A Wichita State incubator program teaches students how musicals are made
Over two semesters, musical theater artists Janine McGuire and Arri Simon have refined their one-act musical "Express" on the WSU campus.
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What is ‘percent for art?’ About the public art funding program that Wichita arts advocates don’t want to lose
Local arts leaders sounded the alarm after comments from Mayor Lily Wu during last Tuesday’s Wichita City Council meeting. The Council will vote to adopt the proposed 2025 city budget tomorrow.
A Wichita woman began studying Indian classical dance to keep her daughter company. Then she opened a school.
Manasi Kulkarni’s Kalakrit School of Art is part of a growing Indian classical dance community in Wichita. Two different performances will take place this weekend.
Doc Sunback Film Festival to screen 25 short films this weekend, many of which have a Kansas connection
Here's a review roundup of seven shorts filmed in the Sunflower State or made by Kansas filmmakers.
A surprising combination: Casey TZ Smith and Sheldon Draper at Mark Arts
Spend enough time with this exhibition, and you'll discover surprising connections between the work of two very different artists. "Synthesis & Blues" is on view through July 20.
A graffiti-covered music festival lands in downtown Wichita this weekend
With funding from Chase Koch, the first annual Elsewhere Fest & Conference seeks to transform St. Francis and Emporia Streets — and the local music economy.
‘The world as it is must always be available to writers:’ An interview with Holly Wilson
In her debut novel “Kittentits,” the Nickerson, Kansas native introduces us to Molly, a potty-mouth 10-year-old who runs away from home to find her idol and raise the dead.
Star of MTW's 'Gypsy' finds purpose both on stage and from behind a pulpit
The Rev. Dr. Karen Robu's career took an unexpected turn when she joined the ministry — but she's still one of Wichita's most respected actors.
How a guy from Wichita resurrected 'Dawn of the Dead'
From his home office in south Wichita, Leif Jonker organized nationwide 45th anniversary screenings of the genre-defining zombie film as a ‘public service to horror fans.’ It screens at the Orpheum Theatre on Friday.