Juried Art Exhibit
Artists have until Monday, Aug. 30 to submit entries for CityArts' Annual Juried Art Exhibit. The competition is open to regional artists 18 years and older and any two or three-dimensional work they created since 2007. Artists may submit up to three images in jpeg format on CD along with a $25 non-refundable entry fee. Click here for complete list of guidelines and entry form.
More than $4,000 in prize money will be awarded in a variety of categories. The Annual Juried Art Exhibit will be on display in CityArts' Main Gallery Oct. 1-23.
Final Friday Events at CityArts, Indian Center
Be sure to stop by CityArts and the Mid-America All-Indian Center on Final Friday, Aug. 27 for the opening of new exhibits.
At CityArts, local artist Jack Wilson's paintings and prints will be in the Main and Balcony Galleries. Stan Shook's photographs of Wichita landmarks will be on display in the Boardroom Gallery (see picture below). Finally, Rob Compton's oil landscapes will be showcased in the Hallway Gallery.
CityArts will be open from 5:30-10 p.m. on Final Friday, and all activities are free and open to the publilc.
The Mid-America All-Indian Center, 650 N. Seneca, is also free and open to the public from 6-8 p.m., on Final Friday, Aug. 27 to showcase new exhibits of Pre-Columbian pottery, artifacts, Navajo rugs and contemporary Indian art. Contact Indian Museum staff for more information at (316)350-3340. We hope to see you there!
Click here for a list of all participating Final Friday museums in August.
"Old Town Bar" photograph (digitally manipulated) by Stan Shook. More of Shook's photographs of Wichita Landmarks will be on display in CityArts' Boardroom Gallery starting Aug. 27.
Summer Stars Concert: Students show off hand-made guitars
CityArts' first-ever Summer Stars concert on July 15 featured students in CityArts' "Build and Play Your Own Guitar" summer youth art class. The students, ages 8-14, built the guitars over the course of five weeks under the direction of CityArts instructor Kim Lister.
"Many of the students had never played a guitar before taking the class," Lister said. "I taught them simple techniques that helped them learn the songs as a group. They received a complete arts experience that encompassed both visual arts and music."
The "Build and Play Your Own Guitar" class is one of many youth art sessions offered at CityArts this summer. Parents still have the opportunity to register their children for weeklong or one-day art workshops that extend through the first week of August. Registration is available online or by phone at (316) 462-2787.
Watch video from concert on CityArts' Twitter
See photos on CityArts' Facebook page