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Exhibitions
All In Good Art Auction
October 20th - November 15th, 2025
All in Good Art, Exhibit and Online Auction - raised over $14,000 in collaboration with the first Annual Block Party on the Bricks
This exhibition represented the commitment of a dedicated community of artists who continue to support the Hays Arts Council’s mission to sustain operations and foster arts programming throughout Hays and the surrounding region.
Each work of art has been generously donated by local and regional artists, exemplifying their enduring dedication, creativity, and contribution to the cultural vitality of our community.
All proceeds support the Hays Arts Council’s Art Walks, Youth, and Exhibition Programming.
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To the Stars - Society of Layerists & Mixed Media
August 28th - October 3rd, 2025
To The Stars was the theme for the 2025 SLMM national exhibition and conference, being considered the perfect catalyst for the Society of Layerists in Multi-Media members to unleash their creativity. Their layered artwork reflects an imaginative exploration of our interconnected, holistic existence. Viewers are invited to see each piece as a vision of a future in harmony with the universe- one that reminds us the journey begins within. We dedicate this exhibition, TO THE STARS, to the late Mary Carroll Nelson, SLMM Founder.
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vANISHING dEPTH BY dIANA uNREIN
June 20th - Aug 13th, 2025
Diana Unrein has been creating art for over four decades.
Born and raised on the island of Cyprus in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea, Diana is most at home near the water, is an avid swimmer, and lover of all things aquatic. She left Cyprus to attend college in the United States, enrolling at Fort Hays State University as an undergraduate. There, she earned her BFA and MFA degrees in art with an emphasis in painting.
This exhibition was a culmination of her fascination with water and exploring three dimensional ceramics alongside her underwater figurative paintings.
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Elemental
August 23rd - October 10th, 2024
Elemental: of, relating to, or of the nature of the four elements - earth, water, air, and fire, or of any one of them; wild and powerful; like the forces of nature
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She Is...
August 25th - October 5th, 2023
An exhibition celebrating female imagery featuring paintings, sculpture, photography, drawings, silk screens and etchings by: Ann L. Carter, Pete Felten, Rachel Foster, Linda Ganstrom, Michaela Valli Groeblacher, Jee hyun Hwang, Michael Florian Jilg, Lacey Lewis, Matthew Miller, Chari Roberts Peak, Barbara Waterman Peters, Patrick Schlotterback, Leon J. Staab, Mike Strong, Diana Unrein, Rodney Wood, Ye Wang, Amy Warfield
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Friday & Lawrence
June 16th - August 4th, 2023
An exhibition celebrating female imagery featuring paintings, sculpture, photography, drawings, silk screens and etchings by: Ann L. Carter, Pete Felten, Rachel Foster, Linda Ganstrom, Michaela Valli Groeblacher, Jee hyun Hwang, Michael Florian Jilg, Lacey Lewis, Matthew Miller, Chari Roberts Peak, Barbara Waterman Peters, Patrick Schlotterback, Leon J. Staab, Mike Strong, Diana Unrein, Rodney Wood, Ye Wang, Amy Warfield
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Wood , jilg & Epp
August - October 2023
Windfalls of passion
Often categorized as “Magic Realism,” Rodney Wood’s paintings engage and mystify. His inspiration comes from a variety of sources but consistently appears via his desire to explore the human condition with enigma and mystery open doors to the unexpected
Intaglio: Below the Surface
Intaglio is the Italian word for engraving, and for his process, Phil Epp uses the method of drypoint, Michael Jilg makes etchings. Both techniques rely on images drawn on metal plates, with the printing ink then sitting just “below the surface” of the plate.
Humanimals
In Rodney Wood’s second exhibition featuring his “Humanimals” series, the unique personalities of some extraordinary friends provide yet another source of inspiration. This exhibition features reproductions of Wood's original series of paintings.
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Mysterious Iconography
August 27th - October 8th, 2021
For twenty-three years, Gordon Sherman was a professor of printmaking in the Fort Hays State University Department of Art and Design. He was also a prolific and award-winning artist whose work was exhibited nationally and internationally. Following his retirement last December, we began working with him on his retrospective exhibition. Sadly, Gordon passed away early this summer, but with the support of his family and colleagues, we were able to carry out those plans and are honored to present this showcase of his creative legacy.
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