The museum is open Tues, Wed, Fri, 10a.m.-5p.m., Thurs 10a.m.-8p.m., Sat, 11a.m.-4p.m. Free admission. Free parking.
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In conjunction with two exhibitions that explore the imprisonment of Japanese Americans during WW II, this program will consider the importance of free speech and a free press in times of turmoil. A short documentary on William Allen White’s 1923 Pulitzer Prize-winning editorial, “To An Anxious Friend” will be screened.
Panelists include the following:
Kathrine Walker Schlageck, senior educator at the museum, will describe the role of William Allen White in selecting John Steuart Curry to paint murals in the Kansas State House.
Stephen Wolgast, A.Q. Miller School of Journalism/Collegian Media Group, Kansas State University; Ned Seaton, Publisher and Editor in Chief, Manhattan Mercury; and Max McCoy, associate professor of Journalism at Emporia State University will discuss freedom of the press and its role in democracy.
The Pulitzer Project in Kansas: William Allen White and Freedom of Speech is a joint venture of the Kansas Humanities Council, the Pulitzer Prizes Board, and the Federation of State Humanities Councils in celebration of the 100th anniversary of the Pulitzer Prizes.
Parent to Parent: Preventing the Summer Slide – May 11, 10-11:30 a.m.
Tell Me A Story: Making Connections and Finding Support through Literature – May 19, 10 a.m.
May 24-27, ARTSmart classes focusing on the spring exhibition “Minidoka on My Mind: Painting and Prints by Roger Shimomura” and printmaking.
Call (785)532-7718 or email klwalk@ksu.edu for reservations.
Spend the summer exploring sports and games and creating everything from your own game to team mascots during summer ARTSmart classes! Inspiration will come
from the exhibition “Art of the Game,” in conjunction with the Manhattan Public Library summer reading theme “On Your Mark, Get Set, Read.”
The Young Artists Programs take place in June with museum tours and art workshops taught by KSU and MHS fine arts and art education students. The class for younger children allow artists to explore a variety of media. Classes for older children will focus on learning more about specific techniques. Registration and fees required.
Papermaking Workshops take place August 3 and 4, 10-11:30 a.m.
Reservations for all classes and workshops may be made by calling 785-532-7718 or emailing klwalk@k-state.edu. Fees apply. In conjunction with the Blue Star Museum program, all workshops are half-price for military families.
Image: John Steuart Curry (United States, 1897-1946), Title unknown (study of baseball players) (verso) (detail), n.d., conté crayon on paper, KSU, Beach Museum of Art, bequest of Kathleen G. Curry, 2002.759
Image: Toyo Miyatake, Block #20 Fire Break Road, children on tricycles (detail), ca. 1942 (printed 2016), silver halide on paper, 11 x 14 in., courtesy of Toyo Miyatake
The museum is open Tues, Wed, Fri, Sat 10a.m.-5p.m., Thurs 10a.m.-8p.m., Sun, 12p.m.-5p.m. Free admission. Free parking.
Visit us online at beach.k-state.edu
Check out The Beach Blog for behind-the-scenes information, event info, and guest posts.
Inspired by the exhibition “Behind the Glass Eye: Photographs by Toyo Miyatake” and taught by choreographer Katie Oliver, NY.
Workshop fee $5.00. Advance registration required. Please contact 785-532-7718 or beachart@ksu.edu to reserve your spot for the workshop.
Post-workshop, the participants work with student photographers to create their own Toyo Miyatake-inspired photograph using the dance movements they learned in a play with light and shadow. Participants receive a free downloadable digital file of their photograph.
Continue reading “Hip Hop Dance Workshop”
During the 2015-16 academic year, a group of graduate students and postdoctoral scientists from Global Food Systems research teams have participated in an experimental series of workshops. These focused on communication of science questions, methods, and discoveries to non-specialist audiences. The aim of the workshop has been to help these scientists strengthen skills that will help them convey the signifigance of their work – to legislators and funders, to their future students, and to the general public.
