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IN THE GALLERIES...
The Storyteller
October 23, 2009 – January 3, 2010

the storyteller

Responding to the rapid, often violent transformations of the twenty-first century, contemporary artists have displayed a growing desire to activate art’s documentary capacity: its ability to bear witness to events in the world. The Storyteller focuses on artists who use the story form as a means of comprehending and conveying political and social events. Read More

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Friday, November 6, 7:00 pm

at the Warehouse, 149 S. 4th Street
Wine and Beer Tasting, Hosted Bar, Cocktail Buffet, Live Music by Jazz Tangent, Bidding on Rave Review parties, trips, silent auction items and more! Click here or call the Salina Art Center to make your reservations for this annual fall benefit!

Lives Recorded
Thursday, November 5, 6:30 pm
This live public event brings together community members to share life experiences through storytelling. In conjunction with StoryCorps®, an oral history project, select stories will then be recorded and electronically archived at the Library of Congress.

Second Sunday
November 8, 2:00 – 4:00 pm
These lively hands-on workshops give children and their families and friends the opportunity to explore different themes and topics in art and create together. Led by art educator Anne Nettleton, each two-hour session is FREE. Drop by and join the fun!

Lie to Us
Thursday, November 19, 7:30 pm
at the Warehouse, 149 S. 4th St.
This night is your opportunity to lie to us! Emceed by Mayor Luci Larson and Josh Haskell, participants will attempt to fool a live audience by delivering their greatest feasible lie or unbelievable truth.  Cash bar provided by Martinelli’s.

Holiday Open House
Saturday, November 21, noon – 5:00 pm
Stop into the Art Center to create special holiday cards and tour the current exhibition. This annual event, held in conjunction with Salina Downtown’s Parade of Lights, provides holiday fun for the entire family!

Considering Keats
Sunday, November 29, 4:00 pm
In conjunction with the screening of the film Bright Star showing at the Cinema November 26-December 3, join Lori Brock and Patricia Traxler for a writerly look at the poetry of John Keats in a post-Thanksgiving talk at the Salina Art Center.

Now is the time join the Art Center!
To do so check out our membership page on our website or call 785-827-1431 for more details.

For additional information on any of these events, or for cinema show times, visit our website at www.salinaartcenter.org


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image credits:
Jeremy Deller and Mike Figgis, The Battle of Orgreave, 2002, single-channel DVD video with color and sound, 62 minutes. Courtesy of Artangel, London and Channel

Joachim Koester, The Kant Walks, 2003, Seven Chromogenic prints
Courtesy of Greene Naftali, New York and the Martin Z. Margulies Collection, Miami

iciThe Storytelleris a traveling exhibition organized and circulated by iCI (Independent Curators International), New York. Guest curators for the exhibition are Claire Gilman and Margaret Sundell. The exhibition, tour, and catalogue are made possible, in part, by a grant from The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts; the Horace W. Goldsmith Foundation; iCI Benefactors Agnes Gund, Gerrit and Sydie Lansing, and Barbara and John Robinson; the iCI Partners and iCI Advocates.