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Category: December 2022

New Virtual Exhibition!

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The Marianna Kistler Beach Museum of Art is pleased to announce its new virtual exhibition created by museum exhibition designer and technology lead Luke Dempsey. The virtual exhibition complements the installation in the museum’s gallery: Voices: Women Artists in the Era of Second Wave Feminism
Click here to view the virtual exhibition

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

About the exhibition:
The fight for suffrage propelled the first wave feminism of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. During the 1960s and 1970s a new generation of women took up the cause of equality. Their demands centered on reproductive rights and passage of the Equal Rights Amendment. Works by women artists in the museum’s collection give insights into voices from this second wave of feminism. Among the artists are Lee Krasner, Louise Nevelson, Jenny Holzer, and Shirley Smith.

Platinum Sponsors: The Alms Group, Greater Manhattan Community Foundation’s Lincoln & Dorothy I. Deihl Community Grants Program
Gold Sponsors: Dan and Beth Bird
Silver Sponsors: Mary Cottom and Judy and David Regehr
Bronze Sponsors: Bill and Sharon Snyder

 

Holiday Workshop

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December 3, 2022
Offered 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m. and 1:30-3 p.m.
at the Beach Museum of Art
701 Beach Lane, Manhattan, Kansas 66506

Family workshop at the Beach Museum of Art

Celebrate winter festivals from around the world. Create cards, decorations, and ornaments from a wide variety of supplies. Registration is required. $5 per participant (cash or check). Please contact Associate Curator of Education Kathrine Schlageck at klwalk@ksu.edu or call 785-532-7718 for reservations.

BMA Winter Party!

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From all of us at the Beach Museum, we wish you a joyous and warm winter season.  

The Beach Museum of Art is celebrating the season and you are invited! Join us Thursday, December 8, 2022 from 5:30 – 7:30 p.m. for a celebration with music, performances, art activities, complementary hot beverages and treats! Winter Party is a collaboration with K-State student organizations. 

Where: Marianna Kistler Beach Museum of Art 
Attire: Holiday/Party attire admired  
Free and open to the public 

We look forward to seeing you at the Winter Party! 


Thomas D. Edwards, Happy New Year (detail), 2004, inkjet print on paper, Kansas State Unversity, Marianna Kistler Beach Museum of Art, gift of Annette Edwards Huff, CM302.2018

 

 

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 release on first Wednesdays 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.

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.

Spring 2023 Exhibition Preview: “Unspoken Bonds”

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Unspoken Bonds
January 24 – July 29, 2023

Why do people come together? This exhibition organized in conjunction with the American Library Association’s 2023 summer reading slogan, “All Together Now,” is a visual survey of human relationships and how they form. Unspoken Bonds will serve as the basis for the museum’s summer ARTSmart classes and tours in conjunction with the Manhattan Public Library’s summer reading program.

Photograph entitled "Protesting Police Brutality" by artist Luke B. Townsend in the collection of the Beach Museum of Art.
Peaceful protesters gather in Heritage Park in Junction City, Kansas on Friday in response to the death of George Floyd by Minneapolis police earlier this week. The peaceful protesters met in Heritage Park and marched to the Geary County Sheriffs Department.

Platinum Major Sponsor: Greater Manhattan Community Foundation’s Lincoln & Dorothy I. Deihl Community Grants Program
Bronze Sponsors: Steven L. Bernasek, Chuck and Sandy Bussing, Kathleen and Roger Lanksbury

Image: Luke B. Townsend, Protesting Police Brutality, 2020, inkjet print on paper, 16 3/4 x 30 in., Kansas State University, Marianna Kistler Beach Museum of Art, 2020.25

Have you tried Smartify?

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Enhance your experience with art at the Beach Museum of Art. The Smartify app identifies 2D and 3D artworks in the museum’s galleries, and instantly returns text, audio and video interpretation. For visitors off-site, Smartify’s powerful search tool provides access to the same information and more.

Download Smartify free today for Apple and Android devices from the Apple Store or Google Play Store.

To use in the galleries, open the app and point the camera at art with the Smartify logo on its label. The app will recognize the art and load information onto your screen. From home, use the Explore tool to search for the museum and its gallery offerings and gain access to works in other museums. Take advantage of the app’s personal gallery making tool.

Smartify is a United Kingdom-registered Community Interest Company (CIC) supported by Innovate U.K. and the European Union. The Beach Museum of Art is a proud Smartify partner, along with dozens of world-wide cultural institutions, including the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City; Los Angeles County Museum of Art; and National Gallery in London.

Smartify will connect with text-to-voice apps. To learn more about Smartify, go to https://smartify.org/

The museum is grateful for support from the Weary Family Foundation.

Support Your Art Museum

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If you haven’t joined us already, please become a Friend of the Marianna Kistler Beach Museum of Art!

Your membership helps further the mission of the museum through exhibitions, programs, educational offerings, art acquisitions, and more. Your gift enables the museum to continue offering thought-provoking art experiences and free admission to all. 

Become a Friend or renew your membership today and receive exclusive benefits! Click here.

 

Thank you for your support of the museum!

Current Gallery and Virtual Exhibitions

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Gallery Exhibitions: 

Transfigurations: Reanimating Ancient Art of India by David Lebrun
September 27, 2022 – May 27, 2023

Transfigurations: Reanimating Ancient Art of India by David Lebrun

Do You See What I See?
September 6, 2022 – May 27, 2023

"Do You See What I See?" exhibition at the Beach Museum of Art

Voices: Women Artists in the Era of Second Wave Feminism
August 9, 2022 – December 16, 2023

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

Prairie Views
Continues through July 29, 2023

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

2022-2023 K-State Common Works of Art

color etching and aquatint on paper entitled "Monument to a Standing New Yorker" by Tony Fitzpatrick "Untitled" color lithograph by Yoonmi Nam

Left image: Tony Fitzpatrick, Monument to a Standing New Yorker, 2001, color etching and aquatint on paper, gift of the artist, 2003.12
Right image: Yoonmi Nam, Untitled, 2010, from the series Transient Landscapes, color lithograph on paper, 2010 Friends Gift Print, 2010.42

Click here to view current Virtual Exhibitions

 

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 Elements of Art. Each class includes looking activities in the galleries and an art project. Classes meet on select Wednesdays and Thursdays at 10:30 (ages 2-5) and 4:30 (all ages).
Next class: December 7 & 8 – Color

Family workshop at the Beach Museum of ArtHomeschool Tuesdays meet on the first Tuesday of the month and include additional academic content. Tours are appropriate for those in Kindergarten on up and include an art project.
Next class: December 6, 1-2:30 – Color, weather and poetry 

Cost for classes is $3 per child, Military Family/Blue Star discount $1.50, and reservations are required. Payment can be made with cash or check. Call (785)532-7718 or email klwalk@ksu.edu for reservations. Children must be accompanied by an adult. 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 Family half price on all workshops and classes!

Virtual Resource for Families and Teachers
Beach Buddies Facebook Group: Cool art, great books, fun activities, and more! Join now at www.facebook.com/groups/bmabuddies

Additional resources

Curricula, including twenty-four animal units for Two By Two. Click here

Digital apps (Thinking About Pictures, Smartify) Click here

Materials are available to borrow from the Resource Center. Click here

Stay Connected!

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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 at beach.k-state.edu/videos to watch videos of special programs and events.

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

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