Join friends and family for an afternoon of scones, canapes, cakes, and of course, TEA! Call 620-331-3515 to host a table or to reserve tickets to the event. Tickets are $25.00 per person.
Come join with friends and family at the IHMAC monthly folk dance. You can dance up a storm on the second Friday of each month. You will be learning simple steps to traditional dances from around the world, and all skill levels will find something to enjoy. We’ll have punch and cookies, too! This is a family friendly, “no judging” event so even if you can’t dance a lick, come to watch. See you at the Folk Dance!
Open studio with Rich Bushnell for anyone wanting to work on an art project of their choice. Watercolor, pastels, drawing, ink or mixed media are fine. It is the 2nd Monday of each month and runs from 9 am until noon. The cost is $20 for IHMAC members and $25 for non-museum members. For more information, email ihmacmuseum@gmail.com or call 620-331-3515 to secure a spot in class
Watercolor class with Joan Allen for beginning and intermediate artists. Experienced artists are welcome to attend. The class will be held in IHMAC Gallery West. Fees are $25 for IHMAC members and $30 for non-members. Contact IHMAC at 620-331-3515 or IHMAC.org.
Open studio with Rick Bushnell will provide instruction or critique as needed. New attendees are always welcome and there is no charge for their first workshopmm where they can come and check out this fun group. Feel free to share information about this class with others. Class will be held in IHMAC Gallery West. Fees are $20 for IHMAC members and $25 for non-members
Area artists are encouraged to submit work for the Verdigris Valley Art Exhibit. Categories include watercolor, pastel, mixed media, acrylic, oil, and 3D. A judge selects 1st, 2nd and honorable mentions in each category along with Best In Show. Cash prizes will go to 1st places, 2nd places, Best In Show and People’s Choice awards.
Come join with friends and family at the IHMAC monthly folk dance. You can dance up a storm on the second Friday of each month. You will be learning simple steps to traditional dances from around the world, and all skill levels will find something to enjoy. We’ll have punch and cookies, too! This is a family friendly, “no judging” event so even if you can’t dance a lick, come to watch. See you at the Folk Dance!
Watercolor Workshop
Watercolor class with Joan Allen for beginning and intermediate artists. Experienced artists are welcome to attend. The class will be held in IHMAC Gallery West. Fees are $25 for IHMAC members and $30 for non-members. Contact IHMAC at 620-331-3515 or IHMAC.org.
Open studio with Rick Bushnell will provide instruction or critique as needed. New attendees are always welcome and there is no charge for their first workshop where they can come and check out this fun group. Feel free to share information about this class with others. Class will be held in IHMAC Gallery West. Fees are $20 for IHMAC members and $25 for non-members
Watercolor Workshop
Watercolor class with Joan Allen for beginning and intermediate artists. Experienced artists are welcome to attend. The class will be held in IHMAC Gallery West. Fees are $25 for IHMAC members and $30 for non-members. Contact IHMAC at 620-331-3515 or IHMAC.org.
Join us Saturday, July 15 at 7:00pm for the next Meadowlark Lounge! Tickets are $20 ($15 for museum members). Call 620-331-3515 or stop by the museum office to purchase.
Open studio with Rick Bushnell will provide instruction or critique as needed. New attendees are always welcome and there is no charge for their first workshop where they can come and check out this fun group. Class will be held in IHMAC Gallery West. Fees are $20 for IHMAC members and $25 for non-members
Open studio with Rick Bushnell will provide instruction or critique as needed. New attendees are always welcome and there is no charge for their first workshop where they can come and check out this fun group. Class will be held in IHMAC Gallery West. Fees are $20 for IHMAC members and $25 for non-members
The 5th annual IHMAC ARTISTS SHOW AND SELL opens Tuesday, September 10. Works range in price from $5 to $1,000, with a wide variety of mediums and subject matter. The show provides a venue for southeast Kansas and area artists exhibit to sell their work. Unique to this exhibit is the opportunity for artists to add additional art works to their displays as they sell, so be sure to check back in often. Art Center hours are Tue - Sat, 10 AM to 4 PM. Gallery admission is free.
