"2023 Visions of the Flint Hills"
September 26th through December 13th, 2023

ARTISTS: Please visit the "Artist Login" tab in the top right corner to login or create your Artist Account. Click here for instructions on how to upload and submit artwork for upcoming exhibits. 

EXHIBITION DATES: OCTOBER 1 - DECEMBER 11, 2024

FIRST FRIDAY RECEPTION: OCTOBER 4, 2024, 5PM - 8PM 

The 16th Annual Visions of the Flint Hills Art Benefit and Sale is a juried exhibition featuring artwork of the remarkable ecosystem that is the Flint Hills. The Flint Hills region contains the largest tallgrass prairie in North America. The beautiful scenes of the prairie inspire artists locally and nationally. 

All artworks in this exhibition depict or are derived from the Flint Hills region of Kansas. This exhibit will run from October 1st - December 11, 2024 at Buttonwood Art Space, 3013 Main Street, Kansas City, MO 64108. 

Art sales benefit Friends of Konza Prairie (FOKP), a friends group of Kansas State University. FOKP promotes educational research and experiences in the Konza Prairie Biological Station, an area of the Flint Hills just south of Manhattan, Kansas. The 8,600 acre Konza Prairie and the surrounding Flint Hills region contain the largest remaining parcels of the Tallgrass Prairie that once covered 140 million acres in North America. 

Each purchase of beautiful artwork will benefit FOKP with 50% of net sales going to the organization and the remaining 50% going directly to artists. 

For a $35 entry fee, artists will enter the chance to win over $1,000 in art awards in 4 different categories: Painting, Photography, 3D and Other. Submissions are limited to a maximum of 4 per artist. All submissions must be done through your Artist Profile on this website. 

Artworks professionally juried by the 2024 Visions Judge: Susan Rose

2024 Award Winners: 

Best of Show: "Switchgrass Summer" by Kathryn Baker
 
PAINTING CATEGORY:
1st Place: "Coney Konza" by Mike Savage
2nd Place: "Winter Sunset" by Chris Willey
3rd Place: " Chasing the Sun" by Sandy Braga
Honorable Mention: Flint Hills Lullabye by Elaine Haake
 
3D CATEGORY:
1st Place: "Kansas Common School" Pam/Paul Anderson
2nd Place: "Summer Prairie #2" by Pamela Anderson
3rd Place: "Prairie Sunset" by Daniel Baxley
 
PHOTOGRAPHY CATEGORY:
1st place: Category: Photography "Stop" by Mark Feiden
2nd place: Category: Photography "Cloud Shadows on the Prairie" by JoLynne Martinez
3rd place: Category: Photography "Lights" by Shawn White
Honorable Mention: "Beatitude" by Jill Haukos
 
OTHER CATEGORY:
1st place: Category: Other "Prairie Slowpoke" by Candi Phillips
2nd place: Category: Other "Windswept Prairie" by Laurie Ullrich
3rd place: Category: Other "Butterfly Milkweed" by Cheryl Goodwillie
Honorable Mention: Growing Cloud: Diane Lawrence
 
Buttonwood's Patron Choice: Spring Prairie Hills by Lisa Grossman

 

The submission deadline has passed. 

Click the links below to download artist paperwork: 

Download Artist Agreement | Download Drop Off Labels | Download Proper Hanging Instructions

Thank you to our 2024 sponsors:

