December 3, 2022
Offered 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m. and 1:30-3 p.m.
at the Beach Museum of Art
701 Beach Lane, Manhattan, Kansas 66506
Celebrate winter festivals from around the world. Create cards, decorations, and ornaments from a wide variety of supplies. Registration is required. $5 per participant (cash or check). Please contact Associate Curator of Education Kathrine Schlageck at klwalk@ksu.edu or call 785-532-7718 for reservations.
From all of us at the Beach Museum, we wish you a joyous and warm winter season.
The Beach Museum of Art is celebrating the season and you are invited! Join us Thursday, December 8, 2022 from 5:30 – 7:30 p.m. for a celebration with music, performances, art activities, complementary hot beverages and treats! Winter Party is a collaboration with K-State student organizations.
Where: Marianna Kistler Beach Museum of Art
Attire: Holiday/Party attire admired
Free and open to the public
We look forward to seeing you at the Winter Party!
Thomas D. Edwards, Happy New Year (detail), 2004, inkjet print on paper, Kansas State Unversity, Marianna Kistler Beach Museum of Art, gift of Annette Edwards Huff, CM302.2018
Closed Nov. 24 – 26, 2022
Closed Dec. 24, 2022 – Jan. 2, 2023
Re-opening Jan. 3, 2023
Enjoy short videos about art in the Beach Museum of Art’s collection. Each video will feature information about an artwork in the collection, the artist who made it, and the techniques used. Art Bytes release on first Wednesdays on the museum’s social media channels:
Facebook: BeachMuseumofArt
Instagram: beachmuseum
Twitter: @BeachMuseum
Enjoy past Art Bytes videos on the museum’s YouTube channel at beach.k-state.edu/videos.
Screen capture of Art Byte video featuring Spring Green and Sand Swept by Janet Kummerlein, presented by Education intern Madeline Mullinnix.
Unspoken Bonds
January 24 – July 29, 2023
Why do people come together? This exhibition organized in conjunction with the American Library Association’s 2023 summer reading slogan, “All Together Now,” is a visual survey of human relationships and how they form. Unspoken Bonds will serve as the basis for the museum’s summer ARTSmart classes and tours in conjunction with the Manhattan Public Library’s summer reading program.
Platinum Major Sponsor: Greater Manhattan Community Foundation’s Lincoln & Dorothy I. Deihl Community Grants Program
Bronze Sponsors: Steven L. Bernasek, Chuck and Sandy Bussing, Kathleen and Roger Lanksbury
Image: Luke B. Townsend, Protesting Police Brutality, 2020, inkjet print on paper, 16 3/4 x 30 in., Kansas State University, Marianna Kistler Beach Museum of Art, 2020.25
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.
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Gallery Exhibitions:
Transfigurations: Reanimating Ancient Art of India by David Lebrun
September 27, 2022 – May 27, 2023
Do You See What I See?
September 6, 2022 – May 27, 2023
Voices: Women Artists in the Era of Second Wave Feminism
August 9, 2022 – December 16, 2023
Prairie Views
Continues through July 29, 2023
2022-2023 K-State Common Works of Art
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Left image: Tony Fitzpatrick, Monument to a Standing New Yorker, 2001, color etching and aquatint on paper, gift of the artist, 2003.12
Right image: Yoonmi Nam, Untitled, 2010, from the series Transient Landscapes, color lithograph on paper, 2010 Friends Gift Print, 2010.42
ARTSmart Classes
Explore the Elements of Art. Each class includes looking activities in the galleries and an art project. Classes meet on select Wednesdays and Thursdays at 10:30 (ages 2-5) and 4:30 (all ages).
Next class: December 7 & 8 – Color
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.
Next class: December 6, 1-2:30 – Color, weather and poetry
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!
Virtual Resource for Families and Teachers
Beach Buddies Facebook Group: Cool art, great books, fun activities, and more! Join now at www.facebook.com/groups/bmabuddies
Additional resources
Curricula, including twenty-four animal units for Two By Two. Click here
Digital apps (Thinking About Pictures, Smartify) Click here
Materials are available to borrow from the Resource Center. Click here
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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
Thursday, November 3, 2022, 5:30 p.m. Central Time (US and Canada)
Do You See What I See? Diverse Perspectives on Iconic Images and Objects
This program introduces the museum’s new exhibition Do You See What I See? through conversations about four artworks with a group of invited participants, including K-State campus leaders and students and community members. Leading the discussion is Visual Thinking Strategies (VTS) facilitator and museum specialist Nate McClendon. Participants will explore the exhibition’s theme: how people of diverse backgrounds see a familiar symbol or image differently.
Join the conversation virtually. Click here to register and join the free program via Zoom. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email with information about how to join the program. Online participation moderated by Associate Curator of Education Kathrine Schlageck.
