March 2022 – Marianna Kistler Beach Museum of Art

Category: March 2022

Opening soon! “Salt Air”

Posted on February 24, 2022 by Jui Mhatre

Salt Air
Gallery exhibition: March 15 – October 1, 2022
Virtual exhibition launch: June 1, 2022

Jeff Aeiling, title unknown, 2007, oil on panel

Visit the beach from the Beach! Organized in conjunction with the American Library Association’s 2022 summer reading theme “Oceans of Possibility,” this exhibition features waves, shorelines, sand dunes and sea creatures pictured in museum artworks.

The sea shore offers artists exciting contrasts. Crashing waves batter smooth sands. Warm-toned beaches meet icy green and blue waters. Winds create foamy white caps that break up glassy seas. The exhibition itself will present intriguing contrasts, such as the pairing of Jerod Morris’ ceramic sculpture Wave with a more traditional seascape by Jeff Aeling. A ceramic cup by Virginia Cartwright mimics wind patterns in sand and complements paintings of dunes by Raymond Eastwood and Roy Langford.

Like the prairie, the sea offers large vistas and dramatic horizon lines, but several of the artists in this exhibition have chosen unique perspectives. More abstract views of the ocean define the work of Scottish artist William (Bill) James John Brown and French and Mexican artist Pedro Pablo Preux. Former Manhattanite Lydia Asenata’s Under the Sea and Diane Balsley’s Tropiquarical take the viewer under the waves.

This exhibition will set the theme for the museum’s weekly summer art programs, tours and gallery activities. It might also provide a spring break getaway in Manhattan, Kansas!

Image: Jeff Aeiling (1958, Iowa City, Iowa), title unknown, 2007, oil on panel, Friends of the Beach Museum of Art purchase, 2008.15

Let’s Talk Art: Indigenous Aesthetics

Posted on February 24, 2022February 24, 2022 by Jui Mhatre

Logo of "Let's Talk Art," Beach museum's series of monthly discussions with artists and creative thinkers about work in the museum's collection.

Let’s Talk Art: Indigenous Aesthetics
Livestream Conversation
Thursday, March 3, 2022, 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.

Beach Museum of Art Director Linda Duke moderates the livestream conversation as artists Neal Ambrose-Smith (Salish-Kootenai, Métis-Cree, Sho-Ban) and Norman Akers (Osage Nation) reflect on use of space and representation in their work. Ambrose Smith is the creator of the 2021-2022 K-State Common Work of Art, From Upstream I Caught a Fish.

Let's Talk Art with guests Neal Ambrose Smith and Norman Akers

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

“Hear What I’m Seeing?”

Posted on February 24, 2022February 24, 2022 by Jui Mhatre

Monthly videocasts

What would be the sound of art if it were music? What would be the pitch of any given color, or the rhythm of a brushstroke? See art through the ears of musicians as they verbally share their reflection of a piece of art then musically express it through live musical performance. This video series, led by Beach Museum’s Teaching Artist and saxophonist Nate McClendon, features local and Kansas State University musicians who ask “Do you Hear What I’m Seeing?”

Nate McClendon >

Episode 5 features Kansas State University Professor Dr. Craig Weston.
Click here to enjoy the video! Or watch it below.

Check the Beach museum’s social media channels for new video releases:
Facebook: BeachMuseumofArt
Instagram: beachmuseum
Twitter: @BeachMuseum

Two special events at K-State McCain Auditorium related to the Gordon Parks exhibition.

Posted on February 24, 2022February 24, 2022 by Jui Mhatre

An inspiring fusion of visual and musical art forms.
Presented by the Beach Museum of Art in collaboration with McCain Auditorium.

Gordon Parks has influenced countless artists to help us understand ourselves and our society in new, empowering ways. Three artists who revere Parks as a mentor will hold a public conversation. They are six-time Grammy winning jazz musician and composer Terence Blanchard, University of Texas Dallas multimedia artist Andrew F. Scott, and Academy Award-winning screenwriter and filmmaker Kevin Willmott. Each has a vision for how the arts can function as a tool for making our society more just and equitable.

Andrew F. Scott has been working with a group of K-State students under the direction of Art Department head Matthew Gaynor on a unique digital stage set for the performance of Blanchard and his band, the E-Collective.

McCain events April 6-7, 2022, three artists

McCain Auditorium | Free admission
Kansas State University, 1501 Goldstein Circle, Manhattan, KS 66506

Public Conversation
Art Matters Now: Three Artists Reflect
Wednesday, April 6, 2022, 7 p.m.
A conversation with Andrew F. Scott, Kevin Willmott and Terence Blanchard. Free, no ticket required.
To join the free program via Zoom, please register by clicking here.

