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MAY 27 FINAL FRIDAY EVENTS

1. LAWRENCE ARTS CENTER AND ART TOUGEAU FINAL FRIDAY STREET P'ARTY

Join the Lawrence Arts Center for a night of Car-Art Family Fun!

Friday, May 27, 2011, 5PM - 9PM

900 Block of New Hampshire

The Lawrence Arts Center and the Art Tougeau Parade welcome the community to enjoy decorating cars, bicycles, skateboards, or anything else for the Art Tougeau parade! The Arts Center will be hosting an open house to check out all the many wonderful programs available, plenty of car-art projects for the kids, live music with Hit or Miss followed by Chris Hannemann & Prairie Fire.

Biemer's Barbecue and Penny Annie's will be there selling barbecue, popcorn, and cotton candy.

There will also be ICE CREAM for sale with handmade ceramics bowls to support our ceramics program.

Special thanks to Penny Annie's for donating the ice cream!

1. LAWRENCE ARTS CENTER (EXHIBITION RECEPTIONS)

Greek Myths and Chapel Boxes of the Present Day New works by Margo Kren May 9 to June 3

Several years ago Margo traveled to Greece for her own Odyssey around the islands—to see the ancient murals, sculptures and vases of Mikonos, Koronos and Santorini. During her travels she discovered Greek Chapel Boxes. These boxes are used to invoke the saint--alongside the roads, near lake sides and in the center of parking lots. The boxes are each constructed and adorned uniquely.

Kren felt an attraction to these chapel boxes which were very similar to the ones I had seen as a child living in Texas near the Rio Grande. Margo Kren’s artistic investigation of the Greek Chapel Boxes has led her to create a new body of work that will be on display at the Lawrence Arts Center.

Prairie Print Makers May 9 to June 3

To celebrate the legacy of the Prairie Print Makers,the Lawrence Arts Center will exhibit prints by four of its most notable charter members: Birger Sandzén, Herschel Logan, Norma Bassett Hall, and C.A. Seward. The Prairie Printmakers were formed in December 1930 with the goal to "further the interest of both artists and laymen in printmaking and collecting." Their contributions to Kansas art are exceptional not only because of the artistic quality and populist mission of their work, but because of their early focus on rural Kansas landscape and heritage. This exhibit is partially funded by the Kansas Arts Commission.

The New Old San Antonio: Tales from The Little Big Town April 29-June 17, 2011

This exhibition features the works of 33 artists with deep roots from San Antonio who are in various stages of their careers, from emerging artists to well-established artists with works in museum collections. Produced and curated by Rex Hausmann of the San Antonio, Texas studio program, Hausmann Millworks: A Creative Community, and Darin M. White of the Lawrence art collective b.a.l.m. (beauty, art and life movement), The New Old San Antonio builds upon a budding visual arts connection between the two cities that began with 2009’s The White Show, and is presented in memory of Chuck Ramirez & Marcia Gygli King.

The New Old San Antonio gathers responses artists who share what they love so dearly: their home town, artists, and art, creating a collection of work that any city would be proud to call their own. The show presents intimate conversations among the revered and established and the new and emerging.

1. Lawrence Public Library is kicking off Adult Summer Reading with a mixed-media Final Fridays extravaganza, featuring art for your eyes, ears, brain and mouth: from the visual to the literary, the musical to the culinary.

This year's travel-themed Adult Summer Reading program highlights popular media from around the world. Tour the globe one continent at a time as you mingle your way through this unique social exhibit, chatting with library tour guides about what's hot in the international literary arts scene, viewing visual art objects from Mexico to Indonesia, and tasting sumptuous culinary arts crafted by Four and Twenty Blackbirds pastries.

Cathy Hamilton, Director of Downtown Lawrence, will headline the event with tales and photos from the international cruise she won from Food and Wine Magazine this spring. Free and open to the public.

