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FINAL FRIDAY, MAY 25TH, 2012 5 until 9 pm unless otherwise noted www.finalfridayslawrence.wordpress.com

VENUES & EVENT LISTINGS

LAWRENCE ARTS CENTER (940 New Hampshire) www.lawrenceartscenter.org

Art Tougeau Pre-Parade Party

5 to 6:30 p.m. Kid's Dance!

Prairie Acre Truckstop Honeymoon

7 to 7:45p.m. The Ukesters. 15 piece Ukulele band

8 to 9 p.m. Arthur Dodge and the Horsefeathers

Ice Cream from Sylas & Maddy's $5 Purchase a beautiful handmade ceramic bowl with ice cream for $8 while supplies last!

Art car cardboard cars for kids to festoon, decorate and otherwise prepare for Art Tougeau Parade!

Cash bar from the Free State Brewing Company & popcorn

IN THE GALLERIES: “Body of Work” curated by Karen Matheis: Studies and Interpretations of the Live Model.

Mark Hennessy & Friends Poetry Installation

Art Tougeau Exhibit. Featuring photographs by Ann Dean from past parade entries, Bicycle from Farnsworth Bicycle laboratories, and trophies

Exhibits by Ann Dean’s Intermediate Photography & Darkroom students

Tj Tangpuz will be creating an on sight installation piece this week in the main gallery of the Arts Center. It will be debut this Friday at the Body of Work show.

VAN GO! MOBILE ARTS (showing at The Lawrence Art Party in Hobbs Taylor Lofts) www.van-go.org

​BLUE DOT SALON (15 E. 7th St.)

Steph Pugh Pet portraits, Animal advocacy art. Ian Stuart Out-of-sight recycled pulp and paper constructions. Rome Hines handmade folk art bags. Sue Malloy 3d constructions. Blue Dot Salon Friday the 25th 5:30-8:30pm

THE ELDRIDGE HOTEL (701 Massachusetts St.) www.eldridgehotel.com

LAWRENCE PUBLIC LIBRARY (707 Vermont St.) www.lawrencepubliclibrary.com

Between the Lines Mixed Media by Jim Sallenbach

Jim Sallenbach takes ordinary and often discarded objects and turns them into thought-provoking individual pieces of art. By deconstructing the past and then reconstructing pieces to suit his concepts, he elevates each object and presents a work that speaks of his experiences, influences and ideas for the future.

Location: Gallery

Copper Trees Mixed Media by Kathy Horniman

Kathy Horniman has always felt that "pull" towards trees... the way they decorate the world.  It's hard to beat a unique tree in a great setting. Choosing the flexibility and beauty of different types of copper wire, she's able to create the trees she sees in her mind, as well as the ones around her.

Location: Cases

Mixed Media by Matthew Jarmer

Matthew Jarmer, from Garden City, KS., graduated from Kansas State University, with a BFA in Graphic Design. Matthew currently works as a graphic designer for Skyline Displays Heartland and lives in Lawrence, KS. Using found objects and reclaimed wood, Matthew creates three-dimensional collages that focus on the ideas of transformation, contrast and chance. Matthew's inspiration stems from the materials he finds and his goal is to repurpose these items into new visually interesting work, telling a story and provoking thought. Location: East Entrance

Retrospective Collage, Mixed Media, Prints by Bar Geyer

Bar Gayer hales from Kickapoo, Kansas. She grew up riding horses and herding cattle with her dogs. All she ever wanted to do was to make stuff with her hands. She draws her spirituality and inspiration from nature. Her work is shaped by the look and feel of the materials with which she works.

Location: Lower Level

SIGNS OF LIFE (722 Massachusetts St.) www.signsoflifegallery.com

Signs of Life Gallery is located at 722 Massachusetts St. in the heart of historic Lawrence, Kansas. We feature work by dozens of artists to suit a variety of tastes. Many are local, but we also represent artists of national and even international reputation. Our beautiful gallery overlooks picturesque downtown Lawrence and we are convinced you will find it a satisfying place to experience art and cultivate your own creativity. Come in and let us help you find artwork that is a perfect fit for your life and space. Open on Final Fridays.

THE LAWRENCE ART PARTY (718 New Hampshire St.)

The Hobbs Taylor Gallery from 5 until 9:30 pm

The Lawrence Art Party is held every Final Friday on the ground floor of the Hobbs Taylor Lofts in Lawrence Kansas,

We'll have music by BRC Sounds, and a huge selection of art.

Lawrence and regional artists will show their work, including paintings, sculpture, photography, and mixed media art. Last month's show was AMAZING, and we hope to top it this month!  

The Final Friday Lawrence Art Party will be held at 718 New Hampshire Street on the ground floor of the Hobbs Taylor Lofts from 5 to 9:30 pm on Final Friday, May 25.

Confirmed artists include:

Julie Blichmann www.julieblichmannphotography.com.

Traci Bunkers www.tracibunkers.com

Megan Burke www.mburkeart.tumblr.com

John Clayton

Dave DeHetre

DW Gates

Diane Lehmann

Krista Mustain

Jilli Nell, www.wix.com/jillinel/art

George Paley http://paleysculpture.com/

Tony Peterson

Jennifer Unekis http://www.uneekdesign.com

Alex Skorija

Will Soriano www.willsoriano.com

Ty Walsh

Lauran Walt www.ohnesorgefick.com/

Terri wheeler www.terriwheeler.com

To our artist friends - We had another wonderful party last month and sold a lot of art! If you would like to join us this month, please email lawrenceksart@gmail.com and attach images of some or all of the work you plan to show. We filled up last month, and had to turn artists away, so please let us know as soon as you can!

The Lawrence Art Party is here to serve the community. KU class, group, and other shows are always welcome, as are art exhibits by non-profit organizations!

Eric Kirkendall, Trae Rickford, and Dan Dishman Science, Technology, and Art (STArt) Alliance

LUCKY PAWS BAKERY & UNIQUE BARKtique (729 1/2 Massachusetts St., Ste. 202) (above Francis Sporting Goods)

I.Love.Dogs. It's a simple fact: 'paws' down, I've loved dogs my entire life!

I.Love.Good.Health. It's no secret that good nutrition and the use of organics is the foundation of a healthy lifestyle...not just for people, but for our dogs, too! I believe that our Dogs deserve healthy treats that are designed to nourish and support their bodies - every batch of Lucky Paws treats is hand-mixed, rolled, cut and baked with that in mind. I have been baking for dogs since 1990, and the Bakery portion of the shop will carry fresh-baked treats for dogs, ranging from Peamutt Butter Puppies, to Apple-Cinnamon Fat Cats, to a variety of grain-free treats. I'm also happy to bake custom orders for dogs, and do bake BARKday cakes and Pupcakes upon request!

I.Love.My.Pack. I have 6 amazing furkids - Gretta, Durga, Hanuman (Commander of Woof),Tonka, Legal (Runnin' Buddy) and Shakti, the CEO (Chief Eating Officer) and Lucky Paws logo girl. Shakti will grace the shop with her pawsitive greeting skills!

I.Love.Art. The Unique BARKtique will carry a variety of fun, eclectic, one-of-a-kind dog related items from artisans both far and wide, supporting their talents and whimsical gifts. The BARKtique will feature various artists and their work each month, and will also have some fun vintage dog-related items!This is THE place for DOGS and the people who love them!

LIGHTLYRE FILMS (731 New Hampshire) www.lightlyre.com

LightLyre Films is moving to 731 New Hampshire in Lawrence, Kansas. There will be a large studio, with huge green screen cyclorama, a classroom with 10 computer seats for digital animation, filmmaking, editing, and special effects classes, and a professional editing suite for clients and LightLyre's own production projects.

Take a tour and get information on Light Lyre's art programs on Final Friday, and view the historical film equipment and film-themed art on display.

TELLER'S RESTAURANT UPSTAIRS (746 Massachusetts St.) www.tellerslawrence.com

Nathan Hoffman ~ In Bloom Opens Tuesday May 29th 6-8pm Tellers third floor art space 746 Massachusetts www.invisiblehandgallery.com

With an academic background in science and an eye for exotic ecosystems, Lawrence artist Nathan Hoffman presents a new exhibition of paintings that reflect the hidden beauty of nature. In Bloom consists of several encaustic paintings, mostly ranging in size from 3x3 to 6x6 inches. Though small, the pieces reward scrupulous viewers with an opportunity to immerse themselves in elements unseen from across the gallery. Much like a specimen under a microscope, close examination of the paintings can reveal small worlds in the details. “You make these little tiny landscapes, and if you look close enough they can be as big as anything,” Hoffman says. Hoffman’s paintings capture the mystique of the natural world. This is partly inspired by time he spent in Arizona as an undergraduate. Hoffman, who grew up in the rural Midwest, says he was struck by the strange nature of the desert. “I think in the Midwest you kind of know what’s around every turn; you get used to your environment,” Hoffman says. “I really like going to places that take you away from that, that bring you into this magical, mysterious, enigmatic place. I really gravitate towards places like that.” Using bee’s wax and oil pigment, Hoffman is able to create intricately textured works that are rich with bright color while still feeling organic, some of them seemingly grown in a forest or — given their size — a Petri dish. “I really like the fact that I can make pieces that look like they just happened on their own,” Hoffman says.

PACHAMAMAS (800 New Hampshire St.) www.pachamamas.com

Closing night:

Matthew Obrakta: Distilled Inspiration

"Distilled Inspiration is about observing natural processes and it's techniques in shaping our world. This work has been created through the use of these natural elements; water, air, Earth, and sunlight. These elements will always play a part in our lives whether we are aware of them or not. The Earth will always give us inspiration, I've just distilled it."

ATOMIC PHOTOGRAPHY (313 E. 8th St. Studio B)

Atomic is a collaborative effort between Racheal Major, Jen young, and Jamie Haverkamp. Specializing in graphic design, pin up portraiture, and Americana photography. The photography services include retro makeovers equipped with professional hair and make up, wardrobe and prop selection, and personalized pose guidance. Now located right in the heart of east Lawrence! Atomic shares a split studio space at 8th and New York. The space is split up into several art studios ranging from ceramics, to fine art.

SMILING MAD DESIGNS & INKELLO LETTERPRESS (801.5, suite 3 Massachusetts St.)

THE INVISIBLE HAND GALLERY (801 1/2 Massachusetts St.) www.theinvisiblehandgallery.com

Henry Schneidernan ~ I don't feel like it Opens Final Friday May 25th 6-9pm The Invisible Hand Gallery 801.5 Massachusetts www.invisiblehandgallery.com

Earlier this year, Lawrence artist Henry Schneiderman’s thesis exhibition at the University of Kansas Art and Design Gallery used shadow play to show viewers that every situation can be seen differently from another point of view. Now Schneiderman will present a re-engineered second iteration of his thesis show in a new exhibition, I Don’t Feel Like It, at The Invisible Hand Gallery.

I Don’t Feel Like It is an installation-based exhibition that finds the artist searching through his past and wanting more details.

“It’s almost being hopeful about the past and trying to recuperate things,” Schneiderman say. “I’m thinking of experiences I’ve had and looking back at them and trying to read more into them than what happened the first time around. I see that as a strategy for growing and learning and realizing there was more potential in that moment than maybe I had realized.”

The new exhibition will see Schneiderman using the same haunting figures — made of aluminum mesh and hand-sewn with sinew — in a different configuration. While the original exhibition had the figures physically isolated from one another, I Don’t Feel Like It brings them together, showing that detachment can exist even in the most closely night groups.

Though the exhibition is founded in the artist’s personal experiences, it can also be read sociologically. Schneiderman, who studied philosophy and critical theory as an undergrad at Macalester College in Minnesota before moving on to study printmaking at KU, sees the figures as having individual identities despite being physically combined. And as people within a community all have separate lives, minds and thoughts, what exists in some people’s worlds does not always exist in another’s.

“It’s not just what could have changed, but also what other things could I have payed attention to so that I would remember them differently,’ Schneiderman says.

WONDER FAIR (803 Massachusetts St.) www.wonderfair.com

Exciting and Strange Images Done with Grace and Precision

Final Friday, May 25, Wonder Fair presents The Sundowners featuring new prints by Clinton Ricketts and Andrew Burkitt. The two printmakers and long time collaborators plan to knock the viewers’ socks completely off with a masterful display of technique and skill.

Ricketts and Burkitt both create prints combining etching, to produce images including, but not limited to: floating Babe Ruth heads, pretty ladies drawn in scary ways, painterly expressions and ugly men in funny hats. Watch the walls of the Wonder Fair explode with shape and color.

This exhibition marks the return of Burkitt to his native Lawrence after receiving an MFA in printmaking at the University of Georgia this year. In the meantime Ricketts, a 2010 MFA grad from KU, has been living in Lawrence making babies and art.

The Wonder Fair is open Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday noon to 6 p.m., and Saturday 10 a.m. to 7 p.m., with completely random extended hours when we happen to be there.

GLOBAL CAFE (820 Massachusetts St.)

FOXTROT (823 Massachusetts St.)

LOVE GARDEN SOUNDS (822 Massachusetts St.)

www.lovegardensounds.com

Ceramic and Print works by Christa Dalien

DOWNTOWN UPSTAIRS (824 1/2 Massachusetts St.)

PHOENIX GALLERY (825 Massachusetts St.) www.phoenixgalleryks.com

Demonstrating artist:Brian J. Horsch

Brian Horsch has been creating hand built and thrown ceramic sculpture since 2008. His work tends to focus on human and animal forms, both real and imagined. Many of his pieces are functional with human or animal accents, while others are purely decorative. Prior to his interest in clay, he was carving sculpture from various hard woods. Brian currently lives close to nature near Stull, Kansas.

Food will be provided by Hurtz Donut. You may have seen Hurtz Donut at the Lawrence Farmers' Market with their handmade custom donuts. Wes Samms will be providing live music.

LOST ART SPACE (845 Massachusetts St.) www.dotdotdotartspace.com

The Lost Supper

The Fresh Produce Art Collective will end its residency of the Lost Art Space at 845 Mass at the end of May, but not without one final opening in the former candy shoppe turned studio/gallery. The Lost Supper will be a culmination of seven months in the space, with a continuing emphasis on process-driven surface activation and contemporary craft distilled to its most elemental qualities. Friday, May 25, Resident artists Jeromy Morris, Paul Flinders, Erok Johannsen, Jesse Gray, and Jeremy Rockwell will be showcasing new solo and collaborative works, along with many local guest artists, including Matt Ridgway and microchip miniatures by Yuri Zupancic. Please come enjoy one last evening in this uniquely beautiful setting before it all disappears, and check out www.lostartspace.com to find out where we will be found next.

We will continue to be open as a working studio and gallery throughout the month weekdays noon-5 and most evenings, so feel free to drop by. The artists would like to thank Paley Properties and all the people who have supported Lost Art during our stay at 845 Massachusetts.

Musical Guests: OWL PEOPLE 1,000,000 LIGHT YEARS

THE BOURGEOIS PIG (6 E. 9th St.)

Turning Back The C(l)ock: works by Ashley Laird Statement: What year is it? Judging from the work of the Kansas Legislature, in regards to the rights of women, it could be 1960. This body of work was motivated (in part) by the ridiculous and absurd but deathly serious attempts of our elected officials to turn back the clock. Bio: Ashley Jane Laird is a professional muralist who’s most recent work, “Reanimating the Arts in Topeka” can be seen at the Great Mural Wall of Topeka. She is currently organizing a mural on the contributions and issues of women in Kansas. Her recent studio work has focused on portrayals of the body seen through a web of desire and conflict. Laird’s drawings grow intuitively out of her interest in the human form and organic structures relating to systems of roots, synapses, and circulation. Laird is the 2012 recipient of the Arts Advocate award from the YWCA Center for Safety and Empowerment, an organization that helps victims of domestic and sexual violence.

Z's DIVINE DOWNTOWN ESPRESSO (10 E. 9th St.) www.zsdivine.com

DO'S DELUXE (416 E. 9th St.)

“Mandalas and Mirages,” a Spiritual Examination Jennifer Joie Webster and Marty Olson

Most work is Watercolor and Ink, plus some scratchboard, pen & ink, linocut, and Joie's handmade Malas (meditation beads). Final Friday Reception from 6-8 pm on May 25 at Do's Deluxe, 416 East 9th

BDC TATTOO (938 Massachusetts St.) www.bdctattoo.com

LAWRENCE PERCOLATOR (in the alley behind Lawrence Arts Center on 9th St.) *look for the green awnings www.lawrence-percolator.blogspot.com

KANSAS SAMPLER (921 Massachusetts St.) www.kansassampler.com

THE GRANADA (1020 Massachusetts St.) www.thegranada.com

AIMEE'S CAFE' & COFFEE SHOP (1025 Massachusetts St.) www.aimeescoffeehouse.com

South Mass Art Guild presents: Brownback Poster Contest and Exhibition

WATKINS COMMUNITY MUSEUM (1047 Massachusetts St.) www.watkinsmuseum.org

The Watkins Museum opens two new exhibitions curated by graduate students in the Museum Studies Program at the University of Kansas, on Friday, May 25, 2012, with a reception and live music.

The exhibit The Day After: Living in Fear? looks at the impact of the made-for TV movie “The Day After” on Lawrence and around the world. Filmed on location in Lawrence and surrounding areas, the movie responded to prevailing fears of the threat of nuclear war by examining its potential aftermath. Controversial and sensational, the film became known around the world.

The exhibit Get Connected: Sustainable Energy in Douglas County, explores the past, present and future of energy use in Douglas County. Artifacts from the museum’s collection highlight the history of alternative energy usage in the community, from the trolley cars that once ran down Massachusetts Street to the hydroelectric Bowersock Dam, which is still operating today, and examines the social, economic and environmental aspects of energy use.

Local musical ensemble Ardys & Bradford will perform in the adjoining Japanese Friendship Garden from 6:30-8:30 PM.

For more information on The Day After: Living in Fear? and Get Connected: Sustainable Energy in Douglas County, contact the Watkins Museum at (785) 841-4109.

1109 GALLERY (1109 Massachusetts St.) www.lawrenceartguild.org

“Pulp Fiction” – Works using paper May 22nd-June 24th

Final Friday, May 25th, 5-9pm -- Meet our artists and join us for our opening reception for the "Pulp Fiction" show.

Featured Artist Barbara Reid: Barbara has been painting with watercolors for 14 years. She likes to record sight. and feeling interpretations with her watercolors, pastels, and acrylics. She especially enjoys painting landscapes, flowers, birds and animals. She has taken drawing classes with Janet Owezarhak in Overland Park, Ks; watercolor classes with Susan Minteer and Jack O'Neal at Merriam Comm. Center; acrylic workshops and watercolor classes with Jim Ryon of Independence, Mo., and classes in Open Studio at the Lawrence Art Center with Louis Copt. The years of workshops, classes and Art friends create wonderful memories. Barbara has exhibited in the Florida Keys, Overland Park, Prairie Village, Merriam, Ks, and now in Lawrence. She is a member of the Sr. Arts Council in Roeland Park, Ks. and the Art Guild in Lawrence. She welcomes commissioned artworks and hopes you enjoy viewing this exhibit.

Join hundreds of artists and dozens of locations in the downtown Lawrence area on Friday, April 27th for visual arts exhibitions, performances, educational programming and activities as part of this month's Final Fridays event. This month features all of the usual participating galleries and businesses, along with two special events at South Park and First United Methodist Church, a welcoming to two new venues, and a good-bye to a long-loved gallery.

Children and student art can be seen all over the downtown area on Friday as well. The always-popular Lawrence Public Schools Art Exhibit opens at The Lawrence Arts Center, students of Bishop Seabury Academy exhibit their work at The Lawrence Public Library, and Aimee's Cafe' and Coffee Shop hosts “The First 5 Years Children's Art Show” alongside readings from Understory Arts on the theme “celebrating childhood.”

