GREAT BEND TRIBUNE More By allowing ads to appear on this site, you support the local businesses who, in turn, support great journalism. Quirky and fun, serious and deep Shafer Art Gallery presents Michael Knutson Exhibit “Don’t Cry Over Spilt Milk” The Shafer Gallery will premiere an exhibit featuring Michael Knutson and Brian McCallum from Feb. 26 through April 1 with a virtual reception at 6:30 p.m. Feb. 26 via facebook.com/shafergallery. Knutson is an accomplished visual artist who works primarily as a painter and is an art instructor at Garden City Community College. He has an active national exhibition record of solo and group shows and has completed many public art commissions for intuitions such as the Sternberg Museum of Natural History. The base for Michael’s work is a deep connection to the immediate environment, life experiences and the way the mind interprets this information, according to michaelkentknutson.com.