Cultivating Creativity in Harper County, KS
For our littlest artists — come make a masterpiece!! We are partnering with Higher Grounds & Leather Bounds Coffeeshop in Anthony to teach a monthly art class (on the third Tuesday of each month) to ages 3-5!
$10/monthly class. Sign up at the Coffeeshop to hold your spot. Registration cost covers all art materials.
This casting call for “The Lion King Jr” is open to students 4th through 12th grades. The time is come-and-go, but plan to spend 20-30 minutes with us. Come prepared with a memorized piece (something like a poem or a monologue) and an a cappella song. We’ll also include quick piano-accompanied singing of ‘Happy Birthday’ and a short dance audition — we’ll teach you a short bit of choreography, and then you’ll present it with a group. We want to hear and see what you bring to the stage!
This free workshop is optional for auditioning for “The Lion King Jr.”, but it’s a great chance to get some practice on the stage, brush up on those acting skills, and get some helpful pointers for your upcoming auditions!
Come join us for the 8th annual Benefit in the Barn — we affectionately call it the “Barnifit”! This fun evening is worth braving the chilly night air — we’ve got a delicious soup supper (no tickets or reservation needed!), a virtual silent auction with items curated by the Arts Center board, live entertainment, and a lively pie auction. We hope you’ll come for an evening together, benefitting the work we do, and having some fun at the same time!
For our littlest artists — come make a masterpiece!! We are partnering with Higher Grounds & Leather Bounds Coffeeshop in Anthony to teach a monthly art class (on the third Tuesday of each month) to ages 3-5!
$10/monthly class. Sign up at the Coffeeshop to hold your spot. Registration cost covers all art materials.
Happy trees and happy accidents — come learn to paint like Bob Ross! This 2-hour class includes everything you need to paint a beautiful landscape from start to finish. This class is perfect for kids and teens!!
The Arts Center is excited to host this Bob Ross Painting Workshop on Saturday, November 16th at 2-4 pm, and the $30 registration cost includes all supplies and instruction. Space is limited.
Instructor Derese McAbee (of Butterbee Boutique out of Pratt, KS) is a certified Bob Ross instructor who hosts monthly painting workshops at the Pratt Public Library. She also holds private painting classes and classes for other businesses and organizations.
The Wichita Children’s Theatre Professional Touring Company will present SCHOOL DAZE at Chaparral High School, on Friday, November 15th, 2024, at 2 pm. This performance is for students in grades 3rd through 6th.
The Wichita Children’s Theatre Professional Touring Company will present ELEPHANT & PIGGIE at Chaparral High School, on Friday, November 15th, 2024, at 10 am. This performance is for students in grades Pre-K through 2nd.
For our littlest artists — come make a masterpiece!! We are partnering with Higher Grounds & Leather Bounds Coffeeshop in Anthony to teach a monthly art class (on the third Tuesday of each month) to ages 3-5!
$10/monthly class. Sign up at the Coffeeshop to hold your spot. Registration cost covers all art materials.
Let your imagination run wild! At this clay camp, artists will turn a block of clay into their own monster. They’ll learn hand-building techniques, create unique details and textures, and glaze their monster in wild shades of colors.
Totally rad! This camp is an explosion of color — learning different ways of tying and different ways of dying — with some great results! Over two days, each artist will tie-dye a t-shirt, bandanas, a pair of socks, and a beach towel. (This camp is Thursday, Friday of this week, meeting each day from 10-11:30 am.)
***This camp is for students going into 3rd through 7th grades.***
Create your own superhero! This camp will work all of your creative muscles — dreaming up a superhero, making a comic strip to depict their adventures, and designing their costume. It’s gonna be SUPER fun! (This camp is Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday of this week, meeting each day from 10-11:30 am.)
***This camp is for students going into 1st through 4th grades.***
Led by Juliana Whisman & Hannah Aldritt.
The Arts Center is proud to present a double feature for your entertainment! The Summer Stock Theatre Camp Players will open with a mini production of ‘Ninja Red Riding Hood’, as pre-show entertainment for the cult classic 'Shrek'!
Come for a week of theatre camp, and join us as we put together a mini productions based on the book ‘Ninja Red Riding Hood’! It’ll have all the pieces of putting together a play — learning fun music and choreography, pulling together sets and costumes, casting roles and putting a show on the stage — all in one week! Then we’ll finish off the week by performing the show at the Historic Anthony Theatre on Saturday, June 1st at 7 pm (as pre-show entertainment, opening for ‘Shrek’!)
***This theatre camp is for students going into 4th through 9th grades.***
Led by Alison White & Juliana Whisman.
Pop into the Historic Anthony Theatre on BalloonFest weekend to grab some hot, fresh popcorn and see this funny a mini melodrama (only 15 minutes long!) by the Arts Center Players. It’s a fun, free, family-friendly show, and you can see it at 10 am, 12 pm, and 1 pm!
Get your best ‘boo hiss!’ ready for the villain, along with a sweet ‘oooooh aaaaaah!’ for the heroine…and will the hero get there in time to save the day?!
Pop into the Historic Anthony Theatre on BalloonFest weekend to grab some hot, fresh popcorn and see this funny a mini melodrama (only 15 minutes long!) by the Arts Center Players. It’s a fun, free, family-friendly show, and you can see it at 10 am, 12 pm, and 1 pm!
Get your best ‘boo hiss!’ ready for the villain, along with a sweet ‘oooooh aaaaaah!’ for the heroine…and will the hero get there in time to save the day?!
