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Porta Magica: Jason Scuilla
2017 Friends of the Beach Museum of Art Gift Print Artist
March 14-July 1, 2017

Gift Print available for purchase from March 14, 2017. For more information contact Robin Lonborg at 785-532-7718

Jason Scuilla is the 2017 Friends of the Beach Museum of Art Gift Print Artist. Each year museum supporters commission a printmaker or photographer to produce a limited edition print for sale to the public. The program, which began in 1934, recognizes outstanding contemporary artists associated with Kansas.

Scuilla lives in Manhattan, Kansas, where he serves as associate professor and head of the printmaking department at Kansas State University. Continue reading “NOW OPEN! Porta Magica: Jason Scuilla” →

Thursday, March 30, 2017, 4:30 – 5:30 p.m., Beach Museum of Art

Please join associate curator Aileen Wang in “Voices,” a themed space in the permanent collection galleries of the Beach Museum to consider several amazing works of art. Coffee and cookies will be provided.

Images:
Left: Damon Davis, All Hands on Deck #3, 2015, KSU, Marianna Kistler Beach Museum of Art
Right: Gordon Parks, Paster Ledbetter, Chicago, 1953, KSU, Marianna Kistler Beach Museum of Art 

Thursday, March 30, 2017, 5:30 – 8 p.m.
The Leonardo Art Science Evening Rendezvous, or LASER, is a national program of evening gatherings that bring artists and scientists together for informal presentations and conversation with an audience. Speaker at this event will be: Philippe Pasquier, Associate Professor, School of Interactive Arts and Technology, Simon Fraser University.

Continue reading “Leonardo Art Science Evening Rendezvous” →

Saturday, April 1, 2017, 9 a.m.- 4 p.m.
Join us for gallery activities and art projects featuring our spring exhibitions!

Tuesday, April 4, 2017, 5:30 p.m., Thompson Hall 101, Kansas State University,
Reception to follow at Marianna Kistler Beach Museum of Art
14th & Anderson Ave, Manhattan, KS.

Damon Davis started the All Hands on Deck project as part of the Black Lives Matter movement in his home city, St. Louis. The project honors “that diverse collective dedicated to protecting our human rights, no matter race, age, or gender.” Davis will discuss All Hands on Deck and screen excerpts from his documentary Whose Streets?, which was included in the US Documentary category of the 2017 Sundance Film Festival.

After Michael Brown was shot to death by police in Ferguson, Missouri, on August 9, 2014. Damon Davis, a native of nearby East St. Louis, joined the protests against the shooting and started photographing the upraised hands of his fellow activists. Continue reading “Presentation by artist Damon Davis, 2017 TED Fellow. See how YOU can enhance the experience” →

Thursday, April 6, 2017, 5:30 p.m.
Reception to follow
Marianna Kistler Beach Museum of Art, UMB Theater

2017 Friends of the Beach Museum of Art gift print artist, Jason Scuilla, will talk about his work and innovative printmaking technique. Continue reading “Artist Talk: Jason Scuilla” →

New! Second Saturday Selections
April 8, 2017: Slow Art Day, join Senior Educator Kathrine Schlageck at 1 or 2:30 p.m. for an engaging conversation about selections from the permanent collection or current exhibitions.

Upcoming Second Saturday Selections: May 13

Thursday, April 13, 2017, 5:30 p.m.
Presented by Keli Rylance, head, Morse Department of Special Collections, K-State Libraries. In 2016, K-State Libraries processed the personal archive of veterinary specialist Col. Frank Caldwell Hershberger. The collection documents his remarkable life: his travels, horsemanship, and service in two world wars.

Saturday, April 22, 2017, 1:30-3 p.m.
Earth Day Open House in The Meadow

Come celebrate Earth Day with a visit to the Meadow and botany-based art activities. Reservations are not required but children must be accompanied by an adult.

Thursday, April 27, 2017, 5:30 p.m.
Primitive: The Art and Life of Horace H. Pippin
A reading with discussion by Janice N. Harrington

Learn about the work of African-American folk artist, Horace H. Pippin. What did it mean to be an African-American soldier during World War I? What was life like for African-American families at the turn of the century? After a lively, interactive audience-driven discussion of paintings by Horace H. Pippin, Harrington will share poetry and reflections on the life and art of this astonishing painter.

Co-sponsored by Dow Center for Multicultural and Community Studies,
K-State Libraries; Department of American Ethnic Studies; and Department of English. Reception to follow.

Saturday, April 29, 2017, 1:30-3 p.m.
Week of the Young Child Open House

Bring the whole family for an afternoon of gallery activities and art projects. Additional inspiration comes from the National Endowment for the Humanities Picturing America print set.

Co-sponsored by Head Start, College Hill Preschool, K-State Center for Child
Development, and Heartland Association for the Education of Young Children.

Porta Magica: Jason Scuilla
March 14 – July 1, 2017

Kansas Veterinarian at Work: A Portrait by Tom Mohr
February 7 – June 17, 2017

John Steuart Curry: Mapping the Early Career
January 17 – May 13, 2017

You Gotta Have Art: Celebrating 20 Years
New Installation of the Permanent Collection
Unveiled October 2016

2016 Common Work of Art
August 23, 2016 – May 14, 2017

Stan Herd: Cairns on the Beach
Fall 2014 – May 2017

Image: detail, Jason Scuilla, Piazza with Spirits, 2013, etching, 12 x 17 in.

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

Spring 2017 ARTSmart Programs:

“Math/Art Connections”: Classes will focus math concepts – shape, form, space, etc. Each class includes gallery discussion and activities and an art project that will allow participants to explore media and techniques.

Next classes: April 19-21: Symmetry
Call (785)532-7718 or email klwalk@ksu.edu for reservations.

Click here to view the full list of classes, open houses and workshops

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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Image: Elizabeth Layton, Untitled (business business business, you gotta have art), 1991, KSU, Beach Museum of Art