112 E 11th . Hays, Kansas . 785-625-7522
Smoky Hill Art Competition & Exhbition
The 56th Annual "Smoky Hill" was the result of a juried competitive open to anyone residing in Kansas.
This year, 276 works were entered by artists from throughout the state, with 57 selected for exhibition by juror Jay D. Nelson, who also determined cash awards totaling $3,000.
The Smoky Hill Exhibition opened as the anchor of the Hays Arts Council Spring Art Walk on Saturday, April 26 (opening & Art Walk images below). The exhibition will run through June 6.
2025 JUROR
Jay Nelson is an art curator and former owner and director of the Strecker Nelson Gallery. He served as a member of the Kansas Arts Commission and with his wife Barbara, received the "Kansas Governor's Award" for arts advocacy.
Works & awards
Ye Wang ~ Topeka
"The Crystal Shoes" ~ oil on canvas
$15,000
$400 cash award
opening & 2025 Spring Art Walk
2025 Smoky Hill & spring art walk sponsors
2024 Smoky Hill Art Exhibition
works & awards
Anthony Corraro ~ Wichita, KS
Self
four-silkscreen print using refined,
dyed and pulverized dust (17"x15")
NFS ~ $700 cash award
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