Thursday, April 5, 5:30 p.m.
Artist Lynn Benson will share details about making the 2018 Beach Museum of Art Gift Print and other recent projects. Light refreshments will be served.
Visit Benson’s blog to learn more about her exhibition at the Beach Museum of Art and creating the gift print Dancing on the Table. Only two prints remain available for purchase of this very limited edition.
Thursday, April 5, 10 a.m.
Nigerian textile artist Gasali Adeyemo creates fabric using batik designs and the traditional adire technique, a resist-dyed cloth produced and worn by the Yoruba people of Southwestern Nigeria in West Africa. In partnership with the KSU College of Education. See https://coe.k-state.edu/ for additional events.
Saturday, April 7, 9 am – 4 pm
During Kansas State University Open House
Explore Here, and Now. Kansas State University Department of Art Faculty Exhibition.
Learn more about water through the art of Lynn Benson. Art and learning activities will focus on contemporary water issues, including water usage and pollution and tie to research at K-State and the Land Institute in Salina.
Thursday, April 12, 5:30 p.m.
Artist Fidencio Fifield-Perez will describe his commitment to activism through both studio practice and non-traditional art practices embedded in community life. Fifield-Perez’s work is on view through April 12 in the Fronteras/Frontiers exhibition at the Beach Museum of Art. His talk is part of the university’s Annual Engagement Symposium, themed “Powerful Dialogue: Engaging Community Issues in Polarizing Times.” For more information, please go to: https://www.k-state.edu/cecd/events/symposium/
Image: Artist Fidencio Fifield-Perez with Surge, 2015, 6×16 ft., acrylic, ink, cut maps, collagraph prints, map pins and cut maps
April 19-21 during regular hours
Come view art by young children inspired by “Water Stories by Lynn Benson”
April 21, 1:30-3, Week of the Young Child Open House
Join us for a free afternoon of gallery activities and art projects for the whole family. Additional inspiration will come from the National Endowment for the Humanities “Picturing America” print set. In partnership with USD 383 Manhattan-Ogden Headstart and Early Learning, Kansas Association for the Education of Young Children (KSAEYC), and the K-State Center for Child Development.
Fronteras/Frontiers
Extended to April 12, 2018!
Left Image: Artemio Rodríguez, Campesino (Farmer), detail, 2001, linocut, 11 x 11 in., collection of the artist. Right Image: Fidencio Fifield-Perez, Surge, detail, 2015, acrylic, ink, cut maps, collagraph prints, map pins and cut maps, 6 x 16 ft., collection of the artist.
February 13 – May 26, 2018
In 1969, the Cuyahoga River in Cleveland, Ohio, burst into flames due to sparks falling on oil-covered debris floating on its surface. The news caught Lynn Benson’s attention and inspired her to study how human activity affects a vitally important resource: water. Benson’s multi-media works in this exhibition represent bodies of water impacted by development and politics.
Here, and Now.March 6-May 12, 2018, Hyle Family Gallery, Marion Pelton Gallery
The works in this exhibition represent the studio practices of fifteen members of the Kansas State University Department of Art. These works, made within the last two years and varying in concept and construction, feature the disciplines of ceramics, drawing, fibers, graphic design, painting, photography, sculpture, and new media.
The Museum hosts a variety of classes and workshops throughout the year for all ages.
Winter/Spring 2018 ARTSmart programs for families
Explore the wide variety of media found in the Beach Museum of Art’s permanent collection and special exhibitions. “Here, and Now. The K-State Art Faculty Exhibition” provides a wide variety of inspiration for creative youngsters.
Next classes:
Homeschool Tuesdays
Classes meet on the first Tuesday of the month and allow homeschool families a chance to engage with the current exhibitions. Tours are appropriate for those in Kindergarten and up.
Next classes:
Call 785-532-7718 or email klwalk@k-state.edu for reservations.
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.
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