WSU School of Art, Design and Creative Industries

Are you a music maker? Music fan? Connected to music in some form? The Wichita Music Census wants to hear from you. Share your thoughts and feedback today.

Want to help shape the Wichita music scene? 🎵 🎶

➡️Learn more and sign up here: https://www.wichita.gov/1977/Wichita-Music-Census

Wichita is part of Kansas Music Cities Together, a year-long program to help Kansas communities better support their local music ecosystems. We’re looking for many voices, including organizations and individuals like you, to help us spread the word when the survey launches. The commitment itself is small: we just ask that you share the census with your network and encourage people to participate.

Call for Entries--June 15 deadline. [Enter your work today!]

𝗖𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗘𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀

We're nearing the 𝗝𝘂𝗻𝗲 𝟭𝟱 𝗱𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲 to enter your work for our July exhibition, 𝙐𝙣𝙉𝙖𝙩𝙪𝙧𝙖𝙡 𝙄𝙣𝙨𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙘𝙩.

𝙐𝙣𝙉𝙖𝙩𝙪𝙧𝙖𝙡 𝙄𝙣𝙨𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙘𝙩 embraces the strange, surreal, bizarre, and unexpected. 💥 [𝗦𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱 𝗹𝗶𝗸𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸? 𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗹𝘆 𝘁𝗼𝗱𝗮𝘆!] 💥

Use the QR code or go directly to the google doc. https://tinyurl.com/bdz22su3

We invite WSU School of ADCI students and alums to submit works that distort realities, unusual creatures, dreamlike narratives, or visions that challenge conventional understanding of the world around us. 💥 [𝗦𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱 𝗹𝗶𝗸𝗲 𝘀𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗸𝗻𝗼𝘄'𝘀 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸? 𝗦𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗺 𝘁𝗼𝗱𝗮𝘆.] 💥

All media is welcome. Interpretations of the theme may be humorous, unsettling, fantastical, or provocative.

𝙐𝙣𝙉𝙖𝙩𝙪𝙧𝙖𝙡 𝙄𝙣𝙨𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙘𝙩 will be on view at WSU ShiftSpace Gallery Friday, July 3 through Friday, July 31 with an opening reception on July 3, 6–8 p.m. 💥 [𝗘𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸 𝘁𝗼𝗱𝗮𝘆.] 💥

Guest judge Johannah Cairns will award a Best in Show at the opening reception. 💥 [𝗬𝗲𝘀, 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗯𝗲 𝗽𝗿𝗶𝘇𝗲𝘀.] 💥

𝗔𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗴𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗷𝘂𝗱𝗴𝗲 𝗝𝗼𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗮𝗵 𝗖𝗮𝗶𝗿𝗻𝘀:
Cairns joins the Bethany College faculty in fall 2026. She is a multidisciplinary artist. Cairns holds a BA in Visual Art from the University of Kansas, a post-Baccalaureate Artisanry Ceramics Certificate from University of Massachusetts Dartmouth, and an MFA in Ceramics from Ohio University.
💥 See comments for links to Johannah Cairns' work. 💥

𝗖𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗘𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀

𝗪𝗦𝗨 𝗦𝗵𝗶𝗳𝘁𝗦𝗽𝗮𝗰𝗲 𝗚𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝘀𝗲𝗲𝗸𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝘁𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸 for a July exhibition that embraces the strange, surreal, bizarre, and unexpected.

We invite 𝗪𝗦𝗨 𝗦𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗼𝗹 𝗼𝗳 𝗔𝗿𝘁, 𝗗𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗖𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗜𝗻𝗱𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝘀𝘁𝘂𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗱𝘂𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀 to submit works that distort realities, unusual creatures, odd behaviors, dreamlike narratives, or visions that challenge conventional understandings of the world around us.

𝗔𝗹𝗹 𝗺𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗮 𝗶𝘀 𝘄𝗲𝗹𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲. Interpretations of the theme may be humorous, unsettling, fantastical, or provocative.

𝙐𝙣𝙉𝙖𝙩𝙪𝙧𝙖𝙡 𝙄𝙣𝙨𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙘𝙩 will be on view at WSU ShiftSpace Gallery Friday, July 3 through Friday, July 31 with an opening reception on July 3, 6–8 p.m.

𝗚𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗷𝘂𝗱𝗴𝗲 𝗝𝗼𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗮𝗵 𝗖𝗮𝗶𝗿𝗻𝘀 will award a 𝗕𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗶𝗻 𝗦𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝗮𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱 at the opening reception, July 3.

𝗔𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗴𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗷𝘂𝗱𝗴𝗲 𝗝𝗼𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗮𝗵 𝗖𝗮𝗶𝗿𝗻𝘀:
Johannah Cairns joins the Bethany College faculty beginning fall 2026. Cairns is a multidisciplinary artist. She holds a BA in Visual Art from the University of Kansas, a post-Baccalaureate Artisanry Ceramics Certificate from University of Massachusetts Dartmouth, and an MFA in Ceramics from Ohio University.

Submit your work via QR code today.

is always a delight! ADCI Professor of Ceramic Media, Ted Adler, kicks off summer at Reuben Saunders Gallery with a solo exhibition, "In the Flesh." Opening reception is Friday, June 5, 5 – 8 p.m.

Join us for First Friday, June 5th from 5:00pm – 8:00pm to celebrate the opening of a new solo exhibition by local artist Ted Adler, featuring a fresh collection of wood-fired ceramic works!

Adler’s newest pieces showcase the rich surfaces, textures, and organic beauty that emerge through the wood-firing process.

We hope you’ll stop by, explore the exhibition, and spend the evening with us!

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UPDATE: read this great story on Wichita Art Museum's acquisition of one of ADCI alum Eden Quispe's artworks. Thanks to The SHOUT for this insightful look at Quispe's art. Congratulations Eden! https://www.shoutwichita.com/eden-quispe-where-the-river-flows-everything-will-live/?ref=the-weekly-shout-newsletter

Eden Quispe: Narrative Threads Eden Quispe: Narrative Threads | Naftzger Family Regional Creatives Exhibition Series

Now on view at Wichita Art Museum: ADCI alum Eden Quispe (BFA ‘08) in a solo exhibition, "Narrative Threads."

Drawing from her experiences growing up between Wichita and rural Kansas, Quispe creates richly layered textile works that explore motherhood, family, culture, and memory.

Incorporating vintage embroidery, family clothing, children's toys, and other meaningful materials, her quilted collages honor generations of women's creative labor while reflecting the joyful chaos of raising a family.



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Eden Quispe: Narrative Threads Eden Quispe: Narrative Threads | Naftzger Family Regional Creatives Exhibition Series

Investment in applied learning looks good everywhere--even on your bookshelf.

Graphic design seniors from Wichita State’s School of Art, Design and Creative Industries partnered with Dzanc Publishing to create original paperback covers for real-world publication projects—working directly with authors and publishers from concept to final design. Big shoutout to Assistant Professor Joshua Smith for guiding the collaboration and helping students gain hands-on experience in the publishing world.

We’re proud to see our students’ creativity in action through this Shocker Career Accelerator feature. Story link in comments.

Did you catch this article from The Sunflower on ADCI's faculty triennial, currently on view at Ulrich Museum of Art?

Read more about their artist talks--then see the exhibition--on view through June 13.

ADCI faculty challenge symbols of American identity Presenting 20 images with only 20 seconds to talk about each isn’t easy. Faculty from Wichita State’s Art, Design and Creative Industries department did so successfully in the second event of the “Symbols of Greatness: Restoring Truth and Sanity to American History” series hosted in the Ulri...