06/04/2026
This weekend at the Center:
🎨 Mountain Plains Contemporary Art Biennial OPENING RECEPTION & AWARDS
First Friday, JUNE 5 | 5-7pm | 5:30pm Brief Award Presentation
FREE & OPEN TO EVERYONE
The Mountain Plains Contemporary Art Biennial is a juried exhibition highlighting contemporary visual art from the Mountain-Plains region of the United States.
This year features 102 works from 62 artists, representing Colorado, Kansas, Montana, Nebraska, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Texas, and Wyoming.
🎨Dr. Virginia Ricard | Dunbar School Reunion
First Friday, JUNE 5 | 5-7pm
The Salina Art Center is hosting a pop-up exhibition featuring the artwork of Dr. Virginia Ricard, inspired by the legacy of the Dunbar School as both a physical space and a cultural cornerstone. Once a center of learning during an era of segregation, the school stands as a powerful symbol of perseverance, intellectual ambition, and collective identity.
Rooted in Dr. Ricard’s family values of God, Family, Education, and Service, and informed by her own school experiences and heritage, the exhibition brings together her artwork alongside historical photographs and artifacts to explore themes of education, inequality, heritage, and hope. Her work reflects on the duality of the Dunbar experience—the limitations imposed by systemic injustice, and the extraordinary strength cultivated within those walls.
🎨 Brunch with the Juror
Saturday, JUNE 6 | 10-11am | GALLERY
Join us for Brunch with this year's Mountain Plain's Contemporary Art Biennial Juror, Hesse McGraw. This year features 102 works from 62 artists, representing Colorado, Kansas, Montana, Nebraska, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Texas, and Wyoming.
