2011 • 2012ANNUAL REPORT

LETTER FROM THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Dear Friends,

This publication provides an overview of one year in the life of the Lawrence Arts Center. Our mis-sion remains the same: to offer the region the best in contemporary exhibitions, performance, and visual and performing arts education. Our Visiting and Resident Artists program and our Financial Aid program enrich our offerings in each of these areas by keeping the mix of students, artists, and audience members diverse and vibrant and creating delightful and surprising juxtapositions.

A few items you will see represented in these pages:

Over 9,000 students from preschoolers through senior citizens engaged in performing and visual arts classes.

Our financial aid fund supported the involvement of approximately 800 students.

We filmed, created publications for, and exhibited the work of over 250 visual artists in all mediums in our five gallery spaces.

We joined forces with Downtown Lawrence and the City of Lawrence to support a Lawrence Final Friday event for the purpose of defining this place and supporting the sales of original art.

We developed a cutting edge science and art curriculum known as ArtSpace that engaged over 500 elementary-aged students in summer and school’s out programs.

Visiting and Resident Artists taught workshops, weekly classes, and worked with preschoolers. They choreographed, acted, performed, directed, and worked with our entire creative community.

We continued our commitment to outreach, sending teaching artists to rural communities with no arts programming, to Boys and Girls Club sites, and to the Douglas County Juvenile Detention Center. We taught art classes for Head Start, Little Nations Preschool, and the Children’s Learning Center. We offered financial aid to hundreds of individual students and families.

The Lawrence Arts Center Board of Directors, led by president John Bullock, took a serious approach to the quotidian matters of daily fundraising while planning for a future that includes nationally recognized residency, exhibitions, perfor mance, and arts education programming.

In the fall, we welcomed the Alliance of Artists Communities to the Arts Center and presented at their national confer ence. At the time of this writing, we have learned that we are the recipient of a National Endowment for the Arts award in the area of Artists Communities.

We studied Creative Placemaking, met with NEA Chairman Rocco Landesman and community leaders during his March visit and began work with neighbors, artists, cultural leaders to imagine a vibrant cultural district.

The future begins to be here already, and with the support of our board, a fantastic staff, amazing teachers, and an energized com-munity, we are ready to take the next steps.

Susan

2011 • 2012BOARD OF DIRECTORS

JOHN BULLOCk, PRESIDENT

ELLEN CHINDAMO, VICE PRESIDENT

LINDy EAkIN, TREASURER

GRACE CARMODy

TOM CARMODy

CAROL ANN CARTER

JUIE CARTER

LARRy CHANCE

BRIAN HORSCH

LISA LEROUX-SMITH

MICHEL LOOMIS

MOLLy MURPHy

MIkE OROzCO

JIM OTTEN

kATE HARDING POHL

MARIA PRESTON-CARGILL

DAN SCHRINER

EVAN WILLIAMS

The Lawrence Arts Center is open seven days a week.

Monday — Saturday | 9 am to 9 pm Sunday | 9 am to 5pm

GALLERyMonday — Saturday | 9 am to 9 pm Sunday | 1pm to 5pm

The Lawrence Arts Center is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit educational organization. Our members and donors are critical to the success of the Lawrence Arts Center, and we thank you for your financial support.

On the cover: Sunflower, balloon sculpture by visiting artist Willy Chyr

2011 • 2012EXHIBITIONS

the annual Benefit Art Auction raised $120,000

for the exhibitions program

works by over 250 artists

exhibited

works by arts-based preschool children,

K-12 public school children, and college

level art students exhibited

THE NIGHT IS FILLED WITH THE HARMONICS

OF SUBURBAN DREAMS gallery installation by

Postcommodity

Rhyming The Lines:soLo exhibiTion by Tanya haRTmanJULy 15 – AUGUST 13, 2011

Tanya Hartman was educated at The Rhode Island School Of Design where she obtained a BFA in Painting in 1987. Between 1992-1994 she was a graduate student in Painting at yale University. After her graduation from yale (MFA/Painting, 1994) she was a Ful-bright Scholar in Stockholm, Sweden. She now teaches painting and drawing at the University of kansas where she is an Associate Professor and Director of Graduate Studies in the Department of Visual Art.

Hartman is represented by Sherry Leedy Contemporary Art in kansas City, Missouri. There, she exhibited her work in a solo show in January-February 2010 titled, Rhym-ing The Lines, an exhibition favorably reviewed in The Pitch and in the kansas City Star and Review magazine. She has also exhibited at The Center for Book Arts in New york, A.I.R. Gallery in New york, ARC Gallery, Chicago Illinois; and at the Salina Art Center, Salina, kS.

2010-2011 CERAMICS ARTIST IN RESIDENCE EXHIBITION

diffeRenT peRspecTives:new woRks by akiko Jackson JULy 15 – AUGUST 13, 2011

Akiko Jackson is from kahuku, a rural North Shore community on the island of O’ahu, Hawai’i. From 1999-2007, Akiko lived in Los Angeles and San Francisco to focus her studies in the arts. After receiving a Master of Arts degree from California State University, Northridge, she

moved to Richmond, Virginia where she received her Master of Fine Arts degree from Virgin-ia Commonwealth University.

The cuTTing edge of moby-dick: Qiao xiaoguang’s papeRcuTs

AUGUST 26 – OCTOBER 2, 2011

Qiao, who was born in 1957 and is an established artist in Beijing and professor and director of the Cultural Herit-age Research Center at the Chinese Academy of Fine Arts, learned traditional Chinese papercutting techniques from the elderly women who prac-tice it in rural China.

baRon woLman:eveRy picTuRe TeLLs a sToRy, The RoLLing sTone yeaRsAUGUST 26 — OCTOBER 1, 2011

Baron Wolman was the original Chief Photographer for Rolling Magazine magazine during rock music’s heyday in the 1960s. In an era when photog-raphers and musicians were part of the same explosive scene, Wolman had virtually unlimited access to his subjects.

posTcommodiTy:The nighT is fiLLed wiTh The haRmonics of subuRban dReamsOCTOBER 7 — NOVEMBER 26, 2011

Postcommodity is an inter-disciplinary arts collective comprised of Raven Chacon, Cristóbal Martínez, kade L. Twist and Nathan young. Post-

commodity are the recipients of grants from the Telluride Institute (2007), American Composers Forum (2008), Ari-zona Commission on the Arts (2009), Elly kay Fund (2010) and the Joan Mitchell Founda-tion (2010).

The collective was commis-sioned by the Museum of Contemporary Native Arts to develop work for a solo exhibi-tion responding to the 400th anniversary of Santa Fe in 2010. Postcommodity will be exhibit-ing their work during the Fall of 2011 in Belgium at Contour the 5th Biennial of Sound and Mov-ing Image, the Lawrence Arts Center, Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts Museum and Nuit Blanche, Toronto.

c. maxx sTevens.sugaR heavenOCTOBER 7 — NOVEMBER 26, 2011

Formally trained in sculpture, C. Maxx Stevens received her AA from Haskell Indian Junior College, BFA from Wichita State University in 1979 and her MFA from Indiana Universi-ty in 1987. She is the recipient of numerous awards, including an Eiteljorg Fellowship (2005), the Andrea Frank Artist Foun-dation Award (2000), and the Joan Mitchell Foundation Inc., Painters and Sculptor Grant (1998). She has also exhibited nationally and internationally.

Stevens was a part of the group exhibition Reservation X, curated by Gerald McMas-ter. In 2003 her work was exhibited at the University of Saskatchewan’s Gordon Snelgrove Gallery. Stevens is the area coordinator of the University of Colorado at Boulder Foundation Arts Program as well a teacher and lecturer in the Art and Art His-tory Department.

maRwin begayexxxL: visuaL commenTaRy on The Legacy of foRT maRionOCTOBER 7 — NOVEMBER 26, 2011

Marwin Begaye is an Assistant Professor of Printmaking and Painting at the University of Oklahoma. Begaye has re-ceived degrees in Illustration/Graphic Design (Art Institute of Pittsburgh, AA, 1991), Painting (Institute of Ameri-can Indian Arts, AA, 1994, and University of Oklahoma, BFA, 2003) and Printmaking (University of Oklahoma, MFA, 2006). His research has been concentrated on the issues of cultural identity, especially the intersection of traditional American Indian culture and pop culture. He has also con-ducted research in the techni-cal aspects of relief printing and the use of mixed-media.

