Current Exhibitions
Steve Ryan
July 8 — 26, 2008
Opening Reception
Friday, July 11, 2008, 5:00-7:00 pm
Liz Howe
For sale in the showroom this month: Photography by Dana Fritz; Prints by Victoria Goro-Rapoport; Ceramic work by Liz Howe; Pottery by Ryan LaBar; Prints by Jewel Noll; Pottery by Eric Petersen.
Upcoming Classes
Check out all the Lux Center has to offer! Classes for youth, teens, adults, the whole family! There's something for everyone, from beginners interested in trying something new to experts looking to hone their skills.
Glass Camp
Experience the magic of glass. Learn to create off-mandrel work like small sculptures and pendants. All materials and safety equipment included. Registration is limited to five students, so call us today!
Class #YGLA-01 Tuesday - Thur., July 22 - 24, 1:00-4:30pm
Art Concentration Weeks for Elementary and Middle School
Take advantage of an intense, whirl-wind week of creativity! Work with a different instructor every day. Make clay sculptures, prints on paper, acrylic paintings and fanciful fiber creations.
Ages 5-9, Class #YGEN-03 Mon. - Fri., August 11 - 15, 10:00-11:30am
Ages 10-13, Class #YGEN-04 Mon. - Fri., August 11 - 15, 12:30-2:00pm
Double Dose of Clay: Family Nights
Clay fun for the whole family! Learn the basics of slab and coil building so that you can create colorful ceramic nameplates and garden stones. All skill levels welcome.
Class #FAM-05 Wed. and Thur., August 6 and 7, 5:30-7:00pm
Register today!
>download our Spring/Summer 2008 Education Brochure PDF or call us at 402-466-8692.
Go to classes for: Adults Youth & Teens Families
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Thank You to Recent Education Program Sponsors
We would like to share our sincere appreciation for recent sponsors of our education programming at Lux Center for the Arts. Thank you to the following individuals and businesses:
- Darlene Miltner - Scholarships for Youth
- Peggy Gomez, Gomez Art Supply - Scholarships for Youth
- Todd Rivers, Rivers Metal Products, Inc - Sponsorship of Metalsmithing Classes
- Dean & Darlene Petersen - New Founder Member
- Ben & Renee Welstead, Storyline Photography - Pro-bono Photography Work
Proud Member of Community Services Fund
Twenty five non-profits including Lux Center for the Arts are part of the Community Services Fund. The CSF is a workplace fundraising coalition joining with more than 85 Lincoln and Lancaster employers to allow employees to make donations through payroll deductions.
To find out if your employer is a participating business or how it can join, call the Community Services Fund at 402-489-4332, or visit their website: >communityservicesfund.org.
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Community Arts Afternoon
Sunday, August 3, from 1:00 — 4:00pm
Don't miss our annual Community Arts Afternoon celebration! It will be fun for the whole family!
Spend the afternoon at Lux enjoying art: making demonstrations, participating in hands-on art projects, painting on an outdoor mural and dancing to lively reggae music by RC Dub.
Have your face painted by staff from Lincoln Children's Museum or get "tattooed" with henna.
Bring a t-shirt for the tie-dying booth hosted by Blick Art Materials.
Support our scholarship program by purchasing a ceramic bowl for $10 and enjoy free popcorn from Colby Ridge Popcorn.
Admission and parking are free. All events will take place at Lux Center for the Arts on Sunday, August 3, from 1—4pm, at 2601 N 48th St.
Call for more information at 402-466-8692.
Also:
Take part in our Christmas in July donation drive for our arts education programming. Make a tax-deductible donation for anything from kiln shelves to a digital projector, to scholarships, to cans of paint. Stop by Lux Center for the Arts today, check out our Wish List Trees and pick out an ornament listing something youÕd like to help with. Ticket prices of donations are $6 and up. Help us make our art wishes come true!
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Lux Center for the Arts is located at 48th and Baldwin, in Lincoln's historic University Place neighborhood.