[ In Arts Calendar ]

Topeka Capital-Journal, The, Aug 19, 2001 by Capital-Journal

Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, 4525 Oak, Kansas City, Mo. Gold of the Nomads: Scythian Treasures from Ancient Ukraine, through today, Aug. 19. Mirror with a Memory: The Art of the American Daguerreotype, Sunday, Oct. 13, through Sun., Jan. 6. Hours: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday through Thursday; 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Friday; 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday; noon to 5 p.m. Sunday. All parking lots except those for people with disabilities are closed for construction of a new museum parking garage. Free museum parking is available on the fourth and fifth levels of the Manor Square Park Garage at 4050 Pennsylvania in the nearby Westport neighborhood. The Shuttlecock Express, a deluxe coach, will provide free, roundtrip transportation between the parking garage and the music every 15 minutes during museum hours. During the construction, which will last through mid-2002, admission to the museum will be free. (816) 751-1ART. www.nelson-atkins.org.

Elsewhere

Great Bend --- Shafer Art Gallery, Barton County Community College, 245 N.E. 30th Road. Prairie Print Makers from ExhibitsUSA, through Sunday, Sept. 30. Powwow: Native American Celebration, photographs by Andrew Hogarth, Tuesday, Sept. 4, through Sunday, Sept. 30. Hours: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday; 1 to 4 p.m. Sunday. (316) 792-9242. www.barton.cc.ks.us/gallery.> Lindsborg --- Birger Sandzen Memorial Gallery, 401 N. 1st."Elmer J. Tomasch, An Artist Remembered," exhibit of figurative paintings and drawings by the late KSU art professor, through today, Aug. 19. "The Essence of Kansas Landscape," recent paintings by Cally Krallman of Topeka, through Friday, Sept. 28. Reception for artist: 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 16. Hours: 1 to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Sunday. Free. (785) 227-2220. www.sandzen.org.

Salina --- Bluestem Gallery, 111 N. Santa Fe. "Out of the Closet," mixed media and photographs by Bob and Jennifer Helling, through Sept. 8. Hours: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., and by appointment.

Wamego --- Gallery North, 523 Lincoln, just east of The Columbian Theatre, Museum and Art Center. Exhibiting and selling the works of the Columbian Artists Group. Unexpected Wonder, solo exhibition of textured oils on wood by Paul Siewald, through Friday, Sept. 7. Hours: 1 to 4:30 p.m. Thursday and Friday; 10 am. to 5 p.m. Saturday; 1 to 4:30 p.m. Sunday; and during Columbian performances.

Wichita Art Museum, 619 Stackman Drive. An American Homecoming, ongoing. Southwest Impressions from the Prairie Print Makers, ongoing. Hours: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday; noon to 5 p.m. Sunday. Closed Mondays and legal holidays.

Listings for this calendar should be sent by noon Wednesday to: Bill Blankenship, The Topeka Capital-Journal, 616 S.E. Jefferson, Topeka, KS 66607. The fax number is (785) 295-1230.