quilts by Kim Eichler-Messmer; fiber-sculpted woodland creatures by Cat Rabbit; and prints by
Jonathan Metzger, Dan McCarthy, and Ashley G. (Goldberg). A series of hibernation-themed
knitting/crochet events and performances are planned for each weekend of the run of
Hibernation; details will be made available through the website.

Hibernation opens Final Friday, October 28 and will continue through November 24, 2011.
The Wonder Fair is open Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday 12-6, and Saturday 10-7.
Please visit www.wonderfair.com frequently for news, information, and to skew our Google
analytics data.
FLORA AND FAUNA SALON (700 MASS, SUITE 307 – upstairs from Hobbs)

First Light: Beginnings of Creation

works by Troy Richardson

opening reception from 5 until 9 pm

BLUE DOT SALON (15 E. 7^th SUITE 203)

Ryan Hassler and Edmee Rodriguez – Abstract photo-journalistic styled photography
Kathy Horniman’s magnificent Copper trees
Catered by Curry in a Hurry
530-8pm

THE DUSTY BOOKSHELF (708 MASS)

HOSPITAL SHIPS performance from 7:30 – 8:30

FOXTROT (823 MASS)

Works by Heidi Elizabeth Wetzel http://heidielizabeth.viewbook.com/

KANSAS SAMPLER (921 MASS)

K and Kansas is smack dab in the middle of A to Z Photography by Lawrence resident Jana Butcher. The business began about a year ago, first all about making signs — producing letters from photographs.
Instantly a lot of the subject matter was inspired by the University of Kansas — Rock Chalk, Jayhawks, KU. The theme evolved into photo prints taken on the KU campus. Other photos were tied into inspirational sayings. A number of those pictures were rural Kansas, which led to prints of old trucks, barns, beautiful scenery and animals. The next step was collages — cows, cars, basketball goals … and of hometown Chanute and other Kansas towns.

THE INVISIBLE HAND GALLERY (801.5 MASS)

Clinton Ricketts
Silver and Gold new and old

Opens at final friday october 28th 6-9pm

From my earliest memories I have used drawing as a way to deepen my experiences of the things that have fascinated me: movie monsters, comic book heroes, baseball players and bible stories. In time this practice became ritual. The resulting objects became artifacts of my own comprehension. By obsessively drawing my objects of fascination I re-appropriated there meaning to reflect personal history. This lifelong approach is the impetus for my current work.
My studio practice is concerned with drawing as a tool to re-imagine the world. I am interested in the human figure and the language of gesture and expression. I draw from both my mind and media sources for inspiration. Each drawing, print or painting is constructed by searching for associations. I seek visual excitement as well as personal resonance. I see my characters acting out a my personal exploration for connections. They investigate the importance of ritual, not burdened by the search for the supernatural, but as an activity that provides comfortthrough human contact and shared history.

TELLER’S ARTSPACE (746 MASS)

Justin Bergin: THICK

Tellers art space
Opens Tuesday oct 25th 6-8

STArt ALLIANCE (734 MASS AND 718 NEW HAMPSHIRE)
Mark your calendar for *TWO* outstanding and fun art events hosted by the
STArt Alliance on Final Friday, October 28!

The *Lawrence Art Party* at 718 New Hampshire Street will feature rock and
roll, blues, and country music by BRC Sounds; and a wide variety of artists,
including established professional, student and emerging artists of every
stripe. This might be the best party of the month, and you don’t want to
miss it!

The *Lawrence Art Gallery* at 734 Massachusetts will showcase art by
selected established professional artists and KU students, and feature live
jazz. This show will be conducted in partnership with the Douglas County
Aids Project (DCAP), which will display the art to be auctioned on November
5 at Maceli’s Banquet Hall.

Both events are a wonderful opportunity to see some of the best artists in
the region, and to buy a holiday gift for that special person or beautify
your home.

PLEASE BUY LOCAL ART. Buy something special that will be treasured forever,
and support artists and creative businesses by keeping your holiday shopping
local this year.

Call for artists – we have room for more artists to join these shows. If you
are interesting in showing at a STArt art event, please email
lawrenceksart@gmail.com.

The STArt Alliance is dedicated to increasing the Lawrence and regional
focus on creativity, innovation, and the arts; helping artists show and sell
their work; and contributing to economic and community development of the
community.

