Events
Art Chatter – April 2024 – SOLD OUT!
Inspired by the greatest hits of American art in this exhibition, we are celebrating some of the greatest hits of Art Chatter over the last ten-plus years.
Lecture with Dr. Hollis Clayson: Mary Cassatt’s Alterity and her Radical Monstrosities
READiculous WAM Night – Drop-in Art Making for Adults
WAM Nights – Art Garden Sculpture Tour
WAM Night – Asian Perspectives: Exploring Creative Minds
Celebrate Asian creatives in our community during this program presented in partnership with Wichita Asian Association.
WAM Night: Stitch Circle
Enjoy an informal evening of creativity and conversation hosted by Bethany Janssen, artist and owner of The Sewing Center. Cash Bar. Drop in anytime between 6 and 8 pm.
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!
WAM Nights Summer Film Series: Hugo
Offered in partnership with Tallgrass Film Association and inspired by the featured exhibition ANNIE LEIBOVITZ / WORK
WAM Nights: Pop-up Bar & Conversation Starters with ANNIE LEIBOVITZ / WORK
Start your weekend with friends, photography, and an Annie Leibovitz-inspired cocktail!
ART ON A FRIDAY: Women Photographers in Wichita
Art on a Monday is now Art on a Friday! Inspired by the summer featured exhibition ANNIE LEIBOVITZ / WORK, a panel of local female photographers will discuss their different approaches to this art form.
WAM Nights: Art & Writing
Join writer April Pameticky 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 Summer Film Series: Carol
Offered in partnership with Tallgrass Film Association and inspired by the featured exhibition ANNIE LEIBOVITZ / WORK
WAM Nights – First Friday Field Trip – July 2024
Enjoy Wichita’s First Friday art scene without the hassle of planning and parking!
WAM Nights: Gallery Talk—Coming of Age: Women Growing Older in American Art
Join Mary Frances Ivey, WAM’s Sarachek Curatorial Fellow for Wiggins Studies, for a tour of the exhibition Coming of Age: Women Growing Older in American Art.
Ponder.This. presents: Fashion Meets Poetry – with YBG Studio’s
Experience a unique fusion of fashion, poetry, and art. Tickets at the door ($20 Public / $10 Members) include exhibition admission, with galleries open until 9 pm.
WAM Night Summer Film Series: The Fifth Element
Offered in partnership with Tallgrass Film Association and inspired by the featured exhibition ANNIE LEIBOVITZ / WORK
Pete Armstrong Photography Lecture Series—Signs: Photographs by Jim Dow
Join photographer Jim Dow and Dr. April Watson, Senior Curator of Photography at The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, for a conversation about his early black-and-white prints as well as a small selection of recent color work on view in the exhibition Signs: Photographs by Jim Dow.
WAM Nights: Pop-up Bar & Conversation Starters with ANNIE LEIBOVITZ / WORK
Start your weekend with friends, photography, and an Annie Leibovitz-inspired cocktail!
Annie Leibovitz 1997-2002: Standing Next to the World’s Most Famous Photographer as the World of Photography Changed
Tim Hossler, Design Department Chair and Associate Professor at the University of Kansas, for a talk about his time as in-house art director for celebrity and fashion photographer Annie Leibovitz.
WAM Nights: Drop-in Coloring for Adults
Bring a friend, get a drink from the bar, and unwind with a custom-designed coloring sheet inspired by WAM’s collection.
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 Kat Smalley!
WAM Night: Stitch Circle
Enjoy an informal evening of creativity and conversation hosted by artist Bethany Janssen. Cash Bar. Drop in anytime between 6 and 8 pm.