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The Alice C. Sabatini Gallery is your connection to the arts and curates four main exhibits each year including the Summer Art Exhibit for Children. In addition to the large exhibits, gallery staff curate several exhibits throughout the library each year giving visitors opportunities to explore a wide variety of art and artists.

Exhibits

Current Exhibit

graphic camera lens that looks like an eye

Through the Lens
Explore the technological and artistic innovations in capturing images in the Through the Lens exhibit in the Alice C. Sabatini Gallery Sept 6 - Dec 1. The exhibit showcases a range of historical photographic methods from the earliest days of photography through Polaroid cameras.
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Upcoming Exhibits

Immersed: A Walk Inside Art
Dec 13, 2024 – March 2, 2025
Using innovative technology, explore the world inside pieces from the Alice C. Sabatini Gallery’s collection in this immersive art projection exhibit.

Topeka Competition 34
March 14 - May 11, 2025
The Topeka Competition celebrates national artists working in three-dimensional media. It will showcase the newest, most innovative work in contemporary arts and crafts.

Submit artwork for Topeka Competition

Past Exhibits

2024 The Floor is Lava

Annual Art Exhibit for Children

2024 Our Stories & Sorting Out Race

his exhibit celebrates and honors generations of African Americans in Topeka.

2024 Light and Shadow

Discover how light ad the human eye work together.

2023 DoPiKa A Land Acknowledgment

Explore art and culture of the Indigenous people and artists.

2023 Unexpected Friends

Art exhibit for kids

2023 Shades of Greatness

Art Inspired by Negro Leagues Baseball

2022 Melting Point

Explore the work of Studio Glass artists who create colorful and intricate work.

2022 Forming Fiber

Sculptural fiber art is one of the most innovative forms of contemporary art.

2022 Oceans

Discover how we all impact the world’s oceans.

2022 Resilience

Learn about the internment of Japanese Americans during WW II and its effect on following generations.

2021-2022 BLUE

Explore the depths of the color Blue with the Alice C. Sabatini Gallery! From a light robin's egg blue to the rich “new blue,” you will discover how blue is made and how it's seen. We’ll even try renaming a few shades of blue!