Exhibits coming soon

MAIN GALLERY: *PAINTINGS BY ANDY BROWN*

**NOVEMBER 22nd to JANUARY 4th, 2024**
The Hutchinson Art Center is proud to show the work of artist Andy Brown in our Main Gallery during the the final months of 2024 and into the beginning of 2025.
Andy Brown has been actively painting since the mid-1990s. Andy graduated in 1974 from the University of Kansas with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Painting and Sculpture. He works with geometric shapes and primary colors, with each painting being dominated in turn by blue, yellow, red and green. Many of his works reveal experiments with the Golden Mean ratio and Fibonacci numbers. Andy resides in North Newton.
**This exhibition will be on display in the Main Gallery from November 22nd, 2024 - January 4th, 2025.**

FRONT GALLERY: *Cyanotypes by becky brinkley*

**DECEMBER 4th to 28th, 2024**
The Hutchinson Art Center is looking forward to featuring cyanotypes created by artist Becky Brinkley for the month of December.
Becky is an interdisciplinary artist living and working in Kansas City. She earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts from the Kansas City Art Institute, majoring in Ceramics. However, her interests go beyond ceramics to include fiber arts, sculpture and photography.
Becky’s current artistic pursuits have included the creating and experimenting with cyanotypes, using her garden as well as wild collected plants she finds as a source of subject matter. A cyanotype is a historical printing process from the 1800s. Traditionally, the technique involves placing an object on paper coated in iron salts, exposing the paper to UV light, and washing the paper with water. The result is a unique white and Prussian blue image.
**This exhibition will be on display in the Front Gallery from December 4th - 28th, 2024.**

FRONT GALLERY: *Paintings BY KELLI SHORT*

**JANUARY 3rd - FEBRUARY 1st, 2025**
The Hutchinson Art Center is excited to feature the work of Hutchinson, KS artist Kelli Short in our Front Gallery for the months of January and February!
*More information coming soon!*
**This exhibition will be on display in the Front Gallery from January 3rd - February 1st, 2025.**

main gallery: *artwork BY jUDY scott and aMY pilger*

**JANUARY 10th - FEBRUARY 15th, 2025**
The Hutchinson Art Center is looking forward to displaying the work of sisters Judy Scott and Amy Pilger in our Main Gallery for months of January and February, sharing the space with artist Denise Biberstein.
Judy Scott has a Master’s degree in Ceramics from Fort Hays State University and worked as an art teacher for Ulysses High School until 2003. She currently is a “working” artist. She finds inspiration from the landscape of western Kansas and the communities of Lakin and Ulysses that she calls home.
Amy Pilger lived in Colorado for many years and now lives in Arizona. She pulls inspiration from the world around her, making visual note of shape, lines, pattern, texture, and color.
Despite having grown up in the same household, the two sisters have developed their own artistic styles. They credit their mother for fostering their love of the arts and creative skills.
**This exhibition will be on display in the Main Gallery from January 10th - February 15th, 2025.**

main gallery: *paintings BY dENISE bIBERSTEIN*

**JANUARY 10th - FEBRUARY 15th, 2025**
The Hutchinson Art Center is excited to exhibit the artwork of Manhattan, KS native Denise Biberstein in our Main Gallery for the months of January and February, sharing the space with artists and sisters Judy Scott and Amy Pilger.
Denise Biberstein is a painter primarily uses acrylics, working the *en plein aire* (a French expression for ‘in the open air’) tradition. She uses a knife to apply paint and occasionally a brush. She received a Bachelor of Fine Arts from University of Kansas and continues to take classes in person and online to keep her skills sharp.
**This exhibition will be on display in the Main Gallery from January 10th - February 15th, 2025.**

front gallery: SELF-PORTRAITS by Homer Gilson

FEBRUARY 7th - MARCH 7th, 2025

The Hutchinson Art Center is excited to feature the work of Hutchinson, KS artist Homer Gilson in our Front Gallery for the months of February and March!

