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3rd Sculpture WalkAbout Unveling May 27
The Arts Council hosts the dedication of 11 new sculptures that will be part of the Sculpture WalkAbout Project, now in its third year. The unveiling is
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"Guardian" by Rollin Karg |
scheduled for Friday, May 27 at 5:30 p.m. on Mosley Street, between 1st and 2nd Streets, in Old Town. The public is invited.
The artistic program was initiated by Mayor Carl Brewer and is implemented by the Arts Council in cooperation with the City of Wichita and Sedgwick County. Sculpture WalkAbout Wichita showcases work by area artists and contributes to the "walkable" quality of the city which is often mentioned as a key factor in the City's Downtown initiative.
Mayor Brewer, County Commission Chair Dave Unruh and Dora Timmerman-Bayer and Judy Goodpasture, chairs of the Arts Council Sculpture WalkAbout Committee will speak briefly. Dr. Jan Schall, Curator of Modern and Contemporary Art at the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO will also speak.
The sculptures will remain for a year. The art is chosen from a juried competition and is available for purchase, but must remain until new work is installed next spring. Sculptures are located in Old Town on north Mosley and Mead between Douglas and Second Street and on the Intrust Bank
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"Ignition" by Ted Krone |
Arena plaza.
The public may vote through the end of the summer on their favorite sculpture and a cash award will be presented to the artist at the annual Arts Council Art Awards Dinner in the fall.
Sponsors of Sculpture WalkAbout Wichita include the Arts Council, Wichita Downtown Development Corporation, Fidelity Bank, Go Wichita Convention and Visitors Bureau, TCK-Trust & Financial Advisors, The Paul Ross Charitable Foundation, and Dr. Alan and Sharon Fearey. Sculpture sites and bases were donated by the Wichita City Council and Sedgwick County. |
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Arts Council Officers
The 2011 slate of officers for the Arts Council has been elected. Robert Lamkey is Chair; Judy Goodpasture, Vice Chair; Judy Conners, Secretary; and Mike Lowry, Treasurer. All can be reached by mail at City Arts, 334. N. Mead, 67202. |
Fisch Haus Artists' Grant
The four founding Fisch Haus artists (Patrick Duegaw, John Ernatt, Eric Schmidt, and Kent Williams) have each been awarded Artist Grants of $1000. by the Arts Council. These grants will help the artists with their expenses in preparation for an exhibit April through August at the Ulrich Museum.
Organized by Emily Stamey, the Ulrich Curator of Modern and Contemporary Art, this retrospective exhibit will honor the Fisch Haus for its twenty-one year contribution to the cultural life of our city and region. We congratulate these leading Fisch Haus artists and thank them for their work!
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AC Candidates' Forum on the Arts
On March 21, 2011 the Arts Council sponsored an Arts Forum at Century II for the candidates running for mayor and city commission. All ten candidates attended and responded to questions read by the League of Women Voters' moderator. Each candidate assured the audience that he or she, if elected, would vote to support the arts in our community. The candidates were impressed that the arts community turned out in strength to hear them, and several said our forum was the largest they had attended.
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| Artist Grant for Jodi Lightner
WSU art teacher Jodi Lightner received an Artist Grant of $1000. from the Arts Council in February. She will use the money to help with a visual and auditory art project she will be completing at the Vermont Studio Center. Her multi-media works will be exhibited first in Wichita, then elsewhere. We look forward to seeing and hearing her creations. |
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Scholastic Student Art Awards
The Arts Council presented ten cash awards of $100. each to Kansas high school students whose works had been accepted into the Scholastics Exhibit. The students receiving the awards, their works of art, and their schools are listed below:
STUDENT TITLE MEDIUM HIGH SCHOOL
Hanna Yoo Portfolio of work Portfolio Washburn Rural High School
Parker Smitherman "Persistence" video Wichita Collegiate
DeAndrew Cunningham "Blue Wings" glass Emporia High School
Rachel Funk "Breathe" photo Haven High School
Sage Lawrence "Liberty" metal jewelry NE Magnet
Tyler Walker "Hero" painting Salina Central High School
Emily DeShazer "Slow and Steady" photography Shawnee Heights
High School
Thao Hoang "Fall Migration" mixed media- Bishop Carroll High School
tissue collage
Minh Tri-Vo "Heads Up" drawing NE Magnet
Brock Sheldon "Condor" pottery Emporia High School
The Scholastics exhibit was shown at the Center for the Arts in February. We hope you found time to view the impressive art work being done by Kansas students.
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"Metal Liberty" by Sage Lawrence |
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"Condor" by Brock Sheldon |
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| AC Teems Assist Tallgrass Film Festival
In October the 38 ACTeens and their Chair, Debra Cole, sold refreshments during the Tallgrass Film Festival at the Garvey and Naked City venues. The teen volunteers represented The Independent Upper School, Kapaun, and Andover High Schools. |
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