Begaye’s work has been exhibited nationally across the U.S. and internationally in New zealand, Argentina, Paraguay, and Estonia. He has received numerous awards, including the Oklahoma Visual Artists Coalition’s Visual Arts Fellowship (2007) and Red Earth (2009).

ambeR hansen. LeaRning is RemembeRingDECEMBER 2, 2011 — JANUARy 14, 2012

Amber attended the Uni-versity of South Dakota, in Vermillion, SD, working with Professor Jeff Freeman and Lloyd Menard, studying paint-ing and printmaking. She was an active member of the Ver-million art scene, exhibiting her work in group and solo

exhibitions. Concurrent with her studies, the University of South Dakota allowed her the opportunity to paint murals, illustrate books, create maps for the town as well as teach classes at the Oscar Howe Summer Art Camp.

Hansen is a graduate of the University of kansas, where she was artist in residence during 2011-12.

yoonmi nam, eRic conRad, kRisTi aRnoLd.yes, no, maybeDECEMBER 2, 2011 — JANUARy 14, 2012

In January of 2011, kristi Ar-nold, Eric Conrad, and yoonmi Nam attended the interna-tional printmaking center, Frans Masereel Centrum, located in kasterlee, Belgium. During this residency, they collaborated in the creation of ten large-scale prints from a variety of techniques.

isadoRa sTowe, JoRdon schRanz. Lived: LivingDECEMBER 2, 2011 — JANUARy 14, 2012

Schranz’ oil-on-panel paint-ings reflect a personal docu-mentary practice, drawing from a collection of film slides taken by his late grandfather. Over 60 12”x12” paintings offer reflections on familial connection, whether remem-bered or not.

Stowe’s paintings, in various media, address the complexi-ties of home, relationships, and family identity. Starting with the narrative, Stowe’s work proceeds to translate into coded, ethereal land-scapes. The installation of both artists’ works is integral to the content of the exhibit.

JennifeR cRupi. soLo exhibiTion: The aRTicuLaTe body

JANUARy 20 — MARCH 8, 2012

Jennifer Crupi received her BFA from The Cooper Union School of Art and her MFA from SUNy, The College at New Paltz. Her work has been shown in over fifty national and international exhibi-tions—including exhibits at the Museum of Arts and De-sign, New york City, Museum für Angewandte kunst, Frank-furt, Germany, Massachusetts College of Art, Boston, and upcoming in the summer of 2012, the Renwick Gallery/Smithsonian American Art Museum in Washington DC.

Crupi has won various awards including two New Jersey State Council of the Arts Individual Artist Grants in 2012 and 2005, and a Peter S. Reed Foundation Grant in 2010 Her work has been published in Metalsmith Magazine, 500 Necklaces and 500 Brooches by Lark Books, among others. Jennifer is an Associate Professor at kean University, Union, NJ where she has taught and headed the metals program since 1999.

STUDENT EXHIBITS

woRd and imagea showcase of sTudenT woRk fRom The LawRence aRTs cenTeR digiTaL media pRogRamJULy 2011

Exhibits include imagery from Photography, Photoshop, Photo Essay and Dark Room Photography classes and audio recordings from Screenwriting classes.

6TH THRU 9TH GRADE DARkROOM WITH

ann deansTudenT exhibiTJULy 2011Photos by students in Ann Dean’s Darkroom Photography class.

diRecTed visionsWORkS FROM 1ST AND 2ND yEAR GRADUATE STUDENTS

FEBRUARy—MARCH, 2012

“Directed Visions” represents a rich variety of fresh talent, in-novative artistic practices, and conceptual approaches from the University of kansas Department of Visual Art Graduate Students.

ThRough young aRTisTs’ eyesWORkS OF ART By OUR yOUNGEST STUDENTS

APRIL 2012

The 2011-2012 preschool classes’ art exhibit was displayed in the large gallery through April 22. Visitors were invited to see what arts-based preschool students been created in the preschool classrooms.

LawRence pubLic schooLs exhibiTWORkS SELECTED By USD 497 ART TEACHERS

MAy 2012

k-12 USD 497 student work from the 2011-2012 academic year.

GUEST EXHIBITS & ART SALESLawrence Photo AllianceLawrence Art GuildBizarre BazaarkU School of Art & Design

hong chun zhang . soLo exhibiTion: hay wiReJANUARy 20 — MARCH 8, 2012

Hong zhang (as she is known in the United States) is a Chinese-born artist living and working in this country whose work combines traditional skills with contemporary ideas. She received her BFA in Chinese painting from the Beijing Central Academy of Fine Arts in 1994 and came to the United States in 1996.

After completing the MFA program at the University

of California, Davis, in 2004, zhang moved to Lawrence, kansas. Her work is collected and exhibited internationally.

body of woRk: sTudies and inTeRpReTaTions of The Live modeLCURATED By kAREN MATHEIS

MAy 18 — JUNE 30, 2012

This group exhibition ex-plored aspects of human figuration through the eyes of artists who live in the Law-rence area. In conjunction

with this show, interdiscipli-nary aspects of the human body were investigated through dance, poetry, and humanities.

The featured artists in the BODy OF WORk exhibition included:

LOUIS COPTAMBER HANSEN

STEPHEN JOHNSONTED JOHNSON

kAREN MATHEISJUDITH MCCREALORI NORWOOD

JUNIPER TANGPUzNICHOLAS WARD

2011-2012 CERAMICS ARTIST IN RESIDENCE EXHIBITION

aLLen chenJULy 2012

Born in 1979 in Taiwan and moving to California in 1991, Chen received his BFA in Spa-tial Arts from San Jose State University in 2005 and MFA in Studio Arts from the Univer-sity of Notre Dame in 2009. Allen has since completed an artist residency at Mendocino Art Center in California and a long term artist in residence program at the Red Lodge Clay Center in Montana.

Visiting artist Whitney Boomer (dancer, choreographer, Texas)performed in the gallery amidst works from the BODy OF WORk exhibition as part of a series of special exhibit-related events.

INSIGHT ART TALkSThis 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. Artists featured for 2011-12 included Akiko Jackson, Baron Wolman, Qiao Xiaoguang, Luke DuBois, Hong Chun zhang, and Allen Chen.

FINAL FRIDAySFinal Fridays began through the cooperation of the Lawrence Arts Center, Downtown Lawrence Inc., the Lawrence Cultural Arts Commission, and artists, gallerists, collectives and local businesses, all of whom saw the value of the arts in our city and an opportunity to bring them to a wider public through this monthly free arts festival. Throughout the year on the last Friday of the month, the streets of downtown Lawrence erupt, storefronts convert into flash spaces, and performances and exhibits spill in and out of galleries and businesses. Activi-ties for kids, exhibitions designed to challenge adults, music, dance and theater for all ages are all within walking distance of each other.

STUDIO VISITSArts Center staff hosted a series of studio tours. Artists includ-ed Stephen Johnson, kenneth Grizzel, Andrew Huffman, Clare Doveton, Fresh Produce Art Collective, Invisible Hand Gallery.

POEHLER LOFTS ARTS SPACEDevelopers of the Poehler Lofts Warehouse Arts District have donated studio space for Arts Center visiting artists as rehearsal and workshop space.

Thomas D. Galloway LECTURE SERIESLARS SPUyBROEk | SEPTEMBER 8, 2011Spuybroek is a professor of architectural design at the Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta. His work focuses on theory, de-sign methodology and research in geometry and manufacturing.

Spotlighting innovators in the field of architecture, this lecture series brings celebrated architects to Lawrence for inspiring and informative lectures that spark creative thinking even in the non-architect! A program of kU’s School of Architecture, Design and Planning, Sharon Perry Galloway of Lawrence, and her family, established the lecture series in memory of her hus-band, Thomas Galloway, who died in 2007.

JunipeR TangpuzconsTeLLaTionsJULy 2011

kansas City artist Juniper Tangpuz created cardboard sculptures of the signs of the zodiak. The collection featured a dozen creations which were hung from the two-story ceiling of the lobby of the Arts Center. Tangpuz has been working with card-board to make toys since he was a little boy.