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AFTER THE STORM -- Artist: patricia adams Size: 13" x 30" Medium: Oil Price: $488.00
ON SKYLINE DRIVE -- Artist: Jacqueline Ambler Size: 10" x 10" Medium: Oil Price: $295.00 ***SOLD***
SUMMER AFTERNOON, WABAUNSEE COUNTY KANSAS -- Artist: Jacqueline Ambler Size: 16" x 20" Medium: Oil Price: $795.00 ***SOLD***
PORCH BUDDIES -- Artist: Kathleen Anderson Size: 20" x 16" Medium: Oil Price: $650.00
BORROWED LIGHT -- Artist: Kathryn Barker Size: 12" x 24" Medium: Encaustic Price: $500.00
PRAIRIE SPRING: GREENING UP -- Artist: Kathryn Barker Size: 17" x 17" Medium: Encaustic Price: $500.00 ***SOLD***
SUNSET SPECTACULAR -- Artist: Kathryn Barker Size: 8" x 10" Medium: Encaustic Price: $225.00
FLINTHILLS -- Artist: Kathy Behrens Size: 20" x 10" Medium: Acrylic Price: $275.00
DUSK DUET -- Artist: Carrie Bernauer Size: 24" x 12" Medium: Oil Price: $350.00 ***SOLD***
LET'S TAKE OUR TIME -- Artist: Carrie Bernauer Size: 24" x 24" Medium: Oil Price: $650.00
CROSSING KANSAS VIII -- Artist: Janet Carpenter Size: 7.5" x 4.5" Medium: Pastel Price: $175.00
PRAIRIE SUNSET -- Artist: Karen Case Size: 12" x 6" Medium: Oil Price: $225.00
CAT ON HAY BALE -- Artist: Cris Chapin Size: 8.5" x 12" Medium: Pastel Price: $400.00
WHAT LIES BEYOND -- Artist: Cris Chapin Size: 16" x 12" Medium: Pastel Price: $700.00
LITTLE HOUSES ON THE PRAIRIE -- Artist: Deb Chaussee Size: 28" x 7" Medium: Mixed Media Price: $344.00
SILVER MAPLE LIVE EDGE TABLE -- Artist: Deb Chaussee Size: 30" x 26" x 30" Medium: Mixed Media Price: $740.00 ***SOLD***
PATTI -- Artist: Stacey Clark Size: 18" x 24" Medium: Acrylic Price: $225.00
CORRALLED SUNFLOWERS -- Artist: Mark Clarke Size: 12" x 8" Medium: Photography Price: $180.00
FALSE SPRING -- Artist: laurel defreece Size: 12" x 12" Medium: Mixed Media Price: $450.00
PROTECTED GRASSLANDS -- Artist: laurel defreece Size: 10" x 10" Medium: Encaustic Price: $400.00
KING OF THE PRAIRIE -- Artist: Larry DeGraff Size: 28" x 22" Medium: Oil Price: $2,400.00 ***SOLD***
PRAIRIE EXPANSE -- Artist: Larry DeGraff Size: 12" x 24" Medium: Oil Price: $1,400.00
SUMMER SHADOWS -- Artist: Larry DeGraff Size: 11" x 14" Medium: Oil Price: $800.00
MILKY WAY BARN -- Artist: Wendy Delzeit Size: 8" x 12" Medium: Photography Price: $175.00 ***SOLD***
SUNSET -- Artist: Wendy Delzeit Size: 12" x 8" Medium: Photography Price: $175.00
GLORY IN THE SKY -- Artist: Tammie Dickerson Size: 14" x 11" Medium: Oil Price: $550.00
SUNSET OVER THE LAKE -- Artist: Tammie Dickerson Size: 20" x 16" Medium: Oil Price: $1,250.00
ELEVATOR LIGHTS -- Artist: Mark Dierker Size: 18" x 24" Medium: Photography Price: $350.00 ***SOLD***
SHEEP RANCH SUNSET -- Artist: Mark Dierker Size: 24" x 18" Medium: Photography Price: $350.00
WELCOME TO KANSAS -- Artist: Kellie Dillinger Size: 31" x 23" Medium: Acrylic Price: $750.00
FISHER KING -- Artist: Marti Dodge Size: 42" x 40" Medium: Steel Price: $3,200.00
SYMPHONY ON THE FLINT HILLS -- Artist: Gayle Doll Size: 15" x 11" Medium: Watercolor Price: $425.00
