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Rocky’s Hardwear Artist Demo

Featured Event, Adult Events & Programs
Wichita Art Museum

Artist Rachelle Ablah creates unique silver jewelry during an in-store demonstration

Silver diamond-shaped dangle earrings with four turquoise beads suspended on wire in the middle. Earrings are suspended on French hooks for pierced ears.

Ask Me Tour

Featured Event, Docent Programs, Adult Events & Programs
Wichita Art Museum

Chat with a docent about the fall exhibits

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Artist Demo with Tamara Bamberger

Featured Event, Adult Events & Programs
Museum Store @ WAM

Meet a Wichita jewelry designer who creates hand-beaded jewelry from vintage beads and stones

Three necklaces displayed on clear acrylic holders with beads in red and green

Senior Wednesday: Crafted With Love

Senior Wednesday, Adult Events & Programs
Wichita Art Museum

Make a special Valentine at this make-it/take-it workshop

Woman's hands holding a pencil over a light blue paper on a table
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Exhibition Opening Day Talk with Fashion Curator Dennita Sewell

Featured Event, Exhibitions, Adult Events & Programs
Robert M. Beren Room at WAM

Accomplished fashion curator, professor and writer Dennita Sewell shares insights into her curated exhibition "Isabelle de Borchgrave: Fashioning Art from Paper"

Photo of a woman with short brown hair wearing earrings, a white, long-sleeve shirt and a dark folded jacket over it
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Senior Wednesday: That’s Paper?

Featured Event, Senior Wednesday, Adult Events & Programs
Wichita Art Museum

Enjoy a guided tour of WAM's newest paper fashion exhibition

Photo of a life-size woman's royalty dress with an elaborate collar, pearls and a dress of brown and white with gold accents made entirely of paper and painted with acrylic
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Art Chatter – Wichita Fashion

Featured Event, Adult Events & Programs
Wichita Art Museum

Art Chatter is back with a focus on all things fashion, costume & design

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Cubing at the Museum

Featured Event, Adult Events & Programs, Youth & Family
Wichita Art Museum

Speedcubing is a fast-paced competition to solve Rubik's Cubes

Color bars of green, teal and purple
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Art on a Monday: Wichita Fashionistas

Adult Events & Programs, Friends of the Wichita Art Museum
Wichita Art Museum

Fresh inspiration from a Wichita fashion trifecta: Bonnie Bing, Allison Baker and Hazel Stabler

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Shine Awards Luncheon

Featured Event, Adult Events & Programs
Wichita Art Museum

A celebration of inspirational Kansas women presentedy by Storytime Village

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Ask Me! Tour – March

Featured Event, Exhibitions, Docent Programs, Adult Events & Programs
Wichita Art Museum

Docents share their knowledge & insights about WAM's paper fashion exhibition

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Senior Wednesday: Wichita Wore What?

Featured Event, Exhibitions, Senior Wednesday, Adult Events & Programs
Wichita Art Museum

Curators from WAM and Wichita-Sedgwick County Historical Museum dish on a century of Wichita fashion

Installation image of four colorful dresses hanging on display forms: the first short-sleeve dress is long, with orange and gold; the second long-sleeve dress is short with an orange and pink pattern; the third short-sleeve jacket dress has a purple, teal, white and pink design; the fourth short-sleeve, v-neck dress has a shimmery pattern in pastel colors
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Ask Me! Tour – April

Featured Event, Exhibitions, Docent Programs, Adult Events & Programs
Wichita Art Museum

Docents share their knowledge & insights about WAM's paper fashion exhibition

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WAM Nights: Gallery Talk with Sharif Bey

Featured Event, WAM Nights, Adult Events & Programs
Vollmer Gallery Wichita Art Museum, 1400 West Museum Blvd.

Bey combines his intellectual curiosity, scholarly research & love of physically making art to create work that is not simply beautiful but layered with history, cultural critique, & knowledge of biology and geology.

