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Visual Arts

Oz over the years
By Eric Melin
March 3, 2013
A look at some of the forms (successful and not so much) “The Wizard of Oz” has taken over the years. By Eric Melin
Behind the Lens: Remotes help you be in 2 places at once
By Nick Krug
March 3, 2013
It always seems as though referees pass in front of the photographers right when players like Ben McLemore are milliseconds away from completely “posterizing” a helpless defender. The result is a view of a tremendous play obscured behind the backside of the game official.
Earthworks artist Stan Herd to give presentation Monday
Staff Reports
February 27, 2013
Internationally acclaimed earthworks artist Stan Herd will share details of his latest projects, including a future earthwork in Brazil, during a presentation Monday at the Lawrence Arts Center.
World renowned religion and ecology scholar visits Lawrence for documentary screening, talks
Journal-World staff report
February 24, 2013
The producer of “Journey of the Universe” — a documentary exploring the human connection to Earth and the cosmos — will be in Lawrence for a screening and series of talks.
Former KU art teacher, student team up for major installation at Spencer Museum
By Sara Shepherd
February 24, 2013
Ann Hamilton, a Kansas University textile design grad, and Cynthia Schira, her former teacher here, became internationally recognized successes in the art world. In a homecoming of sorts, the two artists are teaming up and returning to KU to create an exhibit for the Spencer Museum of Art. By Sara Shepherd.
Popular painting on loan for landmark exhibit at National Gallery of Art
By Sara Shepherd
February 18, 2013
Visitors to the Spencer Museum of Art may notice one of its leading ladies is missing. Dante Gabriel Rossetti’s “La Pia de’ Tolomei” — one of the Spencer’s most famous and popular paintings — is on loan to the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C., which is featuring it in a landmark exhibit. By Sara Shepherd
Visiting Israeli professor to speak at screening of ‘5 Broken Cameras’
Journal-World staff report
12:00 a.m., February 17, 2013 Updated 03:24 p.m.
A visiting Israeli professor will speak at an upcoming screening of “5 Broken Cameras.” The screening is set for 7 p.m. Feb. 27 at the Lawrence Jewish Community Congregation, 917 Highland Drive.
Art or just plain weirdness? Small gallery space aims to spark big discussion
By Sara Shepherd
12:00 a.m., February 17, 2013 Updated 11:51 a.m.
Just because people make things — very creative things — doesn’t mean those things are art. Or does it? A tiny alcove inside the Lawrence Arts Center is being converted into a new gallery to showcase creations — yes, they’re probably going to be weird — that incite the question. By Sara Shepherd.
At annual film festival, silence is golden
By Eric Melin
February 17, 2013
Film buffs will get a chance to see silent films almost 100 years old, complete with live music accompaniment, at the 17th Annual Kansas Silent Film Festival on Friday and Saturday at Washburn University in Topeka. By Eric Melin
Behind the Lens: A multimedia balancing act
By Mike Yoder
February 17, 2013
Now that many of us have smartphones, still cameras and video cameras, it can be difficult to choose what tool to use to visually document a person or event. By Mike Yoder
Life lessons
Artist teaches incarcerated youths to help them get positive attention
By Margie Carr
February 16, 2013
Every Friday for the past 15 years, artist Laura Ramberg has been teaching art to people convicted of some very serious crimes: Battery. Breaking and entering. Drug use. And none of her students are older than 17. By Margie Carr
One man’s trash: Artist’s project highlights unusual gift economy in downtown alley
By Sara Shepherd
February 10, 2013
The blue metal garbage container at the Social Service League Thrift Store defies its outward appearance as just another alleyway trash bin. Over the past decade, maybe longer, the bin has evolved into its own unlikely circular micro-economy and a gathering place for comfortable people and the down-on-their-luck alike. By Sara Shepherd.
Director of basketball rules documentary to appear at screening
Staff Reports
February 10, 2013
Kansas University’s Student Union Activities will host KU basketball super-fan Josh Swade for a movie screening and discussion. Swade directed “There’s No Place Like Home,” the ESPN “30 for 30” documentary that chronicles his quest to bring James Naismith’s original rules of basketball to Lawrence.
One-day art market to feature fresh artists, functional works
By Sara Shepherd
February 5, 2013
High-end fine art isn’t for all artists. It’s not for all patrons’ pocketbooks, either. That in mind, a dozen under-the-radar artists are planning an event that combines fresh, original artistic designs with practical items and approachable-sized — and priced — canvasses. By Sara Shepherd
Arts Center accepting entries for annual film festival
Staff Reports
February 3, 2013
The Lawrence Arts Center is accepting submissions for the second annual Free State Film Festival, planned for April 26-28.

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