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Arts for Lawrence Youth Programs include activities such as Summer Art Camp, classes, crafts, and visual and digital art classes. The program also includes theater, dance, and comedy performances, poetry meetings and readings, gallery shows, art fairs, art exhibitions, and a theater festival. Additional offerings include a summer concert series, an outdoor concert series, cultural festivals, and a ceramics studio with classes for all ages and abilities, as well as classes in painting, digital art, and needle felting.
• Schedule: The Musical Swings are open to the public every day from 9 AM to 10 PM, with music playing during those hours, and office hours run Tuesday through Friday from 9 AM to 6 PM.
• Price: Many of these events are free to the public.
Arts for Lawrence Youth Programs are part of Arts for Lawrence, founded in 2006. Arts for Lawrence states that its mission is to connect arts and community to inspire everyone every day and describes itself as the largest performing and visual arts nonprofit organization in Lawrence and the northeast quadrant of Indianapolis. Arts for Lawrence notes that it builds strong partnerships to bring a diverse blend of performances to the stage and that it breaks barriers to ensure that everyone has access to a vibrant and creative life. Lawrence is designated by the State of Indiana as a vibrant Cultural District. Fort Ben Cultural Campus, described as the hottest arts and cultural destination in Central Indiana, is home to the Musical Swings, which are open to the public with music playing daily from 9 AM to 10 PM. The former Fort Harrison Communications building was moved to this campus and repurposed as a Visual Art Center that offers a gallery with monthly exhibitions, a ceramics studio with classes for all ages and abilities, and an upstairs classroom with classes in painting, digital art, and needle felting. Art Aid is offered for those who would like to attend an Arts for Lawrence program but cannot, with contact available by email or phone.
Last updated May 14, 2026.
• Schedule: The Musical Swings are open to the public every day from 9 AM to 10 PM, with music playing during those hours, and office hours run Tuesday through Friday from 9 AM to 6 PM.
• Price: Many of these events are free to the public.
Arts for Lawrence Youth Programs are part of Arts for Lawrence, founded in 2006. Arts for Lawrence states that its mission is to connect arts and community to inspire everyone every day and describes itself as the largest performing and visual arts nonprofit organization in Lawrence and the northeast quadrant of Indianapolis. Arts for Lawrence notes that it builds strong partnerships to bring a diverse blend of performances to the stage and that it breaks barriers to ensure that everyone has access to a vibrant and creative life. Lawrence is designated by the State of Indiana as a vibrant Cultural District. Fort Ben Cultural Campus, described as the hottest arts and cultural destination in Central Indiana, is home to the Musical Swings, which are open to the public with music playing daily from 9 AM to 10 PM. The former Fort Harrison Communications building was moved to this campus and repurposed as a Visual Art Center that offers a gallery with monthly exhibitions, a ceramics studio with classes for all ages and abilities, and an upstairs classroom with classes in painting, digital art, and needle felting. Art Aid is offered for those who would like to attend an Arts for Lawrence program but cannot, with contact available by email or phone.
Last updated May 14, 2026.
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