06/01/2026
🏛JUNE IN THE GALLERIES🏛
Harvester Arts’ 2026–2027 gallery exhibitions are made possible in part by generous support from The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts.
Now for Something Totally Different by Monte Wheeler
I have lived a very diverse creative life. In addition to my work as an actor, singer, and writer, I have done Portraiture, Puppet Design, Set design and Painting, Costume Design, Character Sculpture, Hand Embroidery, Tattoo Design, and various other creative ventures. This show is the presentation of a variety of creative works from many areas of my career. I wanted to share the idea that creatives may follow many paths to express our artistry and ideas. Each new creative path holds new creative growth. The hope is to inspire even the most hesitant creative to just pick up a tool and give it shot, whether it’s on a page, a stage, at an easel, or a sewing machine.
Abstract Art: Layers of Life, That's About the Size of It by Deb Diver-Kaiser
This exhibition features more than 50 watercolor and mixed-media artworks, measuring approximately 4” x 4” or slightly larger. Their intimate scale invites viewers to slow down and look closely - discovering the depth and complexity within each piece. Through layered materials, expressive mark-making, and subtle textures, audiences can experience abstract art in a more enlightening and intriguing way.
Arranged in small groups, the pieces reveal interconnections of visual rhythm through the flow of color, movement, and texture. Some pieces echo one another through shared qualities, while others create contrast and tension. Together, these relationships offer viewers an engaging visual experience.
This exhibition invites audiences to reconsider how they view and interpret abstract art. Embracing close observation and openness to layered meaning, viewers may discover new perspectives and a deeper appreciation for abstraction and contemporary artistic expression.
Veil / Reveal by Robin Danks
In Veil / Reveal, Robin Danks presents a series of hauntingly intimate portraits that explore the layered complexity of identity, vulnerability, and endurance. Through distressed surfaces, earthy palettes, and emotionally charged mark-making, Danks captures the quiet intensity of her subjects—some of whom are local artists or faces connected to local artists—offering a nuanced meditation on creative lives lived beneath the surface.
These are not traditional portraits; they are topographies of experience. Each face emerges from veils of pigment and time, bearing the trace of struggle, beauty, resilience, and imagination. By blending erosion and emergence, Danks reveals identity as a shifting interplay of what we conceal and what we risk allowing others to see. In honoring fellow artists and their interior worlds, Veil / Reveal becomes both a tribute and an act of artistic solidarity—an invitation to look beyond the visible and recognize the deeply personal stories etched within us all.
Sky Garden: An Arts Partners Showcase
Arts Partners has been a cornerstone of Wichita’s education and arts scene for over 20 years, inspiring thousands of youth through its talented artists. As Arts Partners embarks on an exciting new chapter with expanded programs, we’re thrilled to present a public showcase celebrating the creativity that defines our mission. This vibrant exhibition features visual arts, music, theater, and more, all tied to the theme of nurturing the future like a garden. Expect a visual arts exhibition and a dynamic multimedia experience filled with song, and laughter, showcasing the diverse talents of Arts Partners’ artists.
Seen Mika Holtzinger
Seen is a portrait exhibition by Wichita artist and educator Mika Holtzinger], inspired by the high school students they teach. Through large-scale mixed media portraits the exhibition highlights the individuality, creativity, and emotional complexity of adolescence. Created over years of teaching and working closely with students, the portraits reflect moments of growth, self-expression, confidence, uncertainty, and transformation. Many of the works also incorporate visual elements inspired by the students’ own artwork and personal styles, incorporating their creative voices into the portraits. Rather than presenting teenagers through stereotypes, Seen focuses on them as thoughtful, unique individuals in the process of becoming themselves. Both personal and relatable, the exhibition explores the universal need to feel recognized and understood.
Pocket Monsters by Katherine Conrad
I think a lot about what makes a monster. Some monsters are beasts, others are people. Some we are afraid of, and some monsters we are more afraid for. Often it is both. It's hard to pin down exactly what defines a monster, but you know one when you see it.
The monsters in this exhibit are personal to me. I have always drawn monsters to express the feelings I can't put into words, and the ones here are all representations of emotions. They are pieces from my day-to-day life, and I keep them in my pocket.
First Friday Opening Receptions
June 5, 2026 | 6:00 - 8:00 PM
120 E 1st St N Ste 115
FREE