To sign up for the shows, and invite your friends, visit
http://tinyurl.com/STArt1011

To see pictures from the September shows, visit
https://www.facebook.com/whirled.art.lawrence

PACHAMAMA’S (800 NEW HAMPSHIRE)

Paintings by Zak Barnes
through October 29
cooperative effort of Strecker-Nelson Gallery and Pachamama’s

PHOENIX GALLERY (825 MASS)

www.phoenixgalleryks.com

Demonstrating artists:
Marci Blank of Th’red Head
Toni Brou

We will have two demonstrating artists at our October Final Friday Art Walk
(5-9 pm). Marci Blank of Th’red Head textiles will be here with award
winning shawls, shrugs, scarves and many other handmade items. Meet Marci
and visit with her about her work that is a must for fall and winter
wardrobes!

Our other well-known artist for the evening will be Lawrence artist Toni
Brou. Most of you know her by her wonderful suns that shine through our
gallery windows, but you also may have seen her suns on the CBS Sunday
Morning show! Toni is a multi-talented artist who also creates cards, boxes,
silk scarves and many other art pieces.  Get ready for fall with food and samples from Pendleton’s Country Market.
They always have wonderful autumn treats to try! From pickled veggies to
delicious dips, their local foods are not to be missed!

THE BOURGEOIS PIG (6 E. 9TH)

Celebration Series

by Jeremy Rockwell

opening reception: 6 until 9 pm

Bio-
Jeremy Rockwell currently lives in Lawrence, Kansas. Inspired by the process of using found and repurposed materials, Rockwell is at home in many mediums, be it painting, drawing, photography, fashion, or sculpture. This month, his mixed metal headpieces and helmets will be featured in the Kansas City fashion zine, Faction. For the Bourgeois Pig show, Rockwell has created several new pieces for his ongoing ‘Celebration’ series, a grouping of mixed media works (gold leaf, confetti, wood shavings, etc.) on wood panel. The ‘Celebration’ series is Rockwell’s artistic commentary on the current status of the American Dream.

THE ELDRIDGE (7TH AND MASS)

Pumpkins on Parade

Everyone is invited to carve, paint or decorate a pumpkin or gourd, bring it in to the Eldridge between 9am and 6 pm on October 27^th , and the pumpkins will be displayed throughout the hotel on Final Friday. (No real candles will be allowed, so provide a battery powered candle or light, if your pumpkin needs to be lit.)

Space is limited. Contact Patti McCormick @ 785-830-3944 ASAP to reserve space. Pumpkins may be picked up on November 1^st until 5:30 pm.

SMILING MAD DESIGNS, 3 GIGGLING GIRLS, INKELLO LETTERPRESS (801.5 MASS, SUITE 3)

Open Studios:

Margo Holland of Smiling Mad Designs, Jess Hull of 3 Giggling Girls, and Christy Schneider of Inkello Letterpress will join other downtown Lawrence artists and galleries in participating in Final Fridays on October 28, 2011. Located above Esquina in a playful studio space, the three women create a variety of handmade items.

Margo, an arts-inspired mother of three, creates colorful, eclectic jewelry, textiles and home décor objects. Jess, a mother and self-taught children’s clothing designer, makes whimsical, one-of-a-kind, boutique clothing for kids of all ages. Christy designs and prints on an antique letterpress, making a variety of paper goods, including greeting cards, journals, bookplates and more. She is also a mother and a children’s illustrator, who owns Yellow Pencil Studio, Inc.

Margo, Jess and Christy began sharing a studio space in July, and are opening their working space to the public for the first time during October’s Final Fridays event. They will sell their handmade goods during the evening’s event.

For additional information, contact: Margo Holland at 785.363.5092

LAWRENCE PUBLIC LIBRARY (707 VERMONT)

PAINTINGS by the DOWNTOWN TUESDAY PAINTERS Gallery, Entrances, Media Room,
and Lower Level

*Meet the artists for a reception with light refreshments in
the Gallery from 5-7 p.m.* The *Downtown Tuesday Painters* have been meeting
at the Senior Center for over ten years. If you were to stop by and visit
their sessions, you’d be surprised at the variety of interests packed into
this one small group—watercolors, oils, pastels, carving—and an
abundance of topical conversation. Although some members are “old-timers,”
it’s amazing how easily new artists are brought into the group. Everyone is
made to feel welcomed. Ideas are shared, critiques are given, and lasting
friendships are made. The group meets every Tuesday at the Senior Center
from 9:00 am to 1:00 pm. You are cordially invited! -*Dar Williams*

WATKINS COMMUNITY MUSEUM OF HISTORY

Living Memories: Celebrating Day of the Dead

On Friday, October 28, the Watkins Community Museum of History and the Spencer Museum of Art invite the public to the opening of the exhibition Living Memories, as part of Lawrence’s monthly Final Fridays. The Watkins will be open for extended hours and feature a special performance, refreshments, and a hands-on activity to celebrate this collaboration between the two institutions.

