The Sacred Red Rock Project artist workshops were held Sunday, July 23, 2023, in Lawrence’s Robinson Park, a pocket park near the Kansas River bridge downtown. There was a morning and an evening session, hosted by Sydney Pursel, with the Spencer Museum of Art, and muralist and community organizer, Dave Loewenstein, in conjunction with the Sacred Red Rock Project. Sunday was the last day anyone could be close to the rock before fencing was installed Monday in preparation for its move to the Kaw Nation’s Allegawaho Memorial Heritage Park near Council Grove, Kansas. Artist’s were invited to document the rock and setting and Grossman did a couple of watercolors and an oil sketch. She also shared maps of the Kansas river to show participants the original location of the rock before it was stolen in 1929.
To learn more, please visit:
https://sacredredrock.com/
Also see the Lawrence Journal World article by Chris Conde:
https://www2.ljworld.com/news/general-news/2023/jul/23/lawrence-artists-gather-to-create-works-inspired-by-kanza-prayer-rock-before-it-moves/