Pop into the Historic Anthony Theatre on BalloonFest weekend to grab some hot, fresh popcorn and see this funny a mini melodrama (only 15 minutes long!) by the Arts Center Players. It’s a fun, free, family-friendly show, and you can see it at 10 am, 12 pm, and 1 pm!
Get your best ‘boo hiss!’ ready for the villain, along with a sweet ‘oooooh aaaaaah!’ for the heroine…and will the hero get there in time to save the day?!
Join us, alongside some other fabulous Harper County creatives, at Gallery Mostaza’s annual farmer's market style show! We’ll be doing two make&take projects — busy bee prints for free and exclusive event tote bags for $10, and that’s just a small part of the events offerings!
Gallery Mostaza will be open with a fresh batch of ceramic creations, and there will be live music and other great shopping (fresh flowers, cool prints, yummy cheesecakes, and more!)
Once Upon A Mattress: Youth Edition is a one-hour musical adaptation of ‘The Princess and the Pea’.
Many moons ago, princesses came from far and wide to win the hand of Prince Dauntless, but none could pass the impossible tests given to them by the Queen. That is, until the “shy” swamp princess, Winnifred the Woebegone, showed up. Would she be able to pass the Sensitivity Test and marry her prince? Carried on a wave of wonderful songs, by turns hilarious and raucous, romantic and melodic, this rollicking spin on the classic tale provides some side-splitting shenanigans.
Once Upon a Mattress (Youth Edition) is presented through special arrangement with Concord Theatricals.
Once Upon A Mattress: Youth Edition is a one-hour musical adaptation of ‘The Princess and the Pea’.
Many moons ago, princesses came from far and wide to win the hand of Prince Dauntless, but none could pass the impossible tests given to them by the Queen. That is, until the “shy” swamp princess, Winnifred the Woebegone, showed up. Would she be able to pass the Sensitivity Test and marry her prince? Carried on a wave of wonderful songs, by turns hilarious and raucous, romantic and melodic, this rollicking spin on the classic tale provides some side-splitting shenanigans.
Once Upon a Mattress (Youth Edition) is presented through special arrangement with Concord Theatricals.
Once Upon A Mattress: Youth Edition is a one-hour musical adaptation of ‘The Princess and the Pea’.
Many moons ago, princesses came from far and wide to win the hand of Prince Dauntless, but none could pass the impossible tests given to them by the Queen. That is, until the “shy” swamp princess, Winnifred the Woebegone, showed up. Would she be able to pass the Sensitivity Test and marry her prince? Carried on a wave of wonderful songs, by turns hilarious and raucous, romantic and melodic, this rollicking spin on the classic tale provides some side-splitting shenanigans.
***This performance is invitation only for local schools.***
Once Upon a Mattress (Youth Edition) is presented through special arrangement with Concord Theatricals.
The Wichita Children’s Theatre Professional Touring Company will present FLAT STANLEY at Chaparral High School on Friday, February 2nd, 2024, at 2 pm. This performance is for students in grades 3rd through 6th.
The Wichita Children’s Theatre Professional Touring Company will present THE UGLY DUCKLING at Chaparral High School, on Friday, February 2nd, 2024, at 9 am. This performance is for students in grades Pre-K through 2nd.
This casting call for “Once Upon a Mattress (Youth Edition)” is open to students 4th through 12th grades. The time is come-and-go, but plan to spend 20-30 minutes with us. Come prepared with a memorized piece (something like a poem or a monologue). We’ll also include a vocal audition (we’ll teach you a short bit of music from the show, and you’ll sing it by yourself) and a short dance audition (we’ll teach you a short bit of choreography, and then you’ll present it with a group). We want to hear and see what you bring to the stage!
This free workshop is optional for auditioning for “Once Upon a Mattress (Youth Edition)”, but it’s a great chance to get some practice on the stage, brush up on those acting skills, and get some helpful pointers for your upcoming auditions!
Come join us for the 7th annual Benefit in the Barn — we affectionately call it the “Barnifit”! This fun evening is worth braving the chilly night air — we’ve got a delicious soup supper (no tickets or reservation needed!), a virtual silent auction with items curated by the Arts Center board, live entertainment, and a lively pie auction. We hope you’ll come for an evening together, benefitting the work we do, and having some fun at the same time!
A day full of fun festivities — all celebrating fall in the city of Anthony, Kansas! Live music, hay scramble, pumpkin decorating, vendors, food, music, and FUN!
What about art events? We’ll be working on a mural at the Arts Center building, and we’d love to have your help painting! Come grab a brush, paint for a bit, and have a hand in transforming a little corner of Anthony.
We hope to see you there!
A day full of fun festivities — all celebrating the city of Harper, Kansas! Vendors, bed races, BBQ contest, food, music, games, inflatables, crafts and FUN!
What about art events? We’re hosting muralist Christian Stanley, who is painting a mural at Central & 10th Street, so you can come watch him make mural magic! We’ll also have a booth where you can come make&take a button of your own design.
We hope to see you there!
Introducing...improv classes for teens (ages 13-18)! These are beginning level short-form improv class, taught by Jessie Grey from Flying Pig Improv, based in Wichita, Kansas. Classes will be held at the Arts Center building, and the cost is $10 per student per class (and the first one is free!). No need to sign up — just show up, ready for anything!
Let your imagination run wild! At this clay camp, artists will turn a block of clay into their own monster. They’ll learn hand-building techniques, create unique details and textures, and glaze their monster in wild shades of colors.
***Artists need to be present for all three days of the camp to complete their monster.