More information coming soon!

This exhibition will be on display in the Front Gallery from February 7th - March 7th, 2025.

MAIN GALLERY: *Artwork by JIM and JAKE HAYWARD*

**FEBRUARY 21st - MARCH 14th, 2025**
The Hutchinson Art Center is looking forward to displaying the artwork of father-and-son duo of Jim and Jake Hayward in our Main Gallery for the months of February and March.
After a long career as a graphic designer and illustrator, Jim Hayward began making and showing his own art in 2004. Today he paints and builds 3D assemblages with found objects and wood in the studio and gallery he owns in Independence, KS. His work hangs in private collections and public buildings in the U.S., Canada, and Sweden.
His son Jake Hayward is a multidisciplinary artist from living and working in Houston, TX. In creating art, he finds humor or boldness even in the face of grief. He views grief as a void we are conscious of but do not fully understand. By exploring this void, his hope is to foster conversations about a subject that needs addressing but is often suppressed in our society.
**This exhibition will be on display in the Main Gallery from February 21st - March 14th, 2025.**

FRONT GALLERY: *PAINTINGS BY MELISSA CARTER*

**MARCH 14th - APRIL 20th, 2025**
The Hutchinson Art Center is proud to feature the work of Hutchinson, KS artist Melissa Carter in our Front Gallery for the months of March and April!
*More information coming soon!*
**This exhibition will be on display in the Front Gallery from March 14th - April 20th, 2025.**

MAIN GALLERY: *ARTWORK from the 2025 SPRING CONSIGNMENT ART AUCTION*

**MARCH 19th - APRIL 5th, 2025**
Artworks from our 2025 Spring Consignment Art Auction will be on display in our Main Gallery from mid-March into the beginning of April.
This is a perfect opportunity to browse through our inventory of the many works of art available for live bidding at our consignment art auction on Saturday, April 5th, 2025.
**This exhibition will be on display in the Main Gallery from March 19th - April 5th, 2025.**

main gallery: *artwork from the 2025 autumn consignment art auction*

**SEPTEMBER 12th - OCTOBER 4th, 2025**
Artworks from our 2025 Autumn Consignment Art Auction will be on display in our Main Gallery from mid-September into the beginning of October.
This is a perfect opportunity to browse through our inventory of the many works of art available for live bidding at our consignment art auction on Saturday, October 4th, 2025.
**This exhibition will be on display in our Main Gallery from September 12th - October 4th, 2025.**

MAIN GALLERY: *Hutchinson High SCHOOL I.B. Student ART SHOW*

**APRIL 11th - MAY 16th, 2025**
The Hutchinson Art Center is excited to display the work of students involved in the International Baccalaureate (I.B.) Visual Arts Program at Hutchinson High School in our Main Gallery during the months of April and May!
The I.B. Visual Arts Program encourages students to challenge their own creative and cultural expectations and boundaries. It is a thought-provoking course in which students develop analytical skills in problem-solving and divergent thinking, while working towards technical proficiency and confidence as art-makers.
**This exhibition will be on display in the Main Gallery from April 11th - May 16th, 2025.**

FRONT GALLERY: *ARTwork by MILESTONE CLUBHOUSE members*

**APRIL 25th - MAY 23rd, 2025**
The Hutchinson Art Association is looking forward to exhibiting the artwork of members of the Milestone Clubhouse in our Front Gallery during the months of April and May.
Milestone Clubhouse is a local organization that aims to build a community of support for adults with severe mental illness by supporting employment, education, and so much more.
This exhibition shines a light on the creative outlets that people use to help cope with their mental illness as well as bring awareness to the importance of mental health.
**This exhibition will be on display in the Front Gallery from April 25th - May 23rd, 2025.**

MAIN GALLERY: *Photography & Film from Colombia, Ghana & Liberia, Africa* BY MICHAEL BRACEY, DAVID & Bobby OBERMITE

