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WAM Nights: Mindfulness through Looking

(im)permanent collection, FREE Event, WAM Nights

Join Christince Vumai for a special evening of mindfulness activities and art immersion. Slow down, breathe, and rediscover the magic in the world around you.

Gallery Closing: Now and Then: From the Studio of Kathleen Shanahan

Exhibition Opening, FREE Event, Naftzger Family Regional Creatives Series, WAM Nights

Join us for the closing Program for Now and Then: From the Studio of Kathleen Shanahan”, presented as part of WAM’s Naftzger Family Regional Creatives series.

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.

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.


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.”


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.

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!

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.


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.