Marianna Kistler Beach Museum of Art

Women in Art: Then and Now

Posted on April 2, 2024April 2, 2024 by Jui Mhatre

Gallery Conversation
Wednesday, April 3, 2024, 12-1 PM
Beach Museum of Art (701 Beach Lane, Manhattan , Kansas 66506)
Free and open to the public
Light refreshments available

Visiting artist Susie J. Lee, Curator Aileen June Wang, and Museum Specialist Nate McClendon facilitate a discussion about paintings of women on display and the realities of being a woman artist today. Organized by the Beach Museum of Art and the Kansas State University Office of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging with generous support from Art Bridges.

Gallery conversation: Women in Art: Then and Now - flyer

Manhattan Community Portrait Public Presentation

Posted on April 2, 2024April 2, 2024 by Jui Mhatre

Friday, April 5, 2024, 6-7:30 PM
Union Hall – MHK Downtown, 328 Poyntz Ave., Manhattan, Kansas
Free and open to the public

Manhattan Community Portrait Public Presentation image with stills from the Manhattan community members' video portraits created by Beach Museum Specialist Nate McClendon

Join the Beach Museum of Art and specialist Nate McClendon in welcoming celebrated artist Susie J. Lee to Manhattan. This public event will celebrate social art project Manhattan Community Portrait inspired by Lee’s video portrait series Fracking Fields, 2013. In addition to interviews with Lee and McClendon, there will be interactive experiences exploring how we see each other as a community. Support for the event is provided by Art Bridges Foundation, a nonprofit organization that works with museums across the country to increase local access to great American art. Union Hall in Manhattan
serves as the local sponsor for the social art project.

Click here to read all about the Manhattan Community Portrait project.

Susie J. Lee

Susie J. Lee is a practicing artist whose work explores intimacy, time and
connection through technology. Recognized as Emerging Artist of the Year
for the “intelligence, emotion and sensuality” of her work, Lee has focused
on the amplification of genuine and spontaneous human connection
through technology.

Lee is a graduate of Yale, Columbia and University of Washington with
degrees in molecular biophysics and biochemistry, education, and fine arts
She has a unique background as a scientist, educator, entrepreneur, single
mother and artist that feeds into a restless intellectual curiosity that is
ultimately grounded in a strong sense of vocation to positively change the
world in a concrete manner.

Kansas State University Open House 2024

Posted on April 2, 2024April 2, 2024 by Jui Mhatre

Saturday, April 6, 2024
The Beach Museum of Art will be open 9 AM-4 PM for Open House
Join us for fun activities!

Visitors at the museum

Visit the current exhibitions and participate in art activities inspired by the exhibition Where the Magic Happens: Artists in the Studio. Participate in the wood+paper+box in your hands exhibition and create your own mini-installations using a touchable Gift Print set. Explore a photo area – be an artist.

Celebrating Art and Week of the Young Child Exhibition

Posted on April 2, 2024 by Jui Mhatre

April 9-11, 2024
During museum open hours
(Tues: 10 a.m. – 5 p.m., Wed: 10 a.m. – 5 p.m., Thurs: 10 a.m. – 8 p.m.)

Join the Marianna Kistler Beach Museum of Art, USD 383 Early Learning Centers, K-State Center for Child Development, Kansas Child Care Training Opportunities, Raising Riley, and MHK Play Studio, to celebrate the young child, early education, and El día de los niños/El día de los libros (Children’s Day/Book Day) in our community.

Free Artsy Thursday Open House Event, April 11, 4-7 p.m.

Gallery Search with prizes
I am an Artist story area and artists’ box to explore
Exploration Station activities
Brochures for children’s programs and activities in the area
Art making areas – café and classroom
I am an Artist Photo station
Activities from Kodo Kids/MHK Play Studio
Resources from El día de los niños/El día de los libros

Children’s art display provided by USD 383 Early Learning Centers and K-State CCD children and families

The Week of the Young Child is an annual celebration established by the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC). It publicly focuses on the needs of young children and their families, while recognizing the early childhood programs and services that meet those needs. Children’s Day/Book Day is sponsored by the Pat Mora Foundation.

