Apr/May -2024

This exhibit featured artwork about resistance that put a spotlight on the role of artists as agents of change in our society.

Artists featured in this show included Vivian Bluett, Nicole Colunga, Becky Drager, Miranda Easton, Harvey Flowers, Lisa LaRue-Baker (Cherokee Nation), Leonard LeDoux, Jr., Angela Lexow, Julian Mace, Azyz Sharafy, Zandra Sneed-Dawkins, Michael V. Toombs and Jeremy Wangler.

Feb/Mar - 2024

This show unapologetically magnified the magnificence of Black People, Black Culture, Black Stories and Black Expression. The showcase was a culmination of extraordinary work created by established and emerging local black artists from the Topeka, Lawrence and Kansas City Metro area and was curated by artist Aisha Imani Sanaa.

Artists featured in this exhibit were: Jasmine Ali, Vivian Bluett, Summer Brooks, Lynell Diggs, Claude Harris, Leonard Le'Doux, Randy McCall, Alisha Saucedo, Harold Smith, Michael V. Toombs, Lauren Wiley and Joshua Williams.

Nov/Dec 2023 - Jan 2024

This exhibit, entitled “Playing Favorites” invited area artists to show their own personal favorite works. Featuring artwork by Amy Allen, Michael Bradley, Leslie Carson Wolfe, Naomi Cashman, Meaghan Conant, Becky Drager, Sharon Easterling, Miranda Easton, Lyman Edwards, Meredith Field, Sarah Fizell, Harvey Flowers, Doug Frye, Jonah Graf, Ash Grubb, Michael Hooper, Rodney L. Hoover, Reuben IronHorse-Kent (Ioway/Otoe/Kickapoo), Jodee Jensen, Cindy Kersenbrock, Jennie Ketter, Angela Lexow, Kristine Luber, Seuss Mace, Theresa Martin, Michael Mize, Larry Peters, Jancy Pettit, Daniel Priest III, Konrad Pumpkin Seed (Oglala Sioux), Bernadette Robbins, Aisha Imani Sanaa, Azyz Sharafy, Zandra Sneed-Dawkins, Hi Stockwell, Tyler Thornton, Barbara Waterman-Peters, Becki Waugh, Lesa Weller and Janet Zoble.

Sept/Oct - 2023

During September & October, ArtsConnect presented an exhibition of artworks by ten artists who are members of federally recognized tribal nations. These thought-provoking works center on contemporary social/environmental issues as well as Native cultural traditions. This show was made possible with the generous support of Lisa LaRue-Baker (Cherokee Nation), The Do Pi Ka Project, Tonantzin Society, Kansas Creative Arts Industries Commission and the National Endowment for the Arts.

Artists featured in this exhibit were: Mona Cliff (Aaniiih/Nakota), Lisa LaRue-Baker (Cherokee Nation), Reuben IronHorse-Kent (Ioway/Otoe/Kickapoo), Travis Komahcheet (Comanche/Otoe), Troy Komahcheet (Comanche), Jolie Lippitt (Potawatomi Nation), Kent Miller (Iowa Tribe of Kansas and Nebraska/Assinnaboine Sioux), Jessica Young Bird Mitchell (Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation & Three Affiliated Tribes of North Dakota) and Konrad Pumpkin Seed (Oglala Lakota).

July/August - 2023

This exhibit featured artwork by 33 artists who have participated in the Artist INC Topeka program in 2021, 2022 or 2023 as an artist, peer facilitator or administrator.

Amy Allen, Kim Brook, Jean Denney, Lyman Edwards, Matthew Filby, Sarah Fizell, Harvey Flowers, Jonah Graf, Ash Grubb, Jodee Jensen, Cindy Kersenbrock, Erika Kjorlie Geery, Phyll Klima, Allison Koerner-Smith, Lisa LaRue-Baker (Cherokee Nation), Angela Lexow, Theresa Martin, Xavier Martinez, Tiena Nazzaro, Laura Odell, Paul Rudy, Alisha Saucedo, Jose Saucedo, Zandra Sneed-Dawkins, Susan Theroff, Jeremy Wangler, Becki Waugh, Lesa Weller and Kelly Yarbrough.

April/May/June - 2023

A juried exhibition of works by students from the WU School of Art and featured works in a variety of disciplines and subject matter. This exhibit was juried by Ruben Bryan Castillo.

Feb/March - 2023

This exhibit was been made possible by Living the Dream, Inc. and the Topeka Chapter of the LINKS, Inc. Featuring artwork submitted by K-12 students as part of the Living the Dream Art Contest as well as artists Alisha Saucedo, Aisha Imani Sanaa, Jordan Brooks, Oshara Meesha and Zandra Sneed-Dawkins.

Nov/Dec/Jan - 2022/2023

This exhibition showcased digital and 3D works from 22 students from the digital painting and 3D design courses at Washburn University.

Sept/Oct - 2022

This exhibit featured works by a pair of accomplished Black artists who offer commentary on current events and focus on untold stories. Doug Barret is Kansas-based photographer, cinematographer and Michael Toombs, who an accomplished painter, muralist and longtime art activist.

June/July/Aug - 2022

Featuring works of art by artists who have participated in the Aaron Douglas Art Fair in the past alongside the work of the 2022 Aaron Douglas Art Fair’s featured artist, Pradeep Bangalore.

Apr/May - 2022

ArtsConnect hosted a multimedia performance & installation of artwork by Topeka artist Tina Brackman. The installation was on view for the First Friday Artwalk in April and May of 2022. The installation opened and closed with performances of the work by the artist.

Jan/Feb/Mar - 2022

ArtsConnect was thrilled to showcase works of art by Washburn University senior art students as well as selected works by their mentors, Marguerite Perret & MIchael Hager. In this exhibition, students consider the theme of metamorphosis, transformation and change from many different perspectives.

Dec/Oct/Nov - 2021

This group show featured works by a variety of artists, muralists, sculptors and students. Additionally, the gallery featured poster artwork created for Amplifier, a non-profit design lab focused on promoting social change through the arts and advocated for increased awarness about the importance of COVID-19 vaccinations.

Sept/Oct - 2021

Works by artists whose larger paintings are found in murals throughout Topeka alongside works by Quincy Signature Visual Arts Elementary School students.

June/July/Aug - 2021

The gallery featured works by artists who participated in the 2021 Artist INC Topeka cohort as well as works by the 2021 Aaron Douglas Art Fair Featured Artist, Aisha Imani Sanaa.

April/May - 2021

Despite having opened the gallery nearly 14 months prior, this exhibit of works by muralist and painter, Robert Tapley Bustamante, was the first time the gallery had been open to the public since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. Works by various artists represented by SouthWind Gallery were also shown.