News flash: One of Wichita's most interesting art exhibitions is at a senior living community
A wide-ranging fiber show at Larksfield Place is a genuine delight and an easy place to visit. It's on view every day through January 30.
January 03, 2025Emily Christensen
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Short films at the Tallgrass Film Festival reflect on the history and landscape of Kansas
"The Interior Frontier," "Color Me Wichita," "Unwarranted: The Senseless Death of Journalist Joan Meyer," and "Electra Wasp” approach Kansas subjects from different directions.
October 29, 2024
Two kinds of alchemy: Meghan Miller at the E.B. White Gallery and Ann Resnick at the Salina Art Center
In “Dreaming Canopy” and “Tell Me What You Think of Me, Part One: Something to Divine” two very different artists present meditative, deeply engaging work.
October 24, 2024
Three Wichita-area candidates for office discussed the arts in a public forum. Their opponents didn’t show up.
In a friendly conversation at the Orpheum Theatre, Democrats Esau Freeman, Sarah Lopez, and Celeste Racette emphasized the importance of the arts as an economic driver and source of civic pride.
October 11, 2024
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.
October 04, 2024
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.
August 19, 2024
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.
August 09, 2024
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.
July 19, 2024
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.
July 17, 2024