Rex hausmann. dannon aRT pRoJecTJANUARy 23 – MARCH 3, 2012

Rex Hausmann created a painting on the second floor at the Lawrence Arts Center January 23 – 27. At the com-pletion of his painting, this temporary studio was handed over to a series of artists who created new works, leaving their works on display. Haus-mann invited artists to work in this space in differentmediums to create a commu-nity response to his painting.Rex Hausmann lives and

works as a full-time artist in San Antonio and New york City. Hausmann earned a BFA in Painting from the Savannah College of Art and Design. He has worked on projects both nationally and internationally and has shown and lectured globally. His work and large projects often revolve around identities found in commu-nal and domestic contexts, tracing their connections to religion and history.

wiLLy chyRsunfLoweRJUNE 2012

Visiting artist Willy Chyr cre-ated a site-specific aerial sculp-ture for the Arts Center lobby.

Chyr is interested in genera-tive art, storytelling, and the intersection between art and science. He holds a B.A. de-gree in physics and econom-ics from the University of Chi-cago. While in college, Willy

joined Le Vorris & Vox Circus and performed as a juggler, unicyclist, and magician. He also learned to twist balloons. Chyr’s art, which also uses the element of light, has been dis-played in Millennium Park for Chicago’s Museum of Science and Industry’s LabFest! at the University of Chicago’s Biologi-cal Sciences Learning Center, and as part of the university’s

Festival of the Arts, in which he created a women’s line of bal-loon fashion. He has been an artist-in-residence at the Bemis Center in Omaha and has exhibited in numerous other venues around the country.

SPECIAL EXHIBITS

Photo of Johnny Cash by Baron Wolman, from the EVERy PICTURE TELLS

A STORy exhibition

BENEFIT ART AUCTION 2012

The Lawrence Arts Center Benefit Art Auction serves as the primary funding source for the Exhibitions Program at the Lawrence Arts Center and features approximately 150 artworks generously donated by artists. This spectacular event is also made possible by corporate and private sponsors, volunteers, and hundreds of art patrons. The Exhibitions Director and Auction Committee strive to include artwork in a diversity of mediums and styles, representing a wide range of retail value while limiting the number of works in the exhibition to 150. Approximately 40 of these works were sold at the live auction April 14, 2012.

The Arts Center is sensitive to the perpetual burden that many artists incur with the many art auctions they are asked to donate to. In an effort to not burden artists and to present our community with new and different art each year at the Art Auc-tion, we invite artists to participate.

We are grateful to past and future participating artists, spon-sors, and volunteers. The Arts Center exhibitions program exhibits a diverse range of art from around the country in its five exhibition spaces, averaging 30 exhibits annually.

Steven Hertzog & Ann Frame HertzogAmber HansenRobbin LoomasCarla TilghmanLiza MacKinnonPaul and Deb ChausseeAnn DeanJanet SatzInge BalchBill CollinsJessica ConnerConnie EhrlichEric DobbinsKay TriebRoger SpohnBrian HorschCarla AspenbergJoe PintzEdward NoonenJeromy MorrisJudith BrawleyLora JostHeather Smith JonesKaren MatheisArdys RambergMatt WoodardLee PiechockiKristi ArnoldEllen ChindamoLaurie MarloweRoxanne GraberRachael RademacherNorman AkersMarty OlsonNichole CollinsJane Waggoner DeschnerMarshall Maude

Gwen KerthJim ConnellyPam SullivanMargie KuhnGeorge PaleyJennifer JarnotSusan GraceRobert ZerwekhMatt NeedhamBailey MarableJoelle FordGrace CarmodyJennifer Bricker-PughSue AshlineDavid VertacnikAaron StorckIsadora StoweChrista DalienAllen ChenMelissa MccormickPaul HotvedtAlicia KellyDeb StavinLiz KowalchukRachel SudlowDan AndersonJason BarrTom BartelJon BlumbBill BowermanEric ConradBill DentlerDiane GuthrieJason HessTed JohnsonGerry MillerWill OrvedalNancy Bjorge

Leslie KuluvaMary Anne JordanMargo KrenMichael KruegerStephanie LanterGladys SandersDave Van HeeDonika WileyCarolyn YoungKen GrizzellSally PillerYoonmi NamJeremy RockwellJeffrey MckeeClinton RickettsMary TuvenJuniper TangpuzEmily MarkoulatosSusan MccarthyCima KatzJeff EatonHelen MartinWhitney JacobsBob GentSarah GrossMark SlankardKelly ClarkAllen ChenJenn HoltMarwin BegayeLuke JordanBrenda LichmanJordan SchranzTim Von HoltenAndrew Hadle

ARTISTS SILENT AUCTION

Angie PickmanMargaret MorrisCarol Ann CarterJack CollinsBen AhlversJan GaumnitzSteve GraberVernon BrejchaMarguerite PerretChris Wolf EdmondsLouis Copt

Hong Chun ZhangJanet Davidson-HuesStephen JohnsonMolly MurphyRick SteinArchie Scott GobberEliza BullockClare DovetonTim ForcadeJen UnekisSam Chung

John Gary BrownBill SneadStan HerdTom BartelBaron WolmanRoger ShimomuraJustin MarableLisa GrossmanRick MitchellKristin Morland

ARTISTS LIVE AUCTION

detail from drawing titled Prairie Wave by 2012 Benefit Art Auction featured artist Hong Chun zhang

VISITING & RESIDENT ARTISTS

The resident and visiting artists program at the Lawrence Arts Center offers area residents a unique opportunity to study with practicing artists of varied backgrounds and diverse skills.

ceRamics & pRinTmaking aRTisTs-in-ResidenceCeramics and Printmaking 12-month residency programs are designed to provide a creative environment for emerging art-ists and to broaden the center’s students and faculty aware-ness of new approaches and techniques. Residents are pro-vided studio space, $500 per month stipend, an apartment, free firings, and 24 hour access to all studios, including print, metal, photography, and digital media. Residencies provide a multi-faceted experience that includes teaching, community outreach, interaction with other artists, and studio care, and will culminate in an exhibition of new work.

pRoJecT-based ResidencyThe goal of these short-term residencies is to help support, sustain, and foster growth in local arts and artists by provid-ing material support for development of special projects with an emphasis on interdisciplinary works, and helping local artists to create works competitive on a national scale.

visiTing aRTisTs are invited throughout the year to work at the Arts Center for varying lengths of time creating exhib-its and installations, participating in performing arts produc-tions, and presenting art talks, workshops, and other innovative and interactive projects. 

ceramicsAllen Chen

printmakingCarla Aspenberg

project-basedWilly Chyr, balloon installation, ChicagoLuke Dubois, digital media, installation, BrooklynPostcommodity Collective (Raven Chacon, kade Twist, Nathan young), installation, New Mexico

workshops and classesHope Theodorus Ely, choreographer, OklahomaMelissa Hale Coyle, choreographer, North CarolinaElizabeth Gillaspy, choreographer, TexasEllie Goudie-Averill, choreographer, dancer, teacher, Philadelphia

filmLinda Hattendorf, filmmaker, New york CityPoull Brien, filmmaker, New york City

performanceBob Brand, actor, kansas CityDiana Dresser, director and choreographer, Denver

Qiao xiaoguangSEPTEMBER 2011

Beijing papercut artist, professor and director of the Cultural Heritage Research Center at the Chinese Acade-my of Fine Arts, demonstrated traditional Chinese papercut-ting techniques for arts-based preschool children. 2012 Ben-efit Art Auction featured artist Hong Chun zhang translated for Professor Qiao during his visit with the children.

phanTom Limb companyNOVEMBER 2011

New york City-based Phantom Limb Company is known for its work with marionette-puppetry and focus on collaborative, multi-media theatrical production and de-sign. Co-founded in 2007 by installation artist, painter and set designer Jessica Grindstaff and composer and puppet

maker Erik Sanko, PhantomLimb has been lauded for its unconventional approach to this venerable format. Phantom Limb includes a large rotating cast of friends, collaborators, artists, dancers and puppeteers. In their short career, Phantom Limb has produced “The Fortune Teller”, “Dear Mme.,”, “The Devil you know” with Ping Chong, “Lem-ony Snicket’s The Composer Is Dead” with Berkeley Reper-tory Theatre and “69˚ S.” with The kronos Quartet.

