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Public Call for Art

The Envision Arts Gallery is excited to announce a call for artists for our upcoming exhibition series in 2023. We are looking for talented artists of all ages with visual, physical, cognitive, and hearing disabilities to showcase their creativity, experiences and stories.

We believe that everyone should have the opportunity to express themselves through the arts, regardless of their abilities. Our exhibitions are designed to provide a platform for artists with disabilities to share their unique perspectives with the world.

If you are an artist, agency/organization, or a collective group of artists with disabilities, we encourage you to submit your work for consideration. This is a great opportunity to showcase your talent and reach new audiences. We welcome all modalities of expression from two and three-dimensional artwork, to music, movement, and the digital and literary arts.

If you are an artist without a disability and would like to propose an exhibition, workshop series, or host an event that will advance the creative arts experience for individuals with vision loss and disabilities, there are opportunities for you as well!

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2023 Envision Arts Gallery Events Calendar Summary

February 3 – April 28

WRAP, CROSS, REPEAT

10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
ENVISION ARTS GALLERY AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT CENTER | MAIN GALLERY

Art Mediums: Paintings and Sculptures 

Duo exhibition featuring Jenny Knapp and Monte Arst.

In this exhibition, we witness the dedication of two artists who layer symbols and materials that bring comfort and stability to one’s self through repetition. As we seek to find sanctuary in a time when uncertainty surrounds us, our patterns of behavior have the power to bring awareness to that in which we can control by establishing an understanding of what we cannot. WRAP, CROSS, REPEAT is a negotiation between the beauty of the human condition and the suffering we experience that unites us all.

On display in the Main Gallery. 


February 3 – March 31

GOLDEN REPAIR

10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Envision Arts Gallery and Community Engagement Center | Patricia A. Peer Window Gallery

Art Mediums: Ceramics and Poetry

Group exhibition featuring Ciara McCaughy, Larrida Murphy, and Brandon Murphy titled GOLDEN REPAIR.

To honor Black History Month, this group of artists has taken the Japanese art of Kintsugi which is a technique known as, “golden repair” used in repairing pottery with gold or silver lacquer as a philosophy to treat the breakage and expose its damage as opposed to disguising it to be something it is not. Metaphorically, this technique is a way for these artists who are Black and Disabled as a way for them to examine the many parts that make them who they are and to honor each part as not being “broken” by life’s experiences, trauma, and heartache, but pieced together by each account and desire that makes each life uniquely whole, worthy, deserving…beautiful. Poems and written word statements accompany this body of ceramic artwork and examine the raw emotions of what it means to be Black and Disabled in today’s society. 

On display in the Patricia A. Peer Window Gallery. 


APRIL 7-28

Sense of Place

5:00 PM - 9:00 PM
ENVISION ARTS GALLERY AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT CENTER 
 Sense of Place: A Community Exhibition Space.


Featuring: Kathryn Swart, Mikis Bonilla, Rory Shaver, and Shelby Robertson


Sense of Place celebrates the varied and dynamic experiences of people as they navigate and interact with their environments. This rotating space features artists that offer unique perspectives on how places are known, imagined, yearned for, held, remembered, voiced, lived, contested, and struggled over. This exhibition not only advances the creative arts experience, but the promotion of artwork that is accessible to individuals who are blind, visually impaired, or have other disabilities. Join us in exploring the profound and nuanced connections between people and the places they inhabit. 

First Friday, April 7

5:00 - 9:00 PM

801 E. Douglas Ave, Suite 106

Wichita, Kansas 67202

Free and open to the public


On display April 7-28 in the Patricia A. Peer Window Gallery.


APRIL 7 – 28

Heartspring School First Friday 

5:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Envision Arts Gallery and Community Engagement Center | Patricia A. Peer Window Gallery

Help us celebrate Autism Awareness Month during First Friday!

The Envision Arts Gallery is proud to welcome students of Heartspring in their group exhibition Choose Joy in celebration of Autism Awareness Month. Throughout the evening you can experience their artwork and participate in art activities.

