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July 2021

Sat 10

July 10, 2021 | 11:00am - 4:00pm Museum Store Summer Sale

Museum Store Summer Sale

Adult Events & Programs

Wichita Art Museum

Summer Sale on a yellow and green background with an abstract sun image

Sun 11

July 11, 2021 | 11:00am - 4:00pm Museum Store Summer Sale

Museum Store Summer Sale

Adult Events & Programs

Wichita Art Museum

Sat 17

July 17, 2021 | 1:00pm - 3:00pm

Docent Dialogues in the Galleries

Adult Events & Programs

Wichita Art Museum

Learn more about WAM's newest exhibition with one of our savvy docents.

Woman on the right in the galleries gesturing towards a painting while two boys on the left sit on a round sofa and watch

Sun 25

July 25, 2021 | 2:00pm

Mid Kansas Jewish Federation Summer Film Series at WAM

Adult Events & Programs

Wichita Art Museum

Watch, Remember. Part of the 25th season of the MKJF’s Jewish Summer Film Series.

August 2021

Sun 1

August 1, 2021 | 2:00pm

Mid Kansas Jewish Federation Summer Film Series at WAM

Adult Events & Programs

Wichita Art Museum

Watch, Yoo-Hoo Mrs. Goldberg at the 25th season of the MKJF’s Jewish Summer Film Series.

Smiling woman sitting at a table with a large challah bread in front of her and a three-tiered serving bowl with grapes and other fruit and topped with cut flowers

Wed 4

August 4, 2021 | 10:30am

Senior Wednesday: Artist and Designer Kent Williams

Featured Event, Senior Wednesday

Online via Zoom

Meet Artist and designer Kent Williams

Photograph of a bearded man with glasses and weaing a knitted yellow cap with a woman with dark hair and weaing large gold hoop earrings looking over his shoulder

Sat 21

August 21, 2021 | 1:00pm - 3:00pm

Docent Dialogues in the Galleries

Featured Event, Exhibitions, Docent Programs

Wichita Art Museum

Docents share their knowledge and passion about our exhibitions

Free

September 2021

Wed 1

September 1, 2021 | 10:30am - 11:30am

Senior Wednesday: A Spell Created

Senior Wednesday

Wichita Art Museum

A look at Wichita's past, as recounted in the museum's soon-to-be-released book, "A Spell Created."

Partial image of book cover featuring architectural arches with text

Sat 4

September 4, 2021 | 10:00am - 11:00am

September Drop-In Sculpture Tour in the Art Garden

Outdoor Activity, Docent Programs

Wichita Art Museum

Join a docent-led tour of the outdoor sculpture collection

Free

Ariel photograph of the Tom Otterness sculpure

Sat 18

September 18, 2021 | 1:00pm - 3:00pm

Docent Dialogues in the Gallery

Docent Programs, Adult Events & Programs

Wichita Art Museum

Docents share insights about WAM exhibitions

Free

Red Circle with white text: Ask Me! in a cursive font on a turquoise background

Sat 18

September 18, 2021 | 6:00pm

Ponder This: Spoken Word Performance

Featured Event, Adult Events & Programs

Wichita Art Museum

Come to WAM for an evening of Spoken Word performances

$15

Neon blue text Ponder. This on a black baclground with a mirrored image below the text

October 2021

Fri 1

October 1, 2021 | 5:00pm - 10:00pm

October 2021 Art Chatter

Featured Event, Adult Events & Programs

Wichita Art Museum

Don't miss the 10-year anniversary of this signature event

Sat 2

October 2, 2021 | 10:00am - 11:00am

Drop-In Sculpture Tour in the Art Garden

Outdoor Activity, Adult Events & Programs

Wichita Art Museum

Learn about the museum's outdoor sculpture collection

Free

Photograph of a group of people looking at a large-scale circular sculpture of weathered metal in the museum art garden with the museum building in the background

Wed 6

October 6, 2021 | 10:30am - 11:30am

Senior Wednesday: Docents’ Faves

Senior Wednesday, Docent Programs

Wichita Art Museum

Docents share insights about their favorite artworks

Photograph of people int the gallery. Woman at right has long blonde hair, dark-rimmed glasses and is wearing a tan coat. Man int he middle is bald with a dark beard, wearing an orange and yellow shirt under a dark jacket. Woman at right, standing in front of a painting, has white hair pulled back into a ponytail and is wearing a tan jacket over a black shirt. Her arm is outstretched with palm up toward the painting

Tue 12

October 12, 2021 | 5:00pm - 7:00pm

Educator Evening

Adult Events & Programs

Wichita Art Museum

WAM welcomes educators for an evening of mingling, music, exhibitions, and refreshments

Photograph of a man and two women standing in front of floor-to-ceiling windows. The man has light brown hair and is wearing glasses, dressed in a blue, long-sleeved shirt with the cuffs rolled to his elbows. The woman in the center has light brown hair andis dessed in a dark sweater. The woman on the far right has shoulder length dark hair and is wearing a dark purple top.

Sun 24

October 24, 2021 | 6:00pm

Ponder This: Spoken Word Performance

Featured Event, Adult Events & Programs

Wichita Art Museum

Come to WAM for an evening of Spoken Word performances

$15

Thu 28

October 28, 2021 | 6:00pm

Whistler to Cassatt: The Making of an Exhibition

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

Wichita Art Museum

Howard E. Wooden Lecture sponsored by the Friends of the Wichita Art Museum

A woman in a flowered dress holds a child. There is a blue vase and washbasin behind them in this painting by Mary Cassatt

November 2021

Thu 4

November 4, 2021 | 6:30pm

51st Annual Arts Council Awards

Featured Event, Adult Events & Programs

Wichita Art Museum

The 51st Annual Art Awards recognize leaders in the Wichita arts scene

$75

Fri 12

November 12, 2021 | 6:00pm

November 2021 Art Chatter

Featured Event, Adult Events & Programs

Wichita Art Museum

Don't miss the 10-year anniversary of this signature event & the final Art Chatter for 2021!

Tue 16

November 16, 2021 | 6:00pm

Roadside Culture and American Photography in the 20th Century

Featured Event, Adult Events & Programs

Wichita Art Museum

A look at the great American open road as seen through the lens of the country’s greatest photographers

Black and white photograph of a large cup and sauce labeled

Fri 19

November 19, 2021 | 6:00pm - 11:00pm

Positive Directions presents The Category Is . . . Drag Runway & Trivia

Adult Events & Programs

Wichita Art Museum

This trivia night will be anything but a drag . . . it’ll be a ball!

Fri 26

November 26, 2021 | 10:00am - 5:00pm

Spend Some, Get Some at the Museum Store

Featured Event, Adult Events & Programs

Wichita Art Museum

Start your holiday shopping off right and get rewarded!

Graphic with two rows of Christmas ornaments with white text: upper left, dark green

Sat 27

November 27, 2021 | 10:00am - 5:00pm

Spend Some, Get Some at the Museum Store

Adult Events & Programs

Wichita Art Museum

Start your holiday shopping off right and get rewarded!

December 2021

Wed 1

December 1, 2021 | 11:00am - 4:00pm

Senior Wednesday: Holly, Jolly Holiday

Featured Event, Senior Wednesday

Wichita Art Museum

A Holly, Jolly Holiday event just for seniors

Four images of musicians with a whitewhite graphic with the words b-Side surrounded by representation of a record.

