The Salina Art Center is celebrating the final First Friday of the year by giving the public more time to see three exhibitions by five artists.
On Friday, the Salina Art Center, 242 South Santa Fe Avenue, will extend its gallery hours to 7 p.m. Admission is free.
Guests can explore exhibitions including In Range by Jennifer Ray, The Spaces Between featuring Robert Bubp, Lynn Benson, and Tim Stone, and Hoping You Are Well by Rachel Epp Buller.
Additionally, Epp Buller is the artist-in-residence through Dec. 20. Hoping You Are Well is an installation that is a direct response to the sudden changes in the way we engage with art and museums forced upon us during COVID times. During her residency, Epp Buller will be secluded with her work in the South Gallery, the only connection with the artist will be through letter writing. Viewers are invited to write letters for the project.
"We invite you to write a letter about a time you felt cared for by someone else and deliver them to Rachel while she is in residence," the art center noted in a news release.
Letters can be dropped off in person at the art center during public hours, written from the ARTery from 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Wednesday-Saturday, or mailed to the following address:
Rachel Epp Buller
Salina Art Center
242 S Santa Fe
Salina, KS 67401
Beginning in December, the art center is changing gallery hours to 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Wednesday-Saturday. Through December and January, the galleries are closed on Sundays. Admission is always free.