The Lawrence House Centre for the Arts  is very pleased to welcome Bill Walters to our  Main gallery for the month of September. Bill' s vibrant collection entitled To Maine and Canatara Too"   indicates sharing a large and magnified circle somewhere in the canvas, belong to that ongoing series. The “Colour Slide” series investigated change, our future, and the dichotomy between non objective and realism in art.

This month's First Friday also includes a performance by the Jim Chevalier Trio, an exhibition of photography by  Holly Shrumm, proceeds of Holly's sales will be donated to...

 Music will be provided by crow-jane a 2 piece ensemble from 6-7:15, followed by The Chevalier Trio at 7:30. Thank you to Blackwater Coffee and Tea Co. for generously providing the catering for Bill's Show!

The Lawrence House Centre for the Arts wishes to extend an extra special Thank You to Costume Designer and Lead Seamstress Alice Norton for her hard work and dedication during the recent production of “Crude mentary Tales from Black Creek to Blue Water”.  In particular we want to thank her for her patience, understanding and huge contribution towards the project.

with crowds this week averaging 100 a night we are very happy to say that Mother Nature Is smiling on us this evening and we will have our performance of this tour de force spectacle at 8:00pm tonight and closing night is Sunday the 30th at 8:00pm. ( see map below for directions in Canatara Park)

The Lawrence House Centre for the Arts is proud to be able to bring this extraordinary celebration of our rich history of Sarnia Lambton to our community. The journey has been an experience unlike any other for all of us that have been involved in this project; the staff, volunteers and community participants have all expressed how much this has enriched and touched their lives The “Crude mentary Tales” has been three years in the planning, writing, community outreach and production. Along the way, through the community involvement, collecting local stories and creating new partnerships, the Lawrence House has won many accolades for its involvement with Artwalk, Canada Day and Santa Claus Parades (winning 1^st prize in both the Santa Claus and Canada Day parades!). All of these activities have resulted in facilitating the education of new skills to our community that fulfills our mandate of    providing venues for exhibition, creation, performance and the development of art and artists.

 The LHCA continues to apply the artistic vision of engaging the public, artists and partners in a ways that inspire new avenues of creation, both in our programming and our community outreach. The Centre demonstrates a capacity to bring varied groups together and provides diversity in arts programming for all ages.  In addition to our children & youth programming we offer workshops in drawing, painting, new media MAC programming, printmaking, digital photography & music classes for adults.

Thank you for your continued support through your membership and participation with all that the LHCA has to offer our region

Friday 6:00pm. Anne Barber, Artistic Director of our outdoor spectacle "Crude mentary Tales, from Black Creek to Bluewater" is quoted as saying" The show WILL go on, until we say it is off!" loosely translated this means our troupe of  performers,will continue to perform our whimsical history of our region this evening and through the week ,barring inclement weather. So far as we can see, the weather will clear for this evening!Show starts at 8:pm

 Here are some of the comments about our production!( thank you everyone)

"Can't wait to see the "Tales" tomorrow night...heard its amazing!"

Thank you to everyone that have come to see this spectacle of whimsy and fact! So far we have had more than 400 people come to our outdoor play called Crude mentary Tales. The reviews have been incredibly positive. Everyone that has experienced the play have walked away thanking the actors for this extraordinary experience. We encourage you to come and see us at Canatara Park ( starts close to the boat launch, map below) at 8:00pm sharp each night until Sunday Aug.30th (closing night)

 

 

1. The play begins nightly at 8:00 pm from Tuesday, August 25^th to Sunday, August 30^th.

 

The Lawrence House Centre for The Arts, in conjunction with Toronto’s Shadowland Theatre, has begun rehearsals for “Crudementary Tales: From Black Creek to Bluewater”! Anyone interested in being a part of this unique production is welcome to come down to the Lawrence House or Crudementary HQ (next to Spoon Lickin') to register and sign up for rehearsal times!

 Call 519-337-0507 !

     The Lawrence House Centre for the Arts has invited Barry Prophet, a composer, percussionist, instrument maker, sculptor, poet and playwright, to exhibit the integrated & media arts installation Dwellings & Incursions: Natural Selection & Community and be Artist in Residence for two weeks during the exhibition from Aug. 7- Aug. 22, 2009.
     Barry Prophet has been teaching traditional and experimental percussion for over twenty years and is the director of the Music Gallery Institute, the educational wing of the Music Gallery, Toronto. He has exhibited and performed at the Ontario Science Centre, Science North, the McMichael Canadian Art Collection, Art Gallery of Windsor, Art Gallery of Ontario, and the Royal Ontario Museum.
    The LHCA considers Mr. Prophets' artist residency and installation to be important as a relevant social experience for the community and will promote the mission of advocating the sustainability of youth culture in our creative city. This contributes significantly towards a public understanding of how community involvement with the arts compliments and enriches civic pride, culminating in a broader understanding on how the arts can be capitalized as an economic driver for our changing community. It is through events of this calibre that is an affirmation of the urban renewal in the downtown area that continues to see new businesses investing in the Arts and Culture District of Sarnia.



    Participants in these workshops will learn how to arrange and apply effects to sounds files in Audacity, a mult-track, open source, audio software. The goal is to take every day sounds and make soundscapes that reawaken our ears to the sonic world we live in.
   Learners work independently on Mac G4 compuerts. Familarity with a computer is required, music knowledge is not necessary.
   Workshop space is limited to 6 persons per session. If you have headphones, please bring them.

Week One: August 10th-14th
Kids (10-16 yr olds): 10am-12pm, Mon-Friday
Adults (17+) 7pm-9pm, Mon-Thurs

Week Two: August 17th-21st
Kids (10-16 yr olds): 10am-12pm, Mon-Friday
Adults (17+) 7pm-9pm, Mon-Thurs

Cost: $100.00 per week for kids and $80.00 for adults

 

      An enthusiastic group of Lawrence House volunteers spent long days designing and constructing a parade float for the Canada Day parade which featured a very large thunderbird. Nearly four meters wide and three meters tall, the thunderbird was designed by local artist Moses Lunham whose 2008 show at the Lawrence House  was very successful.

     The float won the 'Best Non-commercial Entry' award in the parade and was accompanied on the street by stiltwalkers, flag wavers and many people in costumes. These costumes and the thunderbird will be featured later this summer in "Crudementary: Tales from Black Creek to Bluewater", a processional play to be held in Canatara Park. A production of the Lawrence House and Toronto's Shadowland Theatre, tickets are currently available at the LHCA.

Our Summer arts Camp are for children ages 6-12 with each week having a different theme, as outlined below. The cost of the camp is $140.00 per weeek or $35.00 per day, with preference given to those booking for a week. The day starts at 9:00 am(sorry no provision for early drop off or late pick-up). Parents are to provide lunch and 2 snacks for morning and afternoon break. There is a maximum capacity of fifteen children so book early to be assured of a spot! Go to our Programs drop down menu above - Summer Arts camp for more details