Kansas Schools, Native Americans, and the New Deal

Posted on April 2, 2024April 2, 2024 by Jui Mhatre

Symposium
Saturday, April 13, 2024, 1-4 PM
Beach Museum of Art UMB Theater
Free and open to the public

Schedule:

Introductions
Alex Red Corn, assistant professor of educational leadership, College of Education, Kansas State University, and co-chair K-State Indigenous Faculty and Staff Alliance
PANEL 1:
Contextualizing Arts Education During the Boarding School Era: Carlisle Indian Industrial School and Haskell Institute
Travis Campbell, director, Haskell Cultural Center and Museum, Haskell Indian Nations University, Lawrence
Kevin Slivka, PhD art education, Mary Institute and St. Louis Country Day School arts faculty member
PANEL 2:
Reclaiming Indigenous Artistry: Prairie Band Potawatomi Bead Workers and the Kansas WPA Museum Project
Kara Heitz, lecturer, Kansas City Art Institute, and owner/producer, Clio’s Scroll Productions
Raphael Wahwassuck, Tribal Council Member and Tribal Historic Preservation Officer, Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation
Tara Mitchell, Deputy Tribal Historic Preservation Officer and bead work artist, Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation

"To the Stars Through Art" exhibition at the Beach Museum of Art

Organized in conjunction with the exhibition To the Stars Through Art: A History of Art Collecting in Kansas Public Schools, 1900-1950, open through May 11, 2024. Support provided by Humanities Kansas, a nonprofit cultural organization that connects communities with history, traditions, and ideas to strengthen civic life.

Humanities Kansas logo

Grow Green Match Day: April 22, 2024

Posted on April 2, 2024April 2, 2024 by Jui Mhatre

12th Annual Grow Green Match Day: April 22nd, 2024
On this day, the Greater Manhattan Community Foundation (GMCF) will match donations made to participating non-profit organizations including the Beach Museum of Art.

Three Simple Ways to Give:

● In-person at Colony Square Atrium (555 Poyntz Avenue, Manhattan, Kansas) on Monday, April 22, 2024, from 7:00 AM to 6:00 PM.

● Online at GrowGreenManhattan.com on Monday, April 22, 2024, from 12:00 AM to 11:59 AM. Read about the Beach Museum of Art here.

● By mailing a check:
Must be postmarked on or before 4/22/2024 and must include a completed 2024 Grow Green Match Day Giving Form. The donation form will be available online after March 11, 2024.
Mail to: GMCF, P.O. Box 1127, Manhattan, KS 66505

How It Works

Individual contributions ranging from $25 to $1,000 per organization will receive a local match at $.50 per $1, so a $1,000 gift will receive a $500 local match. If a donor gives a $5,000 gift split evenly between five organizations, each group is eligible to receive a $500 match. Combined donations of $15,000 will be matched at 50%, giving a maximum of $7,500 in matching funds to any one organization.

Gifts made by community donors will go directly to each organization for their immediate needs. The match money earned by each non-profit group will be deposited into their GMCF-endowed fund. Some may choose to add all gifts to their endowment.

Each hour, one donor who made a gift at the live event at Colony Square Atrium will be drawn for $100 to give to the participating fund of their choice.

Please mark your calendars and plan to be a part of this wonderful day of giving in support of your art museum. Thank you!

Art Bytes on the Museum’s Social Media

Posted on April 2, 2024 by Jui Mhatre

Enjoy short videos about art in the Beach Museum of Art’s collection. Each video features information about an artwork in the collection, the artist who made it, and the techniques used. Art Bytes are released first Wednesdays on the museum’s social media channels:

Facebook: BeachMuseumofArt
Instagram: @beachmuseum

The April 2024 Art Byte will feature the print What’s Happening by Lydia Aseneta.

Watch past Art Bytes videos on the museum’s YouTube channel at beach.k-state.edu/videos. While you’re at it, please don’t forget to subscribe, comment, like or share. Thanks!

Screen capture of ART Bytes video

Screen capture of Art Byte video featuring Spring Green and Sand Swept by Janet Kummerlein, presented by Education intern Madeline Mullinnix.

The Beach Museum of Art staff mourns the passing of Marvin Gould

Posted on April 2, 2024 by Jui Mhatre

The Beach Museum of Art staff is deeply saddened by the passing of Marvin Gould and extend our sincere sympathies to his loved ones. Marvin worked at the museum for over 20 years as a Gallery Technician and Exhibition Designer and assisted with exhibition design and gallery installations. The museum is grateful to have had Marvin on the team for so many years. He was a good friend and an exceptional artist.

We are pleased to have Marvin’s work Nowhere Fast currently on view. It reminds us that Marvin will always be a part of the Beach Museum of Art.

Drawing titled "Nowhere Fast" by artist Marvin Gould in the collection of the Beach Museum of Art. Shows strokes and shading created with graphite, charcoal, rust powder etc. The shape suggests a running figure.

