Kansas State University

Pete Souza: Two Presidents, One Photographer
February 5-April 27, 2019

The iconic photographs of Pete Souza are well known from his tenure as Chief Official White House Photographer for President Obama. Many people don’t remember that Souza was also Official White House Photographer for President Reagan.
Two Presidents, One Photographer showcases fifty-six of Souza’s photographs of two presidents. It includes Souza’s favorite images of Reagan and Obama, providing us with candid moments that are windows into their humanity. What we see in Souza’s photographs are two presidents who clearly respected both the office they held and the people with whom they interacted, no matter the circumstance.
Souza earned a master’s degree in journalism at Kansas State University. He is currently a freelance photographer in the Washington, D.C. area and professor emeritus of visual communication at Ohio University.

White House photographs by Pete Souza. This exhibition was organized by art2art Circulating Exhibitions. The exhibition is sponsored by Kansas State University Office of the President, Mary Vanier, Jackie Hartman Borck and Lee Borck, Jack Goldstein Charitable Trust, Holiday Inn at the Campus, K-State Department of Art, and other generous donors.

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Saturday, February 2,
1:30-3 p.m.
Valentine’s Workshop
All the supplies you need to create the perfect Valentines for friends and loved ones, plus snacks to fuel your creativity. Reservations are not required but children must be accompanied by an adult. Project fee $5, $2.50 for military families.

February 6-9, during museum open hours
USD 383 Early Expressions Student Art Exhibition
Join us in celebrating the work of the USD 383 district’s students and their teachers, on display in the UMB Theater.

Public Reception Saturday, February 9, 1:30-3:30 p.m.
Sponsored by the Manhattan-Ogden Public Schools FoundationEarly Expressions winners 2017

Thursday, February 14, 5:30 p.m.
Searching for Simurgh: Artist Talk/Performance by Kate Digby

K-State Assistant Professor of Dance Kate Digby shares her work on an immersive performance installation, Search for Simurgh, which makes use of bio-sensing technology. The work draws on the writings of artist Roya Movafegh, who escaped Iran during the revolution and settled in Canada before moving to the United States.
This event is part of the Silk Road through Kansas program series.

Friday, February 22, 11 a.m.-1:30 p.m.
(snow date Friday, March 1, 11 a.m.-1:30 p.m.)
“Silk Road to Kansas: East Asian Art and Global Flow” Symposium
During fall 2018, KU Art History Professors Sherry Fowler and Maki Kaneko team-taught a graduate seminar, “Silk Road to Kansas: East Asian Art & Global Flow.” The seminar students conducted research on objects in the collections of the Beach Museum of Art, the Spencer Museum of Art, and the Mulvane Art Museum. At this symposium, students present their research to the public.
This event is part of the Silk Road through Kansas program series.

Thursday, February 28, 5:30 p.m.
Music of Strangers: Yo-Yo Ma and the Silk Road Ensemble
film screening
This documentary follows master cellist Yo-Yo Ma as he brings together musicians from cultures along the ancient Silk Road trade routes to share the music of their regions and inspire new artistic exchanges. Discussion after the screening. Light refreshments provided.
This event is part of the Silk Road through Kansas program series.

Off-Site Programming:
Thursday, February 28 – March 18
Meadowlark Memory Program: Art Exhibition 2019
Flint Hills Discovery Center
Art produced by participants in ARTFul Making and Memories in the Making classes will be on view at the Flint Hills Discovery Center. The act of creating has multiple benefits for those living with cognitive challenges. Please visit and support these programs during regular business hours at the Discovery Center.

Picturing Kansas
October 5, 2018 – June 1, 2019

Voices: Art Linking Asia and the West
December 4, 2018–December 21, 2019

Image: Diana Werts, Hay Bales North of Council Grove, 2003, oil on panel, 4 5/8 x 12 3/4 in., gift of Richard D. Olson Estate, 2014.479

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

Click here to view Spring 2019 ARTSmart programs for families

East Meets West Part II
Travel the remainder of the Silk Road as part of the museum’s “Silk Road through Kansas” programming. We will visit India, China, Japan, and the Middle East. Next Class: February 6-9: Celebrate Chinese New Year’s:
The Year of the Pig.

Homeschool Tuesdays
Classes meet on the first Tuesday of the month and allow homeschool families a chance to participate in the museum’s school field trip program. Classes are appropriate for kids in kindergarten on up.
Next class: February 5, 1-2:30 p.m. The Photos of Pete Souza and portrait workshop.

Cost for all above classes is $3 per child, $1.50 for military families, and reservations are required. 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 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!

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