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Beach Museum of Art Gift Prints

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Give the gift of art this holiday season!
Each year, the Friends of the Beach Museum of Art group commissions a limited-edition print by a recognized Kansas artist for sale to museum Friends and the public. Kansas State University’s Friends of Art started the gift print program in 1934.

Click here to view available gift prints and more information on each print.

Beach Museum of Art Friends at any level receive a 25% discount on the price. For more information about becoming a Friend or purchasing the gift print, please email beachart@ksu.edu or call 785-532-7718.

Watch for the announcements on the newest 2025 gift print coming soon!

 

"Mise-en-Scène," 2023 Beach Museum of Art Gift Print at the interactive station of the exhibition "wood+paper+box in your hands."  "Mise-en-Scène," 2023 Beach Museum of Art Gift Print at the interactive station of the exhibition "wood+paper+box in your hands."

Museum visitors explore the 2023-2024 gift print Mise-en-Scène created by the artist collective wood+paper+box featured in the museum’s 2023 exhibition wood+paper+box in your hands.

"Mise-en-Scène," 2023 Beach Museum of Art Gift Print. Composed of various prints assembled in a box. Featured in the "wood+paper+box in your hands" exhibition at the museum.

wood+paper+box, Mise-en-Scène, 2020–2022, clamshell box, mokuhanga (Japanese woodblock), oil-based woodblock, letterpress, lithograph, and inkjet, dimensions variable, Marianna Kistler Beach Museum of Art, photo: Alec Smith

2024 Holiday Hours

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Plan your visits at the Beach Museum of Art this holiday season! 
Admission and parking are always free at the museum.

Visitors exploring art in an exhibition at the Beach Museum of Art.

Please note the Beach Museum of Art 2024 Holiday Hours:
Thanksgiving break: closed Nov. 28 – 30, 2024, re-opening Dec. 3, 2024
Winter break: closed Dec. 24, 2024 – Jan. 1, 2025, re-opening Jan. 2, 2025
Closed Sundays and Mondays per regular hours

Untitled greeting card by Neal Ambrose-Smith in the Beach Museum of Art collection. Showing a drawing of a honey bee and text "Happy Holidays" and stars.

Neal Ambrose-Smith, Untitled (greeting card), 2010, lithograph on paper, 7 3/8 x 5 1/2 in., gift of Joe and Barb Zanatta, Zanatta Editions, 2011.123

Beach Museum of Art Holiday Workshop

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Holiday Workshop
Saturday, December 7, 2024, 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m. or 1:30-3 p.m. Registration is required.

Families engaged in making gifts and decorations at the Holiday Workshop at the Beach Museum of Art.

Take your inspiration from the Beach Museum of Art galleries and create cards, decorations, and ornaments from a wide variety of supplies.

$7.50 per participant (cash or check accepted). Friends of the Beach Museum of Art and Military families receive 50% discount. Please contact Associate Curator of Education Kathrine Schlageck at klwalk@ksu.edu or call 785-532-7718 for registration.

Family workshop at the Beach Museum of Art

2024 Winter Party!

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The Beach Museum of Art is celebrating the season, and you are invited! Bring your family and friends to the Winter Party on Thursday, December 12, 2024 from 5:30 – 7:30 p.m. The celebration will feature art activities, a “selfie station” photo booth and complimentary hot beverages and cookies! The Winter Party is free and open to the public.

Where: Marianna Kistler Beach Museum of Art, 701 Beach Lane, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS 66506.
Attire: Holiday/Party attire admired
We look forward to celebrating the season with you!

"Snowflakes" by Lloyd Sumner in the Beach Museum of Art collection. Showing different designs of snowflake drawings in blue outline.

Lloyd Sumner, Snowflakes, ca. 1967, plotter drawing on paper mounted on illustration board  6 1/16 x 8 3/8 in. gift of Mary Cottom, S18.2016

ART BYTES on the Museum’s Social Media

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Enjoy short videos about art in the Beach Museum of Art’s collection. Each video features information about an artwork in the collection, the artist who made it, and the techniques used. Art Bytes are released first Wednesdays on the museum’s social media channels:

Facebook: BeachMuseumofArt
Instagram: @beachmuseum

Enjoy past Art Bytes videos on the museum’s YouTube channel at beach.k-state.edu/videos. Please don’t forget to subscribe, like or share. Thanks!

Screen capture of ART Bytes video

Screen capture of Art Byte video featuring Spring Green and Sand Swept by Janet Kummerlein, presented by Education intern Madeline Mullinnix.

