Get ready to be wowed as the creative minds of Wichita’s North High School art students come together in a groundbreaking collaboration with acclaimed artist Barbara Earl Thomas. This extraordinary partnership will unfold within the captivating exhibition “Barbara Earl Thomas: The Illuminated Body” at Wichita Art Museum.
The students and their art teacher, Olivia Orozco, will be on site at the Museum on Thursday, October 5, 2023, from 9:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Witness their artistic prowess as they meticulously hand-cut life-size screens alongside Barbara Earl Thomas herself, creating an installation titled “The Transformation Room.” This immersive experience within “The Illuminated Body” exhibition will transport viewers to a realm of radiant contemplation, reminiscent of a medieval chapel.