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

This Month's Free Workshop: Tie-Dye Workshop

Join us at Lubeznik Center for the Arts for a fun tye-dying workshop! Meet like-minded teens who share a passion for creativity and self-expression. Learn different techniques and experiment with colors to create one-of-a-kind designs on t-shirts, bags and more. Materials will be provided, but feel free to bring your own items to tie-dye.

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 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!

During the summer, hundreds of our Gallery Shop items will spill into the lobby for our Summer Artisan Market. Open during LCA's regular hours, this market offers an opportunity to find unique gifts crafted by local artisans including jewelry, ceramics, wearable art and more. Come celebrate the summer season and support local artists!

Join us on Friday, July 3 from 5-8 PM (Central), for the opening reception of LCA's new exhibition, Kindred Spirits: Margaret Wharton and Betsy Odom! Enjoy an evening out featuring spectacular art, hors d'oeuvres, a cash bar and chance to meet the artists and curator of the exhibit.

This exhibition brings together Margaret Wharton and Betsy Odom, two Chicago sculptors separated by nearly forty years yet strikingly aligned in spirit. Born in Virginia and Mississippi respectively, both artists arrived in Chicago carrying sensibilities shaped by Southern histories of making, repair and resourcefulness. They share a fascination with everyday objects — chairs, sporting equipment, shoes — and with the gendered meanings attached to them. Through humor, exaggeration and meticulous craft, Wharton and Odom render the familiar delightfully unusable, transforming sculpture into a space where labor becomes play and expectations around gender, sexuality and function are pointedly, comically and wittingly undone. Joy, care and material intelligence anchor both practices.

As always, admission is free!

LCA's free First Friday events are generously sponsored by Horizon Bank.

Join us for the inaugural Paint the Town: La Porte 2026 Mural Festival, taking place July 8-12 in downtown La Porte.

Presented by Lubeznik Center for the Arts and mural artist Allen Ann Allen of Mural Mania, the festival will bring four nationally recognized artists to La Porte to create four large-scale murals in just five days. Artists from California, Texas and Virginia will transform three downtown buildings, adding vibrant new public art to the city.

Throughout the festival, visitors can watch the murals take shape and enjoy guided tours that provide an inside look at the creative process.

The festival concludes on Sunday, July 12, with a special historical tour led by Fonda Owens, Executive Director of the La Porte County Public Library, exploring the mural locations and their history.

Following the tour, join us for a closing celebration at The La Porte Fire House. Meet the artists and organizers, enjoy appetizers and music, and celebrate the completion of La Porte's newest public art installations. A cash bar and Paint the Town: La Porte t-shirts will be available.

Downtown La Porte Live Mural Painting Locations:

Taylordpaints – 508 State St

Mister Toledo & Allison Bamcat – Blockhead Beerworks, 1100 Lincolnway

Nico Cathcart – Burke, Constanza & Carberry, 607 Jefferson Ave

Join LCA’s engaging and knowledgeable curator as she takes you through all of the amazing art pieces of the Kindred Spirits: Margaret Wharton and Betsy Odom exhibition! Learn about the artists, their artwork, inspirations and processes. You can ask questions and join in on the lively discussion.

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*

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 summer exhibition, "Kindred Spirits: Margaret Wharton and Betsy Odom."

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