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Lawrence High School student artists shine in regional competition, advance to nationals
Lawrence High School students are celebrating success in a prestigious regional art competition, and many of their works will advance to the national level.
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Student-curated collections on Indigenous literature, human connection with ecology to launch at KU
A dual exhibition will celebrate two new student-curated collections at KU Libraries focused on contemporary Indigenous literature and human connection to the flora and fauna of China and Japan.
Nathan Kramer / Lawrence Times
Lawrence students, teachers celebrated at Ovation! talent show; creator returns to perform
Community members gathered Sunday evening for the 10th annual Ovation! talent show, spotlighting the showmanship of Lawrence Public Schools students.
Nathan Kramer / Lawrence Times
Young artists of Van Go, community celebrate new mural at downtown Lawrence bridal shop
Community members gathered Friday afternoon to celebrate the completion of the latest mural by the young artists of Van Go. The mural now decorates a wall of J.Lynn Bridal & Suiting in downtown Lawrence.
Nathan Kramer / Lawrence Times
Students of Lawrence schools to perform in annual Ovation! talent show
The 10th annual Ovation! talent show, set for Sunday, will highlight Lawrence Public Schools’ young singers, dancers, musicians and more.
John Green passion rages on as KU Reads prepares for spring events
John Green fever will continue to sweep Lawrence with KU Reads’ spring slate of events themed around the author’s essay collection “The Anthropocene Reviewed.”
Molly Adams / Lawrence Times
Lawrence forum expands on ways to improve accessibility in arts
Folks involved in Lawrence’s arts scene during a forum Wednesday came up with ways beyond audio description that they can incorporate accessibility into the arts for people who are blind or visually impaired.
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‘A force of nature’: Posthumous show at Lawrence gallery celebrates the feminist textile art of Becky Johnson
Viewers are invited to contribute to a communal weaving at an exhibition celebrating the work of Becky Johnson, a textile artist and KU grad student who died last year.
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Lawrence advocates to host workshop on arts accessibility for blind and visually impaired people
The Audio-Reader Network will partner with area arts organizations to host the second Arts Accessibility Forum, aiming to promote accessibility at regional arts and culture events.
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Artist invites Lawrence community members to leave their mark on ceramics for arts center exhibition
In the antiseptic age of AI and ChatGPT, Jason Wang has devised a tactile method to remind Lawrencians of their authenticity, messiness and capacity for human connection.
Molly Adams/Lawrence Times
Van Go’s Lawrence youth artists to unveil new mural at J.Lynn Bridal & Suiting
Youth artists employed by Van Go will reveal their latest mural commission during a ribbon cutting Friday at J.Lynn Bridal & Suiting.
Lawrence Public Library announces citywide book club selection, month of programming
The Lawrence Public Library selected “The Anthropocene Reviewed” by John Green for its Read Across Lawrence program, which will include a month of themed programming and book discussions.
Wulfe Wulfemeyer/Lawrence Times
Girl Bar hopes to sate the sapphic yearning for a community haven in Lawrence
Liberty Hall is looking to build a sapphic Eden with Girl Bar — a monthly night “for gurls and gals and nonbinary pals” — and this month, folks can catch the 1994 lesbian romcom that inspired it all.
Molly Adams / Lawrence Times
Haskell cultural center’s first student exhibitor says creating is medicine
Marina DeCora’s solo show, “ReVision,” roves through themes of mental and community health, reconnection and attachment to land. It’s the first student exhibition at the Haskell Cultural Center and Museum.
Nathan Kramer / Lawrence Times
Lawrence library to host event series on Martin Luther King Jr. Day
The Lawrence Public Library will celebrate the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. with a lineup of family-friendly events, free lunch and a food drive.
Upcoming Watkins Museum exhibition to celebrate 5 decades of KU’s Hall Center for the Humanities
An upcoming exhibition at the Watkins Museum will look at 50 years of growth and impact at the Hall Center for the Humanities, a research center at KU.
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