Lawrence

Arts Center
2009-2010
Annual Report
To enrich individuals and the community by nurturing love for the arts
through

exhibition, performance, and education.
From the Board President

For the Lawrence Arts Center, 2009-10 has been a signifcant year. We completed a search for a new
Executive Director and were delighted to appoint Susan Tate in that role. Susan has a background in
education and has served widely on arts related non-proft Boards in the City. Susan began her duties
in December 2009 and has had a dramatic positive impact on the Center. She has managed the
Center in these tough economic times and has dedicated her efort wholeheartedly towards the
mission of the Center, To enrich individuals and the community by nurturing love of the arts
through education, exploration and expression.
As many organizations have during the past couple of years, the Arts Center has felt the impact of the
downturn in the economy. However, with patron and staf loyalty, a dedicated Board, the good will
of leaders in the community, and the exceptional eforts of the new Executive Director, we are closing
the year in a relatively strong position. As we celebrate the Lawrence Arts Centers 35th Birthday, we
look forward to renewing the Center for its next phase of operation. Thirty-fve years is considered a
statistical generation and so next year we begin our own re-generation.
This year, artists, volunteers, businesses and citizens of Lawrence also responded to our needs with
support and generosity. My sincere thanks go to you all. We have lately seen increased individual
and corporate charitable giving to the Center and had the best fund-raising outcome in many years
during the donated-art Lawrence Arts Center Art Auction in April. We have seen an increase in
attendance at Center events, especially encouraging for new ventures such as Story Slam. The
Center is developing as a hub for the communitys interests, especially in the area of new media.
We have enjoyed increased event activity and public visibility through the Centers use by ancillary
organizations in Lawrence. The Arts Center also received support or assistance from external
agencies such as the Kansas Arts Commission, the National Endowment for the Humanities, and the
Mid American Arts Alliance, providing additional valid credibility for our reputation and mission.
This past year we said farewell to some stalwarts on the Board who completed their Board terms
and whose immeasurable efort sustained the Center through its leadership transitional days. These
include June Jones, Mike Maude and Phil Rademacher. A sincere thank you to them for their service
to the Center.
Happily, wonderful new community Lawrencians have joined the Board of Directors this year,
bringing an array of skills, talent and dedicated energy. These include John Bullock, Carol Ann Carter,
Julie Carter, Ellen Chindamo, Kate Harding Pohl, Dan Schriner, Lisa Leroux Smith and Evan Williams.
I close my tenure as Board President optimistic that the Center is in a positive state of change and,
with the support of the public, we look forward to presenting the city with a community Arts Center
that engages the people of Lawrence for many years to come.
Bill Carswell, Board Director
Board President Bill Carswell with artist Carol Ann
Carter during 2010 Beneft Auction.
Arts Education:
Preschool, Visual Arts,
Dance, and Theater
The Lawrence Arts Center ofers arts education for
preschoolers through adults. We have a sequential
curriculum that students may follow to develop
expertise in multiple mediums, but we also ofer
beginning courses for all ages.
The Lawrence Arts Center Arts-Based preschool began September 2009 by
planting a garden in the new raised beds made by Steve Richardson with a grant
from the Rotary Club of Lawrence. We planted fall crops that provided food for
our guinea pigsGeorge and Oreo. Gardening is an ongoing activity in the
preschool. In January, we added an additional class on Tuesday/Thursday
afternoons.
Teachers Leslie McCafrey and Linda Reimond were invited to present a workshop
50 Ways to Use the Easel at Creativity: Where the Future Begins May 14-15. This
early childhood/art conference was sponsored by the Pittsburgh Association for
the Education of Young Children in collaboration with the Pennsylvania Council
on the Arts and the Allegheny County Family Support Policy Board.
594 preschool children attended classes at the Arts Center this year, and
approximately 900 preschoolers attended programming supported by the Arts
Center in partnership with Head Start, Little Nations, the Ballard Center, Childrens
Learning Center, and Sunshine Acres.
Preschool
Over 1,500 students in classes for children, teens, and adults enrolled in a Vi-
sual Arts Curriculum at the Arts Center that includes drawing, painting, ceram-
ics, metal smithing, glass, printmaking, digital media, photography.
Visual Arts
Dance
Wonderful dancing flled the Lawrence Arts Center stage throughout the year as close to 3,400
audience members laughed, cried, sighed and applauded during Dance performances. In December,
A Kansas Nutcracker once again delighted the Lawrence community with close to 150 actors, dancers,
directors, musicians, and tech personnel. 1,560 attended the six performances. The 27-member Youth
Ballet Company directed by Deborah Bettinger presented a charming Snow White and Rose Red to
close to 300 audience members. In May 40 youth came together to create a Peanut, Pretzel, Popcorn,
Jazz Ensemble original dance theater production of Jedi Knights and Galactic Princesses: The Fight
2NotB Polluted. Seen by over 240 audience members, the show celebrated Earth Day.

June featured an intensive dance workshop with Sean Duus of Kansas City Ballet and Ben Wegman of
The Liz Lerman Dance Exchange, Washington D.C.
The annual Dance Gala 2010 in May featured youth and adults showcasing what they had learned in
their dance classes since September. Nearly 300 students took part in our 2010 Dance Gala. 1,100
community members attended these performances.
In July 25 students brought the story of Charlottes Web to life in a dance version that was Terrifc!
Stupendous! Awesome! 175 were in the audience for this production.
In all, the 2009-2010 Dance Education Porgram held 300 classes with over 2,600 enrollments.

