Exhibit: "The Veil Between Light & Shadow"

Featured Artist: Chris Ramirez

Details: Open Friday, Oct. 3 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Title of Exhibition: Art House 310 First Friday – Shawn Delker & Lisa Coogias

Description:

Opening Reception | First Friday Oct. 3rd, 2025 | 6-10 p.m.

This event is free to attend and open to the public. Show hangs through September 21st, 2025. Art House 310 is located at 310 S. Laura. Two blocks SE of Douglas & Washington in downtown Wichita.

NOTE: Open gallery hours throughout the exhibition are generally Tuesday and Thursday, 6-9pm and Sunday, 1-4pm.

SHAWN DELKER

Fiber artist Shawn Marie Delker learned the joy of sewing from her mother beginning at age five and has been stitching ever since. She began quilting in 2000, and she soon discovered art quilting.

Shawn’s art has been juried into galleries in Topeka, Omaha and Albuquerque, and she is a frequent exhibitor at many local galleries. She received the third-place prize at the 2017 Fiber Arts Fiesta in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and in 2024 she won First Place in “Kansas Through the Eyes of an Artist” at the Carriage Factory Gallery and Best of Show in the NOTO Fiber Arts Passion’s Exhibition and again in 2024 was awarded People’s Choice at the “Music and Memory” exhibit at NOTO’s Morris Gallery. Her latest exhibit was a solo show titled, “On the Edge” at the Vernon Filley Art Gallery. Her art is represented at the SNW gallery in Manhattan Kansas.

Shawn’s current work uses an embroidery technique she is developing in which she “paints with thread” on her sewing machine. Her technique is unique to her, and she continues to experiment to create new ways to create shape, form, and texture with thread. Much of the work shown at Art House 310 is botanically printed silk which she created from plants in her garden and then appliqued on her machine embroidered bird.

See more of Shawns’s work online at ShawnDelker.art on Facebook: @shawn.delker

LISA COOGIAS

My work is rooted in the landscapes of the subconscious.

Dreams often guide my imagery, surfacing colors, shapes, and forms that carry meanings beyond what I can put into words. Abstraction allows me to express emotions and experiences that resist direct explanation, while portraits ground that inner world in human connection.

Each piece is an attempt to give shape to the unseen. They transform fleeting, hidden feelings into something tangible and shared.

See more of Lisa’s work on Facebook: @olivia.endive and on Instagram: @lisacoogias

Featured Artists: Studio Artists

Title of Exhibition: Studio Artists

Event Description: Studio artists will be open. Come see us at Artists In Old Town Studios in the back of Gallery 12, 412 East Douglas in Wichita Kansas for First Friday from 6 to 8 p.m. We hope to see you. 

Check out all of the artworks at Gallery XII too.

Exhibition Hours: 6 to 8 p.m.

CityArts will celebrate their exhibits for #FirstFridayICT on Friday, Oct. 3, from 5 to 8 p.m.

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**Join us on First Friday, October 3 for an opening reception celebrating our September - October 2025 gallery exhibits!**

In addition to our class and workshop offerings in a wide range of artistic mediums, CityArts has four galleries that feature rotating exhibitions.

On view from September 12 – October 25, 2025:

• Adjusting the Rear View Mirror by Wayne Conyers – Main Gallery
• Evocations by Ed Catt - Boardroom and Balcony Galleries

On view from February 3 through December 31, 2025:

• Detour Wichita: A Retrospective Trip Through the City’s Live Entertainment History by Alex Freund - Front Desk Wall

Title of exhibit: "A Renaissance Story Opening Reception" Ft. Lauren Bush

Event: First Friday, Oct. 3, 5-8 p.m.

The Envision Arts Gallery is excited to celebrate the opening of A Renaissance Story by Lauren Bush on First Friday, October 3rd, from 5:00 to 8:00 PM.

A Renaissance Story is a multi-media installation telling a story of love, romance, and betrayal. Based in the Italian Renaissance Era, paintings, poems, and sculptures tell the story of Anika, a determined peasant woman, as she defies societal expectations.