Choose Joy is a heartwarming exhibition that celebrates the beauty and joy of the world through the creativity of students from Heartspring. Each student has created artwork full of vibrant colors, whimsical shapes, and imaginative designs that are sure to bring a smile to your face. Choose Joy is reflection of the students' positive outlook on life and their ability to find joy in even the simplest of things. We invite you experience the joy and wonder of the world in this one-of-a-kind exhibition.

Heartspring based in Wichita, KS provides a nurturing environment for children and young adults with multiple intellectual and developmental needs, including autism, speech and language challenges, mobility issues, and emotional regulation difficulties.

First Friday, April 7

5:00 - 9:00 PM

801 E. Douglas Ave, Suite 106

Wichita, Kansas 67202

Free and open to the public

On display April 7-28 in the Patricia A. Peer Window Gallery.



MAY 5 – JULY 28

Masterpiece for the Blind

5:00 PM - 9:00 PM
ENVISION ARTS GALLERY AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT CENTER | MAIN GALLERY

Group exhibition featuring artist Tomas Bustos and his students from Envision.

Art Mediums: Sculpture 

The Envision Arts Gallery is proud to welcome Texas-based sculptor, Tomas Bustos, in an exhibition titled Masterpiece Relief for the Blind.

Masterpiece Relief for the Blind is the name of a nonprofit arts education program based in Texas, whose mission is to promote and create opportunities for the education, discovery, and celebration of art history through the sense of touch for individuals with vision loss. The exhibition of Masterpiece Relief for the Blind will be highlighting ceramic sculptures and pottery made in the Envision Dallas art program by students who are blind or visually impaired, as well as original works by Tomas Bustos.

Tomas Bustos' bas-relief, cast bronze works are a testament to his passion for recreating iconic masterpieces through a unique and tactile approach. This exhibition at the Envision Arts Gallery will showcase his talents as an artist and his reverence for some of the most famous works in art history. They will take the viewer on a journey from graphite renderings, clay, and plaster reliefs to the final rendition in bronze. From his reinterpretation of the "Mona Lisa" to his recreation of "Starry Night," viewers will be transported to the world of classic art, brought to life through the artist's distinctive techniques. 

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

First Friday, May 5

5:00 - 9:00 PM

801 E. Douglas Ave, Suite 106

Wichita, Kansas 67202

Free and open to the public

On display May 5-July 28 in the Main Exhibition Hall.

MAY 5 – MAY 26

Big Fundraser

5:00 PM - 9:00 PM
ENVISION ARTS GALLERY AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT CENTER | PATRICIA A. PEER WINDOW GALLERY 

 Group Exhibition featuring the de la Rosa Family Exhibition | Ivan, Hernan, and Fabian | 


Art Mediums: Drawings, Collage, Multimedia 

The Envision Arts Gallery is proud to welcome the de la Rosa Family in their first-ever exhibition titled BIG FUNDRASER.

As small as the winding gears in a squirrel cage fan to as large as the horses at la charreada, BIG FUNDRASER features the ingenuity and imagination of three brothers: Fabian, Hernan, and Ivan de la Rosa. Help us in supporting the biggest fundraiser art exhibition extravaganza ever created and come to explore this one-of-a-kind display of drawings, paintings, sculptures, and more!

The de la Rosa family are members of Envision's PRIDE Adult Day Support Program. The program is designed for adults who are blind or visually impaired and have an intellectual developmental disability. Through PRIDE, we develop programs with specialized activities based on a person’s goals and abilities. We encourage building self-confidence and growing self-esteem.

First Friday, May 5

5:00 - 9:00 PM

801 E. Douglas Ave, Suite 106

Wichita, Kansas 67202

Free and open to the public

On display May 5-26 in the Patricia A. Peer Window Gallery.

JUNE 2 – 30

2nd Annual Youth Arts Exhibition

5:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Envision Arts Gallery and Community Engagement Center | Patricia A. Peer Window Gallery

Group Exhibition featuring the Envision Arts After School Art Club and children of the Envision Early Childhood Development Center. 

Art Mediums: Multimedia and Collage 

First Friday, June 2

5:00 - 9:00 PM

801 E. Douglas Ave, Suite 106

Wichita, Kansas 67202

Free and open to the public

On display June 2-30 in the Patricia A. Peer Window Gallery.


