Alex Katz: Theater and Dance will be nothing less than a showstopper at WAM this winter. Performing arts and visual arts come together as one in this exhibition, the first comprehensive exploration of Katz’s playful and inventive collaborations with choreographers, dancers, and members of avant-garde theater ensembles over six decades. The exhibition, organized by the American Federation for Arts and the Colby College Museum of Art, showcases rare archival materials, major sets and paintings, and previously unexhibited sketches from more than two dozen productions.

In addition to presenting a range of works by innovators across the performing arts and poetry, it spotlights 15 productions on which Katz and choreographer Paul Taylor collaborated. The works displayed will explore their creative partnership that resulted in some of the most significant postmodern dance of the 20th century. Viewers will experience Katz’s singular creative sensibility and his spirited, iterative approach to theater and dance design and enjoy fascinating crossovers between the artist’s studio and the stage.

Tickets available at the welcome desk. Tickets purchased online can be redeemed at the welcome desk. Admission is valid for the full run of the exhibition.

• FREE for WAM members (not a member? Click here to join.)
• $12 for adults/seniors |  $3 SNAP EBT
• FREE for college students w/ID + youth 18 & under

Photos courtesy of American Federation of Arts

Alex Katz: Theater and Dance is co-organized by the American Federation of Arts and Colby College Museum of Art. This exhibition is curated by Levi Prombaum, former Katz Consulting Curator, Colby College Museum of Art. The 2022 presentation of Alex Katz: Theater and Dance was organized by the Colby Museum with curatorial guidance from Robert Storr.

2026 exhibitions and public programs are generously supported by the Downing Foundation. All museum exhibitions receive generous sponsorship from the Friends of the Wichita Art Museum and the City of Wichita.

SUPPORTING SPONSORS:
Toni and Bud Gates
Carol and Guy Glidden
Debbie Sinclair
Mary Sue Smith
Jeff and Janice Van Sickle