LUX Center for the Arts

We started the year celebrating First Friday at the Capitol! 🏛️ Sen. George Dungan, who represents University Place, asked the LUX to bring art to display in his office. Artists Shawn Teseo Ballarin, Anne Burton, Keith Buswell, David Sukovaty and Kat Wiese all had work presented.✨ 🖼️

We are grateful for the incredible support from Sen. George Dungan, a huge advocate for the arts. As well as County Commissioner Christa Yoakum , John Yoakum, and County Treasurer Rachel Garver for their continuing backing of LUX Center for the Arts and our talented artists. Thank you! 🎨👏

This Friday, January 12th we welcome a new show into the LUX Print Gallery, "Frozen in Time" curated by Susan Soriente.

Prints capture a moment in time which is doubly exemplified by the subject of winter when nature also is frozen and stilled. Artists such as Asa Cheffetz, Grant Wood, Adolf Dehn, and Samuel Margolies from the exhibition, Frozen in Time, printed precise and meticulous impressions of static snowy winter scenes. They and other artists who created winter images that are Frozen in Time.

"Frozen in Time" may be seen in the LUX Print Gallery on the 2nd floor. The exhibition was curated by Susan Soriente, Curator of the Gladys Lux Print Collection.

Read the full curator statement online at luxcenter.org/exhibitions/frozen-time

First Friday is TODAY!! 🎉 Join us from 5-8 p.m. for athe closing reception of two shows in our East Gallery, and the LUX Print Gallery.

Learn more about everything happening:

✨Gifted: Annual Holiday Show 2023
West Gallery | On view until February 17, 2024
www.luxcenter.org/exhibitions/gifted-annual-holiday-show-2023

✨“The Flesh of the Fruit, the Pit of the Stomach” by Thomas Coffey
East Gallery | On view until January 6, 2024
www.luxcenter.org/exhibitions/flesh-fruit-pit-stomach

✨“All Chagall and Rouault” curated by Susan Soriente
LUX Print Gallery | On view until January 9, 2024
www.luxcenter.org/exhibitions/all-chagall-and-rouault

As you are enjoying the LUX First Friday happenings with your friends and family, share your photos on Instagram and Facebook at www.facebook.com/luxcenterforthearts. We LOVE to see you having fun with us! 📸✨

We can't wait to see you!! 😄

🎨First Friday at the LUX: Don't miss your last chance to catch "All Chagall and Rouault" curated by Susan Soriente 🖼️🔚 and mark your calendars for the closing reception during First Friday January 5th, 5-8 pm.

Learn more about the show and read the full curator statement online at:
www.luxcenter.org/exhibitions/all-chagall-and-rouault

🎨✨ Mark your calendars! Winterfest is back ❄️🖌️ Join us on January 21st, 1-4 pm, for a fun-filled afternoon with hands-on activities for the whole family. From paper marbling to drawing on the walls and interactive exhibition activities, there is something for artists of all ages! 🎉

🎨First Friday at the LUX: Don't miss the closing reception of 'The Flesh of the Fruit, the Pit of the Stomach' by Thomas Coffey 🖼️🔚 Mark your calendars for January 5th, 5-8 pm, and be part of the celebration! 🥂✨

Learn more online at:
www.luxcenter.org/exhibitions/flesh-fruit-pit-stomach

🎨✨ Ready to make 2024 your most creative year yet? 🌟📚 Set your resolution with us and learn at the LUX! 🖌️✨ Our array of new adult classes and workshops are now live and ready for you to sign up. 🎉 Don't wait—register online today and embark on a creative journey with the LUX!

https://www.luxcenter.org/programs?field_age_group_tid_selective=All&field_medium_tid_selective=All&field_program_type_tid_selective=130

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📣 Friendly reminder! The LUX Center for the Arts will be taking a breather this week to recharge and celebrate the New Year! 🎉✨ We'll be closed from today through Monday, January 1st, but fear not—we'll be back and ready to dive into creativity on Tuesday, January 2nd! 🖌️💫 Wishing you all a fantastic week ahead, and we can't wait to welcome you back in the new year!

