Happening at Harvester - April 6-12
April 6, 2026 | Kristin
In the Galleries
ATTENTION ICON by Madison Mullen (WSU MFA THESIS SHOW)
Attention Icon explores the queer-female experience through digital and physical realities. This body of work includes painting, video, and installation to curate an experience that questions how we consume and curate digital spaces.
Making, Mending, Becoming: Native Embodiment through Reconstruction and Material Memory by Sloane Dyer (WSU MFA THESIS SHOW)
As a contemporary Native artist and woman, Sloane Dyer approaches her practice with a sharp awareness of the spaces she inhabits and the bodies they were built to exclude — her presence within them, she believes, is inherently political. Her process is rooted in intuition and emotion, working slowly on the floor with paint, mixed media, and fiber. Layering and integrating materials into the canvas until they reflect something true to her inner world. The deconstruction of her work — tearing canvases from their frames, stitching and reassembling fragments — serves as both a physical and conceptual refusal of colonial frameworks, gesturing toward creation born from displacement.
Rather than representing the external world, her pieces function as internal landscapes: quiet, feeling-driven negotiations between form, emotion, and personal conflict. Ultimately, her practice is one of survival and self-understanding — a continuous, evolving process of making and becoming, guided by the belief that feeling deeply is reason enough to keep going.
Rat Bastard University: Home Sweet Home by Branden Lawless (WSU MFA THESIS SHOW)
Rat Bastard University: Home Sweet Home is an introduction to an absurd cast of characters and sidekicks. The ceramic sculptures explore archetypal personalities of real life lovers, friends, professors, and adversaries. Additionally, this exhibition explores identity and queerness as marketable ploys of capitalism, emerging at fully packaged action figures and branded merchandise.
OOPS! All Cats by Ink and Honey Studios
Woopsie! This exhibition is made up entirely of cats and the feline adjacent! In an effort to celebrate the short but impactful lives of the feline companion, the artists featured have created wonderful works including cats (and some things that aren’t cats, but are very close). OOPS! All Cats! is, in part, a fundraiser for KHS (Kansas Humane Society) as a way to support the local community and its animals.
I Want to Believe What You See by Zayden Tomson
“I want to believe what you see” is a collection of work made in 2025 by Zayden Tomson. Zayden is an artist and designer living in Wichita. He produces many forms of art, ranging from mono prints to illustrations to large sculptures. He challenges himself with each project to attempt something new. His work revolves around his past and present, human connection, and spirituality.
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.
Following Andy Warhol’s will, the mission of The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts is the advancement of the visual arts. The foundation manages an innovative and dynamic grants program while also preserving Warhol’s legacy through creative and responsible licensing policies and extensive scholarly research for ongoing catalogue raisonné projects. To date, the foundation has given nearly $330 million in cash grants to over 1,000 arts organizations around the country and abroad and has donated 52,786 works of art to 322 institutions worldwide.
Wichita Sketch Club
Mondays | 6-9 PM | 120 E 1st St N, Ste 115, Wichita, KS
Calling All Art Nerds! Looking for a chill space to sketch, doodle, or dive into your latest creative project? Join us Monday nights for Wichita Sketch Club! Bring whatever you’re working on — no pressure, just good vibes and good company. Free and open to all. Email info@harvesterarts.org for more info.
On view at the Wichita Art Museum
Eden Quispe: Narrative Threads
Naftzger Family Regional Creatives Exhibition Series
Feb. 13 - Aug. 16, 2026
Eden Quispe spent her formative years between inner city Wichita and the Kansas countryside, establishing an early passion for art and an interest in culture. After graduating from Wichita State University, she lived independently for five years in Lima, Perú, teaching art and getting to know Perú’s culture and textile heritage.
Now based in Newton, Kansas, Quispe creates tapestries observing the centrality of motherhood in child-rearing using scenes from her own mixed culture household. As a mother of four, Quispe creates her work from a place of embraced chaos. Her own children are present when the works are being made, her children often adding their own marks to the images.
About the artist and Eden Quispe: Narrative Threads
Many of the embroidery pieces collaged into Quispe’s work are over 50 years old and were handmade by women whose role was usually centered in the home. Other more contemporary items, such as clothing from the artist’s family, cloth toys from the artist’s children, and items from her husband’s Hispanic heritage are also worked into the pieces. These object memories are sewn together, painted, and printed on to create quilted collages honoring women whose stitchwork never got its time in the spotlight.
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.
Next Week
Cloud Ear Concert Series: Sandy Ewen (NYC) & Michael Unruh (ICT) David Lord (ICT) ElectroGong (ICT)
April 13, 2026 | Doors at 6:30 PM | Music at 7 PM | 120 E 1st St N Ste 115 | $10
Join us in welcoming renowned experimental NYC guitarist Sandy Ewen to Wichita as she is joined by local bass clarinet legend Michael Unruh. Kansas City musician Aaron Osborne will open the evening with his ElectroGong project and David Lord will close with a solo guitar set.
This series is curated by David Lord, brining touring artists from the new music/experimental/improvised community to Wichita; in collaboration with Wichita Creative Music Society and Cloud Ear Records.
Expansive Music for Open Ears.
Doors at 6:30 PM, music from 7-8:30 PM
All ages welcome!
HUNGRY?! Have a SNACK!
April 18, 2026 | Doors at 6:30 PM | Show at 7 PM | 120 E 1st St N Ste 115 | $10
HUNGRY?! Have a SNACK! An experimental Artist series is BACK!
Mark your calendars and set aside an evening for April 18th! Doors open at 6:30pm, $10 donation at door, and the artists begin sharing at 7pm! Stay after intermission for the Audience and Artist Talkback. Discover what your community is exploring, join us at Harvester Arts!
Produced by @local.abundance with support from @harvesterarts
Everybody Sings ICT
April 19, 2026 | 2:30 PM - 5 PM | 120 E 1st St N Ste 115 | $15 Advanced Purchase | $20 at the Door
EVERYBODY SINGS ICT - Wichita’s only one-day choir led by Mike Mays.
Join us for a day of non-professional, non-pressured acapella singing with your fellow Wichitans!
ALL singers are welcome, but no experience is necessary.
See you at Harvester Arts!
Artist Opportunities
Call for proposals: ICT Soup
Now accepting proposals from artists and creatives of all backgrounds, disciplines and experience levels. Due May 1.
Harvester Arts joins the Purple Line Project
The Purple Line Project is an initiative of ComfortCare Homes, a Wichita-based innovator in memory care for more than 30 years. This groundbreaking initiative empowers businesses to make their establishments more welcoming and accessible to individuals living with dementia and their care partners.
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.
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