Exhibitions

This solo-exhibition will feature new artworks by local artist, Curt Clonts! We hope you will join us for our opening reception on First Friday, May 2nd from 5:00pm – 8:00pm!

Join us for a special artist talk featuring Curt Clonts as he discusses the techniques and artistic significance of works from his solo-exhibition, "I Am Poppy"! This event offers a unique opportunity to gain insight into the creative process, artistic influences, and the meaning embedded in these artworks. We hope you’ll join us for this engaging conversation! This event is free and open to the public! ---- "I Am Poppy" by Curt Clonts will be on Display May 2nd - May 31st, 2025

"Strange Places" will feature new artworks by painter Nick Gadbois & ceramicist Jonathan Fitz! We hope you will join us for our opening reception on First Friday, June 6th from 5:00pm – 8:00pm!

Join us for a special artist talk featuring Nick Gadbois as he discusses the techniques and artistic significance of works from June's exhibition, "Strange Places"! This event offers a unique opportunity to gain insight into the creative process, artistic influences, and the meaning embedded in these artworks. We hope you’ll join us for this engaging conversation. This event is free and open to the public. See you there!

🎉 CALL FOR ENTRY: Wichita Ceramic Regional 2025 🎉We’re thrilled to announce the Call for Entry for the Wichita Ceramic Regional Exhibition! This juried show will run October 3 – November 1, 2025, and we're inviting ceramic artists from across the Central Plains Region to apply! 🟠 Eligibility:Open to artists 18+ living in Kansas, Nebraska, Missouri, Oklahoma, Texas, and Colorado 🟠 Juror: Ben Ahlvers🟠 Cash Awards: $5,000 total🟠 Entry Deadline: September 5, 2025 Submit your work through CaFÉTM (🔗 CLICK LINK HERE TO APPLY!) Let’s celebrate the diverse voices and visions shaping contemporary ceramics in our region!📍Hosted by Reuben Saunders Gallery, Wichita, KS

We’re excited to announce our upcoming show, "Art In Life," featuring the bold stillscape paintings of James Borger and the whimsical, playful ceramics of Chris Alveshere. Borger's work highlights his transition from depicting everyday objects in outdoor stillscapes to interior scenes with abstract backgrounds. Alveshere’s colorful pottery infuses humor and charm into functional forms. PLEASE NOTE: we won’t be open on First Friday due to the July 4th holiday—but we invite you to join us for our Second Friday opening reception on July 11th, from 5:00pm to 8:00pm! We look forward to sharing this lively, imaginative exhibition with you!

"ECHOES" will feature new paintings by Kansas City artist, Jane Booth! We hope you will join us for our opening reception on First Friday, August 1st from 5:00pm – 8:00pm! Booth will be giving a special set of remarks starting at 6:00pm — stop by early to hear more about her process, inspiration, and the powerful work in this new series.   "There are two polarities that I gravitate towards in my work: one is primordial and atmospheric whereas the other is earthier and teems with form and story. In the first modality, paint is used in thin veils that allude to vast universal space, an act of listening rather than speaking.  Thinned pigments are pushed and poured into raw...

“WONDERLAND” will feature new nature-inspired paintings by Overland Park artists, Susan & William Tinker! We hope you will join us for our opening reception on First Friday, September 5th from 5:00pm – 8:00pm!   “We are living in wonderland: Ice storms, prairie winds, blazing heat, verdant fields of plants under a giant sun, flowers, birds, bugs and butterflies. All the varied and sanguine visions in the vast midwestern setting. The artworks in this exhibition focus on improvisations of the typical Midwest landscape. As artists, we create personal compilations from the intricate microcosm so often overlooked in our technological world.” – William Tinker & Susan Lawrence Tinker

“WICHITA CERAMICS REGIONAL EXHIBITION: Pots with Purpose” will feature stunning ceramic artworks from around the region. We hope you will join us for our opening reception on First Friday, October 3rd from 5:00pm – 8:00pm! This event is in conjunction with Empty Bowls - Wichita.   FEATURED ARTISTS: Allison Achtenhagen Betsy Alwin Stuart Asprey Troy Becker Morgana Bee Ben Bernard Angel Brame Kim Brook Susan Brownlee Teresa Calvert Emily Chamberlain Spencer Cheek Trisha Coates Nicole Copel Kaitlyn Cushing Brenden Dreiling Stephen Durham Bambi Freeman Rain Harris Amy Henson Benjie Heu Eric Hoefer Brian Horsch Brenda Jones Qwist Joseph Phyll Klima David Mai Monette Mark Marshall Maude Andrew McIntyre Cara McKinley William McKinney Edel Miller Elisabeth Owens Tyler Quintin Marilyn Smith...

Join us for an Artist Talk with Brenda Lichman & Ted Adler on Tuesday, October 21st from 6:00pm - 7:00pm! ----Brenda Lichman, Curator of Education at Ulrich Museum of Art, & Ted Adler, Professor of Ceramic Media at Wichita State University will be discussing the various techniques, materials, concepts, and themes represented throughout the WICHITA CERAMIC REGIONAL EXHIBITION: Pots with Purpose! This event is free and open to the public! This event is in conjunction with Empty Bowls Wichita! ----The Wichita National Ceramics Invitational has partnered with Empty Bowls Project, an international, artist-driven, grassroots movement that helps combat hunger. Ceramic artists from around the globe enlist communities to make bowls to raise food insecurity awareness and provide funding for food...