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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

$2 general public; free to WAM members
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

Free to WAM members or with paid admission
Red Circle with white text: Ask Me! in a cursive font on a turquoise background
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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

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

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

$2; free for WAM members
Gallery image with blue sculpture on a white pedastal in the foreground, various other artworks on the walls
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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.

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

Ask Me! Tour – May

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

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

Free to WAM members or with paid admission
Red Circle with white text: Ask Me! in a cursive font on a turquoise background
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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

$10 general public; free to WAM members
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!

$50 general admission; $25 for Murdock Members
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

Free admission
The words Ponder This twice in two shades of purple on a black background
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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

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

Free admission & no reservations required
Photo of two large-scale silver abstract sculptures installed on green grass with the museum building in the background

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

$175 for Murdock Members at the Ambassador level & above
Logo with text Clearly Indigenous over green lines and text Native Visions Reimagined in Glass
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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

Free admission to the Artist Talk / Exhibition or membership fees apply to our featured exhibition
Logo with text Clearly Indigenous over green lines and text Native Visions Reimagined in Glass
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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

Free to WAM Members & college students w/ ID; $10 general public
Movie poster for Art and Krimes
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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

Free to WAM members or with paid admission
Red Circle with white text: Ask Me! in a cursive font on a turquoise background
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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"

$15 general public, FREE for WAM members
Logo for Art Chatter with words in sans-serif white font and the background in purple and black abstract shapes

Ask Me! Tours – July 2023

Exhibitions, Docent Programs
Wichita Art Museum

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

Free to WAM members or with paid admission
Red Circle with white text: Ask Me! in a cursive font on a turquoise background
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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

$10 general public; FREE for WAM Members
Love and Fury film
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WAM Nights: Artist Talk with Rory Erler Wakemup

Featured Event, Exhibitions, WAM Nights, Adult Events & Programs
Wichita Art Museum
Free admission to the Artist Talk / Exhibition or membership fees apply to our featured exhibition
Headshot of Rory Erler Wakemup. He's wearing a native american headdress made out of glass.

Ask Me! Tours – August 2023

Exhibitions, Docent Programs
Wichita Art Museum

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

Free to WAM members or with paid admission
Red Circle with white text: Ask Me! in a cursive font on a turquoise background
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Clearly Indigenous Closing Party

Featured Event, Exhibitions, Murdock Members, Adult Events & Programs
Wichita Art Museum
$50 general admission, $25 for WAM / MAAIM Members
Graphic of Samantha Crain playing guitar for Clearly Indigenous Closing Party on August 26
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Evening for Educators 2023

WAM Nights, Adult Events & Programs
Wichita Art Museum
Free with Teacher's ID. Register in advance.
Several people in a gallery, Young woman in the foreground with long brown hair and carrying a coat. Older woman with a red
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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
$40 public/$35 WAM members
Photo of Denise Sherman and Anne Kraybill. Text reads ARt on a Monday Featuring Denise Sherman and Anne Kraybill
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Fall Jazz Series: Jazz Play

WAM Nights, Adult Events & Programs
Wichita Art Museum
Free event. No reservations required.
Photo of band Jazz Play standing under a glass sculpture in the Great Hall at Wichita Art Museum. From left to right: man holding saxophone; man standing with bass; another man standing; woman standing. Text Reads: WAM Nights Open Late Fridays
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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
$15 public/FREE WAM members
People in an auditorium looking at a screen that reads Art Chatter. Text reads WAM Nights Open Late Fridays.
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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.

Free event. No reservations required.
Photo of five musicians standing or sitting, dressed in black, and holding various instruments. Text reads WAM Nights Open Late Fridays.

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.

Free. No reservations required.
Photo of men and women dancing. TEXT WAM Nights Open Late Fridays

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.

Gratuita. No es necesario reservar.
Photo of men and women dancing. TEXT WAM Nights Open Late Fridays
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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.

FREE event. No reservations required.
Art installation on the floor with a large, round wooden rotary shape and a video projection of a forest in the background

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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Celebrity Chef Dinner with Toni Tipton-Martin

Featured Event, Adult Events & Programs
Wichita Art Museum
$200 public/$175 WAM members 🛍️ Get in on the Black Friday Deals! Half Table (4 tickets) priced at just $150 (25% off) Full Table (8 tickets) priced at just $130 (35% off)
Photo of author Toni Tipton-Martin and her cookbooks Jubilee and Juke Joints. Text reads CHEF DINNER November 30, 2023
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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.

$15 public/Free WAM members
Ponder.This.
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Drop-in Artmaking for Adults

Featured Event, WAM Nights, Adult Events & Programs
Wichita Art Museum
Free event. No reservations required.
WAM Nights graphic with a photo of pencils and colorful scissors
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Pop-Up Gallery Concert

Featured Event, WAM Nights, Adult Events & Programs
Wichita Art Museum
Exhibition ticket is required. Free to: WAM Members. Youth 18 & Under. College Students (w/ID)
Josue Estrada is holding a trumpet. Kylie Brown is holding a cello.
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Artist Talk: Marco Hernandez

Featured Event, Exhibitions, WAM Nights, Adult Events & Programs
Wichita Art Museum
FREE event. No reservations required.
WAM Nights feature graphic Marco Hernandez. His arms and crossed, and wearing a black collared shirt.
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Valentine’s Day Fun

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

Featured Event, WAM Nights, Adult Events & Programs
Wichita Art Museum
Free with Student/Faculty ID | Advance Registration Requested (link below)
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Wichita Symphony String Quartet Performance

Featured Event, WAM Nights, Adult Events & Programs
Wichita Art Museum
Free admission to the performance / Exhibition or membership fees apply to our featured exhibition
WAM Nights graphic feature Wichita Symphony Orchestra String Quartet
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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.

$15 public/Free WAM members
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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

$2 general public; FREE for WAM Members
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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.

FREE | Advance registration requested
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.

Panel Discussion: FREE and open to the public
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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.

Ticketed | RSVP Required

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.

$2 general public; FREE for WAM Members
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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!

$30 general public/$25 WAM members
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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.

$2 general public; FREE for WAM Members
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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.

$2 general public; FREE for WAM Members
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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.

Free with Teacher's ID. Register in advance.
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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!

$30 general public/$25 WAM members
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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.

FREE | Open to the Public | No RSVP Required

Pagination