The Salina Art Center is a nonprofit contemporary art and education center with the mission "to create exchanges among art, artists, and audiences that reveal life." The Art Center’s programming is connected to a schedule of contemporary visual art exhibitions of work by regional, national, and international artists in a wide variety of media. Exhibitions serve as a catalyst for generating conversations around ideas and issues relevant to personal and community development. The Art Center carries out its mission through artist, education, exhibition, film and video, and outreach programs designed to provide constituents with opportunities for meaningful experiences through active encounters with viewing and making visual art. The Salina Art Center is located in historic downtown Salina, Kansas, and has a national reputation as an innovative, artist-supportive and audience-responsive institution. Its programs have been a vital part of the community’s robust cultural life since 1978. The Art Center has three distinct facilities: the main location, which houses over 3,300 square feet of galleries, a 2,700 square feet education wing, and administrative offices; the Art Center Cinema, a ninety-two-seat theater for first run independent, documentary, and international films; and the Warehouse, a 4,500 square feet living and working space for artists-in-residence and education studio for all of our art classes.