The 940 Dance Company under the artistic direction of Susan Rieger had an outstanding year: receiving
over $20,000 in grants, hosting and outstanding 3-day Choreography Festival with Liz Lerman as a
special guest and two regional showcases of work. Additionally, they toured to Greensburg, Liberal,
Salina, Stockton, and several Kansas City area communities; created an all-new school performance
about the Two Faces of the Wind; performed in a collaborative event with Kansas University dancers
held at the Freedom Rings Sculpture site near Clinton Lake; did 22 preschool workshops through the
Lied Center and created several thoughtful, elegant, and humorous new works to delight Lawrence and
area audiences.
940 Dance Company
Theater
280 children and youth took part on stage and behind the scenes in theater productions.
The year had three particularly wonderful performance highlights.
THE COPPELIA PROJECT; A CLOWN BALLET, toured Ft. Lauderdale, Florida and
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, sharing Heidi Vans wonderful physical theatre piece across the
country.
OLIVER! was the frst ever age-appropriate musical production for family audiences at
the Arts Center. Involving more than 60 community members in a wonderful
celebration of Lawrence talent, professional and community, this production was
attended by approximately 850 audience members.
HAIR! sold out all its performances as the most successful Summer Youth Theatre musical
ever. More than 55 students worked for an entire month and learned through a Kansas
Humanities Council grant that allowed us to share speakers on Myth and Magic;
Lawrence in a time of change, with both the students and the general public. As a result,
HAIR! was attended not only by friends and family, but by the general public as well.
In all the Theatre program mounted 33 productions, including fnal productions in
childrens classes, Saturday Players, City Youth Theater, our family musical, and Summer
Youth Theater.
Theater
The Arts Center Theater program enrolled 478 students in 2009-2010 in
both acting and performance-based classes. Over 25,000 audience
members attended Theater and Film events.
Film
As our flm program began to expand this year, we began to use new
terminology, like Media Studies and Digital Cinema.
We held our second annual short flm festival in April and received 28 entries. 130
students enrolled in new media classes and workshops.
The biggest event of the 2009-2010 year was the Film Intensive, held in
conjunction with the University of Kansas Film and Media Studies department.
We sponsored a showing of THE ONLY GOOD INDIAN, feature flm by Kevin Will-
mott and MARIACHI ESTRELLA, a documentary by Peter Jasso and Marlo Angell.
The Intensive also featured workshops by local professional and university flm
makers. Well attended and enjoyable, the Saturday night screening include live
Mariachi music. As a result of the Intensive, we were able to get Joel Feigenbaum,
Hollywood writer, director, and producer to become the lead teacher/mentor for
this Falls Digital Cinema class. Marlo Angell also agreed to coordinate our Digital
Media studies program and will be arranging classes and teachers for the
upcoming year.
Exhibitions
The fall of 2009 Ben Ahlvers began as Exhibitions Director.
Ben and Kris Hermanson presented an exhibition called Common Ground, featuring student art work
from the past 8 years at the Lawrence Arts Center. Every available wall space was flled with over 300
works of art. The 2008-09 Printmaking Artist-in-Residence, Donika Wiley held her exhibit in the small
gallery, while a Lawrence Arts Center Faculty Exhibit flled the large gallery. The opening reception
hosted hundreds in the Arts Center. Staf from the Eye Doctors Optometrist & Peoples Optical then
welcomed all to the visual arts studios for demonstrations by Arts Center Instructors. In conjunction,
art collectives from Lawrence were invited to present to the public their organizations goals and
activities. Capping of 3 nights of presentations by local art groups were our key note speakers, Bruce
Hartman, Director of the Nerman Museum, the cast from Rare Visions & Roadside Revelations and one
of the curators of Heartland, Kerstin Niemann.
Jan Gaumnitz flled both galleries at the Lawrence Arts Center in one of the most highly attended solo
exhibitions in the Lawrence Arts Center. A series of themed exhibits curated by Ben Ahlvers brought a
diverse range of artists together from the region. Place, Character Building/Building Character,
Animalia, and POP highlighted great art being created in Lawrence while introducing artists usually
associated with Kansas City to the Lawrence Community. The 2009 - 10 Artists-in-Residence, Alison
Filley and Sarah Gross brought new energy and talent to Lawrence during their year here.
Following the success of Common Ground, the Arts Center has committed to exhibiting art in the
lobby areas on an ongoing basis and to Art in the Open, an project that invites artists to work in our
lobby. Thirteen artists took us up on this invitation the last few months of 2009-2010.
Our 30th annual Art Auction, featuring the work of Carol Ann Carter and work by 140 other artists,
attested to the enthusiasm our artistic community feels for our exhibitions program. This year marked
many changes to this event. The 2010 Auction was the frst for our new Exhibitions Director and
Executive Director. Together they oversaw the cultivation of new and familiar donating artists and
patrons. This years Auction raised $101,000 and captured the highest percentage of retail value for
art in many years. We are very thankful to all the artists, volunteers and event sponsor, Peoples Optical
& the Eye Doctors Optometrists, for making this year a success. Without the success of this event, the
Exhibitions program would not survive. 2009-2010 saw the work of 345 artists exhibited in our
galleries and lobby spaces. In addition, three public school exhibits ofered the work of hundreds of
public school students and Common Ground featured the work of 275 Arts Center students.