1. Jodi Brown: No Jacket required Opens Final Friday, May 27th 6-9pm Runs through Saturday, June 18th

The Invisible Hand Gallery 801 1/2 Massachusetts Suite D Lawrence, ks 66044

From the artist:

My work is a reaction against kitsch, contrasting the day to day reality of lived experience with cultural and personal fantasy. To sentimentalize - as well as eroticize, commoditize, and romanticize - life is to deny unpleasant realities and to exclude conflicting perceptions, so that the constructed veneer adjusts the picture of our histories to reflect a constant string of good times unmarred by boredom, anger, unhappiness, u...gliness, or anxiety. Ultimately, photos and other cultural ephemera treated in these ways are no longer a record of our histories and events, but a new creation occupying the space of truth; like retouching a photograph, kitsch creates an altered record of reality. A composite record must include the complexities and failures beyond the facade - the contact sheet rejects - but the tendency in American media culture is to project an inoffensive common denominator to the exclusion of all other representation. We must reject the impulse to disregard that which we find disturbing. What is truly disturbing is the denial of ugliness; the exclusion of the inherently unsettling leaves those who find no reflection of their own experience feeling unworthy of representation, both physically and psychically. No Jacket Required is a compilation of images derived from authors' book jacket photos. The images portray the churning realities of absurdity, sexuality, insecurity, and futility that lay beneath the glossy veneer. In breaking apart and reassembling cultural output, I am determined to engage as participant in - and not just receptacle for - the creation of American cultural identity.

1. RECENT WORKS ON PAPER, JONATHAN D. METZGER opening May 27th, show runs through June 23rd

LOVE GARDEN SOUNDS 822 Massachusetts St. Store Hours: Monday - Saturday 10 am - 9pm

1. Aimee's Coffeehouse 1025 Massachusetts Street

dj godzilla's magnificent adventures into the art realm May 27th from 5pm to 9pm.

Turns out local party rocker dj godzilla (godzillionaire) paints like a screwed up 5 year old. Aimee's Coffehouse is giving him the opportunity to show off some of his masterpieces (lol). All of the artwork is mixed media (watercolors and Sharpies), colorful and surreal. There will be chicken wings, beer and the artist playing records for this event! Come out and enjoy the spectacle!

1. Wonder Fair presents: Face Space Tees - an interactive printing event. Wonder Fair Gallery / Shoppe / Studio // www.wonderfair.com // 803 1/2 Massachusetts Street // 785.856.3247 // // submissions@wonderfair.com // twitter @wonderfair //

Friday May 27th, 6 - 9pm

Just in time for primo tee-shirt weather, Wonder Fair presents 'Face Space Tees - an interactive printing event.' Gallery goers will transform blank tees into individualized wearable portraits by choosing from an ala carte menu of facial features designed and printed by members of the Wonder Fair Family. The menu will include 4 different noses, mouths, pairs of eyes, and a bonus mystery facial feature - 16 choices, hundreds of possibilities! In addition to designing the face on their shirt, gallery goers may either provide their own blank tee for free or purchase them at the event from a selection hand tie dyed shirts in summery colors. Pricing for this event is as follows : Hand tie dyed shirt................... 7$ Each Facial Feature....................2$ per

Wonder Fair is an Art Gallery, Shoppe & Screen Printing Studio located in dynamite downtown Lawrence, KS. Wonder Fair believes in the power of the handmade, the connecting and transformative properties of art, and the importance of shared experience.

1. Phoenix Gallery 825 Massachusetts St. https://www.facebook.com/PhoenixGallery1 https://www.facebook.com/PhoenixGallery1785-843-0080

Masks of David VanHee

5 pm - 9 pm

Local Lawrence artist, David VanHee will be our featured artist. His masks are unique and well-known throughout the art world. He will also bring his ceramic pieces and other works. His wonderful clocks will also be on display. We are privileged to have Dave's work in our gallery, so stop by and visit with him!

We will be serving food from Allison Smith of Boxer Lady Bakery, a Lawrence business. Allison specializes in gourmet cupcakes, cookies, breads, and pies.

1. FINAL FRIDAY RECEPTION AT 1109 GALLERY:

May 27th-Final Friday Artwalk 6-9pm, Great art, food and libations! Musician, Alonzo Beardshear playing 7-9pm.

1. Lawrence Art Party will be held at the Hobbs Taylor Gallery 718 New Hampshire from 5 to 9 pm on Friday, May 27.

Artists include Louis Copt, Connie Ehrlich, Elaine Learly Jones, Kaylyn Munro, George Paley, Lora Jost, Frank Shopen, Tony Frentrop, Ashley Warner, John Clayton, John Sebelius, Dan Dishman, Brad Levy, and Kyle Rogers.

