Name: WAM Nights: Sketching in the Galleries
Start: 2024-09-06T18:00:00-05:00
End: 2024-09-06T20:00:00-05:00
Location: Wichita Art Museum

July 2024

Sat 13

July 13, 2024 | 10:00am

Family Artventure: FREE DAY. ANNIE LEIBOVITZ / WORK

ANNIE LEIBOVITZ / WORK, Exhibition Opening, Famiy ArtVenture, Featured Event, FREE Event, Exhibitions, Friends of the Wichita Art Museum

Wichita Art Museum

Gain extra insight into the ANNIE LEIBOVITZ / WORK exhibition by visiting when docent hosts are in the galleries to share information and answer questions.

Sat 13

July 13, 2024 | 11:00am - 3:00pm

Family ArtVenture: Summer Celebration

ANNIE LEIBOVITZ / WORK, Famiy ArtVenture, Featured Event, FREE Event, Outdoor Activity, Youth & Family

Wichita Art Museum

Celebrate summer with FREE admission to the exhibition ANNIE LEIBOVITZ / WORK and enjoy a variety of activities and art making related to photography, fashion, and dance!

Sun 14

July 14, 2024 | 2:00pm

2024 Jewish Summer Film Series: The Jewish Cardinal

FREE Event

Wichita Art Museum

The Mid-Kansas Jewish Federation's Jewish Summer Film Series presents: 'The Jewish Cardinal' a true story of Jean-Marie Lustiger, the son of Polish-Jewish immigrants, who maintained his cultural identity as a Jew even after converting to Catholicism at a young age, and later joining the priesthood. French – 1 hour 36 minutes – No Rating

Mon - Fri 15 - 19

July 15 - 19, 2024 | 1:00pm - 4:00pm

Summer WAM Camp: Add a Little Ink and Imagination | Ages 9 to 12 years old

WAM Camp, Youth & Family

Wichita Art Museum

Ages 9 to 12 years old. Explore the fun of printmaking—be bold with color, peel away a surprise, make a lasting print, and ink on the creativity.

Fri 19

July 19, 2024 | 5:30pm

Ponder.This. presents: Fashion Meets Poetry – with YBG Studio’s

ANNIE LEIBOVITZ / WORK, Featured Event, RSVPs & Ticketed Events, Exhibitions, WAM Nights

Wichita Art Museum

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.

Sat 20

July 20, 2024 | 10:00am - 3:00pm

Friends of WAM Mini Used Book Sale – July 2024

Friends of the Wichita Art Museum

Wichita Art Museum

Find your next great read at the Friends of WAM Mini Used Book Sale

Sat 20

July 20, 2024 | 2:00pm

Docent Hosts: ANNIE LEIBOVITZ / WORK Exhibition

ANNIE LEIBOVITZ / WORK, Exhibition Opening, Featured Event, Exhibitions

Wichita Art Museum

Gain extra insight into the ANNIE LEIBOVITZ / WORK exhibition by visiting when docent hosts are in the galleries to share information and answer questions.

Mon - Fri 22 - 26

July 22 - 26, 2024 | 1:00pm - 4:00pm

Summer WAM Camp: Sculpting Smiles: Playful Creations | Ages 6 (finished kindergarten) to 8 years old

WAM Camp, Youth & Family

Wichita Art Museum

Ages 6 (finished kindergarten) to 8 years old. Explore the world of 3D art using a variety of materials ranging from plaster to toilet paper.

Fri 26

July 26, 2024 | 6:30pm

WAM Night Summer Film Series: The Fifth Element

ANNIE LEIBOVITZ / WORK, FREE Event, WAM Nights

Wichita Art Museum

Offered in partnership with Tallgrass Film Association and inspired by the featured exhibition ANNIE LEIBOVITZ / WORK

Mon - Fri 29 - 2

July 29 - August 2, 2024 | 1:00pm - 4:00pm

Summer WAM Camp: SCULPTacular Skills in Three Dimensions | Ages 9 to 12 years old

WAM Camp, Youth & Family

Wichita Art Museum

Ages 9 to 12 years old. Discover new techniques and hone your sculpting skills to create 3D masterpieces.

August 2024

Fri 2

August 2, 2024 | 10:30am - 11:00am

Storytime: “Ricky the Rock, Who Couldn’t Roll” by Mr. Jay

Storytime, Youth & Family, Youth & Family

Wichita Art Museum

Children and caregivers enjoy Storytime in the Galleries with new books each month.

Fri 2

August 2, 2024 | 5:30pm

Pete Armstrong Photography Lecture Series—Signs: Photographs by Jim Dow

Featured Event, FREE Event, Signs: Photographs by Jim Dow, Exhibitions, WAM Nights

Wichita Art Museum

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.

Sun 4

August 4, 2024 | 2:00pm

2024 Jewish Summer Film Series: An American Pickle

FREE Event, RSVPs & Ticketed Events

Wichita Art Museum

The Mid-Kansas Jewish Federation's Jewish Summer Film Series presents: .An American Pickle' (2020). In 1919, Herschel Greenbaum (Seth Rogen), an optimistic immigrant laborer, falls into a vat of pickles at his factory job and is preserved for 100 years. Emerging in present-day Brooklyn without aging, he meets his great-grandson Ben, an app developer. Their attempts to bridge the 100-year gap lead them to rediscover the true meaning of family and the value of a good pickle.

Wed 7

August 7, 2024 | 10:30am

Senior Wednesday: ANNIE LEIBOVITZ / WORK

ANNIE LEIBOVITZ / WORK, Featured Event, Exhibitions, Senior Wednesday

Wichita Art Museum

Senior Wednesdays are informational and entertaining sessions designed for active seniors ages 55 & older.

Fri 9

August 9, 2024 | 6:00pm

WAM Nights: Pop-up Bar & Conversation Starters with ANNIE LEIBOVITZ / WORK

ANNIE LEIBOVITZ / WORK, Featured Event, RSVPs & Ticketed Events, Exhibitions, WAM Nights

Wichita Art Museum

Start your weekend with friends, photography, and an Annie Leibovitz-inspired cocktail!

Fri 16

August 16, 2024 | 6:30pm

Annie Leibovitz 1997-2002: Standing Next to the World’s Most Famous Photographer as the World of Photography Changed

ANNIE LEIBOVITZ / WORK, Featured Event, FREE Event, Exhibitions, WAM Nights

Wichita Art Museum

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.