Performance
Presence of Absence: Gordon Parks Through an Empathic Lens
Thursday, April 7, 7:30 p.m.
Six-time Grammy winner Terence Blanchard and the E-Collective in Concert, with staging by K-State students under the direction of Andrew F. Scott and Mathew Gaynor.
Free, ticket is required. Tickets available beginning March 23, 2022 at the McCain Ticket Office, Wed. – Fri. 12 – 4 p.m. or by phone at 785-532-6428. Tickets are not available online.

Offered in conjunction with Gordon Parks: “Homeward to the Prairie I Come.” Gallery exhibition open through May 28, 2022 at the Beach Museum of Art.

Terence Blanchard photo by Daymon Gardner, Kevin Willmott photo by Kacy Meinecke, Andrew F. Scott photo by Sarah N. Wall.

Have you tried Smartify?

Posted on February 24, 2022February 24, 2022 by Jui Mhatre

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.

Art Bytes: short encounters with the collection of the Beach Museum of Art

Posted on February 24, 2022February 24, 2022 by Jui Mhatre

Short videos about art in the Beach Museum of Art’s collection.

Learn more about the wide variety of art in the museum’s collection. Each video will feature information about an artwork, the artist who made it, and the techniques used. Check the museum’s social media channels for Art Bytes releases first Wednesdays! Next Art Byte release March 2, 2022, featuring Inland Seasons: Haze IV by Colette Bangert.

Facebook: BeachMuseumofArt
Instagram: beachmuseum
Twitter: @BeachMuseum

Enjoy past Art Bytes videos at beach.k-state.edu/videos.

Beach Museum of Art's Art Bytes video screen capture

Screen capture of Art Bytes video on Lido by Lino Tagliapietra, presented by Miki Loschky.

Beach Museum of Art YouTube channel

Posted on February 24, 2022February 24, 2022 by Jui Mhatre

Enjoy the 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, “Art Bytes” featuring art in the museum’s collection, educational programs, art and artist talks, behind the scenes of exhibitions and more!

While you enjoy the videos, please don’t forget to subscribe to our channel!

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

Current Gallery and Virtual Exhibitions

Posted on February 24, 2022February 24, 2022 by Jui Mhatre

45 Paleolithic Handaxes from
Transfigurations: Reanimating the Past | David Lebrun
Gallery exhibition: September 21, 2021 – July 16, 2022

Gallery photo of the exhibition "45 Paleolithic Handaxes from Transfigurations: Reanimating the Past | David Lebrun"

Gordon Parks: “Homeward to the Prairie I Come”
Gallery exhibition: September 7, 2021 – May 28, 2022
Click here to view the virtual exhibition.

Doug Barrett: Find Your Voice
Gallery exhibition: September 7, 2021 – May 28, 2022
Click here to view the virtual exhibition.

Gallery photo at the Beach Museum of Art

Sunrise over Kansas: John Steuart Curry
Virtual exhibition launch: June 29, 2021
Gallery exhibition: August 24, 2021 – February 28, 2022
Click here to view the virtual exhibition.

Gallery photo of the exhibition "Sunrise over Kansas: John Steuart Curry"

2021 K-State Common Work of Art

Print entitled "From Upstream I Caught Fish" by artist Neal Ambrose-Smith in the Beach Museum of Art's collection. Showing a fox jumping in air looking down.

Neal Ambrose-Smith (Salish-Kootenai, Métis-Cree, Sho-Ban), From Upstream I Caught Fish, 2008, etching and transfer on paper, gift of Joe and Barb Zanatta, Zanatta Editions, 2009.136

Classes and Workshops

Posted on February 24, 2022February 24, 2022 by Jui Mhatre

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

Family workshop at the Beach Museum of Art

ARTSmart Classes: Each class includes looking activities and an art project. Classes are held on the first Wednesday and Thursday of the month at 10:30 a.m. (ages 2-5) and 4:30 p.m. (all ages).

Next class: March 2 & 3 – 3-D Challenge

Homeschool Tuesdays meet on the first Tuesday of the month and allows Homeschool families to investigate the current special exhibitions with curriculum integration. Tours are appropriate for those in Kindergarten on up and include an art project.

Next class: March 1, 1-2:30 p.m.: Maps, Aerial Views and Art (collage project)

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!

The Beach Museum of Art follows Kansas State University Covid-19 guidelines for all programs. Current guidelines require masks in all public buildings. For more information visit k-state.edu/covid-19.

Virtual Resources for Families and Teachers

Beach Buddies Facebook Group: Cool art, great books, fun activities, and more! Join now at www.facebook.com/groups/bmabuddies
Posts include: Virtual ARTSmart Classes, BMA Book Buddies: Illustrated Artist Biographies and Voices: Artists Who Inspire.

Additional Virtual Programs and Resources

Curricula, including new materials for Art and Language Learning and resources for Kansas History Month. Visit https://beach.k-state.edu/participate/educational-resources/

Digital apps (Thinking About Pictures, Smartify) https://beach.k-state.edu/explore/interactive-tools/

Materials are available to borrow from the Resource Center.

Category: March 2022

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

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