**MAY 23rd - JUNE 20th, 2025**
The Hutchinson Art Center is proud to display the photography of Michael Bracey and a film montage by David & Bobby Obermite in our Main Gallery during the months of May and June!
This collection of images looks inside the varied lives those living in the countries of Colombia, Ghana, and Liberia.
Included are scenes of an Afro-Colombian women's group sitting and sewing tapestries that depict scenes of their villages, which serves as form of therapy and as a reaction to violence during governmental conflicts.
Also featured are images of the Wayuu people, who part of a multitude of Indigenous people of Colombia, indigenous life in Ghana, and portraits of people who were child soldiers during the Second Liberian Civil War, who society has de-named ‘Zogos.’
**This exhibition will be on display in the Main Gallery from May 23rd - June 20th, 2025.**

FRONT GALLERY: *Paintings BY JANICE RICHARDSON*

**MAY 30th - JUNE 30th, 2025**
The Hutchinson Art Center is excited to display the work of Hutchinson, KS artist Janice Richardson.
Janice Richardson’s passion for art began with her mother, who was an artist herself. Richardson went on to study at Greensboro College in North Carolina, where she received her Bachelor of Arts in Studio Art. After college, she pursued a career in commercial real estate.
Richardson spent much of her life in the Carolinas before moving with her husband to Hutchinson, KS, where she became a stay-at-home mom. Searching for a creative outlet, she established Splinters-N-Rust right here in the Salt City. The DIY Workshop serves as a studio space for local artists, but also a public makerspace for creative classes.
**This exhibition will be on display in the Front Gallery from May 30th - June 30th, 2025.**

MAIN GALLERY: *Selections from the hutchinson art association permanent collection*

**JUNE 6th - AUGUST 1st, 2025**
The Hutchinson Art Center is looking forward to displaying selections from the Hutchinson Art Association Permanent Collection in the Main Gallery for the months of June, July, and August!
The Hutchinson Art Association has collected over 350 works of art by local, national, and international artists. They represent high caliber human creativity that has left an indelible mark on the history and culture of Hutchinson.
With this permanent collection exhibition, we want to highlight some of the works in our collection that haven't been on display in a while or haven’t been display at all, giving them their chance in the limelight. It is a wonderful opportunity to see something you haven't seen before!
**This exhibition will be on display in the Main Gallery from June 6th - August 1st, 2025.**

front gallery: ARTWORK BY MELINDA MCDANIEL

JULY 2nd - AUGUST 2nd, 2025

The Hutchinson Art Center is looking forward to exhibiting the work of Kansas artist Melinda McDaniel in our Front Gallery for the months of July and August!

More information coming soon!

This exhibition will be on display in the Front Gallery from July 2nd - August 2nd, 2025.

MAIN GALLERY: *ARTWORK BY KAYANN AUSHERMAN*

**AUGUST 8th - SEPTEMBER 5th, 2025**
The Hutchinson Art Center is proud to display the work of Haven, KS artist Kayann Ausherman in our Main Gallery for the months of August and September!
Kayann Ausherman is a self-taught mixed media artist who grew up in rural Kansas. She earned a degree in anthropology and has held many occupations, including freelance graphic designer and draftsman and CAD operator for computer schematics. In that time, she raised her large family of children.
In 2013, she returned to her childhood love of art, focusing of whimsical representations of familiar subject matter. For her, the creative process is about finding new and intriguing ways of representing the world in a way that emotionally connects with her audience.
Ausherman has illustrated two children’s books, been published in over 25 national art magazines, and continues to teach art workshops in Kansas and beyond.
**This exhibition will be on display in the Main Gallery from August 8th - September 5th, 2025.**

front gallery: artwork by malissa long

AUGUST 8th - SEPTEMBER 6th, 2025

The Hutchinson Art Center is looking forward to exhibiting the work of Kansas artist Malissa Long in our Front Gallery for the months of August and September!

More information coming soon!

This exhibition will be on display in the Front Gallery from August 8th - September 6th, 2025.