Children at the Lawrence Arts Center learned about operat-ing marionettes with members of the Phantom Limb Puppet Theatre Company. The com-pany performed at Johnson County Community College on November 11, 2011.

hong chun zhangFEBRUARy 2012

2012 Benefit Art Auction fea-tured artist Hong Chun zhangtaught a two-day school’s out day camp for elementary children. Students learned about the fine art of Chinese calligraphy and Chinese scroll painting, creating a large scale scroll as a group.

maRk hennessy

poeTRy off The pageMARCH — APRIL, 2012

Mark Hennessy is a poet and former lead singer for the band Paw, PhD candidate and lecturer at the University of kansas. Last spring, Hennessy transformed the front gallery

space of the Arts Center into amixed media installation cen-tered on poetry. The public was invited to spend time in the gallery listening to music and taking in poetry from the gallery walls — some even from the windows. Hennessy offered a summer writing class at the Arts Center.

eLizabeTh giLLaspyJUNE 2012

Elizabeth Gillaspy is an associ-ate professor of ballet at Texas Christian University. She has been a dance educator and choreographer for over 25 years. She teaches studio and lecture courses at TCU, and over the years has taught in colleges, universities, private studios, public high schools, and at numerous festivals. During the summer of 2012, Gillaspy taught a dance in-

tensive for advanced dancers in the Lawrence Arts Center School of Dance, and set a piece on the Lawrence Ballet Theatre company for adjudi-cation with Regional Dance America.

Gillaspy received her ballet training at North Carolina School of the Arts and Ameri-can Ballet Theatre School and has performed in classical and contemporary ballet, musical theater, opera bal-let, and modern dance with organizations such as Atlanta Ballet, Atlanta Ballet Chamber Ensemble, North Shore Music Theater, and Contemporary Dance Fort Worth. She holds her Master of Fine Arts in Bal-let from TCU, and her second-ary teaching certificate in dance for the State of Texas.

Support for our 2011-12 visiting and resident artists program provided by Jan and Jack Gaumnitz, Anne and Da-vid Hollond, the Thomas D. Galloway Family, Nicole and Dan Sabatini, kay and Tom Carmody, and Sally Hare-Schriner and Dan Schriner. Thanks also to donors at our 2012 benefit auction who raised the paddle to support our visiting artist program.

VISITING ARTISTS + EDUCATION

Visiting artists enrich educational and artistic experiences for people of all ages at the Lawrence Arts Center through art talks, classroom visits, and visiting artist classes and productions.

2011 • 2012EDUCATION

9% of visual arts students received financial aid

over 1,000 peopleparticipated in performing

arts productions

18% of arts-based preschool children received financial aid

approximately 25% of school of dance students

received financial aid

In June 2012, 32 teens from Elk County Kansas attended

the Summer ArtsReach Intensive at the Lawrence Arts

Center. This week-long inten-sive camp was organized by the Arts Center in partnership with

the KU School of the Arts and Tradewind Energy. Teens

attended morning presenta-tions given by KU faculty

followed by afternoon classes in the Arts Center’s Art Insti-tutes program. The focus of the camp was to offer teens

experience working in a studio environment and to introduce

students to campus life and connections to degree and

career options in the arts.

ARTS-BASED PRESCHOOL AGES 2 THRU 5

27 yEARS OF INSPIRING THE CHILDREN OF LAWRENCE

Music, sculpture, painting, drawing, and creative move-ment are an integral part of this award-winning program. The Lawrence Arts Center Preschool offers a curriculum in which students learn from working with professional artists, actors, dancers, and musicians, attending per-formances, and creating in a ceramics studio. This caring, thoughtful early educa-tion environment nurtures creative thinking, decision-making, imagination, and cultural awareness.

ELEMENTARy ARTS: K-5TH GRADE

PLAy, EXPLORE, IMAGINE, CREATE

Based on an understanding of how arts education im-pacts 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. Dur-ing the weekday, afterschool, on the weekend, and on schools’ out days, students are invited to come in to connect, invent, and expand their world. 

ARTS INSTITUTES: 6TH-12TH GRADE

INVENT, EXPERIMENT, ACCOMPLISH

Arts Institutes offer instruc-tion 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, then develop technique, and advance to create pieces they can add to a portfolio.

ADULT ARTS IMAGINE, RECONNECT, ENERGIzE, FLOURISH

Adult students work with experienced teaching artists to develop skills, challenge themselves to think creatively and expand knowledge in classes that fit a variety of schedules and interests.

Based on an understanding of how arts education impacts literacy, mathematics, and overall academic achievement, the Lawrence Arts Center’s 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. During the weekday, afterschool, on the weekend, and on schools’ out days, students are invited to come in to connect, invent, and expand their world.

UNDER THE DIRECTION of Margaret Weisbrod Morris, the Arts Center conducted three training sessions for all faculty in visual performing arts. More than 100 teaching artists joined forces to learn and teach kennedy Center for the Arts National Standards in visual and performing arts.

ARTS-BASED PRESCHOOL director Linda Reimond served on the kansas Early Learning standards committee.

WE INTRODUCED A NEW CURRICULUM for kindergarteners.

WITH A GRANT FROM the Elizabeth Schultz Environmental Fund, artists teamed up with scientists to create our Art Space curriculum for 1st through 5th graders.

DONOR SUPPORT MADE IT POSSIBLE for teachers to plan classes far in advance and know that the classes would be held.

WE TEAMED UP WITH the kansas Historical Society to provide production-related educational background commemorating the Sesquicentennial Anniversary of kansas’ statehood.

ART FOR ALL AGES

SCHOLARSHIP FUNDRAISER Our fall benefit at the home of Steven Bogler and catered by Molly and Robert krause raised $67,000 for our Scholarship Fund. This fund makes outreach to social service agencies and individual scholarships possible.

PERFORMANCE OPPORTUNITIES

NOVEMBER 2011

The umbReLLa day Dance Theatre Workshops bring The Umbrella Day to life through movement and music. kids work together with the directors to develop all aspects of the performance. The danc-ers’ creativity shape the choreography, the costumes and the story. Ashley Boyack, artistic director and Paige Comparato, co-director.

FEBRUARy 2012

RegionaL choReogRahpy fesTivaLHighlighting high-quality dance and emerging choreogra-phers, the featured choreographer was Eleanor Goudie-Averill from Stone Depot Dance Lab in Philadelphia, PA. Professional development opportunities will included adjudicated show-cases with guest adjudicators Christine knoblauch-O’Neal and Jerel Hilding, workshops, panel discussions, and Final Friday events.

MARCH 2012

peTeR panyouth Ballet Company (Ages 8-18) takes audiences on a won-derful childhood journey to Never Never Land, where children can fly and crocodiles have clocks that tick, and Tinker Bell and the children are captured by the mean Captain Hook and his pirates and saved by Peter Pan. Directed by Deborah Bettinger.

APRIL 2012

genesis: LawRence baLLeT TheaTRe & LawRence Jazz ensembLeThe elegance of the Lawrence Ballet Theatre and the dynamics of the Advanced Jazz Performance Ensemble joined to present a powerful evening of dance. Under the artistic direction of Cynthia Crews, the Lawrence Ballet Theatre danced new works by Ms. Crews and that of several guest artists. The high energy dancers of the Jazz Performance Ensemble performed works by artistic director Brandi Green.

JUNE 29

The Lion, The wiTch and The waRdRobeSummer Dance Theatre presented the story inspired by the C.S. Lewis book. Directed and choreographed by Whitney Boomer, Cynthia Crews, and Shannon Pickett with 22 dancers aged 6 to 19. The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe follows Lucy, Susan, Edmund, and Peter through the wardrobe and into the magic land of Narnia.

SCHOOL OF DANCE

Comprehensive teChniCal training based on the major disciplines of dance: ballet, modern dance, jazz, and tap.

superior instruCtion that builds the knowledge, strength, flexibility and coordination appropriate for each discipline.

exploration and enriChment programs during the summer and throughout the year, developing dancers as thinking artists.

guest artists’ residenCies, master Classes and intensive workshops to broaden understanding and awareness

of the larger world of dance.

unique performanCe opportunities that offer age- and training-appropriate stage experiences.

LAWRENCE BALLET THEATRELawrence Ballet Theatre provides pre-professional training and performance opportunities for 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 beyond.

In 2011, the Lawrence Ballet Theatre was chosen as a new member of Regional Dance America, an organization dedi-cated to promoting the artistic development of regional dance companies throughout the United States. In May of 2012, the company traveled to Montreal, Canada to partici-pate in the Festival de Danse.

