On May 3rd and 4th, Lawrence area artists are opening their homes and studios to the public, during the Lawrence Art Guild’s 3rd annual Art Spaces. Forty-five artists at twenty-one locations will be available to show their work and to visit with the public. Maps are available at Art Emergency, 721 E. 9th Street, during the event, or online at Lawrenceartguild.org.
The public is encouraged to choose artists to visit over the course of the weekend. Each Art Spaces location presents a unique experience including those that offer demonstrations, displays, hands-on experiences, and viewing finished or unfinished works only found within the artists’ studios. Additionally, artists will have pieces for sale and be available to talk about their inspirations and creative process.
by Chris North, photo credit: Jason Dailey
At the Valley Lane studio group, visitors will be welcomed by a circle of creative individuals who gather together to sketch and draw. Lawrence Percolator, an art collective dedicated to increasing accessibility to the arts, will join Michael Taylor of PixNinja at PixNinja studio. Visitors to Susan Poer’s studio will have the opportunity to “flex their creative muscles” with hands-on experiences. Amy Gray will feature a display of how she creates her colorful epoxy-resin pieces.
"Fountains Abbey" by Tom North
Tom and Chris North’s home will showcase both Chris’s studio where she hand-builds ceramic sculptures as well as a display of Tom’s photography equipment, including his copy stand set-up and his large format camera. Tom works in platinum/palladium printing, creating one-of-a-kind photographic prints on cotton paper with a liquid emulsion made by hand.
"Horsch Shaggy Bison" by Brian Horsch
Visitors curious about ceramics have eight different artists who can be found at five different locations. Ceramic pieces include water-etched porcelain, hand-formed sculptures, wheel-thrown work, wood-fired pieces, and pottery inspired by ancient Minoan techniques. For those interested in woodworking, they can stop in to visit Bryan Young at his home studio and talk with him about marquetry techniques or drop by Art Emergency to see Shawn Lane’s woodturning pieces. Visitors to Art Emergency will have the opportunity to talk with painters, jewelry artists, fiber artists and more.
"Marable" by Justin Marable
Printmakers can be found among the Art Spaces artists. Paul Punzo will be set up at Art Emergency; Justin Marable will be at his home printmaking studio; and Leslie Kuluva at her printshop LFK Press.
Art Spaces allows visitors to immerse themselves within the arts, learning about artists’ inspirations and processes Art Spaces runs Saturday, May 3rd, 10 am to 6 pm; and Sunday, noon to 6 pm. More information and maps can be found at lawrenceartguild.org.