A sneak-peak at spring 2025

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New exhibitions opening in Spring 2025:

Dana Fritz

Field Guide to a Hybrid Landscape: Dana Fritz
2025 Friends of the Beach Museum of Art Gift Print Artist
February 4 – July 13, 2025
This exhibition will make visible the forces that shaped what was once the world’s largest hand planted forest, now administered by the Nebraska National Forests and Grasslands. Black and white prints by photographer Dana Fritz reveal the patterns in sand, water, planting, and burning present in this late 19th-century experiment to create a timber industry and change the climate of a semi-arid Nebraska prairie. Fritz is Hixson-Lied Professor of Art at University of Nebraska–Lincoln. Image: Dana Fritz, Fire Tower View, 2021, inkjet print, 16 x 40 in., courtesy of the artist

 

In Bloom
In Bloom
February 25 – August 30, 2025
Join us in celebrating the 150th anniversary of the K-State Gardens with floral selections in the museum’s collection. This exhibition is also our annual collaboration with the Manhattan Public Library’s summer reading program. The American Library Association has chosen the theme “Color Our World,” and we promise a riot of color! Image: John Steuart Curry, Peonies, 1939, oil on canvas, 15 7/8 x 20 1/4 in., gift of Dr. Daniel Schuster, 1993.1

Current Exhibitions

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Click here to view current Virtual Exhibitions

Gallery Exhibitions:

Return to Prairie: Textiles for Green Burial Awareness
September 3 – December 21, 2024

"Return to Prairie: Textiles for Green Burial Awareness" exhibition publicity image

Printing Beyond Borders: Contemporary Indian Prints at Kansas State University
August 13, 2024 – May 31, 2025

Printing Beyond "Borders: Contemporary Indian Prints at Kansas State University" exhibition at the Beach Museum of Art

Upon a Time: Create Your Own Adventure
May 28 – December 21, 2024

"Upon a Time: Create Your Own Adventure" exhibition promotional image

Prairie Views
Ongoing with new selections

"Prairie Views" exhibition at the Beach Museum of Art.

2024-2025 K-State Common Works of Art

Chester (Chet ) E. Peters,
Communication, 1973,
philippine mahogany, red cedar,
rosewood, cherry, and walnut
with metal, 5 7/8 x 12 5/8 x 12 3/4 in., gift of the Doris Peters Trust, 2015.103 

Geraldine Craig, The Back Side of Words, 2009, mixed media, 30 x 37 in., 2010.17

Classes and Workshops

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

Family workshop by Beach Museum of Art

ARTSmart classes: Explore the current exhibitions. Each class includes looking activities in the galleries and an art project. Classes meet on the first Thursday of the month. 10:30 (ages 2-5) and 4:30 (all ages). Upcoming class: December 5: Math and Art

Workshop at the Beach Museum of Art

Homeschool Tuesdays meet on the first Tuesday of the month and include additional academic content. Tours are appropriate for those in kindergarten and up and include an art project. Upcoming class: Dec. 3, 1-2:30: 3-D Mathematics 

Cost for each class above is $5 per child. Payment can be made with cash or check. Children must be accompanied by an adult. Reservations required. Please call (785)532-7718 or email klwalk@k-state.edu for reservations. If you need to cancel your reservation please 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!

Friends of the Beach Museum of Art members receive half price discount with membership card. Please click here to join the Friends of the Beach.

 

 

Let’s Connect!

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Visit us online at beach.k-state.edu

Send email to beachart@k-state.edu

Join the museum’s e-news list to stay up to date on everything at the museum.

Check out The Beach Blog for behind-the-scenes information, event info, and guest posts.

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Subscribe to the museum’s YouTube channel to watch videos of art, artists and special programs.

Join the Beach Buddies Facebook Group to enjoy cool art, fun activities and resources for children, families and educators.

Elizabeth Layton, Untitled (business business business, you gotta have art), 1991, Kansas State University, Marianna Kistler Beach Museum of Art, 1998.222

Double Take: Gallery Tour of Select Artworks

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Saturday, November 2, 2024, 1:30-2 PM
Beach Museum of Art
Free and open to all

What is the artist trying to say? Is there a story behind that?
Hosted by Beach Museum Specialist Nate McClendon, this new program will answer these questions as it offers insight and perspective into selected artworks on display at the museum. Joined by curators, artists, and museum staff, we will explore the intentions, motivations, and related stories behind the artwork and exhibition presentations. Specifically, we will explore how the art relates to and reflects themes and experiences of modern society. This 30-minute program will also provide a platform for participants to anonymously share and observe reactions to the art in real time.

