Kansas Art Guild

Kansas Art Guild Kansas Art Guild (KAG) meets monthly so local artists can come together and share their art. Open to anyone in the Wichita area.

Carriage Factory Art Gallery in Newton is hosting a show for the guild this month and the show runs through May 8! The ...
03/15/2026

Carriage Factory Art Gallery in Newton is hosting a show for the guild this month and the show runs through May 8! The reception for the show was very well attended on Saturday. Many thanks to Mary Lee, the director, and the board of the gallery.

Drop in and see the extraordinary art of our guild. Carriage Factory Gallery is at 128 E. Sixth Street in Newton. They are open Tuesday through Friday noon to 5:00 and Saturday 10:00 to 5:00.

Our March meeting was one I know you’ll be sorry you missed. Don Praseuth of Wichita Fine Arts Atelier (WFAA) was our pr...
03/03/2026

Our March meeting was one I know you’ll be sorry you missed. Don Praseuth of Wichita Fine Arts Atelier (WFAA) was our presenter and judge. If you want to learn art and how to draw he is the teacher to choose. Don did a short demo explaining as he drew. Some pointers: repetition (drawing a lot!) with inexpensive materials, conte pencil, newsprint tablet and a kneaded eraser are all you need to start. Squint down so you only see values (light and dark) and simplify your drawings. In fact, everything he said was worth repeating but I can’t put it all in this short space!

Brenda Keller won People’s Choice for her colored pencil portrait and Diane Smith won Best of Show for her western landscape. I am so happy to be associated with these talented artists! Come join us the first Tuesday of each month at Mark Arts. Meetings start at 1:00.

Melinda Weis, a well loved instructor at Mark Arts, was our presenter and judge at the Kansas Art Guild February meeting...
02/10/2026

Melinda Weis, a well loved instructor at Mark Arts, was our presenter and judge at the Kansas Art Guild February meeting. She explained and demonstrated the methods necessary to get depth in your paintings, warm to cool colors, color saturation, soft or hard lines and object sizes and placement within the painting.
Best in Show for February went to Diane Pavelka for her beautiful pastel landscape. (Sorry for the reflection of the photographer’s shirt in the photo Diane 🙄). Karen Funcheon’s delightful mixed media piece shared the People’s Choice award with Brenda Keller’s colored pencil. Congratulations artists!
Kansas Art Guild meets monthly on the first Tuesday at 1:00 at Mark Arts. Join us in March for inspiration and camaraderie with fellow artists. First visits are free and membership is just $30.00 a year.

First meeting of 2026! Bob Neace, our new vice president, was our speaker and judge. He is a graduate of WSU and worked...
01/07/2026

First meeting of 2026! Bob Neace, our new vice president, was our speaker and judge. He is a graduate of WSU and worked as a graphic designer until he retired. His acrylic landscapes are stunning. He talked about his process, about thinking and painting “outside the box.” He never starts a painting on stark white canvas. Toning the canvas with an overall color (he often uses a vibrant orange background) adds depth to the finished painting. The Flint Hills are often a subject for his pieces. He feels his painting has evolved from a more realistic style to an impressionistic style. Bob keeps exploring new subjects and styles as he thinks outside the box encouraging us to do the same.

Karen Holiday’s lovely multimedia piece won Best of Show and People’s Choice. She shares People’s Choice with Janet Inlow’s beautiful landscape. Congratulations artists!

KAG meets the first Tuesday of the month at Mark Arts at 1:00. However, the February meeting will be February 10 due to a scheduling conflict. Come join us on the 10th or first Tuesday of the following months.

