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WAM Nights: Stephen Towns in Conversation with Lu Vickers on Safer Waters: Picturing Black Recreation at Midcentury

FREE Event, Safer Waters: Picturing Black Recreation at Midcentury, WAM Nights
Wichita Art Museum

Join us for a conversation with artist Stephen Towns and historian Lu Vickers, co-author of "Paradise Park: Tourism and Segregation at Silver Springs". This program celebrates "Safer Waters: Picturing Black Recreation at Midcentury", featuring Towns' paintings and quilts that illuminate the history of Paradise Park, a Florida lake resort for Black Americans during the Jim Crow era.
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Family ArtVenture: A Sewful Celebration with Stephen Towns

Featured Event, FREE Event, Safer Waters: Picturing Black Recreation at Midcentury, Exhibitions, Youth & Family, Youth & Family
Wichita Art Museum

WAM invites families to a Family ArtVenture with Stephen Towns, artist of “Safer Waters: Picturing Black Recreation at Midcentury.” Inspired by his quilts and paintings of a midcentury Florida lakeside resort for Black families, the program blends art, history, and hands-on discovery. Highlights include storytime with the artist, sensory activities, simple sewing, and music and dance from the era.

WAM Night: Stitch Circle and See “Safer Waters: Picturing Black Recreation at Midcentury”

FREE Event, Safer Waters: Picturing Black Recreation at Midcentury, Exhibitions, WAM Nights
Wichita Art Museum

Enjoy an informal evening of creativity and conversation hosted by artist Christine Vumai. Settle into a relaxed atmosphere in the galleries with two drop-in experiences: a guided tour of Safer Waters: Black Recreation at Midcentury and a hand-quilting activity inspired by the exhibition.

Alex Katz: Theater and Dance | Members-Only Opening

Alex Katz: Theatre & Dance, Featured Event, Member Events

WAM’s Member Preview Day offers members an exclusive opportunity to experience “Alex Katz: Theatre and Dance” ahead of its public opening.

Alex Katz: Theater and Dance | Opening Day

Alex Katz: Theatre & Dance, Featured Event

Be among the first in Wichita to see this outstanding exhibition of  Alex Katz's paintings, set and costume studies, set pieces, and more revolving around theater and dance.  Plus FREE Curator Talk at 2pm featuring Dr. Katharine Wright, Curator at the American Federation of Arts and Constance Dinapoli, dancer and choreographer formerly with Paul Taylor Dance Company.

Alex Katz: Theater and Dance | Opening Day Public Program

Alex Katz: Theatre & Dance, Featured Event, FREE Event

Join us for a FREE curator talk with Dr. Katharine Wright, Curator at the American Federation of Arts and Constance Dinapoli, dancer and choreographer formerly with Paul Taylor Dance Company, to discuss the exhibition.

WAM Nights: Gallery Opening and Artist Talk for Eden Quispe: Narrative Threads

Featured Event, FREE Event, Naftzger Family Regional Creatives Series, Exhibitions, WAM Nights
Wichita Art Museum

Make the Wichita Art Museum your date night destination. Join us for an evening of art, live jazz, and drinks, featuring the opening of “Eden Quispe: Narrative Threads” and two-for-one admission to the featured exhibition, “Alex Katz: Theater and Dance.”

WAM Nights: ♥ Valentine Edition

Alex Katz: Theatre & Dance, Featured Event, FREE Event, Naftzger Family Regional Creatives Series, Exhibitions, WAM Nights
Wichita Art Museum

Make the Wichita Art Museum your date night destination. Join us for an evening of art, live jazz, and drinks, featuring the opening of “Eden Quispe: Narrative Threads” and two-for-one admission to the featured exhibition, “Alex Katz: Theater and Dance.”

WAM Night: Valentine Edition

Alex Katz: Theatre & Dance, Featured Event, FREE Event, Naftzger Family Regional Creatives Series, Exhibitions, WAM Nights
Wichita Art Museum

Make the Wichita Art Museum your date night destination. Join us for an evening of art, live jazz, and drinks, featuring the opening of “Eden Quispe: Narrative Threads” and two-for-one admission to the featured exhibition, “Alex Katz: Theater and Dance.”
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WAM Nights: Sketching in the Galleries

(im)permanent collection, Featured Event, FREE Event, WAM Nights
Wichita Art Museum

Grab your sketchbook or borrow ours and let your creativity flow at WAM’s free, drop-in sketching session with the talented artist Karis Hawley!
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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.
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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.

WAM Nights: Art & Writing

FREE Event, Safer Waters: Picturing Black Recreation at Midcentury, WAM Nights
Wichita Art Museum

Join multidisciplinary artist Cydnee Reese for an evening of art and writing and try your hand at writing inspired by art through a guided experience in the galleries.

WAM Nights: Dancing Docent

(im)permanent collection, FREE Event, WAM Nights

Experience art through movement with dance artist Mina Estrada in the gallery. Explore texture, line, space, and story as you learn a short dance inspired by select works of art.

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FREE DAY – “Alex Katz: Theater and Dance”

Alex Katz: Theatre & Dance, Featured Event, FREE Event, Exhibitions, Youth & Family, Youth & Family
Wichita Art Museum

Free day for “Alex Katz: Theater and Dance”—celebrating dance, theater, and technical artistry through the first comprehensive exploration of Katz’s inventive collaborations with choreographers, dancers, and avant-garde theater ensembles over six decades.
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Family ArtVenture: Backstage

Alex Katz: Theatre & Dance, Featured Event, FREE Event, Exhibitions, Youth & Family, Youth & Family
Wichita Art Museum

Family ArtVenture celebrates dance, theater, and stagecraft with activities throughout the museum, including in the exhibition “Alex Katz: Theater and Dance.” Presented with Harvester Arts, the program features dancers, storytelling, puppetry, clowning, and hands-on artmaking for visitors of all ages. Admission is free and open to the public.

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