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Visual Arts

Behind the Lens: Lighting up the night
By Mike Yoder
May 5, 2013
A recent train ride gets Mike Yoder thinking about one of his favorite photographers, O. Winston Link, a pioneer of nighttime photography.
Artists take the spotlight at Art in the Park
By Giles Bruce
May 4, 2013
Thirty-year-old Daniel Ramirez, who recently took up painting after being fired from a job, is just one of the many local artists who will be showing off their creative passions at this weekend’s Art in the Park, scheduled for Sunday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. in South Park. The annual fine-arts show, which began in 1961, features more than 125 artists, plus food vendors, activities for the kids and live music. By Giles Bruce
KU student’s art project captures child’s imagination in precious metal
Result is ‘Elepot,’ an elephant-inspired teapot made of silver
By Sara Shepherd
May 2, 2013
A lumpy, lopsided and anatomically inexact animal sculpted by a child in modeling clay. A shiny, sleek and symmetrical teapot sculpted by an artist in precious metal. Combine these common objects and you have a not-so-common artwork affectionately known as “Elepot.” By Sara Shepherd
Art, crafts, music en plein air this weekend during Art in the Park
Staff reports
May 2, 2013
Art, crafts and live music will fill South Park this weekend during the 52nd annual Art in the Park event.
In-flight movie
New documentary ‘Wings of Life’ filmed partially in Lawrence
By Giles Bruce
April 28, 2013
“Wings of Life” aims to shed light on the importance of the winged creatures and how environmental degradation is decimating their habitat.
Behind the Lens: ‘Chimping’ a photography faux pas
By Nick Krug
April 28, 2013
Chimping is the aptly named industry term for when a photographer takes a picture and immediately refers to the LCD screen on his or her digital camera for the instant gratification that only it could provide.
Arts leader from Salina, where art is a city department, shares stories of success with Lawrence
By Sara Shepherd
April 25, 2013
When Brad Anderson interviewed for his job, he looked for assurance that he and his department would be given the same importance as Salina’s other city departments, such as police and public works. Confident he wouldn’t be regarded simply as an “add-on” or “icing on the cake,” Anderson took the job and has been at it two years. What’s Anderson’s department? The arts. By Sara Shepherd
Feature presentation
Free State Film Festival to showcase movies that get community talking
By Eric Melin
April 25, 2013
The Free State Film Festival this weekend includes a lineup f independent movies, short films, discussions, workshops and live theater that should leave people talking. By Eric Melin
New gallery and event space infuses Warehouse Arts District with high-end fine art
By Sara Shepherd
April 24, 2013
A taste of Kansas City’s high-end art scene has arrived in East Lawrence, where some of the priciest paintings in town hang inside a once-leaking, crumbling, vacant 1890s warehouse. The Cider Gallery, which includes event and office space, is planning its grand opening on Friday. By Sara Shepherd
Talk explores what Lawrence can learn from creative placemaking efforts to the west
By Sara Shepherd
April 21, 2013
What can Lawrence learn from a smaller Kansas city to the west about creative placemaking? Maybe a lot. By Sara Shepherd
Art auction exceeds fundraising goal
By Sara Shepherd
April 21, 2013
Fundraising from this year’s Lawrence Arts Center Benefit Auction topped last year’s by $30,000. The 33rd annual auction, which took place April 13, raised more than $150,000 to support the Arts Center’s exhibitions program. By Sara Shepherd
Film festival at KU to showcase reality of Africa
By Giles Bruce
April 14, 2013
The Africa World Documentary Film Festival at Kansas University aims to inform people about the African experience by highlighting films that focus on actual Africans and their stories. The festival is scheduled for April 17-20 at 3139 and 3140 Wescoe Hall, 1445 Jayhawk Blvd. By Giles Bruce
Behind the Lens: The best of times, the worst of times
By Mike Yoder
April 7, 2013
In competitions, somebody always wins and somebody always loses, and a photographer documents both.
A community in stitches
By Margie Carr
April 7, 2013
Artists need vision — and local artist, quilter, historian and teacher Marla Jackson has big ones.
Film festival explores women as leaders
Staff Reports
April 7, 2013
An upcoming film festival will highlight women as leaders in society, illustrated through nine short films by female filmmakers.

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