wednesday, October 1, 2003
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the university daily kansan_5A
Cheryl Hughes, Lawrence, looked at works from the Lawrence Own-Your-Own art exhibition. The event benefited the Bert Nash Community Mental Health Center, and raised nearly $21,000 as of Monday.
Art show aids health center
150 pieces of art selected from more than 450
By Kevin Kampwirth
kkampwirth@kansan.com
Kansan staff writer
The third annual Lawrence Own-Your-Own art exhibition kicked off Saturday. The exhibition will benefit the Bert Nash Community Mental Health Center.
The art exhibition, held at the Corporate Center at the corner of 18th and Wakarusa Streets, features about 150 works from 63 area artists. The artists will donate 20 percent of the proceeds from their works to the health center.
The exhibition began Saturday and runs through Sunday. Darcy Gerhard, a member of the Lawrence Committee for the Advancement of the Visual Arts, said that 51 pieces had sold through Monday, about a third of the total art on display.
"If an art show sells at least 10 percent of the pieces, it's generally considered a success," Gerhard said. "With that in mind, we're doing pretty well."
The committee solicited donations from local businesses and individuals to help cover show expenses.
expense. More than 450 pieces from 101 artists were submitted. Out of these, 150 were chosen by juror Carolyn McMaster, a photographer, writer and editor from San Francisco.
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"Ithink the pieces chosen really demonstrate the diversity of Lawrence artists," McMaster said.
"The Kansas City area is much nicer than that for emerging artists," she said. "There is a very strong sense of community among artists here."
McMaster was an editor for the Lawrence Journal World from 1986 to 1990 before moving to San Francisco. She said she came back to judge the show because of her Lawrence ties.
Among the assortment of pieces on display were paintings, sculptures and photographs. Prices for the art range from $65 to $10,000 dollars. Gerhard
stressed that there is art accessible to everyone on display.
"People should understand that they don't have to spend thousands of dollars for good, original art," she said. "You just have to find something that speaks to you."
"I'm very impressed by the overall quality of the art on display here," More said. "The Lawrence art scene is quite understated and this gives people a chance to really see it."
Pat More, Lawrence resident,
attended the show on Monday
In the first three days of the show, more than $20,000 dollars worth of art had sold. Last year's show sold close to $27,000-worth overall.
Gerhard said that Lawrence has more artists per capita than any city in the country.
"We're trying to give these talented artists a vehicle to show and sell their art," Gerhard said. "And in the process, we're making money for charity. It's a win-win situation."
- Edited by Scott Christie
Endowment leases property for fire station near campus
By Amanda Kim Stairrott
astairrett@kansan.com
Kansas staff writer
The city of Lawrence has leased land from the Kansas University Endowment Association to build a new fire and medical station near campus. Fire and Medical Station No. 5 will be located at 19th and Iowa streets at Stewart Avenue.
However, residents will not be seeing the new station anytime in the near future. According to Mike Wildgen, city manager, the city will have to pay for a study on the site to be conducted before the station can be built.
The $30,000 study will be led by Sabatini Associates, 805 New Hampshire St.
The firm will examine the site to determine how the station will fit in with the surrounding community. The study is scheduled to be completed by December, when the city commission will
examine design options for the site.
Daryl Beene said the Endowment Association leased the property to the city at $1 per year for 25 years. Beene is senior vice president of Property for the Endowment Association. He said Chancellor Robert Hemenway asked the Endowment Association to lease the property to the city.
"The chancellor's concern was locating this equipment closer to the campus for a quicker response time." Beene said.
Ken Stoner, director of student housing, said he was following the project closely.
"Response time is always a critical factor fire fighting, management and control," he said. "An additional fire station in that location would have some benefit for the citizens of Lawrence as well as the University."
The new station will be
Lawrence's fifth fire and medical station. It is part of the city's three-step plan to adapt the fire and medical department to Lawrence's growth, said Jim McSwain, city and county fire and medical chief.
Part one of the plan was completed in Spring 2002. It involved relocating Station No. 2 from 19th Street and Haskell Avenue to 21st and Harper streets. Part two is the construction of Station No. 5. The final phase will move Station No. 4 from 2819 Stonebarn Terrace to 21st and Wakarusa streets, leaving the new station to serve central Lawrence.
Warren Corman, University architect, said the Endowment Association had talked with the city for years about a new site. He said the city and the association considered areas along Iowa Street between 19th and 21st streets.
Edited by JJ Hensley
Fire and Medical stations in Lawrence
Station 2
9708 W. Sixth St
Sixth Street
W. Eighth Street
W. Ninth Street
Kassold Drive
Iowa Street
Main Campus
Kentucky Street
W. 14th Street
E. 15th Street
Currently:
■ Calls from Daisy Hill receive trucks from Station 3 and Station 4 and the ladder truck from Station 1.
■ Calls from eastern part of campus receive trucks from Station 1 and Station 2 and the ladder truck from Station 1.
■ Calls from the new Student Fitness Recreation Center receive trucks from Station 2 and Station 4 and the ladder truck from Station 1.
Daisy Hill
W. 19th Street
National Recreation Center
Future Station 5
19th Street and Stewart Avenue
23rd Street
Station 2
2128 Harper St
Station 4
(Will be moved to 21st Street and Wakarusa Road)
Stone Barn Terrace