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Category: February 2024

Opening Soon!

Where the Magic Happens: Artists in the Studio
February 13 – October 19, 2024
Explore the creative process through views of artists working in their studios, many of them self-portraits. The exhibition will showcase works from the museum’s collection and will also feature tools owned by Charles Marshall, Herschel Logan and Bernard Steffen.

Major Sponsor: Greater Manhattan Community Foundation’s Lincoln & Dorothy I. Deihl Community Grants Program

Caroline Thorington, "Magician 3rd State," 2013, lithograph, gift of Caroline Thorington, 2017.285

Caroline Thorington, Magician 3rd State, 2013, lithograph, gift of Caroline Thorington, 2017.285

Douglas L. Osa, "The Próvacateur," 1997 – 1999, oil on linen, 32 x 30 in. Friends of the Beach Museum of Art purchase, 2000.2

Douglas L. Osa, The Próvacateur, 1997 – 1999, oil on linen, 32 x 30 in. Friends of the Beach Museum of Art purchase, 2000.2

Family Valentine’s Workshop

The workshop will be offered Feb. 3, 2024, 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m. and 1:30-3 p.m.

We’ll have all the supplies you need to create the perfect Valentines for friends and loved ones. Project fee $7.50, $3.75 for military families and Friends of the Beach Museum of Art (cash or check accepted). Registration is required; children must be accompanied by an adult. For registration, please call 785-532-7718 or email klwalk@ksu.edu.

BMA SweetART Contest

Join our SweetART contest!
Valentine’s Day is just around the corner. We invite you to join our SweetART contest! Visit the Beach Museum of Art between February 6 to 14, 2024 to choose your favorite work of art on display. Simply pick up a heart at our gallery attendant desk and place by the piece you love! Don’t forget to snap a photo and share it with #SweetArtBeach.

First through third place winners will be announced on February 15, 2024. We can’t wait to see your favorite works in #YourArtMuseum.
Laura Barr, "Heartsong," CM9b.2023
Laura Barr, Heartsong, from Kansas Artists’ Postcard Series X, 1987, photomechanical reproduction, 4 x 5 13/16 in., CM9b.2023

Adult Valentine’s Workshop

Thursday, February 8, 2024, 6-7:30 p.m.
Beach Museum of Art
701 Beach Lane, Manhattan. Kansas 66506
Kansas State University

The grownup version of our popular Valentine’s Workshop. Come as a couple, with a group of friends, or in secret to create handmade Valentine’s. Wander the galleries to find inspiration from the works of art on display. Light refreshments will be served.

Valentines day

Supply fee $10 per person, $5 for Military and Friends of the Beach Museum of Art members (cash or check accepted). Registration is required; please call 785-532-7718 or email klwalk@ksu.edu.

Livestream Presentation

Decorating Schools & Shaping the City: Women’s Clubs and School Art Collecting, 1900-1940
Thursday, Feb. 22, 2024, 5:30 PM Central Time
(US and Canada)
Livestream presentation by Sylvia Rhor Samaniego, director and curator, University Art Gallery (UAG), University of Pittsburgh. Free and open to the public.

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.

Offered in conjunction with the exhibition To the Stars Through Art: A History of Art Collecting in Kansas Public Schools, 1900-1950, currently on view at the Beach Museum of Art.

Sylvia Rhor SamaniegoSylvia Rhor Samaniego additionally serves as a senior lecturer in the department of history of art and architecture. Before joining the UAG, Rhor Samaniego was a professor of art history at Carlow University. At Carlow, she served as founding director of the university’s first academic art gallery. Rhor Samaniego earned a master’s degree and doctorate in art history from the University of Pittsburgh and bachelor’s degree in studio art and art history from New York University, where she was a Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Minority Scholar. Her research interests include 20th-century US mural painting, political cartoons and comics, and the intersection of modern art and politics.

"To the Stars Through Art" exhibition at the Beach Museum of Art

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

 

Art Bytes on the Museum’s Social Media

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

Watch past Art Bytes videos on the museum’s YouTube channel at beach.k-state.edu/videos. While you’re at it, please don’t forget to subscribe, comment, 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.

BMA YouTube Channel

Explore Beach Museum of Art’s videos of art, artists and special programs in the “Art in Motion” annual program series.
Videos include “Let’s Talk Art” livestream conversation series, “Hear What I’m Seeing?” videocasts, “Art Bytes” featuring art in the museum’s collection, educational programs, art and artist talks, performances, behind the scenes of exhibitions and more!

While you enjoy the videos, please don’t forget to subscribe, like, comment or share. Thanks!

Click here to visit the Beach Museum of Art’s YouTube channel

Beach Museum of Art YouTube channel screen capture. beach.k-state.edu/videos

Beach Museum of Art's Art in Motion annual program series logo

Current Exhibitions

Gallery Exhibitions:

wood+paper+box in your hands
2023 Friends of the Beach Museum of Art Gift Print
October 3, 2023 – April 6, 2024

wood+paper+box in your hands

 

To the Stars Through Art: A History of Art Collecting in Kansas Public Schools, 1900-1950
August 22, 2023 – May 11, 2024

"To the Stars Through Art: A History of Art Collecting in Kansas Public Schools, 1900-1950" exhibition at the Beach Museum of Art, open August 22, 2023 – May 11, 2024


Neil Welliver: Maine Seasons
September 19, 2023 – August 17, 2024


Prairie Views
Ongoing with new selections

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


2023-2024 K-State Common Works of Art
Works by Roger Y. Shimomura in the Beach Museum of Art collection

Image from "Memories of Childhood," lithograph (handmade book) by artist Roger Shimomura in the collection of the Beach Museum of Art.

Memories of Childhood, 1999, color lithograph (handmade book), 7 x 10 in., G. E. Johnson Art Acquisition Fund, 2002.340

Color lithograph "American Guardian" by artist Roger Shimomura in the collection of the Beach Museum of Art.

American Guardian, 2007, color lithograph, 27 1/8 x 39 in., Kansas Printmakers Fund, 2007.10

"Enemy Alien #2," acrylic on canvas by artist Roger Shimomura in the collection of the Beach Museum of Art.

Enemy Alien #2, 2006, acrylic on canvas, 36 x 24 in., 2016.41

 


Click here to view current Virtual Exhibitions

Classes and Workshops

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

workshop at the Beach Museum of Art

ARTSmart classes: Explore the current exhibitions. Each class includes looking activities in the galleries and an art project. Classes are held on the first Wednesday and Thursday of the month at 10:30 (ages 2-5) and 4:30 (all ages). Upcoming classes: Feb. 7 & 8: wood+paper+box Part 1

Homeschool Tuesdays meet on the first Tuesday of the month allows Homeschool families to investigate the exhibitions and collection with curriculum integration. Tours are appropriate for those in Kindergarten on up and include an art project. Upcoming class: Feb. 6, 1-2:30: wood+paper+box Part 1 (printmaking/multiples)

Family workshop at the Beach Museum of ArtCost for each class above is $5 per child. Reservations are required. Payment can be made with cash or check. Please call (785)532-7718 or email klwalk@k-state.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 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!

Visit us online at beach.k-state.edu

Send email to beachart@k-state.edu

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

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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