Author: Theresa Mott

Brazilian multimedia artist, Dinorá Justice, will give an artist talk at 6 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 12 in the Beren Gallery of the Ulrich Museum of Art.

Justice creates colorful, highly textural and conceptually rich works that combine interpretations of the natural world with exploration of cultural and social identity, and human rights advocacy. She will share her inspirations, creative processes, and larger body of work, in connection with the Ulrich’s fall exhibition, “[RE]POSE: Leisure Bodies and Empowered Postures.” Join a reception starting at 5:30 p.m.

Join the Ulrich Museum of Art for the next edition of Writing Now Reading Now with Adam Scheffler, assistant professor of poetry, for a poetry reading at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 10 in the Dr. Sam & Jacque Kouri Collection Study Center of the Ulrich Museum.

A reception will begin at 5:30 p.m. Scheffler is the author of two books of poetry, “Heartworm,” which won the 2021 Moon City Press prize, and “A Dog’s Life,” which won the 2016 Jacer Press Book contest. He holds a doctorate in English from Harvard.

Join in the fight against hunger in the community by creating a one-of-a kind ceramic bowl starting at 1 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 7 in 106/107 Henrion Hall, using wheel-throwing or hand-building techniques, with help from the WSU Ceramics Guild.

The bowl you make will be donated to the Empty Bowls Chili Cook-off fundraiser, scheduled for Oct. 19.

In collaboration with the Department of Anthropology’s archaeology faculty and students, sculptor Randy Regier will give an artist’s talk at 6 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 5 in the form of a staged field demo, beside his outdoor sculpture, The Celestial Mechanic (2018), near the Geology Building.

Regier will open the clear dome that encases the partially excavated figure, for a rare close look at the work, discussing his process as it connects to archeological procedures and theories. Everyone is welcome to a free 5:30 p.m. reception.

Join the Ulrich Museum of Art for an exploration of its newest Ulrich50 exhibitions on display this fall from 5:30 to 8 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 29 at the Ulrich Museum. The latest exhibitions on display: Dream Machine: Fantasy, Surreality, and Play; [RE]POSE: Leisure Bodies and Empowered Postures; and Ulrich Co-Lab Phase 2.

Engage with artists and art fans and enjoy food, music by Kylie Brown and Josué Estrada and art-themed fun. Everyone is welcome.

Join Harvester Arts + Gallery Place Project for a Tie Dye Party from 9:30 a.m. to noon Wednesday, July 31 at the Ulrich Museum.

This event is for all ages and all art supplies and admission are free. After tie-dying, stick around and draw on the mobile mural wall and enjoy other free creative family fun, including guided art tours at the Ulrich Museum when you sign in using the Sunflower Summer App.

Have a creative good time at the Ulrich Museum’s Makers & Masterpieces Sketch and Sculpt event, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, June 1.

Learn how to sketch with special guest artists Kevin Kelly and Rachel Curtis, and create 3D sculptures out of air-dried clay using works from the Ulrich Outdoor Sculpture Collection as models. Art projects for all ages will be available inside the museum too, as will guided tours of the Fully Dimensional exhibition.

Art materials will be provided. A food truck will sell snack options. Everyone is welcome to attend the event at no additional charge.

Having a stressful week? Faculty and staff are invited to relax and socialize from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. Thursday, May 9 in the Dr. Sam & Jacque Kouri Collection at the Ulrich Museum of Art.

Join a session of breathing exercises by Carolyn Speer from 3:30 to 4 p.m. while you enjoy works on display curated by Ulrich registrar Taryn Trapani and collections intern Abigail DeHaven. Enjoy drinks and the company of friends. The event is free and all WSU staff and faculty are welcome.

Having a stressful week? Stop in anytime from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday, May 6 through Friday, May 10 at the Ulrich Museum to savor a free cup of tea, relax with some artwork and enjoy the solitude of Wichita State’s own modern and contemporary art museum.

Don’t miss the unveiling of GLeo’s (Nathalia Gallego) mural at the Duerksen Amphitheater. From 4:30 to 7 p.m. Friday, May 3, enjoy a pre-Cinco de Mayo celebration with speakers, live music by Mayberry Middle School Mariachi Band, performances by Raices De Mi Tierra Ballet Folklorico, Elatino Dogos Y Hamburguesas food truck, DJ Carbon, an appearance by Belonging Plaza and more. The event is free and everyone is welcome.

Visiting Muralist GLeo (Nathalia Gallego Sanchez) has been painting a mural at WSU’s Duerksen Amphitheater throughout April. This project, “Adelante Juntos – Forward Together: The Duerksen Amphitheater Mural Project” is in conjuction with the exhibition Urban Canvas: Exploring Muralism in Wichita, on view through June 8 in the Beren Gallery.

Nathalia Gallego Sanchez, known as GLeo, is a Colombian street artist and muralist who was engaged by the Horizontes Project in 2018 to work with Wichita photographers of color to design, and then executed the painting of “El Sueño Original, (The Original Dream).” At the time of its creation, the work was recognized as the world’s largest mural painted by a single artist. The mural used more than 650 gallons of acrylic paint to cover 50,000 square feet of “canvas,” spanning the 17 bins of the east side of the grain elevator located at 519 E. 20th St. N. in Wichita.

“Adelante Juntos – Forward Together: The Duerksen Amphitheater Mural Project” is directed by the Ulrich Museum of Art and Armando Minjárez with support from Wichita State University’s Office of Hispanic Initiatives, Student Government Association, Hispanic American Leadership Organization (HALO), University Libraries, Special Collections and University Archives, the Office of Diversity and Inclusion, the Office of the President and the Office of Strategic Communications and Marketing.