Thu 9

December 9, 2021 | 6:00pm

Holiday Film Unclassic: Elf

Featured Event, Adult Events & Programs

Wichita Art Museum

Join us for hip, holiday hullabaloo with an interactive screening of Elf

The word Elf in green and gold with a photo of a white man wearing black booties, yellow tights, a green hat and green coat trimmed in white getting ready to sing loud for all to hear

January 2022

Thu 20

January 20, 2022 | 6:00pm

Life Lessons: The Collaborative Process Behind Life Magazine’s Iconic Photographs

Featured Event, Adult Events & Programs

Wichita Art Museum and via Zoom

Free admission to this behind-the-scenes look at the iconic photography of "Life" magazine

Black and white image of a person dressed in a hat, goggles, and white shirt and darker pants

February 2022

Wed 2

February 2, 2022 | 10:30am

Postponed to May 4: Senior Wednesday: Ellamonique Baccus

Senior Wednesday

Wichita Art Museum and via Zoom

Learn how a Wichita artist engaged 200 community residents in the design process for a Wichita redevelopment.

Fri 18

February 18, 2022 | 5:30pm

Murdock Mixology: Dr. Timothy Rodgers

Murdock Members, Adult Events & Programs, Moderns

Wichita Art Museum

Learn about one of the country's leading museums devoted to the inventiveness of decorative arts.

Head and shoulders image of a bald man wearing dark-rimmed glasses, in a textured blue suit jacked and open collared white shirt. in front of a plae blue background

Sat 19

February 19, 2022 | 1:00pm - 3:00pm

Docent Dialogues

Featured Event, Docent Programs, Adult Events & Programs

Wichita Art Museum

WAM Docents share their knowledge and insights about the exhibition "Art Deco: Designing for the People, 1918-1939,"

Tue 22

February 22, 2022 | 5:00pm - 7:00pm

Educator Night

Educators, Adult Events & Programs

Wichita Art Museum

WAM welcomes educators for an evening of mingling, music, exhibitions, and refreshments

Thu 24

February 24, 2022 | 6:45pm

UPDATE: Harlem Renaissance Artist Aaron Douglas and Writer James Weldon Johnson with New African American Creative Expression

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

Wichita Art Museum and via Zoom

Art historian Dr. Renée Ater explores the paintings of Topeka, Kansas native Aaron Douglas

Black and white photo of African American man with close-cropped hair, wearing glasses, and a suit, against a dark background, with light comeing from the left of the photo. There is a sliver of a print curtain at the left of the image.

Sun 27

February 27, 2022 | 2:00pm - 3:00pm

Drop-In Tour: American Art Deco

Featured Event, Exhibitions, Docent Programs, Adult Events & Programs

Wichita Art Museum

Join a WAM Docent for a guided tour of the exhibition "American Art Deco: Designing for the People, 1918-1939"

Sun 27

February 27, 2022 | 6:00pm

Ponder This: Uniting Cultures Through the Arts

Featured Event, Adult Events & Programs

Wichita Art Museum

Ponder This presents an evening of spoken word performances

March 2022

Wed 2

March 2, 2022 | 10:30am - 12:00pm

Senior Wednesday: American Art Deco Gallery Exploration

Senior Wednesday

Wichita Art Museum

For ages 55 & older, explore the exhibition "American Art Deco: Designing for the People, 1918-1939"

Group of people in gallery, blue walls, paintings in bright light

Sat 5

March 5, 2022 | 6:00pm

mama.film/The Big Read Short Film Series

Featured Event, Adult Events & Programs

Wichita Art Museum

Explore explore the themes of identity, the immigrant experience, and coming-of-age in a virtual film series

Thu 10

March 10, 2022 | 6:00pm

American Cacophony Midwest Art Deco 1918-1939: A Historical Context

Featured Event, Adult Events & Programs

Wichita Art Museum

KU History Professor gives a historical context to Art Deco design and architecture

Photo of a white man with dark hair , dark moustache and salt-and-pepper beard standing in front of a map of the United States

Sat 12

March 12, 2022 | 1:00pm - 3:00pm

Docent Dialogues

Featured Event, Docent Programs, Adult Events & Programs

Wichita Art Museum

WAM Docents share their knowledge and insights about the exhibition "Art Deco: Designing for the People, 1918-1939,"

Sun 27

March 27, 2022 | 3:00pm - 4:00pm

Drop-In Tour: American Art Deco

Featured Event, Exhibitions, Docent Programs, Adult Events & Programs

Wichita Art Museum

Join a WAM Docent for a guided tour of the exhibition "American Art Deco: Designing for the People, 1918-1939"

Group of people in the gallery with a docent guide

Thu 31

March 31, 2022 | 7:00pm

Art Deco and Its Life in Lettering

Exhibitions, Adult Events & Programs

Wichita Art Museum

Learn how new design features in typography, illustration, and advertising are celebrated as and still beloved today as Art Deco.

Graphic with a tool and paintbrush on the left and art deco-inspired letters on the left and the text Art Deco and its life in lettering in red in the center

April 2022

Sun 3

April 3, 2022 | 6:00pm

Ponder This: Nobody’s Fool

Featured Event, Adult Events & Programs

Wichita Art Museum

Poets from Wichita will recite their biting critique through the art of spoken word

Tue 5

April 5, 2022 | 5:00pm

Volunteer Appreciation Reception

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

Wichita Art Museum

Let's honor and celebrate our treasured museum volunteers.

Wed 6

April 6, 2022 | 10:30am - 12:00pm

Senior Wednesday: A Taste of Jazz from the Wichita Jazz Festival

Featured Event, Senior Wednesday

Join us for a special presentation about the long and storied history of the Wichita Jazz Festival.

Thu 7

April 7, 2022 | 5:00pm

Murdock Mixology: Sam Gappmayer

Adult Events & Programs, Moderns

Newly opened in 2021, Art Preserve is an experimental space designed to house the John Michael Kohler Arts Center collection of more than 35 artist-built environments.

Sun 24

April 24, 2022 | 5:30pm

Chamber Music Society of Wichita Concert: Outburst

Featured Event, Adult Events & Programs

Wichita Art Museum

Chamber music musicians from the region playing selections from the Western classical tradition

Group of musicians standing in a grassy area wiGroup of musicians standing in front of a metal and straw bale structure on a green, grass field. From left, man holding a French Horn, man holding a cello, man holding a bass, woman with an oboe, man sitting on a straw bale with a violin, woman standing with a violin, man sitting on straw bale, holding a violin and man standing holding a clarinet

May 2022

Wed 4

May 4, 2022 | 10:30am - 12:00pm

Senior Wednesday: Ellamonique Baccus

Senior Wednesday

Wichita Art Museum

Learn how a local artist engaged 200 community residents in the design process for a Wichita redevelopment project.

Sat 7

May 7, 2022 | 9:00am - 10:00am

Yoga in the Art Garden

Featured Event, Outdoor Activity, Adult Events & Programs

Wichita Art Museum

Sun Salutations in WAM's Art Garden

Exterior photo of the Jayne Milburn Sculpture Plaza where nearly two-dozen people are laying on the concrete plaza on colorful mats sit cross-legged in a yoga pose

Fri 13

May 13, 2022 | 6:00pm

Art Chatter May 2022

Featured Event, Adult Events & Programs

Wichita Art Museum

This loyal program with a packed-house following continues!

