Over the last five years the Alice C. Sabatini Art Gallery has acquired more than 1,500 new and wonderful works of art. Imagine the difficulty in choosing which works to showcase and which to leave out!

Each week on our blog, we feature two Gallery volunteer picks. We invite you to read and weigh in on what your "friends and neighbors" think about various pieces in your collection-the oldest public art collection in Topeka! Or come see for yourself…

John D. Gorbutt
Maple Hill Church, mid 1900s
Silkscreen

I like the use of color and the Van Gogh like technique but it is also disturbing. The colors seem to be competing with each other and there appears to be no life inside the church as the windows are all black. The subject matter suggests a serene-tranquil scene. - Dixie Norman

Nicolas Homosky
From a Drawing II, ca. 2000s
Porcelain with inlaid black slip

This is a stunning, clean white ceramic bowl with a beautiful, clean shape and wonderful black accent lines. - Jerry Reed