Events
WAM Nights: Spanish Night
November 13, 2026 | 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Featured Event, FREE Event, Party Programs, Past & Present: Celebrating New Acquisitions and Collection Highlights at the Wichita Art Museum, WAM Nights
Cost:
Free. No reservations required | Gratuita. No es necesario reservar.
Location:
Wichita Art Museum
About this Event
Free and open to the public
Join us for a museum-wide party spotlighting Hispanic and Latino art, culture, and heritage! Celebrate with live performances, take a bilingual mini tour, learn about local resources, and collaborate with artists. The galleries are thriving with Hispanic and Latino stories, including several works of art that are new to WAM’s permanent collection and on view for the first time. Be creative, be inspired, and be in community with art by Tanya Aguiñiga, Scott Carrillo Azevedo, Elizabeth Catlett, Armando Minjárez Monárrez, Aliza Nisenbaum, Emilio Sánchez, and Einar and Jamex de la Torre.
Local Voices – Dancers, Music, and Storytelling
6 – 7 PM:
- Vocalists from the Bohemio Musical of Tavo Nuñez
- La Sagrada Familia Matachines dances
- Balie Folklórico Latinx dances
- DJ Haroldo Rueda
7:30 – 8:00 PM: Yeni Silva-Renteria shares her perspective on Border Fall Height, a work of art by Tanya Aguiñiga.
8:00 – 8:30 PM: Baila Wichita dances
Community resource tables
- Bishop Carroll Catholic High School Hispanic American Leadership Organization (HALO)
- Celebra
- Creando un mundo sin barreras (Creating a World Without Barriers)
- Evergreen Community Center & Library
- Friends University Hispanic American Leadership Organization (HALO)
- Haysville Middle School
- Kansas Hispanic Education and Development Foundation
- Resurrection Catholic School
- Wichita Art Museum school programs
- Wichita Hispanic Chamber of Commerce
- Wichita Sedgwick County Extension Office
Artmaking
- Repujado (metal embossing) in PLAY
- Paper flower making in Past & Present: Celebrating New Acquisitions and Collection Highlights at the Wichita Art Museum
Celebrating Educators
- K-college educators, as a toast to you, enjoy a drink ticket on us (with faculty ID) and learn how WAM is your resource for professional development, making creative connections to your curriculum, and unwinding outside of the classroom.
Food Trucks
- Los Pumas
About WAM Nights: We’re open late on Fridays until 9 pm! Get your weekend started with after-hours access to the galleries, or shopping in the Museum Store. WAM Nights will include programs with artists, musicians, and performers–don’t miss your chance to see the art at WAM in a new way! The museum comes to life with local creatives during WAM Nights!
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Yeni Silva-Renteria
Thank you to our sponsors:
Exhibitions and public programs are generously supported by the Downing Foundation
WAM Nights are generously supported by Art Bridges Foundation’s Art Bridges Foundation’s Access for All program