Lawrence Arts Center "Art in the Open" Project

Our goal is to make the lobby of the Arts Center lively, filling it with evidence of artistic vitality. The lobby itself manifests the sense of creative community that is at the heart of the Arts Center's mission. To this end, the lobby is now a curated space under the direction of Ben Ahlvers, and we offer a portion of the lobby as an actual creative space, a temporary and public studio for an artist.

For more information, please email or call our office manager Pat Russell, patrussell@lawrenceartscenter.org, 785-843-2787.

Artists are invited to use lobby space to paint, sculpt, print, dance, weave, draw, make jewelry, and etc.
The Arts Center will provide, if the artist wishes, a "velvet rope" barrier in the dimensions requested by the artist, if possible.
The Arts Center will provide easels, tables, a chair, as requested by the artist.
It is our hope that artists will have fun with this but not feel required to interact with observers.
The artist may choose how long she wishes to stay with this project (days, weeks). The artist might not really know how enjoyable such an undertaking will or will not be until getting started; therefore, he is under no obligation to continue.
The goal of the project is to have artists at work in the Arts Center lobby much of the time, including at night when the building is closed, and including when people are coming and going from Arts Center classes and events. Therefore, 2 or 3 artists might share a schedule.
It might be possible for two artists to work at once.
If the project does not work out for the artist, it is ok.
The artist may sell work created in this space at no commission.
As the project gets underway, we will rotate artists on a regular to-be-determined basis.
This partnership should be undertaken in good faith and for the purpose of bringing a creative spirit out into the open.