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.
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.
Andrew F. Scott, Kevin Willmott and Terence Blanchard. Free, no ticket required.
Joining the program via Zoom is available, please register by clicking here.
Performance
Presence of Absence: Gordon Parks Through an Empathic Lens
Thursday, April 7, 2022, 7:30 p.m.
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. Virtual exhibition at beach.k-state.edu/explore.
Made possible with major support from the Gordon Parks Foundation, the Weary Family Foundation, the Dow Center for Multicultural and Community Studies and the Creativity Illuminated Fund. Additional support provided by Art Bridges.
Terence Blanchard photo by Daymon Gardner, Kevin Willmott photo by Kacy Meinecke, Andrew F. Scott photo by Sarah N. Wall.