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Two women stand talking to one another, one dressed in an all-black ensemble and the other wearing a table around her waise and a pile of fruit in her red hair

Art Chatter -- October 2021

6 pm | Doors open and bar (credit or debit cards only)
7 pm | Chatter presentations
$15 general public, free to WAM members — purchase tickets at the door
Howard E. Wooden Auditorium – 1st Floor

Art Chatter is back with twist! Come for the same creative vibes you love–this installment is focused on all things fashion, costume, and design to coincide with the spectacular fashion exhibition Isabelle de Borchgrave: Fashioning Art from Paper. You will hear from artists, designers, and history buffs.

Our host & MC for the evening is Mr. Wichita, Fayola Oyatayo! Did you see him on the cover of the January issue of Splurge Magazine?

The lineup includes: Designer Chadwick Armstrong, Artist Geli Chavez, Designer Brent McNulty, Wichita-Sedgwick County Historical Museum Curator of Collections Jami Frazier Tracy, and Artist Nina Winter.

Free to WAM members—RSVP early to secure your spot! Purchase $15 general admission tickets at the door.


March Presenters

Photo of a Black man sitting on a stool, smiling for the camera and wearing a dark grey suit with a black shirt, black shoes and a silver watch

Host and MC Fayola Oyatayo

Man with close-cropped dark hair and dark framed glasses, sitting with hands clasped on knee. Dressed in a dark purple shirt and light blue pants in front of a black and silver background

Designer Chadwick Armstrong

woman sitting on a mint green couch against a bright two-toned patterned orange wall with an orange ottoman in front. She has long dark hair, wears glasses, and is dressed in black and wearing black and white tennis shoes

Artist Geli Chavez

Head and shoulders photo of a woman with gray hair and glasses, standing with her arms crossed at her waist, dressed in black

Jami Frazier Tracy, Wichita-Sedgwick County Historical Museum Curator of Collections

Photo of a white man with short brown hair looking at the camera wearing a dark grey shirt in front of blue and silver floral wallpaper

Designer Brent McNulty

Photo of a woman with long black hair, dressed in red and black patterned top

Artist Nina Winter