
Christopher Wietrick
Christopher moved to Hutchinson as a small child. Through his twenties, Christopher was a volunteer firefighter for the Forest Service, in Montana. He later joined the Army, as a meteorologist for the artillery division. After moving back to Hutchinson in 2012, Christopher began a campaign to turn Hutchinson into the home of Clark Kent and get the city to proclaim itself as “Smallville, Kansas.” He created Smallville related artwork, promoting my art and the campaign at Third Thursdays and eventually led to the City approving the Smallville proclamation in 2013. Christopher’s Smallville art has been sent all across the globe and can even be seen in the Super Museum, in Metropolis, Illinois (The Home of Superman). Smallville has been in the international spotlight via newspapers, magazines, podcasts (including Kevin Smith’s, with his enthusiastic support of the idea), and a TV show on SYFY, hosted by a promoter of all things geeky, “The Wil Wheaton Project”.
In recent years, Wietrick has been active in Third Thursdays, created the Smallville Festival and organized/promoted for two years before turning it over to Hutch Rec, served as a member of the Downtown Planning Committee, on the CVB Advisory Board, volunteered for various events, and, currently, serves on the city’s Tree Board, the SculptureWalk Downtown committee, and the Hutchinson/Reno County Arts and Humanities Council. “I love to be a part of promoting Smallville but, also recognize that Hutchinson is the source of my passion