Wednesday-Saturday | 10am-5pm
Sunday | 10am-2pm
Galleries are always FREE.
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.
Students will explore different artists and mediums each month and push their creativity in new exciting ways.
Free monthly art appreciation class designed just for Pre-K kids! Every first Tuesday, young artists will explore the gallery, enjoy interactive story time, and create their own masterpieces inspired by the featured artists. It’s the perfect blend of storytelling, art discovery, and hands-on creativity—designed to spark imagination and a love for art from an early age.
Free monthly art appreciation class designed just for Pre-K kids! Every first Tuesday, young artists will explore the gallery, enjoy interactive story time, and create their own masterpieces inspired by the featured artists. It’s the perfect blend of storytelling, art discovery, and hands-on creativity—designed to spark imagination and a love for art from an early age.
Students will explore different artists and mediums each month and push their creativity in new exciting ways.
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.
Free monthly art appreciation class designed just for Pre-K kids! Every first Tuesday, young artists will explore the gallery, enjoy interactive story time, and create their own masterpieces inspired by the featured artists. It’s the perfect blend of storytelling, art discovery, and hands-on creativity—designed to spark imagination and a love for art from an early age.
Students will explore different artists and mediums each month and push their creativity in new exciting ways.
Bring a friend or significant other and have a fun evening of light snacks, drinks, and then draw each other! You will be given quick lesson on drawing portraits, and then set loose to draw your partner. We are not responsible for what may result after portraits are complete.
Come and learn the simple way to swing your groove thing. Learn the basics of swing dancing aka the Jitterbug. Our professional dance teacher will make it easier and more fun than you think. No partner necessary.
September 18 | 6pm | $8 | Cinema
Wedel Financial Present’s Throwback Thursday: Smoke Signals (1998)
September 13 | 11am-1pm | FREE | Salina Art Center
Second Saturday: Free Art Making
Join guest curator, Taiomah Rutledge for a Geo Floral Cyanotype Workshop.
Students will explore different artists and mediums each month and push their creativity in new exciting ways.
Free monthly art appreciation class designed just for Pre-K kids! Every first Tuesday, young artists will explore the gallery, enjoy interactive story time, and create their own masterpieces inspired by the featured artists. It’s the perfect blend of storytelling, art discovery, and hands-on creativity—designed to spark imagination and a love for art from an early age.
End your summer on a high note at the Summer Speakeasy.
Sip a cocktail, learn the jitterbug, then let loose as a live jazz band sets the mood.
With a prohibition-era spirit, this is your invitation to dance, drink, and dazzle.
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.
Join us for Free Art-Making at Salina Art Center for Second Saturday! Free and open to all ages. Different project every month!
Ages 7-10 | 10-11:30am or 1-2:30pm | Students will design various kinds and sizes of masks. Some can be worn and others will be decorative!
Ages 11-14 | This class will teach how to sculpt and paint parts of the face by using oven-baked clay.
Ages 4-6 | What’s your sign? Have you ever read your horoscope? Zodiac signs are common here and also in China. Come join the fun as we explore and learn about the zodiac signs and create some unique art based on our birthday!
Ages 7-10 | 10-11:30am or 1-2:30pm | Students will learn various methods of printmaking and create unique prints!
Third Saturday of Every Month.
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.
Bring your lunch then join us in the Gallery for 30 minutes. These small bytes of art information inspire conversations around viewing, interpreting, and discussing contemporary art in all forms. This interactive conversation will surely leave you feeling inspired and confident about your next visit to an art museum.
A new piece of work is discussed each month while you enjoy your lunch break.
Ages 7-10 | 10-11:30am or 1-2:30pm | Come explore the ancient art of Chinese brush painting! Learn how to use special tools such as bamboo brushes and ink. Practice a variety of brushstrokes and understand how to put those brushstrokes together to create images. Create multiple paintings to take home, including a landscape painting that incorporates a frisket technique!
Ages 4-6 | Have you ever wished you could change something about yourself? Add something new or take something away? We will explore some books like Snarlyhissopus by Alan MacDonald, Still a Gorilla by Kim Norman, and I Wish that I had Duck Feet by Dr. Seuss and create our own crazy critters.
Join us for Free Art-Making at Salina Art Center for Second Saturday! Free and open to all ages. Different project every month!
Ages 4-6 | Scary or cute, dragons are popular in books and movies. It is fun to imagine what they would look like. Come join the fun creating your own unique dragons!
Ages 7-10 | 10-11:30am or 1-2:30pm | Students will make paint brush people, canned plants, bird feeders, and silly stones to decorate the outdoors.
Join us for First Friday at the Salina Art Center — every first Friday of the month from 5 to 7 PM! Enjoy the opening reception for our latest exhibitions, connect with fellow art lovers, and experience a signature cocktail exclusively for our members. Free and open to the public — it’s the perfect way to start your weekend with art, conversation, and community.
June 29 | 3 PM | FREE
Join us for a thought-provoking public lecture by James Madden, a philosopher based in Atchison, Kansas. Madden’s work spans the philosophy of mind, religion, technology, aesthetics, and psychoanalysis. His recent writing—including Mind, Matter, and Nature, Thinking about Thinking, and Unidentified Flying Hyperobject—explores how UFOs offer a unique lens to unite his wide-ranging philosophical interests.
Summer Road Trip: Join us for an unforgettable day trip exploring Kansas art and oddities—including the Geneseo UFO Museum & Mural with Jim Grey, lunch at Fly Boy Brewery in Sylvan Grove, and an afternoon at the Grassroots Art Center with free time in Lucas. Visit our website for ticket details and to reserve your spot!
June 27 | 5 PM | FREE
Join us on June 27 for an Artist Talk with Terry Evans as she discusses the ideas and images behind Tales of Dakota Sandstone.
Ages 7-10 | 10-11:30am or 1-2:30pm | Everybody loves a small bag in which to hold a treasure. We will use special fabric crayons to create a drawing that we will transfer onto fabric and then carefully hand stitch this into a bag to keep your special finds. This class is designed for kids that have had some experience in sewing and are willing to further develop their skills to make small and even stitches.
