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Exhibition Opening Day | Richard Marquis: Keepers

June 12, 2021 | 11:00am - 4:00pm

Exhibition Opening, Featured Event

Location: Wichita Art Museum

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White and raspberry colored fused glass teapot by artist Richard Marquis

Richard Marquis, Ruby Heart Teapot, 1980. Blown glass, murrine technique, 5 x 6 x 5 inches. Collection of Johanna Nitzke Marquis

Explore the new exhibition, Richard Marquis: Keepers, a retrospective of Marquis’ work, highlighting his epic glass mastery with undertones of whimsy. Dine in at the Muse Cafe or dine outside with Funky Monkey Munchies food truck and enjoy homemade jammin’ mandolin picking with a performance by Mandolin Monroe. Discover an array of artful gifts and books at the Museum Store and settle into a cozy spot in the S. Jim and Darla Farha Great Hall to tap your toes to peppy piano tunes performed by Bob Wambold.

11 am to 1 pm | Food and Music Outside

2 pm to 4 pm | Live Music Inside

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Featured Exhibition

Richard Marquis: Keepers

June 12 - September 5, 2021

Richard Marquis: Keepers is a late career survey of a towering figure in the Studio Glass movement. He is known for extraordinary technique, comic sensibility, bold innovations, and iconoclastic spirit.

About the Exhibition  About Richard Marquis: Keepers

Colorful fused glass in the shape of a tugboat