Mulvane Art Museum Celebrates 100 Years of Art with Series of Events Throughout 2024

Topeka, Kan. – Washburn’s Mulvane Art Museum is celebrating 100 years of art in 2024. The Mulvane is hosting a series of events throughout the year to celebrate. The next two events are open to the public and are free but require attendees to register.

Poetry Workshop       
Date and Time: 4:30 - 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 29
Location: Union Underground, Memorial Union

Join the Mulvane for a poetry workshop led by local writer Annette Billings. Participants will write short poems that reflect on the 2024 WUmester theme of community & belonging. Their responses will become part of a larger collaborative artwork created by the Topeka community throughout the spring semester. This workshop is free, but registration is required as space is limited. Please register here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/100-years-of-community-mulvane-art-museum-poetry-workshop-tickets-808388350317?aff=oddtdtcreator.

Painting Workshop
Date and Time: 4:30 - 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 6
Location: Garvey Fine Arts Center, Rooms 16 and 18

Celebrate the Mulvane Art Museum's 100th anniversary at a painting workshop led by local artist Aisha Imani Sanaa. Attendees will create a small painting in response to the 2024 WUmester theme of community & belonging. These will become part of a larger collaborative artwork created by the Topeka community throughout the spring semester. This workshop is free, but registration is required as space is limited. Please register here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/100-years-of-community-mulvane-art-museum-painting-workshop-tickets-809171633137

Opened to the public on Jan. 13, 1924, the Mulvane Art Museum has been a beacon of artistic inspiration for the Topeka community, Washburn University and the broader region. Over the past century, it has evolved into a cultural hub, showcasing visual expression from at home and abroad while fostering a deep appreciation for the arts and engaging the community in deeper conversations about the world around us.

WUMester

WUmester is intended to foster a university-wide conversation on a topic related to social justice that will change each spring semester. The goal of the program is to engage the entire Washburn community in a cross-disciplinary learning experience on timely subjects and help students see the connections between the subjects they study in the classroom and real-world debates and problems.

In commemoration of the 70th anniversary of the landmark 1954 United States Supreme Court decision "Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka," WUmester 2024 will examine community and belonging from the perspectives of academic disciplines across campus and through a variety of co-curricular programming. It will consider how community and belonging contribute to our safety, wellbeing and, ultimately, happiness and empowerment. 

You can find out about more WUmester 2024 events by visiting https://www.washburn.edu/academics/WUmester/index.html. 

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For further information, contact:
Joy Bailes
Director of Internal Communications and Brand Management
Telephone: (785) 670-2153
Cell: (785) 230-1648
Email: joy.bailes@washburn.edu