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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.
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WAM Nights: Ten Tiny Dances® presented by Harvester Arts & Smack Dab Dance Lab
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
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.
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.
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!
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Drop-in Artmaking for Adults
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”
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.
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.
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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
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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
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WAM Night: American Woman: Fashioning Identity in WAM Exhibitions
Annette Becker, art education and historian, lectures on fashion history
6:30 - 8:00pm | Free to the public
WAM Nights: Bella Dolce String Quartet in the Great Hall
Join us for WAM Night featuring live music with the Bella Dolce String Quartet from the Wichita Symphony Orchestra in the Farha Great Hall | 6:00pm | Free to the public
WAM Nights: Teen Workshop: Models & Mocktails
WAM Night: Teen Workshop event led by Stella Hankins of Bella Bonita Design. Teens can learn how to sketch live fashion models in their Y2K best.
Free event | 6 PM - 8 PM
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WAM Nights: Drop-in Artmaking for Adults
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.
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WAM Nights: Safer Waters: Swing Dance Closing Celebration
Celebrate the final weekend of "Safer Waters: Picturing Black Recreation at Midcentury" with an evening of swing in the Cessna Gallery. Friday, June 12th | 6 - 8 PM | Free
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WAM Nights: Art Garden Tour with Mason Talbott
Mark the summer solstice in WAM's Art Garden with an evening stroll guided by artist and museum teacher, Mason Talbott. | Two Walks: 6:15 PM and 7:15 PM
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WAM Nights: Intro to Art-looking in the Galleries with Erick
Join museum teacher Erick Nkana for a conversation in (im)permanent, where he will walk you through the exhibition, share his insights and favorite tools from touring the museum with students, and encourage you to find what works of art resonate with you. | 6:15 and 7:15 PM |
WAM Nights: Music in the Great Hall with Swing Central
Join us for WAM Night featuring live jazz and swing from Swing Central in the Farha Great Hall | 6:00 - 8:00 PM | Free to the public
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WAM Nights: Chicano, Hispanic, and Latino Highlights Tour
Explore Chicano, Hispanic, and Latino art at WAM in a conversational tour of the museum, available in either English or Spanish. | 6:15 PM and 7:15 PM |
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Noche WAM: Recorrido Destacado de Arte Chicano, Hispano y Latino
Explore el arte chicano, hispano y latino en WAM en un recorrido conversacional por el museo, disponible en inglés o español. Dos Recorridos: 6:15 PM y 7:15 PM
