Happening at Harvester - Aug. 31 - Sept. 6
August 31, 2026 | Kristin
Check out our new website calendar!
You can now see all of our upcoming events on the calendar page on our website. Click the link below to head on over!
In the Galleries
There are no exhibitions on view, as we are busy installing the next set of shows. We will see you at our First Friday Opening Receptions!
OPEN GALLERY HOURS:
- Monday-Friday: 3 - 6 PM
- Saturday: 10 AM - 2 PM
Harvester Arts’ 2026–2027 gallery exhibitions are made possible in part by generous support from The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts.
Artist Spotlight
This week, we are spotlighting Kianna of K2X Bakery, which sells “premium gourmet cookies made with organic flour, grass-fed butter, and pasture-raised eggs”. On Saturday, August 29, Free Palestine ICT hosted their annual Palifest at Harvester Arts. Kianna was a vendor at the event, selling her clean ingredient baked goods.
This Week
First Friday Opening Receptions
September 4, 2026 | 5-8 PM | 120 E 1st St N Ste 115 | FREE
Join us on Friday, September 4th from 5:00 PM to 8:00 PM to celebrate the opening of 6 new shows at Harvester Arts. Featured Artists include: Lori Santos, Michaela Wagner, Kent Broberg, M. Willie Garcia, Lindsay Lion Lord, and visiting artist from Kansas City, Kathy Liao.
Tallgrass Film Festival Preview
September 4, 2026 | 6:30-8 PM | Tallgrass Film Center | 120 E. 1st St. N | FREE
Get a first look at Tallgrass 2026!
Curious what’s coming to this year’s festival? Join us for a free First Friday preview featuring trailers of this year’s Spotlight films—the films that will highlight each evening of the festival.
Meet the Tallgrass Programming Team, hear what they’re excited about, and get a sneak peek at what’s coming to the big screen this October.
ICT Soup
September 5, 2026 | 12 – 2 PM | 120 E 1st St N Ste 115 | $10 minimum ($5 students) gets you a meal and a vote.
Buy a ticket at the door, share a simple meal with your neighbors, hear short pitches from local artists, and vote for the idea you want to see funded.
A big thank you to our sponsor @kmuw!
Each artist will share a short pitch and you get to vote for the project you want to see funded.
- Madi White proposes Halloween Clown Jam, the fourth installment of a variety show celebrating clown, drag, burlesque, puppetry, circus arts, poetry, and music. The event champions original work, play, and self-expression in Wichita, building on a track record that has already introduced nearly 50 new clowns to the local scene.
- Karissa Ruth proposes Erotic Nights, an immersive celebration of sensuality, body autonomy, and artistic liberation through movement, music, and art. The project centers and uplifts BIPOC, queer, and sex-worker performers and audiences, hosting pole shows and community events that foster connection and creative freedom across Wichita.
- Brian Johnson and April Pameticky propose Rumination of Thunder, a pairing of two decades of storm photography with Tersa poetry reflecting on Midwestern life beneath dramatic skies. The work invites viewers to slow down and dwell in the quiet moments around storms, transforming weather-watching into a meditation on human experience.
Workshop: Exploring Memory with Kathy Liao
September 5, 2026 | Time to be announced | 120 E 1st St N Ste 115 | FREE
Exploring Memory with Kathy Liao is a collage-based workshop focused on connecting with personal memory. Enjoy a brief gallery tour with visiting artist, Kathy Liao, who will share insights into her work at Harvester Arts. Reconvene for a short demonstration, then create your own artwork inspired by memory. Participants are invited to bring a photo of a loved one with the intention of creating a collage inspired by their memory or presence.
As a Taiwanese American artist, Kathy Liao looks for patterns and repetitions that weave through the immigrant families’ experience in her mixed-media work. She is the recipient of various recognitions, including the 2023 Joan Mitchell Foundation Fellowship, 2022 21c KC Artadia Award, 2020 Charlotte Street Foundation Visual Artist Award, and a public art commission for the new Kansas City International Airport. As a mentor and educator, Liao has lectured and presented at multiple institutions and conferences nationwide. Her work was shown in galleries and museums in Boston, New York, Los Angeles, Seattle, Kansas City, and many other cities nationally and internationally. Formerly, Liao was Director of the Painting and Printmaking department at Missouri Western State University. She was nominated “Most Influential Professor” in 2019. She is currently the organizational services program officer at Mid-America Arts Alliance.
Learn more about her work at @kathyliao.art and https://www.kathyliao.com/
This artist’s visit is made possible in part by funding from the Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts.
