UN/WOUND/UP

TORIN ANDERSEN & DENISE IRWIN

CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

GLADYS & KARL T. WIEDEMANN GALLERY

un/wound/up:
Torin Andersen & Denise Irwin
May 30-July 19

Mark Arts is pleased to present striking, recent work by celebrated Wichita-based artists Torin Andersen and Denise Irwin. un/wound/up explores memory and transformation through distinct visual languages. Andersen’s work centers on the audio reel and box as symbols of time and containment—reels representing the cyclical nature of memory, and boxes as physical holders of history.

His vibrant, layered paintings reflect how individual stories overlap within a shared cultural narrative, turning archival labor into a joyful, expressive act.

Irwin’s ceramic work complements this theme with forms inspired by the Kansas prairie, shaped by hand and altered to evoke movement and tension. Working from her studio, she brings a quiet, grounded energy to the exhibition, drawing on the calming, elemental nature of clay.

school of creativity GALLERY

Versus Competing Artists
May 24-June 28

Mark Arts is pleased to present select works by the 2025 Versus competitors, on view in a special exhibition in the School of Creativity Gallery through June 28. Enjoy a diverse body of works by notable local and regional artists Ted Adler, Denita Benyshek, Kent Broberg, Emily Chamberlain, Sloane Dyer, Kenna Green, Jessica Lada, Mary McCoy, Elisabeth Owens, John Pirtle, Joseph Rincones, Elaine Rusk, Tessa Seybert, and Sharon Sudduth.

Youth GALLERY

Youth Horizons: Out of Control
June 21-July 26

The Youth Gallery celebrates the creativity and imagination of young artists throughout the greater Wichita area. This dedicated exhibition space is specifically designed to showcase artwork created by students 18 years old and younger. By highlighting the artistic achievements of children and teens, the Youth Gallery nurtures the next generation of creatives and reinforces the value of arts education in our community.

Out of Control is a compelling exhibition created by youth in foster care - young people who are too often judged before they are heard. Each piece reflects a life navigated through systems, decisions, and traumas that these youth did not choose. But it also reflects creativity, voice, and the fight to reclaim what can be controlled: how their story is told, and how they want to be seen.

On occasion, the Gladys & Karl T. Wiedemann Gallery is closed for private events.
Please note the gallery will be closed on the following dates:

June 14
June 19-20
June 21 at 3 p.m.
June 24

UPCOMING EXHIBITIONS

THE GLADYS AND KARL T. WIEDEMANN GALLERY

National Watercolor Exhibition
August 1, 2025 – September 27, 2025

Wichita National All Craft Media
October 9, 2025 – December 13, 2025

SCHOOL OF CREATIVITY GALLERY

Randall Bennet: Broad Horizon, Encompassing Sky
July 12, 2025 - August 23, 2025

Kansas Art Guild
September 5, 2025 - October 25, 2025

Study Collection Recent Acquisitions
November 22, 2025 - January 19, 2026

YOUTH GALLERY

Boys & Girls Club
August 5, 2025 - September 6, 2025

Court Appointed Special Advocates
September 16, 2025 - October 25, 2025

St. Thomas Aquinas Elementary School
November 14, 2025 - January 17, 2026

SCHOLASTIC ART AWARDS

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The Eastern Kansas Scholastic Art Awards

The Awards give students opportunities for recognition, exhibition, publication, and scholarships. Participants, supported by their visual arts teachers and other community mentors, create and submit their best works of art. Each work is reviewed by a panel of art professionals for originality, technical skill and the emergence of personal vision.

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