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The University Daily Kansan
Wednesday, September 17, 1997
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Art gala drawn to downtown
By Emily C. Forsyth
Kansan staff writer
Two of Probus' paintings, done with acrylic and latex on wood and canvas, are on display in the windows of Johnson Furniture, 722 Massachusetts St.
The sixth annual Harvest of Arts, an eight-day celebration of art in all forms, brings another year of Art in the Storefront Windows. The event showcases local and regional artists' work, both professional and amateur, in the windows of downtown businesses.
Window shoppers in downtown Lawrence this week will encounter an array of artwork—some exotic, some hypnotic and all original.
"Art in the Storefront Windows is really the core and beginning event in Harvest of Arts," said Lissa Probus, Lawrence senior and president of this year's Harvest of Arts.
The selection of art this year includes paintings, sculpture, jewelry, glass blowings, stained glass, hand-painted drums and photography.
"It's the first time I've ever shown my paintings to the public. It's kind of exciting," Probus said." Madeline O'Brien, coordinator of Art in the Storefront Windows, estimated there were 40 to 50 stores participating this year.
She said there were no fees involved in displaying the artwork and that all proceeds from works sold went to the artists.
Joe Flannery, president of Weaver's department store, said Weaver's tried to participate in the event each year.
Development Center, a downtown day care center.
"The business is doing a community service for their artistic community," O'Brien said. "They're not getting anything out of this themselves at all."
Probus said Art in the Storefront Windows, which continues through Sunday, also included displays of work by nationally recognized artists.
Susan Ashline, Lawrence resident, displays her painting in the window of the Casbah, 803 Massachusetts St. Ashline owns the frame shop located above the Casbah on Massachusetts Street. The paintings were displayed in downtown stores as part of the Harvest of Arts festival. Photo by Augustus Anthony Piazza (KANSAN
"Lawrence has a strong community of active working artists who generally sell their work elsewhere, and we don't have a good ratio of showing space to producing artists here," Probus said. "So, for some of those people, this is our only chance to get to see their work."
Information fair offers study-abroad ideas
"I think people enjoy it. The visibility of our corner is high." Flannery said. "A lot of people walk and drive by it, and we get good feedback on the displays."
Probus said anyone who wanted to share their art with the public was welcome to participate.
Interspersed among the usual media are some more nontraditional contributions. A 3-D stereogram, which was a collaborative effort by Roger Holden and William S. Burroughs, hangs in the window of Creation Station, 726 Massachusetts St. Santa Fe Optical's window at 737 Massachusetts St. is adorned with construction paper and glitter art crafted by children from the United Child
By Ryan Koerner
rkoerner@kansan.com
Kansas staff writer
During the year Andrew Mitchell, Lawrence senior, studied abroad in France, he assimilated so well to French society that he once gave directions to a native Parisian.
"That is my favorite memory." Mitchell said. "It was the best experience because that was when I realized I was so immersed in the language that I was part of society."
Mitchell and other students who have participated in study abroad programs, along with program coordinators and advisers, will answer students' questions at the Study Abroad Fair from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. today in the lobby of the Kansas Union.
The fair will feature more than
15 displays about studying abroad and information about the KU Study Abroad Club.
"We want it to be an easy way to show students the breadth of opportunity study abroad offers," said Susan MacNally, program coordinator for the Office of Study Abroad.
The main goal of the fair is to answer any questions students may have about study abroad, MacNally said. Students often are concerned with the types of housing available, the institution where they will be studying, recreational activities and whether they will be able to study within their major, she said.
For students concerned about being far away from home, MacNally said there were ways to reduce culture shock and homesickness.
students to understand their own resources and the need to preplan and preplan and preplan.
"One way to reduce your uncertainty is to find out as much as you can about the place you want to go," MacNally said. "The more research and preparation they do before they go, the better."
In addition to program coordinators and advisers, students who have studied abroad will be at the fair to share their experiences with interested students.
Emily Kolatch, Lawrence sophomore, studied in Great Britain last summer. Kolatch said she liked the slow-paced lifestyle she encountered there.
Different types of programs and education about culture shock also can make studying abroad easier, MacNally said. For example, summer programs often are shorter and offer a group setting.
"If you have that group to depend on, you can share your burdens." MacNally said.
There will be two financial advisers at the fair to answer any cost-related questions. KU Study Abroad offers both affordable and costly programs, said Barbara Gearhart, associate director of study abroad.
Gearhart said finding a program that fit a student's finances usually was not a problem.
Anne Hiller, Little Rock, Ark.
senior, will talk about Sterling,
Scotland, where she studied during
the Fall 1996 semester.
"It gave me a whole different outlook on my world and my society," Hiller said. "The pace of life was much less hurried."
"The secret to it all is for the
"We had to learn to be patient," Kolatch said. "Even McDonald's was a whole hour meal instead of 10 minutes."
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