Next Week
Screening of The Garden of Heathens III: Shape of Events to Come by R.G. Miller
September 10, 2026 | Doors 5:30 PM | Movie 6 PM | 120 E 1st St N Ste 115 | Suggested Donation $5-10
Join Harvester Arts on September 10 for a screening of a film by Wichita’s original Neighborhood Superstar, R.G. Miller! A Q&A with the creator will occur directly after the screening.
See a short video about R.G. Miller
The Flowing Victress Presents: Ecstatic Dance Party
September 11, 2026 | Doors: 7 PM | Dance Starts: 7:30 PM (please arrive on time!) | 120 E 1st St N Ste 115 | $10 (tickets linked below)
It’s okay to be weird. It’s okay to live out loud. It’s okay to be imperfect. In fact, in today’s day and age when everyone is ultra-concerned about how they look, it’s more important than ever to let loose and forget about the status quo.
The Flowing Victress is bringing ECSTATIC DANCE back to Wichita to give you a place to feel, flow, and have fun without judgment.
In this phone-free, no-talking environment, you have the opportunity to tap into the music and run with whatever raw emotion wants to move through you: Joy, grief, rage, ecstasy—you name it.
There is no blueprint; just movement. If you are unfamiliar with ECSTATIC DANCE, it is recommended you watch this video: https://youtu.be/RTnRHkMChbI?si=CS5KxNq4d5jf3lP1
It is recommended to bring a yoga mat or blanket, as some folks find stillness to be just what they need during ECSTATIC DANCE.
Questions? Email theflowingvictress@outlook.com. If the cost of attendance is a factor, please email Jordan at theflowingvictress@outlook.com to receive a voucher.
We cannot wait to see YOU.
HUNGRY?! Have a SNACK!
September 12, 2026 | Doors: 6:30 PM | Show starts: 7 PM | 120 E 1st St N Ste 115 | $10 Suggested Admission
Set your calendars for September 12! Prepare for experimental art that includes performances, ideas, and a new conversations about community, care, and creativity!
WAM PARTNERSHIP: EXHIBITION ON VIEW
Armando Minjárez Monárrez: En Cuerpo Presente
August 28, 2026 - February 7, 2027
Long before the rise of advertising, branding, and social media, empires understood that power had to be seen before it could be believed. Armando Minjárez Monárrez: En Cuerpo Presente explores how images become instruments of power. Monuments, rituals, architecture, souvenirs, advertisements, and brands across history have shaped not only how we see one another, but how we come to understand ourselves. Images do not simply reflect identity; they sanction it, circulate it, and assign value to it.
Rather than treating identity as something fixed or inherited, Minjárez Monárrez thinks of it as a cultural architecture constructed through images, memory, performance, and display. His sculptures inhabit the space between monument and commodity, artifact and souvenir, humor and critique. They resist fixed definitions of identity, not by offering alternative images, but by exposing the systems that produce them. If every society builds monuments to the stories it wants people to believe, En Cuerpo Presente asks what kinds of monuments we continue to build today, and what they ask us to believe about ourselves.
WAM’s Naftzger Family Regional Creatives Exhibition Series is dedicated to exhibiting art by local artists. This program is a partnership with Harvester Arts, a local nonprofit art organization fostering opportunities for Wichita creatives. Their core values of experimentation, capacity building, and community engagement are a framework for this partnership, which includes this exhibition space and programming with local creatives, including performances, talks, and pop-up experiences.
Tallgrass Film Festival
Harvester is teaming up with Tallgrass for this year’s Tallgrass Film Festival. Prepare for another unforgettable festival season filled with bold independent films, community, creativity, and cinematic magic! Learn more about the partnership.
Tallgrass Film Fest Passes on Sale
- VIP TALLpass $259
- FILMpass $100
- Flex-10 Pack $80
- Flex-5 Pack $40
Learn more or purchase your passes
Services Offered by Harvester Arts
Creative Consulting: We offer guidance and collaboration on artistic and community-centered projects — helping you bring bold, creative ideas to life.
Pop-Up Experiences: Looking to add something special to your event? We create engaging, art-based pop-up experiences perfect for community gatherings, festivals, and private parties.
Space Rentals: Our unique venue at Harvester Arts is available to rent for parties, meetings, workshops, and events. It’s the perfect backdrop for gatherings that inspire creativity and connection.
Let’s Work Together: To learn more or book a service, contact us at info@harvesterarts.org.
Tags: Community, Exhibitions