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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.

WAM Nights: Wichita Dancers Roundtable

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

Wichita artists rooted in global dance traditions come together for a panel on how "Alex Katz: Theater and Dance" resonates with their practices in Chinese martial arts and Indian classical dance.
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Drop-in Artmaking for Adults

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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.

WAM Nights: Inside the Documentary “Safer Waters: Artist Stephen Towns on Paradise Park”

Featured Event, FREE Event, Safer Waters: Picturing Black Recreation at Midcentury, WAM Nights

Did you know WAM produced an original documentary for the exhibition “Safer Waters: Picturing Black Recreation at Midcentury”? Edited by Wichita filmmaker Maliq Little of Leak Productions, the film explores a central Florida lake resort for Black visitors (1949–1969) through the perspectives of artist Stephen Towns and those who experienced it. Join curator Dr. Tera Lee Hedrick and editor Maliq Little as they share the story behind the documentary and Towns’ work.

WAM Nights: Pop-Up Pop Art ‘Alex Katz’ Party

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

Experience the museum after hours with artmaking, music, theater, and dance inspired by 'Alex Katz: Theater and Dance'. Bring a friend and enjoy a lively evening of creativity, with beverages and bites available for purchase. Free and open to the public.
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Movement Workshop with Dancer Constance Dinapoli

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

Join guest artist Constance Dinapoli for an accessible movement workshop inspired by “Alex Katz: Theater and Dance,” designed for adults 55+ of all mobility levels, with options to participate seated or standing and no prior experience required.

Alex Katz: Theater and Dance Movement Workshop with Constance Dinapoli

WAM Nights: Classical Indian Dance Workshop Led by Sonalli Kurlekar

Alex Katz: Theatre & Dance, FREE Event, WAM Nights
Wichita Art Museum

Free interactive Kathak dance workshops led by Sonalli Kurlekar, inspired by Alex Katz: Theater and Dance at WAM. For all levels, no experience needed (ages 7+). | Registration required.

Classical Indian Dance Workshop Led by Sonalli Kurlekar
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Senior Wednesday: See Alex Katz: Theater and Dance

Alex Katz: Theatre & Dance, Featured Event, Senior Wednesday
Wichita Art Museum

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

Mother’s Day Weekend at WAM

Alex Katz: Theatre & Dance, Featured Event, FREE Event, Adult Events & Programs, Youth & Family

Give Mom the Weekend She Deserves. Art, dining, shopping, and more—we’ve got everything planned for her special day. However you celebrate, there’s something here for every mom and every family. Alex Katz: Theater and Dance — 2 for 1 Tickets | Mimosas & Brunch — Sunday, May 10 | 11 AM–2 PM | Museum Store Weekend Offer: 30% off any one item | Mini Used Book Sale — Saturday, May 9 | 10 AM – 3 PM

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WAM Nights: Robert Peterson in Conversation with Terrell Jones on The Prophet

Featured Event, FREE Event, Permanent Collection, Robert Peterson: Somewhere In America, WAM Nights
Wichita Art Museum

 Hear a conversation from artist Robert Peterson and Terrell Jones, renowned stylist, fashion designer, and the subject of the painting "The Prophet" | Free to the public

WAM Nights: Robert Peterson in Conversation with Terrell Jones on The Prophet

Collidoscope: de la Torre Brothers Retro-Perspective | Opening Day

Collidoscope: de la Torre Brother Retro-Perspective, Featured Event

WAM is thrilled to host this national touring exhibition of artworks by brothers Einar and Jamex de la Torre. “Collidoscope: de la Torre Brothers Retro-Perspective” features intricate blown-glass and mixed-media pieces inspired by Mexican folk art, pop culture, religious imagery, consumer culture, and mythology. Working with glass, resin, lenticular prints, and what they call “carefully chosen” objects, the brothers create works rich in imagery and layered with wordplay and poetic riddles.

Collidoscope: de la Torre Brothers Retro-Perspective

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