Sunday, October 6, 2019, 2 p.m.
Jim Richardson and Zhang Hongtu in conversation with the exhibition Hungry Heartland
Volland Store Gallery, 24098 Volland Road, Alma, KS

Artist Zhang Hongtu and photojournalist Jim Richardson respond to the exhibition about food deserts in Kansas and connect it to their own interests in the ecology, agriculture, and culture of the tallgrass prairie. Zhang and Richardson are the inaugural residents of the Prairie Studies Institute, established by the Marianna Kistler Beach Museum of Art and the Volland Foundation. 

In celebration of the inaugural event of the Prairie Studies Institute, a luncheon is also organized at The Volland Store on Sunday, October 6, 2019. 
Lunch by reservation will be served at 12:30 pm. Lunch is $12.50 per person. Reservations at https://squareup.com/store/the-volland-store