KU's Music Therapy Association will host “Music in the Park,” and open-house concert in the South Park Gazebo, while down the street, First United Methodist Church opens its doors to share the largest Chancel organ in the state of Kansas with Final Friday goers. We are also welcoming two new studios to Final Fridays: Atomic Photography and Light Lyre Films. Atomic Photography hosts its grand opening party for those over the age of 21, with a Mad Men-themed cocktail soiree and swinging 60's dj, Modrey Hepburn. Light Lyre Films opens its new studio to kids of all ages with tours and information about their art programs, while you view historical film equipment on display. And don't forget to stop in and say good-bye to Diane's Artisan Gallery, who will be “celebrating the creative spirit” after 8 years. Diane's Artisan Gallery was one of the original participants, creators and supporters of Final Fridays, and we wish them well on new adventures.

VENUES & EVENT LISTINGS

DIANE'S ARTISAN GALLERY (4 E. 7th St.) www.dianesartisangallery.com

"A Celebration of the Creative Spirit"

Diane is in the process of closing the Gallery after 8 wonderful years. She hopes to find a home for all of the wonderful pieces in the Gallery. Stop by and enjoy Diane's "thank you" for the friends and patrons of the Gallery.

VAN GO! MOBILE ARTS (showing at The Lawrence Art Party in Hobbs Taylor Lofts) www.van-go.org

THE ELDRIDGE HOTEL (701 Massachusetts St.) www.eldridgehotel.com

Jessica Janasz is a senior at the University of Kansas finishing up her victory lap this May with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Photo Media and a minor in Psychology. She is currently working as the Photo Editor at the University Daily Kansan on campus and loves photographing sports, portraits, and architecture. This year her work as been presented in an exhibit in the Art and Design building as well as the Kansas Union, along with her fellow Photo Media classmates, Austin Cira and Abby Davis, who will also be presenting their work in this month's Final Friday's display at The Eldridge Hotel.

LAWRENCE PUBLIC LIBRARY (707 Vermont St.) www.lawrencepubliclibrary.com

*5 until 7 pm

“Student Artwork”

Bishop Seabury Academy

Laura Torres Porter's Bishop Seabury Academy students present multi-media artwork including raku pottery; jewelry; clay sculpture; repeat, reflect or rotate motif design; pastel still lifes; charcoal self-portraits; and surreal pencil landscapes

Location: Gallery and Cases

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“When the Big Wind Blows”

Works by Kelsey Yankey

When the big wind blows, the tree must bend or get ripped out by the roots. A line from an old western, my mantra in these stark economic times. These bright large abstract oil paintings illustrate my bending to create art that is both meaningful and affordable, least I get ripped out by my roots.

Location: East Entrance

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“Very Mixed Media”

Works by Chris Sechler

i like colors and animals......i work at the hallmark production center, and they allow me to carry home lots of paper scraps to play with......and that's why i use lots of paper, recycle things and make/draw colorful animals.

Location: Lower Level

SIGNS OF LIFE (722 Massachusetts St.) www.signsoflifegallery.com

Signs of Life Gallery is located at 722 Massachusetts St. in the heart of historic Lawrence, Kansas. We feature work by dozens of artists to suit a variety of tastes. Many are local, but we also represent artists of national and even international reputation. Our beautiful gallery overlooks picturesque downtown Lawrence and we are convinced you will find it a satisfying place to experience art and cultivate your own creativity. Come in and let us help you find artwork that is a perfect fit for your life and space. Open on Final Fridays.

THE LAWRENCE ART PARTY (718 New Hampshire St.)

The Hobbs Taylor Gallery from 5 until 9:30 pm

The Lawrence Art Party is held every Final Friday on the ground floor of the Hobbs Taylor Lofts in Lawrence Kansas,

From 5 to 9:30 pm on Final Friday April 27, 25 Lawrence and regional artists will show their work, including paintings, sculpture, photography, and mixed media art. Last month's show was AMAZING, and we hope to top it this month!

At 5:30, award winning street photographer Gary Mark Smith will throw hold a release party for his new book, "Favela da Rocinha, Brazil " with a slideshow of awesome photographs of this incredible Brazilian favela barrio by him and co-author Sarah Stern, who was just named one of the Top 10 College Women of the Year. The slideshow will continue all night. Visit http://www.rocinhathebook.com/bookpreview.html for more information on the book, and come to the Lawrence Art Party for your own autographed First Edition copy! 100% of the profits from the book will be spent on art classes in Favela da Rocinha!

At 7:00 pm, we'll have music by Sally Howard, playing Eclectic Boogaloo and Big Sky Folk. Sally, a longtime Lawrence resident, musician, and much more, lives in Washington, D.C. now - so don't miss this chance to hear her music!

As of April 16, we have the following artists signed up: Julie Blichmann, Alex Browne, Genevieve Casey, Liz Dickinson, Wesley Casey, John Clayton, Donna Dennis, Emily Eakes, Morgan Hill, Sean Minton, Jilli Nel, Tony Peterson, Sherrie A. Taylor, Jewell Willhite

LIGHTLYRE FILMS (731 New Hampshire) www.lightlyre.com

LightLyre Films is moving to 731 New Hampshire in Lawrence, Kansas. There will be a large studio, with huge green screen cyclorama, a classroom with 10 computer seats for digital animation, filmmaking, editing, and special effects classes, and a professional editing suite for clients and LightLyre's own production projects.

Take a tour and get information on Light Lyre's art programs on Final Friday, and view the historical film equipment and film-themed art on display.

TELLER'S RESTAURANT UPSTAIRS (746 Massachusetts St.) www.tellerslawrence.com

From Lawrence With Love Photography show From Studio Ike Tuesday, April 24 Teller's restaurant 6-8pm reading at 7pm

A photography show from Studio Ike, From Lawrence With Love is an everyday celebration of Lawrence. A collection of 17 photos that were taken in the town we love, Lawrence, KS. As part of the show, there will be short story readings by Lawrence writers Kate Lorentz, Justin Runge, Iris Moulton and Dan Rolf.

Studio Ike is the one-person design studio of Jeffrey McKee.

PACHAMAMAS (800 New Hampshire St.) www.pachamamas.com

Closing night:

Photographs by Rick Mitchell

Rick Mitchell is an independent artist, photographer and writer living in Lawrence, Kansas. He earned a BFA degree in Painting from the University of Kansas and an MFA in Art from Rutgers University. From 1974 to 1992, he taught photography at Rutgers University. Always interested in interdisciplinary studies, he served in the Art Department, Graduate School, and the departments of Humanities & Communication, and Journalism. While on the faculty of Rutgers he also served as the Director of the Agricultural Museum of the State of New Jersey. From 1993 to 1996, Mitchell taught History of Photography in the School of Graduate and Professional Studies of Baker University. Late in 1993 he took the position of Director of the Exhibition Program at the Lawrence Arts Center which he held until 2009. While at the Lawrence Arts Center he oversaw the development of more than 240 exhibitions. For five years he was publisher of Cottonwood, a literary review published in cooperation with the University of Kansas Department of English. He was a founder of the Arts Center's Committee on Imagination & Place (1999) and incorporated Imagination & Place, Inc. in 2009 as a freestanding not-for-profit organization that operates the Imagination & Place Press. In 2009 and 2010 he taught drawing and painting in the Art Department of the University of Kansas. Mitchell has exhibited his work since 1970 and has received grants to further his interdisciplinary work from the National Endowment for the Arts, the National Endowment for the Humanities, the National Science Foundation, the New Jersey Arts Commission, the New Jersey Historical Commission, the Kansas Arts Commission, Kansas Health Foundation and the Lawrence Arts Commission.

Artist's Statement:

I work by walking with my camera and allowing myself to be stopped by things I see. It doesn’t matter where in the world I am or if I am alone or in a crowd. By now, after years of working this way, it feels like the images are opening like new blooms here and there– as constant as the twinkling of stars. My approach to photography, as an artist rather than a journalist or scientist, is to make images that are just slightly out of register with "normal" color and sometimes, as we photographers say, "out of gamut." This is something like "magical realism" which appeals to me in literature. Walks in even the most familiar neighborhoods become adventures in new perception and imagination. Now halfway through my sixty-third year, I am experiencing both a renewed and matured sense of the splendor of seeing. Common things I previously overlooked loom before me, animated and vivid. Making pictures is a way of enlivening my appreciation of the material world even in its phases of decay. How can I help but be stunned by light itself as its waves cross even the most familiar surface?

ATOMIC PHOTOGRAPHY (313 E. 8th St. Studio B)

Atomic Photography's grand opening is this final Friday! Atomic is a collaborative effort between Racheal Major, Jen young, and Jamie Haverkamp. Specializing in graphic design, pin up portraiture, and Americana photography. The photography services include retro makeovers equipped with professional hair and make up, wardrobe and prop selection, and personalized pose guidance. Now located right in the heart of east Lawrence! Atomic shares a split studio space at 8th and New York. The space is split up into several art studios ranging from ceramics, to fine art. The Atomic grand opening will be a swanky Mad Men themed soiree. The party will feature retro cocktails (21+), swinging sounds of the sixties provided by DJ Modrey Hepburn, and pin up art on display. The pin up prints feature the lovely ladies of the Lawrence based cabaret troupe The Foxy by Proxy Revue. The Gallery showing is from 6-9 pm April 27th, 313 East 8th Street Studio B.

SMILING MAD DESIGNS & INKELLO LETTERPRESS (801.5, suite 3 Massachusetts St.)

THE INVISIBLE HAND GALLERY (801 1/2 Massachusetts St.) www.theinvisiblehandgallery.com

Catherine Reinhart: A Slice of Light Opens Final Friday, April 27th, from 6 until 9 pm

WONDER FAIR (803 Massachusetts St.) www.wonderfair.com

Keeping it Weird at Wonder Fair: Homage to the “Odd Duck”

In her solo exhibition debut, Kansas City artist (and self-described “tsunami”) Teal Wilson honors the family that raised her with patience, acceptance, and funny looks.

This Final Friday, April 27th, Wonder Fair presents the debut solo exhibition of Teal Wilson, a promising Kansas City Art Institute senior and extrovert born into a family of introverts. Into the peaceful world of her parents, “my arrival to the family was like a tsunami,” Wilson writes. “I was rage rocket, hot pocket, bomb drop it.” But above all, Wilson is grateful; A Year of the Horse: Born Into a Family of Rabbits is a nostalgic tribute to the family that raised their misfit daughter with patience, acceptance, and bemused looks on their faces.

Wilson’s work ranges from pure graphite to mixed media works on paper, with colorful embroidery tattoos laid over and into precise pencil drawings. The humans and creatures inhabiting her images are at once terminally awkward and effortlessly comfortable with one another (imagine your summer family reunion, equal parts kinship and forced politeness). In attendance are family dogs, half-remembered houses, and fixed smiles that seem to have been lifted directly from the family photo album. Altogether, Wilson’s exhibition is a fond remembrance of an auspicious occasion, when a year of the horse was born into a family of rabbits.

An opening reception for the artist will be held Final Friday, April 27th, from 6-10pm. The Wonder Fair is open Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday 12-6, and Saturday 10-7, with completely random extended hours when we happen to be there. Please visit www.wonderfair.com frequently for news, information, and to skew our Google analytics data.

FOXTROT (823 Massachusetts St.)

LOVE GARDEN SOUNDS (822 Massachusetts St.)

www.lovegardensounds.com

DOWNTOWN UPSTAIRS (824 1/2 Massachusetts St.)

6:00-9:00

Mike Wallace & Traci Bunkers are at the Downtown Upstairs Studio, showing their creative stylings. Get your exercise by coming up the stairs and your reward will be a visual treat for the senses in a venue of eternal stimulation.

Traci Bunkers, mixed-media artist and published author, has a little something for everyone, ranging from mixed-media paintings, to photographs, to handmade books. She is currently working on a series that incorporates her photography with mixed-media to create richly layered pieces. She will also have both of her books "The Art Journal Workshop" and "Print & Stamp Lab" available. See her website at www.TraciBunkers.com for more information.

Mike Wallace is a Lawrence area artist who is showing again after many years. He is currently producing portraits and animal portraits in oil, as well as mixed-media pieces and collages. For more information, contact Mike at mwdesign@sunflower.com.

PHOENIX GALLERY (825 Massachusetts St.) www.phoenixgallery.biz

Demonstrating artist: Jenny Brown

Jenny Brown is a Lawrence artist whose repertoire includes leather and metal. Her company, J. Ellen Bags, is known for its raw and unique style of leather bags, watches and bracelets and is sold in boutiques throughout the southwest. Jenny also creates handmade jewelry crafted from the finest materials.

We will have live music by Wes Samms and food, including burnt ends, BBQ meatballs and homemade vanilla ice cream, provided by Oakley Creek Catering. Oakley Creek is a family owned and operated full service catering company located in Lecompton, KS. They have been in business for over 15 years and cater small and large events from Wichita to Kansas City.

LOST ART SPACE (845 Massachusetts St.) www.dotdotdotartspace.com

THE BOURGEOIS PIG (6 E. 9th St.)

New Paintings by Jason Wood

Jason Wood was born and raised in Lawrence, Kansas. He lived for awhile in San Francisco where he developed a love for cycling and worked as a bike messenger. He originally aspired to be a writer, but a serious bicycle accident, in which he suffered a brain injury, forced him to rethink his future and find another outlet for creative self-expression. He returned to Lawrence in 2000 to be near friends and family and to focus his energies on his rehabilitation and painting. Since returning, his paintings have been featured at many local businesses and are included in many private collections, both here and in California.

From the Artist: “My approach is basically intuitive. I never start a painting with a clear mental image of what I want. I let the process take me where it will- working and reworking the surface until it is done. Sometimes this happens quickly, but may take several months, resulting in a thick and heavily textured surface. I often incorporate found objects into my work - sometimes visible on the surface, but often buried beneath many layers.”

Z's DIVINE DOWNTOWN ESPRESSO (10 E. 9th St.) www.zsdivine.com

DO'S DELUXE (416 E. 9th St.)

"Steampunk'd" works by Doug Bell Opening Reception from 6 until 8 pm

BDC TATTOO (938 Massachusetts St.) www.bdctattoo.com

LAWRENCE PERCOLATOR (in the alley behind Lawrence Arts Center on 9th St.) *look for the green awnings www.lawrence-percolator.blogspot.com

LAWRENCE ARTS CENTER (940 New Hampshire) www.lawrenceartscenter.org

The Lawrence Public Schools Art Exhibit will be on display this Final Friday. Student art work, selected by the Lawrence Public School Teacher will fill the galleries.

Poetry Off the Page, an Installation by Marc Hennessey and friends

This is not your usual poetry reading. Beginning April 16, the front gallery at the Lawrence Arts Center will house an ongoing poetry installation featuring everything poetry but the book.

Community Epic Poem

Bored by Beowulf? Lost in Paradise Lost? Over The Iliad? Move over, Mahabharata-add a stanza to the ongoing epic poem installed at the Lawrence Arts Center beginning in March. The epic poem will be completed in May and published on the Lawrence Arts Center's website.

Poem Mailbox

If you love it, let it go. Drop an original or favorite poem into the Lawrence Arts Center's Poem Mailbox, and be surprised where it turns up-in a book at the library, on a wall at the Arts Center, in a restaurant menu, on the sidewalk, who knows where! Set your verse free so someone else can love it, too. Anonymous work accepted.

Speed Poetry

Exercise your poetic muscles. Knock out a poem on a manual typewriter installed in the Lawrence Arts Center lobby during month of April. Drop it in the Poem Mailbox to let it out into the world.

In the theater :

The Genesis Concert: Strength, Passion, Beauty

Lawrence Ballet Theatre and Lawrence Jazz Ensemble

April 27 & 28 | 7 p.m.

KANSAS SAMPLER (921 Massachusetts St.) www.kansassampler.com

FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH (946 Vermont St.)

View, learn about and listen to the Chancel Organ 5 until 7 pm

First United Methodist Church, 946 Vermont, invites persons of all ages for a close view of its Chancel organ, the largest in Kansas. Come to the choir loft and stay any length of time you like between 5 and 7. Dan Abrahamson will discuss the history and components of the organ, and Ronald Krebbs will play the organ and add commentary.

THE GRANADA (1020 Massachusetts St.) www.thegranada.com

AIMEE'S CAFE' & COFFEE SHOP (1025 Massachusetts St.) www.aimeescoffeehouse.com First 5 Years Children Art Show The art enrichment program at First 5 Years is designed to introduce students to successful artist, allow for creative expression and exploration through various art supplies, and promote small group learning. www.firstpreslawrence.org

UnderStory Final Friday: "celebrating childhood..." the artwork at Aimee's Coffeehouse will be by kid artists and the readings will be all about kid-hood! we invite any and all (especially kids but adults, too) to join in writing a piece to share on Final Friday at 7 pm...let us know if you or your kiddo can join us!

UnderStory Arts...Healing and Transformation through Expressive Arts.

WATKINS COMMUNITY MUSEUM (1047 Massachusetts St.) www.watkinsmuseum.org

Exhibitions Now On View:

Cause and Commitment: A Heritage of Activism in Douglas County Second Floor Knowledge Grows: Student Experiences in the Smart Choices Garden Second Floor Watkins: The Couple, the Building, the Legacy First Floor Lobby More than a Game: Basketball and Community Spirit Third Floor, opening March 30th

1109 GALLERY (1109 Massachusetts St.) www.lawrenceartguild.org

Join the Lawrence Art Guild and 1109 Gallery for Final Friday, April 27th from 5:00pm-9:00pm for an opening reception of our always popular "Art by the Park" to coincide with the 51st Annual Art in the Park. Our featured artist is Shakura Jackson whose eclectic and thought provoking work will be featured in the small gallery. 1109 Gallery is located at 1109 Massachusetts in beautiful downtown Lawrence.

MUSIC IN THE PARK (South Park Gazebo)

Music in the Park is an annual outdoor advocacy concert run by KU's music therapy student association. It features a wide variety of student performances including voice, instrumental, and spoken-word. Student's will also be talking about their experiences with music therapy in an effort to help the community better understand the practice. Music Therapy is the evidence-based use of music interventions to accomplish individualized non-musical goals. Students will be holding a bake sale and accepting donations for the program. This is an "open-house" concert, meaning anyone can come and go freely. We hope to see you there!

Location: South Park Gazebo on Mass st. Price: Free

FINAL FRIDAY, MARCH 30th, 2012 5 until 9 pm unless otherwise noted www.finalfridayslawrence.wordpress.com

Final Fridays are supported by The Lawrence Arts Center, Downtown Lawrence Inc. and The Lawrence Cultural Arts Commission.

for information on Final Fridays contact: Molly Murphy, Coordinator molly@lawrenceartscenter.org

VENUES & EVENT LISTINGS (in order from 6th St. to 12th St. in Downtown Lawrence)

1. DIANE'S ARTISAN GALLERY (4 E. 7th St.) www.dianesartisangallery.com

"Little Boxes, New Work from Ron Hinton" New work from former Lawrence metal artist, Ron Hinton.

2. VAN GO! MOBILE ARTS (see Lawrence Art Party) www.van-go.org

3. THE ELDRIDGE HOTEL (701 Massachusetts St.) www.eldridgehotel.com

4. LAWRENCE PUBLIC LIBRARY (707 Vermont St.) www.lawrencepubliclibrary.com

*5 until 7 pm

Backroads, Images of Rural Kansas Photography by Kansascapes Photo Alliance www.kansascapes.com

Entrances, Media Room and Gallery

Native Kansans Brad Neff, Scott Bean and Roger Spohn have banded together to form the Kansascapes Photo Alliance. Their collective and individual goals are to capture and share the subtle beauty of Kansas through their photography. Each member has had work published in Kansas Magazine and other regional publications, and the group strives to inspire others with their images as well as to document, preserve and protect the fragile and vanishing lands.

