112 E 11th . Hays, Kansas . 785-625-7522
HAYS ARTS CENTER
Monday - Friday from 10am to 4pm
Saturdays from 10am to 1pm
exhibitions, programs & events
2021 Summer Art Walk
The Hays Arts Council Summer Art Walk will be held Friday, June 18 from 6:30 to 9:30pm. . . . with a couple of locations starting early & some music & dancing going even later!
The complete list of locations & features posted here soon!
"sizzlin' summer 2021" art classes
Check out all the great opportunities for young people in our summer youth art program! Enrollment available in ceramics, drawing, printmaking, painting, acting & theatre, stained glass, arts & crafts, and more - with great instructors ready for fun!
Smoky Hill Opening & Spring Art Walk
The 52nd Annual Smoky Hill Art Exhibition opened May 1 as the anchor of our 2021 Spring Art Walk - concluding June 9.
Follow the link below for images of the exhibition & awarded works, the "juror's statement" & entry info, as well as scenes from the Spring Art Walk
25th Annual Famous Figures
This performing arts project for Ellis County 5th grade students promotes research skills, awareness & appreciation of a positive role model, thinking & writing in a creative manner, and developing acting and public speaking skills
2021 Creative Writing Contest
This annual creative writing project in prose & poetry is open to Ellis County students in Kindergarten through 12th grade, with the FHSU English Department serving as the judging panel. Follow the link below to download this year's book.
37TH ANNUAL FIVE STATE PHOTOGRAPHY
This annual photography competition and exhibition is open to photographers in Kansas, Nebraska, Missouri, Oklahoma, and Colorado. Follow the link below for details and entry form for this year's Five State Photography Competition
jay & leslie's laughing matters
Our annual school residency & public performance with Jay & Leslie Cady had to be presented in a manner as unique as this year. But, with the support of our sponsors, we did it. . . and, we have all their performances here for you! Follow the link below for the videos & info on these special artists.
"A Quiet America" & "Back to Hays"
The 1976 Swiss documentary on Hays, Kansas is now available for viewing, as is the 2015 sequel produced by one of the original filmmakers
2021 Hays Arts Council Art Walks
Spring Art Walk - Saturday, May 1
with FHSU Jazz Band concert Friday, April 30
Summer Art Walk - Friday, June 18
Fall Art Walk - Friday, August 27
Winter Art Walk -Saturday, December 4
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