Public Commissions

Interconnected

National Scrollathon: Kansas

2025

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Commissioned by: Ulrich Museum of Art at Wichita State University, Wichita, Kansas
Medium: Fiber, rubber bands, pins, ink, glue, wood
Dimensions: 60 × 36 × 1 in. (Collaborative Masterwork); Signature Plate, each 8 1/2 × 11 in.
Photograph: Courtesy of the artists
Created in: Wichita, Kansas
Artists’ Registration Numbers:
Collaborative Masterwork: 2025.212.001–2025.212.016
Mini Portrait Mural: 2025.213.001
Signature Sheet: 2025.214.001
Portrait Mural: 2025.215.001
Exhibition History: National Scrollathon: Kansas, Ulrich Museum of Art at Wichita State University, Wichita, Kansas, 2025. Curator: Vivian Zavataro

Artistic Approach
Over the course of the program, participants rolled, and pinned fabric scrolls around a wooden dowel customized to represent them—into a collective sculpture. The resulting work, Interconnected, embodies the spirit of connection and mutual support central to both Scrollathon and the Ulrich Museum’s community mission. The Portrait Mural and Signature Plate further document each participant’s role, forming a portrait of Kansas creativity.

Commission Overview
Commissioned by the Ulrich Museum of Art at Wichita State University, Interconnected was created as Kansas’s contribution to America’s Cultural Project and the national goal of uniting communities through art. On October 2, 2025, 116 participants from across Kansas gathered for a day of Scrollathon workshops, creating individual artworks and contributing to a Collaborative Masterwork, Portrait Mural, and Signature Plate that now represent Kansas in the National Scrollathon.

Engagement and Impact
The Kansas Scrollathon brought together 116 participants spanning students, educators, artists, and community members. Hosted by the Ulrich Museum, the program fostered collaboration across generations and disciplines, emphasizing the beauty and strength of shared creative experience.

Special Thanks:
Vivian Zavataro, Madison Bowren, Teri Mott, and the team at the Ulrich Museum of Art at Wichita State University

Acknowledgments:
The Scrollathon team; National Scrollathon Interns and Fellows; Timothy Lewis and Babette Husson; Charles and Barbara Ladd; Mari and Gary Teeter; Claude and Gina Falcone Skelton; and the team at Lowenstein Sandler LLP

Sponsors:
Made possible through the generous support of the Ulrich Museum of Art at Wichita State University

Community Partners:
Ulrich Museum Community, Docent Team, Donors; Wichita Public School – East High School; WSU Art, Design + Creative Industries Sculpture/Ceramics Class

Context and Legacy
The Ulrich Scrollathon forms part of the National Scrollathon, a historic initiative uniting people across all 50 states, Washington, D.C., and five U.S. territories. Each state’s Collaborative Masterwork contributes to a national exhibition at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in 2026, celebrating 250 years of the United States through art and community.