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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
Runway Remix: Fashion in Focus
Feb 27 - May 17, 2026
This exhibit examines the artistic process through the lens of clothing and fashion. Seven artists developed original pieces of wearable fiber art inspired by pieces from the library’s permanent art collection.
Upcoming Exhibits
Art Exhibit for Children: Dinosaur Revolution
May 30 - Aug 16, 2026
Our summer exhibit will be an interactive maze for kids. They will play as they learn about dinosaurs and the people who study them.
Maps and Travel
Sept 11 - Dec 4, 2026
Explore the art of maps and the ways they connect people around the world.
Illusions
Dec 18 2026 - March 7, 2027
Artists play with perspective and dimensions in their work. This exhibition will examine how artists can trick the senses into believing the impossible.
Around the Library
On June 8, 1966, a massive tornado changed the landscape of our city forever. As we approach the 60th anniversary of that historic day, explore a special commemorative exhibit ’66 / ’26: The Topeka Tornado 60 Years On in the Topeka Room. Running through June 28, 2026, this multi-sensory exhibit invites you to step back in time, share your story and see the storm through a new lens.
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Upcoming art events
Events
May
6
May 6 | 03:45PM - 4:45PM
Building Challenge: Through the Eras
Topeka and Shawnee County Public Library, Learning Center
May
6
May 6 | 07:00PM - 8:00PM
Sewing Machine Basics - Drop-In Session
Topeka and Shawnee County Public Library, Reed Studio 125
May
7
May 7 | 05:30PM - 7:25PM
Online to IRL
Topeka and Shawnee County Public Library, Learning Center
May
8
May 8 | 03:45PM - 4:45PM
Puppet Making & Dialogue
Topeka and Shawnee County Public Library, Learning Center
May 6 | 03:45PM - 4:45PM
Building Challenge: Through the Eras
Topeka and Shawnee County Public Library, Learning Center
May
6
May 6 | 07:00PM - 8:00PM
Sewing Machine Basics - Drop-In Session
Topeka and Shawnee County Public Library, Reed Studio 125
May
7
May 7 | 05:30PM - 7:25PM
Online to IRL
Topeka and Shawnee County Public Library, Learning Center
May
8
May 8 | 03:45PM - 4:45PM
Puppet Making & Dialogue
Topeka and Shawnee County Public Library, Learning Center
Recent Articles
May 5, 2026 ·
60th Anniversary Tribute to the Topeka Tornado
Discover a multi-sensory exhibit that invites you to step back in time, share your story and see the storm through a new lens.
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Past Exhibits
2024 Our Stories & Sorting Out Race
his exhibit celebrates and honors generations of African Americans in Topeka.
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2023 DoPiKa A Land Acknowledgment
Explore art and culture of the Indigenous people and artists.
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2022 Melting Point
Explore the work of Studio Glass artists who create colorful and intricate work.
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2022 Forming Fiber
Sculptural fiber art is one of the most innovative forms of contemporary art.
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2022 Resilience
Learn about the internment of Japanese Americans during WW II and its effect on following generations.
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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!
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2021 La Comunidad
Community is bigger than geography or family, it’s about a shared experience – the shared experience of La Comunidad (The Community).
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2020 Forest Bathing: A Walk in the Trees
Feel your stress and worries ease, relax as you wander through a variety of forest and tree artworks and see how artists are inspired by nature.
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