ANDERSON -- Artist: Mark Feiden Size: 17" x 15" Medium: Photography Price: $150.00 ***SOLD***
SPRING PASTURES -- Artist: Mark Feiden Size: 22" x 28" Medium: Photography Price: $425.00
LONG AGO -- Artist: Jan Fellers Size: 12" x 16" Medium: Oil Price: $1,400.00
NATIVE DANCERS -- Artist: Betsy Forcade Size: 24.5" x 13.5" Medium: Photography Price: $515.00
TORNADO -- Artist: Susan Freeland Size: 16" x 20" Medium: Glass Price: $425.00 ***SOLD***
COVE AND CREEK -- Artist: Clive Fullagar Size: 24" x 12" Medium: Oil Price: $780.00
PRETTY PRAIRIE -- Artist: Gloria Gale Size: 20" x 20" Medium: Acrylic Price: $385.00 ***SOLD***
MOONLIGHT PATH -- Artist: Marek Gliniecki Size: 20" x 16" Medium: Acrylic Price: $450.00
PRAIRIE RHYTHMS #2 -- Artist: Joleen Goff Size: 12" x 12" Medium: Mixed Media Price: $400.00
COFFEE -- Artist: Karen Golmer Size: 19" x 11" Medium: Watercolor Price: $600.00 ***SOLD***
FLINT HILLS SWING SET -- Artist: Karen Golmer Size: 14" x 10" Medium: Watercolor Price: $400.00
SUMMER WINDS -- Artist: Mary Gordon McFall Size: 7" x 5" Medium: Other Price: $250.00
A SPYGLASS VIEW -- Artist: Mary Foley Gorman Size: 14" x 11" Medium: Photography Price: $275.00
RED BARN -- Artist: Virginia Grass Simmons Size: 16" x 8" Medium: Oil Price: $475.00
WRAPPED IN THE HIGHLAND -- Artist: Virginia Grass Simmons Size: 30" x 30" Medium: Oil Price: $1,250.00
MOODY ELEGANCE -- Artist: Teresa Grove Size: 35" x 19" Medium: Photography Price: $925.00
MOONSHADOWS -- Artist: Elaine (Laney) Haake Size: 8" x 10" Medium: Oil Price: $575.00
RAINY DAY AT GRIMM SCHULTZ FARM -- Artist: Elaine (Laney) Haake Size: 9" x 12" Medium: Oil Price: $425.00
AGING GRACEFULLY -- Artist: Marianne Hamer Size: 12" x 18" Medium: Photography Price: $425.00
GONE FISHIN' -- Artist: Marianne Hamer Size: 18" x 12" Medium: Photography Price: $395.00
 -- Artist: Marsha Hansen
LONE TREE PRAIRIE TRIPTYCH -- Artist: Jill Haukos Size: 15" x 18" each Medium: Photography Price: $300.00
REACHING FOR THE LIGHT -- Artist: Jill Haukos Size: 12" x 18" Medium: Photography Price: $200.00 ***SOLD***
SUNSET IN THE GRASSES -- Artist: Louanne Hein Size: 8" x 8" Medium: Mixed Media Price: $200.00
THIEVES IN THE WIND -- Artist: Louanne Hein Size: 40" x 30" Medium: Mixed Media Price: $600.00
EXPLORATION -- Artist: Mark Hennick Size: 36" x 36" Medium: Acrylic Price: $1,800.00
HILLSIDE ON FIRE -- Artist: BRUCE HOGLE Size: 24" x 18" Medium: Photography Price: $450.00
STAR TRAILS BY MOONLIGHT -- Artist: BRUCE HOGLE Size: 24" x 18" Medium: Photography Price: $450.00
SEPTEMBER GLORY I -- Artist: Susan Minteer Hovel Size: 16" x 22" Medium: Watercolor Price: $500.00
OVER THE RAINBOWS -- Artist: Lauran Jackson Size: 18" x 24" Medium: Photography Price: $450.00
PEACEFUL REFLECTIONS -- Artist: Lauran Jackson Size: 16" x 20" Medium: Photography Price: $375.00
GLORIOUS SUNSET -- Artist: Teddy Jackson Size: 30" x 15" Medium: Acrylic Price: $600.00
