Art Roundup: June 11, 2010 to June 17, 2010

Weekly roundup of the best art shows and art related events in and around the Lawrence/Kansas City area.

SATURDAY JUNE 12

• 35th Anniversary Street P’Arty & Open House
Lawrence Arts Center (940 New Hampshire Street in Lawrence, KS)
Saturday, June 12, 10am-2pm
From the organizers: Live music by Mammoth Life, 1,000,000 Light Years, Drakkar Sauna and Cloud Dog. Food vendors from Wheat State Pizza, Local Burger, Bambinos and Green Violin Italian Ice! Spontaneous entertainment, including a flying circus, Asteroid Head, the Art Center Dancers, and Ric Averill’s actors from Honk! Family art activities around the center such as a paint sling shot, play with clay, raku firing by Bracker’s, preschool activities, and much more!

• 22nd Annual Outdoor Sculpture Exhibition
Lawrence Arts Center (940 New Hampshire Street in Lawrence, KS)
Saturday, June 12, 5:30-7pm
Hear from the juror that picked the eight new works that are in downtown Lawrence and take a walking tour of the sculptures.

• 10th Annual West 18th Street Fashion Show
West 18th Street in Kansas City (116 W 18th Street in Kansas City, MO)
Saturday, June 12, 8-10pm
From the organizers: As our anniversary event, we are planning a more elaborate, over-the-top affair than ever! The show will feature eighteen collections from a select group of local and national designers.
westeighteenthstreet.com
See the full Rathaus article for this show

• Right Between The Ears
Liberty Hall (803 Massachusetts Street in Lawrence, KS)
Saturday, June 12, 8pm
See funny performers in a radio sketch comedy produced by Kansas Public Radio in Lawrence and broadcast on National Public Radio stations across the country. Dress rehearsal starts at 8pm followed by the live radio performance.
www.rightbetweentheears.org

TUESDAY JUNE 15
• Graffiti Art
Lawrence Public Library (707 Vermont Street in Lawrence, KS)
Tuesday, June 15, 1:30pm
From the organizers: Artists from the Kansas City Hip Hop Academy will be here to teach you the art of graffiti. You’ll get plenty of practice with the spray paint! Open to 7-12 graders, free, on the west lawn.

THURSDAY JUNE 17

by Sarah Gross

• Sarah Gross Exhibition
Lawrence Arts Center (940 New Hampshire Street in Lawrence, KS)
Tuesday, June 15, 1:30pm
From the organizers: Sarah Gross, 2009-10 Ceramics Artist-in-Residence teaches Handbuilding and Sculpture, First Time Potter, and Advanced Ceramics. She received a BA in Studio Art from Carleton College and an MFA in Ceramics from the Rhode Island School of Design. Sarah has exhibited nationally and has taught classes and workshops throughout New England. She makes functional pottery as well as ceramic sculpture.
www.sarahgrossceramics.com

posted by: Scott Stewart