Family ArtVenture: Gordon Parks, 12 July | Event in Wichita | AllEvents

Family ArtVenture: Gordon Parks

Wichita Art Museum

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Sat, 12 Jul, 2025 at 06:00 pm

2 hours

1400 Museum Blvd, Wichita, KS, United States, Kansas 67203

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Sat, 12 Jul, 2025 at 06:00 pm to 08:00 pm (CDT)

1400 Museum Blvd, Kansas 67203

1400 W Museum Blvd, Ks 67203, Kansas, Wichita, United States

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Family ArtVenture: Gordon Parks
◆ Family ArtVenture: Gordon Parks
July 12, 2025 | 11 AM - 3 PM

Discover Family ArtVenture at WAM!

Explore, look, and create together during Family ArtVenture—a FREE come-and-go experience designed for families to engage with art in fun and meaningful ways. No reservations are needed. Drop in anytime and enjoy hands-on artmaking, special gallery activities, and more, all designed to bring the museum to life for kids and adults alike.

Join us this Saturday, 10 AM – 5 PM, for a special Family ArtVenture inspired by Gordon Parks.

◆ 11 AM – 3 PM: Artmaking activities throughout the museum
◆ DJ Carbon spinning family-friendly tunes
◆ Screening of short films created by local teens, inspired by Gordon Parks’s legacy
◆ Free admission to “Homeward to the Prairie I Come”: Gordon Parks Photographs from the Beach Museum of Art
◆ And more FREE fun for the whole family!

Come for an hour or stay all day—there’s something for everyone at WAM.

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MANY THANKS TO COLBY SANDLIAN OF SANDLIAN REALTY FOR SUPPORTING THIS FREE SATURDAY! Also, thanks to the generous support of Colby Sandlian, Sandlian Realty, more than 40 public libraries in the metro area and across the state offer access to check out passes to all feature exhibitions at WAM for FREE. Visit your library and check out your pass today.

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More info: https://wam.org/whats-on/exhibitions/gordon-parks/

'“Homeward to the Prairie I Come:” Gordon Parks Photographs from the Beach Museum of Art' is organized by the Marianna Kistler Beach Museum of Art, Kansas State University. Generous support provided by Art Bridges.

Thank you to our sponsors:
PRINCIPAL SPONSORS:
◆ Art Bridges

DISTINGUISHED SPONSORS:
◆ Brenda Aldinger and Albert Brouwer
◆ Lou and Terry Heldman
◆ Mary Sue Smith

2025 exhibitions and public programs are generously supported by the Downing Foundation. All museum exhibitions receive generous sponsorship from the Friends of the Wichita Art Museum and the City of Wichita.


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Family ArtVenture: Gordon Parks, 12 July | Event in Wichita | AllEvents
Family ArtVenture: Gordon Parks
Sat, 12 Jul, 2025 at 06:00 pm