STEP UP yOUR GAME ATHLETIC TRAINING FOR BOYSThis boys-only dance class helps build agility, flexibility, and strength training especially important to young athletes utilizing dance training to provide new moves for on and off the field. This program is for boys interested in athletics as well as the performing arts.

TheaTer + humaniTies LECTURE SERIESDesigned to make historical and cultural connections to theater productions at the Arts Center, these lectures and informal discussions bring scholars, historians, and, when possible, the people who experienced events in our history to the theater. We invite the community, professional cast members, and performing arts students to join us for these educational presentations.

JUNE-JULy

summeR youTh TheaTeR

Summer youth Theater is a performance-based theater program for youth grades 3rd-8th and grades 8th-12th.

Professional musicians, cho-reographers, directors, and theater technicians observe the kennedy Center for the Performing Arts National Theater Education Standards in teaching the art of theater. youth are involved in all as-pects of the production from acting, costuming, building sets and props as well as tech-nical and stage management.

Each summer four shows are produced. One musical for each age group is offered.

Students can chose the SyT performance track, which is focused on acting and stage experience, or the SyT tech track, which is focused on theater production behind the scenes.

OCTOBER-DECEMBER-MARCH-MAy

fiRsT saTuRday pLayeRs

The performance-based en-semble First Saturday Players is for 6th thru 9th grade stu-dents interested in creating quality theater experiences to share with young children just learning to appreciate live theater. Plays are recom-mended for audiences 2 years and older.

NOVEMBER

beyond gLee

A concert performance culmi-nation of the musical theater class led by Rhonda Carlson.

THEATER ARTS EDUCATIONWatching and participating in theater fosters literacy, stimu-lates interest in a wide variety of subjects, introduces diverse cultures and characters, and encourages compassion and toler-ance. Students develop a love for theater that enriches their de-velopment 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.

THOUGHT PROVOkINGOCTOBER 2011

a new naTuRe movemenT

Richard Louv is a journalist and author of eight books about the connections between family, nature and community. His newest book, The Nature Principle: Human Restoration and the End of Nature-Deficit Disorder, offers a new vision of the future, in which our lives are as immersed in nature as they are in tech-nology. This future, available to all of us right now, offers better psychological, physical and spiritual health for people of every age. This special presentation is open to the public.

OCTOBER 2011

waTeR RighTs paneL discussion “waTeR now”A community discussion with Dan Wildcat, Haskell Indian Na-tions University, and John Hoopes, University of kansas and coordinated to coincide with the Postcommodity gallery instal-lation commissioned by the Lawrence Arts Center.

FEBRUARy 2012

LangsTon hughes cReaTive wRiTing awaRds

Growing up in Lawrence prepared Langston Hughes to under-stand the difficulties of a racist society as well as the complexi-ties 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 con-temporary 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.

2011 • 2012PERFORMING ARTS

over 5,000 people attended perfoming arts events

Owen Cox Dance Company perform UNDER THE BIGTOP

AUGUST

LawRence opeRa woRksLawrence Opera Works is a collaboration of over 50 art-ists including professionals from across the country who perform Opera Works and Musical Theatre Repertoire.Directors Holly White and Hugo Vera brought over 30 opera and musical theater scenes to life featuring more than 40 participants. Each of the three performances featured different material to create a weekend of Opera and for three unique nights.

OCTOBER

hendRix & zeppeLin: TogeTheR aT LasTFast Johnny Ricker Band and Jeff Scheetz Band performed the legendary music of Jimi Hendrix and Led zeppelin.

OCTOBER

pied pipeRThis youth theater produc-tion explored the legend of the Piper who was shorted his pay to expel the rats of the town and, in revenge, lured the city’s children from their parents. Besides the Piper and a rather wicked Mayor of Hamelin, the play featured townspeople, children and, of course, quite a few rats. This new musical version was writ-ten and directed by Ric Averill with original music by Adrian Rees. A world premiere!

wyLLiams/henRy modeRn dance Wylliams/Henry Contempo-rary Dance Company opened the Arts Center’s professional dance season. The first act of the performance consisted of new works and repertoire of the Wylliams/Henry dance company. The second act presented a new edition of their tremendously popular collaboration with Bill Shapiro from kCUR’s Cyprus Avenue. Cyprus Avenue 2 featured all new music and Bill Shapiro live on stage talking about the musical artists. Wylliams/Henry danced to the music of Jerry Lee Lewis, Bob Dylan, Leonard Cohen, Jackie Wilson and more.

DECEMBER

unscRipTed

Two premier kansas City im-prov troupes, Improv-Abilities and Holy Cow!, joined local comedy favorites Girlprov for an evening of laughter born in the moment. Co-Produced by the Lawrence Arts Center and Lady Or The Tiger Productions

a kansas nuTcRackeR: 2011 sesQuicenTenniaL ediTion wiTh mandoLin oRchesTRaDoc Robinson’s barn sets the stage for a celebratation of statehood, the season, and surviving the early days of Bleeding kansas. With over 130 dancers and actors from students to professionals, the Arts Center’s twist on this holiday favorite presents the story and all the dances in the midst of kansas history and culture — with Nutcrackers, Toy Soldiers, Mice and the Waltz of the Flowers!

Conceived and choreo-graphed by Artistic Director Deborah Bettinger, with origi-nal musical arrangements for mandolin orchestra by Jeff Dearinger and an original script by Ric Averill setting the story in 1860 kansas, just before 1861 Statehood and the Civil War.

FEBRUARy

on scReen off spRingThe Lawrence Arts Center presented an evening of multimedia one act plays by area filmmakers, includ-ing Laura kirk, Ranjit Arab, Jeremy Osbern, Misti Boland, Chris Blunk, Christie Dobson, Ric Averill and Marlo Angell. Plays included new works in genres ranging from science fiction to political satire; from teen romance to family drama and even a silent film comedy with live music.

fiRe youR muse ... This is wheRe pLays come fRomA series of staged readings of new plays and musicals from local playwrights. This program was produced by Dan Born and featured works in progress by Larry Mitchell, Marlo Angell, Michael Timothy Dieker, Dan Born, Will Averill and Natalie Liccardello.

MARCH

wiLLy wonkaRoald Dahl’s timeless story of the world-famous candy man and his quest to find an heir comes to life in this stage adaptation of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, which features the songs from the classic family film Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory. An Arts Center performing arts opportunity for families.

APRIL

owen cox dance companyThe Owen/Cox Dance Group founded by Jennifer Owen and Brad Cox bring together some of kansas City’s most talented artists, representing a variety of genres, to perform contem-porary dance with live music.

upTown mandoLin QuaRTeT

Uptown Mandolin Quartet grew out of the Lawrence Mandolin & Guitar Ensemble, a group founded over 35 years ago by Jeff Dearinger. Dearinger has arranged and conducted the music for all of the Arts Center productions of A Kansas Nutcracker and The Snow Queen.

gRoTesQue aRabesQue

An original production featuring music composed by Ric Averill, digital media and live music. This work in progress is based on stories by Edgar Allen Poe, and continues to be developed by Averill with visual and performing artists.

The danny pound Revue feaTuRing maTT suggs,suzannahJohannes, andaRThuR dodgeJANUARy 21, 2012

Danny pound and some of his exquisitely talented friends play and sing for you. Subdue the winter blues with music from Danny, Matt Suggs, Susannah Johannes and Arthur Dodge.

TRucksTop honeymooncd ReLease conceRTWITH TyLER GREGORy

FEBRUARy 10, 2012

Truckstop Honeymoon play tough, funny, hi-octane

songs about interstates, pinball arcades and true love. katie Euliss pounds a dog-house bass while Mike West punishes a banjo mercilessly.

hospiTaL shipsMARCH 17, 2012

Hospital Ships is led by Jordan Geiger, a ten year veteran of the Lawrence mu-sic scene (formerly of Minus Story, Shearwater, Old Canes, and the Appleseed Cast,) and features a revolving lineup of local heroes. Last year they released Lonely Twin, their second album on Graveface Records. They have toured the U.S. and Europe, recorded an Austin City Limits Satellite Set, played an NPR Tiny Desk Concert, appeared on the Huffington Post, and slept on many floors in support of the record.

chuck mead & his gRassy knoLL boys MAy 5, 2012

Ramseur Records released Back At The Quonset Hut by Chuck Mead and his Grassy knoll Boys in February 2012. This is the first classic country album recorded at Nash-ville’s historic Quonset Hut in almost 30 years and features four members of Music Row’s 1960s A-Team and classic country songs.