Learn at the LUX: 🎨 Make art with artists and join LUX Artist in Residence Maddie Hinrichs in intro to Acrylic Painting Workshop starting January 9th. 🖌️✨

Register online now:
https://www.luxcenter.org/programs/intro-acrylic-painting

🚨 Heads up, everyone! We'll be taking a holiday breather and will be closed all next week. Don't worry, we'll be back in action and ready to roll on Tuesday, January 2nd. See you then! 🎄✨

🎄🎉 Holiday Alert! 🎉🎄

Hey there, creators! 🌟✨ Our Ready, Set, Make! class is taking a little holiday hiatus! 🎅🎁 But fear not, our creative engines will be revving back up on Saturday, January 13th, ready to dive into all things crafty and amazing! 🎨✂️

Mark your calendars and get those creative juices ready because we're coming back stronger in the new year! 🗓️✨ Stay tuned for more fun and exciting updates to our Ready, Set, Make! program.

Happy Holidays and see you on January 13th! 🥳🎉

Baby, it's cold outside ❄️ But our Winter 2024 class schedule is HOT and ready for you online! 🔥 Dive into the coolest classes of the season before they vanish like snowflakes. 📚✨ Don't miss out on this winter wonderland of learning and register online now:

https://www.luxcenter.org/programs?field_age_group_tid_selective=All&field_medium_tid_selective=All&field_program_type_tid_selective=13

Shop the Blocks is today!! 🛍️✨

Support all the amazing businesses in University Place + some more local vendors stationed inside for a fun holiday inspired shopping opportunity! 🎄

At the LUX you can enjoy - 10% off your entire purchase! Holiday themed snacks & drinks, PLUS a free gift with ($250 or more) purchase! 🎁

The LUX was happy to help Union Bank & Trust bring the Combs family some extra holiday cheer! 🎄✨

Wishing the Combs family all the warmth and joy this holiday season! 🌟

Say hello to our fourth Magic Moments family: the Combs.

Michael and Courtnee were living a very normal life with their children, Fox and Luna. Last summer, seemingly in an instant, their world changed as their little Luna became very sick. She was diagnosed with hepatoblastoma, a rare type of liver cancer that affects fewer than one in a million children. Her team of doctors came to the conclusion that a liver transplant was her best option.

In October 2022, Luna underwent her liver transplant surgery. Unfortunately, it was later discovered she has Post Transplant Lymphoproliferative Disorder (PTLD), a complication of her anti-rejection medicine, and that meant more chemo, more tubes, and more time away from home.

One year later in October of this year, the Combs family received the wonderful news that Luna is in remission! UBT and our partners wanted to give the Combs some extra joy this holiday season.

Read their story: https://hubs.ly/Q02d4qK70

✨ This Saturday start with a get together at the LUX and then head on to Shop the Blocks at University Place, Lincoln’s new creative district! 🎨

Shop the Blocks brings together all the amazing businesses in University Place + some more local vendors stationed inside for a fun holiday inspired shopping opportunity! 🎄

At the LUX you can enjoy - 10% off your entire purchase! Holiday themed snacks & drinks, PLUS a free gift with ($250 or more) purchase! 🎁

Make sure to stop by the LUX to check out "Jolly Good", an exhibition and sale of works by LUX Fellows and Folks.

Fellows, instructors, and volunteers from the LUX are proud to present a unique show made up of a variety of mediums and styles. While inspiration and backgrounds vary between each of the community members of the LUX, each artist has created a collection of pieces that explores their own creativity. "Jolly Good" is a showcase for their skills and progress as a team of artists who all use the LUX as a creative and educational outlet.

"Jolly Good" will be on display in the Community Room until January 6th, 2024.

Learn more online:
https://www.luxcenter.org/exhibitions/jolly-good

This Saturday starting at 11am, stop by the LUX and enjoy - 10% off your entire purchase! Holiday themed snacks & drinks, PLUS a free gift with ($250 or more) purchase! ✨

A perfect way to support local business and find gifts this holiday season. 🎁

We'd like you to meet Andy Peterson, the new Director of Programs and Operations at the LUX!!

Andy Peterson grew up in Minnesota and then spent several formative years in New England before arriving in Lincoln in 2012. He is a firm believer in life-long learning and has collected a degree in Philosophy and a professional certificate in design theory as well as pursuing a second degree in art history. Professionally he has worked for more than twenty years in the retail sector developing a passion for mentoring leadership and operational systems. He is thrilled to turn that experience towards the non-profit sector in support of promoting the arts in Lincoln.

“The LUX provides amazing and unique opportunities for everyone in the area to engage with art in their own way. Making my own art has been a powerful tool that I have leaned on to learn more about myself and the wider world. I am humbled to get to support this mission for the community.”

It is the end of an era at the LUX.
Longtime staff member and Associate Director Lindsey Clausen has left the LUX after many years of helping to make the LUX an arts education powerhouse.

