Pilot Balloon Church House nurtures artists in Lawrence
Colony Chapman and Arm strong return from Denmark to Lawrence as Pilot Balloon Church House grows. Meyer and Hislope, KU alums, launched the project with crowd funding, leased the church, and host artists from a dozen states and several nations. The open ended retreat plans may inspire similar ventures in other cities.
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Wendell Castle gifts Nirvana to Spencer Museum of Art
Kansas University honored sculptor Wendell Castle with an honorary doctorate in May and received Nirvana, a 2007 blue poly chromed fiber glass chair, as a gift to the Spencer Museum of Art. Lord Castle tweaked the blue shade for KU. Nirvana joins other Castle works like Hanging in the Balance Nefertiti Monty and Octagonal Based Table in the museum collection.
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Echoes from the Prairie authors unite in shared stories
Local women writers from the Great Plains Writers Group publish their second memoir collection Echoes from the Prairie after Voices from the Great Plains (2011). Meeting weekly at Signs of Life, they pair diverse childhood memories with universal themes, showing voices vary yet connect.
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Great Plains Writers Group Finds Voice in Memoir Workshops
The Great Plains Writers Group formed after memoir writing classes at the Lawrence Arts Center. Members meet for prompts and feedback while some share their own projects. Mary McCoy, a retired biologist, pursues biology infused writing. others, like Margaret Kramar, use writing to process loss and craft imagery. Lucy Price and Mary Kathleen Felton frame Lawrence memories within broader human themes.
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Lucy Price
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Kansas
Arts boost U S economy with 3.2 percent of GDP
A Commerce Bureau study quantified arts and culture impact at 3.2 percent of GDP, about $504 billion in 2011. Penny Pritzker calls the finding a milestone. NEA supported data focus to capture broader cultural sectors beyond sports.
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Bureau of Economic Analysis
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Commerce
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National Endowment For the Arts
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