22nd Annual Gordon Parks Celebration

Name: 22nd Annual Gordon Parks Celebration
Start: 2025-10-02T00:00:00-05:00
End: 2025-10-05T23:59:59-05:00
Location: Ellis Fine Arts Center

October 2 - October 5

Promotional poster for the 22nd Annual Gordon Parks Celebration, October 2–4, 2025. Features a black-and-white portrait of Gordon Parks taken by Toni Parks, with the text ‘Honoring’ above three honoree photos: Michael Cheers, Carol Friedman, and Jason Miccolo Johnson. Additional text notes celebration of the 25th anniversary of the film Half Past Autumn and the 75th anniversary of Gordon’s 1950 Fort Scott Revisited assignment for LIFE magazine. Background is deep blue with clouds.

Join us for the 22nd Annual Gordon Parks Celebration!
October 2–4, 2025, we’ll honor Michael Cheers, Carol Friedman, and Jason Miccolo Johnson while celebrating the 25th anniversary of the film Half Past Autumn and the 75th anniversary of Gordon’s 1950 Fort Scott Revisited assignment for LIFE magazine.

Don’t miss this special weekend of events, tributes, and community gatherings. For the full celebration schedule, visit gordonparkscenter.org/2025-celebration-schedule.

Details

Start:: October 2
End:: October 5
Event Category:: Gordon Parks
Event Tags:: Annual, Chamber Coffee, Gordon Parks Celebration

Venue

: Ellis Fine Arts Center
: 2108 South Horton Street
Fort Scott, KS 66701 United States + Google Map
Phone: 6202232700