The walls of the Depot Art District are festooned with street art, and photographers enjoy taking pictures.
Life-size, 11-foot-tall Columbian mammoth mother and baby have been reproduced in bronze outside the visitor center at Lubbock Lake Landmark.
overview. You can contact Martinez via his cellphone 806-632-6938. There is a cost to explore this walk- through sculpture perched atop a hill. Lubbock Lake Landmark For thousands of years people have lived in the area now known as Lubbock Lake. Hunter-gatherers, prehistoric peoples, Native American tribes, and the animals they hunted are all part of the history of this National Historic Landmark. Visitors are even greeted at the entrance by life-size sculptures of the mammoths that once roamed the area. Visitors can stroll the boardwalks and admire the prairie flowers, but the Landmark is also known for its archeology. In 2011, the Landmark celebrated 75 years of discovery that began with the accidental unearthing of a Folsom point in 1936 (an early spear or “projectile” point named after the town in New Mexico where one was first discovered). It is estimated that the site was used by these ancient people going back almost 12,000 years. Self-guided tours of the prairie, the flowers, and the archeological digs that dot the site are available. Signs along the trail by the archeological sites tell the story behind the digs. When the digs are active, visitors can
also watch the volunteers work the sites. Lubbock Arts District
Cornerstone of the Lubbock Arts District, the Charles Adams Studio Project (CASP) is the passion of gallery owner Charles Adams, providing artists with studio space, special equipment, and exhibition opportunities in return for opening their work and their space to visitors. The area’s First Friday is far more than the usual roundup of galleries open to the public. With a central location, art lovers can enjoy offerings of food trucks and musicians as well as wine and beer. The artists in residence not only open their studios, they provide mini-tours. It raises the whole experience beyond what most cities can offer. Throughout the area are other art-centered business that offer classes and gallery space as well as walls that have become canvases for vibrant street art and murals. Louise Hopkins Underwood Center for the Arts (LHUCA) theater and gallery provide year-round short-term exhibits and performances, literary talks, and film festivals. The Charles Adams Gallery offers a varied palette of contemporary and modern art in different media.
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