FENCING THE WIND -- Artist: Judy Johnston Size: 16" x 20" Medium: Photography Price: $150.00
TRILOGY -- Artist: Judy Johnston Size: 12" x 36" Medium: Photography Price: $100.00 ***SOLD***
WIND AND WATER ELLSWORTH COUNTY -- Artist: Steve Johnston Size: 29" x 23" Medium: Photography Price: $450.00
FIRST LIGHT -- Artist: John Keeling Size: 11" x 14" Medium: Watercolor Price: $750.00
MEADOWLARK -- Artist: John Keeling Size: 11" x 14" Medium: Watercolor Price: $400.00
FOLLOW THE FENCE -- Artist: linda kinder Size: 11" x 15" Medium: Other Price: $390.00
STACKED STONES -- Artist: linda kinder Size: 11" x 15" Medium: Other Price: $390.00
AGAINST THE WIND -- Artist: Robert Klausing Size: 21" x 16" Medium: Watercolor Price: $650.00
FLINT HILLS MOONRISE -- Artist: Vanessa Lacy Size: 40" x 30" Medium: Oil Price: $3,200.00
SAFFORDVILLE RELIC -- Artist: Gregory Larson Size: 14" x 20" Medium: Watercolor Price: $1,200.00 ***SOLD***
PRAIRIE CLOUDS -- Artist: Diane Lawrence Size: 11" x 15" Medium: Fiber, Jewellry/Wearable Art Price: $425.00 ***SOLD***
RAINSTORM -- Artist: Diane Lawrence Size: 10" x 10" Medium: Fiber, Jewellry/Wearable Art Price: $300.00 ***SOLD***
DARK SKY -- Artist: Jerry Lonergan Size: 24" x 18" Medium: Pastel Price: $300.00
SPRING SMOKE SIGNALS -- Artist: Jerry Lonergan Size: 24" x 18" Medium: Pastel Price: $350.00
CEDAR SUNRISE -- Artist: Kristine Luber Size: 12" x 12" Medium: Fiber, Jewellry/Wearable Art Price: $150.00
PRAIRIE MEADOW AT DAY'S END -- Artist: Kristine Luber Size: 12" x 12" Medium: Fiber, Jewellry/Wearable Art Price: $150.00 ***SOLD***
THROUGH THE TALLGRASS -- Artist: Stacy Markley Size: 8" x 8" Medium: Pen/Ink Price: $150.00
UP THE HILL -- Artist: Stacy Markley Size: 8" x 5" Medium: Pen/Ink Price: $200.00 ***SOLD***
FLINT HILLS SKYSCAPE -- Artist: Jake Marshall Size: 18" x 17" Medium: Watercolor Price: $525.00
ON THE PATH -- Artist: DJ Matheny Size: 36" x 24" Medium: Oil Price: $1,195.00
FLINT HILLS GLORY -- Artist: Karen Merkel Size: 15" x 10" Medium: Ceramic Price: $290.00 ***SOLD***
WILDFLOWERS -- Artist: Karen Merkel Size: 3.5" x 6.5" Medium: Ceramic Price: $200.00 ***SOLD***
GATED CLOUDS -- Artist: Paul Middleton Size: 16" x 9" Medium: Photography Price: $250.00
REMOTE LEARNING -- Artist: Paul Middleton Size: 16" x 9" Medium: Photography Price: $250.00
FALLS IN DROUGHT -- Artist: John Morrison Size: 30" x 20" Medium: Photography Price: $400.00
SEPTEMBER INVITATION -- Artist: John Morrison Size: 30" x 20" Medium: Photography Price: $400.00
DUSK NEAR TUTTLE CREEK LAKE -- Artist: Steven Moser Size: 20" x 15" Medium: Watercolor Price: $300.00
FLINT HILLS SUNSET NEAR TUTTLE CREEK LAKE -- Artist: Steven Moser Size: 25" x 21" Medium: Watercolor Price: $900.00
RIBBON OF HILLS -- Artist: Janice Schoultz Mudd Size: 10" x 10" Medium: Mixed Media Price: $400.00
FLINT HILLS MORNING -- Artist: jhulan mukharji Size: 11" x 14" Medium: Pastel Price: $500.00
AUTUMN FIELDS -- Artist: Linda Nickell Size: 36" x 36" Medium: Oil Price: $1,800.00