Davin Watne
Dylan Beck
Artists-in-Residence
Our artists-in-residence Sarah Gross (ceramics, MFA Rhode Island School of Design) and
Alison Filley (printmaking, MFA University of Iowa) taught classes, created their own work
resulting in exhibitions, and brought their energy into our studios.
Alison Filley
Sarah Gross
ARTSreach
The Lawrence Arts Center is committed to providing art and arts education to all children, teens, and adults. Our major
partnerships include:
First Step House, Boys and Girls Club, Douglas County Youth Services, and Cottonwood, Inc. In addition to these partnerships,
ARTSreach extends to providing fnancial aid to children, teens, and adults who take Arts Center classes as individuals.
Approximately 14% of our students received fnancial aid in 2009-2010.
ARTSreach for Children
Head Start @ LAC--16 children weekly Sept-May
Little Nations @ Little Nations--10-12 bi-weekly Sept-May
Kansas Pre-K Project: The Arts Center is a site for this project designed to equalize the prekindergarten experience across
programs by setting uniform standards for delivery of the educational experience. The Arts Center provides the arts program
intended to enhance learning skills and brain development.
As part of this ARTSreach project, the Arts Center ofers:
1. Theater and dance performances attended by 915 children (and their teachers) from Head Start, Little Nations, the Childrens
Learning Center, and the Ballard Center.
2. Preschool Arts classes attended by
Head Start @LAC: 32 children weekly Sept-May
At Ballard: 12 children weekly Sept-May
At Childrens Learning Center: 16 children weekly Sept-May
At Sunshine Acres: 16 children weekly Sept-May
Total 76 weekly
Arts Center dance, visual arts, and theater instructors taught one class a week at two Boys and Girls Club sites for eight weeks this
summer, serving 100 children.
ARTSreach for Teens
The Arts Center provides weekly arts programming to teens at the Juvenile Detention Center and the county Day School. Arts
Center art instructor Laura Ramberg serves approximately 30 teenagers a week. In 2009, the Arts Center provided arts education
to 381 students in JDC and 54 in the Day School. To date in 2010, 197 JDC students have taken arts classes provided by the Arts
Center.
ARTSreach for Adults and Families
Susan Rieger, licensed clinical social worker and Artistic Director of the 940 Dance Company, provides a movement group to
women in recovery from substance abuse at First Step House. This weekly group uses creative movement to physicalize the
process of change. The group consists of a warm up and group bonding exercises, then culminates in an activity that asks the
women to create movement, which refects some facet of their inner work.
In addition, the Arts Centers 940 Dance Company provides a yearly concert, entitled Transformations, for the residents, their
families and the staf of First Step House, seeking to recognize the incredible courage and strength required for addiction re-
covery. Approximately 175 residents, 5 staf and 75 family members beneft annually from the direct services of this ARTSreach
program.
Financial
Hale, Thadd and Eliza
Hanna, Chris and Tree
Haugh, Dan and Jay
Hauptli Family
Hardy, Randy and Saralyn
Herd, Stan
Hiebert, Dave and Gunda
Hill, Stephen and Marcia
Hinton, Ron and Barb
Hodge. Kathleen and Tom
Hollond, David and Ann
Hougland, Bill and Carolie
Horning, Al and Diane
Horsch, Brian and Marilyn
Hoy, Matt and Heather
Jacobs, Bud and Sheryl
Jacobsen, Terry and Robin
Johnson, Monte and Kay
Jones, Mark and June
Joy, Maurice and Betsy
Loomis, Bird and Michel
LaPoint, Jill and Mark
Lees, Andy and Megan
Maude, Mike and Cindy
Meyer, Gene and Carol
McDowell, Steve and Kathy
Michaelis, Mike and Dee
Miller, Gerry and Don
Moore, Marty and Durand Reiber
Noonen, Ed and Melissa McCormick
Nordling, Barbara
Orozco, Mike and Deborah
Otten, Jim and Vickie
Parker, John and Nancy
Parker, Joan
Piller, Lynn and Sally
Rack, Kim and Mike
Rademacher, Phil and Rachel
Imagination Society
Many thanks to the following members of the Lawrence Arts
Center Imagination Society for generously supporting the Arts Center
through annual gifts of $1,000.00 and above.
