Grab your friends, family—even your furry companions (leash required)—and meet us in front of the museum for a guided outdoor sculpture walk. Enjoy a casual stroll through the Martin H. Bush Outdoor Sculpture Collection, the perfect way to enjoy art and fresh air while you walk off all that Halloween candy. Everyone is welcome at ... Read More
The expansive practice of Raúl de Nieves, multidisciplinary artist, performer, and musician, explores themes of tradition and transformation. Borrowing from Catholic iconography, Mexican folk traditions, and Kabuki theater, he crafts a distinctive symbolic language that forms its own personal mythology and transforms everyday materials into dazzling, elaborate creations that become part of immersive, story-rich installations. ... Read More
In exchange for your $35 donation, choose a bowl to keep from hundreds of handmade ceramic vessels, then sample chili and soups donated by chili lovers and local celebrity chefs. All proceeds benefit Humankind Ministries, Pando Initiative via ICT Community Fridges, and WSU Shocker Locker Project. $35 donation/$15 student donation/Kids: 5 and under free (includes ... Read More
Ceramic artist Brenda Lichman will share the story of Empty Bowls Wichita, a community-driven project that uses the ceramic arts to fight food insecurity. She will also create a bowl live, reminding us that every handmade bowl represents a step toward a more nourished and connected community. Refreshments will be served at 10 a.m., with ... Read More
Wichita Ceramic Regional Exhibition: Pots with Purpose Friday, October 3-Saturday, November 1 Opening Reception: 5-8 p.m., Friday, October 3 Reuben Saunders Gallery, 3215 E. Douglas Reuben Saunders Gallery and Empty Bowls Wichita present Pots with Purpose, a regional juried ceramics exhibition. Ben Ahlvers, juror and exhibitions director at the Lawrence Arts Center, will give opening ... Read More
Open Streets ICT | Douglas gives you a chance to enjoy entertainment, explore businesses and organizations, and check out fun vendors and food trucks along Douglas Avenue. The street will be blocked off so get ready to walk, bike, jog, or skateboard, and bring out the stroller or wagon. Visit the Ulrich crew at our ... Read More
The WSU Department of Women’s, Ethnicity and Intersectional Studies transitioned into a program housed in the Department of English. To celebrate this new partnership, the annual lecture series, Words by Women, will focus on Midwestern women writers. Traci Brimhall is a university distinguished professor of creative writing and narrative medicine at Kansas State University, and ... Read More
The WSU Department of Women’s, Ethnicity and Intersectional Studies transitioned into a program housed in the Department of English. To celebrate this new partnership, the annual lecture series, Words by Women, will focus on Midwestern women writers. Karen Lee Boren writes fiction and non-fiction and earned a PhD from the University of Wisconsin and an ... Read More
6-7:30 p.m. | Ulrich Museum 7:30 til ? | Kirby’s: 3227 E. 17th Mingle with fellow art enthusiasts at the Ulrich for a tour and art-making activities. Afterward, we’ll continue our art discussion at Kirby’s with social time, a convivial beverage, and a gyro or pizza if you’re so inclined! Must be 21+ to attend.
Vivian Zavataro, Executive and Creative Director, and Jo Reinert, Curator of Modern and Contemporary Art, discuss curating our Fall 2025 exhibitions, from conception to execution, including their experiences working with featured artists Abhidnya Ghuge and Justin Favela. Join us at 10 a.m. for refreshments with the program following at 10:30 a.m. in the Dr. Sam ... Read More
Help us kick off the final exhibitions of our two-year, 50th Anniversary celebration: installations by Justin Favela and Abhidnya Ghuge, and The Ulrich Co-Lab: Getting Personal. Enjoy hors d’oeuvres, and wine, bubbly, beer, or a specialty cocktail. Experience mehndi (henna tattooing); dance to the sounds of DJ Ashley; see the Ulrich Student Advisory Board's first ... Read More
Steven and William Ladd’s Scrollathon®, is a hands-on, collaborative art experience that invites participants to connect through storytelling and creativity. Each person creates two fabric scrolls—one to keep as a personalized memento stored in a souvenir tin, and the other to contribute to a large-scale collaborative artwork. Choose from one of four sessions, beginning at ... Read More
Learn how to bead with artist, scholar, community maker, and advocate, Molly Murphy Adams (Oglala, Lakota), who specializes in contemporary sculptural beadwork practices. Molly will share her knowledge of beading in conjunction with artisan traditions represented in the Ulrich’s Art, Identity, and Innovation pop-up exhibition, where her work Cedar Root Basket (2020) is on display. ... Read More
Select a session and try your hand at wheel-throwing, hand-building, or painting a ceramic bowl, in rooms 106 and 107 in Henrion Hall. The bowl you make will be donated to the Empty Bowls Chili Cook-off fundraiser to fight hunger in Wichita, scheduled for October 18. Fun for all ages. This event is free, but ... Read More
We are thrilled to invite you to be part of multidisciplinary contemporary artist Abhidnya Ghuge’s monumental site-responsive art work which will be on view in the Polk/Wilson Gallery July 22 through December 6. Please plan to join us at the Ulrich, Friday, July 11, any time between 1-4 p.m. working alongside Ghuge to help bring ... Read More
Come for an afternoon of non-professional, non-pressured acapella singing with your fellow Wichitans! This is about fun, joy, and expression. No experience necessary. In celebration of Music Theatre Wichita’s new season and their opening show, Waitress, we’ll be singing Sara Bareilles’ hit, “Brave,” led by choir director Mike Mays. Participants will receive a discount for ... Read More
On Thursday, May 1, the Ulrich invites you to mingle with fellow art enthusiasts at Kirby’s, 3227 E. 17th Street, before embarking on a journey across the street to the Museum for a guided exhibition tour. After the tour we will return to Kirby’s to debrief and hang out. Participants are encouraged to arrive at ... Read More
Get ready for an unforgettable night at Wichita State's 15th Annual Drag Show, 8-10 p.m., Friday, April 4 at Hughes Metroplex. This 1950s themed show will be hosted by headliner Loosey Laduca of RuPaul's Drag Race, Season 15. With an incredible lineup of student and regional drag talent, expect to see jaw-dropping performances, stunning 50s ... Read More
Agnes Corrigan, Kyle Hall, Alexander Hurla, and Jaryd Porter, 2025 WSU Creative Writing graduates, will give readings of their work. Join us for a reception at 2 p.m., followed by the program at 2:30 p.m. This free event takes place in the Polk/Wilson Gallery and everyone is welcome. Writing Now | Reading Now is presented ... Read More
Pack up the kids and join us downtown for the 53rd annual Riverfest Kids Corner! The Ulrich will be hosting creative, kid-oriented make-it take-it activities from 6-8 p.m., June 2 through June 6. Visit wichitariverfest.com for admission info and festival details.