“Eclectic Muses: Photography by Constance Whiston” Lower Level

Constance Whiston has a background in sculpture, painting, drawing and calligraphy. This continuously informs her photography. She began photographing with a “Brownie,” then proceeded to employ an instamatic, waterproof 35 MM Pentax, digital Pentax, 35 MM Canon FTB, Nikon SLR and Canon SLR.

Exhibits: Texas, Missouri, Nebraska and Kansas

Influences: Everyone that expresses art, whether with brush, typewriter, clay, camera, computer, voice, feet, or simply in breathing.

5. SIGNS OF LIFE (722 Massachusetts St.) www.signsoflifegallery.com

Signs of Life Gallery is located at 722 Massachusetts St. in the heart of historic Lawrence, Kansas. We feature work by dozens of artists to suit a variety of tastes. Many are local, but we also represent artists of national and even international reputation. Our beautiful gallery overlooks picturesque downtown Lawrence and we are convinced you will find it a satisfying place to experience art and cultivate your own creativity. Come in and let us help you find artwork that is a perfect fit for your life and space. Open on Final Fridays.

6. THE LAWRENCE ART PARTY (718 New Hampshire St.)

The Hobbs Taylor Gallery from 5 until 9:30 pm

The Lawrence Art Party showcases a collection of several local and regional artists who actively show and sell their work. This gives patrons the exceptional opportunity to meet the artists themselves, which yields an added value to the art they buy. The show is a fantastic social event that offers an enriched environment to spend an evening out. The Lawrence Art Party typically includes 25-30 artists, live performances by local talents, and is attended by 500-800 guests monthly, largely dependent on the weather.

Musical Entertainment by John Lomas

Author of “River Memoir and other Stories,” David Hann , will do a book reading and signing.

7. TELLER'S RESTAURANT UPSTAIRS (746 Massachusetts St.) www.tellerslawrence.com

Jonathan Metzger: Keep Busy Opens Tuesday March 27th 6-8 pm Open on Final Friday

From the artist:

Growing up in a conservative farming community within a family of boys, I have come to question my American, specifically male, experience. In creating delicate works on paper, I strive to explore male identities and the transition from boyhood to manhood. My work is about vulnerability and place, exploring the potential for these figures to discover themselves both as nurturing domestic creatures as well as untamed masculine beings. Creating community and ritualistic customs, these young men are questioning this complex world in which they live. It is my purpose to create a world where they are not judged for performing traditionally gender specific activities such as sewing, cooking, ironing.

Drawing from my own past, I seek to give these figures a context in reference to their clothes, hair, and the way they move about in the world. In showing these details, I am making a statement about the seclusion of the rural place I was raised and the aesthetic I find myself drawn to. This directly ties into my relationship with the men I grew up with and around.

It is not my intent to recreate reality, but to use abstraction to capture the essence of these men as they explore, build, and act out ritualistic activities. In doing so, I am inspired to create my own relevant vernacular to explore these characters.

8. PACHAMAMAS (800 New Hampshire St.) www.pachamamas.com

Closing night:

New Works by Justin Marable Justin Marable was raised in Robinson, a northeastern Kansas farm town. Throughout his life, Justin has learned and wandered within the boundaries of his Midwestern homeland, observing the landscape and landmarks of the surrounding region. Printmaking, drawing, and music have become his main methods of artistic expression. Justin graduated from the University of Kansas in May 2005 with a B.F.A. in printmaking. He currently resides in the Kenwood neighborhood of Topeka with his wife and daughters. He works full time at his home as an artist, husband, and father.

9. SMILING MAD DESIGNS & INKELLO LETTERPRESS (801.5, suite 3 Massachusetts St.)

Join Margo Holland of Smiling Mad Designs and Christy Schneider of Inkello Letterpress for Final Fridays on March 30, 2012. Located above Esquina in a playful studio space, the two women create a variety of handmade items. Margo, an arts-inspired mother of three, creates colorful, eclectic jewelry, textiles and home decor objects. Christy designs and prints on an antique letterpress, making a variety of paper goods, including greeting cards, journals, bookplates, and more. She is also a mother and a children’s illustrator, who owns Yellow Pencil Studio, Inc. This month, Margo and Christy will each feature a “catch-of-the-day” special item that can be customized for individual customers. Come visit the studio and watch Margo create a one-of-a kind bracelet made especially for you using vintage African wedding beads. Or, have your initials letterpressed on a colorful paper notepad on the spot. Christy will be setting vintage metal type and printing on her press while you wait – hot off the press!

10. THE INVISIBLE HAND GALLERY (801 1/2 Massachusetts St.) www.theinvisiblehandgallery.com

Kristin Morland: Youthful Perception Opens Final Friday March 30th 6-9pm From the Artist: I personally hand sew each sequin and bead onto the fabric using a needle and thread. My technique was adapted from the Haitian textile art form of Drapo. My work reflects a fascination with time, people, places and objects. I aim to show the beauty in driving by a seemingly endless field of wheat, the calming blue of the Caribbean, or the fleeting light of the sun setting in the city. In my work, I like to show contrast and color, or just the pure texture of a subject while recording the stillness in ordinary moments. My work is often an abstract expression of my perception of experiences of my everyday life. The subject matter develops in my memory. The work may begin through sketches on the fabric itself or, at times on paper. Utilizing the traditional method of hand sewing the sequin and bead to the fabric, felt or cotton, I allow imagination to take over. Most pieces require a minimum of 20 hours and some have required over 200. Each piece is then pinned to foam core board and framed by my husband Timothy, using pine, poplar, or oak, depending on the colors of the piece. I have been making art since I can remember, but I had always been looking for a medium that expressed the brilliance of life's experiences. While I enjoy painting and weaving, for which I have a degree, neither in their own were able to express the richness and joy I wish to instill in my art. I have been using this adapted Drapo technique for seven years now, and believe that I have found a medium that emphasizes life.

11. WONDER FAIR (803 Massachusetts St.) www.wonderfair.com

Cats: They’re Not Just For The Internet Anymore

Final Friday, March 30th, Wonder Fair presents CAT PEOPLE, a group exhibition featuring original art, zines, and installations by Faye Moorhouse (UK), Gemma Correll (UK), Liz Prince (Boston), and Nicole Georges (Portland OR). In their diverse narrative works, these artists take the ubiquitous and banal subject of cat fancying to unexpected, unsettling, or absurd new places. Destinations range from Correll’s comical interpretation of a doting cat lady’s altar, to Moorhouse’s haunting artist book The Cat Ladies of Czecheslovakia, a modern folk tale rendered in soft ink washes. Affordable original artworks and limited print editions from all participating artists (including a few local favorites) will be available for purchase through the Gallery.

To celebrate the unveiling of CAT PEOPLE, a reception will be held Final Friday, March 30th, from 6-10pm. During the opening event and throughout the month of April, the Wonder Fair pop-up cantina will return as a Milk Bar and YouTube cat video theater.

The Wonder Fair is open Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday 12-6, and Saturday 10-7, with completely random extended hours when we happen to be there.

12. FOXTROT (823 Massachusetts St.)

"Paintings for Spring" Christine Mercer Kraft 6 until 9 pm www.christinemercerkraft.com

13. LOVE GARDEN SOUNDS (822 Massachusetts St.) www.lovegardensounds.com

14. DOWNTOWN UPSTAIRS (824 1/2 Massachusetts St.)

Eclectic artwork mixed with the eclectic Downtown Upstairs Studio is eye candy for the soul and promises to please. Trip the light fantastic upstairs to view the artwork by Traci Bunkers, Mike Wallace, and Uncle Andy. This venue is open late to give everyone a chance to visit. Traci Bunkers, mixed-media artist and published author, has a little something for everyone, including quirky pin-back buttons & pocket mirrors, ponytail dreadlocks, mixed-media paintings, photographs, and handmade books. She will also have both of her books “The Art Journal Workshop” and “Print & Stamp Lab” available. See her website at for more information. Mike Wallace is a Lawrence area artist who is showing again after many years. He is currently producing portraits and animal portraits in oil, as well as mixed-media pieces. For more information, contact Mike at mwdesign@sunflower.com. Andy, fondly known as Uncle Andy, is a prolific artist who specializes in squished acrylics on found objects.

15. PHOENIX GALLERY (825 Massachusetts St.) www.phoenixgallery.biz

Demonstrating artist: Laura Ramberg

Join us on March 30 from 5-9 pm for an all bee inspired spring Final Friday. Laura Ramberg will be our demonstrating artist with her nature and bee inspired art. Food will be catered by Sugar Pie, Honey Buns and it will all be made with honey, including honey bee cookies. Richard Bean will be here with his local honey and honey products, and Wes Samms will be providing music.

Laura Ramberg has been a practicing artist working in the Lawrence area for over thirty years. Laura's art emerges organically from the rhythms of a life grounded deeply in nature. She often draws inspiration for her creations from her dreams as well as the dreams of others. She works primarily with organic materials such as stone, wood, clay, and bronze.

She considers the larger purpose of her art to be serving and creating community. To that end, Laura has had work commissioned by a number of schools, churches, businesses, and private homes. Her major local projects include the restoration of the Douglas County courthouse, the crucifix of St. John's church, and the restoration of the State Capitol building in Topeka.

She holds a B.F.A. in Sculpture from the University of Kansas. In 2007 she was awarded the Imagination & Place Environmental Award. In addition to being a full-time practicing artist, Laura has taught art at the Douglas County Youth Services for over twelve years. She is also a beekeeper, gardener, naturalist, mother, yoga instructor, and dancer.

Don't miss this honey bee inspired spring Final Friday at Phoenix Gallery!

16. LOST ART SPACE (845 Massachusetts St.) www.dotdotdotartspace.com

17. THE BOURGEOIS PIG (6 E. 9th St.)

~99 Bottles~ Jesse Gray 3.30-4.26 opening reception, Final Friday, 6 until 9 pm

This show was conceived as a counterpoint to the setting of the Bourgeois Pig, purveyor of spirits, coffee, and beverages of all kinds, as well as a chance to capture the inherent beauty and iconic symbolism of the vessels that carry the elixirs that quench our passing thirst. Glass bottles have been used in countless works because of the material's ability capture shape and light and evoke immediate associations. This series is in that vein, with the bottles playing the central role, with the elements of a simple sketch, captured in the moment, left intact. The imagery also has ties to the language of advertising that appeals, at some level, to our personal identity. Mostly, though, this show supposed to be a fun way to connect some of the dots between places, people, objects, and the art of intoxication.

Artist Bio: Jesse Gray

Originally from central Texas, I have lived in Lawrence for the past 5 years, showing art incorporating a variety of media and subjects. This work is a continuation of a theme I have worked on intermittently over the last few years, starting with jars and glasses of water, now bottles, next maybe cups of soup? I am also currently a resident artist at the Lost Art Space, a studio/gallery located in downtown Lawrence, and actively working on projects bringing art to non- traditional and public spaces.

18. Z's DIVINE DOWNTOWN ESPRESSO (10 E. 9th St.) www.zsdivine.com

19. BDC TATTOO (938 Massachusetts St.) www.bdctattoo.com

20. LAWRENCE PERCOLATOR (in the alley behind Lawrence Arts Center on 9th St.) *look for the green awnings www.lawrence-percolator.blogspot.com

The Story of Chickens - A Revolution by Amber Hansen Lawrence Percolator - in the alley behind 913 Rhode Island just north of the Lawrence Arts Center

"Through this project, I made a commitment to unveil what I have found to be the abstracted and passive experience of our disengagement with the animals we consume. “The Story of Chickens'” intent is to provide an opportunity for this engagement. The average American's interaction with food is at best a passive one. By this I mean that consuming is often reduced to a purely aesthetic experience abstracted from the reality of life and death. I believe our current reliance on factory-farmed animals to be a parasitic relationship. By urging a closer relationship between the consumer and the consumed, I hope to promote a more conscientious and tangible relationship."

Amber Hansen has been involved in numerous community based projects and has experience painting murals, film-making, caring for farm animals. It is from her childhood experience, being surrounded by animals, that this project was inspired.

21. LAWRENCE ARTS CENTER (940 New Hampshire) www.lawrenceartscenter.org

The 2012 Lawrence Art Center Benefit Art Auction is on display & the bidding has begun.

The Lawrence Arts Center Benefit Art Auction serves as the primary funding source for the Exhibitions Program at the Lawrence Arts Center and features approximately 150 artworks generously donated by artists. This spectacular event is also made possible by corporate and private sponsors, volunteers, and hundreds of art patrons. The Exhibitions Director and Auction Committee strive to include artwork in a diversity of mediums and styles and representing a wide range of retail value.

April 14, 2012 Doors open | 5:30 pm Live auction begins | 7:30 pm Tickets | $40 in advance, $50 at the door

22. KANSAS SAMPLER (921 Massachusetts St.) www.kansassampler.com

a2z Photography will be the featured artist for Final Friday on March 30th, 2012. www.facebook.com/a2zphoto

23. THE GRANADA (1020 Massachusetts St.) www.thegranada.com

Pre-party for Seun Kuti & Egypt 80 show on Final Friday, March 30th from 5 until 9 pm The Granada will host local drum group ADEKU (The African Drum Ensemble at KU) as well as the artists below. This event will be open air outside and alcoholic beverages will be available for purchase. (Seun Kuti & Egypt 80 doors at 8:30 pm)

"Street ILL-egal"

-Making live art in the street influenced by music to spread the love.

Granada parking lot - 1040 Mass. st. 5p.m. - 9pm

Artists: Jordan Tarrant - The art of Jordan Tarrant reflects the powers of ones self to manifest freedom, happiness, Love, and inner peace culturally and independently.

Brendan Martinez - If i become the man I want to be, I will change the world... My passions and love will spread throughout this land. My doings and grace will inspire and give hope. My presence will forever be in the name of peace and love.

Brooke Henderson- Mid-west live artist using paints, spray paint, water color, colored pencils, ink pens, drawing, forming things due to creativity, also paper mache.

Erok Johanssen--Buy me a whiskey if you really wanna find out about me.

24. AIMEE'S CAFE' & COFFEE SHOP (1025 Massachusetts St.) www.aimeescoffeehouse.com FINAL FRIDAY MARCH: This month the UnderStory Arts crew is focusing on the topic of "Home." We chose this topic because March is a time when so many students come home and have a chance to evaluate what it really means to them. Come out and join us to talk about home. Tell a story about it, write a poem about how you feel, sing a song about what your home means to you. Tell us where, what, who, when. Join us for a theatrical exploration of "Home." We love it when our audience joins the group. UnderStory poetry is about giving the community an opportunity to spend time creating art together. Join us at "Home." Also join us for the amazing art of Wyatt Rogers. (www.aprintersmindink.com)

25. WATKINS COMMUNITY MUSEUM (1047 Massachusetts St.) www.watkinsmuseum.org

More Than a Game: Basketball and Community Spirit 6 until 8 pm

Photos and artifacts in the exhibition illustrate James Naismith's and Forrest "Phog" Allen's roles in shaping the game we know today and its influence in the community. The exhibition examines basketball as a source of community pride and a force for social change in Lawrence.

The Final Friday event will be held from 6-8 PM. Visitors are invited to view the exhibit, enjoy refreshments and live music.

26. 1109 GALLERY (1109 Massachusetts St.) www.lawrenceartguild.org

Final Friday at 1109 Gallery's "Contemporaries" show features Artist, Marty Olson in the large gallery. He has said of his work "I see each new piece as a physically and thematic blank canvas,ripe with potential and a host of challenges. Each stroke of the hand presents a new stage in the process of composing the piece. Granted, I frequently engage in serial themes, embracing an “umbrella” or “arc” for the series. Having established said theme does not mean that a cookie-cutter approach is appropriate or possible in the way my mind and heart function in that serial process. Each piece, in other words, must bring its own angle or personality to the table to enrich the series.

Last fall (2011), I chose to divorce myself from painting on canvas for the ensuing winter. I have delved into re-energizing my watercolor and drawing techniques. The results have been a rewarding reconnection with a sense of detail and sensitivity to recognizable imagery that has not been with me for decades. The responses have been most rewarding. The joy I derive from this change is palpable. The imagery in my new work is tangible, yet, I’m enjoying playing with the surface space in an abstract form."

The following artists have their artwork throughout the rest of the gallery exhibit spaces: Kathleen Anderson, Linda Baranski, Marci Blank, Susan Buchanan, Sophia Compton, Laurie Culling, Stephanie Freeman, D.W. Gates, Bar Geyer, Mary Jane Grinter, Shakura Jackson, Patricia Kahn, Ryan Moran, Anita Markley, Crystal Nederman, Liz Spencer, Sue Suhler, Jill Tichenor, Marcianna Vequist, Michelle Wade, Shanna Wagner, Constance Whiston and D. White.

Join us for this amazing show. Final Friday Hours: 5-9pm March 30th.

FINAL FRIDAY February 24th, 2012 exhibitions and performances all events are from 5 until 9 pm unless otherwise noted

LAWRENCE ARTS CENTER (940 NEW HAMPSHIRE)

Hong Chun Zhang ( 张 春 红 ) HAY WIRE: Solo Exhibition January 20 – March 8 “Hay Wire” is a site specific project made for the Lawrence Arts Center. This body of new work includes one large charcoal drawing, two oil paintings and three Chinese ink paintings as well as one installation piece. The idea for this series comes from my life experiences both in urban China and rural Kansas. I mix my Chinese heritage, aesthetics, and identity with my new home in the mid-west and in middle kingdom.

Jennifer Crupi THE ARTICULATE BODY: Solo Exhibition

The artwork in this exhibition addresses the ways we communicate with each other visually, through body language. Hand crafted of aluminum or sterling silver, these interactive objects become instruments for gestural behavior. Studies show that 85% of our communication is non-verbal. With the increasing use of e-mail, Internet social networks, and text messaging, true one-on-one interpersonal communication is fading and our more honest and authentic feelings are being overlooked. All of my pieces point out various gestures or postures and their associated meanings in the hope viewers will realize the importance of how our bodies speak for us. An old proverb rightfully claims, “Actions speak louder than words”. Although our body movements may be mute to the ears, they are inevitably far more revealing than the spoken word which often disguises.

Directed Visions Works from 1st and 2nd Year Graduate Students from the School of Art at the University of Kansas February 3 - March 14 "Directed Visions" represents a rich variety of fresh talent, innovative artistic practices, and conceptual approaches from the University Of Kansas Department Of Visual Art Graduate Students. The graduate studio experience encourages authentic artistic exploration. Ideas, forms, and materials are explored as part of the student's creative process. The works in this exhibition are responses to directed investigations. The Department of Visual Arts Graduate Studio Arts program is a comprehensive three-year program that gives students the opportunity to experiment with media, materials, and diverse artistic practices that support the development of artistic excellence.

Dannon Art Project January 23 – March 3 This project will be housed on the north end of the second floor of the Arts Center. Rex Hausmann created a painting on the second floor at the Lawrence Arts Center January 23 – 27. This temporary studio will handed over to a series of artists who will create new works, each leaving their works on display. Hausmann invited artists to work in this space in different mediums to create a community response to his painting. Audiences are encouraged to visit the space.