Danny Pound playsNINE FORTy LIVE

NINE FORTY LIVENine Forty Live features artists who are creating innovative, new, and original sounds in multiple genres of music. The theater at the Lawrence Arts Center provides a unique oppor-tunity for audiences to see and hear great music. Building on a strong music scene in downtown Lawrence, Nine Forty Live provides an intimate theater setting for dynamic perform-ers and revels in the contributions of diverse artists in music performance and songwriting.

FILM

The Lawrence Arts Center offers a documentary series spon-sored and curated by David Hollond. 2011-12 offerings includ-ed Double Time, How To Die in Oregon, The Finland Phenom-enon, and Herb & Dorothy.

STORY SLAMTHE AUDIENCE AS PERFORMER (AN 18+ EVENT)

Stories are told live. Extraordinary, witty, suspenseful yarns are told by audience members MOTH–style the second Friday of each month. Raconteurs step up to the mic to bring laughs, tears, surprise, amazement, and the occasional awkward mo-ment. All are welcome to bring a tale to tell on the theme for the evening, or just come to eavesdrop. Never the same story, or evening, twice.

FREE STATE FILM FESTIVAL

A weekend long event inviting dialogue between local and national artists and a broad spectrum of audiences through the shared experience of thought provoking cinema. The festival includes feature films, short films, panel discussions, a screen-play competition, staged readings, live music performances, an experimental film and music video showcase and a revival of the multimedia stage production. Encouraging cinematog-raphers to explore theater, On Screen Offspring features new original short plays by area filmmakers.

This unique festival experience celebrates not only the film art form, but its relationship to other mediums such as visual arts and music in an effort to reflect the unique culture of the city of Lawrence, kansas.

GUEST PRODUCTIONSThe Lawrence Arts Center state of the art facility is available to community organizations, theater companies, musical groups, and others for guest productions.

Tuesday ConcertsPiano RecitalsPoint B Dance CompanyEMU TheatreCard Table TheaterkU Jazz EnsembleGuitar Masters: Andy Mckee, Antoine Dufour, Stephen BennettFootprints Silent Film SeriesAmericana Music AcademykU School of Music

School of Dance students performTHE LION, THE WITCH AND THE WARDROBE

2011 • 2012STAFF & FACULTY

MEMBERSSPONSORS

DONORS & GRANTSFINANCIALS

over 100 artists are employed as faculty at the Arts Center

supporters answered our annual appeal for year-end

giving with donations totaling over $24,000

Souper Bowl Saturday raised almost $12,000 for

visual arts education

almost $10,000 was raised to offset costs for the

Lawrence Ballet Theatre company’s admission to

Regional Dance America, and their trip to Montreal, Canada

our preschool earned over $4,000 selling poinsettia plants

and home baked cookies

Paul Mesner puppets production of St. George

and the Dragon sold out both shows and generated over

$2,000 for the preschool

the annual Benefit Art Auction raised $120,000

for the exhibitions program

fall benefit dinner raised $67,000 for our

scholarship fund

STAFF

Executive Director Susan Tate

Exhibitions Director Ben Ahlvers

Marketing Director & Graphic Designer Amy Albright

Director of New Media Marlo Angell

Artistic Director, Performing Arts Ric Averill

Technical DirectorJason Badgett Dance Program Director Candi Baker

Studio Coordinator Jessica Conner

Business Director Rick yarnell

Development Director Heather Hoy

Curator of Education Laurie McLane-Higginson

Director of Programs & Partnerships Margaret Weisbrod Morris

Database Manager Beth Murphy

Arts-Based Preschool & Early Childhood Education Director Linda Reimond

Office Manager Pat Russell

FACULTY

Adrian ReesAlice SteuerwaldAllen ChenAllison HaworthAmanda ClarkAmy LenharthAngie PickmanAnn DeanAshley BoyackBarb WassonBen AhlversBen WegmanBetsy McCaffertyBetsy TimmerBlue BarrandBrandi GreenCandi BakerCarla AspenbergCaroline DittamoCarolyn BerryCheryl WeaverChrista DalienChristie CurtisChristie DobsonCynthia CrewsDan DakotasDeborah BettingerDiana DresserDiane GillenwaterDoug WeaverDylan BassettElizabeth SchultzElizabeth SullivanEllie Goudie-AverillGina AdamsHailey GillespieHannah HurstHeather Smith JonesHerb FriedsonHollie RiceHong zhangJames NouryJason BarrJason RomanishinJeff DobsonJeff RidgwayJenifer HarmonJennifer GlennJenny JenksJenny O’BrienJerel HildingJessica ConnerJoel PollockJoseph Meineckekaren Matheiskathy Meyerkelly Barthkim Brookkim Rackkitty SteffensLabeeba HameedLarry MitchellLaurie Martin-FrydmanLaurie McLane-Higginson

Leslie McCaffreyLeslie Von HoltenLinda ReimondLiza MackinnonLora JostLori HansonLori NeuenschwanderLucy ShopenMargaret Weisbrod MorrisMaria ThompsonMark HennesseyMarlo AngellMarshall BakerMatt RodriguezMegan HayMegan kingMichael SotoMichelle Heffner-HayesMitch LyonsMollie BlackburnNaomi CarsonNathan CardiffNeil GossNicole DonnellyPaige ComparatoPat NemchockPatricia MiddaughPhil JonesRachael SudlowRetta Hendricks-BackusRic AverillRichard VarneyRick yarnellRobbin LoomasRoberta WoodrickSarah GrossSarah HarrisSarah RooneySean DuusShanna WagnerShannon Pickett

Susan RiegerTim O’BrienTricia SpencerTrish NeuteboomWhitney BoomerWhitney Jacobs

Whitney Juneau

The lawrence arTs cenTer relies on DonaTions from inDiviDuals, families, small businesses, major corporaTions, anD founDaTions To supporT 31% of our ToTal operaTinG buDGeT. we woulD like To Thank The follow-inG for The invaluable supporT They have proviDeD To The arTs cenTer DurinG The 2011-12 fiscal year:

Individual and Family Memberships:June & Dave AdamsJanet & John AdamsDiane Adamsonyacine Daddi AddounLance Adams & Andrea AlbrightLisa AlbrightVirgie & Dudley AlexanderPamela Alexanderkay & Dan AlmanzaJoanne AltieriSusan & Alan AndersonCara Anderson

Aynsley AndersonCarolyn AndersonFadra Andrews-MitchellMarnie Argersingerken & katie ArmitageFrancie & Thomas ArnoldJudith AshtonMara & Jim AubelMorgen BahnLarry BakerinkJill Shelley & Dave BaldwinMaria BaldwinMarge & Price BanksOfelia BaradiJill & Philip BaringerTeresa & Paul BartakLaura & Peter Basskelli & Justin BatesMargaret BayerMarianna BeachPeggy & Sam BeecherDeborah & Daryl BeeneErin BessonChristine BialMarkie & Peter BieriGwen Wiens & Rob BlumCatherine & Michael  BlumenfeldLynne & Lawrence BodleJerry & Laurie BottenfieldSamantha BoulukosAndrea BoyackMarion BoyleAnne Brackerkaren & keith BramanBrandy & Ryan BrandtMaureen & Daniel BrogrenCarolyn BrownJames Brundagekathy & Steve BrunerMarsha & Mark BuhlerLenore ByersAnna & Bill Busbykelly Calvertkit CarlsenJesse CarneyRita Rodriguez & Eugene CarterClaudia Olea & David CarttarJennifer & Hans CarttarElizabeth & David CateforisJerree & Harley CatlinPatty Bartell & Ryan Cherlandkimberly ChristopherDiane & James Church

Janet CinelliJo CinkAmy & David ClarkLois ClarkEdith ClowesMartha CoffmanMargie & George Cogginskathryn Conrad

