LCA's events connect our community while offering rich artistic and cultural experiences.

Registration is at 9:30 AM

Event is from 10 AM-Noon CT

Data for Dollars: How to Collect Data on Your Region, County, or City for Grants, Proposals, and Planning

This presentation will explore Northwest Indiana’s creative economy through the lens of Wesley’s Project — a live data platform that maps employment, business and wage trends in creative industries across Indiana. Ty Stratton will demonstrate how local data from the Northwest Indiana region can reveal patterns in creative workforce growth, small business formation and regional competitiveness. The session will also highlight how local organizations can integrate their own data, such as asset maps or outcomes, into Wesley’s Project to support planning and advocacy.

Ty Stratton is a Business Intelligence & Systems Analyst at Van Ausdall & Farrar and the founder of Wesley’s Project, a data platform that maps and explains the creative economy at the county level. Ty helps organizations make sense of their data using visualization, AI, and data engineering. He recently presented Wesley’s Project at PATTERN’s Creative Economy Summit and partners with arts and economic-development groups to put local data to work.

This workshop is free and open to the public, but REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED. Please email the names and email addresses of all attendees to artinfo@LubeznikCenter.org.

This Month's Free Workshop: Lacemaking with Illinois Lace Guild

Join us at Lubeznik Center for the Arts for a hands-on lacemaking demo with L.A.C.E., a nonprofit dedicated to preserving and sharing the art of lace.

Discover bobbin lace, a centuries-old art form dating back to the 1500s, once so prized that laws restricted who could make and wear it. Today, groups like the Illinois Lace Guild are keeping the tradition alive and accessible. In this workshop, you'll learn the basics of bobbin lace and create your own cell phone or keychain charm.

TAC is always free and open to join for local creative teens 13-18. Contact LA's Education Director, Nelsy Marcano, at nmarcano@lubeznikcenter.org to register, or call 219.874.4900.

Join us for a FREE day of art-making at LCA! This free, drop-in event welcomes all ages to create their own art project using materials provided by LCA. Plus, kids can enjoy a fun, family-friendly scavenger hunt through LCA’s three galleries, all in a relaxed and welcoming environment.

Family Days are particularly engaging for school-age children and their parents or caregivers. Free snacks will be provided, and no advance registration is required. Free Family Day offers children and adults opportunities to connect while exploring LCA’s upcoming exhibition, "Cosmic Connections."

This program is supported by the generous funding of the Michigan City Community Enrichment Corporation (MCCEC).

Join LCA as we tumble down the rabbit hole for a wonderful evening at our annual ArtBash Gala, held in The Great Hall at Purdue University Northwest - Westville! Enjoy an open bar, a marvelous dinner and silent and live auctions - all benefiting LCA’s mission to connect our diverse community through contemporary art. Early Bird Tickets: $150 (Price goes up to $165 after June 1).

Don your finest Wonderland-inspired attire. Think Mad Hatter hats, Queen of Hearts royalty, White Rabbit waistcoats or Caterpillar chic. We're all mad here!

Art Contest

Calling all artists ages 6-18! Your artwork could become a community mural featured at our 44th annual Lubeznik Arts Festival on

August 15 & 16.

Entry Guidelines:

• Drawings must be centered around the theme of "community."
• Submissions must be appropriate for all audiences — no political imagery, nudity or profanity.
• Drawings should be clear, neat and complete — some small details or colors may be adjusted in the final mural.
• Use landscape orientation, and paper size should be at least 8.5" x 11".
• Submit entries in person at LCA's front desk or email them to nmarcano@lubeznikcenter.org.

Grand Prize: $50 and a 1-year LCA Membership

Deadline to Enter: July 17, 2026

Join us this summer for our 44th Lubeznik Arts Festival (LAF)! LAF is one of the highlights of summer in Northwest Indiana! Taking place on LCA’s grounds, just steps away from Lake Michigan, LAF connects festival-goers to our dynamic programming and exhibitions. During this year’s festival, we’ll have 80+ artists, food vendors, indoor exhibitions, family activities and live demos. LCA's summer blockbuster exhibition, Kindred Spirits: Margaret Wharton and Betsy Odom, will also be on display inside LCA.

Saturday Admission: $5

Free for LCA members, kids 16 and under, military and veterans

Sunday Admission: FREE Family day thanks to McDonald's of La Porte County

*No pets allowed*