DOWNTOWN UPSTAIRS (824-1/2 Massachusetts) *6:30-10:30

Eclectic artwork mixed with the eclectic Downtown Upstairs Studio is eye candy for the soul and promises to please. Trip the light fantastic upstairs to view the artwork by Traci Bunkers, Mike Wallace, and Uncle Andy. This venue is open late to give everyone a chance to visit.

Traci Bunkers, mixed-media artist and published author, has a little something for everyone, including quirky pin-back buttons & pocket mirrors, ponytail dreadlocks, mixed-media paintings, photographs, and handmade books. She will also have both of her books "The Art Journal Workshop" and "Print & Stamp Lab" available. See her website at http://www.TraciBunkers.com for more information.

Mike Wallace is a Lawrence area artist who is showing again after many years. He is currently producing portraits and animal portraits in oil, as well as mixed-media pieces. For more information, contact Mike at mwdesign@sunflower.com.

Andy, fondly known as Uncle Andy, is a prolific artist who specializes in squished acrylics on found objects.

THE LAWRENCE PERCOLATOR (in the alley behind Lawrence Arts Center, look for the green awnings)

This Green Space (in process) 5-9 pm at the Percolator

Visitors are welcome to see "This Green Space" installation in process. Check out the scale model of the field and hear about how you can participate.

more info at http://thisgreenspace.wordpress.com/

THE INVISIBLE HAND GALLERY (801.5 MASSACHUSETTS, suite D) *6 until 9 pm

From the artist: Rehearsing the amorphous forms A river and a cloud My relatives I call them And think of them often They come to me in recovery rooms They come without handles or angles A true badge of the Real Indefinitely they are in the church of this-or-that The carpooled Saint and the chauffeured Prophet An experience here A nuance there Flirting the line Absorbed in the form A hardly found blur, the newest prescription Like a system of ethics Exposed to the air

Nicholas Ward received his BFA in 2007 from the University of South Dakota and his MFA in 2010 from the university of Kansas. In 2008, Nicholas was invited to study at the KID Puppet For Film Animation School in Prague CZ. There he studied under master puppet-makers and animators, many of whom worked directly under the father of Czech puppet animation, Jiri Trnka. Since 2010 Nicholas has been involved with Mid America Arts Alliances Mural Project, A six-state series of three-month community engaging residency projects designed to empower and ignite art in mid-western communities. He is also co-director, and cinematographer for the documentary film Called to Walls (currently in production). In 2011 Nicholas was an artist in residence at the Bemis Center for contemporary Art in Omaha, Nebraska. He currently resides in North Lawrence. http://www.invisiblehandgallery.com/?ha_exhibit=nicholas-ward-%e2%89%a1-river-and-cloud

THE BOURGEOIS PIG (6 E. 9TH ST.) *6 until 9 pm

“Trash Lion” new works by Natale Collar

Natale Collar was born on the Kansas plains. Raised on gunpowder and game bird, she spent her childhood summers selling fireworks and her winters going on hunting trips with her father. This exposure to nature and culture helped shape her methods in creative expression.

She studied at the University of Kansas, getting her BFA in Sculpture with a minor in Psychology. She works mainly in metal, wood and living materials but is constantly searching for challenging and innovative mediums. She has shown in several University related exhibits but Trash Lion marks her first solo show.

About "Trash Lion"

This series explores nature, create-ure, and culture and the labored union of the aforementioned items. The works aim to expose the usefully discarded and overlooked without putting anything on a pedestal. It is as much influenced by trenching oddities as it is regular forest dwellers. While it's perhaps more about gathering acorns than getting lost in a monstrous city, both parts have relevance.

TELLER'S THIRD FLOOR GALLERY (746 MASSACHUSETTS)

Rachel Scribner ~ Settle Down Opens Tuesday, February 21st 6-8pm Runs through Monday, March 26th

From the Artist:

Once, when I was twelve, my grandma pulled out a century old braid of hair from a shoebox in her closet. It was my great-great aunt's, and it was perfectly preserved, as if had been cut from my own head. In that moment, I became obsessed with the tie that every person has to the past, through the people who lived before us, and the stories that they left behind. This deep interest in the wealth of history that lies around me, whether in the evidence of buildings, objects or memory continues to inspire me to create works of art that are tied to the past, and also compels me to explore current life experiences. As I've grown older, I have come to use art as a way to explore these themes of dimension, time, narrative, legacy and cycling of human life. I start with contour drawings from my imagination and then work back in with paint and more drawing in order to nurture the space with no specific ideas of an outcome. I like to let the acts of drawing and painting inform the space through discovery and dialogue of the mediums. The most important element of art making for me now is the allowance of discovery and intuitive response without limitations of reference, reality or logic so I can see deeper relationships between my imagery, materials and ideas.

Artist Statement: My work contains drawn and painted imagery of forms made by the earth and forms made by man. Natural forms speak of the unending cycle of life and shifting of situation and circumstances. Manmade structures echo the need for order and logic along with the very human attempt at control of our lives as we deal with life changes. Death, loss, pain, relief, and joy alter our emotional conditions similar to the effects of the elements like wind, rain, erosion, etc. The skeleton-like structures and architecture reference human life and its fragile state. Nature shifts, buries and allows growth within space even during trauma. Emotions, dreams, fears and expectations settle in the process. This work is a meditation on the shifting of life and how we move through those periods over and over, constantly adjusting and finding new ways to settle into our circumstances.

THE ELDRIDGE (701 MASSACHUSETTS)

The Eldridge presents an evening of live music with Irish trio, DORIAN'S WHEEL, featuring Kelly Bohling

In the Lobby for Final Friday, February 24th

WATKINS COMMUNITY MUSEUM *6 until 8 pm

Knowledge Grows: Student Experiences in the Smart Choices Garden with Americana Music Academy students and teachers

On Friday, February 24, the Watkins Museum will open the exhibition Knowledge Grows: Student Experiences in the Smart Choices Garden, celebrating the Liberty Memorial Central Middle School's garden project. The family-friendly event will run from 6:00-8:00 PM. Students and teachers from the Americana Music Academy will present musical selections throughout the evening. Hands-on activities and refreshments will be provided. The event is free and open to the public.

On view on the second floor of the Watkins Museum, Knowledge Grows features photos and recollections by students and volunteers that participated in the Central Smart Choices Garden. The exhibition explores the growth of the project and its role as an educational experience. Historic artifacts and photographs reveal how agricultural activities shaped the lives of young people in Douglas County in the past.

For more information on the exhibition, contact the Watkins Museum at 785-841-4109.

THE ART PARTY (718 NEW HAMPSHIRE)

A Final Friday staple, The Lawrence Art Party continues this month with a group show of local and regional artists as well as Van Go! Mobile Arts

WONDERFAIR (803 1/2 MASSACHUSETTS)

Chop Chop with Lee Piechocki and Matt Jacobs

Chop chop, get to work. Chop chop, make some art. For many talented artists “chop chop” is both an internal mantra and an incessant external fact. Moreover it describes the way in which art is often made, in chops: a second stolen during a commute, an inspiration set in motion at an inopportune moment captured as note to self in one’s sketchbook. Beginning Final Friday, February 24th, Wonder Fair presents Chop Chop, an exhibition of momentary pauses in modern man’s hectic schedule. The show pairs former Wonder-Fairian Lee Piechocki with Kansas City Art Institute grad Matt Jacobs. Art brothers from different art mothers, their work is united by an obvious delight in materials and pop- toned banality. As if they shopped for art imagery from the same neon-colored aisle at the dollar store, Jacobs’ sculptures juxtapose bright pool floats and rainbow-hued household cleaning supplies, while Piechocki’s imaginary interiors are filled with beach balls, kitsch dolphin posters, and stray fluorescent marks. Chop Chop promises to be a bright spot in the deep of winter-- so Chop chop, go to the Wonder Fair! Chop Chop opens Final Friday, with a special opening event from 6-10pm. During this time, the Wonder Fair will host a live printing demonstration and fundraiser for the KU Printmaking Club. Ten specially designed t-shirt and poster screenprints will be available, priced $10--$20, featuring such crowd-pleasing images as Pizza, Storm Troopers on Bikes, and (for the minimalist) bold geometric patterns. Help a printmaker, and help yourself to a hand-made tee! The Wonder Fair is open Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday 12-6, and Saturday 10-7, with completely random extended hours when we happen to be there. Please visit www.wonderfair.com frequently for news, information, and to skew our Google analytics data.

AIMEE'S CAFE AND COFFEEHOUSE (1025 MASSACHUSETTS)

The South Mass Art Guild (SMAG) a Kansas Arts Not for Profit will be celebrating it's fourth anniversary! Join us for drinks and Hors d' oeuvers. Visual art will be for sale.

1109 GALLERY (1109 MASSACHUSETTS)

Featured Artist: Marty Olson

Final Friday, February 24th, the 1109 Gallery presents "Contemporaries" with more than 50 pieces of artwork from area artists. Our featured artist in the large gallery is Marty Olson whose pieces range from inspirations of the Southwest, personal symbolic lexicons and the spirit of the Flint Hills. Each painting and piece represent the dance of creative process as he experiences it. Our opening reception will be held on Final Friday from 7:00-9:00pm with great art, great food and libations! 1109 Gallery is located at 1109 Massachusetts in beautiful downtown Lawrence, Kansas. The show runs from February 21, 2012 - April 22, 2012. Gallery Hours: Tuesday-Saturday 11am-5pm and Sunday 1-5pm.

PACHAMAMA'S (800 NEW HAMPSHIRE)

New Works by Justin Marable

Justin Marable was raised in Robinson, a northeastern Kansas farm town. Throughout his life, Justin has learned and wandered within the boundaries of his Midwestern homeland, observing the landscape and landmarks of the surrounding region. Printmaking, drawing, and music have become his main methods of artistic expression. Justin graduated from the University of Kansas in May 2005 with a B.F.A. in printmaking. He currently resides in the Kenwood neighborhood of Topeka with his wife and daughters. He works full time at his home as an artist, husband, and father.

TRAILRIDGE AND GRAYSTONE APARTMENTS (2512 W. 6th St.) *5:30 until 8 pm

Works by Kevin Kinkaid and live music by Kaelum Hasler

Trailridge and Graystone Apartments and Townhomes will be hosting our monthly final Friday show above our office located at 2512 W. 6th St. This Month's artist will be Graystone resident Kevin Kinkaid with live music performed by Kaelum Hasler on the cello. There will be free food and champagne 5:30-8

LAWRENCE PUBLIC LIBRARY *5 until 7 pm

Backroads, Images of Rural Kansas

Photography by Kansascapes Photo Alliance

www.kansascapes.com

Entrances, Media Room and Gallery

Native Kansans Brad Neff, Scott Bean and Roger Spohn have banded together to form the Kansascapes Photo Alliance. Their collective and individual goals are to capture and share the subtle beauty of Kansas through their photography. Each member has had work published in Kansas Magazine and other regional publications, and the group strives to inspire others with their images as well as to document, preserve and protect the fragile and vanishing lands.

Eclectic Muses: Photography by Constance Whiston

Lower Level

Constance Whiston has a background in sculpture, painting, drawing and calligraphy. This continuously informs her photography. She began photographing with a “Brownie,” then proceeded to employ an instamatic, waterproof 35 MM Pentax, digital Pentax, 35 MM Canon FTB, Nikon SLR and Canon SLR.

Exhibits: Texas, Missouri, Nebraska and Kansas

Influences: Everyone that expresses art, whether with brush, typewriter, clay, camera, computer, voice, feet, or simply in breathing.

DIANE'S ARTISAN GALLERY (4 E. 7TH ST.)

www.dianesartisangallery.com

"A Trunk Show of Makenna Bartel Jewelry" Come by and celebrate the return of one of our most beloved artists, Makenna Bartel. Makenna will be on hand to present her latest jewelry designs with a large selection for fans of her work to choose from.

LOST ART SPACE (845 MASSACHUSETTS)

"THE GREY AREA"- The Lost Art Space studio/gallery features a show built around the processes and environments that externally shape the inner urge to construct and create. The lines between gallery and studio become blurred as the six resident artists expand into the main gallery with individual site-specific installations focused on conceptual ideas & the interplay of layers that develop into a finished work of art. This show attempts to illuminate the grey areas between thinking and making, material and artifact, creator and creation and the underlying threads between us all.

Along with the work of studio artists Paul Flinders, Jeromy Morris, Jason Barr, Erok Johanssen, Jesse Gray, and Jeremy Rockwell, multimedia projects from New Zealand and Colorado will be displayed, as well as new microchip paintings by Yuri Zupancic, jewelry from Wayne Propst and KANVAS Co., work by Matt Ridgway, Robert Gandy and other local favorites.

Opening reception 5-9, February 24th, and runs until the end of the month. Lost Art is located at 845 Massachussetts (formerly Pennie Annie's Sweet Shoppe).

SMILING MAD DESIGNS and INKELLO PRESS (801.5 MASSACHUSETTS, suite 3)

Join Margo Holland of Smiling Mad Designs and Christy Schneider of Inkello Letterpress for Final Fridays on February 24, 2012. Located above Esquina in a playful studio space, the two women create a variety of handmade items. Margo, an arts-inspired mother of three, creates colorful, eclectic jewelry, textiles and home decor objects. Christy designs and prints on an antique letterpress, making a variety of paper goods, including greeting cards, journals, bookplates, and more. She is also a mother and a children’s illustrator, who owns Yellow Pencil Studio, Inc.

PHOENIX GALLERY (825 MASSACHUSETTS)

Join us for the Final Friday Art Walk on February 24th. Not only will there be a demonstrating artist here, but there will also be live music from Wes Samms and FREE massages from Janette and Kate of Images Salon. This is a Final Friday at Phoenix Gallery that you don't want to miss! Our demonstrating artist will be Dawn Kent of Interlace. From Dawn: “I have always searched for a creative outlet which would also inspire others. This is how Interlace was born. As a self-taught artist, my pieces began with simple stringing techniques and blossomed into the intricate pieces you see today. The design of each piece starts with selection of colorful, focus beads and unfolds as each bead is added. There is no planning of the designs, but an understanding of each component and its relation to the next. I was born and raised in the Midwest, and currently live in Lawrence, Kansas. In addition to being a jewelry artist, I am the mother of two lovely daughters, and have been happily married for 15 years.”

Come in to meet Dawn and while you are here have some of Sue's birthday cake! That's right, February 24th also happens to be Sue's birthday, so we will have cake to share with you.

SIGNS OF LIFE GALLERY (722 MASSACHUSETTS)

Signs of Life Gallery is located at 722 Massachusetts St. in the heart of historic Lawrence, Kansas. We feature work by dozens of artists to suit a variety of tastes. Many are local, but we also represent artists of national and even international reputation. Our beautiful gallery overlooks picturesque downtown Lawrence and we are convinced you will find it a satisfying place to experience art and cultivate your own creativity. Come in and let us help you find artwork that is a perfect fit for your life and space. Open on Final Fridays.

-AIMEE’S CAFE AND COFFEESHOP (1025 MASS.) Nine year old artist Finn Strong will be the exhibiting his work at Aimee’s Cafe for January Final Fridays. He is the first of at least two children’s art shows that the South Mass Art Guild will be sponsoring. The South Mass Art Guilds is to distinguish ourselves as a diverse, knowledge rich and socially responsible learning community to instruct, motivate and share knowledge with all who desire to learn. One of the ways we strive to achieve our key mission is by holding several children’s art events. -1109 GALLERY (1109 MASS.) The Lawrence Art Guild and 1109 Gallery are proud to present “Gratitude” – new works by the many volunteers who staff 1109 Gallery, serve as officers and committee members, organize and volunteer for Art in the Park and Holiday Art Fair and serve area artists in innumerable ways.  This will be an exciting show.  The show begins January 24th and continues until February 19th.  Join the 1109 GALLERY on Final Friday, January 27th for our opening reception from 7-9pm.  Great art, food and libations!

-THE BOURGEOIS PIG (6 E. 9th ST.) A VALENTINE SHOW: WORKS ON PAPER BY BERNADETTE ZACHARIAS

Please come and join Bernadette Zacharias for a Valentine’s themed show at the Bourgeois Pig. Her work is three years of glitter gel pen art in the making and features: goddesses, love letters, beautiful germs, bathing beauties, genies, flowers, tassels, trophies with boobs, and all sorts of awesome valentines lovelyness!

-SIGNS OF LIFE GALLERY (722 MASS.) Join us at the Signs of Life Gallery on Friday January 27th for a special evening with the Chiara String Quartet. They are in town for a performance at the Lied Center on Sunday January 29th, and will be gracing us with a sampling of their repertoire! Enjoy the musical beauty this amazing quartet while browsing our fine gallery. We will be showing a variety of works in styles ranging from landscapes to abstract, by some of the finest regional and national artists. Included will be works in watercolor, oil, mixed media, and acrylic.

-THE INVISIBLE HAND GALLERY (801 ½ MASS.)

Carla Aspenberg: Shattered Opens Final Friday January 27th from 6-9pm Runs through Monday February 20th From the artist: Carla Aspenberg was born in 1980 in New York City. She received an MFA in Sculpture from Brooklyn College of the City University of New York in 2006 and a BA in Studio Art from Bard College in 2002.  Recent exhibitions include “Borderline” at Rush Arts Gallery and “New Prints 2011 / Winter” at the International Print Center New York. She has participated in the Studio LLC program at the Jamaica Center for Arts & Learning in New York and is the recipient of a BRIC Media Arts Fellowship. She has completed residencies at Pilchuck Glass School, Wilson College, and the Vermont Studio Center. She is currently the Printmaking Artist-in-Resident at the Lawrence Arts Center. STATEMENT: My works on paper convey feelings surrounding the loss of innocence. Unsettling, and at times menacing, the characters and scenes portray uncomfortable snapshots of broken and violent landscapes. My print works symbolize these feelings with the use of found objects, which I often put directly through a press. I use circular shapes in my work to reference the target as a sign of warning.  In all my work, I seek to awaken the latent qualities of the objects I am working with. In 2010 I was able to explore some of the hidden qualities of glass as an Emerging Artist in Residence at Pilchuck Glass School. There, I created a series of prints of glass plates I had shattered. These prints are about both subtle beauty and the harshness our architected physical environment is capable of.

-LAWRENCE ARTS CENTER (940 NEW HAMPSHIRE) “Hay Wire” Solo exhibition by Hon Chung Zhang January 20th- March 8th Reception: January 27th, 5-9 PM “Hay Wire” is a site specific project made for The Lawrence Arts Center. This body of new work includes one large charcoal drawing, two oil paintings and three Chinese ink paintings as well as one installation piece. The idea for this series comes from my life experiences both in urban China and rural Kansas. I mix my Chinese heritage, aesthetics, and identify with my new home in the mid-west and in middle kingdom. “The Articulate Body” Solo exhibition by Jennifer Crupi January 20th- March 8th Reception: January 27th , 5-9 PM The artwork in this exhibition addresses the ways we communicate with each other visually, through body language. Hand crafted of aluminum or sterling silver, these interactive objects become instruments for gestural behavior. Studies show that 85% of our communication is non-verbal. With the increasing use of e-mail, internet social networks, and text messaging, true one-on- one interpersonal communication is fading and our more honest and authentic feelings are being overlooked. All of my pieces point out various gestures or postures and their associated meanings in the hope viewers will realize the importance of how our bodies speak for us. An old proverb rightfully claims, “actions speak louder than words”. Although our body movements may be mute to the ears, they are inevitably far more revealing than the spoken word which often disguises. Rex Hausmann Project January 23rd-March 3rd This project will be housed on the north end of the second floor of the Arts Center. Rex Hausmann will be creating a painting on the second floor at The Lawrence Arts Center January 23rd-27th. At the completion of his painting, this temporary studio will be handed over to a series of artists who will create new works, each leaving their works on display. Hausmann invited artists to work in this space in different mediums to create a community response to his painting. THE WAITING ROOM: LOST AND FOUND PANEL DISCUSSION: with general editor Sarah Smarsh, contributors Reinhild Janzen, Stephanie Mott, Inge Hansen, Natabhona Mabachi, Marguerite Perret, Stephanie Lanter, and moderated by contributor and Kansas City cultural critic Gina Kaufmann. Book release. Live Performance.

