Glen Davis and some of the members of our Rotary club were having a discussion about all the negativity that is in the papers and on people’s minds as of late. He asserted we need to start to put out a newsletter or posting about some of the things that make Lawrence a great place to live.
Out of that comes our first post with many more to follow.
What’s So Great About Lawrence: Lawrence Arts Center
The Lawrence Arts Center, located at 940 New Hampshire Street in the Lawrence Cultural District, does three things: contemporary art exhibitions, performance, and visual and performing arts education. They are open to the public seven days a week for free viewing of exhibitions, concerts, films, art talks, and plays. They offer a fully sequential curriculum in visual arts, dance, and theater beginning with our arts-based preschool. While this rigorous curriculum follows national standards, we also offer beginning and re introductory classes for students of all ages, including adults. They provide scholarship support for families who need it, and work closely with Boys and Girls Club, the Juvenile Detention Center, and other social service agencies to provide arts engagement for all children and teenagers.
The Lawrence Arts Center is a non profit arts organization that receives only 6% of our funding from the city, none from the state, but with great support from individuals, businesses, foundations, and now the National Endowment for the Arts, and are committed to offering the region the best in exhibitions, performance, and arts education. They love being a community intersection of education, scholarship, art, and social service. The Lawrence Arts Center invites everyone to join us in our audiences, classes, on stage, and in our galleries and in our studios.
Read more about offerings for all ages and especially our summer offerings like Summer Youth Theater and arts and science ArtSpace camps at www.lawrenceartscenter.org
