May 21, 2020.
(Open the link for recorded presentation) Lisa Grossman will lead a virtual tour of her river paintings in the Volland Store gallery, followed by a conversation with the artist. More
Rural | Urban Invitational II
October 19, 2019 – March 1, 2020.
The exhibit re-opens and will continue through the Closing Reception March 1. Rural and Urban artists from Kansas, Iowa, and Oklahoma exhibit their work and offer food for thought to a Rural and Urban audience. More
Prairie Studies Institute
A Biennial Residency Program
A Collaboration of The Volland Store Gallery and the Marianna Kistler Beach Museum of Art at Kansas State University. The first PSI residents arrived in the fall of 2019: artist Zhang Hongtu and photojournalist Jim Richardson. More
HUNGRY HEARTLAND
September 7 – October 6, 2019
“Food deserts in Kansas.” An exhibition by students from the Art, Journalism, and English departments at Kansas State University. An exploration of the lack of fresh food in a land of plenty. More
Zhang Hongtu and Jim Richardson
October 6, 2019
The first Prairie Studies Institute residents are arriving this fall. Artist Zhang Hongtu and photojournalist Jim Richardson will speak at the Closing Reception of the art exhibit Hungry Heartland. PSI is a collaboration of The Volland Store Gallery and the Marianna Kistler Beach Museum of Art at Kansas State University. More
Time Machines IV | Annual Vintage Motorcycle Exhibit
October 12-13, 2019
A selection of nine extraordinary vintage motorcycles curated by Tom Strongman. Food. Music. Fun. Four scenic routes to Volland. Ride your motorcycle and display it on the lawn! More
The Smithsonian is coming to Volland!
March 13, 2021 – April 25, 2021
The Volland Store is one of six sites in Kansas that have been selected to host “Crossroads: Change in Rural America,” a traveling exhibit by the Smithsonian. More
Zhang Hongtu, Artist-in-residence
June 1-11, 2019
Zhang Hongtu, artist, will join Mary Pinard as a co-resident in Volland’s first multi-disciplinary residency. Hear him discuss his fascination with bison and the new portfolio of prairie work he is developing, June 8, 4 pm, at The Volland Store More
MARY PINARD | Poet in Residence
June 3, 2017
The Volland Store welcomes Mary Pinard, our first poet-in-residence, May 26 – June 6, 2017. Mary has enjoyed residencies in the southern part of the Flint Hills and is looking forward to experiencing our part of the tallgrass prairie. More