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Hays Arts Council

Smoky Hill Art Exhibition

 The Hays Arts Council announces the opening of the 57th Annual Smoky Hill Art Competition & Exhibition, the longest-standing Juried art competition in the state of Kansas. Out of 289 entries, 60 were selected for exhibition. Opened April 25th as the anchor of the 2026 Spring Art Walk and will remain open at 1010 Main 

Smoky Hill Exhibition

2026 Smoky Hill & spring art walk sponsors

2026 works & awards

Thais Villalobos ~ Dodge City

"Plantimals Portraits" ~ Mixed Media Collage

NFS

    2026 Spring Art Walk

      2025 Smoky exhibition

      2025 Works & awards

      Ye Wang ~ Topeka

      "The Crystal Shoes" ~ oil   on canvas

      $15,000

      $400 cash award

      opening & 2025 Spring Art Walk

      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

      Hays Arts Council

      Mail: 112 East 11th Street - Hays, Kansas 67601

      785.625.7522

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