Category: January 2020
Buffalo Soldiers
Thursday, January 30, 5-7:30 p.m.
Buffalo Soldiers
(TNT TV movie starring Danny Glover, 1997; 100 min.)
Parental discretion is advised.
Film screening with comments from actor and consultant to the filmmakers Barrie Tompkins, Nicodemus Buffalo Soldiers Association.
Barrie Tompkins is a third generation farrier and a certified Master Farrier from the American Farrier Association. In 1993, he moved to Kansas where he continued his work as a farrier, and started doing presentations about the Buffalo Soldiers across the nation. In 1995, he founded The Nicodemus Buffalo Soldier Association.
Tompkins has appeared in the TNT movies Teddy Roosevelt’s Rough Riders with Sam Elliott, Tom Berringer, and Gary Busey. Playing the part of the Rifle Commander in Buffalo Soldiers, Tompkins appeared alongside Danny Glover, Mykelti Williamson, and Timothy Busfield.
Spring 2020 Preview
Voices of the West
February 4 – July 3, 2020
Americans’ understanding of the history of the American West, including that of the Great Plains, has been significantly shaped by novels, movies, and television Westerns. These narratives often leave out the voices of the region’s indigenous inhabitants and other groups, including women, African Americans, and Asian Americans.
This selection of works from the museum’s permanent collection presents alternative perspectives on the past and legacy of the American West. The images by American Indian artists, for example, address the displacement of Native peoples and the challenge of maintaining cultural traditions in the modern world. Other artworks highlight the idealization of the Western landscape as well as its overdevelopment. Still other works reassess the iconic status of historical Western figures.
Image: Norman Akers, New Company, 2011, monotype, 9 13/16 x 13 3/4 in. Friends Kansas Art Fund, 2012.149
Inspirations: Art for Storytelling
March 3–July 3, 2020
Each summer the museum collaborates with the Manhattan Public Library to host an exhibition complementing the Kansas Library Association summer reading theme. These exhibitions shape the museum’s weekly summer art programs, tours, and gallery activities. The library 2020 theme, Imagine Your Story, celebrates myths, fairy tales, and fantasy. Whimsical art from the museum’s permanent collection will inspire visitors to create their own stories.
Image: China Marks, Monkey Boy and the Magic Beans, 2007, machine embroidery and appliqué on various fabrics, lace, thread, fusible adhesive, and Beva, 2007 Friends of the Beach Museum of Art annual acquisition, 2007.50
Art in Motion Program Series
A tribute to Marianna’s love for lifelong learning
Special film screenings and post-film conversations
Sci-Fi Saturdays Film Series
Art and Science in the Anthropocene Age Public conversation with artist Charles Lindsay and K-State faculty: Associate Professor of Physics Eleanor Sayre, Associate Professor of Philosophy Scott Tanona, and Professor of English Lisa Tatonetti. Moderated by K-State Associate Professor of Art Shreepad Joglekar
Native American Perspectives Panel presentation with artists Norman Akers (Osage) and Minita Crumbo Halsey (Potawatomi), and K-State anthropology professor Lauren Ritterbush
“The Old Chisholm Trail” Talk by Jim Hoy, professor of English, Emporia State University
and more exciting programs!
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Classes and Workshops
The Museum hosts a variety of classes and workshops throughout
the year for all ages!
ARTSmart Classes – Move and play with 3-D art in the museum’s collection galleries and special exhibitions. The focus is on creativity and problem solving.
Next class:
January 8-11: 3-D Paper
Homeschool Tuesdays – Classes meet on the first Tuesday of the month, allowing Homeschool families to participate in the museum’s school field trip program. They are appropriate for those in Kindergarten on up.
Next class: January 7, 1-2:30 p.m. Picturing Kansas (environmental science and social studies)
Cost for each class is $3 per child, $1.50 for military families (cash or check). Reservations required, call 785-532-7718 or email klwalk@k-state.edu. Children must be accompanied by an adult. If you need to cancel your reservation 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!
Click here for all 2020 Winter/Spring programs for children and families
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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