Exhibits

Main Gallery

Shades of Greatness

Exhibit features art by 28 diverse artists who interpret the Negro Leagues experience.

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Youth Art Month

Visit the library by March 25 to view top art by Kansas K-12 students. Youth Art Month is a celebration of the visual arts.

Upcoming Exhibits

Unexpected Friends
May 24 – Aug 11, 2023

Join us for our annual summer exhibition for children. This year we explore the value of friendship.

Do Pi Ka: A Land Acknowledgement
Sept 8 – Nov 26, 2023

This exhibit acknowledges and honors the original inhabitants of Shawnee County.  Many tribes have cultivated the land, built homes, named the flora and fauna, and were forcibly moved to, and away from, what we now call home.  Often the history of Topeka and Shawnee County leaves out the many Nations that have called this land home.
Do Pi Ka: A Land Acknowledgement will explore art and culture of the Indigenous people and artists who made, and continue to make, Topeka and Shawnee County their home today.

Light & Shadow
Dec 15, 2023 – Feb 18, 2024

Explore the dramatic interplay of light and shadow through art from the library’s permanent collection.

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Articles

I didn’t know the library had origami kits!

Can our intern successfully make a crane with the help of an origami kit?

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Artsy Crafty Library: The art of macramé

If you’ve been thinking of attempting macramé, this is your sign!

Youth Art Month

Visit the library by March 25 to view top art by Kansas K-12 students. Youth Art Month is a celebration of the visual arts.

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