Final Friday Events - November 25th

THE LAWRENCE ARTS CENTER (940 New Hampshire)

• Bizarre Bazaar 
  Opening Night, Final Friday, November 25th from 5 until 9 pm *also open Saturday from 9am until 5 pm

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 until 9 pm

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 until 9:30 pm

  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 5-7 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 until 8 pm
  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 6:00 to 9:00pm, 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 25th 6-9pm

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 29th 6-8pm 
  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 7-9pm.

THE LAWRENCE ART PARTY (718 New Hampshire)

• 5 until 9:30 pm 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
  Cirque de Decay
  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

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 8:00 PM.

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, 5:00 PM to 9:30 PM 
  Please visit us as part of "Final Fridays"--a celebration of the arts that includes special exhibits, performances and demonstrations in Downtown Lawrence.