ICT Pop-Up Urban Park

03/11/2022

Vote now and help Downtown Wichita win the Evergy Hometown Grant by liking this post: bit.ly/VoteForDTW! 🎉

If selected, the organization will host a community ground mural inspired by Kansas sunsets, wildlife and landscapes titled "Love of the Heartland" ❤️

Only the top 3 organizations with the most "likes" will receive funding, so vote now and share the post to help spread the word! Voting closes on Friday, March 25 at 5 p.m.

Harvey Arts Connect and Downtown Wichita - The power of community murals and art - Newton and Wichita, KS

Public art contributes directly to a community’s identity, cultivating a sense of belonging and enhancing the quality of life for residents and visitors. It can also directly impact the environment in which the art is placed by increasing the awareness of drivers and bicyclists and creating a safer and more walkable area for children and families. To help bring this impact to the important downtown areas, two organizations have teamed up to bring public art to their communities. In Wichita, Ks, the Downtown Wichita will develop a new mural near Naftzger Park, inspired by the beauty of Kansas. In Newton, KS, the Harvey Arts Connect will work to save and repair the current Imagineer mural at 3rd and N. Main in downtown Newton. Learn more about these organizations at downtownwichita.org and newtonmurals.org

Downtown Wichita
Newton Murals and Arts Project

10/29/2021

Paint a pumpkin, take a spooky polaroid photo and enjoy a sugar cookie from The Black Fig Bakery LLC during their pop-up bakery this weekend at the Chainlink Gallery Place! Learn more at facebook.com/ChainlinkICT 🎃 🎉 🎃

07/24/2021

Today at Chainlink Gallery Place from 10am-2pm!

Pop up market will be at our opening Today 10-2!! Come through and check out the many booths/artists…there’s also free stickers and buttons!!!

07/21/2021

Chainlink Gallery Place, an experiential space meant to serve as an oasis for creative activity, will open at 10 a.m. on Saturday, July 24 🎉

This summer and fall, Chainlink Gallery Place will host activity on the site (located at the site of the former Pop-Up Park), including food trucks, pop-up markets and creative workshops, along with rotating exhibitions. Follow Chainlink Gallery Place for more information!

Chainlink Gallery Place is facilitated by Harvester Arts, in partnership with Bokeh Development and the Wichita Community Foundation, Lifeboat Creative and with support from the Kansas Creative Arts & Industries Commission and Knight Foundation.

04/07/2021

New artwork by Brady Scott is now up at the ChainLink Gallery! The installation features portraits of regional artists and activists as well as beautiful wildlife and floral panels done in the artist's signature style.

The ChainLink Gallery, funded by the Knight Foundation Fund at the Wichita Community Foundation (WCF), is a collaboration between Harvester Arts, Bokeh Development
and WCF

03/18/2021

New artwork by Carlos Palomino and Hugo Zelada-Romero is on display at the Chain Link Gallery! The ethereal installation is titled “The Voices of Time from the Inland Sea” 🌊

The ChainLink Gallery, funded by the Knight Foundation Fund at the Wichita Community Foundation (WCF), is a collaboration between Harvester Arts, Bokeh Development and WCF.

02/22/2021

Incredible new artwork by local artist Quintis Pinkston is now on display at the ChainLink Gallery! Make sure to stop by and check it out over the next two weeks.

The ChainLink Gallery, funded by the Knight Foundation Fund at the Wichita Community Foundation (WCF), is a collaboration between Harvester Arts, Bokeh Development and WCF.

02/03/2021

New artwork is now on display at the ! Local artist Heather Byers created 15 panels of artwork featuring plants and animals native to Wichita 🌱 🌻 🌱

This is the second of five creative installations located along Douglas Avenue between Market and Main Streets.

The ChainLink Gallery, funded by the Knight Foundation Fund at the Wichita Community Foundation (WCF), is a collaboration between Harvester Arts, Bokeh Development and WCF.

01/25/2021

As the Pop-Up Park transitions into a new public space, this page will be used to share fun updates on placemaking and programming happening throughout downtown.

We’ll keep sharing info on ChainLink Gallery and other exciting Pop-Up Park updates from the Wichita Community Foundation and Bokeh Development, as well as projects that Downtown Wichita is working on to activate different areas of the district.

Stay tuned for exciting things to come 😊

01/19/2021

Check out artwork by Priscella Brown and Quintis Pinkston at the ChainLink Gallery! Excited to see local artwork featured in and can’t wait to see what else the Wichita Community Foundation and Bokeh Development have in store for the future of this public space 🎉

Artists can learn more about the ChainLink Gallery and submit artwork via Harvester Arts at bit.ly/ApplyChainLink