Enjoy the adventures of Martin and Osa Johnson in this traveling exhibit from the #1 Museum in Kansas. The Martin and Osa Johnson Safari Museum features world class exhibits based on the stunning photography and cinematic works of the Johnsons who pioneered the ideology “take only photos, leave only footprints.” Martin Johnson grew up in Independence, KS and later met and married Osa Leighty from Chanute, KS. Gallery Admission is free.
Open studio with Rick Bushnell will provide instruction or critique as needed. New attendees are always welcome and there is no charge for their first workshop where they can come and check out this fun group. Class will be held in IHMAC Gallery West. Fees are $20 for IHMAC members and $25 for non-members.
The IHMAC Photography show is open to amateur and professional photographers. Cash awards are given in several categories. The show is open to the public for FREE. IHMAC Gallery hours are 10 AM to 4 PM, Tue. through Sat. Closed holidays. Email ihmacmuseum@gmail.com for an entry form.
Open studio with Rick Bushnell will provide instruction or critique as needed. New attendees are always welcome and there is no charge for their first workshop where they can come and check out this fun group. Class will be held in IHMAC Gallery West. Fees are $20 for IHMAC members and $25 for non-members.
An evening of music with talented singers, songwriters performing original works and sharing the stories that inspired the music. Enjoy a casual environment with table seating in the spacious IHMAC Gallery. Sit back, enjoy the refreshments, listen to the music, and delight in the stories of the songwriters. Admission is $20 per person, museum members $15.00. Call 620-331-3515 for reservations. IHMAC, 123 N. 8th, Independence, KS 67301, 620-331-0108, ihmac.org.
The fair showcases artists, craftsmen, and authors. Items for sale includes jewelry, watercolor paintings, pottery, sculptures, textiles, ornaments, scarves, knitting, crochet, wood craft, assemblages, primitives, printmaking, and much more. Many Christmas decorations, great gifts for any occasion. Food and drinks at a reasonable price. Pick up some holiday treats at the bake sale .
This workshop will be held at the 1st Presbyterian Church, 201 S. 5th Independence, KS. New attendees are always welcome and there is no charge for their first workshop where they can come and check out this fun group. The workshop will include open studio and matting of existing works. Bring your own matting. Workshop fee: $25, museum members $20.
Bring the kids and join them with a cup of hot chocolate (or coffee) and crunch down on some homemade cookies. Santa will be on hand to take Christmas requests.
Watercolor class with Joan Allen for beginning and intermediate artists. Experienced artists are welcome to attend. The class will be held in IHMAC Gallery West. Fees are $25 for IHMAC members and $30 for non-members. Contact IHMAC at 620-331-3515 or IHMAC.org.
IHMAC is excited to announce its first monthly folk dance. Sstarting April 12th, at 7:00 pm and continuing on the second Friday of each month folk dancing will be a feature at the IHMAC. Bring friends and families! You will be learning simple steps to traditional dances from around the world, and all skill levels will find something to enjoy. We’ll have punch and cookies, too! This is a family friendly, “no judging” event so even if you can’t dance a lick, come to watch. See you at the Folk Dance!
Enjoy the afternoon in a festive environment with cookies and cocoa, stories, and a visit from Santa! This is a FREE event, so bring the family!
The Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service (SITES) presents “Journey Stories,” a set of seven posters designed to encourage dialogue, engagement and participation in classrooms and communities on how movement has defined America.
This year’s Neewollah exhibit will focus on Neewollah during the 1970’s.
This exhibit, funded by a grant from Humanities Kansas, will explore what our community was like in the 1970’s.
Attention quilters! The IHMAC Quilt Show Returns. Quilt entry & Drop off August 8 Entry fee: $7 per quilt max 5 Quilts (3 per category). CLICK HERE FOR ENTRY FORM
Online bids open on July 31 and close August 6 at 5:00pm
Joan Allen’s major interest is watercolors, using color and line. She expresses art using a wet-on-wet technique. Using flowers as a subject she applies a wet-on-wet technique with splashes of color. She also paints animals and landscapes. Techniques are always emphasized. Most of Joan’s work involves mixed media—watercolor paints and ink. Fee: $30 per person, $25 for IHMAC members.
To register: Mail a check to IHMAC, 123 N. 8th, Independence, KS 67301, or call 620-331-3515. To receive a list of the supplies, email drothgeb62@gmail.com or call 620-332-7694.
A benefit concert to raise funds for the IHMAC Forever Capital Campaign to repair, renovate and restore our historic building.
Joan Allen’s major interest is watercolors, using color and line. She expresses art using a wet-on-wet technique. Using flowers as a subject she applies a wet-on-wet technique with splashes of color. She also paints animals and landscapes. Techniques are always emphasized. Most of Joan’s work involves mixed media—watercolor paints and ink. Workshop fee: $45, IHMAC Members $40.
To register for the Workshop, call 620-331-3515 no than Friday, May 5.
On Monday, May 1 at 7pm, Invoke will be presented by Independence Community College at Independence Historical Museum and Arts Center (123 N 8th St.). The group will perform several selections of their original music, in addition to performing Enigma for the Night by Jocelyn C. Chambers and The Lessons of History by Jonathan Bingham.
Invoke is an Austin-based, multi-instrumental quartet comprised of Nick Montopoli, violin/banjo/vocals; Zach Matteson, violin/vocals; Karl Mitze, viola/mandolin/vocals; Geoff Manyin, cello/vocals. They are an Austin-based group– which the Capital Gazette describes as “versatile and musically adventurous”
The second gradient wash workshop uses the same techniques as the first workshop to explore the different types of washes, creating a new landscape painting. Workshops are open to adults and high school age students. The cost is $35 per person per workshop ($30 for IHMAC Members). Contact Donna Rothgeb to register for one or both workshops and for the list of supplies: drothgeb62@gmail.com or call 620-332-7694. Registration deadline: April 17, 2023.
THIS WORKSHOP WILL BE HELD AT THE INDEPENDENCE PUBLIC LIBRARY, 220 E. MAPLE
Bixby, Oklahoma watercolorist Dennis Crouch, will conduct two independent workshops teaching gradient washes, a technique that creates beautiful skies, distant hills, water, and flower petals. Dennis will explore three types of washes, ending with a landscape painting that will be different from the second workshop. Workshops are open to adults and high school age students. The cost is $35 per person per workshop ($30 for IHMAC Members). Contact Donna Rothgeb to register for one or both workshops and for a list of supplies: drothgeb62@gmail.com or call 620-332-7694. Registration deadline: April 17, 2023.
Our annual Spring Tea returns.
Independence History Museum & Art Center Gallery
FREE ADMISSION
Area students are invited to submit their artwork for this show. For more information contact museum director, Ashley Hovell, at ihmac.director@gmail.com or 620-331-3515.
ICC ORCHESTRA on the IHMAC Gallery stage. This concert will feature the ICC Campus/Community Orchestra. Admission is free.
February 7-18, 2023
Independence Historical Museum
& Art Center Gallery
FREE ADMISSION
Drawn from the Portrait Gallery’s unrivaled collection of Lincoln portraits, this exhibit charts Lincoln’s passage from a fresh-faced Illinois congressman to a troubled visage as he led the fight for the Union, culminating in his grizzled isolation as president.
All original hand-crafted and home grown! Great opportunity for unique Christmas gifts. Lite, reasonably priced lunch is served and vendor prizes are drawn throughout the day.