Offered in conjunction with the exhibition Do You See What I See? at the Beach Museum of Art. Open Sept. 6, 2022 – May 27, 2023. Image: Archie Scott Gobber, Kneeling Flag (black), 2018, enamel and clear coat on steel, 58.25 x 48 x 36.5 in. photo by E.G. Schempf. Part of the Do You See What I See? exhibition
This event is part of the Beach Museum of Art’s “Art in Motion” annual program series.
Support provided by
Transfigurations: Reanimating Ancient Art of India | David Lebrun
Gallery exhibition: September 27, 2022 – May 27, 2023
Like last year’s 45 Paleolithic Handaxes, this immersive installation by artist and experimental filmmaker David Lebrun is part of an ambitious series, Transfigurations: Reanimating the Past. Lebrun and his creative team have traveled the world to study and capture the beauty of iconic artworks in high resolution photographs. For each object type, the artist meticulously sequences and animates images of individual objects. In this years’ installation, centuries-old sculptures of the Hindu deities Shiva and Vishnu, as well as attendants to Vishnu, are Lebrun’s focus. The hypnotic transitions from one image to the next give coherence to the group, revealing characteristics that might not be noticeable if each ancient object were examined individually. A sound score by composer Yuval Ron aims to enhance the viewer’s experience, creating a calm, contemplative atmosphere.
The artist and his team offer extensive information about the sculptures at the Exploration Station, a touchscreen outside the Wefald Gallery. Museum visitors can use this to learn about each artwork featured in the animations. The separation of this didactic from the immersive experience in Wefald acknowledges distinctly different ways of learning and knowing. See the past differently!
Platinum Major Sponsors: Cytek Media Systems, Inc., K-State Division of Information Technology and Weary Family Foundation
Gold Sponsors: David and Mindy Weaver
Silver Sponsors: Jerry and Barbara Boettcher and Terry and Tara Cupps
Bronze Sponsors: Judy and David Regehr and Bill and Sharon Snyder
Related Free Event:
Let’s Talk Art: David Lebrun and Yuval Ron
Thursday, February 16, 2023, 12 p.m.
Livestream conversation. Zoom registration link coming soon. Stay tuned!
Top image: © Night Fire Films
Bottom image: Shiva as Lord of Dance (Nataraja), artist unknown, 20th century, cast bronze by lost wax, gift of Dr. & Mrs. Albert B. Franklin, 1985.155. This rendition was probably created by one of the workshops in Swamimalai in southern India, a production hub for bronze sculptures of Hindu deities destined for temples, private collections, and the tourist trade. These workshops employ ancient techniques to this day.
Do You See What I See?
Gallery exhibition: September 6, 2022 – May 27, 2023
People often assume that everyone shares the same associations with an iconic image or object, such as the American flag. The title of this exhibition brings attention to the reality that people have different perspectives about popular icons and cultural ideas, which can often lead to misunderstanding and disagreement. Visitors can see recent acquisitions by Paul Rucker and Archie Scott Gobber and important works from the Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, including a portrait by Grant Wood and a large sculpture of an ear by John Baldessari. All artworks challenge viewers to think twice about what a familiar object or person represents and discover through conversation just how varied individual interpretations of even a common symbol can be. The loans from Crystal Bridges Museum were made possible by a Collection Loan Partnership with Art Bridges, which seeks to increase access to and engagement with American art in rural and regional venues. The exhibition presents artworks that challenge viewers to engage in dialogue with those who have different thoughts about what something means.
Platinum Major Sponsors: Art Bridges, The Alms Group, Friends of the Beach Museum of Art and Greater Manhattan Community Foundation’s Lincoln & Dorothy I. Deihl Community Grants Program
Gold Sponsors: Beach-Edwards Family Foundation
Bronze Sponsors: Steve and Janet Cooper, Russell Clay Harvey and Patty McGivern
Related Free Event:
Do You See What I See? Diverse Perspectives on Iconic Images and Objects
Thursday, November 3, 5:30 p.m.
In-person and livestream
Introduction to the exhibition through conversations about select works with a group of invited participants, including K-State campus leaders and students and community members.
Click here to register and join the free program via Zoom. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email with information about how to join the program.
Support provided by
Image: Paul Rucker, Four Little Girls (stamps), 2019, from the series Commemorative Stamp Set, inkjet print on paper, 8 1/2 x 11 in., 2020.55b
Closed Nov. 24 – 26, 2022
Closed Dec. 24, 2022 – Jan. 2, 2023
Re-opening Jan. 3, 2023
Enjoy short videos about art in the Beach Museum of Art’s collection. Each video will feature information about an artwork in the collection, the artist who made it, and the techniques used. Art Bytes release on first Wednesdays on the museum’s social media channels:
Facebook: BeachMuseumofArt
Instagram: beachmuseum
Twitter: @BeachMuseum
Enjoy past Art Bytes videos on the museum’s YouTube channel at beach.k-state.edu/videos.
Screen capture of Art Byte video featuring Spring Green and Sand Swept by Janet Kummerlein, presented by Education intern Madeline Mullinnix.
Explore art in the museum’s collection online! Powered by eMuseum from Gallery Systems. Access search features, save and share favorites, and view images on a range of devices.
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