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Opening Reception of Exhibition: Pat Potucek Retrospective

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Fri, Jul 31 from 5:00pm to 7:00pm
Hutchinson Art Center
405 N Washington St, Hutchinson, KS, United States, Kansas 67501
Join the Hutchinson Art Center on Friday, July 31st, from 5:00 to 7:00 PM for a reception for the retrospective exhibition featuring the artwork of renowned artist and Kansas native Pat Potucek. Enjoy light refreshments, good company, and live music by local musician Laura Southards as we celebrate the life and work of Ms. Potucek. **Admission is FREE and open to the public.**
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Born in 1925, Pat Potucek was an artist of watercolor, pen and ink, oil paints, and more. Any surface she could paint or decorate, she did.
She worked on illustrations for Wiley’s and Pegues department stores and the Hutchinson News. She gained recognition for her portraiture, murals, and still-life paintings as well as her work with papier-mâché. At one point, Hollywood offered her a job as a set designer, and Hallmark Cards wanted to hire her, but she decided to stay in Hutchinson to raise her family and continue making art.
Pat Potucek was making artwork up to the week of her death in 2011. Her presence continues to be felt in Hutchinson and beyond, with her artwork decorating people’s homes and the walls of schools, galleries, and other businesses and institutions.
This exhibition will explore Ms. Potucek’s colorful life through her artwork as well as artifacts such as newspaper clippings, photographs, magazine articles, books, and so much more.
This exhibition will be on display in the Main Gallery from July 31st – August 29th, 2026
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