Fri 20

May 20, 2022 | 5:00pm - 8:00pm

Art After Hours

Featured Event, Adult Events & Programs

Wichita Art Museum

Make it a jazzy night out for a last-chance look at American Art Deco: Designing for the People, 1918-1939

Black and gold graphic of a square with gold lines and gold diamond shapes inside the border and the words American Art Deco: Designing for the People, 1918-1939 in a sans serif, thin white font on the center

June 2022

Wed 1

June 1, 2022 | 10:30am - 12:00pm

Canceled: June Senior Wednesday: Art Garden Tour

Senior Wednesday, Outdoor Activity, Adult Events & Programs

Wichita Art Museum

Tour the Art Garden with Master Gardeners and WAM Docents

Garden photo with purple flowers in the lower left corner and red flowers on the right size. In the mddle of the image is Tom Otterness sculpture

Sat 4

June 4, 2022 | 1:30pm

Print Forum and C.A. Seward Dinner

Featured Event, Adult Events & Programs

Wichita Art Museum

A Centennial Celebration of Block Prints in Wichita

Color block print on a seascape. In the foreground are gray and white rocks, around an aqua blue water scene with seaweed, fish and turtles. At the far left is a triangle of sand beach and more gray and white rocks at the top of the image.

Sat 11

June 11, 2022 | 9:00am - 10:00am

Yoga in the Art Garden

Featured Event, Outdoor Activity, Adult Events & Programs

Wichita Art Museum

Sun Salutations in WAM's Art Garden

Group of people in standing in a yoga post with arms over their heads in a garden setting, standing on a concrete pad with pieces of a black sculpture.

Sat 25

June 25, 2022 | 1:00pm - 3:00pm

Docent Dialogues – June

Featured Event, Adult Events & Programs

Wichita Art Museum

WAM Docents share insights into Beth Lipman's retrospective exhibition

July 2022

Fri 1

July 1, 2022 | 8:00pm

Wichita Grand Opera Presents “ROJO”

Outdoor Activity, Adult Events & Programs

Wichita Art Museum

A spicy and spirited outdoor concert featuring Latin music and dancing by local artists from Wichita's Hispanic community

Wed 6

July 6, 2022 | 10:30am - 12:00pm

Senior Wednesday: Gallery Exploration

Featured Event, Senior Wednesday, Adult Events & Programs

Wichita Art Museum

Explore the new glass exhibition with WAM Docents

Thu 7

July 7, 2022 | 6:00pm

Seeing More Clearly Through Glass

Featured Event, Exhibitions, Adult Events & Programs

Take a closer look at the artist Beth Lipman and her inspirations

Several dozen clear glass bowls, receptacles and vases assembled on a long white table against a black gallery wall in the background

Sat 9

July 9, 2022 | 9:00am - 10:00am

Yoga in the Art Garden – July

Featured Event, Outdoor Activity, Adult Events & Programs

Wichita Art Museum

Sun Salutations in WAM's Art Garden

Exterior photo of the Jayne Milburn Sculpture Plaza where nearly two-dozen people are laying on the concrete plaza on colorful mats with their left legs stretched up in the air in a yoga pose

Sun 10

July 10, 2022 | 2:00pm

Mid-Kansas Jewish Federation Film Series: Final Account

Featured Event, Adult Events & Programs

Wichita Art Museum

A raw and urgent documentary on Germans who participated in Adolf Hitler’s Third Reich

Sat 16

July 16, 2022 | 12:00pm - 3:00pm

Book Signing: “100 Things to Do in Wichita Before You Die”

Featured Event, Adult Events & Programs

Local author Vanessa Whiteside will sign copies of her new Wichita guidebook—guess who is included?

Portionn of a book cover Book cover with a royal blue starburst effect background, text in white reads

Fri 22

July 22, 2022 | 11:00am - 4:00pm

Museum Store Summer Sale

Adult Events & Programs

Wichita Art Museum

Looking for a hot deal? Shop the Summer Sale in the Museum Store.

Sat 23

July 23, 2022 | 11:00am - 4:00pm

Museum Store Summer Sale

Adult Events & Programs

Wichita Art Museum

Looking for a hot deal? Shop the Summer Sale in the Museum Store.

Sun 24

July 24, 2022 | 11:00am - 4:00pm

Museum Store Summer Sale

Adult Events & Programs

Wichita Art Museum

Looking for a hot deal? Shop the Summer Sale in the Museum Store.

Sun 24

July 24, 2022 | 2:30pm - 3:00pm

July Drop-In Tour

Featured Event, Docent Programs

Wichita Art Museum

Tour the summer exhibitions with a WAM Docent as your guide

Detail of a clear glass sculpture of vases and other vessels laid on a white table with ornate glass wallpaper on the wall behind the table

August 2022

Wed 3

August 3, 2022 | 10:30am - 12:00pm

Senior Wednesday: Artmaking for Everyone!

Featured Event, Senior Wednesday, Adult Events & Programs

Wichita Art Museum

Create your own collage masterpiece in a fun make-and-take art session

Couple sitting at a table with art supplies in front of them, decoupaging a coaster

Sat 6

August 6, 2022 | 9:00am - 10:00am

Yoga in the Art Garden – August

Featured Event, Outdoor Activity, Adult Events & Programs

Wichita Art Museum

Sun Salutations in WAM's Art Garden

Sat 13

August 13, 2022 | 1:00pm - 3:00pm

August Docent Dialogues

Featured Event, Adult Events & Programs

Wichita Art Museum

Have a question? Look for WAM Docents wearing "Ask Me" buttons.

Vignette of a room with aan orange settee in front of a pair of windows, each with a red cross and white curtains.

Sun 14

August 14, 2022 | 2:00pm - 5:00pm

Mid-Kansas Jewish Federation Film Series: I Remember

Featured Event, Adult Events & Programs

Wichita Art Museum

A 2019 documentary about Jews living in small towns of provincial Poland before World War II

Head and shoulders image of older white man, with white hair and mustache, wearing a tan jacket and white shirt, left hand pointing to an open book on the table in front of him and surrounded by various clocks.

September 2022

Sat 3

September 3, 2022 | 9:00am - 10:00am

September Yoga in the Art Garden

Featured Event, Outdoor Activity, Adult Events & Programs

Wichita Art Museum

Sun Salutations in WAM's Art Garden

Wed 7

September 7, 2022 | 10:30am

Senior Wednesday: Director’s Talk and Film Screening

Featured Event, Senior Wednesday, Adult Events & Programs

Filmmaker Sara J. Harmon discusses her award-winning documentary "For Your Amusement: The Wonderland Park on Ackerman Island"

Black woman facing the camera and smiling, , with a red headband, and dark-framed glasses. Dressed in a v-neck black and white stroped shirt

Sat 10

September 10, 2022 | 1:00pm - 3:00pm

Docent Dialogues – September

Featured Event, Exhibitions, Docent Programs

Wichita Art Museum

Docents answer your questions and share their knowledge about our exhibitions

Sun 11

September 11, 2022 | 6:00pm

Ponder This: The Art of the Spoken Word

Featured Event, Adult Events & Programs

Wichita Art Museum

Spoken word performances return to WAM featuring local and regional poets

Thu 15

September 15, 2022 | 6:00pm

Print Talk with London Gallerist Tom Edwards

Featured Event, Adult Events & Programs

Wichita Art Museum

London-based print dealer Tom Edwards discusses English printmaker Gwen Raverat

October 2022

Wed 5

October 5, 2022 | 10:30am - 12:00pm

Senior Wednesday: Who Scammed Rajah Rabbit?

Featured Event, Senior Wednesday, Adult Events & Programs

Wichita Art Museum

Filmmaker Sara J. Harmon talks about her award-winning documentary short "Who Scammed Rajah Rabbit.

Aqua-tone photo that shAn aqua-tinted background of a photo of a line of rabbit hutches.. Text on the image reads Who Sammed Rajah Rabbit. Under that are two laural wreaths. On the left text reads Best Kansas Short Documentary, Tallgreass Film Festival, 2021. On the right text in the laurer reads Best Kansas Documentary, Doc Sunback Fi;m Festival, 2022. In the center is a large white rabbit, with smaller rabbits on either side

Sat 15

October 15, 2022 | 11:00am - 3:00pm

Exhibition Opening Day for Paper Dreams: Alfred Maurer and American Masterpieces

Exhibition Opening, Featured Event, Exhibitions, Adult Events & Programs, Youth & Family

Wichita Art Museum

It's exhibition Opening Day with art, live music, artmaking, and more!

Back view of adult and child standing in a gallery in front of three paintings by Thomas Hart Benton

Sun 16

October 16, 2022 | 5:30pm

Chamber Music Society of Wichita Concert: PUBLIQuartet

Featured Event, Adult Events & Programs

Wichita Art Museum

WAM and the Chamber Music Society of Wichita present an exciting lineup of performances this fall and spring.

Photograph of four people standing on or in front of a metal staircase on the side of brick wall with a door at the top of the staircase on thr left and a window on the right. From left, there is a man earing a dark suit and white shirt standing at the top of the srairway, standing two steps down is a white man earing a dark suit untucked white shirt. Standing at the bottom of the stairway is a white man weaing a white jacket, dark red shirt and dark slacks. IN fron the stairway is a woman with dark, curly hair dressed in black, She is looking down and her arms are outstretched, resting on the stair rail.

Tue 25

October 25, 2022 | 5:00pm - 7:00pm

Educator Night – October

Featured Event, Adult Events & Programs

Wichita Art Museum

WAM welcomes educators for an evening of mingling, music, exhibitions, and refreshments

Thu 27

October 27, 2022 | 5:30pm

Murdock Mixology: Laura Hoptman

Murdock Members, Adult Events & Programs, Moderns

Wichita Art Museum

Learn about one of the country's leading museums devoted to drawing.

Two stories of a building on white stone. Gray steops span the width of the building on the street level. Five columns are across the first level, with wood and glass doors. The second level has recessed window with carved arches and an metal balcony with round scrolls. Doors in th center ar flanked with tall windows with writing. On the left, the window says The Drawing Center.

November 2022

Wed 2

November 2, 2022 | 11:30am - 1:00pm

Senior Wednesday Artist Talk: Marco Hernandez

Featured Event, Senior Wednesday, Adult Events & Programs

Wichita Art Museum

Printmaker Marco Hernandez explores issues of society and politics in contemporary Mexico and Mexican American culture

Color etching of a Mexican artist and printmaker with short, dark hair holding his face in his left hand

Thu 3

November 3, 2022 | 6:30pm

52nd Annual Arts Council Art Awards

Featured Event, Adult Events & Programs

Wichita Art Museum

This annual awards event recognizes leaders in Wichita's arts scene

Sun 6

November 6, 2022 | 6:00pm

Ponder This: Your Authentic Self

Featured Event, Adult Events & Programs

Wichita Art Museum

Spoken word poets from Wichita will recite their biting critiques

Mon 7

November 7, 2022 | 4:30pm - 6:00pm

Art of Estate Planning

Featured Event, Adult Events & Programs

Wichita Art Museum

Learn more about estate planning with seasoned professionals in an informal setting

Graphic of a blue box with an off-white box with rounded corners and text: Art of Estate Planning

Wed 9

November 9, 2022 | 6:00pm

Power to the People: The Art That Moved a Movement

Featured Event, Exhibitions, Adult Events & Programs

Wichita Art Museum

Don't miss this cultural presentation on the dynamic, groundbreaking art that emerged from the Mexican Revolution

Hispanic woman kneeling on a brick floor kneading dough on a black surface, with a sleeping child on her back in a white sling

Sat 12

November 12, 2022 | 1:00pm - 3:00pm

Ask Me Tour

Featured Event, Docent Programs, Adult Events & Programs

Wichita Art Museum

WAM Docents share their insights on current exhibitions

Thu 17

November 17, 2022 | 5:30pm

Murdock Mixology: Natasha Egan

Adult Events & Programs, Moderns

Wichita Art Museum

Learn about a Chicago museum devoted to contemporary photography

Street scene with stone building facade. Sign in the center over a series of windows identifies building as Columbia College Chicago. Underneath the sign in the windows is a collage of young people and text Stand Out, Stand Together. At the far right at street level is a sign, white on black, MoCP in large letters over Museum of Contemporary Photography in smaller letters. At the far left is two people walking toward to right, In the center are two more people on sidewalk. Center right are two more people walking on the sidewalk and in the right corner is a man standing at the corner facing to cross the street.

Fri 18

November 18, 2022 | 6:00pm

Art Chatter

Featured Event, Adult Events & Programs

Wichita Art Museum

This loyal program with a packed-house following continues!

Fri 25

November 25, 2022 | 7:00pm

Elf Interactive Screening

Featured Event, Adult Events & Programs

Wichita Art Museum

Join us for hip, holiday hullabaloo with an interactive screening of the movie Elf

Sun 27

November 27, 2022 | 12:00pm - 5:00pm

Museum Store Sunday

Featured Event, Adult Events & Programs

Wichita Art Museum

This international event, sponsored by the Museum Store Association, celebrates museums and cultural institutions

Wed 30

November 30, 2022 | 5:00pm - 8:00pm

Howard E. Wooden Speaker Series: Stacey Epstein on Alfred Maurer

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

Wichita Art Museum

A closer look at the work of American artist Alfred Maurer, whose career spanned the divide between the 19th and 20th centuries

Landscape in abstract style with mountains in red-orange tones,and blue tones in the background. Foreground has patch of green.

December 2022

Thu 1

December 1, 2022 | 11:00am - 4:00pm

Pearly Girls Trunk Show in the Museum Store

Featured Event, Adult Events & Programs

Museum Store @ WAM

Pearly Girls -- pearl jewelry with a modern twist

Hispanic woman with long dark hair wearing a v-neck white shirt and a pearl necklace with a pearl pendant

Fri 2

December 2, 2022 | 11:00am - 4:00pm

Meet a Pearly Girl in the Museum Store

Featured Event, Adult Events & Programs

Museum Store @ WAM

Pearly Girls -- pearl jewelry with a modern twist

Sat 3

December 3, 2022 | 11:00am - 4:00pm

Pearly Girls Trunk Show in the Museum Store

Featured Event, Adult Events & Programs

Museum Store @ WAM

Pearly Girls -- pearl jewelry with a modern twist

Sun 4

December 4, 2022 | 11:00am - 4:00pm

Pearly Girls Trunk Show in the Museum Store

Featured Event, Adult Events & Programs

Museum Store @ WAM

Pearly Girls -- pearl jewelry with a modern twist

Wed 7

December 7, 2022 | 11:30am - 1:30pm

Senior Wednesday: Holly, Jolly Holiday

Featured Event, Senior Wednesday

Wichita Art Museum

A Holly Jolly Holiday event just for seniors ages 55+

Sat 10

December 10, 2022 | 11:00am - 3:00pm

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.

Sat 10

December 10, 2022 | 1:00pm - 3:00pm

Ask Me Tour

Featured Event, Docent Programs, Adult Events & Programs

Wichita Art Museum

Chat with a docent about the fall exhibits

Sat 17

December 17, 2022 | 11:00am - 4:00pm

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

February 2023

Wed 1

February 1, 2023 | 10:30am - 12:00pm

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

Sat 11

February 11, 2023 | 7:00pm

Sparkle, Glitter, GLSEN Valentine’s Day Party

Adult Events & Programs

Wichita Art Museum

An evening of dinner & dancing in support of GLSEN Kansas

Solid black box with text Sparkle Glitter GLSEN kansas

Sat 18

February 18, 2023 | 2:00pm

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

Sun 26

February 26, 2023 | 6:00pm

Ponder This: Poetry and Gospel: Hearing Heaven Speak

Featured Event, Adult Events & Programs

Wichita Art Museum

Spoken word poets & gospel musicians explore community, faith, and hope

March 2023

Wed 1

March 1, 2023 | 10:30am

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

Fri 3

March 3, 2023 | 7:00pm

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

Sat 4

March 4, 2023 | 8:00am - 6:00pm

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

Mon 6

March 6, 2023 | 12:00pm

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

Wed 8

March 8, 2023 | 11:00am

Shine Awards Luncheon

Featured Event, Adult Events & Programs

Wichita Art Museum

A celebration of inspirational Kansas women presentedy by Storytime Village

Fri 10

March 10, 2023 | 6:30pm

WAM Nights: mama.film Series – Marie Antoinette

Featured Event, WAM Nights, Adult Events & Programs

Wichita Art Museum

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

Photo of actress Kirsten Dunst, a white woman with blonde hair, who plays Marie Antoinette

Sat 11

March 11, 2023 | 1:00pm - 3:00pm

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

Sun 19

March 19, 2023 | 5:00pm

Chamber Music Society: Akropolis Reed Quintet

Featured Event, Adult Events & Programs

Wichita Art Museum

Five reed players with a shared passion to make music that sparks joy & wonder

Group of people holding musical instruments standing in front of a bank of tall windows

Fri 24

March 24, 2023 | 6:30pm

WAM Nights: mama.film Series – The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert

Featured Event, WAM Nights, Adult Events & Programs

Wichita Art Museum

The second in a mama.film series celebrating the art of costume design on screen

Three men in colorful costumes of yellow, blue and red stand together with their backs toward the camera and look out over the desert

Thu 30

March 30, 2023 | 5:30pm

In Conversation: Artist Robert Peterson with WAM Director/CEO Anne Kraybill

Murdock Members, Renegades, Adult Events & Programs

Wichita Art Museum

Artist Robert Peterson discusses his life experience & artistic practice during this intimate conversation

Photo of a Black man with a mustache and goatee wearing a red baseball hat and a black hoodie with a stud on his left ear and gold chain with a circular photo attached to it

Fri 31

March 31, 2023 | 6:30pm

WAM Nights: Gallery Talk with Robert Peterson

Featured Event, Adult Events & Programs

Wichita Art Museum

Hear from Oklahoma artist Robert Peterson as he discusses his life & work

April 2023

Wed 5

April 5, 2023 | 10:30am

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

Sat 8

April 8, 2023 | 1:00pm - 3:00pm

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

Fri 28

April 28, 2023 | 6:00pm

Howard E. Wooden Speaker Series with Fashion Curator Helen Jean

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

Wichita Art Museum

Phoenix Art Museum Curator Helen Jean discusses the fascinating fashion phenomenon from the late 1960s

Image of the galleries at the Phoenix Art Museum that show several colorful paper dresses on view

May 2023

Wed 3

May 3, 2023 | 10:30am

Senior Wednesday: Envision Art Gallery

Senior Wednesday, Adult Events & Programs

Wichita Art Museum

Learn how blind & visually impaired artists create art using their other senses

Gallery image with blue sculpture on a white pedastal in the foreground, various other artworks on the walls

Thu 4

May 4, 2023 | 5:30pm

In Conversation: Artist Sharif Bey with Carnegie Museum of Art Curator Rachel Delphia

Murdock Members, Renegades, Adult Events & Programs

Wichita Art Museum

Mixed media artist Sharif Bey in conversation with Carnegie Museum of Art Curator Rachel Delphia

Photo of a Black man with a mustache and goatee wearing a grey head covering and a blue striped collared shirt

Fri 5

May 5, 2023 | 6:30pm

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.

Sat 6

May 6, 2023 | 1:00pm - 3:00pm

Ask Me! Tour – May

Exhibitions, Docent Programs, Adult Events & Programs

Wichita Art Museum

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

Fri 12

May 12, 2023 | 6:30pm

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

Sat 13

May 13, 2023 | 8:00pm - 11:00pm

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

Fri 19

May 19, 2023

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

Fri 19

May 19, 2023 | 7:00pm

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

A woman with long, wavy dark hair and wearing glasses looks at the camera while standing next to elements for her art installation

Sat 20

May 20, 2023 | 10:30am - 11:30am

Drop-In Sculpture Tour in the Art Garden

Outdoor Activity, Adult Events & Programs

Wichita Art Museum

Take a docent-led tour that highlights the Art Garden sculptures

Photo of two large-scale silver abstract sculptures installed on green grass with the museum building in the background

Fri 26

May 26, 2023 | 6:30pm

WAM Nights: Gallery Conversation with Dr. Brittany Lockard on vanessa german’s THE BEAST, or Self Portrait

Exhibitions, WAM Nights, Adult Events & Programs

Wichita Art Museum

A conversation to generate more thought about the American culture's treatment of fat bodies

Detail photo of the sculpture by vanessa german showing part of a figure and hands outstretched

June 2023

Wed 7

June 7, 2023 | 10:30am - 12:00pm

Senior Wednesday with Meghan Miller: Breathing Fire

Senior Wednesday, Adult Events & Programs

Wichita Art Museum

Wichita artist talks about a new installation at WAM

Sat 10

June 10, 2023 | 5:30pm

Clearly Indigenous Exhibition Preview Party

Murdock Members, Renegades, Adult Events & Programs

Wichita Art Museum

Mix and mingle with artist Dan Friday and guest Chef Loretta Barret Oden

Sun 11

June 11, 2023 | 2:00pm

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

Fri 23

June 23, 2023 | 6:30pm

Art & Krimes Documentary Film & Panel Discussion

Adult Events & Programs

Wichita Art Museum

While locked up for six years in federal prison, artist Jesse Krimes secretly creates monumental works of art

Sat 24

June 24, 2023 | 1:00pm - 3:00pm

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

Fri 30

June 30, 2023 | 6:30pm

WAM Nights: Dancing Docent with Mina Estrada

WAM Nights, Adult Events & Programs

Wichita Art Museum

A dance experience in the galleries

Black and white photo of a woman's face, slightly turned to the left. She has dark hair and is dressed in black

July 2023

Wed 5

July 5, 2023 | 10:30am

Senior Wednesday: What’s New at WAM

Senior Wednesday, Adult Events & Programs

Wichita Art Museum

Fri 7

July 7, 2023 | 6:00pm

WAM Nights: Sketching in the Galleries

WAM Nights, Adult Events & Programs

Wichita Art Museum

Photo of Veronica Dowty, artist for Sketching in the Galleries. She is wearing a black dress and has turquoise-blue hair.