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Ask Me! Tour – May

Exhibitions, Docent Programs, Adult Events & Programs
Wichita Art Museum

Docents share their knowledge & insights about WAM's paper fashion exhibition

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WAM Nights: mama.film Series – Purple Rain

Featured Event, WAM Nights, Adult Events & Programs
Howard E. Wooden Auditorium Wichita Art Museum, 1400 West Museum Blvd

The final film in a series celebrating the art of costume design on screen

Movie poster for Purple Rain with Prince on a motorcycle
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IDB Fashion Closing Party

Featured Event, Exhibitions, Adult Events & Programs
Wichita Art Museum

We are sending her out with a bang--cocktail in hand!

Pink graphic of a detail of Isabelle de Borchgrave's “Maria-Maddalena d’Austria
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Ponder This: Spoken Word in the Galleries

Featured Event, WAM Nights, Adult Events & Programs
Wichita Art Museum

A new round of spoken word performances, exploring hard-hitting topics close to the heart

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WAM Nights: Artist Talk with Meghan Miller

Exhibitions, WAM Nights, Adult Events & Programs
Howard E. Wooden Auditorium Wichita Art Museum, 1400 West Museum Blvd

Meet Wichita artist Meghan Miller & learn about her inaugural exhibition in WAM's new gallery space dedicated to local artists

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Artist Talk with Dan Friday

Exhibition Opening, Featured Event, Exhibitions, Adult Events & Programs
Wichita Art Museum

Hear glass artist Dan Friday talk about his work in WAM's new glass exhibition

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Ask Me! Tours – June 2023

Featured Event, Exhibitions, Docent Programs, Adult Events & Programs
Wichita Art Museum

Docents share their knowledge & insights about WAM's glass exhibition

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Art Chatter – July 2023

WAM Nights, Adult Events & Programs
Wichita Art Museum

A sizzling summer lineup of local creatives inspired by the exhibition "Clearly Indigenous: Native Visions Reimagined in Glass"

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Ask Me! Tours – July 2023

Exhibitions, Docent Programs
Wichita Art Museum

Docents share their knowledge & insights about WAM's glass exhibition

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Ask Me! Tours – August 2023

Exhibitions, Docent Programs
Wichita Art Museum

Docents share their knowledge & insights about WAM's glass exhibition

Red Circle with white text: Ask Me! in a cursive font on a turquoise background
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Art Chatter – October 2023

Featured Event, WAM Nights, Adult Events & Programs
Howard E. Wooden Auditorium Wichita Art Museum, 1400 West Museum Blvd
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Fall Jazz Series: Billie’s Bounce

WAM Nights, Adult Events & Programs
Wichita Art Museum

Last chance to catch the Fall Jazz Series. October 27 features Billie's Bounce.

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Spanish Night!

WAM Nights, Adult Events & Programs
Wichita Art Museum

Enjoy tours of the galleries in Spanish and a performance by local Latin jazz band Conjunto Latino.

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Noche de español

WAM Nights, Adult Events & Programs
Wichita Art Museum

Enjoy tours of the galleries in Spanish and a performance by local Latin jazz band Conjunto Latino.

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National Museum Store Sunday

Adult Events & Programs
Wichita Art Museum

The holidays are here. Shopping is always a joy at WAM's Museum Store!

Interior photo of the Museum Store showing six aisles of merchandise with two female shoppers in the foreground
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Ponder.This.

Featured Event, WAM Nights, Adult Events & Programs
Wichita Art Museum

Ponder.This. presents an evening of entertaining and thought-provoking spoken word performances.