Lauren Bush is a long-time member of the Envision Arts Program, having been involved with Envision programs and services since she was a child. Her journey in Envision Arts began with her inspiration from anime, leading her to develop her own characters. Now, Lauren inspires her classmates to explore knitting, ceramics, painting, and paper crafts.
She has received recognition for her artwork, placing in the American Printing House for the Blind Insight Art Exhibit, where she traveled to Louisville, Kentucky, as an ambassador for Envision and Envision Arts to accept her award for sculpture. In 2021, Lauren participated in the Envision Your Story expressive arts workshop and exhibit at Wichita State University’s ShiftSpace Gallery, showcasing a video project and ceramic work that depicted the daily challenges of living with vision loss. Lauren graduated in May 2023 with an associate degree in Applied Science from the Butler Community College Culinary Arts and Hospitality Management program.

First Friday, October 3rd, 5:00 - 8:00 PM
801 E. Douglas Ave, Suite 106
Wichita, Kansas 67202
The Envision Arts Gallery is open Tuesday through Friday from 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM (closed for lunch 12:00-1:00 PM) and by appointment.
Free and open to the public
On display October 3rd through November 11th in the Patricia A. Peer Window Gallery.
 

New Perceptions showcases artworks created by individuals supported by Starkey, Inc. We invite you to immerse yourself in the diverse artistic expressions of these individuals. Each artwork reflects personal journeys, creative visions, and the courage to explore new possibilities. This annual art exhibition serves as an ongoing platform to honor and celebrate the creative achievement of the individuals supported by Starkey.
Join us for First Friday at the Envision Arts Gallery on August 1st from 5:00 - 8:00 PM to celebrate the opening of this exhibition.

Throughout the evening you can meet the artists, experience their artwork, and participate in art activities inspired by the exhibition.

First Friday, August 1st 
5:00 - 8:00 PM
801 E. Douglas Ave, Suite 106
Wichita, Kansas 67202
The Envision Arts Gallery is open Tuesday through Friday from 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM (closed for lunch 12:00-1:00 PM). 

Free and open to the public
On display August 1-29 in the Patricia A. Peer Window Gallery.

Title: First Friday Pop Up Markets at Hopping Gnome Brewing Company

Hopping Gnome Brews, a delish food truck favorite, local artisans & small businesses — you name it, its there!

Join us Friday, October 3 from 5 to 8 p.m. to shop and sip with our gnomies!

Exhibit Title: "All October"

Featured Artists: John Morrison & Robin Lies

Reception: October 3, 6 to 9 p.m.

Description:

Photographs by well known Wichita photographer John Morrison and enamel artworks by Robin Lies.

They will be the featured artists at Gallery 12 for the month of October. Their work will be on display till Nov. 1st. A closing reception will be held on Final Friday Oct 31st from 6-9 pm.

Exhibit: Calligraphy of the Silent Battle

Featured Artist: Tatiana Larsen

Event Details: Friday, Oct. 3 from 6 to 8 p.m.

Artist Tatiana Larsen transforms Olympic weightlifting into calligraphy. With a brush tied to a barbell, each snatch stroke leaves ink across a ten-foot wall, creating a meditative timeline of strength, fragility, and survival. This silent battle reflects her ongoing struggle with chronic illness, often invisible, often dismissed, made visible through endurance, failure, and mark-making.

Exhibit Title: INvulnerable Conditions 

Featured Artists: This show will feature works by Esme, Eden Quispe, Robyn Young, Sara Grant, Madison Mullen, Sierra Harvey, Kelsy Gossett Dennis, and Shelby R. 

Event Details: Friday, Oct. 3, 6 to 8 p.m.

INvulnerable Conditions brings together works that explore the tension between softness and strength. Through states of fragility, resilience, and openness, the exhibition reflects on how vulnerability can both expose and empower. 

Featured: Caitlyn Rose Photography

Event Time: Friday, Oct. 3, at 3 p.m.

Grab a beer and support local art!

Exhibition Title: Measures of Time

Featured Artists: Steve Wrubel & Reuben Wu

Event Details: Friday, Oct. 3 from 5 to 8 p.m.

As part of Maven Gallery’s Kansas Series, artists are invited to create a work rooted in this place—an interpretation of our home through their own lens. 

Reuben Wu discusses ‘Pillars of Light’ as a self portrait. The long exposure time does not reveal his physical self, but rather his movement of light.

