Press Releases
LOK Young Artist Expo Looking for Artist Submissions
MICHIGAN CITY, Ind. – Lubeznik Center for the Arts (LCA) and the Lindsey O’Brien Kesling (LOK) Wishing Tree Foundation are looking for artists ages 7 through 18 to exhibit in the annual LOK Young Artists Expo (YAE). All artists must schedule a portfolio review before submitting artwork with LCA's Education Director, Nelsy Marcano. This is an informal review that may take place in person or online. All art reviews must be scheduled by Friday, May 8, 2026. To schedule your art review, contact Nelsy
Patty Mershon-Schaefer Donates to Lubeznik Center for the Arts' Permanent Collection
MICHIGAN CITY, Ind. – Lubeznik Center for the Arts (LCA) has accepted a painting by founding member Patty Mershon-Schaefer into its permanent collection. Schaefer, who turned 100 this year, celebrated the milestone with 60 friends and family at LCA, alongside an exhibition of her work. In the 1970s, she was among a small group of artists who believed Michigan City needed a dedicated space for art classes and exhibitions. Their vision became the John G. Blank Art Center on 8th Street, which later
Lubeznik Center for the Arts Welcomes New Public Art Liaison Corey Hagelberg
MICHIGAN CITY, Ind. - Lubeznik Center for the Arts (LCA) is thrilled to welcome Corey Hagelberg as its new Public Art Liaison. An interdisciplinary artist and educator based in Gary, Hagelberg has spent the past 15 years creating work that brings attention to environmental and social justice issues in the Calumet Region along the south shore of Lake Michigan. Working across printmaking, sculpture and socially engaged art, his practice centers on restorative ecology and reimagining cities as regenerative,
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