Living Memories: Celebrating Day of the Dead was developed through a partnership between the Watkins and the Spencer museums. The exhibition explores how different cultures commemorate those who have died. Featuring objects and images related to Latin American celebrations of Dias de los Muertos, on loan from the Spencer Museum, and photographs of Douglas County’s own Oak Hill Cemetery, Living Memories explores how gravesites can reflect the personalities of the dead and how we celebrate the lives of our loved ones.

For more information on the exhibition or the events planned for October 28, contact the Watkins Museum at 785 841-4109.

LOVE GARDEN SOUNDS

Delicate Menagerie

works on paper by Jenny Cook and Angie Pickman

Musical Performances by:

The Generals at 7 pm

Taylor Holenbeck (of Colony Collapse) at 8 pm

SIGNS OF LIFE GALLERY (722 MASS)

Simply Kansas: New Landscapes by Deb Schroer and Peggy Lyon

Simply Kansas is just that, beautiful paintings that capture the natural
grace and peaceful beauty of Kansas. Working mostly /plein air/, Deb and
Peggy have created a body of work that is extraordinary in it’s variety
of seasons and prairie subjects.

N’umbs Up is a group of local musicians who play traditional music from
Northumbria, essentially Scottish folk music. The group consists of two
fiddles, a concertina, and a guitar. Join us for great music with N’umbs
Up and view the fall gallery show with artists Deb Schroer and Peggy Lyon.

River to Well Photo Competition

all photos from the River To Well
competition will be on display (and for sale) in our South Gallery.
River to Well is a non-profit organization that raises funds to dig
wells and provide safe drinking water in small villages throughout
Africa. All proceeds from sales of prints in the competition go to this
project.

1109 GALLERY (1109 MASS)

The Lawrence Art Guild and 1109 Gallery are proud to announce a cancer benefit fund raiser and art exhibit. The show begins September 27th and ends November 20th. “Self-Examination” explores the thoughts and expressions of more than 30 artists. Fifteen plaster busts have been decorated and transformed by area artists. They will be sold during the show with all proceeds going to a breast cancer survivor to assist with medical expenses.

Featured artist, Constance Ehrlich will exhibit in the large gallery. Her moving body of artwork traces her battle and victory over breast cancer. Please join us for a reception and Final Friday artwalk on Friday, October 28, 2011 from 7pm-9pm to speak with our featured artist, enjoy the art and refreshments.

SOCIAL SERVICE LEAGUE (905 RHODE ISLAND)

Soft Art
Quilting, sock animals and more!

Artists:
Barbara Brackman (http://barbarabrackman.blogspot.com/)
Kathe Dougherty
Georgann Eglinski
Mary Lynn Farwell
Linda Frost (http://www.13thstreetstudio.typepad.com/)
Frances Kite
Deb Rowden (http://carolgilhamjones.blogspot.com/)
Jason Klinknett
Paul Punzo

Learn more about the Kaw Valley Quilters Guild:
http://www.kawvalleyquiltersguild.org/
http://kawposting.blogspot.com/

COPT/FEIDEN HOLIDAY GALLERY (815 MASS)

Kansas Paintings by Louis Copt/ Kansas Photographs by Mark Feiden

Open on Final Friday from 5:00 until 9:30 pm

regular hours: Thursdays 11:00 am until 8:30 pm, Fridays and Saturdays 11:00 am until 5:30 pm

THE PERCOLATOR (in the alley behind the Arts Center, look for the green awnings)

Priti Cox

Janata (The Masses)
Corporate
globalization, by design, is driven by acquisition and profit. A
gain in one part of the world means that someone in another part
involuntarily pays the price. In India today, growth and
development are euphemisms for inequity and displacement.
Governments and corporations not only in India but across the
world are grabbing for resources through military intervention,
outright war, intimidation, and simple business-as-usual. The five
percent of India that is, in the business propaganda term,
“shining” today is leaving behind a very long shadow in its path -
the other new India that is grey, desperate and violent. What’s
happening in India is proof that when people are uprooted from
their rightful access to “common property” resources such as land,
water, seed and livelihoods, they are not going to take it lying
down–even if they do not have powerful lobbyists with money and
men with guns to fight for them.