More artists are being added every day, so to check out the current list, sign up for the party, and invite your friends to join you, just visit the Lawrence Art party event site at http://tinyurl.com/lapmay2011

1. JOHN GARY BROWN PACHAMAMA'S in cooperation with STRECKER-NELSON GALLERY at Pachamama's 800 New Hampshire

Final Fridays reception 5 – 8 pm www.pachamamas.com www.strecker-nelsongallery.com

1. Teller's Third Floor Gallery Lawrence Photo Alliance: Random Expressions Teller's Art Space 746 Massachusetts

2. Elevate mind body peace Elevatemindbodypeace.com

1403 Massachusetts (785) 274-9018

Photography: "redboats on the the river Kwai" & "Haiti" by emily Bergquist & Paintings:"all things goddess" by Joan Clark 6pm-9pm

Live art : glass blowing by von beads

1. ACME 847 Mass. St. 785-832-2263

Works by Charles Ray 5p-8p Limited edition T-shirts also available from artist. The ACME staff will press the shirt while you enjoy great art and refreshments.

1. The Dusty Bookshelf 708 Mass. St 785-749-4643

Readings from Dan Wildcat. 7p-9p Come hear one of our great local authors. Refreshments provided.

1. The Social Service League Presents: SSLSSL (Scott Stewart Loves Social Service League) and Dance Party!

Friday, May 27 at 6:00pm - May 28 at 12:00am

Social Service League 905 Rhode Island Street Lawrence, KS

Friday, May 27th Final Fridays - 6pm to 9pm Dance Party - 9pm to 12am

Local artist and web designer Scott Stewart will show more than 30 paintings ranging from realistic portraits to abstract pieces in all sizes. All of the work is for sale and 100% of proceeds will benefit the Social Service League. The art will be shown from 6pm to 12am with a dance party starting at 9pm. There will be a keg and Social Service League glasses available with a donation. DJ Alan Paul will be spinning as the sun goes down, http://www.facebook.com/DJAlanPaul, http://soundcloud.com/alan-paul.

Please come to support the Social Service League, buy some art, and bring your dancing shoes.

Social Service League on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/socialserviceleague)

See the art pieces for this show at www.artstew.org

1. CLARE DOVETON, works on paper The Bourgeois Pig 6 E. 9th Street The Bourgeois Pig, recently featured on the front page of the Huffington Post at the number 5 spot in the Best College Coffee Shops in America feature, was highlighted in part because of their many years dedicated to progressive art shows. (The first artist to show at the Bourgeois Pig was William S. Burroughs.) This month, Clare Doveton, known primarily for her large and beautifully sprawling works on canvas, brings a series of smaller, more intimate works on paper. The pieces still reflect the brilliant colors of Kansas skies and expansive lands, but with a compelling intimacy that draws you in for close-up viewing. This will be Doveton's first show comprised entirely of these small works. Be sure to arrive early if you want to own a work from this series, because Doveton's shows tend to sell out quickly!

2. THE LAWRENCE PERCOLATOR in the alley behind the Lawrence Arts Center, two doors down from The Social Service League (9th and New Hampshire)

THE BOOKS OF LUCILLE VANN This show consists of Lucille Vann's themed scrapbooks which span seventy years of American history. Lucille is a Lawrence native and is now 95 years old. She started making scrapbooks while her husband was serving in WWII, stopped and started again in 1980 when someone bought one of her books from the 40's. The scrapbooks cover a broad range of themes including iconoclastic images of advertizing and fashion from the decades as they evolve, what it has meant to be black in America, and zines about the history of slavery.

The Percolator is an autonomous art collective focused on the interactive creativity of the community in which it thrives. We're located in the alley between 9th & 10th & New Hampshire & Rhode Island streets, open Saturdays & Sundays noon-6pm & every final friday of the month. We hope to see you soon and often.

1. Diane's Artisan Gallery, 4 East 7th Street, www.dianesartisangallery.com, 785-856-1185 7th Anniversary Celebration A party to celebrate with all those people who have made the gallery a success for 7 years!

Gallery owner Diane Horning presents some of the finest jewelry, scarves, pottery and glass that is being handcrafted in America today while she creates handwoven scarves and other wearables on site.