Ponder.This.
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Pop-Up Gallery Concert

Featured Event, WAM Nights, Adult Events & Programs
Wichita Art Museum
Josue Estrada is holding a trumpet. Kylie Brown is holding a cello.
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Valentine’s Day Fun

Featured Event, WAM Nights, Adult Events & Programs
Wichita Art Museum
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College Night

Featured Event, WAM Nights, Adult Events & Programs
Wichita Art Museum
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Ponder.This. – Poetry Unchained

Featured Event, WAM Nights, Adult Events & Programs
Wichita Art Museum

Ponder.This. presents an evening of entertaining and thought-provoking spoken word performances.
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Exhibition Opening: Rachel Curtis: Dissolution

Exhibition Opening, Featured Event, FREE Event, Local Creatives Exhibition Series, WAM Nights, Adult Events & Programs
Howard E. Wooden Auditorium Wichita Art Museum, 1400 West Museum Blvd

Artist Talk— “Rachel Curtis: Dissolution”

Local Creatives Exhibition Series, Senior Wednesday, Adult Events & Programs
Wichita Art Museum

Learn about the latest exhibition "Rachel Curtis: Dissolution" in WAM’s Regional Creatives Exhibition Series with a talk by painter Rachel Curtis

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Howard E. Wooden Speaker Series with author Patrick Bringley

Featured Event, Adult Events & Programs, Friends of the Wichita Art Museum
Wichita Art Museum

Join Patrick Bringley, author of "All the Beauty in the World: The Metropolitan Museum of Art and Me," for a talk about finding comfort and meaning in the beauty and solitude of art, a memoir based on his decade as a guard at the Met Museum.

Howard E. Wooden Speaker Series with author Patrick Bringley
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WARPED | RSG Group Glass Exhibition Panel Discussion

FREE Event, Adult Events & Programs
Wichita Art Museum

A panel discussion in conjunction with the opening weekend of “Warped” an invitational glass exhibit of works by artists in the United States and United Kingdom that will be on display at Reuben Saunders Gallery.
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VANITY AFFAIR pARTy at WAM

ANNIE LEIBOVITZ / WORK, Featured Event, RSVPs & Ticketed Events, Exhibitions, Adult Events & Programs
Wichita Art Museum

Get ready to rock the night away at WAM's Vanity Affair pARTy! You're invited to the most glamorous party in town, celebrating the "ANNIE LEIBOVITZ / WORK" exhibition at WAM.

Senior Wednesday: What’s New at WAM

Senior Wednesday, Adult Events & Programs
Wichita Art Museum

Join WAM’s curator, Dr. Tera Lee Hedrick, to learn about (im)permanent—the new installation of WAM’s permanent collection.

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Senior Wednesday: ANNIE LEIBOVITZ / WORK

ANNIE LEIBOVITZ / WORK, Featured Event, Exhibitions, Senior Wednesday
Wichita Art Museum

Senior Wednesdays are informational and entertaining sessions designed for active seniors ages 55 & older.
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Senior Wednesday: Sketching in the Galleries

(im)permanent collection, Featured Event, Exhibitions, Senior Wednesday
Wichita Art Museum

Senior Wednesdays are informational and entertaining sessions designed for active seniors ages 55 & older.
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WAM Nights: Evening for Educators

Educators, FREE Event, Robert Peterson: Somewhere In America, WAM Nights, Adult Events & Programs
Wichita Art Museum

Mix and mingle with other K-College teachers, learn about what’s new at WAM, and enjoy free admission to see "Robert Peterson: Somewhere in America" exhibition.
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Gallery Opening and Artist Talk: ARTISTS A PLUS B: TWINVERSE

Exhibition Opening, Featured Event, FREE Event, Local Creatives Exhibition Series, WAM Nights, Adult Events & Programs
Howard E. Wooden Auditorium Wichita Art Museum, 1400 West Museum Blvd

Gallery Opening. This exhibition features the collaborative work of twin artists (A+B), who explore the multifaceted dimensions of twinship through TWIN-SIZED diptychs.
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Senior Wednesday: Holiday Party

Featured Event, Robert Peterson: Somewhere In America, Exhibitions, Senior Wednesday
Wichita Art Museum

Senior Wednesdays are informational and entertaining sessions designed for active seniors ages 55 & older.
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Senior Wednesday: Closed on New Year’s