JULY 7 – 28

Derby USD 260

5:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Envision Arts Gallery and Community Engagement Center | Patricia A. Peer Window Gallery

Group exhibition featuring students with disabilities from Derby USD 260.

Art Mediums: Multimedia, Collage, Painting, Fabric, Ceramics  

First Friday, July 7

5:00 - 9:00 PM

801 E. Douglas Ave, Suite 106

Wichita, Kansas 67202

Free and open to the public

On display July 7-28 in the Patricia A. Peer Window Gallery.

AUGUST 4 - 25 

Starkey In.c

5:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Envision Arts Gallery and Community Engagement Center | Patricia A. Peer Window Gallery

Group exhibition featuring participants from Starkey Inc.

Art Mediums: Open to all mediums   

First Friday, August 4

5:00 - 9:00 PM

801 E. Douglas Ave, Suite 106

Wichita, Kansas 67202

Free and open to the public

On display August 4-25 in the Patricia A. Peer Window Gallery.


AUGUST 4 - OCTOBER 27

Lily Dickson

5:00 PM - 9:00 PM
ENVISION ARTS GALLERY AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT CENTER | MAIN GALLERY

A solo exhibition featuring artist Lily Dickson from Kansas City. 

Art Mediums: Painting, Drawing, Multimedia  

First Friday, August 4

5:00 - 9:00 PM

801 E. Douglas Ave, Suite 106

Wichita, Kansas 67202

Free and open to the public

On display August 4-October 27 in the Main Exhibition Hall. 

SEPTEMBER 1- 29 

The Looking Glass 

5:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Envision Arts Gallery and Community Engagement Center | Patricia A. Peer Window Gallery

Group exhibition featuring participants from The Looking Glass.

First Friday, September 1

5:00 - 9:00 PM

801 E. Douglas Ave, Suite 106

Wichita, Kansas 67202

Free and open to the public

On display September 1-29 in the Patricia A. Peer Window Gallery.

NOVEMBER 25 - DECEMBER 9

8th Annual Holiday Market

5:00 PM - 9:00 PM
ENVISION ARTS GALLERY AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT CENTER 

This is a unique event that the Envision Arts Gallery holds yearly during the holidays as an opportunity for artists with disabilities to sell their artwork exclusively from the Envision Arts Gallery.

Art Mediums: Multimedia, Collage, Painting, Fabric, Ceramics, Crafts, Jewelry 

First Friday, November 25

5:00 - 9:00 PM

801 E. Douglas Ave, Suite 106

Wichita, Kansas 67202

Free and open to the public

Open November 25-December 9.

NOVEMBER 3- 24

Roshunda Holt

5:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Envision Arts Gallery and Community Engagement Center | Patricia A. Peer Window Gallery

Solo exhibition featuring Envision Arts participant and Envision employee Roshunda Holt.

Art Mediums: Drawings & Ceramics 

First Friday, November 3

5:00 - 9:00 PM

801 E. Douglas Ave, Suite 106

Wichita, Kansas 67202

Free and open to the public

On display November 3-24 in the Patricia A. Peer Window Gallery.


Envision, in partnership with the Chicago Lighthouse for the Blind, is proud to introduce a one-of-a-kind artist series of clocks.

Chicago Lighthouse for the Blind has been producing high-quality clocks, made by people who are blind or visually impaired since 1977. And recently launched these special edition clocks, featuring artwork created by people who are blind or visually impaired that are a part of the Envision Arts Program at Envision in Wichita, Kansas.

Each clock is made in the U.S. by people who are blind or visually impaired. To learn more and purchase the clocks, please click here

Two clocks display with artwork from Envision artists. Text says, NEW! Artists series clocks featuring original works by artists who are blind from Envision Arts Gallery. Proceeds support career opportunities for professionals who are blind.

Envision Arts is proud to showcase and exhibit artwork from exceptional artists who are blind or visually impaired. Thank you to all our partners who continue to support the program:

Exploration Place

Magnolia Cafe

ARSI

Liquid Art Winery

A Window into Wichita Art

Downtown Wichita - Gallery Alley

Aloft Hotel - Showcasing over 60 works of art year-round

Colorful paintings by Savannah are displayed in the lobby area at the Aloft Hotel.