Ashton, Nancy
Bass, Peter and Laura Buhr
Bateman, Jim and Susan
Billings, Bev
Billings, Judy and Dave
Blitt, Rita
Brown, John Gary and Christie
Bullock, John and Eliza
Buchner, Don and Jolissa
Carmody, Grace and Tom
Carmody, Kay and Tom
Carswell, Barbara and Bill
Carter, Carol Ann
Carter, Julie and Wayne
Chance, Larry and Kathy
Chindamo, Brad and Ellen
Copt, Phyllis and Louis
Cromwell, Aron and Hannah
Cullen, Matt and Terri Lintecum
Dobski, Tom and Marilyn
Eakin, Lindy and Liz Miller
Doveton, Clare
Edmonds, Jason and Machaela
Edwards, Gretchen and Mark
Evans, Ann
Fertig, Dana and Phyl
Fleming, Ray
Frederickson, Steve and Thea Rademacher
Gaches, Ron and Colette
Gadd, Brenda
Garrett, Sidney
Gaumnitz, Jan and Jack
Gaunt, John and Virginia
Golden, Joan and Web
Griggs, Burke and Emily Hill
Gronbeck-Tedesco, Susan and John
Grossman, Lisa and Kelly Barth
Hack, Sue and Al
Rowland, Pete
Sabatini, Dan and Nicole
Samp, Jerry and Mary Kay
Sampson, Bill and Dru
Satz, Janet
Schnaer, Miles and Paula
Schriner, Dan and Sally Hare-Schriner
Schultz, Beth
Shimomura, Roger and Janet Davidson-Hues
Simons, Lisa and Dolph
Stein, Rick
Stewart, John and Linda
Tacha, John and Deanell
Tate, Brad and Susan
Thellman, Nancy and Scott
Tourtellot, Elinor and Michael
Walter, Roger and Evan Williams
Weisbrod-Morris, Margaret and Jonathon Morris
Wertzberger, Ken and Annette
Wharf, Mary and Andy
Wiklund, Pete and Ann
Wilson, Steve and Susie
Winter, Dan
Winter, Mary and Wint
Wright, Jack and Judy
Major Program Sponsors
Arts-Based Preschool Sponsor
McDonalds of Lawrence
Visual Arts Education
Hills Pet Nutrition
Print Studio Project
Hallmark Cards
Dance Program Sponsor
Sabatini Architects
Beneft Art Auction Sponsors
Peoples Optical and The Eye Doctors
Theatre Program Sponsor
US Bank
Exhibitions Sponsor
Emprise Bank
Special thanks for Graphics Redesign
Callahan Creek
Special thanks for printing work all year Mainline
Printing and Printing Solutions
Jana White & Kevin Doyle
Kaye & Chris Drahozal
Laurence Draper
Patricia Graham & David Dunfeld
Natalie Anne Dye
John Pultz & Susan Earle
Jason & Machaela Edmonds
Steve & Chris Wolf Edmonds
Connie Edwards
Mark & Gretchen Edwards
Constance Ehrlich
Jane & Charlie Eldredge
John & Rosy Elmore
Linda Elwell
Connie Emerson
Ann Evans
Kathryn Fairchild
Phyllis Farrar
Dilesh Fernando
John Ferry
Phyl Johnson & Dana Fertig
Gary Fife
Jill Fincher
Hans & Iris Fischer
Jane & Philip Flanders
Lucy & John Flynn
Daniel & Brenda Flynn
Becky & Matt Foerschler
Tim & Betsy Forcade
Joelle & Allen Ford
Joe Bickford & Marci Francisco
Thea Rademacher & Steve Fredrickson
Howard & Tracy Freedman
Karen Frick
Martha Taylor & Herb Friedson
Victor & Linda Frost
Amy Lee & Rick Frydman
Duane Kalman & Andrea Fuhrman
Colette & Ron Gaches
Brenda Gadd
Mary & David Gage
Ralph & Martha Gage
Louie Galloway
Carolyn Gangel
Rebecca & Joe Gant
Goodwin & Shirley Garfeld
Sidney Garrett
D.W. Gates
Jan & Jack Gaumnitz
John & Virginia Gaunt
Ruth Gennrich
Bob Gent
Daniel Georgie
Sherilyn & Thomas Gibson
Phyllis Gifn
E. Gaele Gillespie
Robin Gingerich
Steve & Bobbie Gish
Larry Hoyle & Jennifer Glenn
Phillip & Phoebe Godwin
Web & Joan Golden
Dennis Goodden
Margaret Gordon
Theresa & Alex Gordzica
Shannon Criss & Nils Gore
Roxann & Steve Graber
Susan Grace
Jack Graham
Beth Gramly
Cap & Kitty Gray
Ramona Gray
Will Gray
Lynne Green
Jennifer Green
Andrea & Christopher Greenhoot
Colleen Gregoire
Carol Grieb
Jim Grifth
Emily Hill & Burke Griggs
Individual Members and Donors
Janet Adams
Ben & Staci Ahlvers
Adrienne Boyd-Akers & Pete Akers
Norman Akers
Lance Adams & Andrea Albright
Betty Alderson
Virgie Alexander
John & Maria Alexander
Sven Alstrom
David & Mary Kate Ambler
Patricia Hayden & Nathan Anderson
Jill Shelley & Dave Baldwin
Andrea & Dave Baloga
Colette & Jef Bangert
Marge & Price Banks
Ofelia Baradi
Jane Barber