Victor Contoski & Carmela Sibley-ContoskiDoreen & Timothy CotterCharley & Lynne CrabtreeRobin CrawfordSarah Crawford-ParkerFrancis CrowPamela CullertonJudith Culleykeri CuppVirginia & Pete CurranCandice DavisStan DavisJan DeanMary-Elizabeth Debicki- GuinnessStanley & Alice Jo DefriesRoderic DeinesBill Dentler & kathy  SuprenantAlison & Ross DessertLaura Diaz MooreJanja Pavetic-Dickey &  Stephen Dickeykolene Deitzkaren DillonJill DodgeChristi & Mark DouglasJohn Downey & Shannan  SeelyJana White & kevin DoyleBarbara Dukekelly & Gordon DumesichDebra DuncanSamantha DunhamJulie & Dave DunlapLakshmi DuvvurCarol Eades Delnevo & Tristan DelnevoRoma EarlesBecky & Doug EasonCaroline EddingerMohamed El HoderiJane & Charlie EldredgeMatthew ElliottJohn & Rosy Elmore

Linda ElwellMark ElzeaTracey & Chris EnglishHilda Enochkristina Eronat-DavisGwynne Evans-ReidDebbie & Steve FarrowEthan FeirsteinBeverly FertigErma & Chuck FisherDawn FosterAmber FraleyThea Rademacher & Steve  Fredricksonkaren FrickMartha Taylor & Herb  FriedsonVictor & Linda FrostAmy Lee & Rick FrydmanAmy GairnsJennifer GalanteMichelle & Matthew GallianoShirley & Goodwin Garfieldkristin GaudinRuth GennrichJo GerlachMargaret GordonPam GordonLisa & George GottoSharon Graham & Anthea  ScouffasBeth GramlyMarlena & David Gramlykitty & Cap GrayDeVelle GrayLynne GreenMegan GreeneAndrea & Christopher  GreenhootMarilyn & Roy GridleyMary Jane & Jim GrinterLinda Gutierrez

Sue & Al HackNancy & Bill Hambleton??Jennifer HamerCathy & Rex HamiltonVivian HammondJacki kirk HannahGail & Peter HansenJan & Rob HarperSusan & William HarrisEmily HartzSusan & Jim HasselleElizabeth HatchettCarol & Don HattonJay & Dan HaughAllison & Gary HaworthElspeth HealeyChristopher Hearne, Jr.Ann HedrickTasha & Derek HelmsLaura Stephenson & Francois  HenriquezRebecca HenryDaniel HermesmeyerJene & Don HerronAyako & Scott HickmanCharles Higginson & Laurie  McLane HigginsonSuzan HillDick & Sue HimesJackie Hyland & Tim HindmanThomas HinesChristina Hodelkathleen & Tom HodgeLee Blackledge & Tom  Hoffmankate HoleyBarbara & Thomas HollisterEmily & Robert HonseMary Morningstar & Peter  HoustonStacy HoustonPam & Eric Huerter

Aletha HustonJanis HutchisonSuzanna IngramPam IreyAmanda IsenburgMark IsraelNancy & Scott JacksonTarang JainSara Taliaferro & Mark  JakubauskasTamara & Jim JarrowAnn & Steve JohnsonAlice Ann & Don JohnstonSusan & Tom JordanLoretta Joy SimpsonJana kaMary & Joel kaczorJeanie kaeberleDiane kappenLisa Dahl & korey kaulMike & Elaine kautschMorris kayPat & Ned kehdeBradley kempMarcia Fisher & Aaron ketchellHelen kieferDevon kimEunkyung kim & Hyunjun WooJason & Shannon kimballkathy kirkJill kleinbergMaggie kneidelDonna koeppLinda & Gary kroegerJudy & Nelson kruegerBetty LairdSacie & David LambertsonLucy & Lin Lammekristine & Dennis LaneAllison LanghamJenny Lanning-RushShaffia LaueJenny LavenSharon LaverentzAnne & Gary LeafEllen Le CompteJuwon LeeSookyi LeeEunice Lee-AhnGayle LeonardHarriett & Stephen LernerDalton LesherCheryl LesterChristine LesterSusan & Stuart LevineJeannie & Bill Lienhardkate LindsayLaura & William LockwoodLarissa & Jim LongDanielle Lotton-BarkerLinda & John Lungstrumkirsten Ahnell & W.L. MagnusonMary kay MahonyJulia ManglitzAnita & Bob MarkleyRebecca & Marty Markley

Janet MarquisSarah MartinezAmy MasonLieschen MastJohn Mattes & Heidi HallmanBeverly & Bill MayerSuzanne & Steve McAllisterMary McCabeSusan McCarthy & Bill JamesMarilyn & George McClearyJeannie & kirk McClureSuzanne & Bob McCollAudrey McDonaldBryon McDonaldCarol McDonaldAlice Lieberman & Tom  McDonald

Sally McGeeRoxie McGeeLinda & Doug MckayPamela MckeanDebbie McQueeneyGerry MillerPhil MinkinNancy MitchellJanine & John MonaghanJeff Moran & Susan kangEdward MorrisMary MorrisonPhyllis & Herman MunczekVicki & Gary MurrisonEmily MyersNancy Cayton Myers

karen & Tony MynstedDorothy (Dot) NaryPamela NeeElaine & Doug NelsonDebra NelsonConnie & John NeuteboomMarge NewmarkAmy & Chris NicholsDeborah & Brian NorwoodJerry & San Dee NossamanCara NossamanLucila OleaElise Fischer & John OliverMary OlsonCarmen & Sebastian  Orth-AlfieAnn Carlin & Jack OzegovicMartine PadillaDonna PaulBill PendletonOliver PepinPaula & John PepinJanet Perkinskathy PerkinsLizette PetersPat Phillips & Lisa Millerkatie PiersonAnnabel PiteJohn Poertner & Edith  BlackAimee PoirierLeann Johnson & Sam PorrittMichelle PowellSandy & Mark PraegerJohanna & Laurance PriceConnie PriceJames ProctorRachelle PulkkilaDeborah RakeMargaret Rose & Steve  RambergTravis RamosSarah & Mike RandolphJulie RanjbarTeresa & Stan RasmussenCathy Reinhardt

Ruth & Bill RemmersJuliet RemmersRenee RetteleJoan & Richard RingDavid Ritter & Lisa CooperAndrew RobertsValerie & John RoperGreg Rupp & Jennifer RothBob & Ann RussellRachel SaalweachterRobert Sanchez & J. Megan zinn- Sanchezkaren SandersPhyllis SappJanet SatzRachel SaylorBarbara Schaiblekathryn SchartzCarol & Sherry SchaubJoyce SchmidRon & Elaine Schmidt

Gregory & Linda Schnosekaren & Brandon  SchoenhoferAnn SchofieldRon SchorrJulie SchwartingMary & Charles SchwartzVirginia SeaverJane & Albert SellenDenise & Dave SevernMargaret & Will SeversonJulia & Tim ShaftelCarol & Del ShankelWilliam SharpJan Sheldon & James  ShermanCarolyn & Bob SheltonJean ShepherdSuzanne & Larry Sherrkassie & Casey ShookJan & Stan Shumway

naTional enDowmenT for The arTs CHAIRMAN TOURS THE LAWRENCE ARTS CENTERIn March 2012, as part of his national ArtWorks tour, Lawrence Arts Center staff hosted NEA Chairman Rocco Landesman for a tour of the facility and panel discussion with Lawrence community members. Landesman was on a national Art Works tour. The Arts Center was named recipient of an NEA Art Works Artists Communities grant in 2012. Landesman is pictured here with Susan Tate and Mayor Aron Cromwell.

ARTIST DONATES SCULPTURE

In the fall of 2011, the Lawrence Arts Center Board of Directors and staff announced the permanent acquisition of Jan Gaumnitz’s sculpture, Red Dancer.

This exuberant piece has become a landmark for the Arts Center, welcoming visi-tors to performing arts events, exhibitions, and classes.