Marvin R. Gould, Nowhere Fast, 2009, graphite, charcoal, Xerox toner, cement, and rust powders on paper, 70 x 53 1/2 in., gift of Marvin R. Gould, 2010.41

Marvin R. Gould Obituary: https://www.tributearchive.com/obituaries/31006875/marvin-r-gould

Beach Museum’s 2021-2022 Gordon Parks exhibition will soon travel to six venues around the country

Posted on April 2, 2024 by Jui Mhatre

The exhibition ‘Homeward to the Prairie I Come’: Gordon Parks Photographs from the Beach Museum of Art will soon travel to six venues around the country beginning in the fall of 2024. The museum’s 2021–2022 Gordon Parks exhibition was co-curated by Beach Museum staff Aileen June Wang and Sarah Price. The tour is organized by the Beach Museum with major support from Art Bridges, a foundation led by philanthropist and arts patron Alice Walton, which aims to expand access to American art across the country.

The first stop is Syracuse University Art Museum in August 2024. Co-curator Aileen June Wang will deliver the keynote presentation there in September 2024.

Tour schedule:
Syracuse, Syracuse NY: August 22 – December 10, 2024
Mattatuck Museum, Waterbury, CT: January 19 – March 30, 2025
Wichita Art Museum, Wichita, KS: April 19 – July 20, 2025

Additional venues planned during August 2025 – January 2026:
Philbrook Museum of Art, Tulsa, OK: February 12 – May 24, 2026
Brigham Young University Provo, UT: July – November 21, 2026
Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts, Montgomery, AL: December 18, 2026 – March 14, 2027

Learn more about the museum’s exhibition and its open-access digital catalog, part of a collaboration with K-State English here. Major support for the catalog comes from the National Endowment for the Humanities.

K-State English maintains the open-access website The Learning Tree: A Gordon Parks Digital Archive, also supported by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities.

In addition to the traveling exhibition, Curator Aileen June Wang and Gordon Parks Museum Director Kirk Sharp organized a convening in March 2024 for the six host museums in Fort Scott, Kansas, generously supported by Art Bridges, with additional support from Fort Scott Community College and the Gordon Parks Museum. Convening presenters were Andrew F. Scott, associate professor of arts and technology at the University of Texas Dallas, and Beach Museum of Art staff. Beach Museum Specialist Nate McClendon and his band presented an interpretation of the Gordon Parks exhibition through music and narration.

Current Exhibitions

Posted on April 1, 2024April 2, 2024 by Jui Mhatre

Click here to view current Virtual Exhibitions

Gallery Exhibitions:

Where the Magic Happens: Artists in the Studio
February 13 – October 19, 2024

"Where the Magic Happens: Artists in the Studio" exhibition at the Beach Museum of Art.

wood+paper+box in your hands
2023 Friends of the Beach Museum of Art Gift Print
October 3, 2023 – April 6, 2024

wood+paper+box in your hands

To the Stars Through Art: A History of Art Collecting in Kansas Public Schools, 1900-1950
August 22, 2023 – May 11, 2024

"To the Stars Through Art: A History of Art Collecting in Kansas Public Schools, 1900-1950" exhibition at the Beach Museum of Art, open August 22, 2023 – May 11, 2024

Neil Welliver: Maine Seasons
September 19, 2023 – August 17, 2024

Prairie Views
Ongoing with new selections

"Prairie Views" exhibition at the Beach Museum of Art.

2023-2024 K-State Common Works of Art
Works by Roger Y. Shimomura in the Beach Museum of Art collection

Image from "Memories of Childhood," lithograph (handmade book) by artist Roger Shimomura in the collection of the Beach Museum of Art.

Memories of Childhood, 1999, color lithograph (handmade book), 7 x 10 in., G. E. Johnson Art Acquisition Fund, 2002.340

Color lithograph "American Guardian" by artist Roger Shimomura in the collection of the Beach Museum of Art.

American Guardian, 2007, color lithograph, 27 1/8 x 39 in., Kansas Printmakers Fund, 2007.10

"Enemy Alien #2," acrylic on canvas by artist Roger Shimomura in the collection of the Beach Museum of Art.

Enemy Alien #2, 2006, acrylic on canvas, 36 x 24 in., 2016.41

Classes and Workshops

Posted on April 1, 2024 by Jui Mhatre

The Museum hosts a variety of classes and workshops throughout the year for all ages!

