ChiART Studio and Gallery

HOLIDAY STORE HOURS begin in November!  Closed Mondays.  Tuesdays open 10 am to 4 pm.  Wednesday thru Friday open 10 am to 5 pm, Saturdays opem 10 am to 4 pm. *Unless otherwise noted.

"BEIJO BAG" Open House with Brenda Jacobs, Saturday, November 22 at ChiART!!! ONE DAY ONLY! Showing of exquisit handbags and accessories in fabulous colours and styles! Don't miss this event! Book your own party too!

"Black Friday Open House" on Friday, November 28th from Noon to 4 pm. Come in for a quiet afternoon, coffee and knitting. Join the CHUM Knit Wits for an afternoon of "open knitting". For more information call Susan at ChiART 558-5750.

Saturday Open Houses from Thanksgiving to Christmas. Enjoy shopping in a warm enviting atmosphere.  New items for your holiday shopping include "Custom Wreaths and Swags by Therese Cabell", Gift Baskets - for home AND Artist, Fine Art selections, Stocking Stuffers and more for the lady of the house.  Hand knit scarves and hats, home accessories and ideas to spruce up your home for the holidays and beyond.  Look for special events and specialty parties at ChiART now and throughout the year!

DELANO OPEN HOUSE! Coming December 5th and 6th!!! Enjoy the atmosphere of Christmas Past, warm hospitality, aroma of roasted chesnuts filling the air, street vendors, musicians. Sign up at all participating businesses to win a DELANO GIFT BASKET, and at ChiART register to win our very own ChiART Holiday Gift Basket!

ChiART offers:  frescoes, faux, fine art, painted furniture and fabrics, home consultation, re-styling services, classes and workshops, private instruction and more. We are members of WIBA (Wichita Independent Business Association) and the USGBC (www.usgbc,org).  All our products are eco-friendly and environmentally safe. From "Green" recycled cans, recycled drawing paper to water mixable oil paints and other water soluble products for fine art and decorative arts.

We are a unique concept of an Artist Co-Op / Designer Resource Center where you can browse the gallery showroom and purchase consignment pieces from like-minded artists, rent studio space to make sample boards, to studio rental for client presentations and more.

Current Gallery Exhibition:  A new exhibit of still life watercolors"Luminous Elegance" by Julie Shotton will open with a reception on Sunday, November 16th. Reception is from 1 - 4 pm.  Visit www.julieshotton.com for more information and a look at Julie's beautiful work. Exhibit will be up November 16, 2008 through January 24, 2009.

Our gallery is also preased to introduce acrylic and mixed media works by local artist C.August. They are vibrant, full of life and colors. To find out more about C.August and her work visit www.myspace.com/artcaugust and while there link to us at www.myspace.com/chiartsusan AND BACK BY POPULAR DEMAND we are carrying a few works by Bill Goffrier, and Sue Spade. Come in a browse our fine art gallery for that unique and special Christmas gift.

New Classes and Workshops Beginning January 2009. Classes in fine art, faux finishing and decorative painting. Call us at 316-558-5750 to receive a class schedule, to be added to email list, or for any other information.  Look for guest instructors in Spring 2009: Linda Marsteller of Bella Mura Inc., Winter Park, FL - Frescoes & Portuguese Tiles; Gary Brandon of Innovative Painting, Tulsa, OK - Painted Finish Carpentry & Furniture and Faux Wood; and Joe Greco, Prism Coatings, Toronto Canada - GREEN Product Knowledge.

About Us:  Susan Bane, Owner, has a BFA in Studio Arts Painting and Graphic Design from WSU, Intensive Study in Textile Design at KU. She has worked in Fortune 500 companies from Wall Street to the Aviation Industry, Design Studios to nonprofits. She brings over 30 years of design experience to ChiART, where her focus is on her love of art.  Randy Bane, Marketing Director, has his MDiv from Princeton, but also is an alum of WSU. He brings over 30 years of marketing and networking experience to the business.  He is State Chaplain for Vietnam Veterans of America, member National Council of PTSD, and Director of local nonprofit, KANSAS SOLDIER, which helps our military families and veterans get the help they need.  Currently working on collecting and sending knitted helmet hats to our soldiers overseas and knitted lap robes for our wounded solders at VA Hospitals locally and across the country, and overseas.  visit www.kansassoldier.com for more info and patterns for Helmet Hats and Lap Robes. ChiART is one of the drop-off locations for finished hats and robes.  Others are Twist Yarn Shop on W. Douglas, and College Hill United Methodist Church, 2930 E. First Street - all in Wichita.

Contracting resources inclued: Ray's Painting, Doug Gilstrap, Christine Tasheff, Therese Cabell, Janie Spencer, Renee Riley ...and many more.  We also have resources in Oklahoma, Western Kansas and surrounding states. Contact us for custom work in your area.

We are proud to be associated with our Alum Wichita State University and the Decorative and Ornamental Design Degree Program, Northeast Magnet High School, Friends University as well as other Fine Arts Institutions in the area.  We do all we can to promote the arts AND to promote GREEN design!