An Artist's Perspective

KMUW commentator Curt Clonts says a new exhibition at the Ulrich Museum of Art is very inviting.

KMUW art commentator Curt Clonts shares his favorite must-see exhibits

KMUW commentator Curt Clonts says a new ceramics show makes him happy.

On An Artist's Perspective, commentator Curt Clonts give us a glimpse at his creative process.

Artist Curt Clonts finds inspiration from an unlikely source.

The staff at the Ulrich Museum on the campus at Wichita State has given us a fantastic gift in the form of an exhibition titled Deep Dive: Selections from the Permanent Collection.

Curt Clonts says he is left marveling at only the sheer size of Beth Lipman's new sculpture.

Curt Clonts says making art can be difficult during times like these.

KMUW arts commentator Curt Clonts says that a long-planned outdoor installation is finally taking shape.

On An Artist's Perspective, KMUW commentator Curt Clonts says a new exhibit is a "must-see."

On An Artist's Perspective, KMUW commentator recommends some First Friday art openings.

On An Artist's Perspective, KMUW commentator Curt Clonts looks at efforts to protect art and save Ukrainian heritage.

On An Artist's Perspective, KMUW commentator Curt Clonts explores a painting and its artist's effort to honor community and care.

On An Artist's Perspective, KMUW commentator Curt Clonts explores the work of a local artist.

On An Artist's Perspective, KMUW commentator Curt Clonts says a new exhibition at the Ulrich is quite powerful.

After months of thought, and 103 episodes, I have decided to leave my commentary post at KMUW.

The celebrated artist photographer Dimitris Skliris is back at it with a powerful exhibition that opened First Friday February at Tiffany Farha Design, 2820 E. Central.

I was reading an article recently about an up and coming artist in America named Vaughn Spann. He graduated with an MFA from Yale two years ago and his career is in maximum overdrive. His latest show sold out within a week of opening. His paintings sell from $20 to $90,000 each, depending on size.

After John D’Angelo resigned last April as Wichita’s Director of Arts and Cultural Services there was talk in the community that the position would likely be done away with and the duties turned over to the Parks and Recreation Department. Many in the city felt that this would result in sure disaster for the arts in Wichita.

Fellow Wichitans, I’m embarrassed and you should be as well.

If you are patient — and save some of your holiday spending money — you can enjoy one of the finest art-buying events, easily, of the last decade.

Every cool city, large or small, has an arts district. It’s a place with multiple art galleries, cool shops and restaurants, and a central square of a sort where people can hang out and get some sun and enjoy open-air celebrations.

Wichita artist Josh Tripoli might best be known for the murals he has created around the city. He works on a smaller scale, too, and recently completed a group of figurative paintings that are now on view in an exhibition titled “Lighthouse,” at Reuben Saunders Gallery.

Several years back I decided to begin a series of paintings where I revisited earlier approaches I had taken in my work in an effort to expand upon them and forge new avenues for myself. Perhaps the original ideas were failures to begin with or I had overthought the process all together, but my dear friend and fellow artist John Ernatt, upon critiquing these works, pronounced them “a major step ba...

There is always talk of art and how it marks time. One discipline transcends all of that and simply is time, or the essence of time.