Author: Jefferson Godard

Clayton Staples Gallery is delighted to present a special winter treat, “Wichita/Sarajevo Connecting Stories,” an exhibition that spans between Kansas and Bosnia and Herzegovina on display Jan. 16-30. Senior graphic design students from Wichita State and sophomore students from The Academy of Fine Arts in Sarajevo were given the prompt of researching a significant story from their own region as a means of introduction. Students were then tasked with creating a unique deck of playing cards.

WSU and The Academy of Fine Arts in Sarajevo created these playing cards with the aim of learning and expanding our world view through play and research. Join the special limited engagement from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday at Clayton Staples Gallery, located in 205 McKnight Art Center.

ShiftSpace hopes everyone will join it for a participatory performance entitled “Remembrances” from 5 to 8:30 p.m. Friday, Dec. 1 at Fisch Haus, 524 S. Commerce St.

“Remembrances” is about remembering those lost, and ShiftSpace encourage everyone to participate. Participants should bring a photocopy of a loved one who have passed to add to a paper quilt that will be made throughout the event. “Remembrances” is inspired by the NAMES Project and is a celebration of loved ones, unity and memory.

Refreshments will be served.

Emporia-based printmaker/engraver, James Ehlers, will deliver a talk from 4 to 5 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 2 in 210 McKnight Art Center, with a reception following.

Clayton Staples Gallery in 205 McKnight Art Center is currently showing a series of works from Ehlers entitled “The Thing I Feared Came Upon Me” that draws from contemporary cultural references, including memes and emojis as well as darker themes such as memento-mori.

James Ehlers was born and raised in Lake Charles, Louisiana. He earned his MFA from the University of Florida and is currently the Don and Mary Glaser Distinguished Professor of Engraving Arts at Emporia State. Since 2007, he has given numerous engraving workshops at various events including the Frogman’s Printmaking Workshop in South Dakota, IMPACT Printmaking Conferences at Dundee, Scotland and Bristol, England, MAPC in Minnesota), and universities around the country.