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Category: November 2020

New Virtual Exhibition Just Launched!

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Waylande Gregory: Art Deco Ceramics and the Atomic Impulse

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Waylande Gregory (1905-1971), a native of Baxter Springs, Kansas, was one of the most innovative and prolific Art Deco ceramic sculptors of the early 20th century. His groundbreaking techniques enabled him to create monumental ceramic sculptures that had not previously been possible, including his Fountain of the Atom for the 1939 New York World’s Fair—a tribute to atomic energy that earned the attention of Albert Einstein. Gregory also developed revolutionary glazing and processing methods and was an important figure in the studio glass movement.

Related upcoming virtual events
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“Waylande Gregory and the New York World’s Fair”
Livestream lecture by Robert W. Rydell, professor of American Studies, Montana State University
Thursday, November 12, 5:30 p.m.

“Waylande Gregory and Cowan Pottery Studio”
Livestream lecture by Greg Hatch, curator/historian, Cowan Pottery Museum
Thursday, February 18, 2021, 5:30 p.m.

Beach Museum of Art goes “Inside Out”

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Though the museum is temporarily closed due to the pandemic, we invite you to visit “Inside Out.”

Enjoy this outdoor walking tour of art in lighted window displays around the museum building. As you walk, don’t miss the signs offering information about the artworks on display. The views are especially striking at twilight; bring binoculars to zoom in on details. Please let us know what you think and don’t forget to tag the museum — BeachMuseumofArt on Facebook, BeachMuseum on Twitter and beachmuseum on Instagram — when sharing photos of the artful installations on social media.

Click here to watch a video on Inside Out

Film screening of “Woody Crumbo: Spirit Talk” and livestream conversation with director Minisa Crumbo Halsey

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Thursday, October 29, 2020, 5:30 p.m.
Join the free program via ZOOM. To register in advance and receive a link to the film, go to: https://ksu.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_botObfTrTHu4WZJZCKLFlg
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email with information about how to join the program.

Watch the film and join artist and filmmaker Minisa Crumbo Halsey as she responds to questions about her efforts to document the career of her father, Woodrow (Woody) Crumbo (1912-1989), a member of the Citizen Potawatomi Nation. Crumbo made contributions to American culture as an artist, dancer, concert musician, art educator, and museum administrator. During the late 1940s, he was hired to assemble the American Indian art collection for the Thomas Gilcrease Institute in Tulsa. He later became director of the El Paso Museum of Arts in Texas.

This program is part of the Art in Motion program series.

Livestream lecture by Robert W. Rydell

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“Waylande Gregory and the New York World’s Fair” 
Livestream lecture by Robert W. Rydell, professor of American Studies, Montana State University.

Thursday, November 12, 2020, 5:30 p.m.
Join the free program via ZOOM. To register in advance, go to: https://ksu.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_1HZYkH5qQRip_7lTcv_CTA
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email with information about how to join the program. 

Art Deco sculptor Waylande Gregory created numerous monumental ceramic works, including his “Fountain of the Atom” for the 1939 New York World’s Fair—a tribute to atomic energy that earned the attention of Albert Einstein. In this talk, Rydell, an expert on 1930s world’s fairs, will situate Gregory’s projects for the event in the broader vision of the New York fair’s overall theme, “The World of Tomorrow.”

This program is part of the Art in Motion program series, and in conjunction with the virtual exhibition Waylande Gregory: Art Deco Ceramics and the Atomic Impulse.

Click here to view the Waylande Gregory online exhibition.

Let’s Talk Art

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Livestream conversation with artist China Marks
Thursday, November 19, 2020, 5:30 p.m.
Join the free program via ZOOM. To register in advance, go to: https://ksu.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_6sveGvVBTd-nSTBgTPy12Q
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email with information about how to join the program.

 

Join artist China Marks for an informal discussion of her work, Monkey Boy and the Magic Beans, in the museum’s current Inspirations: Art of Storytelling exhibition. Marks is a native of Kansas City, Missouri. She lives and works in Long Island City, New York.

This program is part of the Art in Motion Program series.

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

Virtual ARTSmart classes

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ARTSmart
Sign up by joining Beach Buddies Facebook Group!

ARTSmart weekly classes are designed for preschool children and up. Each class will begin with a looking activity focused on a work from the museum’s collection, followed by information about the artist, an academic connection, a story book suggestion and an art project.

Classes will post to the Beach Buddies Facebook Group on Mondays. Families may also opt to have ARTSmart units emailed to them on Mondays. Please contact Associate Curator of Education Kathrine Schlageck at klwalk@ksu.edu to be added to the email list.

Beach Buddies is the museum’s Facebook group with resources and fun activities for children, families, and educators.

 

Enjoy the series: 
Voices: Artists Who Inspire. This series is prompted by the book Between the Lines, a biography of African-American artist Ernie Barnes. It features artists represented in the collection of the Marianna Kistler Beach Museum of Art. We hope these biographies will provide creative encouragement for all young artists.

Art Bytes: Short Encounters with the Collection of the Beach Museum of Art.

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Enjoy mini videos about art in the Beach Museum of Art’s collection on the museum’s social media. Japanese and Spanish versions are shared as available.

Learn more about the wide variety of art in the museum’s collection. Each video will feature an Education staff member sharing information about an artwork, the artist who made it, and the techniques used. Check out Beach museum’s social media channels for Art Bytes releases!

Facebook: /BeachMuseumofArt 
Instagram: /beachmuseum
Twitter: @BeachMuseum

Current Virtual Exhibitions

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Waylande Gregory: Art Deco Ceramics and the Atomic Impulse
Click here to view the online exhibition.

Inspirations: Art for Storytelling
View the exhibition online through Thinking about Pictures (TAP) and record your observations and insights.

Voices of the West
Click here to view the exhibition online.

Charles Lindsay: FIELD STATION 4
Click here to take a virtual tour of FIELD STATION 4 with Charles Lindsay.

2020 K-State Common Work of Art
Click here to watch the virtual celebration of 2020 Common Work of Art and K-State First Book.

Image: (detail) Postcard of Waylande Gregory’s Fountain of the Atom in front of the Contemporary Arts Building, New York World’s Fair, 1939. Manhattan Post Card Publishing Co, Inc., N.Y.W.F. LIC, 2443. Joel and Lila Harnett Print Study Center, University of Richmond Museums, Virginia, gift of Thomas and Donna Brumfield in honor of Ann Peery (WC ‘56) Oppenhimer and William Oppenhimer

Stay Connected

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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