A Place for Art and Community
The Volland Store opened in 1913 in the little railroad community of Volland and quickly became the social and cultural center of the ranching community that surrounded it.
Today the former general store has been re-purposed as an art gallery, event center, and Loft accommodation. It is once more a gathering place for the community, both near and far.
Located in a scenic valley in the Flint Hills, the Store is an award-winning space with good art and friendly conversation. It is a place where history is palpable, and ideas are fresh. Cell phones don't work much, and internet is slow. It's a good place to slow down and reboot.
24098 Volland Road, Alma, Kansas
785-499-3616
Open Saturdays and Sunday 12 - 5pm
and by appointment 785-499-3616
September 30 | 2 pm |Refreshments | Free admission
Rob Manes, Director of The Nature Conservancy, Kansas Chapter
with music by Rob Manes and Heather Miller
Lunch with Rob and Heather | 12:30 pm | $12.50 | Reservations by September 26
A site-specific installation by Shawn Skabelund
August 5 | "The West in Poetry and Song," Jeff Davidson, Cowboy Poet, Musician, Songwriter
August 26 |"Coming to Kansas Territory," Joyce Thierer, Ride Into History.
A first-person narrative of Mary Fix, one of the earliest settlers in Volland, and Joyce's great-great grandmother.
September 8 | "Voices from the Flint Hills" Residents and fans of the Flint Hills: bring family histories and photographs, sketch books, artwork, poetry, writings –whatever says "Flint Hills" to you. Open house 12-5 pm. Community conversation led by Cindy Hoedel, journalist and resident of Matfield Green, at 2 pm.
September 22 | "Writing from a Sense of Place --About Ordinary and Extraordinary Kansans," Kevin Rabas, Kansas Poet Laureate. Poetry with drums. Followed by Open Mic open to all poets.
September 30 | "The Flint Hills: Last Stand of the Tallgrass Prairie," Rob Manes, Director of The Nature Conservancy, Kansas Chapter, with music by Rob Manes and Heather Miller.
October 14 | Closing Reception of "Encircling Vastness" by Shawn Skabelund. Opening: "Binding the Earth to Sky," a hay bale sculpture by Shawn Skabelund. Cindy Hoedel will read an original word portrait woven together from impressions gathered at "Voices from the Flint Hills."
All events are at The Volland Store at 2 pm
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Artist Shawn Skabelund from Arizona creates a site-specific installation, inspired by a Fall 2017 residency at The Volland Store. Opening Reception, July 22, presentation by Poet Tony Crawford and artist Shawn Skabelund will be followed by conversation about Place in the Flint Hills. More