-PHOENIX GALLERY (825 MASS.) Demonstrating Artist: Liza MacKinnon, MacKomics Studio Reception : 5-9 p.m. Liza is a local artist, mother, and Boston terrier wrangler. A “skimmer” (vs. a “diver”), she dabbles in a multitude of mediums. From fabric and accessories to assemblage, illustration, and printmaking – all are equally fascinating. She is known locally for her greeting cards and annual Valentine-making open house weekend. Liza teaches and creates out of her home-studio on Tennessee Street as well as the Lawrence Arts Center.

-TELLER’S RESTAURANT (746 MASS.) Jori Cheville Opens Tuesday January 24th 6-8pm Runs through Monday February 20th From the Artist: Description Jori Louise Cheville moved to Kansas City in 2000 and graduated from the Kansas City Art Institute in 2004 with a BFA emphasis in Ceramics. After graduating, she maintained a studio and created works on commission. Later, Jori opened a business in Kansas City, KS called J. Bird Studios. J. Bird Studios was open from July of 2007 to June of 2009 and consisted of six artist studios and an art gallery. Currently, she is a second year graduate student in Fine Art at the University of Kansas. From the artist: My most recent collection of work is the result of creating a visual record of relationships and experiences and the feelings they evoke. The unease of not knowing what the future holds forces me to search my past for answers and as time passes it reveals bits of knowledge that I could not see before. I use the process of creating my work as an opportunity for gaining self-realization but also to communicate thoughts on how we process things like identity, memories, and emotions. Merging personal narratives with the use of symbolism, my goal is for viewers to call to mind their own memory, dream, or thoughts of something new. Direct link to the event from The Invisible Hand Gallery website: http://www.invisiblehandgallery.com/?ha_exhibit=jori-cheville-%e2%89%a1-a-search-for-self

-WONDER FAIR ART GALLERY, SHOPPE AND STUDIO (803 MASS.) Wonder Fair in Paris: Just in time for Valentine’s Day Wonder Fair presents the works of four local painters paired off in two person teams. On Final Friday, January 27th, Wonder Fair unveils Togethers, an exhibition exploring the intrinsic influence and inspiration between two artists who choose to share time, space and life experiences. Husband and wife, Misha & Amy Kligman, both create paintings exploring their personal histories, relics and pangs of nostalgia. Nick Ward & Amber Hansen, a long-time collaborative team, create paintings and video that deal in whimsy and the wonder of childhood and magic. Independently each artist creates unique and deeply personal work, when viewed as the efforts of two collaborative teams, however, a narrative unfolds of artists who create work very much “Togethers”. An opening soiree for Togethers will be held Final Friday from 6-10 pm. During these hours the Wonder Fair bar will return with its own special pairings of beer and chocolate. Togethers will remain on view through February 19th 2012.

-SMILING MAD DESIGNS, 3 GIGGLING GIRLS, INKELLO LETTERPRESS (801 ½ MASS. SUITE 3) Join Margo Holland of Smiling Mad Designs, Jess Hull of 3 Giggling Girls, and Christy Schneider of Inkello Letterpress for Final Fridays on January 27, 2012. Located above Esquina in a playful studio space, the three women create a variety of handmade items. Come visit and find something sweet for your Valentine! Margo, an arts-inspired mother of three, creates colorful, eclectic jewelry, textiles and home decor objects. Jess, a mother and self-taught children’s clothing designer, makes whimsical, one-of-a-kind, boutique clothing for kids of all ages. Christy designs and prints on an antique letterpress, making a variety of paper goods, including greeting cards, journals, bookplates, and more. She is also a mother and a children’s illustrator, who owns Yellow Pencil Studio, Inc. For additional information contact: Margo Holland at 785.363.5092.

-WATKINS COMMUNITY MUSEUM (LOBBY) The Watkins Museum will feature photographer Bob Buchanan with a new installation of prints. The Watkins will also celebrate the 151st birthday of Elizabeth Watkins with a family activity. The Douglas County Genealogical Society will be available to answer family history research questions.

-DIANE’S ARTISAN GALLERY (4 EAST 7th ST.) “Winter Celebration and Annual Sale”

Reception: January 27th, 5- 9 pm Description: A Winter Celebration and Sale of American Fine Craft. www.dianesartisangallery.com

-LOST ART SPACE (845 MASS.) “SWEET/SWEAT SHOP” January Final Fridays at the Lost Art Space will feature a group show that is themed “sweet/sweat shop”. Live music by ONE MILLION LIGHT YEARS & DJ BARRR 6-10pm, music at 9pm.

-COPT/FEIDEN GALLERY (815 MASS.) The Copt/Feiden Gallery is located at 815 Massachusetts. They will be open this Final Friday from 5-8 pm with live music and refreshments. This will be the night of the gallery closing as it was a temporary space just for the holidays. Our gallery features original Kansas paintings and photography, specializing in the Flint Hills.

-LOVE GARDEN SOUNDS (822 MASS.) “Animal/Magnetism” Jesse Gray will be exhibiting a new batch of work that includes paintings and assemblages. The night will also include life music by Animism, which is a thrown together band that will be ambient noir. Music starts at 7:30ish.   -THE BLUEDOT SALON (15 E. 7TH ST.) The Blue dot salon hosts Ed Noonen,Dave Ogle, Molly Davis, Amy Fore, John Niswonger and Kali Vukas this Friday January 27 th. Enjoy a fun evening with our artists from 6-9 pm. At the Blue dot 15 E 7th st

Final Friday Events for Friday, December 30th, 2011 All events are from 5 until 9 pm unless otherwise noted

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1109 GALLERY (1109 MASS.)

The 1109 Gallery is having a New Year's Eve Party on December 30th, Final Friday (One Day Early) from 7:00pm until ? featuring the music of LA Fahy. Come enjoy the "Wintry Mix" exhibit, food and fun!

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WATKINS COMMUNITY MUSEUM (LOBBY)

Dave DeHetre will exhibit glass pieces in the lobby of the Watkins Museum, and musician, Gwyneth of Feral Flute will perform from 5:00 until 8:00 pm for the Final Friday Art Walk.

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THE LAWRENCE ART PARTY (HOBBS TAYLOR LOFTS)

Don’t miss the Final Final Friday Lawrence Art Party! The Final Lawrence Art Party of the year will have music, dance, paintings, sculpture, photography, and more.

We’ll have music the always popular Heebie Jeebies, dance by the Lawrence Ballet Theatre, a group show by the KU Drawing II students, and art by these amazing artists:

Alexandria Browne Matt Burke Scott Burr John Clayton Raechel Cook Matthew Dominic Farley Sandra Griffin Hannah Jensen Emily Johnson Brad Levy Jim Luhning Amy Meya Lori Norwood Pam Renovato George Paley Thomas Richmond Trae D. Rickford Kyle Rogers Gregory Thomas KT Walsh Tom Weso Jewell Willhite Jessica Windholz Susan P. Wilson

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LOVE GARDEN SOUNDS (822 MASS.)

ART FOR SKATE'S SAKE, a group benefit show for Centennial Skate Park

Live music by E100 and Stiff Middle Fingers

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TELLER'S RESTAURANT (746 MASS.)

Adam Lott: Excuse me, this is private. Opens Tuesday, December 27th from 6 until 8 pm, open on Final Friday for viewing

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THE INVISIBLE HAND GALLERY (801.5 MASS.)

Jeremy Rockwell: Intersection

Opens Final Friday December 30th 6-9pm

From the artist:

Inspired by the process of using found and re-purposed materials, Jeremy Rockwell is at home in many mediums, be it painting, drawing, photography, fashion, or sculpture. Regardless of the delivery, Rockwell's work shares a common thread or language - of order and chaos, of personal and shared history - the layers and lines becoming the point where all the explorations of his art intersect. This January at the Invisible Hand gallery, Rockwell will open “Intersection,” a show featuring a collection of new and never before shown older works from several of his ongoing series, including the “keyboard/pixel” series, “interference”, and his 'Paris journal' series.

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GLOBAL CAFE (820 MASS.)

Wapána: “balanced good life”; Photography by Brett Ramey

For Indigenous communities food has never been just about food. It is interwoven with language, art, songs, ceremonies, family relationships, and often creation stories. This reflects a worldview that directly confronts the notion that life is divided neatly into academic disciplines, occupational tracks, and political ideologies.

In a world increasingly characterized by climate change, record-breaking droughts, floods, earthquakes, crumbling economies, and emergent social revolutions, communities throughout the world are responding by working to protect, respect, and reinvigorate their local environments, economies, and food systems. The success of these responses will depend on recognizing the interdependence among ALL aspects of healthy and whole communities- a concept that has always been central to the resilience of Indigenous and other land-based peoples.

This show offers a few examples of Indigenous communities working to maintain and reclaim our traditional lifeways. These images are not a result of passive visitation or tourism, nor are they a romanticization of the past or a call to “going back” to some better time. Instead, they offer a way forward by highlighting examples of people throughout the world creatively exercising their ability to feed, clothe, and express themselves artistically on their own terms- all while acknowledging the necessity of building balanced, interconnected relationships in these time of transition.

ARTIST BIO

For the past decade Brett Ramey has been working with young people around the world to reconnect to land-based knowledge while living in urban areas. This work includes building traditional food and medicine gardens with schools and in vacant city lots, facilitating community-based garden design and mural trainings, and serving on numerous local, regional, and National advisory boards.

His photos have been exhibited in the U.S. Senate Rotunda as part of the National Wildlife Federation’s Fair Climate Project and at the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues (UNPFII) in New York City. Brett now lives in Lawrence, Kansas and on his reservation (Ioway) near White Cloud, Kansas where he works with the Department of Family Medicine at the University of Kansas Medical Center to promote health and reduce cancer in urban and rural Native communities.

For additional writings and photo essays: www.horagewi.com

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PHOENIX GALLERY (825 MASS.)

Demonstrating artist: Charles Gabel Recycled Parts Jewelry

Charles, a life-long Kansas resident, has lived and worked in Lawrence for over 25 years. His jewelry is created using recycled metals and parts which he transforms into contemporary, one-of-a-kind pieces. Charles, who has worked with metals for more than 20 years, finds joy in the material and the freedom it gives him to create what is in his mind's eye. He will be demonstrating his work and will also have many pieces on hand to see.

We will have snacks and hot cider for you to try.

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DOWNTOWN UPSTAIRS (824 1/2 MASS.)

Telling the artwork from what is just part of the organic, long-time evolution of this magical space makes a visit to the Downtown Upstairs Studio definitely worth the trip upstairs. Artists and friends Traci Bunkers, Mike Wallace, and Andy will be showing their work, joined by Wes McCauley and Chris and Sara Teasley. This venue is open late to give everyone a chance to visit.

Traci Bunkers, mixed-media artist and published author, has a little something for everyone, including quirky pin-back buttons & pocket mirrors, ponytail dreadlocks, mixed-media paintings, photographs, and handmade books. She will also have both of her books "The Art Journal Workshop" and "Print & Stamp Lab" available. See her website at http://www.TraciBunkers.com for more information.

Andy, fondly known as Uncle Andy, is a prolific artist who specializes in squished acrylics on found objects.

Mike Wallace is a Lawrence area artist who is starting to show again after many years. He is currently producing portraits and animal portraits in oil, as well as mixed-media pieces. For more information, contact Mike at mwdesign@sunflower.com.

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THE LAWRENCE PERCOLATOR (in the alley behind the Lawrence Arts Center)

1. Join local high school and college young artists as they speak their minds -- sharing original stories and short pieces about the ins and outs, ups and downs, good, bad and otherwise...about Belonging.

FINAL FRIDAY December 30th -- 3:00 to 4:30 at The Percolator. an UnderStory Project, hosted by StormDoor Productions' Christie Scanlin Dobson. http://stormdoorproductions.net/ also joining us, Shannon White!

YOUNG ARTISTS and writers and actors! If you or someone you know would like to join us, let us know. come, share your story. The UnderStory...planting seeds. questions?: contact christie: stormdoorproductions@gmail.com

1. STILLNESS AND THE WORD

Opening - Wednesday, December 21st 6 - 9 pm Show continues through January 15th

The show, curated by poet Peter Wright, is a collection of collaborations between visual artists, writers and musicians exploring the core moment of eternal peace and that which is born of it into conscious play. It is a celebration of the winter solstice, a time when we begin again. Writers & musicians will perform their works starting at 7 pm.

As the year makes its round approaching that longest night when she is reborn in darkness we speed toward the exchange of our bounty while just beneath

it is her secret that fuels our every move. -Peter A Wright

Participants include: Lisa Grossman, Kelly Barth, Ashley Laird, Leah Sewell, Nicholas Ward, Michael Hennecke, Stella Robbins, Lee Robins, Rachael Perry, Michael Bradley, Kyle McKenzie, Cody White, Jenny Cook, Katie Nichols, Peter Wright among others.

• Final Friday, the 30th of December @ the Percolator there will be a reading of Begin Again starting @ 6pm. The anthology, edited by Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg and published by Woodley Press, features the work of over 90 writers, including the poems published on www.150KansasPoems.wordpress.com, a website Mirriam-Goldberg developed to celebrate Kansas' 150th anniversary of statehood. Poets attending include: Rick Nichols, KL Barron, Nancy Hubble, Ronda Miller, Iris Wilkinson, & Peter Wright among others. Books will be available for purchase , Lawrence Percolator :: www.lcava.org LAWRENCE PUBLIC LIBRARY RECENT WORKS by STEPHEN SWEIGART Stephen Sweigart has been attracted to impressionism since he first learned about it in his early teens. Over the years, his artistic style has evolved from impressionism to post-impressionism and French and German expressionism. But in the past few years, he's gone back to the fundamentals of painting and returned to impressionism -- which is essentially the style of these works. Sweigart asserts that he doesn't paint in an exclusively impressionist style, but that this exhibit is a response to these anxious times. ACRYLIC PAINTINGS by JEWELL WILLHITE When paintings pile up, Jewell Willhite thinks: "Why do this?" But going outdoors and seeing blue sky, deep green foliage, water shimmering with reflections or a meadow of wildflowers, she thinks: "How could I not paint?" To Willhite, painting is an expression of joy in the natural world, a resounding "Yes!"
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COPT/FEIDEN GALLERY (815 MASS.) Kansas paintings and photography by Louis Copt and Mark Feiden. Please visit us as part of "Final Fridays"--a celebration of the arts that includes special exhibits, performances and demonstrations in Downtown Lawrence.

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THE BOURGEOIS PIG (6 E. 9TH ST.) “Te Parti” Atomic Photography featuring Foxy By Proxy Revue Atomic is a team of photographers with passions for feminine grace and beauty. Through these images, we strive to intrigue. This series features the ladies of Lawrence-based burlesque troupe Foxy By Proxy Revue.

Te Parti:

"A tale of beautiful and grotesque wanton waifs, lost is the forest of mischief, they are children of the woods. They stumble upon the remains of a mad man's tea party, eager to indulge in the pleasures of this peculiar scene."

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FLORA & FAUNA SALON (700 MASS. SUITE 307)

FANCIFUL PORTRAITURE IN OIL by LIBERTY HOLLIS 6 until 9 pm Sweets and treats by Sam Wardy and myself and a limited donation bar will be available. Pretty things and good company!

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“LOST ART” FLASH SPACE (845 MASS.)

"lost art" At the old Penny Annie's. 845 Massachusetts Artist: Jesse Gray Jeromy Morris Yuri Zupancic Jeremy Rockwell and more 5-9pm

On Friday, the day traditionally known as Black Friday to retailers and shoppers, the overwhelming theme in Lawrence is "art, art and more art." With several of the usual Final Friday exhibition spaces transforming themselves into market-style art shops, loads of solo and group art exhibits, two flash spaces, a pop-up gallery, open studios, demonstrating artists and an exhibit at the Watkins Community Museum, holiday shoppers will be able to find original and unique items and artworks all over the downtown area. The Final Fridays Art Walk will be from 5 p.m. to 9 pm in the downtown area.

Retail prices on artworks in the Midwest are notoriously low, but some artists are still finding ways to make their works even more affordable, offering prints and smaller items for the holidays, making Lawrence one of the most accessible places to purchase artwork in the country. Local artist Jason Barr, who will be showing his works at The Lawrence Art Party, is one of the artists finding ways to make owning original work more accessible. "I'll have a special portfolio of work priced at $20 and under... This is a first for me. This way anyone can go home with a BARRR piece if they want."

I have added all of the venue locations below. Most spaces and markets are open from 5 until 9 pm, with a few exceptions noted.

NOVEMBER FINAL FRIDAY (BLACK FRIDAY)

THE LAWRENCE ARTS CENTER (940 New Hampshire)

Bizarre Bazaar Opening Night, Final Friday, November 25th from 5 to 9 pm Also open Saturday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

845 MASSACHUSETTS FLASH SPACE (the old Penny Annie's space

Lost Art Exhibiting Artists: Jessie Gray, Jeromy Morris, Yuri Zupancic and Jeremy Rockwell Opening reception from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m.

PHOENIX GALLERY (825 Massachusetts)

Demonstrating Artist: Bill Collins Come to the Phoenix Gallery for Final Friday and see the works of Lawrence jewelry artist Bill Collins. He is well known for his sterling silver pieces that explore Lawrence and Kansas life. Don't miss the opportunity to see his latest works including tornadoes, Oz themes, and beautiful trees. Also stop by to sample hot cider and holiday treats!

Bill Collins is a jewelry artist currently working in Lawrence, KS. He has always loved the arts, and jewelry designing is a natural expression of his interests. After finishing his undergraduate work in Jewelry and Design at the University of Kansas, he worked in northern California with several fine jewelry manufacturers.

Bill credits his early exposure to art and design to his mom, Patricia L. Collins, a painter and art educator, and to his grandfather, H. Frances James who began the Art Department at Emporia State University and was recognized as a fine watercolorist and landscape painter.

Throughout the years, Bill's primary focus has been fine jewelry and custom design. He is currently developing a very personal collection of pieces that expresses his love of the rural beauty and unique heritage of both the city of Lawrence and the state of Kansas. Its colorful history and striking landscapes, as well as the more unique members of its community, have inspired a new direction in his work.

DOWNTOWN UPSTAIRS (824 1/2 Massachusetts)

Opening Reception: 6:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.

Friends since almost forever, Mike Wallace, Andy Timmons, & Traci Bunkers, have come together again for a unique show at a venue of eternal visual stimulation. This time, they are also joined by Wes McCauley and Chris Teasley to broaden the salient experience that won't soon be forgotten.

Andy Timmons, fondly known as Uncle Andy, is a prolific artist who specializes in squished acrylics on found objects.

Mike Wallace is a Lawrence area artist who is starting to show again after many years. He is currently producing portraits and animal portraits in oil, as well as mixed-media pieces. For more information, contact Mike at mwdesign@sunflower.com.

Traci Bunkers, mixed-media artist and published author, has a little something for everyone, including quirky pin-back buttons & pocket mirrors, ponytail dreadlocks, mixed-media paintings, photographs, and handmade books. She will also have both of her books "The Art Journal Workshop" and "Print & Stamp Lab" available. See her website at www.TraciBunkers.com for more information.

