Kansas State University

Fronteras/Frontiers, October 7, 2017 – April 1, 2018
The exhibition Fronteras/Frontiers explores the complexity of borders and frontiers in the midwest through the work by artists Artemio Rodríguez and Fidencio Fifield-Perez. Artemio Rodríguez is a master printmaker based in Patzcuaro, Mexico whose practice transcends the boundaries of printmaking by engaging the public through a mobile printmaking studio/gallery, the GraficoMovil. Born in Oaxaca, Mexico and raised in the U.S., Fidencio Fifield-Perez explores issues of migration, labor, and the politicization of borders through the manipulation of maps, newspaper cuttings, and paper.
Major support for this exhibition and related programs is provided by a grant from the Greater Manhattan Community Foundation’s Lincoln & Dorothy I. Deihl Community Grant Program, with additional sponsorship from UFM Community Learning Center at Kansas State University.

October 5-28
Mural Lab, 706 N. 11th St. (Little Apple Art Supply building, Aggieville)
Assisted by a K-State student, artist Enrico Isamu Ōyama creates a mural on the building that houses exhibition sponsor Little Apple Art Supply. Visit throughout the month of October to witness the artist’s progress on this contribution to the Aggieville streetscape.
Ubiquitous: Enrico Isamu Ōyama is on view August 15-December 23, 2017

October 12-26
Aeromural, Mark A. Chapman Gallery, Willard Hall, Kansas State University
Aeromural, a work by Enrico Isamu Ōyama, uses the sound from spray paint cans to propose a new form of mural, one that occupies space in all directions. In partnership with the Digital and Experimental Media Lab, Department of Art, Kansas State University. Check museum website for opening reception date and time.
Ubiquitous: Enrico Isamu Ōyama is on view August 15 – December 23, 2017

Image: Enrico Isamu Ōyama, Aeromural, Audio file of aerosol sound, speaker, amplifier, iPod shuffle and cable, (H)2.95m x (W)3.6m x (D)9.5m (overall) / size variable on occasion 2013 Clocktower Gallery, New York, United States Photo © Atelier Mole

Thursday, October 26, 5:30 p.m.
Dark Progressivism, film screening,
101 Thompson Hall, Kansas State University
Presented by director/producer Rodrigo Ribera d’Ebre, Dark Progressivism is a riveting inside look at Los Angeles graffiti and tattoo art from the 1980s to
the present. The film addresses the influence of street gangs on these arts and introduces some of the artists who work in this medium. This program is organized in conjunction with the exhibition Ubiquitous: Enrico Isamu Ōyama is on view August 15 – December 23, 2017

Saturday, October 28, 1-2:30 p.m.
Día de los Muertos/Day of the Dead altar workshop
Learn more about this seasonal celebration, help create a public altar at the museum for an October 30-November 2 celebration, and make items to take home. Reservation required, $3 per participant, all ages welcome. This program is in conjunction with the exhibition Fronteras/Frontiers on view October 7, 2017 – April 1, 2018.

Thursday, November 2, 5:30-7 p.m.
Día de los Muertos/Day of the Dead celebration
Explore the traditions of this Mexican holiday. Light refreshments and art activities. This program is in conjunction with the exhibition Fronteras/Frontiers on view October 7, 2017 – April 1, 2018.

Thursday, November 9, 5:30 p.m.
Artist talk by Sayaka Ganz
Ganz will talk about the environmental concerns that motivate her to incorporate discarded plastic objects in her wild life sculpture in “Reclaimed Creations.” Reception to follow. Reclaimed Creations: Sayaka Ganz is on view September 5-December 9, 2017.

Sayaka Ganz, Emergence, 2013, reclaimed plastic objects, painted steel and aluminum, hardware, wire, cable ties, 6 x 7 x 7 ft.

Thursday, November 30, 5:30-7 p.m.
USD 383 21st-Century Community Learning Center Open House
Visit the exhibitions “Thrift Style” and “Reclaimed Creations.”
Refreshments served.

Thrift Style
August 1 – December 16, 2017

Ubiquitous: Enrico Isamu Ōyama
August 15 – December 23, 2017

Sayaka Ganz: Reclaimed Creations
September 5 – December 9, 2017

Fronteras/Frontiers
October 7, 2017-April 1, 2018

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

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

Explore Mexico this fall!
Programs will introduce participants to Mexican culture through folk art and introduce some basic Spanish vocabulary.

Next classes:
October 25-28: Día de los Muertos (Day of the Dead)

November 15-18: Arboles de la Vida (clay, Tree of Life)

Call (785)532-7718 or email klwalk@ksu.edu for reservations.

Homeschool Tuesdays 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.
November 1, 1-2:30 p.m.
“Ubiquitous”  

October 28-November 2
The museum’s Exploration Station will feature information on Día de los Muertos and have art supplies available to create items to add to a public altar.

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