First Friday in June will be a busy time at KU School of Medicine-Wichita, with openings by three artists in both galleries at the medical school.

Debuting in the West Gallery will be “Green and Growing,” featuring oil paintings on panel and canvas by artist Phil Burress.

An artist from Park City, Kansas, Burress has a busy life with wife, Lori, and son, Fletcher. His career is in IT and he plays music on the side, but these days all available spare time is spent pursuing growth as an artist. His primary passion is painting landscapes and still lifes in oil. He paints en plein air when possible, as well as in the studio from reference material.

Photography will be the theme in the East Gallery with returning Wichita photographers Jason Crile and Amy Franklin. Crile’s “$30 Light Experiment” will feature studio photos using an unusual lighting technique and will include a slideshow of his artistic process. Franklin will display black and white photography within this exhibit.

Join us from 5-7 p.m. Friday, June 3, to view the art and meet the artists at the opening reception. Refreshments will be provided. The public entrance is the patient entrance on the east side of the building (1001 N. Minneapolis). Parking is available in the visitor parking lot or on Minneapolis Street.

The William J. Reals Gallery of Art at KU School of Medicine-WIchita is free and open to the public.

Above, left: This photo is part of the "$30 Light Experiment" by Jason Crile.

Above, right: Amy Franklin will display black and white photography, including this photo.