ARTSmart classes: Explore the current exhibitions. Each class includes looking activities in the galleries and an art project. Classes are held on the first Wednesday and Thursday of the month at 10:30 (ages 2-5) and 4:30 (all ages). Upcoming classes: April 3 & 4: The Artist’s Studio, Painters

Homeschool Tuesdays meet on the first Tuesday of the month allows Homeschool families to investigate the exhibitions and collection with curriculum integration. Tours are appropriate for those in Kindergarten on up and include an art project. Upcoming class: April 2, 1-2:30: The Artist’s Studio, Painters (chance to compare watercolor and acrylic paint)

Cost for each class above is $5 per child. Reservations are required. Payment can be made with cash or check. Please call (785)532-7718 or email klwalk@k-state.edu for reservations. Children must be accompanied by an adult. If you need to cancel your reservation please let us know so we can call those on the waiting list.

Special price for Military Families: In conjunction with the Blue Star Museum program, the Beach Museum of Art offers Military Families half price on all workshops and classes!

Friends of the Beach Museum of Art members receive half price discount with membership card. Please click here to join the Friends of the Beach.

Now Open!

Posted on March 1, 2024 by Jui Mhatre

Where the Magic Happens: Artists in the Studio
Open through October 19, 2024

An artist’s studio should be a small space because small rooms discipline the mind and large ones distract it.
— Leonardo da Vinci

What is it that an artist does when he is left alone in his studio? My conclusion was that if I was an artist and I was in the studio, then everything I was doing in the studio should be art … From that point on, art became more of an activity and less of a product.
— Bruce Nauman

The studio is a laboratory, not a factory. An exhibition is the result of your experiments, but the process is never-ending. So an exhibition is not a conclusion.
— Chris Ofili

Explore the studios of artists through their own eyes in this exhibition of artworks from the museum’s collection. Tools and other materials used by artists such as Jim Hagan, Herschel C. Logan, and Bernard Steffen complement prints, drawings, and works in other media depicting artists in their studios. Enjoy a behind-the-scenes look at the deeply personal activity of creation.

Light-sensitive works on paper in this exhibition will be changed during the summer, so be sure to look out for a new set of studio views!

Major Sponsor: Greater Manhattan Community Foundation’s Lincoln & Dorothy I. Deihl Community Grants Program

Caroline Thorington, "Magician 3rd State," 2013, lithograph, gift of Caroline Thorington, 2017.285

Caroline Thorington, Magician 3rd State, 2013, lithograph, gift of Caroline Thorington, 2017.285

Douglas L. Osa, "The Próvacateur," 1997 – 1999, oil on linen, 32 x 30 in. Friends of the Beach Museum of Art purchase, 2000.2

Douglas L. Osa, The Próvacateur, 1997 – 1999, oil on linen, 32 x 30 in. Friends of the Beach Museum of Art purchase, 2000.2

Livestream Conversation

Posted on March 1, 2024March 1, 2024 by Jui Mhatre

Logo of "Let's Talk Art," Beach museum's series of monthly discussions with artists and creative thinkers about work in the museum's collection.

The Moran Brothers and America’s Lands
Guest: Laura Fry
Thursday, March 7, 2024, 5:30-6 PM Central Time (US and Canada)
Free and open to the public

Join the free program via Zoom. Click here to register.
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email with information about how to join the program.

Livestream conversation with guest Laura Fry, senior curator, Gilcrease Museum, Tulsa about artist-brothers Thomas and Edward Moran and their landscape paintings on view at the museum. The Thomas Moran painting is on loan from Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art.

Edward Moran, Western Landscape, 1866, oil on canvas, 29 ½ x 50 in., gift of Charles V. Kincaid, 1963.6

Laura Fry began as senior curator and curator of American art at Gilcrease Museum in Tulsa, Oklahoma, in 2015. Fry is leading the development of an interpretive plan for the Gilcrease permanent collections in the museum’s new building (estimated to open in 2026). Fry earned her bachelor of fine arts degree from Washington University in St. Louis. She received a master’s degree in art history from the University of Denver. Before Gilcrease, Fry worked at the Tacoma Art Museum in Washington and the Buffalo Bill Center of the West in Cody, Wyoming.

This virtual program is part of the Beach Museum of Art’s ‘Art in Motion’ annual program series.

Art Bytes on the Museum’s Social Media

Posted on March 1, 2024March 1, 2024 by Jui Mhatre

Facebook: BeachMuseumofArt
Instagram: @beachmuseum

The March 2024 Art Byte will feature a lithograph Everglades Fan I by Ellen Lanyon.

Watch past Art Bytes videos on the museum’s YouTube channel at beach.k-state.edu/videos. While you’re at it, please don’t forget to subscribe, comment, like or share. Thanks!

Screen capture of ART Bytes video

Screen capture of Art Byte video featuring Spring Green and Sand Swept by Janet Kummerlein, presented by Education intern Madeline Mullinnix.

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