Jill Baringer
Jason Barr
Blue Barrand
Tom Bartel
Eric & Jennifer Barton
Gene & Judith Bauer
Miriam Baur
Margaret Bayer
Ross & Marianna Beach
Annette Becker
Mary Becker
Randall Bennett
Geof Benzing
Chuck & Beth Berg
Carolyn & Gordon Berry
Deborah Bettinger
Francisco & Valerie Bido
Peter & Markie Bieri
David & Judy Billings
Beverly Smith Billings
Erika Binns
Daina & Shawn Bitters
Nancy & Gary Bjorge
Ellie Blair
Rita & Irwin Blitt
Michael & Catherine Blumenfeld
Lawrence & Lynne Bodle
Daniel Bontempo
Jean Pierre Boon
Judith Bouska
Carolyn Roy & William Bowerman
Robert Bowline
Howard & June Boyajian
Marion Boyle
Anne Bracker
James Immel & Mike Bradford
Judy Brawley
Vernon Brejcha
Roxanne & Robert Brennan
Anne & Wally Brockhof
Patricia Brooks
Grace & Bill Brooks
Larry Brow
Christine Brandt & John Gary Brown
Linda Putthof & Harlan Brownlee
Katie Turner & Alan Brummell
James A. Brundage
Jolisa & Don Buchner
Daphne Fautin & Bob Buddemeier
Mark & Marsha Buhler
Peter Bass & Laura Buhr
Eliza & John Bullock
Anna & Bill Busby
Linda Bush
Philip Anderson
Justin & Jean Anderson
Lynda Andrus
Ken & Katie Armitage
Patricia Anne Aron
Susan Ashline
Nancy Ashton
Ric & Jeanne Averill
Jefrey Ann Goudie & Tom Averill
Renee Babin
Barbara Huppee & Jerry Bailey
Janet Bailey
Twila Baker
Marcia Buzhardt
Kit Carlsen
Kay & Tom Carmody
Tom & Grace Carmody
Jesse L. Carney
Katherine Carr Giele
Bill & Barbara Carswell
Carol Ann Carter
Julie & Wayne Carter
Ed & Becky Carter
Peter & Rosalea Carttar
Naomi Cashman
Emily Cates
Jerree & Harley Catlin
George & Sherry Catt
Laura Cea-Klish
Donald Chambers
Ginger Chance
Chung-Fu Chang
David T. Chase
Paul & Deb Chaussee
Brad & Ellen Chindamo
Diane & James Church
Linda Clark
Steve & Betsy Clark
Shelley Clark
Lois Clark
Gary & Jeanne Clark
Jerry Willis & Kathleen Clausing-Willis
Daniel Coburn
Martha Cofman
Jack Collins
Annette & Bill Collins
Ardis Comfort
Jim & Cara Connelly
Jessica Conner
Albert B. Cook
Louis & Phyllis Copt
Jane Cotitta
Sylvia Cowden
Vaughn Cowden
Susan Craig
Steve & Joan Craig
Monica Biernat & Chris Crandall
Hannah & Aron Cromwell
Karen Crusinberry
Pamela Cullerton
Judy Culley
Laurie Culling
Cathy Daicof
Dan Dakotas
Christa Dalien
Amy Albright & Doug Davison
Jan & Tom Dean
Ann Dean & Ryan Johnson
Stanley & Alice Jo Defries
Steve Ellsworth & Dee Ann DeRoin
Jon Hafker & Mary Dillon
Eric Dobbins
Tom & Marilyn Dobski
Aimee & Jared Dolich
Christi & Mark Douglas
Joe & Vicki Douglas
Clare Doveton
Clif McDonald
Steve & Kathy McDowell
E.W. & Arlyne McGaugh
Sally McGee
Megan McGlinn
Linda & Doug McKay
Tara Wenger & Ben McKay
Charles Higginson & Laurie McLane-Higginson
Tom Mersmann
Lynn Metzger
Ed & Marie Meyen
Gene & Carol Meyer
Mike & Dee Michaelis
Kathy Miller
Gerry Miller
Pat Phillips & Lisa Miller
Lindy Eakin & Elizabeth Miller
Sara Minges
Bill & Jean Mitchell
Nancy Mitchell
Rick Mitchell
Janine & John Monaghan
Gordon & Carolyn Montney
Durand Reiber & Martin Moore
Bob & Marna Moore
Darren Moore
Timothy & Kristin Morland
Edward K. Morris
Margaret Weisbrod Morris & Jonathan Morris
Lauraine Mulally
Jim Beach & Nora Murphy
Jackson Clark & Brigid Murphy
Molly Murphy
Colleen Murphy
Tony & Pete Mynsted
Dr. Steve & Lori Myrick
John & Carol Nalbandian
Yoonmi Nam
Jon Eric Narum
Matt & Michelle Needham
Debra Nelson
John & Connie Neuteboom
Marge Newmark
Faye & John Newsom
John & Katy Nitcher
Melissa McCormick & Ed Noonen
Barbara Nordling
Thomas North
Jerry & San Dee Nossaman
Danny & Tifany Novo
Dave & Sue Nutt
Diane Oakes
Becky & Brian OKeefe
Lucila Olea
Marty Olson
Karen Kressin & James OMalley
Deborah & Mike Orozco
Will Orvedal
Lida & Mike Osbern
Vickie & Jim Otten
Jack & Ann Carlin Ozegovic
George & Judy Paley
John & Nancy Parker
Joan Parker
Catherine & Fred Pawlicki
Gerald & Jeanne Pees
Paula & John Pepin
Jef Aube & Janet Perkins
Lew & Gwen Perkins
Denise Perpich
