THURSDAY,FEB.21,2002
Lawrence Arts Center to relocate offer expanded classes to all students
By Lauren Beatty
Kansan staff writer
In less than two months, Lawrence Arts Center classes will begin in their new quadruple-sized home.
Ann Evans, director of the center, said the center's new $7.35 million building on New Hampshire Street would open April 8. She said KU students could benefit from the new center's enhanced courses.
The city donated $4.35 million to build the center, and the center raised the rest of the amount through donations.
Ground was broken on the center in October 2000. Evans said the center would offer adult classes and advanced classes like photography and jewelry making.
Bailey Kivett, center employee and Halstead junior, said she thought it was difficult for non-fine arts students to enroll in art and photography classes at the University of Kansas.
She said if KU students took classes at the arts center, they would be more likely to get chances to participate. She also
"We're going from 10,000 square feet to 40,000 square feet. The sheer magnitude is increasing"
Ann Evans Director, Lawrence Arts Center
said classes would be offered during evenings to make them convenient for students.
According to the KU art department's Web site, www.ku.edu/~sfa, students in other schools at the University may take classes through special permission of the department as space allows.
Kivett said scholarships were available to students wanting to take classes at the center. She said they should fill out scholarship applications when enrolling.
For now, construction will continue on the inside of the building. Evans said floors were
being laid in the lobby and in the dance studios. Seating was also being installed in the auditorium.
"Everything will be different," Evans said. "We're going from 10,000 square feet to 40,000 square feet. The sheer magnitude is increasing."
Kivett said she was eager to work at the new center because of the added space. She said at the center's current building, some preschool classrooms had to function as adult art rooms later in the day.
"At the new center, everything will have its own home." Kivett said.
Evans said the center would release schedules for its new location sometime next week.
A black-tie gala opening will take place April 6. A public dedication for the new building will be April 14.
Contact Beatty at iBeaty@kansan.com. This story was edited by Joanna Miller.
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