Get ready to roll, press, stamp, and experiment! In Printmaking Playground, young artists will enter the exciting world of printmaking. From carving designs to layering textures and patterns, students will explore a variety of techniques inspired by animals, insects, and the world around them. By the end of the week, students will take home a vibrant collection of prints and a final artwork that showcases their imagination and growth.

Create art using Sharpies on a variety of fun, usable items.

Come create some fun art for your yard so cute your neighbors will want some! We will create a gnome, a bird feeder/decoration, a wind chime and a painted brick for your yard.

Students will be learning to create their own characters in various styles. Anime, caricatures, and other cartoons will be used for inspiration. They will get a better understanding of the different ways that characters can be drawn.

Learn three basic macramé knots while creating a small plant hanger—perfect for beginners!

Come enjoy exploring science and art! We will combine art and science to create art with magnets, marbles, balloons, fizzy paint, and more!

Join us for Brunch with this year’s Juror of the Mountain Plains Contemporary Art Biennial, Hesse McGraw.

FIRST FRIDAY | OPENING RECEPTION & AWARDS
JUNE 5 | 5-7pm | 5:30pm Brief Award Presentation
FREE & OPEN TO EVERYONE

The Mountain Plains Contemporary Art Biennial is a juried exhibition highlighting contemporary visual art from the Mountain-Plains region of the United States.

This year features 102 works from 62 artists, representing Colorado, Kansas, Montana, Nebraska, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Texas, and Wyoming.

The Salina Art Center is hosting a pop-up exhibition featuring the artwork of Dr. Virginia Ricard, inspired by the legacy of the Dunbar School as both a physical space and a cultural cornerstone. Once a center of learning during an era of segregation, the school stands as a powerful symbol of perseverance, intellectual ambition, and collective identity.

Students will learn basic throwing techniques for the potter’s wheel along with glazing.

This class is geared toward beginner level concepts, like simply how to cast on and do basic knit and purl stitches, and practicing a simple pattern or project.

Come explore the wonders of the world and create unique works of art inspired by them. We will look at the great pyramids of Giza, the Eiffel tower, the Taj Mahal and Stonehenge. We will use different art techniques and mediums in this fun class.

Students will create games, jewelry, pets, and plants using rocks.

On another planet in the distant past, a Gelfling embarks on a quest to find the missing shard of a magical crystal and restore order to his world, before the grotesque race of Skeksis find and use the crystal for evil.

REEL FILM FANS is a partnership with the Salina  Public Library. Anyone with a library card can attend for FREE!

Don't have a card? No problem - you can get one at the Cinema before the film.

REEL FILM FANS is sponsored by Kevin and Kathy Willmott.

Get summer break started with our "vacation" party! Wear your best "cruise wear," sip a summer cocktail, and prepare for a few surprises along the way!

Clark Griswold is on a quest to take his family to the Walley World theme park for a vacation, but things don't go exactly as planned.

Throwback Thursday is sponsored by Wedel Financial Group and selected programming for Tell Me What You Think of Me by Ann Resnick. The exhibition is available January 28 - May 3, 2026 at Salina Art Center.

New this year for ages 7–10, our STEAM Art series features one special class each month.

Art with Artists
May 12
We will focus our insights into art through the eyes of 2 artists. Lee Krasner and Matisse will be the artists to guide our exploration.

Learn the fundamentals of drawing. We will cover different drawing tools, shading techniques, and start to train your brain to observe what you're drawing.

April Showers Bring May Flowers is a two-part exhibition, perfectly encapsulating spring time in Kansas. Created as a great way to encourage the community to create art, as an homage to Earth Day, and to host Lawrence pressed flower artist, Hope Steinle. Friends and families are encouraged to take part in the community art exhibition. Create your own work pertaining to the environment with prompts provided by the Art Center. Get creative and use any medium that you want. Your work will hang on the wall in celebration of Earth Day. The work in Hope Steinle’s exhibition connects people to the memories they make, and the world around them with pressed flower arrangements. Her process began in her own garden as she realized “the beauty and peace that nature offers.” Through her work she hopes to inspire peace, joy, nostalgia, and reinvigorate memories connecting to the flowers in her pieces.

Inspired by Jules Verne’s novel, this adventure film provides a fun starting point for separating geological fact from fiction. We hope to pair the screening with a discussion highlighting Kansas’s geological history, fossils, underground formations, and ancient life—potentially including hands-on displays or visual materials to enhance audience engagement.

As legions of birds fall from New Delhi's skies and the city smoulders with social unrest, two brothers race to save one of the casualties: a majestic black kite, a bird of prey essential to their city's ecosystem.

REEL FILM FANS is a partnership with the Salina  Public Library. Anyone with a library card can attend for FREE!

Don't have a card? No problem - you can get one at the Cinema before the film.

REEL FILM FANS is sponsored by Kevin and Kathy Willmott.

Correlation ≠ Causation: Spotting Bad Conclusions in Everyday Life
With Dr. Chase Billingham
Wednesday, April 22 • 6–7 pm
Urban sociologist and Wichita State University professor Chase Billingham will discuss how he used his professional training to (mis)interpret data, form conclusions, and create visualizations for Ann Resnick's project Tell Me What You Think of Me. How do sociologists find patterns in data and decide what's significant? How much do starting assumptions matter? How do people—from politicians to your uncle at the Thanksgiving table—use and abuse statistics to make a point? Dr. Billingham will address all these questions and more.

Learn how to make delicious yogurt at home without a yogurt maker. Katie will show you how to culture your yogurt using your oven, a sous vide wand, or even an insulated cooler. In addition to the basic recipe, we will learn how to make flavored yogurt and Greek yogurt.

This monthly event is free and open to all visual artists who want to connect to other visual artists. All artists of any medium, of all skill levels, and at any stage of your artistic career are welcome. Whether you're here to share, learn, or just enjoy some great coffee and conversation, we’d love to see you there! Coffee will be provided.

Being There (1979)
Thursday, April 16 • 6:00 pm
Based on a novel by Jerzy Kosinski, this is the story of Chance, a simple-minded middle-aged gardener who becomes a blank screen for the needs and projections of others. 

Throwback Thursday is sponsored by Wedel Financial Group and selected programming for Tell Me What You Think of Me by Ann Resnick. The exhibition is available January 28 - May 3, 2026 at Salina Art Center.

Art Byte | Bring your lunch and join us in the Gallery for a 30-minute, interactive conversation exploring a new piece of art each month—designed to spark insight, conversation, and confidence in experiencing contemporary art.

New this year for ages 7–10, our STEAM Art series features one special class each month. Engineering Art
April 14
Sculptural engineering through various materials will build upon this class.

April 13 | Adult Watercolor Sunflower Series | 10am-Noon OR 6-8pm | Warehouse

Come and learn the basics techniques and terms of watercolor through the step-by-step process of painting a sunflower.

Second Saturday | Free for all Ages!

Misinterpretation Machines
Saturday, April 11 • 11:00–1:00 pm
Design a playful ‘machine’ out of cardboard and simple linkages that changes a message from Point A to Point B—because meaning can get wonderfully messy.

This casual, welcoming film club is where recent Cinema favorites come back to life through conversation. Each month features a focus film, but all films screened at the Art Center over the past month are on the table for discussion.

Join Executive Director Misty Serene for Mini Masters, a monthly art appreciation class designed just for Pre-K kids (ages 3-6)! Every first Tuesday from 5:30-6:30 PM, young artists will explore the gallery, enjoy interactive story time, and create their own masterpieces inspired by the featured artists.