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WAM Nights: Pop-Up Pop Art Party: Live Music | Artmaking | Fashion | Dance | Bevs and Bites
WAM Nights: Pop-Up Pop Art Party
Friday, April 24, 2026 | 6–8PM
Co-presented by Harvester Arts
Free and open to the public | WAM Members: special experiences

Did you miss last summer’s Pop-Up Pop Art Party? Did you celebrate with us and hope for another? This spring, we’re so back. Bring a friend and pop by for a free party of artmaking, music, theater, and dance—Alex Katz style. We’ll have the art plus bevs and bites (available for purchase)—you bring your friends and pop flair. The party is free and open to the public.

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◆ Free admission to Alex Katz: Theater and Dance
◆ An In-Gallery Dance Workshop with Constance Dinapoli | registration required
Body drawing with Marianne Evans-Lombe: Draw dancers, and then dance the drawings at 6:30, 7, and 7:30PM
◆ Salsa and bomba lessons with Baila Wichita
◆ Drop-in Costume Design with Nina Winter
◆ A Pop-Up Play with Ryan Schafer
◆◆◆ A Monoprint Workshop (WAM Members only)

In-Gallery Dance Workshop Details and signup:
6:15PM or 7:15PM |  Join Constance Dinapoli–dancer and Alex Katz’s model for several works in the exhibition–for a movement workshop in the spirit of exchange between artist, choreographer, and muse. Alongside Dinapoli, a small group of guests will explore movement from the dances spotlighted in the exhibition Alex Katz: Theater and Dance. No prior dance experience is necessary. We welcome you to move along with Constance either seated or standing. After the workshop, head back to the rest of the Pop-Up Party for more dance, music, artmaking, and fashion!
Register (free): click here to register
Constance Dinapoli, a muse for Alex Katz and Paul Taylor, has a deep and rich professional background in dance and teaching, from performing worldwide with the Paul Taylor Dance Company. She continues to serve as a répétiteur for the Paul Taylor Dance Foundation, director of summer intensives for The Taylor School, and faculty in the NYC Taylor School. Currently, she is the director of dance at Episcopal High School and guest faculty at Johns Hopkins University’s Program in Theatre Arts and Studies, the University of Maryland’s School of Theater, Dance, and Performance Studies, Sam Houston State University’s Dance Department, Dean College, and Indiana University’s Jacobs School of Music. She was the artistic coordinator of contemporary dance at the Peabody Preparatory, the Peabody Institute, an instructor at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County, an assistant professor in the School of Dance, George Mason University, and faculty at The Washington School of Ballet. M.F.A., George Mason University. B.A. Stanford University.

About WAM Nights: We’re open late on Fridays until 9 pm. Start your weekend with after-hours access to the galleries, shopping in the Museum Store, and a stop at EAT for dinner and specialty drinks. WAM Nights feature programs with artists, musicians, and performers, offering a dynamic way to experience the museum. The building comes to life with local creatives during WAM Nights—an energizing, creative start to your weekend. WAM Nights are generously supported by Art Bridges Foundation’s Access for All program.


alt= Marieanne Evans-Lombe Self Portrait

Marianne Evans-Lombe has been creating Body Drawings–performances of her drawings, her body, and the shadow formed in between–since 2006.

Learn more about Marianne Evans-Lombe.


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Baila Wichita is a Latin Dance program based out of Wichita, KS currently offering weekly Salsa and Bachata classes. We love to share our passion and culture with others and hope to build a strong Latin dancing community in the Midwest!

Learn more about Baila Wichita


alt= Ryan Shafer posing for the camera

Copywriter, playwright, actor and grapefruit destroyer based in Wichita, Kansas.

Learn more about Ryan Shafer.


alt= Nina Winters posing for camera
Nina Winter is a Textile Artist and earned her MFA in Fashion Design & Merchandising from the Academy of Art – San Francisco. She owns and operates TISSU Sewing Studio, now in its 12th year of providing sewing and fashion education to our community. 
Learn more about TISSU Sewing Studio

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