Selected Community Events
Small Deaths
Feb 1, 2013 - Jun 9, 2013 See Summary
The Mulvane Art Museum is located at 17th and Jewell Streets on the campus of Washburn University.
Small Deaths, an exhibit of hand-colored photographs by Arizona artist Kate Breakey will be on exhibit at the Mulvane Art Museum February 1-June 9, 2013.This exhibit is on loan from the Whittliff Gallery of Southwestern & Mexican Photography, an archive and creative center established at Southwest Texas State University, San Marcos, TX, to celebrate the photographic arts.
Since her childhood in South Australia, photographer-artist Kate Breakey has been moved by the often unnoticed animals that live, and die, in our proximity. She has taken care to memorialize these tiny creatures--young birds too small to fly, the careless lizard--in her hand-colored, large format photographs. These delicate and quite common animals--sensitively portrayed and vibrantly colored--seem, quite paradoxically, to come alive again.
The exhibit will open with a reception on Friday, February 1 from 5-8pm.
Museum, ArtLab and Gift Shop hours are Tuesday 10-7, Wednesday-Friday 10-5, Saturday and Sunday 1-4.
Admission to the Museum and the ArtLab are free and open to the public. Free parking is conveniently located to the west of the Museum.
For more information call 670-1124 or check the web site at www.washburn.edu/mulvane.
William L. Haney Rediscovered
Feb 1, 2013 - Jun 9, 2013 See Summary
Mulvane Art Museum
Works by William L. Haney, from the Museum’s Permanent Collection, will be exhibited at the Mulvane Art Museum February 1-June 9, 2013. William L. Haney was born in Strong City, Kansas in 1939, but he grew up in Topeka. He entered Washburn University in 1957 as an undergraduate, and graduated in 1961. With the encouragement of his professors in the art department at Washburn, such as James Hunt, who was also the Director of the Mulvane Art Museum at the time, Haney developed his life-long commitment to creating art. Grounded in art history, he developed into an artist both scholarly and revolutionary. Haney spent the key years of his professional life in New York City.
A gallery talk, conducted by Dr. Deanna Haney, will take place at the Mulvane Art Museum at noon on February 1st. The exhibit will open with a reception from 5-8pm. The Mulvane Art Museum is located at 17th and Jewell Streets on the campus of Washburn University. Museum, ArtLab and Gift Shop hours are Tuesday 10-7, Wednesday-Friday 10-5, Saturday and Sunday 1-4.
Admission to the Museum and the ArtLab are free and open to the public. Free parking is conveniently located to the west of the Museum. For more information call 670-1124 or check the web site at www.washburn.edu/mulvane.
Michael D. Allen, 785-670-2426, mulvane.info@washburn.edu
CO-OP COMMUNITY EDUCATION INITIATIVE CLASS: SEASONING WITH HERBS AND SPICES
Feb 6, 2013 6:00 p.m.
Potwin Presbyterian Church
Herbs and spices have been used for centuries to flavor foods, but recent studies show many popular herbs and spices are also sources of natural antioxidants that can reduce cancer risk. A Master Food Volunteer from the Shawnee County Extension office will be teaching this class. This lesson covers guidelines for using seasonings, preserving herbs, food safety issues and proper storage of herbs and spices. Class size is limited to ten participants. Come in the store at 503 SW Washburn Avenue in Topeka or call 235-2309 to register with a credit card over the phone!
Topeka Natural Food Co-op, Inc.
Rachael Savage
785-235-2309
topekanaturalfoods@kitusa.com