Our guild meeting was held today (September 1) at 1:00 at Mark Arts. Our speaker and judge was one of our own. Lori Jone...
09/02/2025

Our guild meeting was held today (September 1) at 1:00 at Mark Arts. Our speaker and judge was one of our own. Lori Jones is an award winning graphite and charcoal artist. She shared some really great points with us for improving our artwork and also the business side of our art.
Artwork theme was “Reflections.” Phyllis Provost-Saas won 1st in her category and People’s Choice. Best of Show went to Diane Pavelka. Congratulations you two!
Come visit our art show now hanging in Mark Arts. The reception is Friday September 5, 5:00-7:00. Come say hello and meet some of the artists in the group. As Lori stressed in her presentation, artists should be supportive and collaborative with each other, not just competitive. That’s what we’re all about! We’d love to tell you some more about our great group.

Kansas Art Guild met for our August meeting Tuesday at Mark Arts. Marianne Evan’s-Lombe was guest speaker and juror this...
08/06/2025

Kansas Art Guild met for our August meeting Tuesday at Mark Arts. Marianne Evan’s-Lombe was guest speaker and juror this month. What a fascinating career she has had with her drawing and painting which includes performance art! She teaches at Mark Arts folks. We are very lucky.
Her Best of Show winner was Phyllis Provost-Saas for her unique painting of a curious cardinal on a mirrored surface. People’s Choice went to Yen-Lin Chen. Congratulations ladies!
Come join us at the September meeting Tuesday the 2nd at 1:00. Day after Labor Day.

We had Melinda Weis as our presenter and judge for our July meeting. She talked about a new app that creates a grid on p...
07/02/2025

We had Melinda Weis as our presenter and judge for our July meeting. She talked about a new app that creates a grid on photos you download to it. Sizing your painting from the photo then becomes easily done. Melinda also talked about her journey as an artist and the disappointments when entering shows or competitions. So many of us feel discouraged when rejected time and time again. She reminded us that all judging is subjective and not to give up hope. Do it for the love of art then the disappointments aren’t so sharp.

Karen Holiday’s multimedia painting won Best of Show and Shanthi Fernando’s buffalo won People’s Choice. Congratulations you two!

Kansas Art Guild meets the first Tuesday of each month at 1:00 at Mark Arts. Come visit! First time is free and if you become a member it’s only $30.00 a year. In fact, since we’re half done with 2025, if you join now it’s only $15.00 for the rest of the year!

Some members of the guild along with their talented family have pieces in the on-going show at the Derby Library. Recept...
06/03/2025

Some members of the guild along with their talented family have pieces in the on-going show at the Derby Library. Reception is Friday the 13th at 6:00. Wine, snacks and live music so come on out. Show hangs until June 24.

It’s the first Tuesday of June and Kansas Art Guild met today for our monthly meeting. Our guest speaker and judge was ...
06/03/2025

It’s the first Tuesday of June and Kansas Art Guild met today for our monthly meeting. Our guest speaker and judge was Vivian Zavataro, director of the Ulrich Art Museum. She told us about some exciting things going on at the Ulrich which turned 50 years old in 2024. We are definitely lucky to have the art sources here in Wichita that we have. Winners of top ribbons today were Sharon Zimmerman for Best of Show and Phyllis Provost-Saas for People’s Choice. Congratulations ladies!

Here’s the highlights of our guild meeting today at Mark Arts. Phyllis Provost-Saas won a first place ribbon in her divi...
05/06/2025

Here’s the highlights of our guild meeting today at Mark Arts. Phyllis Provost-Saas won a first place ribbon in her division and the People’s Choice award for her watercolor. Karen Holiday won Best in Show for her mixed media painting. Congrats you two! Our presenter/judge was Wichita native James Kandt. Kandt received his BFA at University of Kansas and a MFA at University of Colorado and went on to work in art design and illustration in Colorado and California. A few years ago he returned home and began pursuing his love of painting. Two are shown here. He talked about his love of painting and his process, sharing some great insights with the group.
Remember, Kansas Art Guild is open to any and all interested artists in the area. We meet the first Tuesday of each month at 1:00 at Mark Arts.

This is a must have resource for every artist that intends to share their art.Thank you Art House 310 for providing this...
05/03/2025

This is a must have resource for every artist that intends to share their art.
Thank you Art House 310 for providing this free download 🧡

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