Birger Sandzén Memorial Gallery

06/02/2026

Pianist Po Sim (F***y) Head from Kansas City will perform works by composers from Bolivia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela at the Sandzen Gallery on Sunday, June 7, 2026, at 2:00 p.m.

Dr. Head is a pianist and musicologist dedicated to uncovering and promoting the works of lesser-known composers, especially from Latin America. Her recordings include music by Peruvian composer Francisco Pulgar-Vidal and Ecuadorian composer Blanca Layana Gomez. She has performed both nationally and internationally, including a recent guest appearance at the Musicantes Festival in Lima, Peru.

Born and raised in Hong Kong, she earned her degree in Music Composition from Hong Kong Baptist University. She holds master’s degrees in Piano Performance and Musicology from the University of Missouri–Kansas City, and a doctorate from the University of Kansas. She is an adjunct instructor at Metropolitan Community College in Kansas City, runs a private studio, presents at national conferences, and writes articles for journals and magazines.

05/20/2026

The Smoky Valley Chamber Music Festival’s Faculty Artist Recital will take place this Thursday evening, May 21, 2026, at 7 p.m. at the Sandzén Gallery and feature a concert of “European Threads.” The performers will be playing works by Robert Schumann, Bela Bartok, Edvard Grieg, and Lukas Foss.

Participating musicians include Joseph Genualdi on violin, Michael Mermagen on cello, Karen Hsaio Savage on piano, and more. The festival will take place from May 18th through the 23rd and includes a variety of events in Lindsborg.

05/17/2026

Looking forward to this Thirsday!

05/02/2026

Four new exhibitions open at the Birger Sandzén Memorial Gallery on Sunday, May 3, and continue through July 19, 2026. They feature an invitational figurative exhibition and shows of paintings by Anthony Benton Gude, Sarah Winkler, and Barry Fitzgerald.

A reception for the exhibitions will be this Sunday, May 3, from 2 to 4 p.m., with exhibition talks beginning at 2:30.

04/24/2026

PBS Kansas - KPTS folks stopped by today to get some visual clips!

04/08/2026

The Fairmount String Quartet will be at the Sandzén Gallery on Sunday, April 12, 2026, at 2:00 p.m. The group is comprised of Timothy Jones and Daniel Carrasco on violins, Ruben Balboa on viola, and Leonid Shukaev on cello. They will perform Antonín Dvorak’s celebrated American quartet (Op. 96), written in Spillville, Iowa, in 1893, as well as Joseph Haydn’s Rider Quartet (Op. 74 No. 3), and the Nocturne from Alexander Borodin’s Quartet No. 2.

03/18/2026

The Jansen-Colle-Hernández Trio, comprised of Madeleine Jansen on violin, Syneva Colle Hernández on cello; and Alfonso Hernández on piano, will perform works by Astor Piazzolla, Mel Bonis, and Dmitri Shostakovich at the Sandzén Gallery on Sunday, March 22, 2026, at 2:00 p.m.

Dr. Madeleine Jansen is a dynamic violinist, educator, and arts advocate. She is currently Assistant Professor of Violin and Viola at Kansas State University.

Dr. Syneva Colle Hernández is a performer, educator, and arts advocate who currently serves as the Teaching Assistant Professor of Cello and String Education at Kansas State University.

Dr. Alfonso Hernández is a passionate musician and arts advocate, praised by "Prensa Libre" as “one of the best Guatemalan pianists today, thanks to his energy, precision, and delicacy.”

03/13/2026

Come check out our consignment wall!

03/06/2026

Happening today! Next presentation starts at 4 p.m.

We’re less than a week away from an awe-inspiring experience in Lindsborg! ✨📖

In collaboration with Bethany College, Messiah Festival of the Arts, and Kansas State University’s Hale Library, the Birger Sandzén Memorial Gallery will host a special viewing and presentation of the Heritage Edition of The Saint John’s Bible on Friday, March 6 at 11 a.m. and 4 p.m.

Often described as the American Book of Kells, The Saint John’s Bible is the first hand-written and hand-illuminated Bible commissioned in more than 500 years. Created over 14 years using medieval techniques and calf-skin vellum, this remarkable work features more than 160 illuminations and original calligraphy. The Heritage Edition is a museum-quality reproduction AND a masterpiece in its own right.

This is a rare opportunity to experience one of only 300 copies worldwide and the ONLY ONE in Kansas. Come see it up close, learn about its creation, and experience the wonder of this work that will inspire generations.

📍 Birger Sandzén Memorial Gallery
401 North First Street, Lindsborg
🎟 Free and open to the public

For more information: 785-227-2220 or [email protected]

02/04/2026

REMINDER that the Gallery’s rescheduled reception for new exhibitions will be this Saturday, February 7, 2026, from 2 to 4 p.m., with exhibition talks beginning at 2:30.

Artists showing include Tim Stone and Marco Hernandez from Wichita; Glenn Knak from Salina; Genevieve Waller from Denver; and art by students at Smoky Valley High School.

The shows will up through April 19.

…and the Lindsborg Arts Council’s Art Lovers Affair and Auction will be later that evening (more info at lindsborgarts.org)