Jennifer SieversDiane SimpsonJenny & keith Skillmankristi Neufeld & Jonathan  SlemmerGlee & Jerry SmithJeraldine SmithLisa Leroux-Smith & Wes SmithMarilyn & Val SmithAnn SnowGary & Connie SollarsGina SpadeMarion & Byron SpringerJacqueline Stafford-Ventellokim & Steve SteichenEmma Scioli & Philip StinsonMarilyn StokstadSue SuhlerTheresa TedrowBarbara ThompsonJudith & Peter ThompsonTerese ThonusWayne TilsonGary & Janice ToebbenLaura TraudtGillian TrotterRuth & Austin Turneykathryn & Bill TuttleStephanie ValleyLaura Van Sickle-DeavoursMiriam Blum & Barbara  VerhulstSharon & Jeff VitterSophie Von FeldtLeslie & Tim Von HoltonSusan WachsElaine & Mark WadeShanna Wagnerkaren WakefieldMargie WakefieldL.k. Wallacekaren & Chuck Warner

Thad Holcombe & Linda WattsMary & Jeff WeinbergGinger & Doug WehnerSheldon WeisgrauJeanie Wells & Mike HoranDelinda Weltonkay WertzbergerLiz & Eric WeslanderJoan WhitenightAnn & Pete WiklundMike WildgenMaley & John WilkinsJewell WillhiteStacie WilliamsRose WillisSusan Elkins & Jack WinerockCody Wingfieldkathy WisemanSandra WolfLisa Wolf-WendelMara WoodAnja WoolvertonLillian Wright SmithAnne & Norman yetmanBeth youngLee young

Over $1000Jean & Justin AndersonJeannie & Ric AverillLinda BaileyBarbara Huppee & Jerry BaileySusan & Jim BatemanDeborah BettingerJudy & David BillingsMary Wharff & Andy BloomerAmanda Clark & Reid BorkBob BowlineJim Brothers

Christie Brandt & John Gary BrownEliza & John BullockGrace & Tom Carmodykay & Tom CarmodyBarbara & Bill CarswellCarol Ann Carter

Julie & Wayne CarterMel ChinEllen & Brad ChindamoAmy & David ClarkBob McCaffrey & Jack CollinsPhyllis & Louis CoptMarilyn & Tom DobskiVicki & Joe DouglasClare Dovetonkaye & Chris DrahozalElizabeth Miller & Lindy EakinChris Wolf Edmonds & Steve EdmondsGretchen & Mark EdwardsAnn EvansDana FertigPaula & Joe FlanneryBetsy & Tim ForcadeColette & Ron GachesBrenda Gadd

Melody & Joe GattiVirginia & John GauntSandra GauttBobbie & Steve GishJoan & Web GoldenEmily Hill & Burke Griggskelly Barth & Lisa GrossmanSue & Al HackErin & Justin HamiltonTeresa & Chris HannaSaralyn Reece HardyTerri & Tom HarperCindi kroll & Jay HauptliSandra & Don HazlettBarbara & Jon HeebNancy HelmstadterMarcia & Stephen HillBarbara & Steven HilmerJackie & Russell Hiltonkathleen & Tom HodgeMarilyn & Brian HorschCarolie & Bill HouglandHeather & Matthew HoyScott McBride Smith & Charles HungSheryl & Bud JacobsRobin & Terry Jacobsenkay & Monte JohnsonBetsy & Maurice JoyDiane kappenNora kaschubePatty & Marty kennedyLaura kirkkimberly kirkendollDana & Patrick knorrkaren & Ed kompMargo krenJennifer Jarnot and Jerry kunkelJill & Mark LaPointke-Sook LeeMichel & Bird Loomis

Alli & Shane LopezGrace & ChitoManaloCarrie & Jim MandigoBailey & Justin MarableCindy & Michael Maudekathy & Steve McDowellCarol & Gene MeyerDee & Mike MichaelisLeigh & Greg MooreDurand Rieber & Martin MooreMargaret Weisbrod Morris & Jonathon MorrisMelissa McCormick & Ed NoonenDeborah & Mike OrozcoVickie & Jim OttenNancy & John ParkerTracy Harrison & Vic PetersonAmy & Chris PhalenSally & Lynn Pillerkate Harding Pohl & Brad Pohlkim & Mike RackRachel & Phillip RademacherAngie & Gary RexroadLinda & Scott RobinsonNicole & Dan SabatiniLeni & Neil SalkindDru & Bill SampsonElizabeth SchultzJanet Davidson-Hues & Roger ShimomuraLisa & Dolph Simons, IIIBeverly Smith BillingsLinda & John T. Stewart, IIIPam & Mike SullivanSidney & Tod SuttonGail & kevan VickEvan Williams & Roger WalterAnnette & ken WertzbergerAnn & Pete WiklundSusie & Steve WilsonAngela & Paul WilsonNancy yost Wolf & Doug WolfJudy & Jack Wright715 Partners 

Over $5000AnonymousJolissa & Don BuchnerThe Stephen J. Craig Family Fund of the Douglas County Community FoundationSarah FaymanRay FlemingThomas D. Galloway FamilyJan & Jack GaumnitzGunda & Dave HiebertAnne & David HollondDiane & Al HorningThe Bob Moore FamilyBarbara NordlingPete RowlandPaula & Miles SchnaerSally Hare-Schriner & Dan Schriner

Susan & Brad TateMarianne & Giles ThompsonTania & Neil Thompson

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FOUNDATIONSAssists FoundationCapitol Federal FoundationCity of LawrenceDouglas County Community Foundationkansas Film Commissionkansas Health FoundationShumaker Family FoundationThe Ethel & Raymond F. Rice FoundationWalMart FoundationUS Bancorp Foundationyork Children’s Foundation

ARTS OUTREACH

The Lawrence Arts Center of-fers art and arts education to all children, teens, and adults. Our scholarship fund provides financial aid to children and teens who take Arts Center classes on an individual basis, and it also makes possible the partnerships detailed below.

arTsreach for children

Douglas pre-k project: The Arts Center is a partner for this project designed to pro-vide equal pre-kindergarten experiences for all children. The Arts Center provides the arts program intended to enhance learning skills and brain development. As part of this ARTSreach project, the Arts Center offered theater and dance performances attended by 610 children (and their teachers) from Head Start, Little Nations, the Children’s Learning Center, Sunshine Acres, USD 497 Early Childhood Center at kennedy Elementary School, USD 348 Early Childhood Center at Baldwin City.

preschool arT classes TauGhT by lawrence arTs cenTer’s early chilDhooD faculTy:

head start at the arts center 64 children weekly Sept-May

children’s learning center at the arts center16 children weekly Sept-May

at sunshine acres16 children weekly Sept-May

little nations at haskell indian nations university 12 children bi-weekly Sept-May

Specially designed after school classes for boys and Girls club.

The Arts Center provides scholarships for participants in CASA, Big Brothers Big Sisters, Boys and Girls Club, the Community Shelter, and Family Promise.

The Lawrence Arts Center’s Early Childhood program’s smartmoves project engages children in multidisciplinary physical movement to con-nect kinesthetic learning with creativity through dance, drama and music at our Arts-based preschool. The curriculum developed by the teaching specialists is being shared through local and state-wide preschool teacher conferences.

These specialists also go into other preschool classrooms, including HeadStart, kennedy Early Childhood Program, Children’s Learning Center, Sunshine Acres Montessori and Baldwin Schools Early Childhood Program. A cur-riculum guide will be avail-able to teachers at the end of this project.

arTsreach for Teens

The Arts Center provides weekly arts programming to teens at the juvenile Deten-tion center and the county Day school. Artist-teachers teach approximately 30 teen-agers a week. In 2011, the Arts Center provided arts educa-tion to 347 students in JDC and 45 in the Day School.

Approximately 50 teenagers took part in 2012 summer performance opportunities supported by our scholarship fund.

The Arts Center’s pre-profes-sional lawrence ballet com-pany (Ages 12-18) is perform-ing at the Lawrence Public Library and various public

venues in the region. Over half these dancers selected by audition are scholarship students.

arTsreach for adults and families

cottonwoodCottonwood clients take classes in Print Making each week supported by our finan-cial aid fund and Cottonwood.

independence inc. Ric Averill, Artistic Director of Performing Arts works with clients on fundamental theater skills including; build-ing a character, creating a set-ting, stage pictures, blocking a scene, the rehearsal process and production. The majority of the actors are individuals with various disabilities. Only a few have any prior experi-ence with acting or being in a play.

EXPENSES* $1,641,780

arts education (55%) (includes preschool and dance)

performing arts (21%)

exhibitions (15%)

scholarships and financial aid (4%)

visiting and resident artist program (5%)

FUNDING* $1,732,306

City of Lawrence (6%)

earned income (63%) (tickets, tuition, art sales)

donations, foundations, and memberships (31%)

* UNAUDITED FINANCIALS