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Category: April 2023

Livestream Conversation

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Connecting to Feminism: Women Artists at K-State
April 6, 2023, 5:30 p.m. (Central Time US and Canada)

Join the free program via Zoom. Click here to register. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email with information about how to join the program.

Current and former faculty from K-State’s Department of Art will discuss how Feminism impacted their careers as women artists. Not all of the panelists have worked in the Feminist category, but Feminism continues to influence both the art world and contemporary society. This livestream conversation is moderated by Theresa Marie Ketterer, curator of the exhibition Voices: Women Artists in the Era of Second Wave Feminism. The panel includes Geraldine Craig, Rebecca Hackemann, Nancy Morrow, Mervi Pakaste and Terri Schmidt.

This virtual event is part of the Beach Museum of Art’s “Art in Motion” annual program series.

Flyer for the livestream conversation "Connecting to Feminism: Women Artists at K-State" April 6, 2023. beach.k-state.edu/calendar

Celebrating Art and Week of the Young Child Display

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Please note that dates and location for this event have been changed due to renovations at the Beach Museum of Art.

Celebrating Art and Week of the Young Child Display
April 4-9, 2023, open hours, MHK Play Studio 
910 Commons Place, Manhattan, KS 66503

Join us for an exhibition of art by students in USD 383 Early Learning and State Center for Child Development programs, and a family gallery search, art activities, and free books and resources. This year’s special theme is Families in conjunction with the exhibition Unspoken Bonds.
Co-sponsored by USD 383 Early Learning Centers, K-State Institute for Early Childhood Education and Research, K-State Center for Child Development, Kansas Child Care Training Opportunities Inc., ieDiscoveries/MHK Play Studio?Kodo Kids, Kansas Association for the Education of Young Children. 

Open House Event with art activities, admission free in honor of ARTSY Thursday.
April 6, 2023, 4-7 p.m., MHK Play Studio 

 

Discussion and a panel

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Ahead of Her Time & Ours: the Lynda Benglis Artforum
April 27, 2023, 5:30 p.m., Thompson Hall 101, Kansas State University

Viewer discretion is advised for mature themes and imagery.

Artforum Magazine cover

Artist Lynda Benglis shook the art world when she made the November 1974 Artforum magazine into an art piece of her own. A sculptor and mixed media artist interested in the human form, sexuality, and gender dynamics, Benglis published an advertisement with an image so taboo five editors of the magazine resigned. Join us to view the museum’s newly acquired copy of the magazine and a panel moderated by Theresa Marie Ketterer, curator for the exhibition Voices: Women Artists in the Era of Second Wave Feminism. The panel will discuss the work in terms of Feminism, society, art, sexuality, and museum, etc.

Panelists:

  • Christie Launius, K-State associate head and associate professor in Social Transformation Studies
  • Hunter Scott, K-State graduate student in the English Department with a focus in cultural studies and gender, women, and sexuality studies
  • Jeanne Vaccaro, KU associate professor in Museum Studies and Women, Gender & Sexuality Studies.

This event is part of the Beach Museum of Art’s “Art in Motion” annual program series.

"Voices: Women Artists in the Era of Second Wave Feminism" exhibition at the Beach Museum of Art

 

Recital by K-State Voice Students

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We are excited to share the news about an upcoming performance by Voice students of K-State Professor Cheryl Richt inspired by the museum’s exhibition Voices: Women Artists in the Era of Second Wave Feminism.

The program of vocal music will include all female poets, lyricists and composers, those that knowingly and unknowingly helped pave the way for the equal rights movement through the mid 20th century.

Stay tuned for more information and the date of the performance!

"Voices: Women Artists in the Era of Second Wave Feminism" virtual exhibition at beach.k-state.edu/explore

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 will feature information about an artwork in the collection, the artist who made it, and the techniques used. Art Bytes are released on the museum’s social media channels:

Facebook: BeachMuseumofArt 
Instagram: beachmuseum
Twitter: @BeachMuseum

Enjoy past Art Bytes videos on the museum’s YouTube channel at beach.k-state.edu/videos. Don’t forget to subscribe, like and 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.

Performance at the Beach Museum of Art featured in news in India!

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“Prahaar,” a Marathi language newspaper published in Maharashtra state of India featured an article on the performance inspired by the museum’s exhibition Transfigurations: Reanimating Ancient Art of India by David Lebrun. The performance was presented by Jui Mhatre, Beach Museum Communications and Marketing Specialist and a classical Indian dancer in the genre Bharata Natyam.

The article talks about Lebrun’s work as a filmmaker and the animation of the Nataraja bronze figures included in the exhibition. It also explains how the performance by Mhatre that explored the details of the Nataraja figure and expressed each component and its symbolic meanings in classical dance was helpful for the audience to look closely at the “Shiva Nataraja” installation.

We are excited to be featured in international news! Thank you to journalist Nandakumar Parshuram Patil at “Prahaar” publication for the coverage.

Click here to watch the video of the performance on the museum’s YouTube channel.

Article in the Marathi language newspaper "Prahaar" about the performance "Nataraja, The Lord of Dance" presented by Beach museum communications and marketing specialist Jui Mhatre.

Shiva as Lord of Dance (Nataraja), artist unknown, 20th century, cast bronze by lost wax, gift of Dr. & Mrs. Albert B. Franklin, 1985.155.

< Shiva as Lord of Dance (Nataraja), artist unknown, 20th century, cast bronze by lost wax, gift of Dr. & Mrs. Albert B. Franklin, 1985.155.
This rendition was probably created by one of the workshops in Swamimalai in southern India, a production hub for bronze sculptures of Hindu deities destined for temples, private collections, and the tourist trade. These workshops employ ancient techniques to this day.
Displayed as part of the Transfigurations exhibition.

Transfigurations: Reanimating Ancient Art of India by David Lebrun, gallery title wall photo

Help the Beach Museum of Art rebuild and reopen

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On December 22, 2022, a sprinkler system water line broke at the museum. Thankfully, the artwork was unharmed. However, there was significant damage, and the museum was forced to close unexpectedly.

Though it was disheartening to close our doors temporarily, we look forward to reopening — with your help — as soon as possible. Your gift can help the museum to rebuild and prepare to reopen.

Please click here to make your gift.
Thank you for supporting your art museum during this time of crisis.

Exterior view of the Beach Museum of Art in evening light with the views of banners of exhibitions and artworks displayed in lighted windows in the exhibition "Inside Out."

Virtual Classes and Workshops

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Follow us on the Beach Buddies Facebook Group to participate in
ARTSmart and Homeschool classes online.

Upcoming virtual classes:
April 4-6, 2023: Sumi Art of the Far East

Beach Buddies Facebook Group is the Beach Museum of Art’s Facebook page for our younger audiences, with resources and activities for kids, families and educators. Enjoy cool art, great books, fun activities, and more! Join the group at facebook.com/groups/bmabuddies.

Workshop at the Beach Museum of Art

Stay Connected!

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