Suzanne Perry
Julie & Chris Petr
John & Ardith Pierce
Sally & Lynn Piller
Amy Plymat
Ken & Suzanne Grizzell
John & Susan Gronbeck-Tedesco
Kelly Barth & Lisa Grossman
Jim & Diane Guthrie
Sue & Al Hack
Ted & Nancy Haggart
Gary & Kay Hale
Susan & Buster Hall
Tudy Youngberg Haller
Susan Buehler & David Hamill
Sharon & James Hammond
John L. & Carol Hampton
Teresa & Chris Hanna
Peter & Gail Hansen
Brooks Hanson
Sandra Hare
Susan & Billy Joe Harris
Jim & Susan Hasselle
Dana Hassett
Don & Carol Hatton
Dan & Jay Haugh
A. John & Barbara Hauptli
Hunter Hauptman
Lois Lorene Hawk
John & Megan Hay
Kathy & Dennis Hayward
Don & Sandra Hazlett
Ann Hedrick
Dr. Jon & Barb Heeb
Dianna Henry
Joe & Kathleen Heppert
Stan Herd
Paul Herpich
Dick Herpich
Jene & Don Herron
Mark Zumalt & Marla Herron
Ann Frame Hertzog & Steven Hertzog
Dave & Gunda Hiebert
Dennis Highberger
Stephen & Marcia Hill
Suzan Hill
Barbara & Steve Hillmer
Eric Nelson & Sarah Hill-Nelson
David Hiltner
Dick & Sue Himes
Jackie Hyland & Tim Hindman
Gary Hinman
Ron & Barb Hinton
Kathleen & Tom Hodge
Margo & Joshua Holland
Anne & David Hollond
Jeanie Wells & Mike Horan
Diane & Al Horning
Marilyn & Brian Horsch
Paul & Chris Hotvedt
Bill & Carolie Hougland
Mary Morningstar & Peter Houston
Stephanie Howarter
Matthew & Heather Hoy
George Whitney & Donna Hughes
Janis Hutchison
Karmen Huyser
Jill And Evan Ice
Pam Irey
Hobart & Shakura Jackson
Bud & Sheryl Jacobs
Caroline Jewers
Barry Fitzgerald & Lori Johns
Ted & Mary Johnson
Simone Johnson
Liz Johnson
Debbie Goldberg & Stephen Johnson
Ann & Steve Johnson
Don & Alice Ann Johnston
June & Mark Jones
Lora Jost
Maurice & Betsy Joy
Mary & Joel Kaczor
Diane Kappen
Cynthia & Tait Karlson
Mike & Elaine Kautsch
Marshall & Beth Kelley
K. Vance Kelley
Patrick & Amy Kelly
Marty & Patty Kennedy
John Kennedy and Hong Zhang
Michelle Kennedy
Gwen & Robbin Kerth
Erik Kessinger
Lee Ketzel
Bernadette Gray-Little & Shade Keys Little
Beverly Kipp
Matthew Kirby
Frances Kite
Dr. Jeanne Klein
Margo Kren
Katherine Krider
Jay Hauptli & Cindi Kroll Hauptli
Nelson & Judy Krueger
Liz Kundin
Meghan Kunz
Heather Laird
Betty Laird
Daniel & Carolyn Lambert
David & Sacie Lambertson
Christopher & Sarah Landry
Dennis & Kristine Lane
Meredith & Anthony Lang
Jill & Mark LaPoint
Ellen Le Compte
Audrey Leban
Megan & Andy Lees
Mary Beth & Steven Leininger
Amy Lenharth
Alice Leonard
Stuart & Susan Levine
Kathleen & Rick Levy
Richard & Karen Lind
Matt Cullen & Terri Lintecum
John Listerman
Dave Loewenstein
Susan Lomas
Larissa & Jim Long
David & Nancy Longhurst
Robbin Loomas
Burdett & Michel Loomis
Lois Orth-Lopes & Steve Lopes
Haining Lou
Leah Luckeroth
John & Linda Lungstrum
Martha Lusk
Tom MacDonald
Liza MacKinnon
Pam Madaus
Mr. W.L. Magnuson
Sandy Malik
M. Sue Malloy
Carrie & Jim Mandigo
Justin & Bailey Marable
Bob & Anita Markley
Emily & Mark Markoulatos
Laurie Marlowe
Janet Marquis
Nancy & Rob Marshall
Kurt Falkenstien & Paula Martin
Helen Martin
Randy & Kathi Masten
Marshall & Zia Maude
Michael & Cindy Maude
Steve & Suzanne McAllister
Greg & Mary McCabe
Michael McCafrey
Paul J. & L. Jean McCarthy
Peg & Steve McCarty
Kirk & Jeannie McClure
Stephen Fawcett & Kathleen McCluskey-
Fawcett
Margaret McCorkendale
Janette & Kent McCullough
Edith Black & John Poertner
Sally Pokorny
Mark & Sandy Praeger
Maria Preston-Cargill
Robert Price
Laurance & Johanna Price
Jim Peterson & Katherine Pryor
Mollie & Shon Qualseth
Kim & Mike Rack
Rachel & Phillip Rademacher
Ardys Ramberg
Laura Ramberg
Margaret Rose & Steve Ramberg
Lisa & Pete Ramler
Sarah & Mike Randolph
Teresa & Stan Rasmussen
Ken Ratzlaf
Nadia Zhiri & Jim Regan
Joan & Fritz Reiber
Barbara Reid
Linda & Jerry Reimond
Bill & Ruth Remmers
Madison Rhea
Elizabeth & Bill Rice
Beth Ridenour
Paul & Millie Rieger
Gail & Jef Rieger
Sharon Riley
Delores Ringer
Carol Roberts