Wes McCauley is a small business owner producing commercial photography and virtual tours for real estate and commercial ventures. When not working for clients, he enjoys a wide range of photography for fine art, and is also a highly skilled freefall (skydiving) aerial photographer. He will be showing his skydiving photography.

LAWRENCE PUBLIC LIBRARY

ARTWORK by LAWRENCE PUBLIC SCHOOLS *Meet the artists for a reception with light refreshments in the Gallery from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Come celebrate the art being created in our local public schools! Artwork from students representing all fourteen elementary schools as well as both Free State and Lawrence High will be on display this month in both the gallery and the children's room. The art displayed will represent the wide range of media, techniques, and curriculum covered in the Fine Arts programs in Lawrence Public Schools. Also on exhibit: WATERCOLORS by JULIE HAMMER, and MONOPRINTS by LAURA CARRIKER, CONNIE EHRLICH, LIZA MACKINNON, KAREN ROBERTS and JAN SEE.

SMILING MAD DESIGNS, 3 GIGGLING GIRLS, INKELLO LETTERPRESS (801 1/2 Massachusetts, Suite 3)

Join Margo Holland of Smiling Mad Designs, Jess Hull of 3 Giggling Girls, and Christy Schneider of Inkello Letterpress for Final Fridays on November 25, 2011. Located above Esquina in a playful studio space, the three women create a variety of handmade items. Margo, an arts-inspired mother of three, creates colorful, eclectic jewelry, textiles and home decor objects. Jess, a mother and self-taught children’s clothing designer, makes whimsical, one-of-a-kind, boutique clothing for kids of all ages. Christy designs and prints on an antique letterpress, making a variety of paper goods, including greeting cards, journals, bookplates, and more. She is also a mother and a children’s illustrator, who owns Yellow Pencil Studio, Inc. For additional information contact: Margo Holland at 785.363.5092.

BLUE DOT SALON (15 E. 7th St.)

Final Friday opening reception from 5:30 p.m. to 8 p.m.

Exhibiting artists: Sarah Frazelle, Edme'e and Ryan Hasler, Kathy Horniman, Carlos Rodriguez

SIGNS OF LIFE (722 Massachusetts)

Surfaces: Photography by Rick Mitchell

Reception from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m., Friday November 25th

Artist’s Statement: I work by walking with my camera and allowing myself to be stopped by things I see. It doesn’t matter where in the world I am or if I am alone or in a crowd. By now, after years of working this way, it feels like the images are opening like new blooms here and there– as constant as the twinkling of stars. This exhibition reflects my interest in making images in all kinds of environments, both familiar and unfamiliar. The “home place” is rich with memory and feeling that may be brought to a level of intensity through vivid color, sharp focus, or an angle on things not often taken. My approach to photography, as an artist rather than a journalist or scientist, is to make images that are just slightly out of register with "normal" color and sometimes, as we photographers say, "out of gamut." This is something like "magical realism" which appeals to me in literature. Walks in even the most familiar neighborhoods become adventures in new perception and imagination. I would like to claim to be naive but there is no chance of it. My eyes pour feelingly over the surfaces of the beloved Earth. Who built this house, I wonder; who made this wall? Who made the light that shines upon it? I sense the world is a being. “Don’t be shy about your condition,” I say. “Let me look at you.”

Biographical Information: Rick Mitchell has worked with photographic materials since 1970. He earned degrees in art from the University of Kansas and Rutgers University and served on the faculties of Rutgers, Baker University and the University of Kansas. He has also spent time as the Executive Director of the Agricultural Museum of the State of New Jersey and Director of the Exhibition Program at the Lawrence Arts Center. He is currently an independent artist and writer living in Lawrence, Kansas.

THE INVISIBLE HAND GALLERY (801 1/2 Massachusetts)

Kenneth Kupfer: Trash Mob Opens Final Friday, November 25 6 p.m. to 9 p.m.

THE BOURGEOIS PIG (6 E. 9th St.)

Teeth as Art, by Luka Mjeda

Opening reception from 6 until 9 pm

Luka Mjeda (www.lukamjeda.com) is based in Zagreb, Croatia and works with David Frayer (KU - Anthropology) on Neandertal teeth. This exhibit is the first result of their work on a Teeth as Art publication. Luka is a professional photographer who has done commercial art for many Croatian magazines and in advertising (Levi's, Banka, MG, MUO, Kras, Jadran, Bornstein, Juicy). He has produced 16 single-artist exhibitions along with participating in many group exhibitions. His work is in the collections of the Museum of Arts and Crafts, the Modern Gallery, the Museum of Contemporary Art in Croatia and in private collections. He has published images in many art compilations and in his own editions in Croatia.

Teeth as Art The Krapina Neandertal site is a national icon for Croatia. Dated ~130,000 years ago, the site was excavated between 1899-1905 and contains hun-dreds of bones and teeth. «The material has been a part of my life since childhood and recently I received an opportun- ity from the Croatian Natural History Museum to photo the collection.” A tooth is just another dirty old fossil tooth, you might say? Not for me! And not for these teeth. Beyond their anthropological importance, these teeth have a surreal component — a concept of constant change and development of humans in their deep past. Intrigued by this idea and nudged by David Frayer, I manipulated the original images to create a new perspective on the way we view these teeth.

Contact David Frayer (zagrebdave@gmail.com) for all purchases. If you want an image already sold, also contact him for other, unframed copies.

TELLER'S ART SPACE (746 Massachusetts)

Megan Embers Roelofs: Wingspan Opens Tuesday November 29 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Open on Final Friday

1109 GALLERY (1109 Massachusetts) The 1109 Gallery at 1109 Massachusetts kicks off Final Friday, November 25th, with our "Wintry Mix" exhibit and a reception with great food and libations! The gallery windows will be decorated for the holidays and the gallery shop is filled with new great gift items for holiday shopping. Including books by Annola Charity, Karla Nathan, the Wichita Museum of Art Cookbook and Kansas Voices. Be sure to check us out! The reception will be held from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m.

THE LAWRENCE ART PARTY (718 New Hampshire) 5 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. on Final Friday Music by Darrell Lea, Visual Art by: Jason Barr, Bill Bowerman, Emily Eakes, Connie Erlich, Paul Flinders, Neil Goss, DW Gates, Monica Gundelfinger, Matthew Jarmer, Brad Levy, Baker Medlock, Amy Moreno, Kaylyn Munro, Jilli Nel, George Paley, Eddy Presswood, Dan Shattuck, Greg Thomas, Judy Thompson, Thomas Weso, Susan Wilson.

THE LAWRENCE PERCOLATOR (in the alley behind the Lawrence Arts Center)

Cirque de Decay by KT Walsh

The densely packed show includes paintings, sculpture, ceramics, prints, and mural studies. Seven costumes created by Percolator friends will be on display in anticipation of a costume driven, winter play by Walsh. See a video here http://youtu.be/gbF2KEN68vM

THE WATKINS COMMUNITY MUSEUM (11th and Massachusetts)

The Watkins Museum will exhibit the work of Emily Hunt, a local photographer, for November's Final Friday. Jazz duo Ed Judd and Mike Shirtz will provide music for the event. The Watkins will be open until 8 p.m.

DIANE'S ARTISAN GALLERY (4 E. 7th St.) Icons, Amulets and New Work Featuring the latest ceramic sculptural work of local treasure, Leni Salkind Lawrence artist, Leni Salkind, will be on hand to discuss her latest ceramic sculptures including a series on the iconic "Big Boy".

COPT/FEIDEN GALLERY (815 Massachusetts)

Kansas paintings and photography by Louis Copt and Mark Feiden.

Open for FINAL FRIDAY, November 25, 5 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.

Please visit us as part of "Final Fridays"--a celebration of the arts that includes special exhibits, performances and demonstrations in Downtown Lawrence.

WONDERFAIR (803 1/2 Massachusetts)

Holiday Market opens at Noon on Final Friday

At Wonder Fair, we don’t stop. Just as the walls of the Hibernation blanket fort come down we’ll deck out our halls for the holiday season. Beginning Final Friday, November 25, the Wonder Fair Gallery will be transformed into a festive marketplace complete with brightly striped awnings and 16 feet of model railroad, courtesy of the Lawrence Model Railroad Club. We won't open at 4 a.m. or offer door-buster sales; instead, we will present shoppers with an alternative-- a plethora of locally handmade gifts to be perused at the shoppers' leisure, and a shopping experience to be enjoyed rather than endured.

In advance of the holidays we’ve boosted our retail offerings by going hyper-local and recruiting over 20 artists from within the Topeka-Kansas City corridor. Artists featured in this month-long event include bookbinders, printmakers, fiber artists, clothiers, jewelers, and stationers. Amongst these is KU illustration professor Tad Carpenter, whose “monster mix-up” prints form an interactive display of cartoonish monster tops and bottoms to be arranged and rearranged in 13,168,189,440,000 different combinations (trust us, we did the math). Carpenter’s installation, the work of our Holiday Market artists, and the rest of our magical Shoppe transformation will be on view and on sale through December 23.

The Wonder Fair Holiday Market opens noon Final Friday, November 25 and will continue through December 23. The Wonder Fair is open Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday 12 p.m. to 6 p.m., and Saturday 10 a.m. to 7 p.m., with completely random extended hours for the holiday season. Please visit www.wonderfair.com frequently for news, information, and to skew our Google analytics data.

Holiday Market Participating Artists: Stationery/Bookbinding Hammerpress (Kansas City); Wildhorse Press (Tonganoxie); Field Trip Publishing (Kansas City); Thayer Bray (Kansas City); Catherine Reinhart (Lawrence)

Paintings, Drawings, Prints and Multiples Michael Kreuger (Lawrence); Heather Smith-Jones (Lawrence); Tad Carpenter (Kansas City); Justin Marable (Topeka); Christa Dalien (Lawrence); Clinton Ricketts (Lawrence); Susan Meyer (Leavenworth); Rodolfo Marron (Kansas City)

Clothing, Jewelry, Housewares, and Accessories Leslie Kay (Lawrence) ; Kate E. Burke (Kansas City); Holly Hangauer (Lawrence); Ricochet Waves (Lawrence); Liz Bonny (Lawrence); Bar Geyer (Lawrence); Bailey Marable (Topeka)

THE ETC. SHOP (928 Massachusetts)

The Art of Textile Weaving: Diane Throop Meet the artist and enjoy refreshments on Final Friday from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m.

LOVE GARDEN SOUNDS

Seeing through a year: new photographic work by natalie anne dye Opening reception Final Friday, 6 p.m. to 10 p.m.

In response to many great shifts in my life this past year, i rekindled a romance with 35mm slide film. These images are a result of seeing through a year, seeing the life around me, seeing myself in all that life. It is a pleasure to share them with you. -N

On October 28th, Final Fridays, expands once more to include new downtown studios, new performers, a pop-up gallery from Louis Copt and Mark Feiden and a new venue at Flora and Fauna Salon, along with all of the venues you have come to expect great shows and events from. Previews and listings can be seen on www.finalfridayslawrence.wordpress.com on October 20th as well on the Final Friday section of Lawrence.com.

LAWRENCE ARTS CENTER (940 MASS)

Halloween Happening: Join in the Family Fun Fest on Final Friday at 5pm at the Lawrence Arts Center.

Pumpkin carving ($5 per pumpkin)

Mask making

Various kid's activities

In the Theater

The Pied Piper of Hamelin

A new musical written and directed by Ric Averill with original music by 
Adrian Rees

Friday, October 28 | 7:30 p.m.  *Discount tickets for this performance

POSTCOMMODITY

The Night is Filled With the Harmonics of Suburban Dreams

The Night is Filled With the Harmonics of Suburban Dreams is an amplified 
hydro-feedback system in which pool pump motors and circulatory systems, 
working with and against each other, generate meditative harmonic 
oscillations. PVC pipes containing the hydro circulatory systems are shaped 
into a series of geometric patterns that imitate the oscillations of pool 
pump motors. The work recreates the sonic environment of suburban backyards 
where ubiquitous pool pumps sing through summer nights.

C.Maxx Stevens

Sugar Heaven

Stevens' installations, Sugar Heaven (2007), What's for Dinner (2007), and 
Last Supper (2011) are references to diabetes, an epidemic silently invading 
Native American communities, and to the economics and politics of food. 
Although the native community is re-educating people to live a more healthy 
lifestyle, economics and changing habits make this transition difficult. 
Sugar Heaven speaks to one in six American Indians living with diabetes, 
visually referring to waiting rooms at an Indian Hospital and the 
devastating effect when we find ourselves together at a funeral parlor.

Marwin Begaye

XXXL: Visual Commentary on the Legacy of Fort Marion

Begaye's purpose is to bring awareness of the capacity each individual has 
to halt the effects of these diseases, the capacity of families for making 
positive change and the capacity of a community to prevent further 
destruction to Native American communities.

Carla Aspenberg

Current Artist-in-Residence

A collection of Carla's prints are currently on display.

Juniper Tangpuz

Constellation: Aerial Installation

FLORA AND FAUNA SALON (700 MASS, SUITE 307 – upstairs from Hobbs)

First Light: Beginnings of Creation 
works by Troy Richardson
    opening reception from 5 until 9 pm

BLUE DOT SALON (15 E. 7th SUITE 203)

Ryan Hassler and Edmee Rodriguez - Abstract photo-journalistic styled photography Kathy Horniman's magnificent Copper trees Catered by Curry in a Hurry 530-8pm

THE DUSTY BOOKSHELF (708 MASS)

HOSPITAL SHIPS performance from 7:30 – 8:30

FOXTROT (823 MASS)

Works by Heidi Elizabeth Wetzel

KANSAS SAMPLER (921 MASS)

K and Kansas is smack dab in the middle of A to Z Photography by Lawrence resident Jana Butcher. The business began about a year ago, first all about making signs -- producing letters from photographs. Instantly a lot of the subject matter was inspired by the University of Kansas -- Rock Chalk, Jayhawks, KU. The theme evolved into photo prints taken on the KU campus. Other photos were tied into inspirational sayings. A number of those pictures were rural Kansas, which led to prints of old trucks, barns, beautiful scenery and animals. The next step was collages -- cows, cars, basketball goals … and of hometown Chanute and other Kansas towns.

THE INVISIBLE HAND GALLERY (801.5 MASS)

Clinton Ricketts Silver and Gold new and old

Opens at final friday october 28th 6-9pm

From my earliest memories I have used drawing as a way to deepen my experiences of the things that have fascinated me: movie monsters, comic book heroes, baseball players and bible stories. In time this practice became ritual. The resulting objects became artifacts of my own comprehension. By obsessively drawing my objects of fascination I re-appropriated there meaning to reflect personal history. This lifelong approach is the impetus for my current work. My studio practice is concerned with drawing as a tool to re-imagine the world. I am interested in the human figure and the language of gesture and expression. I draw from both my mind and media sources for inspiration. Each drawing, print or painting is constructed by searching for associations. I seek visual excitement as well as personal resonance. I see my characters acting out a my personal exploration for connections. They investigate the importance of ritual, not burdened by the search for the supernatural, but as an activity that provides comfort through human contact and shared history.

TELLER'S ARTSPACE (746 MASS)

Justin Bergin: THICK

Tellers art space Opens Tuesday oct 25th 6-8

STArt ALLIANCE (734 MASS AND 718 NEW HAMPSHIRE)

Mark your calendar for TWO outstanding and fun art events hosted by the STArt Alliance on Final Friday, October 28!

The Lawrence Art Party at 718 New Hampshire Street will feature rock and roll, blues, and country music by BRC Sounds; and a wide variety of artists, including established professional, student and emerging artists of every stripe. This might be the best party of the month, and you don't want to miss it!

The Lawrence Art Gallery at 734 Massachusetts will showcase art by selected established professional artists and KU students, and feature live jazz. This show will be conducted in partnership with the Douglas County Aids Project (DCAP), which will display the art to be auctioned on November 5 at Maceli's Banquet Hall.

Both events are a wonderful opportunity to see some of the best artists in the region, and to buy a holiday gift for that special person or beautify your home.

PLEASE BUY LOCAL ART. Buy something special that will be treasured forever, and support artists and creative businesses by keeping your holiday shopping local this year.

Call for artists - we have room for more artists to join these shows. If you are interesting in showing at a STArt art event, please email lawrenceksart@gmail.com.

The STArt Alliance is dedicated to increasing the Lawrence and regional focus on creativity, innovation, and the arts; helping artists show and sell their work; and contributing to economic and community development of the community.

To sign up for the shows, and invite your friends, visit http://tinyurl.com/STArt1011

To see pictures from the September shows, visit https://www.facebook.com/whirled.art.lawrence

PACHAMAMA'S (800 NEW HAMPSHIRE)

Paintings by Zak Barnes through October 29 cooperative effort of Strecker-Nelson Gallery and Pachamama's

PHOENIX GALLERY (825 MASS)

www.phoenixgalleryks.com

Demonstrating artists: Marci Blank of Th'red Head Toni Brou

We will have two demonstrating artists at our October Final Friday Art Walk (5-9 pm). Marci Blank of Th'red Head textiles will be here with award winning shawls, shrugs, scarves and many other handmade items. Meet Marci and visit with her about her work that is a must for fall and winter wardrobes!

Our other well-known artist for the evening will be Lawrence artist Toni Brou. Most of you know her by her wonderful suns that shine through our gallery windows, but you also may have seen her suns on the CBS Sunday Morning show! Toni is a multi-talented artist who also creates cards, boxes, silk scarves and many other art pieces.

Get ready for fall with food and samples from Pendleton's Country Market. They always have wonderful autumn treats to try! From pickled veggies to delicious dips, their local foods are not to be missed!

THE BOURGEOIS PIG (6 E. 9TH)

Celebration Series by Jeremy Rockwell

opening reception: 6 until 9 pm

Bio- Jeremy Rockwell currently lives in Lawrence, Kansas. Inspired by the process of using found and repurposed materials, Rockwell is at home in many mediums, be it painting, drawing, photography, fashion, or sculpture. This month, his mixed metal headpieces and helmets will be featured in the Kansas City fashion zine, Faction. For the Bourgeois Pig show, Rockwell has created several new pieces for his ongoing ‘Celebration’ series, a grouping of mixed media works (gold leaf, confetti, wood shavings, etc.) on wood panel. The ‘Celebration’ series is Rockwell’s artistic commentary on the current status of the American Dream.

THE ELDRIDGE (7TH AND MASS)

Pumpkins on Parade

Everyone is invited to carve, paint or decorate a pumpkin or gourd, bring it in to the Eldridge between 9am and 6 pm on October 27th , and the pumpkins will be displayed throughout the hotel on Final Friday. (No real candles will be allowed, so provide a battery powered candle or light, if your pumpkin needs to be lit.)

Space is limited. Contact Patti McCormick @ 785-830-3944 ASAP to reserve space. Pumpkins may be picked up on November 1st until 5:30 pm.

SMILING MAD DESIGNS, 3 GIGGLING GIRLS, INKELLO LETTERPRESS (801.5 MASS, SUITE 3)

Open Studios:

Margo Holland of Smiling Mad Designs, Jess Hull of 3 Giggling Girls, and Christy Schneider of Inkello Letterpress will join other downtown Lawrence artists and galleries in participating in Final Fridays on October 28, 2011. Located above Esquina in a playful studio space, the three women create a variety of handmade items.

Margo, an arts-inspired mother of three, creates colorful, eclectic jewelry, textiles and home décor objects. Jess, a mother and self-taught children's clothing designer, makes whimsical, one-of-a-kind, boutique clothing for kids of all ages. Christy designs and prints on an antique letterpress, making a variety of paper goods, including greeting cards, journals, bookplates and more. She is also a mother and a children's illustrator, who owns Yellow Pencil Studio, Inc.

