Opening Day: Gordon Parks Academy STEM Leaders in Applied and Media Arts: Student Art Show
Join us in the Wichita Art Museum’s Cessna Gallery for a special celebration: Gordon Parks Academy STEM Leaders in Applied and Media Arts: Student Art Show.
Events
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Pete Armstrong Photography Lecture Series—David Plowden: A Photographer’s Lifelong Devotion to the American Scene
Join curator Keith F. Davis for a look at "David Plowden: By the Wayside", exploring the photographer’s powerful images of mid-century American workers, industries, and landscapes.
Free. No reservations required.
Senior Wednesday: “Moments Without Proper Names” Screening
Senior Wednesdays are informational and entertaining sessions designed for active seniors ages 55 & older.
$2 general public | FREE for WAM Members
PONDER. THIS. Uniting Cultures Through the Arts | Six Sides of the Story: Celebration of Gordon Parks
In conjunction with “Homeward to the Prairie I Come”, join us for an evening of poetry, art, and music featuring Kimberly Paige and six poets reflecting on Gordon Parks’s legacy.
$20 public | $10 for WAM members
WAM Nights: Screening of Gordon Parks’ The Learning Tree (1969) | Rated PG
In conjunction with “Homeward to the Prairie I Come”, join us for an evening of poetry, art, and music featuring Kimberly Paige and six poets reflecting on Gordon Parks’s legacy.
Free and open to the public
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Family Artventure: Picture This: A Day of Art + Play
Celebrate summer with FREE admission to the exhibition “Homeward to the Prairie I Come”: Gordon Parks Photographs from the Beach Museum of Art with a day of family fun at WAM!
Free admission
WAM Nights: Screening of Gordon Parks’ Shaft (1971) | Rated R
In conjunction with “Homeward to the Prairie I Come”, Join us for a screening of Shaft, Gordon Parks’s groundbreaking film that introduced one of the first major Black action heroes and reshaped Black representation in pop culture. Rated R.
Free and open to the public