FIELDS 2 -- Artist: Linda Nickell Size: 20" x 20" Medium: Oil Price: $600.00
ON AND ON -- Artist: Linda Nickell Size: 20" x 20" Medium: Oil Price: $800.00
CLOUDBURST -- Artist: Elnora Nokes Size: 12" x 12" Medium: Mixed Media Price: $300.00 ***SOLD***
PIGEONS IN THE WINDOW -- Artist: Elnora Nokes Size: 10" x 10" Medium: Mixed Media Price: $250.00
MYSTIC MORNING -- Artist: Kirstin Novak Size: 24" x 12" Medium: Acrylic Price: $850.00
FLINT HILLS SPRING DAY -- Artist: Jill Opelka Size: 24" x 36" Medium: Oil Price: $2,800.00
LONE TREE, KONZA PRAIRIE -- Artist: Terry Ownby Size: 14" x 10" Medium: Watercolor Price: $350.00 ***SOLD***
MORNING REFLECTIONS -- Artist: Terry Ownby Size: 14" x 10" Medium: Watercolor Price: $350.00
COTTONWOODS TOUCHING THE WATER -- Artist: Donna Paul Size: 12" x 12" Medium: Oil Price: $425.00
TALLGRASS AGAINST THE TREES -- Artist: Donna Paul Size: 10" x 8" Medium: Pastel Price: $325.00
TWILIGHT BEGINS -- Artist: Donna Paul Size: 12" x 12" Medium: Oil Price: $425.00
AUTUMN DEER AT SUNDOWN, KONZA PRAIRIE -- Artist: R. Charles Pearce Size: 21" x 15" Medium: Photography Price: $375.00
SUNDOWN HIKERS ON KONZA PRAIRIE -- Artist: R. Charles Pearce Size: 24" x 16" Medium: Photography Price: $450.00
CORN -- Artist: Bill Peck Size: 8.5" x 11" Medium: Graphite Price: $100.00
GRASSLAND -- Artist: Candi Phillips Size: 11" x 14" Medium: Mixed Media Price: $250.00
PRAIRIE GRASS -- Artist: Jan Preston Size: 16" x 12" Medium: Acrylic Price: $350.00
BE STILL MY SOUL -- Artist: Susan Rose Size: 15" x 30" Medium: Oil Price: $1,125.00 ***SOLD***
MEADOW MELODY -- Artist: Susan Rose Size: 16" x 20" Medium: Oil Price: $1,000.00
PRAIRIE BLOOM -- Artist: Susan Rose Size: 16" x 20" Medium: Oil Price: $1,000.00
FACES OF THE PRAIRIE - RED TAIL -- Artist: Carol Rubsam Size: 12" x 9" Medium: Pastel Price: $400.00
FACES OF THE PRAIRIE - THE GUARDIAN -- Artist: Carol Rubsam Size: 16" x 12" Medium: Pastel Price: $700.00
FACES OF THE PRAIRIE - TURKEY TURKEY -- Artist: Carol Rubsam Size: 16" x 12" Medium: Graphite Price: $550.00
MAGENTA SUNSET IN FLINT HILLS -- Artist: Elisabeth Sauer Size: 24" x 24" Medium: Acrylic Price: $900.00
FLOWERING FLINTS -- Artist: Mike Savage Size: 22" x 28" Medium: Acrylic Price: $1,450.00
WAS OUR HOME ONCE. -- Artist: Mike Savage Size: 22" x 28" Medium: Acrylic Price: $1,400.00
REVOLUTIONARY PATIENCE -- Artist: Steven Schroeder Size: 14" x 20" Medium: Mixed Media Price: $250.00
A TEASE OF RAIN -- Artist: Michele Seeley Size: 16" x 12" Medium: Pastel Price: $900.00 ***SOLD***
DRESSED IN AUTUMN COLORS -- Artist: Michele Seeley Size: 12.5" x 12.5" Medium: Pastel Price: $750.00
ON A FINE SEPTEMBER MORNING -- Artist: Michele Seeley Size: 16" x 12" Medium: Pastel Price: $900.00
NATIVE FLOWERS IN THE HILLS -- Artist: Elizabeth Shattuck Size: 8" x 8" Medium: Oil Price: $250.00 ***SOLD***
SPRING PLANTING! -- Artist: Elizabeth Shattuck Size: 6" x 8" Medium: Oil Price: $175.00
BISON ON THE PRAIRIE -- Artist: Kim Sincox Size: 12" x 6" Medium: Oil Price: $150.00 ***SOLD***
