2020
We have a feeling it’s going to be a good first year of the new decade, and we look forward to enjoying it with you! Check back frequently for details and new events (this is just the first draft!) More
The Volland Store hours of operation are:
Saturdays and Sundays, noon - 5 pm
Call Marci Spaw at 785-499-3616 to schedule an appointment.
Art Party | Closing Reception
March 1, 2020.
Many of the exhibiting artists will be present and will participate in a panel moderated by Saralyn Reece Hardy, Marilyn Stokstad Director of Spencer Museum of Art at KU. 2 pm. > 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
Petroglyphs of the Kansas Smoky Hills
March 22, 2020.
“New book documents in words and photos the petroglyphs of animals, people and strange shapes — hidden treasure in central Kansans — carved long ago by Native Americans into soft sandstone of the Smoky Hills”_Topeka Capital Journal More
Kelley Hunt with her Touring Band
March 28, 2020
Kelley Hunt returns to Volland! Roots/Blues/Americana/Singer Songwriter will rock Volland. Tickets on sale now. Don’t miss it! More
Winter in the Flint Hills at the Loft in The Volland Store
2020
The days are short. The colors are subtle, the air is bracing, and the skies are filled with stars. Experience Winter in the Flint Hills More
Geraldine Craig
Rural | Urban Artist |October 19, 2019 – March 1, 2020
Gerry Craig is an artist and writer whose research-based practice focuses on the intersections and relationships between textile history, theory or criticism, curatorial work, studio practice. More
Holly Wilson
Rural | Urban Artist |October 19, 2019 – March 1, 2020
Holly Wilson is a multi-media artist who creates figures which serve as her storytellers to the world, conveying stories of the sacred and the precious, capturing moments of our day, our vulnerabilities and our strengths. More
Levi Robb
Rural | Urban Artist |October 19, 2019 – March 1, 2020
Levi Robb grew up in Morning Sun, IA, surrounded by vast expanses of space, dense timberland, and the Mississippi River. This agrarian landscape played an important role in shaping him as an artist and designer. More
A. Mary Kay
Rural | Urban Artist |October 19, 2019 – March 1, 2020
A.Mary Kay lives and paints in rural Lindsborg, Kansas. Born in London England, she has lived in the USA for 32 years. She earned an MFA in Painting from Yale University. In 2014 Kay was selected as one of three artists to represent Kansas for the exhibition State of the Art: Discovering American Art Now, at Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art More
Norman Akers
Rural | Urban Artist |October 19, 2019 – March 1, 2020
As an Osage artist, Norman explores issues of identity, culture, including mythos, place, and the dynamics of personal and cultural transformation. Underlying principles that inform his art include tribal oral histories, art historical references, and nature. More
Rena Detrixhe
Rural | Urban Artist |October 19, 2019 – March 1, 2020
The daughter of a soil conservation technician and a ceramicist, Rena grew up in the post rock region of central Kansas, just south of Russell. Most of her childhood was spent on her family’s 10 acres in the country surrounded by farmland and a creek tributary to the Smoky Hill River. More