Fisch Bowl, Inc., is a 501(c)(3) organization that endeavors to promote the arts and offer a wide variety of cultural experiences and resources to the public.  At this time, they present all their programming in the Fisch Haus, a 21,000 s.f. warehouse owned and operated by a five-member artist’s collaborative.  This group has been active since 1990:  for many years, self-producing annual large-scale exhibitions for each of its resident artists.  However, limited by a restricted budget, the full-time artists were not able to open their facility as often or extensively as they wished;  and so, incorporated as Fisch Bowl, Inc. in the summer of 2004, they received their not-for-profit status in March of 2005.  Fisch Bowl’s event roster includes an annual Tuesday night Jazz Series in March, a bi-annual women’s exhibition series entitled XX (more information available at www.fischhausxx.com), the River City Biennale (more information available at www.rivercitybiennale.com), art and music lectures, an annual ‘Living Statues’ collaboration with Ballet Wichita, and several visiting artist exhibitions every year.  Fisch Bowl also participates in the monthly Wichita Final Fridays gallery crawl, and is spearheading the Commerce St. Art District initiative.  The organization is growing steadily, following an agenda dictated by the following goals:

1. •become ADA compliant
   

2. •host performances and exhibit work that is unique in the city, at least once a month
   

3. •form an endowment fund, for scholarships, and develop a Fisch Bowl local art collection
   

4. •offer performers and lecturers a small stipend
   

5. •complete the conference room so it can be used for classes and workshops
   

6. •hire a part-time grant-writer/gallery manager/general administrator
   

7. •participate in Commerce St. Art District events, such as Final Fridays, street fairs and festivals
   

8. •assist in promoting and developing the Commerce St. Art District association
   

Beginning December 2011, Fisch Bowl Inc. is kicking off a comprehensive fundraising initiative, designed to bring our organization to the next level of our evolution.  Click HERE to find out more about the campaign, or use the donation button below to make a tax-deductible contribution.  Thank you!