Featured Event, Senior Wednesday

We are closed on New Year’s. We look forward to seeing you at the next Senior Wednesday on February 5, 2025.
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WAM Nights: Evening for Educators

Anila Quayyum Agha: Interwoven, Educators, FREE Event, WAM Nights, Adult Events & Programs
Wichita Art Museum

Mix and mingle with other K-College educators, learn about what’s new at WAM, and enjoy free admission to see the "Anila Quayyum Agha: Interwoven" exhibition.
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Senior Wednesday: Artist Talk | ARTISTSAPLUSB: TWINVERSE

Featured Event, Regional Creatives Exhibition Series, Exhibitions, Senior Wednesday
Wichita Art Museum

Senior Wednesdays are informational and entertaining sessions designed for active seniors ages 55 & older.
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Senior Wednesday: Sketching in the Galleries

(im)permanent collection, Featured Event, Senior Wednesday
Wichita Art Museum

Senior Wednesdays are informational and entertaining sessions designed for active seniors ages 55 & older.
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WAM Nights. Gallery Closing: TWINVERSE

Exhibition Opening, Featured Event, FREE Event, Local Creatives Exhibition Series, WAM Nights, Adult Events & Programs

Gallery Closing. This exhibition features the collaborative work of twin artists (A+B), who explore the multifaceted dimensions of twinship through TWIN-SIZED diptychs.
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Senior Wednesday: Anila Quayyum Agha: Interwoven

Anila Quayyum Agha: Interwoven, Featured Event, Senior Wednesday
Wichita Art Museum

Senior Wednesdays are informational and entertaining sessions designed for active seniors ages 55 & older.
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Gallery Opening and Artists’ Talk: Let Me Take You Down

Exhibition Opening, Featured Event, FREE Event, Local Creatives Exhibition Series, WAM Nights, Adult Events & Programs
Howard E. Wooden Auditorium Wichita Art Museum, 1400 West Museum Blvd

Join us for the opening and artists' talk of This, a photography exhibition by Kendra Cremin, Kelsy Gossett Dennis, and Jennifer Ray. Through their work, the artists explore the tension between inner worlds and reality, inviting viewers to question the illusions they create.

Tight Knit Recovery

FREE Event, Adult Events & Programs

Join us at the Wichita Art Museum for an afternoon of crafting, fellowship and recovery.
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Senior Wednesday: “Pop! Talk” with Mary Frances Ivey

Featured Event, Pop! Highlights from the Whitney Museum of American Art, Senior Wednesday
Wichita Art Museum

Senior Wednesdays are informational and entertaining sessions designed for active seniors ages 55 & older.

Tight Knit Recovery – May 2025

FREE Event, Adult Events & Programs

Join us at the Wichita Art Museum for an afternoon of crafting, fellowship and recovery.

Senior Wednesday: “Moments Without Proper Names” Screening

“Homeward to the Prairie I Come: Gordon Parks Photographs from the Beach Museum of Art", Featured Event, Exhibitions, Senior Wednesday, Youth & Family

Senior Wednesdays are informational and entertaining sessions designed for active seniors ages 55 & older.

Tight Knit Recovery – June 2025

FREE Event, Adult Events & Programs

Join us at the Wichita Art Museum for an afternoon of crafting, fellowship and recovery.

Pop-Up Pop Art Party

Featured Event, FREE Event, Pop! Highlights from the Whitney Museum of American Art, Adult Events & Programs

Experience the museum after hours with pop art, DJ sets, cocktails, and hands-on artmaking—featuring local artists, DJ Carbon, and a bar with tasty bites. Explore your creative side with printmaking, collage, fashion portraits, and more, all inspired by the bold energy of pop art. Don’t miss this one-night-only party that blends art, music, and creative energy.

Senior Wednesday: Creative Writing Workshop

“Homeward to the Prairie I Come: Gordon Parks Photographs from the Beach Museum of Art", Featured Event, Exhibitions, Senior Wednesday

Senior Wednesdays are informational and entertaining sessions designed for active seniors ages 55 & older.

