Young people work on a parade entry.

Sticking close to home this Memorial Day weekend? Round up the family for a free afternoon of art-fueled fun from 1 to 4 p.m. Saturday, May 23 at the Ulrich Museum of Art. Enjoy docent-led tours, create a magical instrument with artist Meghan Miller and pitch in as the Ulrich Museum completes its entry for the Wichita Riverfest Sundown Parade. Everyone is welcome at this free, all-ages event.

Abstract figures by Marie Bukowski, dean of fine arts

At 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, May 20 in the Dr. Sam and Jacque Kouri Collection Student Center in the Ulrich Museum of Arts, internationally recognized artist Marie Bukowski, dean, College of Fine Arts, will share an intimate look into her studio practice, highlighting how drawing, printmaking and painting intersect within her evolving body of work.

The artist will discuss the conceptual threads that connect her series, including memory, place and the emotional resonance of atmosphere and color. Refreshments will be served at 10 a.m. in the Ulrich Museum lobby. Everyone is welcome at this free event.

A window from the inside with a sign that says, "Reading"

At 1:30 p.m. Saturday, May 16 in the Polk/Wilson Gallery at the Ulrich Museum of Art, creative writing graduates Jack Anderson, Ifrah Fahim, Hannah Frey, Jaclyn Fulscher, Anna Pellerin and Padraic Riordan will present readings of their work. A reception will start at 1 p.m. This free event is open to everyone.

A photo collage of broken glass, bullets, and cigarette butts

This is the second of two sessions of brief, PechaKucha-style talks by the Department of Art, Design and Creative Industries faculty artists featured in the exhibition, “Symbols of Greatness: Restoring Truth and Sanity to American History.” These creatives will share their research and artwork in a 20×20 format — presenting 20 images with information for 20 seconds each.

This session includes talks by Ted Adler, Robert Bubp, Marco Hernandez, Meghan Miller, Jennifer Ray, Lori Santos and Tim Stone. The program, scheduled for 6 p.m. Thursday, April 30 in the Polk/Wilson Gallery at the Ulrich Museum of Art followed by a reception at 7 p.m. in the gallery lobby. Everyone is welcome at this free event.

The Miro mural being unveiled after installation in 1978.

Join the unveiling of the first covered work in the Art Matters Adopt-a-Sculpture campaign. Participants will gather at 3 p.m., Wednesday, April 29 at the Ulrich Museum of Art in honor of donor Peri Widener, who has adopted Joan Miró’s “Personnages Oiseaux,” the artist’s largest U.S. work and only glass mosaic, famously located on the facade of the Ulrich.

Since the Art Matters Adopt-a-Sculpture campaign kicked off in late February, 32 of the available 57 selected works from the Martin H. Bush Outdoor Sculpture Collection have been “adopted” by generous donors to secure both the immediate vibrancy and long-term sustainability of the Ulrich.

Those who wish to support the exhibitions and educational programs now and in the future can learn more about the campaign and which works are still available.

A women in a long dress and a serious looking man pose in a bleak room.

Don’t miss the opportunity to experience “The Museum of the Future: A Spoken Word Solo by Guillermo Gómez-Peña,” at 6 p.m. Thursday, April 9 at the Ulrich Museum of Art in the Polk/Wilson Gallery.

As an insider/outsider artist, Gómez-Peña has had an obsession with rewriting and re-staging so-called “Western Art History” while highlighting colonial legacies of systematic exclusion, demonization and fetishization of women and BIPOC.

This performance keynote challenges contemporary art museum practices and calls for an open discussion regarding radical restructuring from within. Everyone is welcome at this free event.

A photo of poet Diana Goetsch

The Ulrich Museum is excited to invite you to a Writing Now Reading Now program: a poetry reading by Diana Goetsch. A reception will take place at 5:30 p.m., with the reading following at 6 p.m. Tuesday, March 31 in the Collection Study Center. Everyone is welcome at this free event.

Goetsch has written eight volumes of poetry, including “Nobody’s Hell,” “The Job of Being Everybody,” “Nameless Boy” and “In America.” Her poetry has appeared in The New Yorker, Poetry, The Iowa Review, The Gettysburg Review, The Southern Review, The American Scholar, Best American Poetry, The Pushcart Prize, The Washington Post and on National Public Radio. Also an essayist and journalist, she is the author of the acclaimed memoir “This Body I Wore” and dozens of columns and feature articles. She resides in New York City.

Writing Now Reading Now is co-sponsored by Fairmount College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, WSU English Department, Watermark Books and Cafe, and the Ulrich Museum of Art.

Font example by Josh Smith

Join the Ulrich Museum of Art for the first of two sessions of brief, PechaKucha-style talks by art, design and creative industries faculty artists featured in the exhibition, “SYMBOLS OF GREATNESS: Restoring Truth and Sanity to American History,” on view at the Ulrich Museum through June 13.

These creatives will share their research and artwork in a 20-x-20 format — presenting 20 images with information for 20 seconds each. This session includes talks by Dean Marie Bukowski, Kendra Cremin, Brittany Lockard, Irma Puskarevic, Josh Smith and Megan St. Clair. The program is scheduled for 6 p.m. Thursday, March 26 in the Polk/Wilson Gallery at the Ulrich Museum followed by a reception at 7 p.m. in the gallery lobby. Everyone is welcome at this free event.

A student photographer describes her submitted work.

The Kansas African American Museum, in partnership at the Ulrich Museum of Art, will celebrate the Roots to Rise Photography Competition, currently on display at the Ulrich through March 28, at event from 2:30 to 3:30 p.m. Saturday, March 14 at the Kansas African American Museum, 601 N. Water St.

Parking is available along Water Street and in the parking garage. Student photographers will share insights into their selected works.

Two women discuss a painting outdoors during Open Streets ICT Shocker Neighborhood

Attention all Wichita area artists: the Ulrich Museum is looking for local and student artists to participate in this year’s Ulrich Community Art Market at Open Streets ICT Shocker Neighborhood April 19.

Want your work to be seen by a huge number of people? About 10,000 people attended Open Streets ICT Shocker Neighborhood last year. Book artist booth space in the circle drive south of the museum for the four-hour event for just $25. The Ulrich will provide a table and two chairs. Sell your work, do demos or both.

This is a great way to connect directly with the community and other local creatives. A maximum of 40 spots are available. The deadline to apply is March 27.