Fri 14

July 14, 2023 | 7:00pm - 9:00pm

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"

Sat 15

July 15, 2023 | 5:30pm

Culinary Celebration of Indigenous Glass Art

Exhibitions, Adult Events & Programs

Wichita Art Museum

Graphic with text SOLD OUT for Chef Dinner, July 15 at 5:30pm

Sat 15

July 15, 2023 | 5:30pm

Culinary Celebration of Indigenous Glass Art

Exhibitions, Adult Events & Programs

Wichita Art Museum

Sun 16

July 16, 2023 | 1:00pm - 3:00pm

Ask Me! Tours – July 2023

Exhibitions, Docent Programs

Wichita Art Museum

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

Fri 21

July 21, 2023 | 6:30pm

WAM Nights: Sunday Kind of Love Dance Performance

WAM Nights, Adult Events & Programs

Wichita Art Museum

Enjoy a dance performance inspired by WAM's painting "Sunday Kind of Love"

Fri 28

July 28, 2023 | 6:30pm

WAM Nights: Wichita Wore What? A Century of Local Fashion

WAM Nights, Adult Events & Programs

Wichita Art Museum

From the perspective of a fashion designer!

Sat 29

July 29, 2023 | 9:00am

Glass Blowing Demo & Gallery Conversation

Adult Events & Programs

Wichita Art Museum

Aaron Jasso using glass blowing techniques to create a glass object.

Sun 30

July 30, 2023 | 2:00pm

Jewish Summer Film Series: Plan A

Featured Event, Adult Events & Programs

Wichita Art Museum

Movie poster of the film Plan A. A man and woman look dramatically into the distance as war planes fly overhead

August 2023

Wed 2

August 2, 2023 | 10:30am

Senior Wednesday – Clearly Indigenous: Native Visions Reimagined in Glass

Senior Wednesday, Adult Events & Programs

Wichita Art Museum

https://wam.org/whats-on/exhibitions/clearly-indigenous-native-visions-reimagined-in-glass/

Photograph of an older couple admiring the Clearly Indigenous Exhibit

Fri 4

August 4, 2023 | 6:30pm

WAM Nights Film Series: Love and Fury

Featured Event, WAM Nights, Adult Events & Programs

Wichita Art Museum

The first film in a series hosted by Rod Pocowatchit

Fri 11

August 11, 2023 | 6:30pm

WAM Nights: Artist Talk with Rory Erler Wakemup

Featured Event, Exhibitions, WAM Nights, Adult Events & Programs

Wichita Art Museum

Sun 13

August 13, 2023 | 2:00pm

Jewish Summer Film Series: Hummus the Movie

Adult Events & Programs

Wichita Art Museum

Photo for Hummus the Movie. The Host is wide-eyed, excited about showing a large plate of hummus.

Fri 18

August 18, 2023 | 6:30pm

WAM Nights Film Series: Through the Repellent Fence & Sweetheart Dancers (Double Screening)

WAM Nights, Adult Events & Programs

Wichita Art Museum

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ci2w9DRu7h4

2 male Indigenous dancers. Both faces are covered by one black hat

Sat 19

August 19, 2023 | 1:00pm - 3:00pm

Ask Me! Tours – August 2023

Exhibitions, Docent Programs

Wichita Art Museum

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

Fri 25

August 25, 2023 | 6:30pm

WAM Nights: Dance Performance – “Breathing Fire”

Exhibitions, WAM Nights, Adult Events & Programs

Sat 26

August 26, 2023 | 8:00pm

Clearly Indigenous Closing Party

Featured Event, Exhibitions, Murdock Members, Adult Events & Programs

Wichita Art Museum

Graphic of Samantha Crain playing guitar for Clearly Indigenous Closing Party on August 26

September 2023

Fri 1

September 1, 2023 | 6:30pm

WAM Nights Film Series – Merata: How Mum Decolonized the Screen

WAM Nights, Adult Events & Programs

Wichita Art Museum

Poster for Merata: How Mum Decolonized the Screen

Wed 6

September 6, 2023 | 10:30am

Senior Wednesday: Sketching in the Galleries

Senior Wednesday, Adult Events & Programs

Wichita Art Museum

Photograph of sharpened pencils in a glass jar.

Fri 8

September 8, 2023 | 6:30pm

WAM Nights – Twice Removed: Native American Life After Relocation

WAM Nights, Adult Events & Programs

Wichita Art Museum

An art blend of traditional and contemporary elements that exemplify the dynamic and adaptable spirit of Native American culture.

Fri 15

September 15, 2023 | 5:30pm

WAM Nights: Upside Down, Topsy-Turvy, and In-Between

Exhibitions, WAM Nights, Adult Events & Programs

Wichita Art Museum

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Portrait of Yaima Polledo and Isabel Pozo, 2023. By Artist Kehinde Wiley.

Fri 22

September 22, 2023 | 6:30pm

WAM Nights: Gallery Talk with Artist Judith Schaechter

WAM Nights, Adult Events & Programs

Wichita Art Museum

An intimate conversation with a featured artist whose work was recently acquired for WAM's collection.

Woman with chin-lengthy light grey hair wearing glasses, a necklace and a black top

Fri 29

September 29, 2023 | 6:30pm

WAM Nights: Gallery Talk – Guy C. Wiggins with Mary Frances Ivey

WAM Nights, Adult Events & Programs

Wichita Art Museum

A tour highlighting the work of American impressionist Guy Carleton Wiggins and his colleagues who were interpreting French painting styles.

Photo of a woman with short hair and bangs, standing in front of a bookshelf

October 2023

Wed 4

October 4, 2023 | 10:00am - 12:00pm

Senior Wednesday: Twice Removed – Native American Life After Relocation

Senior Wednesday, Adult Events & Programs

Wichita Art Museum

Photo of Twice Removed exhibition organizer Daniel Pewewardy.

Fri 13

October 13, 2023 | 5:00pm - 7:00pm

Evening for Educators 2023

WAM Nights, Adult Events & Programs

Wichita Art Museum

Several people in a gallery, Young woman in the foreground with long brown hair and carrying a coat. Older woman with a red

Mon 16

October 16, 2023 | 12:00pm

Art on a Monday Featuring Denise Sherman

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

S. Jim and Darla Farha Great Hall at WAM

Photo of Denise Sherman and Anne Kraybill. Text reads ARt on a Monday Featuring Denise Sherman and Anne Kraybill

Fri 20

October 20, 2023 | 5:00pm

Fall Jazz Series: Jazz Play

WAM Nights, Adult Events & Programs

Wichita Art Museum

Fri 20

October 20, 2023 | 6:00pm

Art Chatter – October 2023

Featured Event, WAM Nights, Adult Events & Programs

Howard E. Wooden Auditorium Wichita Art Museum, 1400 West Museum Blvd

People in an auditorium looking at a screen that reads Art Chatter. Text reads WAM Nights Open Late Fridays.

Fri 27

October 27, 2023 | 5:00pm

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.

Photo of five musicians standing or sitting, dressed in black, and holding various instruments. Text reads WAM Nights Open Late Fridays.

November 2023

Wed 1

November 1, 2023 | 6:30pm

Death Over Dinner with the John Steuart Curry Society

Adult Events & Programs

Wichita Art Museum

Fri 3

November 3, 2023 | 6:00pm

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.

Photo of men and women dancing. TEXT WAM Nights Open Late Fridays

Fri 3

November 3, 2023 | 6:00pm

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.

Fri 17

November 17, 2023 | 6:00pm

Gallery Talk: Artist John Douglas Powers

WAM Nights, Adult Events & Programs

Wichita Art Museum

Meet the artist who is creating a site-specific art installation for WAM.

