The Office of Diversity and Inclusion and Art That Touches Your Heart Foundation presents the 10th annual Art That Touches Your Heart: ART YOUR MASK at Wichita State University! This exhibit celebrates Black art, while informing and educating the attendees on the history and traditions of art and culture. Many times, the Black experience is seen as a monolith, but this exhibition exemplifies the beauty and differences in Blackness through artistic expression. Celebrate local and global artists from Kansas City, Dallas, San Francisco and New York during the open exhibition at the Wilson K. Cadman Art Gallery in the Rhatigan Student Center between February 1-19, 2021! Stop any time the gallery is open to experience this exhibition. An Art Crawl and virtual exhibition will be hosted to showcase these artists. This event is free and open to the public.
Wilson K. Cadman Art Gallery Hours
- Monday-Thursday: 7 a.m.-9 p.m.
- Friday: 7 a.m.-10 p.m.
- Saturday: 9 a.m.-10 p.m.
- Sunday: Closed
Virtual Exhibition
A virtual exhibition will feature artwork of students from Wichita Public Schools, Derby Public Schools and Topeka Public Schools.
Art Crawl
On your own time, the Art That Touches Your Heart Foundation encourages you to participate in an Art Crawl to see the various exhibitions for the 10th Annual Art That Touches Your Heart! We will have exhibitions available at various locations, such as Mark Arts and CityArts. In addition, the Mulberry Art Gallery will host the Allow Me to Reintroduce Myself: An Introduction to Wichita Artists exhibition on First Friday, which takes place on Friday, February 5 at The Lux, located at 120 E. 1st St. N. Wichita, KS 67202.
Check out the other Art That Touches Your Heart exhibitions at the following locations:
- January 22-March 6 @ Mark Arts
- February 8-19 @ CityArts
Virtual Learning About Black Artists
Below are some historic information and features about Black Artists.
- Trailblazers from historic 1958 Kansas sit-in share their stories with Sheinelle Jones
- Interview with Kansas City Kansas Quindaro Mural Artis Anita & Lucky Easterwood
- Art by Mark Crow
- Art by Andrew Nichols
- Romare Bearden: Master of Space and Form (YouTube)
Wichita State University's main campus is a permit-only parking environment on weekdays when the University is open for business. Visitors to Wichita State University may park without an ePermit for this event. Visitors may park in lots with green, yellow or yellow-and-green-striped signage (including motorcycle areas). Please avoid parking in red parking lots.
Parking in our Parking Garage by the Rhatigan Student Center is available at an hourly rate. Levels 2, 3, 4 and second and third ramps are hourly parking at $1.50 per hour, debit/credit card only. Ground level and first ramp is reserved. The parking garage is enforced 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
Notice of Compliance:
Attendees are required to follow physical/social distancing guidelines and maintain at least six-feet apart, while wearing masks. The Office of Diversity and Inclusion reserves the right to ask you to leave for failure to comply. Learn more about Shockers United at wichita.edu/shockersunited.
For more information, contact the Office of Diversity and Inclusion at (316) 978-3034.