Tight Knit Recovery – July 2025

FREE Event, Adult Events & Programs

Join us at the Wichita Art Museum for an afternoon of crafting, fellowship and recovery.
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WAM Nights: Gallery Closing for “Let Me Take You Down”

Featured Event, FREE Event, Local Creatives Exhibition Series, Regional Creatives Exhibition Series, Exhibitions, WAM Nights, Adult Events & Programs

Before "Let Me Take You Down" closes on August 24, don’t miss live analog photography demos with featured artists Kendra Cremin, Kelsy Gossett Dennis, and Jennifer Ray. Explore large format cameras, hybrid photograms, and more in this hands-on look at creative process and technique.
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Senior Wednesday: 90 Years of American Art

(im)permanent collection, Featured Event, Senior Wednesday
Wichita Art Museum

Senior Wednesdays are informational and entertaining sessions designed for active seniors ages 55 & older.
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WAM Nights: Evening for Educators

Abstract Expressionists: The Women, Educators, FREE Event, WAM Nights, Adult Events & Programs
Wichita Art Museum

Mix and mingle with other K-College educators, learn about what’s new at WAM, and enjoy free admission to see the "Abstract Expressionists: The Women" exhibition.
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WAM Nights: Shaping Vision: Five Wichita Painters on Process and Practice

Abstract Expressionists: The Women, Featured Event, FREE Event, WAM Nights, Adult Events & Programs
Wichita Art Museum

Join us for WAM Nights: Shaping Vision—five Wichita Painters on Process and Practice. Artists Sarah Chavez, Rachel Curtis, Sloane Dyer, Mary McCoy, and Kate Van Steenhuyse, moderated by Chloe Lang, will share insights into their work and discuss how their practices connect to larger art historical conversations. Presented in partnership with Harvester Arts, this free program complements the exhibitions “Abstract Expressionists: The Women” and “Framed in Friendship: American Women Artists and Their Networks.”
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WAM Nights: From Dresses to Dapper: A Fashion Show in Black

Featured Event, Little Black Dress at 100, WAM Nights, Adult Events & Programs
Wichita Art Museum

Watch models showcase original designs by Nina Winter (TISSU Studio) in a fashion show set inside “Little Black Dress at 100.” Sketch the looks as they unfold, enjoy live music, and make an evening of it at WAM Nights: From Dresses to Dapper—A Fashion Show in Black.
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WAM Nights: Halloween Scavenger Hunt!

(im)permanent collection, Featured Event, WAM Nights, Adult Events & Programs, Youth & Family
Wichita Art Museum

This Halloween, stop by the Wichita Art Museum for a spooky-fun art scavenger hunt! In celebration of WAM’s 90th birthday, follow a special treasure map filled with silhouettes of objects from the museum’s collection. Complete the hunt and trick-or-treat for sweet prizes along the way!
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WAM Nights: Ponder. This. – Poetry Unchained

Abstract Expressionists: The Women, Featured Event, Exhibitions, WAM Nights, Adult Events & Programs
Wichita Art Museum

Join Ponder.This. for Poetry Unchained, an evening of poetry, art, and music featuring works by incarcerated women performed by local poets. Tickets include admission to “Abstract Expressionists: The Women.”
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Drop-in Artmaking for Adults

Featured Event, WAM Nights, Adult Events & Programs
Wichita Art Museum

Unwind and get creative at PLAY in this free, drop-in artmaking session. Come solo for some relaxing “you time,” make it a date night, or bring the whole family along—everyone’s welcome. No artistic experience needed.
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Senior Wednesday: Holiday Party

Abstract Expressionists: The Women, Featured Event, Robert Peterson: Somewhere In America, Exhibitions, Senior Wednesday
Wichita Art Museum

Senior Wednesdays are informational and entertaining sessions designed for active seniors ages 55 & older.

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