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Originally orated by Curt Clonts for KMUW Young Wichita painter Sheldon Draper is causing a buzz. After several shows, one currently on view at Mulberry Gallery, and the sale of a very large painting to Woolsey Hall at Wichita State University, Draper and his work have become a real topic of conversation. The self-taught painter […]

Originally published by Wichita Eagle
Brooklyn Hicks was skeptical when she heard about a new program to mentor young artists of color “just because I never heard of anything like that before.”

The 17-year-old has been painting with oils since middle school, but through the new Meet the Challenge program, she’s discovered a whole new medium: mural painting.

Join us Friday, August 4 at Mulberry Art Gallery for the opening exhibition of Kamela Eaton’sI Dream of Jeannie: A Visual Love Letter to My Family With her latest collection of work, artist Kamela Eaton creates a time machine of sorts. All at once, her paintings magically seem to whisk us back to the future […]

To celebrate the season of giving, Meta is matching donations up to $100 for new recurring donors who make 2 consecutive monthly payments of $5 or more to an eligible nonprofit through Dec. 31. We hope you’ll consider setting up even a small gift during this time of giving to support our initiatives to provide […]

Featured on An Artist’s Perspective by Curt Clonts for KMUW

One thing that I feel can’t be argued is that the bulk of the visual art scene in Wichita is made up of white artists. A tour of art shows on a First or Final Friday will illustrate this. There are many artists of color making art throughout the city, but one rarely sees their work for exhibition. And so the question remains—why is this?

September 15 to October 15 marks National Hispanic Heritage month, celebrating the histories, cultures and contributions of Americans whose ancestors came from Spain, Mexico, the Caribbean and Central and South America.

On September 10, Mulberry represented artists, Brittany Stewart and Dominique Joiner presented a collaborative portrait to Shaquille O’Neal in honor of his work to promote children’s literacy. The piece was unveiled at the Storytime Village event, Hoops for Literacy during their 2022 Kansas Literacy Festival. Shaq, a children’s books author and renowned athlete, made a […]

In celebration of Black Business Month, Emprise Bank is honored to highlight their customer, Anthony Joiner, owner of Mulberry Art Gallery.

Black art makes up less than 2% of the market. Faced with that fact, Anthony Joiner founded and continues to serve as Director of Wichita’s Mulberry Art Gallery, whose purpose was to give black artists a continuous space to exhibit and market their work. Joiner stopped into the PN livestream booth at Tallgrass Film Festival […]

Originally posted at KSN.com Anthony Joiner has a story of his own, however he is passionate about sharing others’ and providing a cultural experience for our community through artwork of local and national artists at the Mulberry Art Gallery in Revolutsia. Mulberry Art Gallery is an upcoming gallery in Wichita, Kansas with a strong focus on Black artists, artists […]

Original article by Eliana Martinez Shapasnikoff for Wichita Mom I love art galleries! There you can find pieces by local and contemporary artists, art galleries are bridges between the artists and you. I love when I feel connected to a piece and I can look for the artist on Facebook or Instagram and I can […]

Black-owned art galleries are rare in the U.S., and in Wichita it’s no different. But one former aviation worker is trying to change that here, starting with a new art gallery downtown. This week on The Range, we visit the Mulberry Art Gallery and talk to its founder about why wanted to create a platform for artists of […]

Original article by Karen Galindo for The Sunflower Community members are hoping to open a Black-run art gallery which focuses on multicultural artwork by the end of the year.  According to the gallery’s GoFundMe, Mulberry Art Gallery is a “non-profit immersive art gallery in Wichita, Kansas…where guests will learn to engage with art through audiovisual […]