Current Exhibitions
September 3 – October 30 Opening Reception: September 3, 5-8pmUnsettled Xia Gao Acclaimed textiles artist, Xia Gao, uses fabric, screen-printing, and
light to tell her story of relocation and adaptation to Nebraska from
her native country, China. Gao screen-prints images of cornhusks
onto large pieces of perforated hand-dyed fabric. Images of
Nebraska’s urban and rural scenes appear when light passes through
the fabric.
September 3 – 25 Opening Reception: September 3, 5-8pmA Mortal's Dream Natasha Overholtzer Natasha Overholtzer draws inspiration for her work from A Midsummer Night’s Dream. She creates playful interpretations by installing small groups of her elegant jewelry in shadowboxes that represent each of the fairies in the play: Peaseblossom, Cobweb, and Mustardseed. Overholtzer created this work during her residency at the LUX.
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Featured Artist in the Sales Gallery
Katherine Hackl
Katherine Hackl is our featured artist in the sales gallery for August and September. Stop in to see her pottery inspired by nature and take it home for your own collection. Click here to see some examples of her work.
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.
NEW! You can now register for classes online, click here to find out how!
To see what is currently being offered download our Fall/Winter 2010 education brochure and registration form PDF, or call us at 402-466-8692.
Download our registration guidelines for answers to frequently asked questions
Pizza & Picasso NEW
Let us provide dinner and an activity while you and your loved ones bring the creativity! Offered every second Thursday of the month for an evening of fun and pizza while working with LUX staff on family-friendly collaborative projects. Space is limited so reserve your spot ahead of time.
Class# FAM-01 Thurs., Sept. 9, 6:30-8pm
Instructor: Lux Artist-in-Residence
Tuition: $40 per session up to 4 family members, $3 each additional person (Take one session for free per year with LUX family membership or higher.)
Sampler Platters NEW
Work with different materials used in glass fusing while learning various techniques to create colorful unique 8”x8” platters. Techniques covered will include; adding texture, torch and candle manipulation, full and contour fuse as well as slump. Class will cover basic glass cutting, terms and more.
Class# GLS-01 Tues. Sept 21-Nov. 2; 6:30-9pm (no class Oct. 19)
Instructor: Carrie Strope
Tuition:$165 (LUX members $148.50)
Comic Book Illustration
Learn to tell a story in the visual format of a comic book. Students create their own characters and script dialog to compose graphic narratives page by page and panel by panel. Preparation and formatting for publication explored.
Class# YPNT-03 Sat., Sept 4-25, 2:30-4pm
Instructor: Maggie Austin
Tuition: $60 (Lux Members $54)
Go to classes for: Adults Youth & Teens Families
LUX Museum
July 9 - November 2
Gladys M. LUX Print Exhibition
A Pressing Need to Create: An Exhibition of Women’s Prints
Doris Emrick
For hundreds of years women’s artistic abilities were channeled into the production of personal and domestic items. Few women attempted to become professional artists because careers in art were considered a male province. But women were not without the urge to create artistically and professionally for the public; and this pressing need finally began to emerge. In the 18th century a few women attempted to become artists but it was not until the 19th century that a number of women sought professional careers as artists. One of the earliest to do so, Berthe Morisot, has two pieces in this exhibition.
Berthe Morisot carefully followed the rules of society in the mid 1800s but because her family encouraged her to create art and also had the wealth to support her career, she was able to become a lifelong artist. Operating a messy printing press was considered an unladylike medium, but she and later artists such as Marie Laurencin, Marguerite Zorach and Lili Rethi, also represented in “A Pressing Need to Create”, embraced printing. In the 20th century, women printmakers such as Peggy Bacon, Marion Greenwood, Margery Austin Ryerson and Doris Emrick Lee, whose artwork also is in this exhibition, found greatly expanded opportunities for women artists.
Seventeen prints by fifteen artists compose the exhibition of art by women who felt and acted on “A Pressing Need to Create”. The newly framed prints will be on exhibit in the Gladys M. Lux Historical Print Gallery on the second floor of the Lux Center for the Arts through November 2, 2010.
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Thank You to Recent LUX Center 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:
- Blick Art Materials—$2500 donation for Art Van deLUX
- Rogers Foundation—$5000 grant for Art Van deLUX
- Mary and Douglas Campbell—paid one year’s lease on copy machine
- An anonymous Foundation--$5000 grant for Art Van deLUX
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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Join us at Grand Manse for our very special benefit dinner and art auction.
A deLUX Art Gala
September 19, 4:30 pm
Sponsored by: ARCHI+ETC.LLC - Jones National Bank & Trust Co. - Smith Hayes - Woods & Aitken
$65 before Aug. 30
$75 after Aug. 30
Table for 10 - $650 before Aug. 30
Table for 10 - $750 after Aug. 30
Register online or call 466.8692
Click here to view donated artwork
Support the LUX at Barnes & Noble
The LUX Center is having a fundraiser at the SouthPointe Barnes and Noble on Thursday, September 2 from 9am-10pm. A portion of the purchases from LUX Center supporters will be donated to the art center to buy supplies and equipment for classrooms and studios. In order for the LUX Center to receive their donation, supporters must present a voucher or mention the LUX Center to the Barnes and Noble cashier before their purchase. Click here to download a voucher.
Thanks Lincoln!
Community Arts Afternoon was a great success. We had a record attendance and raised $1,000 for need-based youth scholarships.
Art Van deLUX hits the Road! Thanks to generous contributions from our community, Art Van deLUX is ready to hit the road! Find out how you can bring art to your clients or employees! Contact Natalie for more information.
Read about Art Van deLUX!
 | This project is supported in part by an award from the National Endowment for the Arts. |
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Celebrate your birthday at the LUX
LUX Center now offers 'artsy' birthday parties! Party pricing includes one hour and a half class with professional art instruction, materials for projects, and time to enjoy cake and presents. Hand decorated commemorative plate available at an additional fee. Contact our education director about pricing.
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Kansas City bus tour
Saturday, October 9
Early bird rate before September 9: $60 for members; $70 non-members
Registration after September 9: $65 for members; $75non-members
The tour will leave LUX Center for the Arts at 7:30am and return at 8:30pm. Participants will receive docent led tours through the Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art and the Nerman Museum in Overland Park and visit with art collectors Christine and Sandy Kemper at their farm outside of Kansas City.
Click here to register online for the early bird rate.
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