Continue reading “Global Food Systems Research Science Communication Symposium”
The recipient of numerous awards, including one from the Tribeca Film Festival, this film tells the story of Jimmy Tsutomu Mirikitani, who survived the trauma of World War II and homelessness by creating art. When 9/11 threatens his life on the New York City streets, a local filmmaker brings him to her home, and the two embark on a journey to confront Mirikitani ‘s painful past. This documentary is an intimate exploration of the lingering wounds of war and the healing powers of friendship and art. Join director Linda Hattendorf for a discussion after the screening.
Free and open to the public.
Part of the programming for “Behind the Glass Eye: Photographs by Toyo Miyatake” and “Minidoka on My Mind: Paintings and Prints by Roger Shimomura.”
Image: Jimmy Tsutomu Mirikitani, Mother Cat & Baby Cat, 2002
The Museum hosts a variety of classes and workshops throughout
the year for all ages!
May 4, 2-3:30 p.m., Early Release Workshop – Manhattan Schools
May 11, 10-11:30 a.m., Parent to Parent – Preventing the Summer Slide*
Call (785)532-7718 or email klwalk@ksu.edu for reservations.
Behind the Glass Eye: Photographs by Toyo MiyatakeImage: Toyo Miyatake, Block #20 Fire Break Road, children on tricycles (detail), ca. 1942 (printed 2016), silver halide on paper, 11 x 14 in., courtesy of Toyo Miyatake Studio
The museum is open Tues, Wed, Fri, Sat 10a.m.-5p.m., Thurs 10a.m.-8p.m., Sun, 12p.m.-5p.m. Free admission. Free parking.
Visit us online at beach.k-state.edu
Check out The Beach Blog for behind-the-scenes information, event info, and guest posts.
Greetings and Happy Spring Semester!
Recently a couple of exhibition projects we are developing at the Beach Museum of Art 
have collided in a thought-provoking way with current events. Refugees are pouring into Europe from the war-torn Middle East and from desperate economic situations in parts of Africa. In the U.S. many are concerned about illegal border crossings from Central and South America. In some cases, fear, suspicion and even hatred creeps into discussion of these complex situations. The result can be that entire groups of people get stereotyped in negative ways.
On April 7, we will celebrate the opening of two exhibitions that reflect on the arrest and imprisonment of Americans of Japanese heritage during World War II. Artworks in Minidoka on My Mind: Paintings and Prints by Roger Shimomura employ the visual language of comic books and Japanese woodblock prints to convey the artist’s childhood memories of the concentration camp. Behind the Glass Eye: Photographs by Toyo Miyatake juxtaposes selected examples of Miyatake’s pre-war art photography with his images of life in the Manzanar camp – some photographed secretly before he was caught and, eventually, allowed by the authorities to serve as camp photographer. Continue reading “Art & Difference”
Thursday, April 7, 5 p.m.
Guest curators of “Behind the Glass Eye,” Hirokazu Kosaka and Alan Miyatake, will make brief remarks, and Kosaka, a master of Japanese archery, or kyudo, will perform an arrow ceremony in honor of the artists featured in the two exhibitions. Musical performances highlighting the artistic and social connections among American artists affected by World War II and its aftermath will be offered.
Minidoka on My Mind: Paintings and Prints by Roger Shimomura and related programs will take place April 5 – July 17, 2016.
Behind the Glass Eye: Photographs by Toyo Miyatake and related programs will take place April 5 – July 31, 2016.
Top image: Roger Shimomura, Desert Garden #2, 2007, acrylic on canvas
Bottom image: Toyo Miyatake, Self-portrait with Soho Camera, 1934, gelatin silver print
Inspired by the exhibitions “Behind the Glass Eye” and “Minidoka on My Mind,” this forum offers an opportunity to unpack moments in American history when entire ethnic groups were marginalized and classified as inferior and/or dangerous by the mainstream population.
Join a panel of scholars and artists for an informed discussion of the lessons we can learn from history, and participate in a dialogue about racial profiling and stereotyping, then and now. Panelists include Roger Shimomura, artist and University of Kansas professor emeritus; Dr. Steven Dandaneau, vice provost for undergraduate studies, Kansas State University; and Hirokazu Kosaka, guest curator of “Behind the Glass Eye.” Moderated by Dr. Zelia Wiley, interim associate provost for diversity, Kansas State University.