Crime comedy ‘Start Up’ showcases some of Kansas’ most talented actors
The film by former Wichita TV personality Shane Konicki had its world premiere at the Tallgrass Film Festival. You can buy tickets to stream it online over the next week.
In the Kansas-made indie thriller ‘Arrive Alive,’ execution lags behind ambition
In this Tallgrass Film Festival world premiere, a recently released ex-con goes on a murder spree to find his brother’s killer. ‘Arrive Alive’ screened at Tallgrass on October 25 and will be available online during the week after the festival concludes.
In 'Loud Enough – Surviving Justice,' a Kansas college student takes on the justice system
The Tallgrass Film Festival documentary selection by director Hilary Klotz Steinman tells the story of a Bethany College student who fought to hold her rapist accountable. It screens at Century II on October 25.
Gordon Parks Academy students have a 'trajectory-changing' experience in the documentary 'I Needed Paris'
'I Needed Paris' is a moving witness to one generation of Black Wichitans' investment in the next. It screens at the Tallgrass Film Festival on October 24.
Two kinds of alchemy: Meghan Miller at the E.B. White Gallery and Ann Resnick at the Salina Art Center
In “Dreaming Canopy” and “Tell Me What You Think of Me, Part One: Something to Divine” two very different artists present meditative, deeply engaging work.
The raw material of emotions: Scott Jones at the Steckline Gallery
The artist's bright, lumpy forms are investigations into masculinity and 'a permanent record of touch, an indictment against cruelty.' The exhibition is on view through October 25.
Three Wichita-area candidates for office discussed the arts in a public forum. Their opponents didn’t show up.
In a friendly conversation at the Orpheum Theatre, Democrats Esau Freeman, Sarah Lopez, and Celeste Racette emphasized the importance of the arts as an economic driver and source of civic pride.
Meticulous yet free: Charles Sanderson at the Birger Sandzén Memorial Gallery
An exhibition of works by the late painter and educator demonstrates how his style changed over the course of 36 years. It's on view in Lindsborg, Kansas, through October 20.
A Wichita State incubator program teaches students how musicals are made
Over two semesters, musical theater artists Janine McGuire and Arri Simon have refined their one-act musical "Express" on the WSU campus.