Join us throughout the year as we take a closer look into selected works on exhibit at YOUR art museum.

Gallery program with participants viewing works in an exhibition at the Beach Museum of Art.

Natural Burial at Kansas Heart Land Prairie Cemetery

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Thursday, November 7, 2024, 5:30-6:30 p.m
Beach Museum of Art 
Free and open to all

Join a conversation about green burial and personal experiences with Sarah Crews, Director of Heart Land, and Kelly Parker who buried her spouse at the cemetery. This free program is offered in conjunction with the exhibition Return to Prairie: Textiles for Green Burial Awareness, open September 3 – December 21, 2024 at the Beach Museum of Art.

Kelly Parker
Kelly Parker

Sarah Crews
Sarah Crews

Poster for the exhibition "Return to Prairie: Textiles for Green Burial Awareness" at the Beach Museum of Art

Storytelling: Arts of India

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Thursday, November 14, 2024, 5:30-6:30 p.m
Beach Museum of Art
Free and open to all

Join a presentation by Dr. Jessica Falcone and Jui Mhatre about the cultural aspects of storytelling and iconography in arts of India. Offered in conjunction with the exhibition Printing Beyond Borders: Contemporary Indian Prints at Kansas State University. Dr. Falcone will draw on her ethnographic work in India to discuss some religious and cultural themes that emerge from the artworks in the exhibition. She will discuss some of the religious iconography in the works to better contextualize the meaning that the artists may have hoped to express. Mhatre’s performance presentation will explore storytelling in the classical Indian dance Bharata Natyam through the elements of movement vocabulary and art of expression to convey meaning.

Dr. Falcone is a professor of cultural anthropology in the department of Sociology, Anthropology and Social Work at Kansas State University. Mhatre is a performance artist and dancer and teacher in the genre Bharata Natyam. She works as Communications and Marketing Specialist at the Beach Museum of Art.

Jessica Falcone
Dr. Jessica Falcone

Jui Mhatre
Jui Mhatre

Printing Beyond "Borders: Contemporary Indian Prints at Kansas State University" exhibition at the Beach Museum of Art

ART BYTES on the Museum’s Social Media

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Enjoy short videos about art in the Beach Museum of Art’s collection. Each video features information about an artwork in the collection, the artist who made it, and the techniques used. Art Bytes are released first Wednesdays on the museum’s social media channels:

Facebook: BeachMuseumofArt
Instagram: @beachmuseum

Enjoy past Art Bytes videos on the museum’s YouTube channel at beach.k-state.edu/videos. Please don’t forget to subscribe, like or share. Thanks!

Screen capture of ART Bytes video

Screen capture of Art Byte video featuring Spring Green and Sand Swept by Janet Kummerlein, presented by Education intern Madeline Mullinnix.

BEACH BALL 2024

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A BIG THANK YOU to all our amazing guests who attended the Beach Ball fundraiser on Oct. 18, 2024 and made it a fantastic event! The evening wouldn’t have been complete without you. We appreciate you and your support of the museum.

Many thanks to MHK Caravan Co., Manhattan Brewing Company, Jack Reid, Andrew Schell, Tyler Woods, Justin Howard (Nordic Thunder) and all our Underwriters for your incredible partnership and support. You helped us create a grand event. We can’t wait until the next Beach Ball! 🤩

Please enjoy some photos of BEACH BALL 2024:

Beach Ball fundraiser 2024

   

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Current Exhibitions

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Click here to view current Virtual Exhibitions

Gallery Exhibitions:

Return to Prairie: Textiles for Green Burial Awareness
September 3 – December 21, 2024

"Return to Prairie: Textiles for Green Burial Awareness" exhibition publicity image

Printing Beyond Borders: Contemporary Indian Prints at Kansas State University
August 13, 2024 – May 31, 2025

Printing Beyond "Borders: Contemporary Indian Prints at Kansas State University" exhibition at the Beach Museum of Art

Upon a Time: Create Your Own Adventure
May 28 – December 21, 2024

"Upon a Time: Create Your Own Adventure" exhibition promotional image

 

Prairie Views
Ongoing with new selections

"Prairie Views" exhibition at the Beach Museum of Art.

2024-2025 K-State Common Works of Art

Chester (Chet ) E. Peters,
Communication, 1973,
philippine mahogany, red cedar,
rosewood, cherry, and walnut
with metal, 5 7/8 x 12 5/8 x 12 3/4 in., gift of the Doris Peters Trust, 2015.103 

Geraldine Craig, The Back Side of Words, 2009, mixed media, 30 x 37 in., 2010.17