Art installation on the floor with a large, round wooden rotary shape and a video projection of a forest in the background

Fri 17

November 17, 2023 | 7:00pm

In Conversation: Artists Lesley Dill and Beth Lipman

WAM Nights, Adult Events & Programs

Wichita Art Museum

Join artists Lesley Dill and Beth Lipman in conversation about their work.

Photo of two women standing. One has her arm around shoulder of other. Text reads: WAM Nights Open Late Fridays

Fri 24

November 24, 2023 | 6:30pm

Indigenous Artists at Work: A Conversation with Native Creatives

Featured Event, Exhibitions, WAM Nights, Adult Events & Programs

Wichita Art Museum

Sun 26

November 26, 2023 | 10:00am - 5:00pm

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

Thu 30

November 30, 2023 | 6:00pm

Celebrity Chef Dinner with Toni Tipton-Martin

Featured Event, Adult Events & Programs

Wichita Art Museum

Photo of author Toni Tipton-Martin and her cookbooks Jubilee and Juke Joints. Text reads CHEF DINNER November 30, 2023

December 2023

Fri 1

December 1, 2023 | 8:00pm

SOLD OUT – ELF: An Interactive Screening (21+ Event)

WAM Nights, Adult Events & Programs

Wichita Art Museum

Buddy is back! Tickets available now. Limited seats.

Photo of man dressed as elf with NYC skyline in background and snowflakes. Text reads WAM Nights Open Late Fridays

Wed 6

December 6, 2023 | 10:30am

Senior Wednesday: Holiday Party

Senior Wednesday, Adult Events & Programs

Wichita Art Museum

elementary school carolers at a Senior Wednesday event

Fri 8

December 8, 2023 | 6:30pm

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.

Fri 15

December 15, 2023 | 6:30pm

Conversation with a Conservator: Fighters for Freedom

WAM Nights, Adult Events & Programs

Wichita Art Museum

Photo of conservator Keara Teeter holding a tool and cleaning a William H. Johnson painting.

Fri 22

December 22, 2023 | 6:00pm

Drop-in Artmaking for Adults

Featured Event, WAM Nights, Adult Events & Programs

Wichita Art Museum

WAM Nights graphic with a photo of pencils and colorful scissors

Fri 29

December 29, 2023 | 6:30pm

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.

January 2024

Fri 5

January 5, 2024 | 6:30pm

Slow Looking in (im)permanent

Featured Event, WAM Nights, Adult Events & Programs

Wichita Art Museum

WAM Nights graphic featuring Molly McFerson

Fri 12

January 12, 2024 | 6:30pm

Hopper: An American Love Story (Screening)

Featured Event, Exhibitions, WAM Nights, Adult Events & Programs

Wichita Art Museum

WAM Nights graphic with image of Edward Hopper's

Fri 19

January 19, 2024 | 6:30pm

Artist Talk: Marco Hernandez

Featured Event, Exhibitions, WAM Nights, Adult Events & Programs

Wichita Art Museum

WAM Nights feature graphic Marco Hernandez. His arms and crossed, and wearing a black collared shirt.

Fri 26

January 26, 2024 | 6:30pm

Ten Tiny Dances® presented by Harvester Arts & Smack Dab Dance Lab

Featured Event, WAM Nights, Adult Events & Programs

Wichita Art Museum

It pays to be a member this holiday season. Join WAM today.

February 2024

Fri 2

February 2, 2024 | 5:30pm

Evening for Educators – February 2024

WAM Nights, Adult Events & Programs

Wichita Art Museum

Fri 2

February 2, 2024 | 6:00pm

First Friday Field Trip – February 2024

Featured Event, WAM Nights, Adult Events & Programs

Wichita Art Museum

Wed 7

February 7, 2024 | 10:30am

Senior Wednesday: Sin Perder A Mis Raíces

Senior Wednesday, Adult Events & Programs

Wichita Art Museum

Fri 9

February 9, 2024 | 6:00pm

Valentine’s Day Fun

Featured Event, WAM Nights, Adult Events & Programs

Wichita Art Museum

Sat 10

February 10, 2024 | 11:00am

Making American Artists Exhibition: Drop-in Tours (Feb 2024)

Featured Event, Making American Artists (PAFA), Tours, Exhibitions, Adult Events & Programs

Wichita Art Museum

Fri 16

February 16, 2024 | 6:00pm

College Night

Featured Event, WAM Nights, Adult Events & Programs

Wichita Art Museum

Fri 23

February 23, 2024 | 6:30pm

Wichita Symphony String Quartet Performance

Featured Event, WAM Nights, Adult Events & Programs

Wichita Art Museum

WAM Nights graphic feature Wichita Symphony Orchestra String Quartet

March 2024

Wed 6

March 6, 2024 | 10:30am

Senior Wednesday: Making American Artists

Senior Wednesday, Adult Events & Programs

Wichita Art Museum

Fri 8

March 8, 2024 | 6:30pm

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.

Sat 9

March 9, 2024 | 2:00pm

Making American Artists Exhibition: Drop-in Tours (March 2024)

Featured Event, Tours, Adult Events & Programs

Wichita Art Museum

Fri 15

March 15, 2024 | 6:00pm

◆SOLD OUT◆Talk with Dr. Reilly Shwab: “Prairies on Paper” Exhibition

Featured Event, FREE Event, WAM Nights, Adult Events & Programs

Wichita Art Museum

Fri 22

March 22, 2024 | 6:30pm

En conversación: Marco Hernández y Armando Minjarez

Featured Event, WAM Nights, Adult Events & Programs

Wichita Art Museum

WAM Nights graphic of Marco Hernandez and Armando Minjarez

Fri 22

March 22, 2024 | 6:30pm

In conversation: Marco Hernández and Armando Minjarez

Featured Event, WAM Nights, Adult Events & Programs

Wichita Art Museum

April 2024

Wed 3

April 3, 2024 | 10:30am

Senior Wednesday: Get Ya Color On!

Senior Wednesday, Adult Events & Programs

Wichita Art Museum

Fri 5

April 5, 2024 | 6:30pm

Exhibition Opening: Rachel Curtis: Dissolution

Exhibition Opening, Featured Event, FREE Event, Naftzger Family Regional Creatives Series, WAM Nights, Adult Events & Programs

Howard E. Wooden Auditorium Wichita Art Museum, 1400 West Museum Blvd

Sat 13

April 13, 2024 | 11:00am

Making American Artists Exhibition: Drop-in Tours (April 2024)

Featured Event, Making American Artists (PAFA), Tours, Exhibitions, Adult Events & Programs

Wichita Art Museum

May 2024

Wed 1

May 1, 2024 | 10:30am

Artist Talk— “Rachel Curtis: Dissolution”

Naftzger Family Regional Creatives 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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Wed 1

May 1, 2024 | 5:30pm

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

June 2024

Wed 5

June 5, 2024 | 10:30am

Senior Wednesday: Curator Talk—Coming of Age

Senior Wednesday, Adult Events & Programs

Wichita Art Museum

Sat 8

June 8, 2024 | 1:00pm

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.

Sat 29

June 29, 2024 | 8:00pm

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.

July 2024

Wed 3

July 3, 2024 | 10:30am

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.

Fri 5

July 5, 2024 | 6:00pm

WAM Nights – First Friday Field Trip – July 2024

Featured Event, WAM Nights, Adult Events & Programs

Wichita Art Museum

Enjoy Wichita’s First Friday art scene without the hassle of planning and parking!

August 2024

Wed 7

August 7, 2024 | 10:30am

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.

September 2024

Wed 4

September 4, 2024 | 10:30am

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.

