April 7, 2019
A live musical performance featuring classical saxophonist Dr. Anna Marie Wytko. Composer Dr. Joseph Wytko will present introductory remarks. More
Susan Mayo and the WC String Quartet
April 28, 2019
Dr. Susan Mayo has been part of the musical landscape of Kansas for over 30 years. While an artist-in-residence of the Tallgrass Artist Residency program in the summer of 2018, Dr. Mayo composed a string quartet inspired by the sounds of the Flint Hills prairie. More
Kansas Fish Wizard Tour
May 4, 2019
Come along on a fun fish sampling tour of Flint Hills streams led by renowned fisheries scientists, Dr. David Edds, Joe Tomelleri, and Dr. Brian Bohnsack. Participants are in for an unforgettable experience. Pop-up exhibit by Fish Artist Joseph Tomelleri More
Poetry by Beasley and Brimhall | and an Open Mic
February 17, 2018
The first in a series of poetry events at Volland. Sandra Beasley and Traci Brimhall will read, followed by an Open Mic. All poets are welcome! More
Getting Hooked: The Rugs of Cecilia Evans Clement
November 18, 2017-February 4, 2018
“Turning into a ‘hooker’ about the age of sixty has been one of the most gratifying things I have ever done.” More
SIREN CALL | Photographs by Lily Brooks
February 11 – April 29, 2018
This study of tornado sirens was made by Lily Brooks during repeated visits to Wabaunsee County and central Kansas between 2016 and 2017. They will be exhibited alongside Brooks’ long-term project We Have to Count the Clouds. More
Telling Water’s Story
March 10, 2018
Featured speakers Cynthia Barnett and Jeff Davidson will tell the story of Water – in Kansas and around the world. More
Hookers Show and Tell
January 28, 2018
Hookers Show and Tell. All “hookers” and collectors are invited for an afternoon of showing, telling, and visiting. More
Weather Events
Spring 2018
Everyone talks about the weather. An artist, a poet, scientists, authors, and a watershed specialist will approach weather from different points of view in a series of “weather events.” Join your friends at Volland to talk about the weather. More
Kansas Weather in Life, Literature, and Photography
April 8, 2018
The second in a series of poetry events at Volland is focused on Kansas weather. Not only is our weather some of the most dramatic in the world, but our relationship to weather shapes how we see ourselves. More
Climate Change: Testing the Resilience of Flint Hills Prairies
April 15, 2018
What will the changing climate mean for the Flint Hills? The tallgrass? How will it affect the lives and livelihoods of FlintHills ranchers? More
The New Science of Weather
April 22, 2018
Featured speakers Judith Schwartz and Walter Jehne will discuss “The New Science of Weather” and how the way the treat the land has an impact on the kind of weather we experience More