Experience Creativity
LASC Summer Camps
The Living Arts & Science Center is where creativity grows. Spark a love for expressive and creative learning with Summer Camps for kids pre-school to high-school. Bring the family for hands-on explorations at Discovery Nights and Discovery Saturdays. Experience something new at the Living Arts & Science Center.
What’s Happening at the LASC?
We’re celebrating 50 years and our newly expanded facility now includes a teaching kitchen, a dedicated ceramics studio, a digital media lab, new classrooms and art galleries and Lexington’s only Planetarium! Check our event calendar for upcoming programming for the entire family. Welcome to the Living Arts & Science Center…the place where creativity grows.
Discovery Night: The Art of Flight, Live Bird Show Thursday, May 3rd 6-8pm Join the LASC and Raptor Rehab of Kentucky, Inc for a unique look into the life of birds as we meet special raptor guests such as a red tailed hawk, turkey vulture, great horned owl, and peregrine…
NO DISCOVERY SATURDAY IN APRIL Join us for the Next Discovery Saturday, May 26th.
Looking for a fun activity to do with the kids at home? Try combining art & science with these beautifully fun butterflies. Chromatography is the separation of a mixture by passing it in solution or suspension or as a vapor (as in gas chromatography) through a medium in which the…
Discovery Night, Family Planetarium Night: Dinosaurs in the Dome! Thursday, April 5th 6-8pm with 4 Show Times: NEW TIME 5:30 6:15, 7:00 and 7:45 PM. Enjoy an evening in the LASC planetarium as you embark on an exciting voyage back in time and explore how dinosaurs lived and died. Everyone knows…
Discovery Night: Mammal Skull Mystery! Thursday, March 1st 6-8pm Mammal Skull Mystery! Solve the Mammal Skull Mystery by investigating a variety of real mammal skulls from armadillos, beavers, horses, deer, badgers, and more with University of Kentucky Biology professor, Dr. James Krupa! Enjoy examining and touching real animal bones during…
CERAMICS Ceramic workshops for the novice to advanced techniques. Join us for one or all of them. Professional development credit available for each session. Beginning to Advanced Wheel Throwing with Marianne Brown Mize Take your basic throwing skills to a higher level! Students will be expertly guided, at each…
When school is out, fun is in at the LASC. Students pre-school to high-school enjoy classes that spark their imagination in a fun, inspiring environment with first-class instruction. Full day and half day schedules available with AM and PM extended hours for your convenience. Lunch period is included for full…
Thursday, February 1st 6-8pm Join us for a festive evening of traditional Chinese performance and participation during this special cultural discovery night program. Performing and visual artists from the University of Kentucky’s Confucius Institute will be take us on a journey through a variety of Chinese art forms. Explore the…
DISCOVERY NIGHT: Exploring the Arctic and Antarctica Featuring, ICE WORLDS in the Planetarium Thursday, January 4th 6-8pm Venture to the north and south poles and discover the animals that find their home nearby as we explore the amazing wildlife of the Arctic and Antarctica. Take a visual journey with guest…
