The Lawrence Art Guild's Art in the Park celebrates its 60th year this September 14th and 15th. It has grown from a local event where artists hung their work on snow fences within South Park to a juried two-day fine art fair with both local artists and those coming from across the country to participate. Live music fills the park on both days, and food trucks are available for both savory and sweet treats.
Work by Celia Smith
Painter Celia Smith has witnessed this change, participating in Art in the Park every year since the mid-sixties, missing only one fair in the sixty years that Art in the Park has been held. Celia will be participating again this year, and her paintings alone are reason to visit. With her suggestive lines, she is able to capture the curiosity of a cat, the playfulness of a puppy, the shyness of a deer, or the grace of a bird.
Work by Celia Smith
Some of Celia’s other works capture the essence of a landscape, whether it is the geometry of houses found on a hillside in Celia’s native country of Spain or the broad vistas of Kansas, which has been Celia’s home for 60 years.
Art in the Park continues to grow. This year, in the spirit in which Art in the Park was founded, two Lawrence Art Guild booths for artists to share exhibiting space will be added, and four emerging artists will be sponsored. These four emerging artists have never participated in a juried, outdoor fine art fair and will be provided space within a booth and panels to exhibit their work.
Work by Genevieve Prescher
The first emerging artist is Genevieve Prescher, a painter who creates luminous vignettes that emanate warmth and nostalgia.
Work by Theresa Martin
Genevieve will be sharing a tent with Theresa Martin, a printmaker whose work focuses on the intricacies of the human face.
Work by Hannah Jane Weber
The third emerging artist is Hannah Jane Weber. She is a collage and embroidery artist who uses mostly recycled materials to create her pieces, with tea packaging being among her favorite materials.
Work by Zoriana Lylo-Otkovych
Ukrainian, mixed-media artist Zoriana Lylo-Otkovych is the fourth emerging artist. An art teacher and art therapist, Zoriana fashions materials of all kinds mixed with graphics in joyful experimentation.
These artists, along with more than 125 others, will be at Art in the Park in Lawrence, Kansas, a free fine art fair, on Saturday, September 14th, from 10 am to 6 pm and Sunday, September 15th, from 10 am to 5 pm.
Art in the Park is held in South Park, 1141 Massachusetts Street, Lawrence, KS
