Senior Wednesday: Exploring the Museum of World Treasures’ Pottery Collection
Wednesday, September 3, 2025 | 1:30 PM – 2:30 PM
Tickets: $4 +tax, Free for Museum Members
Join us every first Wednesday at 1:30 PM for Senior Wednesday at the Museum of World Treasures!
Event Details
- Date: September 3, 2025
- Time: 1:30 PM
- Location: Museum of World Treasures [Get Directions]
Program Fee
- Museum Members: Free
- Non-Members: $4 per person plus tax
Attending Information
- Open to all ages
- No need to register; simply walk in!
- Light refreshments provided.
Talk Summary
Fired Up: Exploring the Museum of World Treasures’ Pottery Collection
Ted Alder, Wichita State University Professor of Ceramic Media and Brenda Lichman, Associate Director of Education at the Ulrich Museum of Art will explore the pottery collection at the World Treasure Museum, offering a brief history of the works, insight into their significance, and a behind-the-scenes look at the creative process.Speaker Bios
Ted Alder
Prior to moving to Wichita, Ted Adler served as an instructor and ceramics studio coordinator for Northern Arizona University's School of Art in Flagstaff, Arizona. He received his Bachelor of Arts from Lewis and Clark College in Portland, Oregon, in 1993 and his Master of Fine Arts from Ohio University in Athens, Ohio, in 2002. Adler has studied with the internationally respected artist Toshiko Takaezu, with whom he apprenticed for more than a year in her Quakertown, N.J., studio. He also spent two years as artist-in-residence at the Archie Bray Foundation, the internationally celebrated center for the ceramic arts in Helena, Montana. Adler has exhibited work, conducted workshops and served as a visiting artist at numerous ceramic centers and universities in the United States and internationally.
Brenda Lichman
Brenda Lichman is a ceramicist, art educator and a community activist. In the Wichita area, she has taught ceramics at Wichita State University and Wichita East High School. Currently, she is working at the Ulrich Museum of Art as the Museum Education Curator. She is passionate about the ceramic arts and helping our community through Empty Bowls Wichita which she founded in 2014.
Senior Wednesdays are informational and entertaining sessions, designed for active seniors and offered by a collaboration of Wichita institutions. To learn more, visit: