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WAM Nights: Evening for Educators
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.
Events
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YogaTime | 10:30 AM Session
Bring your little one to WAM for a free, playful yoga experience! Held every second Friday, the class is led by Christince Vumai (200-ERYT), combining yoga, art, and fun.
YogaTime | 11:30 AM Session
Bring your little one to WAM for a free, playful yoga experience! Held every second Friday, the class is led by Christince Vumai (200-ERYT), combining yoga, art, and fun.
WAM Nights: Gallery Opening and Artist Talk for Eden Quispe: Narrative Threads
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
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
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
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
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.
Storytime: “The Jester Has Lost His Jingle” By David Saltzman
Children and caregivers enjoy Storytime in the Galleries with new books each month.
YogaTime | 10:30 AM Session
Bring your little one to WAM for a free, playful yoga experience! Held every second Friday, the class is led by Christince Vumai (200-ERYT), combining yoga, art, and fun.
YogaTime | 10:30 AM Session
Bring your little one to WAM for a free, playful yoga experience! Held every second Friday, the class is led by Christince Vumai (200-ERYT), combining yoga, art, and fun.
YogaTime | 11:30 AM Session
Bring your little one to WAM for a free, playful yoga experience! Held every second Friday, the class is led by Christince Vumai (200-ERYT), combining yoga, art, and fun.
WAM Nights: Art & Writing
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
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”
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
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
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.
StoryTime in the Galleries: ‘Swim, Jim!’ by Kaz Windness
Children and caregivers enjoy Storytime in the Galleries with new books each month.
WAM Nights – Friday Fun at WAM
Looking for Friday night fun? Join us at WAM for either a quiet evening of introspection or a lively social gathering filled with art and conversation!
YogaTime | 10:30 AM Session
Bring your little one to WAM for a free, playful yoga experience! Held every second Friday, the class is led by Christince Vumai (200-ERYT), combining yoga, art, and fun.
YogaTime | 11:30 AM Session
Bring your little one to WAM for a free, playful yoga experience! Held every second Friday, the class is led by Christince Vumai (200-ERYT), combining yoga, art, and fun.
WAM Nights: Inside the Documentary “Safer Waters: Artist Stephen Towns on Paradise Park”
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
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
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.
StoryTime: “I Am Every Good Thing” by Derrick Barnes and Gordon C. James
FREE EVENT | Children and caregivers enjoy Storytime in the Galleries with new books each month.
WAM Nights: Classical Indian Dance Workshop Led by Sonalli Kurlekar
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.
YogaTime | 10:30 AM Session
Bring your little one to WAM for a free, playful yoga experience! Held every second Friday, the class is led by Christince Vumai (200-ERYT), combining yoga, art, and fun.
YogaTime | 11:30 AM Session
Bring your little one to WAM for a free, playful yoga experience! Held every second Friday, the class is led by Christince Vumai (200-ERYT), combining yoga, art, and fun.
Creative Futures Lab: Tools for Rising Professionals in the Arts
Teen's will explore how artists grow and sustain networks, develop creative career portfolios, and articulate their work.
Two day event: 5/8 at WAM | 5:30 PM - 8PM | 5/9 at Harvester Arts | 1pm-4pm | Teacher nomination required
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WAM Night: An Evening with Music Theater Wichita’s Brian Marcum
Learn about Music Theatre Wichita's Artistic Director Brian J. Marcum through stories, songs, and dances.
6:30pm | Free to the public
Mother’s Day Weekend at WAM
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
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
