Lubbock Arts

By:  Stacy Keith Daniel Dean is a blacksmith forging iron into both the functional and the artistic.  Livingston Forge is his studio, workshop, classroom, and retail space where he is actively introducing the community to this age-old art form. Dean grew up in Lubbock and remembers the Lubbock art scene as a child.  He had […]

By Stacy Keith With Valentines Day fast approaching and love in the air, it got me thinking about my own love of art and the creative sector in Lubbock in particular.  The Lubbock Cultural Arts Foundation began in 2020, we came quietly on the scene as COVID-19 was forcing the closer of so many venues

By Stacy Keith Dawna Gillespie is a powerhouse of talent and vision.  This talented metalsmith fabricates wearable art and adornments for the home through various metalsmithing techniques which result in earrings, necklaces, cuffs, brooches, ornaments and wall pieces.  Her creations are remarkable and distinctive, and I was excited to get to sit down with her

By: Stacy Keith One of the most enduring traditions is The Nutcracker.  For thousands of families, this Holiday tradition endures for generations.  It is a beautiful ballet and one which is so great for children to view because it consists of beautiful costumes, fairies, a prince and a not so scary villain.  Adapted from the

By:  Stacy Keith An arts community is an important element for any city and Lubbock is particularly lucky to have a group of artists through the Charles Adams Studio Project (CASP).  CASP offers both live/work studio space options as well as just working studio space to emerging artists who seek a way to nurture their

  By Stacy Keith   Clay has always fascinated me.  To be able to take a substance with no form and create something beautiful from it is an intriguing process. Ceramic art can be dated back to 24,000 BC.  Using clay from the earth and the element of fire, ancient artists created animals, human figures

By Stacy Keith 2020 was an interesting year, not just for what it took from us, but for what it gave us too.  Lubbock was gifted several new arts organizations in 2020, a year of catastrophe in some ways and the spawn of creativity in others.  One of those new organizations which was created was

By Stacy Keith Behind the origin story of every great legendary place are usually legendary people with the forethought, vision, and creativity to build it. In Lubbock, Texas, one of the most legendary places I hear discussed in music circles is Stubb’s Bar-B-Q. This iconic venue, now gone for many years, hosted musicians traveling through

By Stacy Keith I had the privilege of catching up with one of Lubbock’s most well-known artists – James Johnson.  He is not only an incredibly versatile painter, but his work spans gothic, humorous and abstract styles.  James can seemingly paint everything – really – from landscapes to portraits to animals.  He came to us