Kansas State University

Over a period of 12 years, Tom Mohr followed Lee Penner with his camera, as the large animal veterinarian made his rounds among family farms and ranches in Kansas. What emerges from this photographic adventure is a multifaceted representation of contemporary Kansas farm life, as seen through routine tasks as calf deliveries and dramatic events as a nighttime necropsy. Mohr’s photographs challenge his viewers to appreciate Kansas and its farmers with fresh eyes. See through Mohr’s camera the grandeur of a vast field with a lone red barn, the quirky charm of the veterinarian’s mud-encrusted van, and the strong bonds nurtured by a doctor and his community.

Exhibition on view February 7 – June 17, 2017

Images: 
Top: Detail, Tom Mohr, July 17, 2007, 2006, inkjet print mounted on aluminum, courtesy of the artist
Middle: Tom Mohr, April 27, 2007 (1), 2006, inkjet print mounted on aluminum, courtesy of the artist
Bottom: Tom Mohr, April 1, 2006, 2006, inkjet print mounted on aluminum, courtesy of the artist

Enjoy evening programming at the Beach Museum of Art every Thursday.

Thursday, February 23, 5:30 p.m.
Speaker Jed Dunham presents
The Veterinarian’s War: Lieutenant Harry Hunt in the World War

Freelance writer Jed Dunham, founder of the “48 Fallen 48 Found Project” will present “The Veterinarian’s War: Lieutenant Harry Hunt in the World War.” In 1917, Kansas State Agricultural College graduate Harry Hunt followed his country into World War I and was sent to France as a large animal veterinarian tasked with caring for the beasts that pulled the guns of war. The things Lt. Hunt saw, recorded in vivid detail in the letters he sent home, describe a time often forgotten by history.

The presentation is in conjunction with the exhibition Kansas Veterinarian at Work: A Portrait by Tom Mohr on view February 7 – June 17, 2017.

Thursday, March 2, 5:00 – 8:00 p.m., Marianna Kistler Beach Museum of Art.

The event will showcase research from a variety of disciplines using technology to create compelling immersive visualizations, video games and stories. Projects will be highlighted in short, dynamic presentations followed by an opportunity for guests to interact and play with many of these projects. Please join us for this unique multi-sensory experience!

Thursday, March 9, 5:30 p.m., Marianna Kistler Beach Museum of Art

A graduate of the K-State, College of Veterinary Medicine, Lee Penner has been a rural Kansas practitioner since 1985, and is the subject of photographer Tom Mohr’s portrait. Join us for the gallery walk as Lee Penner shares stories behind the photographs. Watch the Facebook Live video made at the public opening reception. Continue reading “Gallery Walk with Lee Penner” →

New! Second Saturday Selections
Join museum staff for the new Second Saturday Selections at 1 or 2:30 p.m. for a conversation about selections from the permanent collection or current exhibitions.

March 11: Gallery Teacher, Miki Loschky will host an engaging discussion on “To Love Madrid” by artist Margo Kren from the museum’s permanent collection.

Upcoming Second Saturday Selections:
April 8
May 13

Jason Scuilla: Porta Magica
2017 Friends of the Beach Museum of Art Gift Print Artist
March 14-July 1, 2017

Gift Print available for purchase from March 14, 2017. For more information contact Robin Lonborg at 785-532-7718

Jason Scuilla is the 2017 Friends of the Beach Museum of Art Gift Print Artist. Each year museum supporters commission a printmaker or photographer to produce a limited edition print for sale to the public. The program, which began in 1934, recognizes outstanding contemporary artists associated with Kansas.

Scuilla lives in Manhattan, Kansas, where he serves as associate professor and head of the printmaking department at Kansas State University. Continue reading “Porta Magica: Jason Scuilla” →

Thursday, March 30, 2017, 5:30 – 6:30 p.m., Beach Museum of Art

Please join associate curator Aileen Wang in “Voices,” a themed space in the permanent collection galleries of the Beach Museum to consider several amazing works of art. Coffee and cookies will be provided.

Images:
Left: Damon Davis, All Hands on Deck #3, 2015, KSU, Marianna Kistler Beach Museum of Art
Right: Gordon Parks, Paster Ledbetter, Chicago, 1953, KSU, Marianna Kistler Beach Museum of Art 

Thursday, March 30, 5:30 – 8 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. Speaker at this event will be: Philippe Pasquier, Associate Professor, School of Interactive Arts and Technology, Simon Fraser University.

Continue reading “The Leonardo Art Science Evening Rendezvous” →

Kansas Veterinarian at Work: A Portrait by Tom Mohr
February 7 – June 17, 2017

John Steuart Curry: Mapping the Early Career
January 17 – May 13, 2017

Porta Magica: Jason Scuilla
March 14 – July 1, 2017

You Gotta Have Art: Celebrating 20 Years
New Installation of the Permanent Collection
Unveiled October 2016

2016 Common Work of Art
August 23, 2016 – May 14, 2017

Stan Herd: Cairns on the Beach
Fall 2014 – May 2017

Image: Tom Mohr, October 27, 2004, 2004, inkjet print mounted on aluminium, courtesy of the artist

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

Spring 2017 ARTSmart Programs:

“Math/Art Connections”: Classes will focus math concepts – shape, form, space, etc. Each class includes gallery discussion and activities and an art project that will allow participants to explore media and techniques.

Next classes:

February 22-25: Form

March 1-4: Pattern

Call (785)532-7718 or email klwalk@ksu.edu for reservations.

Click here to view the full list of classes, open houses and workshops

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.

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Image: Elizabeth Layton, Untitled (business business business, you gotta have art), 1991, KSU, Beach Museum of Art