October 2024

Wed 2

October 2, 2024 | 10:00am

Senior Wednesday: Curator Talk: Sacred Black Womanhood: Benny Andrews’ Portrait of His Mother

Featured Event, Exhibitions, Senior Wednesday

Wichita Art Museum

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

Fri 4

October 4, 2024 | 6:00pm - 8:00pm

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.

Fri 4

October 4, 2024 | 6:00pm

WAM Nights: First Friday Field Trip – Oct 2024

Featured Event, WAM Nights, Adult Events & Programs

Wichita Art Museum

Enjoy Wichita’s First Friday art scene without the hassle of planning and parking!

November 2024

Wed 6

November 6, 2024 | 10:00am

Senior Wednesday: Curator Talk | David Plowden: By the Wayside

Featured Event, Exhibitions, Senior Wednesday

Wichita Art Museum

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

Fri 8

November 8, 2024 | 6:30pm

Gallery Opening and Artist Talk: ARTISTS A PLUS B: TWINVERSE

Exhibition Opening, Featured Event, FREE Event, Naftzger Family Regional Creatives 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.

December 2024

Wed 4

December 4, 2024 | 10:00am

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.

January 2025

Wed 1

January 1, 2025 | 10:00am

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.

Fri 31

January 31, 2025 | 6:00pm - 8:00pm

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.

February 2025

Wed 5

February 5, 2025 | 10:00am

Senior Wednesday: Artist Talk | ARTISTSAPLUSB: TWINVERSE

Featured Event, Naftzger Family Regional Creatives Series, Exhibitions, Senior Wednesday

Wichita Art Museum

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

Fri 7

February 7, 2025 | 6:00pm

WAM Nights: First Friday Field Trip – Feb 2025

Featured Event, WAM Nights, Adult Events & Programs

Wichita Art Museum

Enjoy Wichita’s First Friday art scene without the hassle of planning and parking!

March 2025

Wed 5

March 5, 2025 | 10:00am

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.

Fri 21

March 21, 2025 | 6:00pm

WAM Nights. Gallery Closing: TWINVERSE

Exhibition Opening, Featured Event, FREE Event, Naftzger Family Regional Creatives 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.

April 2025

Wed 2

April 2, 2025 | 10:00am

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.

Fri 11

April 11, 2025 | 6:30pm

Gallery Opening and Artists’ Talk: Let Me Take You Down

Exhibition Opening, Featured Event, FREE Event, Naftzger Family Regional Creatives 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.

Sun 13

April 13, 2025 | 1:00pm - 3:00pm

Tight Knit Recovery

FREE Event, Adult Events & Programs

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

May 2025

Wed 7

May 7, 2025 | 10:00am

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.

Sun 18

May 18, 2025 | 1:00pm - 3:00pm

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.

June 2025

Wed 4

June 4, 2025 | 10:00am - 12:00pm

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.

Fri 6

June 6, 2025 | 6:00pm

WAM Nights: First Friday Field Trip – June 2025

Featured Event, WAM Nights, Adult Events & Programs

Wichita Art Museum

Enjoy Wichita’s First Friday art scene without the hassle of planning and parking!

Sun 8

June 8, 2025 | 1:00pm - 3:00pm

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.

Sat 14

June 14, 2025 | 8:00pm - 11:00pm

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.

July 2025

Wed 2

July 2, 2025 | 10:00am - 12:00pm

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.

Sun 20

July 20, 2025 | 1:00pm - 3:00pm

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.

August 2025

Wed 6

August 6, 2025 | 10:00am

Senior Wednesday: Mindfulness through Looking and Seated Yoga

(im)permanent collection, Featured Event, Senior Wednesday

Wichita Art Museum

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

Fri 15

August 15, 2025 | 6:00pm

WAM Nights: Gallery Closing for “Let Me Take You Down”

Featured Event, FREE Event, Naftzger Family Regional Creatives Series, Naftzger Family Regional Creatives 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.

September 2025

Wed 3

September 3, 2025 | 10:00am

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.

Fri 5

September 5, 2025 | 5:00pm - 7:00pm

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.

October 2025

Wed 1

October 1, 2025 | 10:00am

Senior Wednesday: Sit, Sway, See: Seated or Standing Dancing Docent

(im)permanent collection, Featured Event, Senior Wednesday

Wichita Art Museum

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

Fri 3

October 3, 2025 | 6:00pm - 9:00pm

WAM Nights: First Friday Field Trip – October 2025

Featured Event, WAM Nights, Adult Events & Programs

Enjoy Wichita’s First Friday art scene without the hassle of planning and parking!

Fri 10

October 10, 2025 | 6:30pm

WAM Nights: Ten Tiny Dances® presented by Harvester Arts & Smack Dab Dance Lab

Abstract Expressionists: The Women, Featured Event, WAM Nights, Adult Events & Programs

Wichita Art Museum

Ten Tiny Dances® brings ten choreographers to a 4x4’ stage for bold, inventive performances inspired by “Abstract Expressionists: The Women.” Presented with Harvester Arts.

Fri 17

October 17, 2025 | 6:30pm

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.”

Fri 24

October 24, 2025 | 7:00pm

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.

Fri 31

October 31, 2025 | 6:00pm

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!

November 2025

Wed 5

November 5, 2025 | 10:00am

Senior Wednesday: See “Abstract Expressionists: The Women”

Abstract Expressionists: The Women, Featured Event, Senior Wednesday

Wichita Art Museum

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

Fri 7

November 7, 2025 | 6:00pm

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.”

Fri 21

November 21, 2025 | 6:00pm

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.

December 2025

Wed 3

December 3, 2025 | 10:00am

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.

January 2026

Wed 7

January 7, 2026 | 10:00am

Senior Wednesday: Collage Workshop with Kathleen Shanahan

Featured Event, Naftzger Family Regional Creatives Series, Senior Wednesday

Wichita Art Museum

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

February 2026

Wed 4

February 4, 2026 | 10:00am

Senior Wednesday: Growing Up in America: How Images of Children across American History Reflect Societal Anxieties and Ideals

(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.

Fri 6

February 6, 2026 | 5:00pm - 7:00pm

WAM Nights: Evening for Educators

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 "Alex Katz: Theater and Dance" exhibition.

Fri 27

February 27, 2026 | 6:00pm

WAM Nights: Ponder. This. – Building Wichita Together: A Community Conversation

Featured Event, FREE Event, Safer Waters: Picturing Black Recreation at Midcentury, Exhibitions, WAM Nights, Adult Events & Programs

Wichita Art Museum

Presented by the Ponder. This. and the Wichita Art Museum, this community-centered gathering brings together dynamic leaders, creatives, and changemakers for an evening of dialogue, reflection, and collective visioning.

March 2026

Wed 4

March 4, 2026 | 10:00am

Senior Wednesday: Mindfulness through Looking and Seated Yoga

(im)permanent collection, Featured Event, Senior Wednesday

Wichita Art Museum

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

Fri 6

March 6, 2026 | 6:30pm

WAM Nights: Ten Tiny Dances® presented by Harvester Arts & Smack Dab Dance Lab

Alex Katz: Theatre & Dance, Featured Event, WAM Nights, Adult Events & Programs

Wichita Art Museum

Ten Tiny Dances® brings ten choreographers to a 4x4’ stage for bold, inventive performances inspired by WAM’s featured exhibition "Alex Katz: Theater and Dance.” Presented with Harvester Arts.

April 2026

Wed 1

April 1, 2026 | 10:00am