Margo, Jess and Christy began sharing a studio space in July, and are opening their working space to the public for the first time during October's Final Fridays event. They will sell their handmade goods during the evening's event.

For additional information, contact: Margo Holland at 785.363.5092

LAWRENCE PUBLIC LIBRARY (707 VERMONT)

PAINTINGS by the DOWNTOWN TUESDAY PAINTERS Gallery, Entrances, Media Room, and Lower Level

Meet the artists for a reception with light refreshments in the Gallery from 5-7 p.m. The Downtown Tuesday Painters have been meeting at the Senior Center for over ten years. If you were to stop by and visit their sessions, you'd be surprised at the variety of interests packed into this one small group---watercolors, oils, pastels, carving---and an abundance of topical conversation. Although some members are "old-timers," it's amazing how easily new artists are brought into the group. Everyone is made to feel welcomed. Ideas are shared, critiques are given, and lasting friendships are made. The group meets every Tuesday at the Senior Center from 9:00 am to 1:00 pm. You are cordially invited! -Dar Williams

WATKINS COMMUNITY MUSEUM OF HISTORY

Living Memories: Celebrating Day of the Dead

On Friday, October 28, the Watkins Community Museum of History and the Spencer Museum of Art invite the public to the opening of the exhibition Living Memories, as part of Lawrence’s monthly Final Fridays. The Watkins will be open for extended hours and feature a special performance, refreshments, and a hands-on activity to celebrate this collaboration between the two institutions.

Living Memories: Celebrating Day of the Dead was developed through a partnership between the Watkins and the Spencer museums. The exhibition explores how different cultures commemorate those who have died. Featuring objects and images related to Latin American celebrations of Dias de los Muertos, on loan from the Spencer Museum, and photographs of Douglas County’s own Oak Hill Cemetery, Living Memories explores how gravesites can reflect the personalities of the dead and how we celebrate the lives of our loved ones. For more information on the exhibition or the events planned for October 28, contact the Watkins Museum at 785 841-4109. LOVE GARDEN SOUNDS (822 MASS) Delicate Menagerie works on paper by Jenny Cook and Angie Pickman Musical Performances by: The Generals at 7 pm Taylor Holenbeck (of Colony Collapse) at 8 pm SIGNS OF LIFE GALLERY (722 MASS) Simply Kansas: New Landscapes by Deb Schroer and Peggy Lyon

Simply Kansas is just that, beautiful paintings that capture the natural 
grace and peaceful beauty of Kansas. Working mostly /plein air/, Deb and 
Peggy have created a body of work that is extraordinary in it’s variety 
of seasons and prairie subjects.

N’umbs Up is a group of local musicians who play traditional music from Northumbria, essentially Scottish folk music. The group consists of two fiddles, a concertina, and a guitar. Join us for great music with N’umbs Up and view the fall gallery show with artists Deb Schroer and Peggy Lyon. River to Well Photo Competition all photos from the River To Well competition will be on display (and for sale) in our South Gallery. River to Well is a non-profit organization that raises funds to dig wells and provide safe drinking water in small villages throughout Africa. All proceeds from sales of prints in the competition go to this project. 1109 GALLERY (1109 MASS)

The Lawrence Art Guild and 1109 Gallery are proud to announce a cancer benefit fund raiser and art exhibit. The show begins September 27th and ends November 20th. “Self-Examination” explores the thoughts and expressions of more than 30 artists. Fifteen plaster busts have been decorated and transformed by area artists. They will be sold during the show with all proceeds going to a breast cancer survivor to assist with medical expenses.

Featured artist, Constance Ehrlich will exhibit in the large gallery. Her moving body of artwork traces her battle and victory over breast cancer. Please join us for a reception and Final Friday artwalk on Friday, October 28, 2011 from 7pm-9pm to speak with our featured artist, enjoy the art and refreshments.

SOCIAL SERVICE LEAGUE (905 RHODE ISLAND)

Soft Art Quilting, sock animals and more!

Artists: Barbara Brackman (http://barbarabrackman.blogspot.com/) Kathe Dougherty Georgann Eglinski Mary Lynn Farwell Linda Frost (http://www.13thstreetstudio.typepad.com/) Frances Kite Deb Rowden (http://carolgilhamjones.blogspot.com/) Jason Klinknett Paul Punzo

Learn more about the Kaw Valley Quilters Guild: http://www.kawvalleyquiltersguild.org/ http://kawposting.blogspot.com/

COPT/FEIDEN HOLIDAY GALLERY (815 MASS)

Kansas Paintings by Louis Copt/ Kansas Photographs by Mark Feiden

Open on Final Friday from 5:00 until 9:30 pm

regular hours: Thursdays 11:00 am until 8:30 pm, Fridays and Saturdays 11:00 am until 5:30 pm

THE PERCOLATOR (in the alley behind the Arts Center, look for the green awnings)

Priti Cox

Janata (The Masses) Corporate globalization, by design, is driven by acquisition and profit. A gain in one part of the world means that someone in another part involuntarily pays the price. In India today, growth and development are euphemisms for inequity and displacement. Governments and corporations not only in India but across the world are grabbing for resources through military intervention, outright war, intimidation, and simple business-as-usual. The five percent of India that is, in the business propaganda term, "shining" today is leaving behind a very long shadow in its path - the other new India that is grey, desperate and violent. What's happening in India is proof that when people are uprooted from their rightful access to "common property" resources such as land, water, seed and livelihoods, they are not going to take it lying down--even if they do not have powerful lobbyists with money and men with guns to fight for them.

Priti Cox, a native of India has lived in Salina since 2000. Her paintings and mixed-media installations integrate Indian cultural artforms and address issues affecting global society and politics. Her website is http://www.vanishingindia.com/

DIANE'S ARTISAN GALLERY (4 E. 7TH)

"Art for the Soul: Cathy Broski's Archetypal & Personal Sculptures"

Opening reception, Final Friday, 5 until 9 pm

Kansas City ceramic artist Cathy Broski's work is steeped in archetypal and personal symbolism. Figures, houses, boats and pottery are all vessels to contain things we hold dear, and sometimes those things we would cast off. Cathy chose these forms to work with because they have several levels of meaning she finds intriguing to explore. She loves found objects, because of their wear and marks of their journeys. This is the feel Cathy tries to achieve on her surfaces by using a layering technique.

www.dianesartisangallery.com

On September 30th, Final Fridays in Downtown Lawrence will have one of the most diverse line-ups of offerings since its inception: a "bank robbery" running between The Eldridge and Tellers Restaurant, an internationally renowned paper cut artist, an outdoor concert and DJs, a show benefiting and raising awareness of cancer survivors, all-day performance art and installations at The Percolator, dance and music performances, a mobile gallery, the expansion of The Lawrence Art Party from one to two venues and much much more! Combine all of this with Homecoming Weekend, and Lawrence is THE place to be this month. Events are free and open to the public on Final Fridays.

For information on Final Fridays, or how to get involved, contact Molly Murphy (molly@lawrenceartscenter.org.)

September 30th, Final Fridays Listings (www.finalfridayslawrence.wordpress.com)

LAWRENCE ARTS CENTER (940 NEW HAMPSHIRE) Outdoor Concert: 5:30 Love Garden Sounds 7:00 Kansas City Bearfighters 8:00 The Spook Lights

Inside: THE CUTTING EDGE OF MOBY-DICK: Qiao Xiaoguang’s Papercuts

Baron Wolman – Every Picture Tells a Story, The Rolling Stone Years. August 26 through October 1

THE PERCOLATOR (in the alley behind Lawrence Arts Center, look for the green awnings) Janata (The Masses) new work by Priti Cox Sept. 24 - Oct 29

Performance from noon until 6 pm Done in the style of Rangoli (Indian floor designs), this performance/installation using powdered and whole grains and seeds attempts to show the intricate and versatile biodiversity of India, which is under threat in the age of economic globalization and monoculture.

Opening Reception Final Friday, September 30th 6 - 9 pm, Artist talk 7 pm

Priti Cox: Encroachment: Manufacturing Revolution Saturday, October 1st, 10 am - 4 pm Massachusetts Street

Priti Cox: Bija (the seed) Saturday, October 15th TBD

THE LAWRENCE ART PARTY 2 LOCATIONS THIS MONTH**** (716 NEW HAMPSHIRE-HOBBS TAYLOR LOFTS & 739 MASSACHUSETTS) Please make plans on this Final Friday, September 30, from 5-9 PM for two free art events, both with music, fun, and wonderful art by talented artists! The Lawrence Art Party has been held every month since the beginning of Lawrence Final Fridays. Our goals have been to host a free, fun party for the community; provide a venue for both the performing and visual arts, and provide visual artists an opportunity to show, share, and sell their art. We have been more successful than we imagined was possible. For example, last month, we had an estimated 600-800 guests during this five hour event, and our artists sold a lot of wonderful art. To meet increasing demand by artists and the public, and to ensure a solid foundation for the future, we are making two major improvements to our program.
First, effective immediately, we are expanding our support for the arts from one to two events. We will have entertainment and refreshments at both events.

The Lawrence Art Party will continue as a regular Lawrence Final Friday event, this month on September 30. It will take place at the Hobbs Taylor Gallery at 716 New Hampshire Street, with participation by visual and performing artists from throughout the region. We will showcase a wide variety of visual and performing artists, including dancers and musicians.

In addition, beginning this month, we will also sponsor the Lawrence Art Invitational. This event, hosted this month at 739 Massachusetts Street, will be an opportunity for established artists and advanced KU students to show their work in a gallery setting. This event will feature jazz, classical, and other music.

Second, both events will soon move under the umbrella of a non-profit organization provisionally called the Science, Art, and Technology (STArt) Alliance. This organization will be dedicated to increasing the Lawrence and regional focus on creativity, innovation, and the arts; and contributing to local economic and community development.

WONDER FAIR Gallery/Shoppe/Studio (803 1/2 MASSACHUSETTS)

The Return of Wonder Fair: The Third Age of Wonder Fair begins with new ownership and a new exhibition of prints,drawings, and sculpture by local artists Yoonmi Nam and Eric Conrad.

After a two-month hiatus, the Wonder Fair will reopen Final Friday, September 30; fanfare,celebration, and hijinks will ensue. A torch passing ceremony will be held at 6:30pm to consecrate the transference of ownership from founder, legend, Eric Dobbins to new stewards Meredith Moore and Paul DeGeorge. From 6:00 to 10:00pm, Wonder Fair Gallery presents the opening festivities for Me + You + Me, with work by KU professor Yoonmi Nam (printmaking) and Emporia State University professor Eric Conrad (sculpture).

In Me + You + Me, Nam and Conrad present works that explore the permanence of bonds—bonds between humans, our environment, and our perception of the same. In Nam’s prints and drawings, toppled walls and sagging houses are suspended over simple washes of color—the structures seem to defy gravity even as they succumb to the ravages of time, misuse, or neglect. In a similar vein, Eric Conrad’s drawings and sculptures present “heaps of figures” whose bodies are “mixed-up, entangled, disfigured, and forced into co-dependent communities-- fragile structures where there is potential for both reconciliation and for collapse.”

Me + You + Me will open September 30 and continue through October 23, 2011. The Wonder Fair is open Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday 12-6, and Saturday 10-7. Please visit www.wonderfair.com frequently for news, information, and to skew our Google analytics data.

About Yoonmi Nam: Yoonmi Nam was born and raised in Seoul, South Korea, spending part of her youth in Canada. She received a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in Printmaking from Hongik University in Seoul, Korea. She moved to America to study at the Rhode Island School of Design, where she received a Master of Fine Arts degree in Painting and Printmaking in 2000. Her work considers the cross-cultural experience and sense of transience through prints, installations and drawings. Her recent research interests include the study of traditional ink paintings and woodblock prints from East Asia, including those from Japan, Korea, China, and Tibet. To this end, Yoonmi has traveled and lectured in China, and lived and worked in Japan, Korea and Tibet. Her work has been shown both nationally and internationally including countries such as Japan, New Zealand, Scotland, Korea, Bulgaria and Paraguay. Currently, she teaches printmaking and drawing at the University of Kansas in Lawrence, Kansas, where she has been a faculty member since 2001." Bio courtesy of the Artist. About Eric Conrad: Eric Conrad (b. 1972 Toronto, Ontario) lives and works in Lawrence, Kansas. He completed a BA in Mathematics and Fine Art from Kalamazoo College in Michigan and did his graduate study at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago and the Rhode Island School of Design were he received an MFA in Painting/Printmaking in 2000. His interest in traditional figurative painting, dramatic settings, and psychologically charged spaces manifest themselves in sculptures, drawings and mixed-media installations that deal with power and relationships, tension and sensuality, intimacy and aloneness, violence and exuberance. He has exhibited his work in regionally, nationally, and internationally including venues in New York, Colorado, Massachusetts, Florida, Illinois, Iowa, California, Hungary, and New Zealand. The recipient of several grants, awards and fellowships, he has received a Pollock-Krasner grant, and has been an artist in residence at The Fine Arts Work Center in Provincetown, Massachusetts, The Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts in Omaha, Nebraska, and Anderson Ranch in Snowmass, Colorado. Eric is an Assistant Professor of Art and the Foundation Studies Coordinator in the Department of Art at Emporia State University in Emporia, Kansas. Bio courtesy of the Artist.

Since 2008 the Wonder Fair (www.wonderfair.com) has been a purveyor of fine hand-made and feel-good prints, books, zines, and jewelry. In conjunction with downtown Lawrence Final Fridays, each month the Wonder Fair presents a new exhibition of work by local or national artists. Everything bought, sold, or traded by the Wonder Fair is guaranteed to make you smile (unless you suffer from over-developed frowning muscles).

ACME (847 MASSACHUSETTS) Sculpture and Jewelery by Andre Sitting Up Limited edition T-shirts also available from artist. The ACME staff will press the shirt while you enjoy great art and refreshments September 30th, 20115p-8p

THE DUSTY BOOKSHELF (708 MASSACHUSETTS) Beaded Hall Acoustic Music by Luke Underwood and Andrew Frederick Stop in for music and refreshments! September 30, 2011 from 7-8pm.

SOCIAL SERVICE LEAGUE (905 RHODE ISLAND) Fall into Art Join us at the start of fall for September Final Fridays.

Drinks: PBR Cans Apple Cider

Art: Cindy Oliver (mixed media sculpture) Charles Cornelius (wood carving) Paul Punzo (linoleum block prints) Caitlin Reed (photography) Josie Wrath (paint/collage)

As the weather turns more and more people in the community are in need of blankets, coats, sweaters, gloves, hats and scarves. The money raised from Final Fridays at The League helps to support those in need. If you'd like to donate your used goods please come by during regular business hours:Wed - Fri, 9am to 4pm/Saturday, 9am to 2pm

PHOENIX GALLERY (825 MASSACHUSETTS) Demonstrating artist: Creative Grafix

Mike and Nancy Ford of Iola, KS, along with their daughters, Madison, McKinley, and Reagan, have traveled the country photographing the alphabet. Whether it be a crumbling sign on an old brick building or an object that has the potential to look like a letter, they have captured it. The photographs have been taken in both small rural towns and big bustling cities. What started out as a one time project for a gift for some friends has blossomed into a thriving family business.

And back by popular demand for the September Final Friday, Wheatfields and breads and spreads will be at Phoenix Gallery. Come in to try their artisan breads and fabulios spreads!

LAWRENCE PUBLIC LIBRARY (707 VERMONT) Photography by the Lawrence Photo Alliance, featuring "Random Expressions" by Marciana Vequist

Because Marciana Vequist's professional work as a psychologist can sometimes be intense, her photography provides her with an escape. She uses a High Dynamic Range (HDR) processing technique to make ordinary scenes look more interesting. Her processing ranges from painterly to surreal. Much of her work depicts urban and rural landscapes and railscapes. Vequist's installation is being shown with additional works by the Lawrence Photo Alliance (LPA); for more information, please go to blog.lawrencephotoalliance.org.

LOVE GARDEN SOUNDS (822 MASSACHUSETTS) New and Used works by Jeromy Morris at Love Garden Sounds Come enjoy live music and drinks as you make your rounds for Final Fridays. Show will be up through the month of October.

TELLERS ARTSPACE (746 MASSACHUSETTS) Whitney Mahoney: Borrowed Histories Opens Tuesday September 27th from 6-8pm Open for viewing on Final Friday Runs through Saturday October 22nd

THE INVISIBLE HAND GALLERY (801 1/2 MASSACHUSETTS) Mark Luce: Notional Topography Opens Final Friday September 30th from 6-9 Runs through Saturday October 22nd

DIANE'S ARTISAN GALLERY (4 E. 7TH ST.) Lawrence artist, David Hamby, presents his hand-turned fountain and ballpoint pens. David Hamby, a Lawrence wood-turner, will be on hand to discuss his latest collection of beautifully crafted hand-turned fountain and ballpoint pens.

1109 GALLERY (1109 MASSACHUSETTS) SELF-EXAMINATION: This month is a very special month at 1109 Gallery! Our show "Self-Examination" features the artwork of Constance Ehrlich in our large gallery. This exhibit and sale will also benefit a cancer survivor through the sale of the 21 decorated busts that will be featured in our small gallery as well as the artwork of over 25 area artists. On Final Friday we will have great artwork, food and libations. Open until 9pm on Final Friday!

Gallery Hours: 11-5pm Tuesday through Saturday 1-5pm Sundays

MOBILE GALLERY Mobile Art Gallery on Massachusetts Street Mark Hennessy and Karen Matheis Small works of art for sale all under $40.00

DOWNTOWN UPSTAIRS (824 1/2 MASSACHUSETTS) NEW FF VENUE**** Friends since almost forever, Mike Wallace, Andy Timmons, & Traci Bunkers, have come together for a unique show at a venue of eternal visual stimulation. In this artistic powerhouse trio, each one brings their own distinctive creative super powers to the proverbial table.

Andy Timmons, fondly known as Uncle Andy, is a prolific artist who specializes in squished acrylics on found objects.

Mike Wallace is a Lawrence area artist who will be showing for the first time in years. He is currently producing portraits and animal portraits in oil, as well as mixed-media pieces. For more information, contact Mike at mwdesign@sunflower.com.

Traci Bunkers, mixed-media artist and published author, has a little something for everyone, ranging from mixed-media paintings, to photographs, to handmade books. She will also have both of her books "The Art Journal Workshop" and "Print & Stamp Lab" available. See her website at www.TraciBunkers.com for more information.

THE ELDRIDGE AND TELLER'S RESTAURANT Will history repeat itself?

It will ….on September 30th from 5:45-7:00p at Teller’s Restaurant and the historic Eldridge hotel in downtown Lawrence, Kansas. In 1932 Clyde Barrow, from the infamous “Bonnie and Clyde”, and his buddies Ralph Fults and Ray Hamilton checked into The Eldridge hotel and spent the remainder of the day observing the First National Bank at the corner of 8th and Massachusetts which is now Teller’s Restaurant.

The following morning at 8:35am the bandits noticed the bank president stroll quietly up the street and let himself into the building. For nearly ten minutes he was alone inside. Eventually the other employees began to arrive. The next morning the same thing happened. Barrow, Fults and Hamilton knew what to do. “Let’s do it tomorrow,” said Barrow. Fults and Hamilton nodded in agreement.

This led to Clyde Barrow’s FIRST bank robbery which took place in Lawrence, Kansas, and the beginning of the notorious Barrow Gang which included “Bonnie & Clyde”. In 1932 the estimated cash stolen from the bank was round $33,000. In today’s terms Barrow and his boys got away with around $544,000+ (according to the Consumer Price Index Calculator).