Steve Wrubel’s ‘Cimarron’ embodies the wrestle between horse and rider. According to Wrubel, “The cowboy stands in as the ‘everyman.’ Each person can relate to struggle—whether it is a defining moment in life, or simply the decision to be responsible and get up to take out the garbage.”

Exhibit: A Very Happy Un-Birthday by Dominique Joiner

Featured artist: Dominique Joiner

Event: Friday, Oct. 3, 5 to 8 p.m.

Join us for the opening exhibition of "A Very Happy Un-Birthday" showcasing paintings by Dominique Joiner.

Event:  Twilight Tales Flashlight Tours at Museum of World Treasures

Details: Friday, OCt. 3 from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.

Ever wondered what the museum is like after dark? Grab a flashlight and find out.

OVERVIEW
Step into the dark with lantern light in hand. Twilight Tales flashlight tours invite you to experience Museum of World Treasures after hours, where docents share eerie stories and artifacts take on a new glow. Offered every Friday and Saturday in October (except October 24). Tours are about 45 minutes.

ARRIVE EARLY, ENJOY MORE
Doors open at 6:00 PM. Please arrive at least 15 minutes early to allow time for Old Town parking, check-in at the front desk, and light refreshments before your tour.

WHAT TO EXPECT
Docent-led tours in dimly lit galleries. About 45 minutes of spooky stories and hidden history. Family-friendly tours earlier in the evening and 18+ tours later at night.

SCHEDULE
Dates: Fridays and Saturdays in October — October 3, 4, 10, 11, 17, 18, 25.
Tour times: 6:30 PM all ages; 7:00 PM all ages; 7:30 PM 18+ only; 8:00 PM 18+ only.
Admission: $10 per person, $8 per person for Museum members (plus tax).
Check in: Purchase tickets at the front desk, first come first served. After check-in, head to the staging area for light snacks until your tour begins.

OTHER OCTOBER EVENTS
See more Halloween events at Museum of World Treasures: worldtreasures.org/events/october-at-the-museum-2025

GOOD TO KNOW
No online reservations. Tours depart promptly at the scheduled time. Exhibits are closed to everyone except tour groups during the evening.

ACCESSIBILITY
Museum of World Treasures is wheelchair accessible with an elevator to all floors. Docents can adjust pacing and route by request. Seating is available in the lobby before and after tours. Questions: worldtreasures.org/contact
 

Title of Exhibition: "What Remains, What Renews" by Makenzie Raymundo

Opening Reception: Friday, Oct. 3, 5 to 7 p.m.

The Steckline Gallery will present “What Remains, What Renews” by artist Makenzie Raymundo during a First Friday exhibition from 5-7 p.m. Oct. 3 at Newman University.

The exhibition will be on display Oct. 2-30. An Art for Lunch event, which includes a discussion with the artist and a pizza lunch for Newman students, will take place Oct. 2 from noon-1 p.m. All events are free and open to the public.

Event: First Friday Pop-Up Art Market

Time: 5 to 8 p.m., Friday, Oct. 3

Come explore a vibrant evening featuring 20+ local artists and craftsmen, live art demos, in a welcoming sober community space. From unique handmade goods to one-of-a-kind art, there’s something for everyone to enjoy!

This event is 18+ only and hosted by The Phoenix Recovery Community Center, where creativity, connection, and recovery come together. 

Free to attend (with 48 hours sobriety) — come support local talent and experience art in action!

Quilters at First, Holiday Quilts

Time: Friday, Oct. 3, 6 to 9 p.m.

Details:
Approximately twenty quilts will be shown in the Narthex of First United Methodist Church.  Quilts for Halloween, Autumn and Christmas holidays will be on display. A few "year around" quilts will be included. All the quilts were made by Wichita quilters and many of the quilts were made from supplies "on hand". Home baked cookies will be served!

Exhibitions: Wichita Ceramics Regional Exhibition: Pots with a Purpose

Event Details: Friday, Oct. 3, 5 to 8 p.m.

Description:

“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.
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

Title of Exhibition: First Friday at Revolutsia

Free Event | 5 PM – 8 PM | Oct. 3 2025
Location: Revolutsia – 2721 E Central Ave, Wichita, KS

Mark your calendars! Come hang out with us for an evening of:

• Local art & handmade goods
• Live music & entertainment
• Delicious food & drinks
• Pop-up vendors and surprises each month

This is a FREE, family-friendly event that celebrates Wichita’s creative scene in one of the coolest outdoor spaces in the city. Bring your friends, shop small, sip something tasty, and enjoy the magic of First Fridays at Revolutsia!

