Exhibitions

Exciting News! We are extending last month's exhibition, "Elemental: Interpretations in Metal"! We will also be hosting a Curator Talk with Kansas City artist and metalsmith, Sydney Pener! ---- Join us on Wednesday, Jan. 11th from 6pm - 7pm to learn more about this amazing show curated by Pener! ---- Pener will be discussing the various techniques and metalsmithing processes, materials, concepts and themes represented throughout this unique exhibition! We hope to see you there! ---- This event is free and open to the public!

This solo exhibition will feature hand embroidered photo montages, mixed media portrait paintings, and paper collages by local artist, Pam Bjork! We hope you will join us for our opening reception on Feb. 3rd from 5:30pm - 9:00pm! ---- "With camera in hand and an inquisitive mind I’ve been fortunate enough to visit six continents. A few of my most meaningful experiences: Bali, her resplendent beauty and magic helped soothe after the death of my father; Tibet, witness to a ‘sky burial’ at 15,000 feet where heaven and earth meet; Sicily, pilgrimage alongside grieving women during La Processione Dei Misteri after the death of my sister; rare and endangered white lions in Timbavati, South Africa; Cuba, initiation with Santeria babalawos;...

This solo exhibition titled, "Be the Art", will feature kinetic sculptures, interactive artworks, and other ceramic artworks by local artist, Mike Miller! We hope you will join us for our opening reception on Friday, March 3rd from 5:30pm – 9:00pm! -------- ARTIST BIO: Mike Miller is best known for his Machine-Nature Interface series of sculptures. These machine-nature forms combine a natural object with a man made object, creating a machine that produces an original movement or action. Most of Mike’s works are kinetic, whether powered by a motor and salvaged gears, hand crank, the wind, or kids on a swing set. The movements produced echo the machinations of nature itself- plants’ production of oxygen, the orbit of a moon around...

We will be hosting an Artist Talk with local artist and sculptor, Mike Miller! ---- Join us on Wednesday, March 8th from 6:00pm – 7:00pm to learn more about his solo-exhibition titled, "Be the Art"! ---- Miller will be discussing the various techniques, materials, concepts, and themes represented throughout his amazing show. We hope to see you there! This event is free and open to the public! "Be the Art" on display at RSG until March 3rd - March 31st, 2023 ---- ARTIST BIO: Mike Miller is best known for his Machine-Nature Interface series of sculptures. These machine-nature forms combine a natural object with a manmade object, creating a machine that produces an original movement or action. Most of Mike’s...

This group exhibition will feature new artworks that celebrate the beauty, culture and majesty of vast vistas created by over 15 different local & regional artists! We hope you will join us for our opening reception from 5:30pm – 9:00pm! ---- Featured Artists: Anne Burkholder - Lincoln, NE Chris Brunner - Wichita, KS Dan Chaffee - El Dorado, KS Phil Epp - Newton, KS Mark Flickinger - Arkansas City, KS Kristin Goering - Fairway, KS Susan Grace - Lawrence, KS Brian Hinkle - Wichita, KS Cally Krallman - Topeka, KS Michael McCaffrey - Lawrence, KS Beverly Dodge Radefeld - Topeka, KS Larry Schwarm - Wichita, KS Michele Seeley - Eureka, KS Bruce VanOsdel - Wichita, KS David Vollbracht - Medicine...

This exhibition will feature artworks by local artists, Curt Clonts & Emily Brookover! We hope you will join us for our opening reception on First Friday, May 5th from 5:30pm – 9:00pm! -------- ARTIST STATEMENTS: CURT CLONTS: “I have thought a lot lately about what it was like when I was a kid. I grew up right here in College Hill. These neighborhoods, trees, park, and people are in my blood—they are my blood. Life was magical growing up here in the 1960’s and 1970’s. Aside from the fact that the oldest brothers of some friends were going off to Vietnam, it was magical. We played hard and we did our chores. We noticed everything. The smell of rain on...

This group exhibition will feature artworks by regional artist group called "MATERIALIST"! Featured Artists: -Jessie Fisher -Melanie Johnson -Christopher Lowrance -Michael McCaffrey -Scott Seebart We hope you will join us for our opening reception on First Friday, June 2nd from 5:30pm – 9:00pm! ---- MATERIALIST is a group of painters dedicated to representation, observation and the expressive material subject. Meaning is embodied in each artist’s vigorous processes and narratives that are at once deeply personal and openly poetic. The revelation of everyday life is drawn, painted, collaged and sculpted with an intensity that stems from each member’s direct connection to personal and familial subjects. Close inspection of their work reveals individual methodologies which create captivating haptic and intimate visual experiences....

This exhibition will feature new artworks by local & regional artists, Kevin Kelly and Garet Reynek! We hope you will join us for our opening reception on First Friday, July 7th from 5:30pm – 9:00pm! ---- ARTIST BIOS: KEVIN KELLY is a homegrown Wichita artist. He was born in 1978 and raised in a working class family. He received a Bachelor in art education from Wichita State University in 2001, and began teaching at Wichita West High School the same year. He earned his MFA in painting from Wichita State University in 2008. His paintings have been recognized through the Golden art residence, the Harvester Arts Community Fellowship program, and the Oklahoma Visual Arts Commission. Kelly has been featured in...

This solo-exhibition will feature artworks by regional artist, Seth Smith! We hope you will join us for our opening reception on First Friday, August 4th from 5:30pm – 9:00pm! ---- ARTIST BIO: Seth Smith is a Wichita native, born and raised. He attended the University of Kansas graduating in 2003 with a degree in painting and printmaking. Following graduation, he moved to the Kansas City area where he now resides and works. He has built up bodies of work both abstract and representational over the years and has collectors, both private and corporate, around the globe. He has been the featured artist at a number of national art shows and events. In 2006, the Block World Headquarters acquired a piece...