'Why History Museums Collect Art' invites viewers to connect the dots
An exhibition at the Wichita-Sedgwick County Historical Museum presents several Kansas artists’ works as historical artifacts.
May 10, 2026Stefania Lugli
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With Juniper Arts, vulnerable kids get to be kids again
A Wichita nonprofit provides art and music classes to children in foster care and juvenile detention.
May 10, 2026
The five faces carved into the walls of Wichita’s former city hall
Some of the most unusual works in the City of Wichita's public art collection are a series of limestone gargoyles carved in the late 1800s.
February 08, 2026
Why the Alliance of Overlooked Neighbors is collecting artwork from Wichita's homeless community
Organizers hope the collection will become a public exhibition.
August 18, 2025
‘Hobo codes’ public art tracks the past alongside the present
In downtown Wichita, Jeff Best's Hobo Code Railings is tucked beneath an underpass. The art piece celebrates past nomadic life but permanently sits in a place where homelessness is present.
June 06, 2025