On September 30th Teller’s and The Eldridge will be holding a re-enactment of this infamous robbery. Events begin with a cocktail party at The Eldridge at 7th & Mass St. beginning at 5:45pm complete with various 1930’s cocktails including a Sidecar, Whiskey Sour, Gibson, Mint Julep and Manhattan. Guests will be able to meet “Clyde Barrows”, “Bonnie Parker”, “Ralph Fults” and various other members of the staged re-enactment robbery. Teller’s will be taking dinner reservations for the evening. Guests at Teller’s will be able to watch the robbery happening from the inside of the restaurant. Dinner will be served during this event giving guests an eye-witness advantage to the robbery. At 6:30pm those people on the street will be able to see the event unfold on downtown Massachusetts Street which will include “Clyde”, “Ralph” and “Ray” walking south on Mass St. from The Eldridge at 7th St. to Teller’s at 8th St. Action will also take place in front of Teller’s as the gang shuffles the “bank president” played by Lawrence’s Mayor Aron Cromwell and two actors playing the “tellers” into Teller’s Restaurant. A 1933 Ford 4 door Deluxe Sedan with a 221 cubic inch Flathead V8 engine owned by Bill, Tina & Ed Crocker, of Berryton, Kansas will be showcased as the “getaway” car. The car has approximately 90,000 original miles, has been repainted, but still has its original mohair interior. The car was seen in the 1996 Robert Altman movie "Kansas City" and driven by George Clooney in the 2000 movie "O Brother, Where Art Thou?" The 1933 “getaway” car will be parked in front of Teller’s from noon until 7pm on September 30th which is KU’s Homecoming Weekend and Final Fridays-Lawrence’s Gallery Art Walk evening. Barrow and his gang will make their car escape from in front of Teller’s going north on Mass St. and across the river bridge. The City of Lawrence and the Lawrence Police Department are cooperating with Teller’s and The Eldridge for this event. Theatre Lawrence will be casting and providing the costumes for this event.
For dinner reservations call Teller’s 785-843-4111. No reservations are required for The Eldridge “Bonnie & Clyde” cocktail party. For dinner reservations at The Eldridge call 785-749-1005. For additional information about the event contact Patti McCormick, Director of Media and Special Events for The Olivia Collection 785-766-4570 or Tom Wilson, owner/manager of Teller’s Restaurant 785-843-4111

THE BOURGEOIS PIG (6 E. 9TH ST.) The Sensual World: drawings Lee Chapman Bio: Lee Chapman was born in Tampa, Florida, in 1946. She has lived in, left and returned to Lawrence three different times, most recently from 1996 to the present. Work has appeared at 6 Gallery, LOYO exhibitions, and various venues in the 1960s and 70s. She has created cover art for a number of small-press books, most notably Barry Giffords’ book of poems, Flaubert At Key West. As a student at San Francisco Art Institute, she learned she was a “sit-down artist,” and has been sitting down to draw ever since. Her medium is ink and colored pencil exclusively.

PACHAMAMA'S RESTAURANT (800 NEW HAMPSHIRE) ASTEROID HEAD IN A NEW AGE An Exhibition & Celebration of their New Signature Cocktail – The Asteroid Head Closing reception and cocktail release: September 30th 6 until 9 pm

AIMEE'S CAFE & COFFEE SHOP (1025 MASSACHUSETTS) Works by Mike Hooper

August 26th, 2011 Final Fridays One Year Anniversary Events www.finalfridayslawrence.wordpress.com

(following the first ever Campus Art Walk presented by Departments of Design and Visual Art, KU Libraries, KU Memorial Unions, Spencer Museum of Art and the William Allen White School of Journalism and Mass Communications. For more information on the Campus Art Walk: www.ku.edu/artwalk)

Final Fridays Featured Event: In conjunction with the KU Libraries and The Spencer Museum of Art, and sponsored by Invisible Hand Gallery and Biklops Design, Final Fridays presents the Mobile Gallery Project.

Final Fridays celebrates its One Year Anniversary with The Mobile Gallery Project: mobile galleries will convene at The Spencer Art Museum between 4 and 6 pm, then walk, bike or cruise down 9th Street to the Final Fridays art walk one year anniversary party! Look for the Mobile Galleries around the Campus Art Walk between 4 and 6, and then around the Final Fridays art walk from 6:30 p.m. to 9 p.m.

Lawrence Journal World (645 New Hampshire)

Dear Lawrence LJWorld.com and The Lawrence Journal-World will play host to a community photo exhibition during the first anniversary of Lawrence's Final Fridays event on Aug. 26 at The News Center, 645 New Hampshire Street.

The exhibition is based on the popular online photo sharing website, DearPhotograph.com. To see examples of some of the photos that will be on display, visit ljworld.com/dearlawrence.

As part of the exhibition, our staff photographers, Mike Yoder, Richard Gwin, Nick Krug and Kevin Anderson, will show off meaningful and historical photos, retaken in their current setting. Among the photos you'll see are photos from the KU campus, downtown Lawrence and even some from their own backyards. In addition to photographs from staff photographers, three Lawrence photographers, Tim Forcade, Rick Mitchell and Earl Richardson will also feature their own works. Select photos submitted by community members will also be printed and displayed alongside those of the featured photographers. All submitted photos will be displayed on a large, LCD TV.

The Dear Lawrence exhibition will run from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. during Final Fridays. Visitors will also be able to view some of the historic photographs that line the walls of The News Center.

Lawrence Arts Center (940 New Hampshire)

THE CUTTING EDGE OF MOBY-DICK: Qiao Xiaoguang’s Papercuts August 26 – October 2.
Reception August 26, 5-9pm INSIGHT Art Talk September 27, 7pm

Underwritten by Center for East Asian Studies at the University of Kansas and Beth Schultz

In his 2009 Moby-Dick papercuts, Qiao Xiaoguang brings together diverse elements to illuminate Herman Melville’s iconic and capacious novel. Qiao, who was born in 1957 and is an established artist in Beijing and professor and director of the Cultural Heritage Research Center at the Chinese Academy of Fine Arts, learned traditional Chinese papercutting techniques from the elderly women who practice it in rural China. Consequently, his very contemporary papercuts continue to reference the plants and animals of China’s countryside. They also continue to depend on an intricacy of design characteristic of these techniques which were developed in China more than 1500 years ago.

The three Moby-Dick papercuts in this exhibit demonstrate Qiao’s extraordinary skill in using this traditional Chinese craft to interpret visually a novel written in the nineteenth century in the United States about whaling, an industry now nearly obsolete. Although both his method of his art and his subject matter are connected to the past, Qiao’s vision makes his works contemporary. They appear realistic as well as abstract, humorous as well as thought-provoking. In his large portrait of Queequeg, the Polynesian harpooner in Moby-Dick, the long jagged lines suggest a strength of character, and the difference between his eyes suggest that one is ever watchful while the other gazes inward. In large and intricate papercuts, titled “The Story of Moby Dick” and “The Flowering of Moby Dick,” Qiao expresses the capiousness, the mystery, the regenerative possibilities of both the whale and the novel. He suggests that the whale literally blossoms while the characters are shown in relationship to its living mystery.

Lawrence Arts Center presents Baron Wolman – Every Picture Tells a Story, The Rolling Stone Years. August 26 through October 1 Baron Wolman was the original Chief Photographer for ROLLING STONE magazine during rock music’s heyday in the 1960s. In an era when photographers and musicians were part of the same explosive scene, Wolman had virtually unlimited access to his subjects. On August 26th, he will open a unique and multifaceted show at the Lawrence Arts Center.
Every Picture Tells a Story, The Rolling Stone Years, curated by Ben Ahlvers, has three dynamic parts:

Baron Wolman’s photographs of Rock 'n' Roll legends such as Eric Clapton, Bob Dylan, Janis Joplin, The Grateful Dead, Pink Floyd, Van Morrison, Greg Allman, Grace Slick, The Band, Johnny Cash, BB King, Buddy Guy, Pete Townshend and The Rolling Stones. Some of these images have never been displayed before. A Rolling Stone cover tribute will include many of the finished covers created by Baron Wolman, as Chief Photographer of Rolling Stone Magazine. Finished covers will be accompanied by pristine photographs and contact sheets for a behind the scenes look at how an image makes it to the cover.

Q5 Gallery (Quinton's Upstairs)

Q5 gallery at Quinton's Upstairs presents the next installment of the ongoing "Just Hanging" series. The Just Hanging shows are unthemed and exhibit a rotating collection of local artists who work in a variety of visual media. The idea is for artists to just hang whatever they have been working on recently. This keeps the artist free to explore the ideas important to them and still have their work fit into a group show. It also caters to exhibiting the newest and freshest works being produced. Please come out and join us this Final Friday August 26th from 5pm-9pm in the upstairs area of Quinton's Bar and Grill.

In addition to the exhibited works, Q5 will be hosting a Drink and Draw session and will have an artists collaboration board set up. We encourage everybody to come out and not only view the creations of others, but also engage in their own creative process. Everyone is welcome to participate in the Drink and Draw and artists collaboration. Some supplies will be provided but bringing your preferred materials is highly encouraged. Q5 hopes to see you all there. Now go make some art! Contributing Artists: Dave DeHetre,Trina Baker, Jill English, Bill Scoular, Leo Hayden, Brenden Martinez, Jeromy Morris, Erok Johanssen, Jim Luhning, Ryan Storck, Jordan Tarrant, Rachel Herring, Bobbie Powell and Brent Teufel.

The Bourgeois Pig (6 E. 9th St.)

HEAVEN PARTY: NEW WORKS BY BARRR!

Heaven Party weds juvenile gross-out humor & the search for the divine. This new series reflects issues of morality, faith, booze, sex, & drugs. Just like life, this party has no rules. Heaven Party is a fantasy where the unseen is seen. All guilty pleasures on display. Angels & demons behaving badly, just like the rest of us.

Blue Dot Salon (15 E. 7th St.)

For Final Friday the Blue Dot Salon presents Deb Ashlock and Clare Doveton. Come by for open house 6-9. Also available is Zims sauce, hot sauce from Kansas City!

The Invisible Hand Gallery (801 1/2 Massachusetts, Suite D)

John Sebelius: Under The Influence Opens Final Friday August 26th 6-9 p.m. (Final Friday One Year Anniversary!)

From the Artist:

My work addresses individuals and groups that are overlooked; people whose stories deserve an audience. I grew up in a politically active environment. I was raised in a household that celebrated diverse communities and people. This type of upbringing has helped me to be open to humankind and has pushed me to investigate individuals who remain unseen. My exploration into these communities has allowed me the opportunity to explore... myself through lived experience, without judgment or expectations. As a visual artist I investigate the legacy of service to America in a unique way-by finding those who go unnoticed and giving them a voice through my art. In this way, I carry on a family tradition but in personal way.

The direction of my current work is an ever-evolving practice. There is great physicality to my paintings that are only created through a constant reworking process. Continually building up layers of ground and physically removing them allows me the ability to connect with my subjects and materials on a physical and personal level. By scraping paint and embedding it with drawing, I hope to create a descriptive surface that can hold disparate images within a unified field. My most recent work investigates color and the emotional impact of visceral marks. I'm intrigued by the idea of being part of a population and invisible all at once. I focus heavily on societal implications of behavior and if being part of a crowd absolves one of the same restrictions they may experience as an individual. Memories and dreams surrounding certain individuals and images continue to serve as inspiration for the paintings.

Bio:

John Sebelius is an American artist, fashion designer and the creator of the board game Don't Drop The Soap. After graduating with honors from The Rhode Island School of Design in 2006, Sebelius founded, Gillius, Inc. and created and produced the board game Don't Drop the Soap and the Gillius clothing line. Sebelius' clothing designs received immediate attention when he won the Deegie's Carma Fashion Designer Open Call Contest in 2007. Currently, Gillius, Inc. products are sold in over 150 stores across the U.S. and have been featured in: Express, The Tonight Show With Jay Leno, Harper's, DETAILS, CNN, and The Washington Post.

In 2009, Sebelius returned to Lawrence and began his MFA in Drawing & Painting at the University of Kansas Awards include: Vermont Studio Center partial Fellowship and Artist's Grant, Wayne DeWitt Larabee Scholarship, Daniel MacMorris Scholarship, and two University of Kansas School Of The Arts Travel Grants. John is a founding member of the SOTA Advisory Board and is focused on his new love, teaching. Sebelius became a Graduate Teaching Assistant in 2009 and continues to teach at the University of Kansas. He was appointed to be one of the panelists deciding Creativity and Organizational Capacity Fellowships at the National Endowment for the Arts in November 2010. Sebelius remains the owner and Creative Director of Gillius, Inc. and lives in Lawrence.

1109 Gallery (1109 Massachusetts)

Join 1109 gallery for a fun filled Final Friday Artist’s Reception with our featured artist Joie Webster and 30 others for "Horizons- Land and Spirit". Also beginning at 5:30pm we will have readings by theGreat Plains Writing Group from their newly published book. Books will be available for sale. (readings 5:30-6:30) The reception will be held from 7-9, with steel guitar Hawaiian musicby Bill Crayhan and John Lomas.

The Edridge Hotel (7th and Massachusetts) "Animals and Art" The Historic Eldridge Hotel Crystal Ballroom 7th & Mass. St. Aug. 26th 5-9 p.m. Cash Bar Animals are the theme for Final Fridays One Year Anniversary! Over 15 featured artists will be on display showcasing acrylic, watercolors, pen and ink, sculpting, jewelry etc. If you love animals, you won't want to miss this artistic event! www.eldridgehotel.com

August's cause martini benefits the Lawrence Humane Society. Try our "Muddy Dog Martini" at The Eldridge or The Oread this month to help us support a great cause! Protect your animals during the summer heat! www.lawrencehumane.org

Pachamama's Restaurant & Bar (800 New Hampshire) Clare Doveton: Recent Works New large pieces never before exhibited, as well as some new works on paper. Also included are the last of the “Sky Farm” series. Ever. Show runs until September 3rd. Final Friday reception from 5 p.m. until 8 p.m.

The Percolator (in the alley behind the Arts Center, look for the green awnings)

Going | Home | Coming

Final Fridays reception 5-8 p.m.

Home is something many of us take for granted, until we are called to consider it from a new perspective. Leaving or returning home can offer such an opportunity for reflection. Join us at the Percolator for a show in which artists from near and far share their perspectives on going and coming home.

The Small Space (mobile)

Select Prints from/by Molly Murphy presented by the Small Space Adam Dorsomm will be out again this Final Friday with his backgammon case gallery. This month he will be exhibiting select giclee' prints by Lawrence artist, Molly Murphy, for only $15 per print.

The Lawrence Public Library AN APPETITE FOR ENERGY by Photojournalist RYAN WAGGONER Lawrence Public Library Gallery

Lawrence native Ryan Waggoner presents his photographic series, An Appetite for Energy. The series is a year in the making, and is focused on the way we in America consume--and waste--energy. Backed by extensive research, each frame explores and exposes many careless tendencies and habits related to energy consumption. Without making sweeping conclusions, An Appetite for Energy attempts to explain why the United States consumes nearly 25% of the world's energy despite being home to just 4% of the world's population. Waggoner will give a brief presentation on his series, followed by an artist reception.

This exhibition is in conjunction with the Take Charge Challenge, a friendly year-long competition between Lawrence and Manhattan for a $100,000 energy efficiency grant. Ryan Waggoner is Collections Photographer at the Spencer Museum of Art, and a recent graduate from the University of Kansas with a B.F.A. in Photography.

Foxtrot (823 Massachusetts)

Midwest Mandalas by Jeromy Morris

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Jewelry by Monica Gundelfinger

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Diane's Artisan Gallery (4 E. 7th St.)

Jewelry Show with Susan Mahlstedt, award winning Kansas City jeweler Susan Mahlstedt, a Kansas City treasure, will present her newest designs fresh from winning the 2011 Award of Excellence at the St. Paul's American Craft Council show. Susan hand-fabricates textured jewelry in sterling silver and high carat gold finding inspiration in nature. www.dianesartisangallery.com

Phoenix Gallery (825 Massachusetts)

Cindy Buehler

Our demonstrating artist for August is Cindy Buehler with Cinderelish Pottery. She is an amazing artist who began working with clay 12 years ago and uses bright glaze colors to enhance her bold black and white sgrafitto designs. Her work is created from porcelain clay on the pottery wheel or with her original slab molds. Cindy currently teaches classes at Red Star Studios and works from her home studio in Liberty, Mo. The Phoenix Gallery carries many of Cindy's unique, functional designs, so stop in and meet her during Final Friday Art Walk. We will also have some great food for you to sample.

www.phoenixgalleryks.com

Signs of Life Gallery (722 Massachusetts)

Visit our beautiful gallery space and enjoy works by some of the finest regional, national, and international artists. Signs of Life carries a large selection of original art – landscapes, contemporary art, regional photography, and prints. Located in the heart of historic downtown Lawrence, stop by at 722 Massachusetts St. Our regular hours are Monday through Saturday 10 am to 11 pm. www.signsoflifegallery.com

Lawrence Art Party (Flash Space at 739 Massachusetts) Lawrence Art Party The Lawrence Art Party celebrates one year of Final Fridays with another extraordinary group show of local and regional artists, artisans and musicians. Van Go! teams up again this month with Lawrence Art Party to display works created by young artists in the JAMS program. www.facebook.com/whirled.art.lawrence

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Teller's (746 Massachusetts) Jenn Erwin: Body Scapes In my current body of work, I am addressing ideas that deal with anxieties and phobia surrounding the human body. While the body is a fascination to many, many consider the things going on internally to be repulsive. I make drawings and monotype prints as a way to display the things in our bodies we cannot see yet fear. I am using imagery of lesions, growths, muscles, hair, skin and other organs. I take those parts to intuitively create landscapes of our insides and show the viewer that these parts of the body that have undergone some sort of trauma from disease. These drawings express my own ideas of decay, infection and the parts that may be missing within. Jenn Erwin was born in Ceiba, Puerto Rico in 1986. A Virginia native, She studied Painting and Printmaking at Virginia Commonwealth University where she received her BFA in 2009. Jenn is currently pursuing her Masters of Fine Arts at the University of Kansas majoring in Printmaking.

Wonder Fair Art Gallery (803 1/2 Massachusetts)

The Social Service League (905 Rhode Island) 5-8pmART SHOW!

7-8pm

SINGER SADIE MAE!

8-11pm

DJ IAN WOLF!

PAUL PONZO...silk screen

JASON KLINKNETT...sock sculpture

CAROL BETH WHALEN...decorated gourds

MURPH DIXON...various mediums

ANGIE CHRISTENSON...intaglio print

CHUCK CORNELIUS...hand-carved sculpture

JEN NICKLES...collage

Elevate Mind Body Peace (1403 Massachusetts)

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The Toy Store (936 Massachusetts) Zachary Spears: presenting and demonstrating Lego Stop Motion Films Zachary Spears is currently a Sophomore at Lawrence High School. He moved to Lawrence when he was 7-years-old and his creative tendencies

have thrived in the nurturing, artistic Lawrence community. He has

taken art, drama and film at the Lawrence Arts Center, Theatre

Lawrence and SouthWest Junior High. At the age of nine he made his

first stop-motion short film, mixing his love of all things Lego with

that of motion and a new passion was unleashed. Since then he has

created 70+ short films. He was honored to have his Experimental short

film included as part of the Drop Your Shorts Film Festival at the

Lawrence Arts Center in 2011 as well as being chosen as the winning

youth short film at the 2010 Dad's Day Film Festival.

In June of 2011 Zach entered a Lego stop-motion film in the Toy Store's Lego contest. His film did not win the top award, but it paved the way for a joint endeavor in which Zach will make short films with the Toy Store. Both parties are very excited for this opportunity.