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Category: October 2024

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Return to Prairie: Textiles for Green Burial Awareness
September 3–December 21, 2024

This exhibition of fiber art encourages visitors to consider the environmental impact of end-of-life decisions. Sherry Haar, a fashion studies professor at Kansas State University known for her expertise of natural dyes, co-curated the installation, which includes wearable art, quilts, and a felted coffin designed to stimulate discussion about preparations for death and sustainable burial.

Clothing and textiles are integral to our daily lives, yet the fashion industry is a significant contributor to overconsumption, waste and pollution. Haar’s fiber art highlights one response to this problem: natural or green burial. Haar transforms undyed fiber and fabrics using prairie and local plants such as big bluestem, coreopsis, goldenrod, Osage orange, sumac, sunflower, switch grass, and walnut. She employs sustainable strategies in her designed, patterned, felted, sewn and machine-quilted works.

Through the lens of natural dyes and prints from the tall grass prairie, Haar’s work invites reflection on our choices and their implications for human and environmental well-being. Return to Prairie aims to inspire conversations about sustainable end-of-life practices and showcase the beauty and utility of local color and print.

Guest artist Kelsie Doty, an assistant professor of fashion studies at K-State, collaborated with Haar on a memory quilt honoring their grandmothers included in the exhibition.

Major Sponsor: Greater Manhattan Community Foundation’s Lincoln & Dorothy I. Deihl Community Grants Program

"Return to Prairie: Textiles for Green Burial Awareness" exhibition publicity image

Related events at the Beach Museum of Art

Artist Talk: Natural Color and Print from the Prairie  
Thursday, October 10, 5:30-6:30 p.m.
A conversation with fiber artist Sherry Haar as she takes us through methods of dyeing and printing with local plants on textiles.
Free and open to all

Natural Burial at Kansas Heart Land Prairie Cemetery  
Thursday, November 7, 5:30-6:30 p.m. 
A conversation about green burial and personal experiences with Sarah Crews, Director of Heart Land, and Kelly Parker who buried her spouse at the cemetery. Free and open to all

Artist Talk: Natural Color and Print from the Prairie

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Sherry Haar photoThursday, October 10, 2024, 5:30-6:30 PM, Beach Museum of Art, Free and open to all

Join a conversation with fiber artist Sherry Haar as she takes us through methods of dyeing and printing with local plants on textiles. This program is offered in conjunction with the exhibition Return to Prairie: Textiles for Green Burial Awareness, open September 3 – December 21, 2024 at the Beach Museum of Art.

 

 

Sherry Haar

BEACH BALL

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Beach Ball: A fundraiser for the Beach Museum of Art
Friday, October 18, 2024, 6:30-10 PM
6:30-7 PM Check in + Red-carpet arrivals
~Costumes strongly encouraged~
21+ event

Click here for more details and to purchase your tickets now!

What happens when the Big Apple’s Met Gala meets the Little Apple’s Beach Ball? We’ll tell you. MAGIC! And music, and art, and delicious food, fashion, and FUN… The party will feature magic by Jack Reid; music by DJ Andrew Schell; photo booth fun; custom cocktails and a variety of beverages by MHK Caravan Co.; delicious food from the one and only One Egg and a specialty Beach Ball brew by Manhattan Brewing Company. That’s not all! Keep your head on a swivel for surprise performances throughout the evening. All included in your ticket.

Explore the Silent Auction items and bid on your favorite artwork or an experience.

At the Beach Ball, YOU are the celebrity! Rock an over-the-top costume at the red carpet arrivals from 6:30-7 PM. Have your likeness captured at the only see-and-be-seen event of the season. Bring your Big Apple Met Gala style to the Little Apple’s Beach Ball!

Beach Ball: A Fundraiser for the Beach Museum of Art

All proceeds from the Beach Ball go directly toward supporting the Beach Museum of Art’s mission of furthering the teaching, research, and service missions of Kansas State University by collecting, studying, caring for, and preserving the visual art of Kansas and the region. The Museum’s exhibitions and programs connect regional art, culture, and interests with the larger world.

Thank you for making a difference in the future of Manhattan, Kansas!

Artwork: Patricia DuBose Duncan, Self Portrait with Devil Mask, 1998.144 (pigmented for promotional purposes)

Art Bytes on the Museum’s Social Media

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Enjoy short videos about art in the Beach Museum of Art’s collection. Each video features information about an artwork in the collection, the artist who made it, and the techniques used. Art Bytes are released first Wednesdays on the museum’s social media channels:

Facebook: BeachMuseumofArt
Instagram: @beachmuseum

Enjoy past Art Bytes videos on the museum’s YouTube channel at beach.k-state.edu/videos. Please don’t forget to subscribe, like or share. Thanks!

Art Bytes video screenshot

Screen capture of Art Byte video on Haying by Bernard Joseph Steffen, presented in Spanish by Andrea Fernanda Ramírez Tello.

Current Exhibitions

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Click here to view current Virtual Exhibitions

Gallery Exhibitions:

Return to Prairie: Textiles for Green Burial Awareness
September 3 – December 21, 2024

"Return to Prairie: Textiles for Green Burial Awareness" exhibition publicity image

Printing Beyond Borders: Contemporary Indian Prints at Kansas State University
August 13, 2024 – May 31, 2025

Printing Beyond "Borders: Contemporary Indian Prints at Kansas State University" exhibition at the Beach Museum of Art

Upon a Time: Create Your Own Adventure
May 28 – December 21, 2024

"Upon a Time: Create Your Own Adventure" exhibition promotional image

Where the Magic Happens: Artists in the Studio
February 13 – October 19, 2024

"Where the Magic Happens: Artists in the Studio" exhibition at the Beach Museum of Art.

Prairie Views
Ongoing with new selections

"Prairie Views" exhibition at the Beach Museum of Art.

2024-2025 K-State Common Works of Art

Chester (Chet ) E. Peters,
Communication, 1973,
philippine mahogany, red cedar,
rosewood, cherry, and walnut
with metal, 5 7/8 x 12 5/8 x 12 3/4 in., gift of the Doris Peters Trust, 2015.103 

Geraldine Craig, The Back Side of Words, 2009, mixed media, 30 x 37 in., 2010.17

 

Classes and Workshops

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

ARTSmart classes: Explore the current exhibitions. Each class includes looking activities in the galleries and an art project. Classes meet on the first Thursday of the month. 10:30 (ages 2-5) and 4:30 (all ages). Upcoming class: October 3: Designs from India

Click here to view all Fall 2024 classes and workshops.

workshop at the Beach Museum of Art

Homeschool Tuesdays meet on the first Tuesday of the month and include additional academic content. Tours are appropriate for those in kindergarten on up and include an art project.

Cost for each class above is $5 per child. Payment can be made with cash or check. Children must be accompanied by an adult. Please call (785)532-7718 or email klwalk@k-state.edu for reservations. 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 Families half price on all workshops and classes!

Friends of the Beach Museum of Art members receive half price discount with membership card. Please click here to join the Friends of the Beach.

Let’s Connect!

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Visit us online at beach.k-state.edu

Send email to beachart@k-state.edu

Join the museum’s e-news list to stay up to date on everything at the museum.

Check out The Beach Blog for behind-the-scenes information, event info, and guest posts.

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Subscribe to the museum’s YouTube channel to watch videos of art, artists and special programs.

Join the Beach Buddies Facebook Group to enjoy cool art, fun activities and resources for children, families and educators.

Elizabeth Layton, Untitled (business business business, you gotta have art), 1991, Kansas State University, Marianna Kistler Beach Museum of Art, 1998.222