Exhibits coming soon

MAIN GALLERY: *Figuratively speaking: Selections from the permanent collection*

**JUNE 27th - AUGUST 1st, 2025**
The Hutchinson Art Center is looking forward to displaying selections from the Hutchinson Art Association Permanent Collection this summer.
Over the course of its seven-plus decade history, the Hutchinson Art Association has collected over 350 works of art by local, national, and international artists.
This exhibition highlights artwork from the Permanent Collection that depicts the wonders of the human form and life, from naturalistic portrayals to abstract scenes, and everything in between!
**This exhibition will be on display in the Main Gallery from June 27th - August 1st, 2025.**

front gallery: *ARTWORK BY MELINDA MCDANIEL*

**JULY 3rd - AUGUST 2nd, 2025**
The Hutchinson Art Center is looking forward to exhibiting the work of Kansas artist Melinda McDaniel, alongside the assemblages of Susan Meyer, in our Front Gallery for the months of July and August!
Melinda McDaniel is a local artist who hails from Wichita, Kansas. A member of the community since 2013 and an all around creative, she flows between writing, singing, performing, and art. Her journey in Fine Arts expanded around 2020 initially using materials from her “day job” in Applied Arts as a means to express energies shown during dreams, meditations, visions, and downtime. From this she went on to participate in group showings and to publish her compilation “Lily, Are You Out There?”, available on Amazon and eBay. Her use of acrylics and mixed media has led her from drawings and acrylic pours to experimenting with the human form and landscapes in a semi-realistic style.
Contact the artist or view more artwork HERE.
**This exhibition will be on display in the Front Gallery from July 2nd - August 2nd, 2025.**

FRONT GALLERY: *ASSEMBLAGES BY SUSAN MEYER*

**JULY 3rd - AUGUST 2nd, 2025**
The Hutchinson Art Center is looking forward to exhibiting the the assemblage work of Susan Meyer, alongside the work of Melinda McDaniel, in our Front Gallery for the months of July and August!
Susan Meyer is an artist who has lived in Hutchinson, Kansas for about 3.5 years, having previously lived in Southern California and a few years in Northern Germany. Professionally, she worked as The Colorweaver for about ten years in the late 1990 to 2000s, designing and creating one-of-a-kind Irish Dance costumes used in competitions. She has branched into photography, painting, textile art, weaving, and unique handmade junk journals. Her curiosity and desire to challenge herself led to testing the waters of assemblage art.
Susan’s dresses were shipped over the entire United States and eastern Canada, and various pieces of her art and photography are on display in many homes on the west coast. She now takes her assemblage art on the road here in Kansas, entertaining seniors in retirement homes with the quirky pieces.
**This exhibition will be on display in the Front Gallery from July 2nd - August 2nd, 2025.**

front gallery: artwork by malissa long

AUGUST 8th - SEPTEMBER 6th, 2025

The Hutchinson Art Center is looking forward to exhibiting the work of Kansas artist Malissa Long in our Front Gallery for the months of August and September.

More information coming soon!

This exhibition will be on display in the Front Gallery from August 8th - September 6th, 2025.

MAIN GALLERY: *Mixed Media Collages & Paintings* *BY KAYANN AUSHERMAN*

**AUGUST 8th - SEPTEMBER 27th, 2025**
The Hutchinson Art Center is proud to display the work of Haven, KS artist Kayann Ausherman in our Main Gallery for the months of August and September!
Kayann Ausherman is a self-taught mixed media artist who grew up in rural Kansas. She earned a degree in anthropology and has held many occupations, including freelance graphic designer and draftsman and CAD operator for computer schematics. In that time, she raised her large family of children.
In 2013, she returned to her childhood love of art, focusing on whimsical representations of familiar subject matter. For her, the creative process is about finding new and intriguing ways of representing the world in a way that emotionally connects with her audience.
Ausherman has illustrated two children’s books, been published in over 25 national art magazines, and continues to teach art workshops in Kansas and beyond.
**This exhibition will be on display in the Main Gallery from August 8th - September 5th, 2025.**

Front GALLERY: *Photographs by evan graber*

**SEPTEMBER 12th - OCTOBER 11th, 2025**
The Hutchinson Art Center is proud to present the work of photographer Evan Graber in our Front Gallery during the months of September and October.
*More information coming soon!*
**This exhibition will be on display in the Front Gallery from September 12th - October 11th, 2025.**

main gallery: *2025 hUTCHINSON ART ASSOCIATION MEMBERS ART SHOW*

**OCTOBER 3rd - NOVEMBER 22nd, 2025**
The Hutchinson Art Center is proud to feature work of our artist members in our Main Gallery during the months of October and November.
This exciting annual exhibition showcases our Hutchinson Art Association member artists’ work.
Enjoy viewing a diverse range of art styles, mediums, and techniques crafted in the heartland of America. In the past, the exhibit has featured 2D work that showcases natural landscapes to abstract art and everything in between, as well as 3D pieces such as jewelry and ceramic creations. This show will be no different!
Additionally, these featured artists support our organization in so many ways throughout the year, and we dearly appreciate their belief in our organization and the work we do together for our community. Thank you to all the wonderful members who act as the beating heart of the Hutchinson Art Association!
**This exhibition will be on display in the Main Gallery from October 10th - November 7th, 2025.**

Front Gallery: *PHOTOGRAPHS BY FRANCIS c. HAWKS*

**NOVEMBER 21st - DECEMBER 13th, 2025**
The Hutchinson Art Center is looking forward to having the work of Nickerson, KS photographer Francis C. Hawks back in our Front Gallery during the months of November and December.
When asked how long he has been taking photos, he stated, “All my life.” Francis is an avid photographer who loves to travel with an eye for capturing scenes from nature and expertly framing the man-made structures he finds within it. The world – to reference Shakespeare – is truly Francis C. Hawks’ *oyster* when it comes to choosing interesting subject matter! Travel with him through this fascinating exhibition.
**This exhibition will be on display in the Front Gallery from November 21st - December 13th, 2025.**

Front Gallery: Mixed Media ART by RANAL HARrell YOUNG

OCTOBER 17th - NOVEMBER 15th, 2025

The Hutchinson Art Center is excited to host the work of artist Ranal Haral Young in our Front Gallery during the months of October and November.

This is what the artist has to say about their work:

“I have been working with painting and found materials since the 1970s. I love the idea of using non-traditional materials in artmaking. My work reflects my interest in spirituality, my love of reading, travel, collecting and being in nature. My interests outside of art are often pulled into my artwork. I accumulate old paper items, small objects, beads, rocks, tiles, twigs, broken glass and pottery shards. My pieces often start as small abstract or landscape paintings, born of my imagination. I prefer to paint on wood so I can scrape, gouge and manipulate the materials. These paintings often refer to weather imagery, energy states or symbolic states of mind. I then add collage elements such as old scrap or cut paper, beaded mosaic, or found objects to the piece. I respond intuitively to an image or object. Certain materials seem emotionally charged to me. In the crafting of my pieces, there is an interplay between the flow of ideas and responses and the organization of the materials into a finished work.”

This exhibition will be on display in the Front Gallery from September 12th - October 11th, 2025.