Scott & Linda Robinson
Linda Stone Ferrier & Mark Roeyer
Becky Rogers
Merrill Romig
Frank & Ashley Ronan
Martha & Jack Rose
Leslie Bennett & Joshua Rosenbloom
Howard & Beverly Rosenfeld
Dave Kingsley & Jean Rosenthal
Mary Ross
Cheryl Roth
Greg Rupp & Jennifer Roth
Pete Rowland
James K. Rowland
C.E. & Joan Russell
Leni & Neil Salkind
Jerry & Mary Kay Samp
Dru & Bill Sampson
Ms. Sandy Lee Sanders
Sandra Sanders
Arthur Sandquist
Jennifer & Bob Sanner
Janet Satz
Kathryn & Kelvin Schartz
Ron & Elaine Schmidt
Dan Schriner
Elinor Schroeder
Elizabeth Schultz
Margaret Ann & David Schwartzburg
Brad Schwieger
Dr. Catherine Schwoerer
Anthea Scoufas
James & Virginia Seaver
Penny Seavertson
John Downey & Shannan Seely
Jane & Albert Sellen
Katie Senecal
Simran Sethi
Margaret & Will Severson
Tim & Julia Shaftel
Del & Carol Shankel
Doug & Bo Sheafor
Carolyn & Bob Shelton
Jan Sheldon & Jim Sherman
Larry & Suzanne Sherr
Janet Davidson-Hues & Roger Shimomura
Bob & Jackie Shmalberg
Stan & Jan Shumway
Victor Contoski & Carmela Sibley-Contoski
Betty Simecka
Robert Simpson
Diane Simpson
Fred & Lillian Six
James Slough
Kelsey Smith
Celia Smith
Marilyn & Val Smith
Bill & Dona Snead
Gary & Connie Sollars
Eric & Ann Sorebo
Christina Spanos
Norine & Rod Spears
Marilyn & Herb Spencer
Margaret & Dave Springe
Deb Stavin
Rick Stein
Philip Stevens
Linda & John T. Stewart, III
Linda Sturgeon
Rachael Sudlow
Muriel Cohan & Patrick Suzeau
Julie & Tom Swank
Leah Tacha
John & Deanell Tacha
Susan & Brad Tate
Kimberly & Chris Taylor
Glenda Taylor
Theresa Tedrow
Scott & Nancy Thellman
Scott & Chriss Thomas
Maria Thompson
Terese Thonus
Jerome Scheuring & Sylvia Tidwell-Scheuring
Marilyn & Benjamin Tilghman
Wayne Tilson
Barb & Ralph Tomlinson
Bob Treanor
Kay Trieb
Austin & Ruth Turney
Bill & Kathryn Tuttle
Luella G. Vaccaro
David Van Hee
Tim & Jerrye Van Leer
Earl & Sally Van Meter
Marciana Vequist
Jane Volker
Tim & Leslie vonHolten
Amy Wade
Shanna Wagner
Jeanne Waisner
Evan Williams & Roger Walter
Lori & Tom Walton
Irene Ward
Chuck & Karen Warner
Eva Horn & Steve Warren
Pam Gordon & Harold Washington
Barbara Watkins
Thad Holcombe & Linda Watts
Chuck Wehner
Jerry & Rhonda Wells
Ken & Annette Wertzberger
Kay Wertzberger
Denise Low & Tom Weso
Agnes Walsh & Craig West
Andy Bloomer & Mary Wharf
Marie Wheeler
Pete & Ann Wiklund
Karen & Edward Wiley
Michael Krueger & Donika Wiley
Dori Lewman & Blake Wilkinson
Dar & George Williams
Jim & Virginia Williams
George & Beverley Wilson
Sara Wilson
Susie & Steve Wilson
Susan Elkins & Jack Winerock
Mary Winslow
Mary & Wint Winter
Matt Woodard
Gary & Marilyn Woodward
Dr. George & Eleanor Woodyard
Russell Wrankle
Josie Wrath
A. Carol Wright
Judy & Jack Wright
Norman & Anne Yetman
Carolyn Young
Megan & Michael Young
Lee F. Young
Stan & Lois Zaremba
Robert & Marilyn Zerwekh
JoAnne Zingo
Patrick & Lynne Zollner
Business Members and Donors
Allen Press
American Century Companies
Ameriprise Financial
Anything Aquatic
Black Hills Energy
BT Design Group
Callahan Creek
CEK Insurance
Central National Bank
City of Lawrence
Collective Brands Employees
Complete Window and Remodeling Services,
Inc.
Del Monte Pet Products
Delta Zeta Alumnae
Douglas County Community Foundation
Emprise Bank
Esquina
Francis Families Foundation
Gaches, Braden, Barbee & Assoc.
Giving Tree, LLC Members
Hallmark Cards
Hills Pet Nutrition
Hughes Consulting Engineering
J&S Cofee Co, Inc
Jo Shmos
Kizer-Cummings Jewelers
LMH Gift Shop
Mainline Printing
McColm Orthodontics
McCray Lumber & Millwork
McDonalds of Lawrence
Muriel McBrien Kaufman Foundation
Paley Properties
Printing Solutions
Rademacher Financial Inc.
Sabatini Architects, Inc.
Southwest Junior High Student Council
Susan G. Hall, DDS
The Eye Doctors
The York Childrens Foundation
Torosian Foundation
Travel Leaders
US Bank
Vangent, Inc.
Waters Edge
Weavers Inc.