Featured Artist: Robin Gilmour

Event hours: Friday, Oct. 3, 6 to 9 p.m.

Immerse yourself in magic. Outstanding mixed media details and delight.

Exhibit: A Land Unsung: Photography exhibit and sale by Wichita Eagle photojournalist Travis Heying

Featured Artist: Travis Heying, The Wichita Eagle

Event: Friday, Oct. 3, 6-9 p.m. at the Landmark Lounge, 156 N. Emporia

Details: Wichita Eagle photographer Travis Heying is displaying and selling framed and unframed prints of some of his best Kansas landscape photography. 

Featured Artist: Carmen Carson 

Event Hours: Oct. 3, 7-9 p.m.

Carmen Carson started with a 110 camera when she was just eight years old, using countless rolls of film throughout her early years. She started by taking pictures of her cats, her dolls, and her siblings; progressing later to storm clouds, sunsets, and mountains. Her autobiographical, journalistic style has persisted - just documenting the world around her, as she always has. Carmen sees and celebrates daily life through her photos, bringing a touch of magic to the seemingly ordinary. Follow her on Instagram at @lulutakespictures_ for more.

Event:  “The Art Of Resistance“

Event Details: Friday, Oct. 3, 5 to 9 p.m.

 “The Art Of Resistance “
Featuring a Variety of Artists and Art disciplines.

Artists have long been at the forefront of social change utilizing their platforms to express dissent and drive awareness.  Artist were asked to make art using the creative spirit of activism to make art reflecting the times!
Merging there art and politics into your art that questions societal norms and provokes thought.

Opening Final Friday September 26 5-9 p.m.
Thru First Friday October 3   5-9 p.m.

Event: Closing Reception for Twelve Minus Two. (Plus Everything)

Featured Artists: Courtney Hancock, Aly Horn, Ryan Dawson, Sloane Dyer, Madison Mullen, Branden Lawless, Maryam F. Parsa, Jessica Lada, Aaron Maldonado, Carlos Palmer, Hamid Lorestani, Mohammad Seif

Details: Friday, Oct. 3, 6 to 8 p.m.

Join us for a compelling showcase featuring the diverse work of first-, second-, and third-year MFA candidates, along with two internationally accepted artists newly joining our program. This exhibition highlights the creative voices shaping the future of contemporary art within our graduate community.

In a time that calls for connection and resilience, this show fosters a sense of togetherness and solidarity, celebrating the strength, diversity, and depth of our MFA program. Through a range of mediums and perspectives, the artists explore what it means to create, reflect, and persist across time and space.

Experience powerful, thought-provoking work that transcends boundaries — and discover the next generation of emerging artists.

Enjoy Wichita’s First Friday art scene without the hassle of planning and parking! Harvester Arts and WAM partner to offer this guided experience to local galleries. Start at WAM, then hop on a party bus to see what’s new at Harvester Arts and other galleries around town. The evening will be hosted by Harvester Arts staff Kristin Beal, Co-Founder and Executive Director, and Mina Estrada, Managing Director. 

The tour begins and ends at the Wichita Art Museum. Free parking.

$30 general public/$25 WAM members
Get tickets using the website link below.

About WAM Nights: We’re open late on Fridays until 9 pm! Get your weekend started with after-hours access to the galleries and shopping in the Museum Store. WAM Nights include programs with artists, musicians, and performers–don’t miss your chance to see the art at WAM in a new way! The museum comes to life with local creatives during WAM Nights!

Exhibit: Jon E. and Favorites

Featured Artist: Jonathan Eaton

Event hours: Friday, Oct. 3, 5-7 p.m.

Event Description: 

This exhibit by a Kansas artist features new work on display paired with curated pieces from his personal collection.

The First Friday opening reception is from 5-7 p.m. Friday, Oct. 3, in the William J. Reals Gallery of Art-West at KU School of Medicine-Wichita. Complimentary refreshments will be provided. 

The William J. Reals Gallery of Art at KU School of Medicine-Wichita is free and open to the public.