After a busy 2025, lots of new public-art projects are on the horizon
What we learned by taking a close look at public art in Wichita over the course of this year.
December 04, 2025Public Art
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Fountain has a ‘colt’ following: Victoria Park public art piece represents care for animal welfare & community aesthetics
This installment in an ongoing series about the City of Wichita's public art collection delves into the National Humane Alliance Fountain in Midtown.
November 08, 2025
The Design Council approves new RFQs for public artworks in Wichita
Artists will have the opportunity to leave their mark in four different Wichita locations after the Design Council approved multiple requests for qualifications in its October meeting.
October 12, 2025
Conrad Snider shapes clay into a legacy of public art
In a former feed mill in Newton, Kansas, the artist creates work that explores place and the nature of clay. New works by Snider were installed this summer at two parks in Wichita.
September 06, 2025
Straight from the 'Source': Jill Anholt on her sculpture for Wichita Water Works
Along with two other site-specific sculptures, "Source" highlights environmental sustainability and "the importance of clean, pure water."
August 10, 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
How funding for public art has become a polarizing issue in Wichita
A public art kerfuffle
April 20, 2025
New Douglas Avenue mural is part of a '50-state challenge'
New Douglas Avenue mural is part of a "50 state project."
April 13, 2025
Hidden in plain sight: Ernest Trova’s 'GOX #4'
This installment in an ongoing series about the City of Wichita's public art collection examines a 1975 steel sculpture on long-term loan to the city from Fidelity Bank.
April 04, 2025