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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 Nights: ◆◆◆ Weather Update for Tonight ◆◆◆

FREE Event, WAM Nights
Wichita Art Museum

◆◆◆ Weather Update for Tonight ◆◆◆ The Wichita Art Museum is open this evening until 9 pm. Due to weather conditions, “WAM Nights: Art & Writing” is cancelled, but the galleries remain open.

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.

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

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

Celebrate the opening of “Collidoscope: de la Torre Brothers Retro-Perspective” with an afternoon of performances and artist talks. At 1 PM, Wichita-based Matachines dance group La Sagrada Familia will perform, followed by a Spanish-language artist talk from 1:30–2:15 PM and an English-language artist talk from 2:30–3:15 PM with Einar and Jamex de la Torre.

Collidoscope: de la Torre Brothers Retro-Perspective

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.
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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.
Event Series YogaTime:10:30 AM Session

YogaTime | 10:30 AM Session

Featured Event, FREE Event, RSVPs & Ticketed Events, YogaTime, Youth & Family
Wichita Art Museum

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.
Event Series YogaTime | 11:30 AM Session

YogaTime | 11:30 AM Session

Featured Event, FREE Event, RSVPs & Ticketed Events, YogaTime, Youth & Family
Wichita Art Museum

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

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

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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.
Event Series YogaTime:10:30 AM Session

YogaTime | 10:30 AM Session

Featured Event, FREE Event, RSVPs & Ticketed Events, YogaTime, Youth & Family
Wichita Art Museum

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.
Event Series YogaTime:10:30 AM Session

YogaTime | 10:30 AM Session

Featured Event, FREE Event, RSVPs & Ticketed Events, YogaTime, Youth & Family
Wichita Art Museum

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.
Event Series YogaTime | 11:30 AM Session

YogaTime | 11:30 AM Session

Featured Event, FREE Event, RSVPs & Ticketed Events, YogaTime, Youth & Family
Wichita Art Museum

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

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

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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.

WAM Nights – Friday Fun at WAM

FREE Event, WAM Nights
Wichita Art Museum

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!

Event Series YogaTime:10:30 AM Session

YogaTime | 10:30 AM Session

Featured Event, FREE Event, RSVPs & Ticketed Events, YogaTime, Youth & Family
Wichita Art Museum

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.
Event Series YogaTime | 11:30 AM Session

YogaTime | 11:30 AM Session

Featured Event, FREE Event, RSVPs & Ticketed Events, YogaTime, Youth & Family
Wichita Art Museum

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”

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
Event Series YogaTime:10:30 AM Session

YogaTime | 10:30 AM Session

Featured Event, FREE Event, RSVPs & Ticketed Events, YogaTime, Youth & Family
Wichita Art Museum

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.
Event Series YogaTime | 11:30 AM Session

YogaTime | 11:30 AM Session

Featured Event, FREE Event, RSVPs & Ticketed Events, YogaTime, Youth & Family
Wichita Art Museum

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

FREE Event, Teen Program, Youth & Family
Wichita Art Museum +1 more

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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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

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