April 2024
Art (L to R) by members Suzanne Ashley, Erin Spiridigliozzi, and Roura Young
Mark Your Calendars for our Next Monthly Meeting on May 20, 2024
6:30 – 8:00 PM
Art Emergency
721 E. 9th Street, Lawrence, KS 66044
The remaining 2024 meetings are listed below. Unless noted otherwise, all meetings are held at Art Emergency.
Meetings are open to the public, programs and workshops following meetings are open to members only.
May 20 | June 17 | August 19 | September 23 | October 21 | November 18
Thank You Guild Members!
I am sending a warm thank you to the members who joined the Board for a Dessert Welcome New Members Get-Together at the April Monthly Meeting. The Pizza Party was changed to a Dessert Gathering and it was a delicious evening.
For the Members who were not able to attend the Get Together on April 15, I will be adding information to the Newsletter.
2024 Member Gallery
It’s time to update our website Member Gallery images with fresh artwork and add the work of our new members! This year we hope to gather all of your information online with a new file upload feature. If you are unable to upload your artwork within the form link, please email the file to Office@LawrenceArtGuild.org. Provide your updated information here.
New Partnership with the Lawrence Community Orchestra
The Lawrence Art Guild is partnering with the Lawrence Community Orchestra. The Orchestra has been bringing music to the Lawrence community for over 50 years and is filled with local musical artists. As local non-profit organizations we are excited to create unique and fun opportunities to educate our community on both art and music.
To kick off our partnership, the Guild purchased 50 tickets for the Spring concert to help support the Lawrence Community Orchestra. The Lawrence Community Orchestra’s Spring Concert on Saturday, May 18 will present “Spring-Time Classics” of Mozart ‘s Symphony No 25 in G minor and Schubert’s Symphony No. 8 “Unfinished.” This is a time sensitive event, with the tickets going to the Guild Members who register a request for tickets (maximum of 2 tickets each). This is a first come opportunity, request your two FREE tickets HERE.
In a unique partnership, the Lawrence Art Guild will have 9 artists on display for the evening, one painting each, showcasing art with a Spring-time flair. The concert begins at 7:30 pm at Plymouth Congregational Church, 925 Vermont Street, Lawrence, KS.
If you are interested in showcasing a Spring-time painting, please email Maria at: office@lawrenceartguild.org. Thank you.
Workshop Series
Our workshops are an opportunity to learn from other expert members and guest speakers. They are free of charge, but please RSVP for those as noted so we have adequate space.
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TBD | Peer-to-Peer Constructive Feedback Group Sessions – Led by JanetLynn Zuk. This Members Only event will be a casual group feedback discussion. A few walls and tables in the Gallery space at Art Emergency will be available for hanging/displaying work you want to bring in for feedback discussion. Schedule coming soon.
May | Speaker Series: Mental Health Month - Plans are being worked on for a program as part of our Speakers Series. Partnering with Cider Gallery and the Bert Nash Community Mental Health Center, the Guild will present a program at Cider Gallery. This event is open to the public. More information, and flyers to be announced soon.
Sad news about Bill Bowerman
We received this note from Carolyn Roy, Bill Bowerman’s wife on April 16. If you’d like Carolyn’s email address, Maria will have it available.
Hello LAG,
This is Carolyn Roy, Bill Bowerman's wife. Bill was a long-term member and former President of the Art Guild. Sadly, he was diagnosed out of the blue a couple of weeks ago with end-stage pancreatic cancer. The prognosis was bad and it has progressed even faster than expected. He came home from KU Med Center to hospice care last Friday. We expected to have longer with him, but he is declining very quickly to where he went from weak but still awake and talking last Friday to almost non-responsive today. He is now in his last days. His daughters Christy & Eva and I are caring for him around the clock. He was relieved to come home and his pain is mostly manageable, for which we are grateful.
I know Bill has many friends in the Art Guild, with whom he has spent many hours chatting and sharing the pleasures of your works. Please feel free to share this with your members if you think it is appropriate.
– Carolyn
Volunteer Opportunities
Thank you to everyone who has expressed an interest in Volunteering. We are working on setting up a Volunteer Meeting for the first part of May and will let everyone know. No worry if you did not sign up, the Volunteer Meeting is open and a good time to get more information. Thank you.
Annual Art Guild Events and Show Dates:
All Members Show | April 12 – June 28
Landmark Bank Gallery 4621 features the work of over 70 Lawrence Art Guild member artists. Gallery 4621, within Landmark National Bank, is open Monday-Friday, 9 AM - 4 PM. The All Members Show opened April 12 and closes June 28, 2024. Promotional material available for download here
Upcoming Dates to Remember • June 28: Exhibition Closes; Artwork Pickup between 1 PM – 3 PM at the 4621 Bank Gallery
Art in the Park | September 14 and 15
The deadline to apply to Art in the Park 2024 is May 31st. Link to Art in the Park Zapplication
Inhabiting Georgia O’Keeffe
Call for Entries
Artists are invited to develop works inspired by how O’Keeffe lived, loved, and created her life and her art. These re-creations and interpretations will be exhibited in the space above Sarah’s Fabrics. NO ENTRY FEE OR SALES COMMISSIONS. The show will be July 26, 5-9 pm at Sarah’s Upstairs in beautiful downtown LFK. Download the full Call for Entries on the Member’s Page of our website.
Member Shows
Support our Guild Member artists by attending their openings and exhibits. Let us know about your upcoming shows so we can help spread the word!
The Guild members exhibit in the lobby of Theatre Lawrence features the abstract paintings of Mary Brooks and photography by Diane Guthrie. Theatre Lawrence is open 11:30 AM - 4:30 PM, Monday-Friday. The exhibition opens April 3 and runs through June 1, 2024.
ARTISTS RECEPTION: May 24, 5:00-7:00 PM
Theatre Lawrence, Bauer Farm Road, Lawrence KS 66049
Maria S. Martin
The Phoenix Underground Gallery features Maria S. Martin’s newest exhibition, Forward to Yesterday. Visit the Phoenix to be thoroughly entranced with this new exhibition! The Gallery is open Monday 10am-7pm, Tuesday-Saturday 10am-8pm, Sunday 11am-6pm. The exhibition runs from April 26 until May 27, 2024
Phoenix Gallery, 825 Massachusetts, Lawrence KS 66044
EMMA HIXSON
Black Stag Brewery has on exhibit the works of Guild member artist Emma Hixson. The work will be on exhibit from April 26 through May 27, 2024. Black Stag Brewery is open Monday – Sunday, from 11 AM –10 PM.
Black Stag Brewery, 623 Massachusetts, Lawrence, KS 66044
ERIN SPIRIDIGLIOZZI
Erin’s exhibit of floral watercolors and close-up photographs are on display at the Lawrence Public Library.
Lawrence Public Library, 707 Vermont Street, Lawrence KS 66044
Lumberyard Arts Center in Baldwin, KS will be featuring new works by Heather Duris in her show Born on the Prairie. This show will run from May 3 - July 16, with an Artist Reception on May 17, from 6:00pm to 7:30pm. Show hours are Wednesday - Friday, 1:00 - 5:00, and Saturday 10:00 - Noon.
Lumberyard Arts Center, 718 High Street, Baldwin, KS