Westlake Hardware
Wilkerson, Saunders & Anderson, DDS
Yarn Barn
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Ben Ahlvers, Director of Exhibition
Ric Averill, Theater and Digital Media Director
Candi Baker, Dance Program Director
Jessica Conner, Education Coordinator
Linda Reimond, Arts-based Preschool Director
Steve Richardson, Building Maintenance
Susan Rieger, Artistic Director 940 Dance Company
Danny Rogovein, Technical Director
Pat Russell, Ofce Manager
Susan Tate, Director
Rick Yarnell, Director of Business Operations
Interns
Anita Sampat
Sarah Rew
Jake Poterbin
VISTAs
Caitlin Ballard
Jenny Dejmal
Rachael Juhls
The Teachers
The Lawrence Arts Center employed over
120 teaching artists in 2009-2010
Volunteers
Holiday Shop:
Laura Rose Clawson
Andria Devlin
Sally Hare-Schriner
Jay Haugh
Mary Kate Haworth
Gloria Hopkins
Diane Oakes
Kim Rack
Art Auction:
Vickie Otten
Judy Paley
Ellen Chindamo
Connie and Gary Sollars
Spencer Museum of Art Student Organization
Jay Haugh
940 Dancers
The Tommy Johnson Experiment
Ric Averill
Street PArty:
Sue Nutt
Jay Haugh
Carol Dobbins
Eric Dobbins
Kendra Marable
Jack Collins
Judy Paley
35th Anniversary Beneft Planning:
Deanell Tacha
Ellen Chindamo
Matt All
Heather Hoy
Dan Sabatini
Marilyn Dobski
Joan Golden
Vickie Otten
Ron Hinton
Colette Gaches
Marki Bieri
Diane Guthrie
Evan Williams
Stacey Dillon
1uluon & 1lckeL Sales, 43
Scholarshlps & llnanclal Ald, 3
8ulldlna & use 8enLal, 2
Speclal LvenLs, 19
CranLs, 7
ClLv of Lawrence - SLamna, 6
Sponsorshlps & uonauons, 18
In-kind Donors
Callahan Creek
Esquina
Hy Vee
Evan Williams Catering
Lawrence Decorating
McCafrey-Collins Design
Mainline Printing
Printing Solutions
Grants
Capitol Federal Foundation
Douglas County Community Foundation
Elizabeth Schultz Envornmental Fund
Francis Family Foundation
Kansas Arts Commission
Kansas Humanities Council
Kansas Health Foundation
Kaufman Foundation
Lawrence Cultural Arts Commission
Piersol Foundation
Rotary Club of Lawrence
Seven Trees Foundation
Finances
2009-2010- unaudited
Support and Revenue
Expenses
Support and Revenue: Operating Fund
$1,442,633.78
Expenses: Operating Fund
$1,438,414.65
Dance Support Committee
Nancy Albrecht
Martha Cofman
Doug Davison
Mary Devlin
Kathleen Hodge
Gary Laue-Minden
Beth Anne Mansur
Betsy McCaferty
Gary Minden
Peggy Shopen
Kansas Nutcracker Volunteers:
Kathleen Ammel
Marge Bayer
Kathy and Russell Bryant
Susan Buehler
Shannon Criss
Delight Davis
Jessica Davis
Andrea Dennehy
Marcia Fisher
Laura Fox
Brenda Frankenfeld
Mike McKinney
Randi Hacker
Tyler Handy
Richard Heckler
Kathleen Hodge
Laurie Krambeer
Mary Ellen Kriegh
Anthony Lang
Susan Loman
Sylvia Maack
Stacee Martin
Laurie McLane Higginson
Kathy McCloskey
Mary Menendez
Bridget Murphy
Brigid Murphy
Sharilyn Thomas-McGee
Stefanie Olson
Julie Pierce
Rachel Rademacher
Denise Severn
Susan Stahl
Michele Vignola
Kyle Rogers
Lori Walton
Sara Wilson
Exhibitions Advisory Committee
Michel Loomis
Michael Krueger
Celka Straughn
Stephen Johnson
Carol Ann Carter
Education Advisory Committee
Liz Kowalchuk
Laurie McLane-Higginson
Anna Jenny
Anthea Scoufas
Theater Advisory Committee
Judy Wright
Larry Mitchell
Heidi Van
New Media Advisory Committee
Joel Feigenbaum
Jeremy Osbern
Chris Blunk
Patrick Rea
Marlo Angell
Peter Jasso
Jim Jewell
Greg Hurd
Scot Richardson
Kevin Willmott
Matt Jacobson
Bob Hurst
Theater Auxiliary Committee:
David Hollond
Aggi Walsh
Paula Pepin
Travis Berkley
Amy Albright
Dance Advisory Committee
Michelle Hefner-Hayes
Phillip Rademacher
Cathy Patterson
Anthea Scoufas
Finance Committee
Larry Chance
Treasurer
Steve Fredrickson
Phillip Rademacher
Board of Directors 2009-2010
Bill Carswell, president
John Bullock
Grace Carmody
Tom Carmody
Julie Carter
Larry Chance
Ellen Chindamo
Steve Fredrickson
Brian Horsch
June Jones
Michel Loomis
Mike Maude
Molly Murphy
Mike Orozco
Maria Preston-Cargill
Phil Rademacher
From the Director
I was elated to join the Lawrence Arts Center staf this past winter. As we moved through the remaining six
months of the 2009-2010 fscal year together, the dedication of this creative, dynamic, and hardworking
staf was humbling and exhilarating.
Our staf ofered the best in contemporary exhibitions, arts education, and performance as the Arts Center
has done for 35 years. Their ability to keep this Place to Imagine alive without a director and during a time
when many arts organizations have been closing their doors is a testimony to their work ethic and the
support of a community that values the arts. I wish to convey my gratitude to our staf and to a board of
directors who have been both generous and diligent in their attentions to the Arts Center. Board President
Bill Carswell has been a sustaining force for the Arts Center and for me personally.
The past seven months have proven to me that Lawrence and the region have high expectations of the
Lawrence Arts Center that they are willing to support. Thank you to all businesses and individuals who
believe in the value of the Lawrence Arts Center as a regional intersection for education, social mission,
scholarship, and the arts. I am optimistic about the future vibrancy of the Arts Center as a place where art
inspires conversation across our community, where artists gather, teach, create, perform, and exhibit, and
where children, teens and adults engage in visual and performing arts classes: where all combinations of
these exchanges change lives.
Susan Tate, Director
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