Priti Cox, a native of India has lived in Salina since
2000. Her paintings and mixed-media installations integrate Indian
cultural artforms and address issues affecting global society and
politics. Her website is http://www.vanishingindia.com/

DIANE’S ARTISAN GALLERY (4 E. 7TH)

“Art for the Soul: Cathy Broski’s Archetypal & Personal Sculptures”

Opening reception, Final Friday, 5 until 9 pm

Kansas City ceramic artist Cathy Broski’s work is steeped in archetypal and personal symbolism. Figures, houses, boats and pottery are all vessels to contain things we hold dear, and sometimes those things we would cast off. Cathy chose these forms to work with because they have several levels of meaning she finds intriguing to explore. She loves found objects, because of their wear and marks of their journeys. This is the feel Cathy tries to achieve on her surfaces by using a layering technique.

www.dianesartisangallery.com

JEWELRY BY JULIE (19 E. 9TH)

Flora & Fauna Salon is seeking an artist to display work for an October Final Fridays exhibit

contact: please email images or website to Andiy Ransom, owner

florafaunasalon@gmail.com

Kansas Sampler Seeks Artist(s) for Final Fridays:

contact: Mario Bonilla
Kansas Sampler Lawrence
921 Massachusetts St.
Lawrence, KS 66045
785-841-1300
lawrence@kansassampler.com

From the STArt Alliance:

October 10, 2011
Dear artist friends,
I am writing to invite your participation in upcoming Lawrence Final Friday art shows, and request
suggestions for improving our services to artists, and/or involvement with the Science, Technology,
and Art (STArt) Alliance, which sponsors these activities.
Please let me know if you would like to:
1.  Show your art at one of our October Final Friday art shows.  We will follow up with more
information, details on costs, confirmation forms, etc.
2.  Show your art at future Final Friday shows.  Please specify the month(s) of interest.
3.  Help build the STArt Alliance.
4.  Participate in an organizational meeting and share ideas on how to improve what we are
doing.
Please drop us an email at lawrenceksart@gmail.com to join our mailing list, and let us know
how you would like to participate.
We would be very appreciative if you would include comments and suggestions on our services to
artists.  Please let us know how we can better meet your needs, and improve our shows or other
aspects of our work.
For information on the planned October Final Friday art shows and the STArt Alliance, please
review the background on the following pages.

Regards,
Eric Kirkendall,
STArt Alliance
785-550-3408

From The Eldridge Hotel:

Downtown Lawrence’s “Final Fr idays” event has been a hit and the
histor ic Eldr idge hotel is continuing to par ticipate on Friday, October
28th. The Eldridge is inviting artists to showcase their pumpkin
carving art work to celebrate October & Halloween. They will be
displayed in the hotel beginning Friday, Oct. 28 through Halloween.

When:    Oc t 28th for Final Fridays and continued through Monday, Oc t 31st.
Where:    The E ldridge – 7th & Massachusetts in Downtown L awrence –
pumpkins will be displayed throughout the hotel ( TEN Restaurant,
The Jayhawker, and Lobby)
Who:     Open to artists of all ages (organizations or individual artists may be represented).
Medium:    Must be a real pumpkin or gourd.
May be carved, painted, or otherwise decorated.
Theme:    Anything tasteful.
No real candles will be allowed in your pumpkins; please supply a battery powered
candle if your pumpkin needs to be lit from within.
Please supply the following with your pumpkin art:
Name / Organization / Title / Contact Info (telephone & email)
Space is limited – please call Patti McCormick @ 785-830-3944 ASAP to reserve space; first come-first served.
Please deliver pumpk ins to The Eldridge on Thursday, Oct. 27th between 9am-6pm.
Pick up: Pumpkins may be picked up on Tuesday, Nov. 1st until 5:30pm.  After this time, all pumpkins will
be disposed of and sent to the great pumpkin patch in the sky.  We hope you can participate and make
Downtown Lawrence and The Eldridge a special Halloween location!
Q uestions – please contac t Patti McCormick , Director of Special Events
785-830-3944 or patti@oliviacollection.com

Priti Cox at The Lawrence Percolator

(performance begins at noon on Final Friday, September 30th)Encroachment (detail) Priti Cox at The Lawrence Percolator

Andy Timmons at Downtown Upstairs

Mike Wallace at Downtown Upstairs

Traci Bunkers at Downtown Upstairs

Laurie Culling at 1109 Gallery

Constance Ehrlich at 1109 Gallery

The Cutting Edge Of Moby-Dick: Qiao Xiaoguang’s Papercuts

Baron Wolman at Lawrence Arts Center

David Hamby fountain pen at Diane’s Artisan Gallery

Mark Luce at Invisible Hand Gallery

Jim Kramer at Lawrence Public Library

Marciana Vequist at Lawrence Public Library

Paul Herpich at Lawrence Public Library

Karen Matheis showing with Mark Hennessey’s Mobile Gallery

Creative Grafix,demonstrating artist at Phoenix Gallery

Lee Chapman at The Bourgeois Pig

Lawrence Art Party at 739 Massachusetts and 716 New HampshireJeremy Morris at Love Garden Sounds