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.
Visit us online at beach.k-state.edu
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To celebrate the twentieth anniversary of its opening, the museum has unveiled a new look for the permanent collection galleries. Drawing on the twentieth anniversary celebration theme “You Gotta Have Art,” the galleries feature works from a range of periods, displayed together to highlight particular themes and stimulate dialogue. Expect to see gallery favorites by John Steuart Curry and Shirley Smith alongside works re-emerging from art storage after a long hiatus. Also on view are new acquisitions by significant contemporary Kansas artists, such as Roger Shimomura, Jane Booth, and Andrzej Zieliński, as well as promised gifts to the collection borrowed for this festive year.
You Gotta Have Art (detail), Elizabeth Layton
October 11, 2016—January 7, 2017
The Beach Museum of Art’s twentieth anniversary theme, “You Gotta Have Art,” was inspired by the words printed on caps worn by Elizabeth Layton and her second husband in many of her self-portraits. The caps were gifts from her friend Don Lambert, the Ottawa Herald reporter who discovered her work in 1977 and helped to establish Layton as an important American artist through his writing and curation of exhibitions.
The succinct phrase encapsulates how art was a positive force in Elizabeth Layton’s life. After an unstable marriage that ended in divorce, the death of a son, a lifelong battle with manic depression, and thirteen debilitating electroshock treatments, Layton took her first class in contour drawing and discovered how art could help her heal. Her drawings examined universal human experiences such as aging, death, social injustice, and love through the lens of her own life and body. She demonstrated the power of art in forging personal connections and developing understanding and empathy.
Related program: Gallery Walk with Don Lambert, November 3 at 5:30 and 6:15 p.m. Free and open to the public, pre-registration required, call 785-532-7718 or email beachart@ksu.edu Continue reading “Elizabeth “Grandma” Layton: You Gotta Have Art”
Thursday, October 20, 5:30 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. Speakers at this event will be:
John Briggs, Division of Biology, K-State
Michael Veeman, Division of Biology, K-State
Taryn Hampton, Department of Art, K-State
Carlos Castellanos, Department of Art, K-State Continue reading “Leonardo Art Science Evening Rendezvous”
Thursday, October 27, 5:30-7:30 p.m.
Everything comes to life during this #KState student celebration of the museum’s 20th anniversary. Co-sponsored by 91.9 KSDB. Join us for art activities, snacks, and live music. Check back for event updates.
Sven Birger Sandzén, Haunted Trees, 1934
Thursday, November 10, 5:30 p.m.
Enjoy this Oscar-winning bio-pic starring Clare Danes as the animal scientist who has worked to make humane practices more prevalent in the handling of animals raised for food. Complimentary snacks provided. Free and open to the public.
Mark your calendars for a Temple Grandin Book Signing and Reception on Nov. 29 at 6 p.m.!
Image: Charles Soule, Jr., Camp Sherman (detail), 1861, courtesy of the Becker Collection, Boston, Massachuset
The Museum hosts a variety of classes and workshops throughout
the year for all ages!
Fall 2016 ARTSmart celebrates The Beach Museum of Art’s 20th birthday with an exploration of the reinstallation of the permanent collection. Each class will include a Visual Thinking Strategies discussion or activity and an art project inspired by visiting an artwork in the museum. We can’t tell you which works because it will spoil the SURPRISE!
Next classes:
Call (785)532-7718 or email klwalk@ksu.edu for reservations.
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.
The museum will be closed Thursday, October 13 from 5-8 p.m. for a private event and November 24-25.
Visit us online at beach.k-state.edu
See all upcoming events
Check out The Beach Blog for behind-the-scenes information, event info, and guest posts.
The Becker Archive in Boston, Massachusetts, contains approximately 650 previously undocumented drawings by Joseph Becker and his colleagues, nineteenth-century artists who worked as artist-reporters for Frank Leslie’s Illustrated Newspaper. They observed, drew, and sent back for publication images of the Civil War, the construction of the railroads, the Chicago fire, and other important events of nineteenth-century American history. There has been no major exhibition or scholarly survey featuring Civil War drawings since the 1961 centennial, and at that time the Becker Collection had not yet come to light.
Continue reading “Now Open! Civil War Era Drawings from the Becker Collection”
Saturday, Sept. 24, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.
Come see K-State’s Common Work of Art for 2016, Dendrochronological Data Sequences by Andrzej Zieliński, chosen to complement the Common Book, Spare Parts by Joshua Davis. Throughout the day visitors can participate in a self-guided gallery activity and create a found-art sculpture project.
Thursday, Sept. 29, 5:30 p.m.
Join us for a discussion of regional Civil War history moderated by Mike Hankins, PhD candidate in history at K-State. Speakers are Joan Stack, curator art collections at the State Historical Society of Missouri; Miller Williams Boyd, instructor in African-American studies, University of Mississippi; and Charles Sanders, associate professor of history at K-State.
Image: Henri Lovie, General Asboth and Staff on Horseback, December 10, 1861, Becker Collection, Boston, Massachusetts
20th Anniversary Celebration Sunday, Oct. 9, 2-6 p.m.
Help us celebrate our 20th Anniversary and theme “You Gotta Have Art.” There will be activities for all ages, party favors, and, of course, cake! Cash bar opens and music begins at 4:30 p.m.
To celebrate the twentieth anniversary of its opening, the museum is unveiling a new look for the permanent collection galleries. Drawing on the twentieth anniversary celebration theme “You Gotta Have Art,” the galleries feature works from a range of periods, displayed together to highlight particular themes and stimulate dialogue. Expect to see gallery favorites by John Steuart Curry and Shirley Smith alongside works re-emerging from art storage after a long hiatus. Also on view are new acquisitions by significant contemporary Kansas artists, such as Roger Shimomura, Jane Booth, and Andrzej Zieliński, as well as promised gifts to the collection borrowed for this festive year.
You Gotta Have Art (detail), Elizabeth Layton
Image: Charles Soule, Jr., Camp Sherman (detail), 1861, courtesy of the Becker Collection, Boston, Massachusetts
The Museum hosts a variety of classes and workshops througho
ut
the year for all ages!
Fall 2016 ARTSmart celebrates The Beach Museum of Art’s 20th birthday with an exploration of the reinstallation of the permanent collection. Each class will include a Visual Thinking Strategies discussion or activity and an art project inspired by visiting an artwork in the museum. We can’t tell you which works because it will spoil the SURPRISE!
Next classes:
September 14-16 Celebrate International Dot Day!
Call (785)532-7718 or email klwalk@ksu.edu for reservations.