SPRING BURN - DAY -- Artist: Karen Stair Size: 10" x 8" Medium: Pastel Price: $200.00 ***SOLD***
JUNK OF THE HEART #231 -- Artist: Alicia Stott Size: 16" x 20" Medium: Mixed Media Price: $100.00
HILLS ALIVE -- Artist: Lorna Stroup Size: 16" x 13" Medium: Mixed Media Price: $125.00
SEPTEMBER -- Artist: Danielle Tarner Size: 12" x 24" Medium: Acrylic Price: $300.00 ***SOLD***
GENTLE NUDGE -- Artist: Jean Terry Size: 12" x 9" Medium: Pastel Price: $400.00 ***SOLD***
SNOWY SILENCE -- Artist: Jean Terry Size: 14" x 11" Medium: Pastel Price: $495.00 ***SOLD***
SUNRISE CONTEMPLATION -- Artist: Jean Terry Size: 8" x 10" Medium: Pastel Price: $395.00 ***SOLD***
ABOVE AND BELOW THE PRAIRIE -- Artist: Bill Thompson Size: 11" x 17" Medium: Photography Price: $250.00
KONZA PRAIRIE SUNSET -- Artist: Bill Thompson Size: 11" x 17" Medium: Photography Price: $150.00
PUMPING OIL -- Artist: Cathie Thompson Size: 30" x 24" Medium: Oil Price: $850.00 ***SOLD***
THROUGH THE HILLS -- Artist: Cathie Thompson Size: 24" x 30" Medium: Oil Price: $700.00
SNOW ON THE BURN -- Artist: Rebecca Tombaugh Size: 11" x 18" Medium: Pen/Ink Price: $150.00
BLOOMING YELLOW -- Artist: Wanda Tyner Size: 17" x 15.5" Medium: Glass Price: $398.00
MONARCH LAYOVER -- Artist: Wanda Tyner Size: 17" x 19" Medium: Glass Price: $698.00
PATCHWORK PRAIRIE -- Artist: Laurie Ullrich Size: 22" x 18" Medium: Fiber, Jewellry/Wearable Art Price: $300.00
ANNONA -- Artist: Sara Unrein Size: 16" x 20" Medium: Acrylic Price: $125.00
FIRE FLOW -- Artist: Barbara Van Slyke Size: 15" x 10" Medium: Photography Price: $200.00 ***SOLD***
RESTING BULL -- Artist: Barbara Van Slyke Size: 10" x 8" Medium: Photography Price: $125.00 ***SOLD***
JET TRAILS I -- Artist: Jennifer Walker Size: 14" x 18" x 5" Medium: Sculpture/3-D Price: $2,800.00
NEVER-ENDING RAIN -- Artist: Jennifer Walker Size: 14" x 13" x 7" Medium: Sculpture/3-D Price: $3,800.00
UNTOUCHED -- Artist: Michael Walsh Size: 12" x 12" Medium: Oil Price: $1,400.00
WHITE HOUSE -- Artist: Michael Walsh Size: 12" x 12" Medium: Oil Price: $1,400.00
FLINT HILLS FALL -- Artist: Jenni White Size: 24" x 20" Medium: Oil Price: $700.00 ***SOLD***
DRIFTING -- Artist: Matt White Size: 19" x 15" Medium: Watercolor Price: $1,200.00
A FLINT HILLS WINTER DAY -- Artist: Paula Winchester Size: 16.75" x 8.25" Medium: Pastel Price: $350.00
GAME TRAIL -- Artist: Kenneth Wold Size: 10.5" x 28.5" Medium: Watercolor Price: $450.00 ***SOLD***
MID-SUMMER CONEFLOWER AND BLUESTEM -- Artist: Kenneth Wold Size: 27" x 21" Medium: Watercolor Price: $525.00 ***SOLD***
FARM ROAD AT DUSK -- Artist: James Wright Size: 9" x 12" Medium: Oil Price: $125.00 ***SOLD***
BLACK-EYED SUSAN -- Artist: Kelly Yarbrough Size: 9" x 11" Medium: Acrylic Price: $325.00
IRONWEED -- Artist: Kelly Yarbrough Size: 24" x 24" Medium: Mixed Media Price: $550.00
MONARCH ON MILKWEED -- Artist: Kelly Yarbrough Size: 8" x 9" Medium: Acrylic Price: $275.00
VALLE -- Artist: Mauricio Zuniga Size: 20" x 24" Medium: Oil Price: $600.00