Saturday, April 22, 2017, 1:30-3 p.m.
Earth Day Open House in The Meadow
Come celebrate Earth Day with a visit to the Meadow and botany-based art activities. Reservations are not required but children must be accompanied by an adult.
Category: May 2017
A reading with audience-driven discussion by Janice N. Harrington
Thursday, April 27, 2017, 5:30 p.m.
Primitive: The Art and Life of Horace H. Pippin
A reading with discussion by Janice N. Harrington
Learn about the work of African-American folk artist, Horace H. Pippin. What did it mean to be an African-American soldier during World War I? What was life like for African-American families at the turn of the century? After a lively, interactive audience-driven discussion of paintings by Horace H. Pippin, Harrington will share poetry and reflections on the life and art of this astonishing painter.
Co-sponsored by Dow Center for Multicultural and Community Studies,
K-State Libraries; Department of American Ethnic Studies; and Department of English. Reception to follow.
Week of the Young Child Open House
Saturday, April 29, 2017, 1:30-3 p.m.
Week of the Young Child Open House
Bring the whole family for an afternoon of gallery activities and art projects. Additional inspiration comes from the National Endowment for the Humanities Picturing America print set.
Co-sponsored by Head Start, College Hill Preschool, K-State Center for Child
Development, and Heartland Association for the Education of Young Children.
K-State Student Study Night
Stop by the museum 4-8 p.m and take a break, or enjoy the space and study.
The Martial Adventures of Henry and Me
Thursday, May 11, 5:30 p.m.
The Martial Adventures of Henry and Me
Senior educator Kathrine Schlageck will give an illustrated talk on the tale of William Allen White and Henry J. Allen visiting the WWI front with the Red Cross.
The Martial Adventures of Henry and Me was written by White and illustrated by Tony Sarg, puppet master, cartoonist, and
author/illustrator.
The museum has received a selection of the original Tony Sarg illustrations.
New! Second Saturday Selections
New! Second Saturday Selections: May 13
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.
Current Exhibitions
Porta Magica: Jason Scuilla
March 14 – July 1, 2017
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
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: detail, Jason Scuilla, Monk with Fantastic Digit, 2015, electrolytic etching, 12 x 9 in.
Classes and Workshops
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: May 24-27: Perspective
Call (785)532-7718 or email klwalk@ksu.edu for reservations.
Come to our Earth Day Open House in The Meadow, April 22, 1:30-3 p.m.
Click here to view the full list of Spring 2017 classes, open houses and workshops
Click here to view the full list of Summer 2017 classes, open houses and workshops
Ways to Stay Connected
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