Lindsey has served as the Associate Director, Director of Programs, Education Intern, and Art Instructor. Lindsey says:

"It has been a great gift to grow up alongside the LUX Center for the Arts. I can't imagine who I would be without this organization.

July marked the nine-year anniversary of my full-time employment with LUX. October marked my 15-year anniversary if you include the time I was a part-time instructor and intern.

I am so proud that I have been a part of it for so long and during such a transformative period.

Helping shape the LUX as it grew has been the passion project of a lifetime, and I trust that it is in a wonderful place to take on the challenges of the future.

For those of you that don’t already know I'll be shifting my focus toward starting up a new business called Archway Studios in the new UNI Place Creative District. I’m converting the former Berry Law Firm building at 48th and Saint Paul Ave into studio space for artists and creative businesses.

I’ll also be focused on arts-based project management and graduate school. These new ventures will allow me to continue doing what I love most: bringing creative projects to life. I'm thrilled to apply my skills to a range of new endeavors.

Thank you to everyone who has been part of my journey at the LUX! I'm incredibly grateful for all the amazing experiences, and I'm eager to see where this next adventure leads."

We will miss Lindsey without a doubt, but her legacy of stellar art education will continue. We wish her well in her future endeavors!

🎉 We want to thank everyone for joining us for First Friday at the LUX!

A very special shoutout to Thomas Coffey as well as all the LUX fellows, instructors, and volunteers for putting together such wonderful shows! If you couldn't make it, no worries, all of our shows will continue to be on display all throughout December, so make sure you stop by! 😊

Learn more about our current and upcoming exhibitions here: www.luxcenter.org/exhibitions

First Friday is TODAY!! 🎉 Join us from 5-8 p.m. for the opening reception of TWO new shows opening in our East Gallery, and the Community Room. We can't wait to see you! ✨

Learn more about everything happening:

Gifted: Annual Holiday Show 2023
West Gallery | On view until February 17, 2024
www.luxcenter.org/exhibitions/gifted-annual-holiday-show-2023

“The Flesh of the Fruit, the Pit of the Stomach” by Thomas Coffey
East Gallery | On view until January 6, 2024
www.luxcenter.org/exhibitions/flesh-fruit-pit-stomach

“All Chagall and Rouault” curated by Susan Soriente
LUX Print Gallery | On view until January 9, 2024
www.luxcenter.org/exhibitions/all-chagall-and-rouault

Jolly Good: An exhibition of LUX Fellows and Folks
Community Room | On view starting December 1, 2023
www.luxcenter.org/exhibitions/jolly-good

As you are enjoying the LUX First Friday happenings with your friends and family, share your photos on Instagram and Facebook at www.facebook.com/luxcenterforthearts. We LOVE to see you having fun with us! 📸✨

🎉 Join us for First Friday at the LUX tomorrow! ✨ Explore 2 NEW exhibits in our East Gallery & Community Room. And don't miss our Annual Holiday Show: Gifted in the West Gallery – find the perfect gifts for your loved ones this holiday season! 🎁

Learn more about everything happening:

Gifted: Annual Holiday Show 2023
West Gallery | On view until February 17, 2024
www.luxcenter.org/exhibitions/gifted-annual-holiday-show-2023

“The Flesh of the Fruit, the Pit of the Stomach” by Thomas Coffey
East Gallery | On view until January 6, 2024
www.luxcenter.org/exhibitions/flesh-fruit-pit-stomach

“All Chagall and Rouault” curated by Susan Soriente
LUX Print Gallery | On view until January 9, 2024
www.luxcenter.org/exhibitions/all-chagall-and-rouault

Jolly Good: An exhibition of LUX Fellows and Folks
Community Room | On view starting December 1, 2023

As you are enjoying the LUX First Friday happenings with your friends and family, share your photos on Instagram and Facebook at www.facebook.com/luxcenterforthearts. We LOVE to see you having fun with us! 📸✨

Join us this Friday from 5-8 p.m. for the opening reception of "Jolly Good", an exhibition and sale of works by LUX Fellows and Folks.

Fellows, instructors, and volunteers from the LUX are proud to present a unique show made up of a variety of mediums and styles. While inspiration and backgrounds vary between each of the community members of the LUX, each artist has created a collection of pieces that explores their own creativity. "Jolly Good" is a showcase for their skills and progress as a team of artists who all use the LUX as a creative and educational outlet.

Learn more online:
https://www.luxcenter.org/exhibitions/jolly-good