FOR VETERANS: Coffee and rolls for our Veterans and their families. A military exhibit will be on display in the gallery and the Military Room. FREE TO ALL VETERANS
Explore the lives and events of the Osage in the late 19th Century when they inhabited Southeast Kansas. The exhibit is in the IHMAC Gallery and is open to the public for FREE. Gallery hours are 10 AM to 4 PM, Tue. through Sat. Close on holidays.
The annual exhibit shows Neewollah from 1919 to the present. The Gallery Exhibit is open to the public from 10 AM to 4 PM, Tues. through Sat. Closed on holidays. Admission is FREE.
Singer/songwriters performing original music on the IHMAC Gallery stage. Enjoy a casual environment with table seating in the spacious IHMAC Gallery. Sit back, enjoy the refreshments, listen to the music, and delight in the stories of the songwriters. Admission is $20 per person. Call 620-331-3515 for reservations. IHMAC, 123 N. 8th, Independence, KS , 67301, 620-331-3515.
A display of the Hispanic heritage of Independence, Kansas. The display will be in the IHMAC Gallery and is open to the public FREE. Gallery hours are Tue-Sat, 10 AM to 4 PM.
A fun filled evening with a load of information! Unveiling of the “2015-2020 Elevate the Museum” donor plaque and introducing the $500,000 IHMAC Captial Improvements and Sustainability Campaign. A great opportunity to learn about preservation of the Nationally Registered Federal Building: US Post Office and hear about improvements to the IHMAC. Attendees will hear all about the campaign and have an opportunity to pledge there support for the museum and art center. Open to the public! RSVP to IHMACmuseum@gmail.com or navigate to the “Donate” page to donate or make a pledge.
Gallery exhibit and sale of art work from IHMAC and area artists. Great opportunity to see outstanding art and buy gifts for birthdays, anniversaries, holidays, homes, businesses, and offices. Select from a variety of mediums, sizes. and prices. 20% off all art sales go to the museum for projects and operational costs. Throughout the show some artists will add new artwork as items are sold. Admission is free. Hours: 10am-4pm Tuesday-Saturday.
School days in July!
ART SHOW IN THE IHMAC GALLERY
Art may be entered from June 16 through June 18.
Critique and Reception is June 24 at 6:30 PM
The exhibit is open to the public from June 25 through July 7. Hours are 10 AM to 4 PM Tuesday - Saturday. Gallery admission is FREE.
Emily Ritter will be this year’s judge. You can read about Emily and see some of her work below. For more information about Emily, visit her website.
Emily Ritter
Artist Statement
I explore human irresponsibility and its consequences on different species and environments. I use my consumption and waste as an example of the irresponsibility of the contemporary culture of consumption and designed obsolesce. This is conveyed by creating and combining installations, prints, and sculptural objects in a formal and narrative manner while also incorporating the materials that I consume and would then throw "away". As a person that is conscience of how consumption affects our planet, I still produce waste. My goal is to initiate a conversation about the ecological issues that plague out planet and encourage the viewer to think about their actions and role.
Bio
Emily Ritter is an anthropocene artist originally from Wichita, KS and now resides in Mesa, AZ. She received her Bachelor of Fine Arts in Studio Art with an emphasis in Printmaking from Wichita State University in 2012. After graduating, Ritter was an Intern-in-Residence at Women’s Studio Workshop in Rosendale, NY in 2014. She received her Master's of Fine Arts in Studio Art from Arizona State University in 2018. Ritter explores the consequences of human irresponsibility and how we affect different species and environments. Her goal is to initiate a conversation about the ecological issues that affect our planet and encourage the viewer to think about their actions and role. She has exhibited her work locally and nationally.
The IHMAC Gallery becomes the Meadowlark Lounge for this evening hosting singers and songwriters in a live interactive performance of original music and the telling of stories behind the songs. Admission is $20. Tickets may be purchased in advance by calling 620-331-3515.
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