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Art Classes

Posted on by Jui Mhatre

The Museum hosts a variety of classes and workshops throughout the year for all ages! For more information on any of these programs, please contact the Education team at bmaeducation@ksu.edu or call 785-532-7718.

ARTSmart Thursdays
Time/ages: 10-11 a.m. (ages 2-5) and 4:30-5:30 p.m. (PreK-5th grade)
All classes include a looking activity in the galleries and an art-making project inspired by the gallery tour. Preschool morning classes include a story or movement activity and emphasize introductory art concepts. After school classes are designed for elementary students.
Upcoming class:
November 6: History of Mark Making

Gallery education program at the Beach Museum of Art with young explorers discussing an artwork on display with the Gallery Teacher.

Homeschool Tuesdays
Time/ages: 1-2:30 p.m. (all ages)
Homeschool Tuesdays take place on the first Tuesday of each month, offering families a chance to explore the exhibitions and the collection with integrated curriculum. These tours, designed for students from kindergarten and up, include a hands-on art project to enhance the experience.
Upcoming class:
November 4: History of Mark Making

Workshop at the Beach Museum of Art

Cost for each class above is $5 per child. Friends of the Beach Museum of Art and Military/BlueStar discount $2.50. Reservations required: call 785-532-7718 or email bmaeducation@ksu.edu. Pay with cash or check. Children must be accompanied by an adult.

Blue Star Museums logo 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.

Click here to view all Fall 2025 Art Classes and Family Programs

Art Classes

Posted on by Jui Mhatre

The Museum hosts a variety of classes and workshops throughout the year for all ages! For more information on any of these programs, please contact the Education team at bmaeducation@ksu.edu or call 785-532-7718.

ARTSmart Thursdays
Time/ages: 10-11 a.m. (ages 2-5) and 4:30-5:30 p.m. (PreK-5th grade)
All classes include a looking activity in the galleries and an art-making project inspired by the gallery tour. Preschool morning classes include a story or movement activity and emphasize introductory art concepts. After school classes are designed for elementary students.
Upcoming class:
October 9, Unlikely Objects: The Art of Seeing

Workshop at the Beach Museum of Art

Homeschool Tuesdays
Time/ages: 1-2:30 p.m. (all ages)
Homeschool Tuesdays take place on the first Tuesday of each month, offering families a chance to explore the exhibitions and the collection with integrated curriculum. These tours, designed for students from kindergarten and up, include a hands-on art project to enhance the experience.
Upcoming class:
October 7, Unlikely Objects: The Art of Seeing

Family workshop at the Beach Museum of Art

Cost for each class above is $5 per child. Friends of the Beach Museum of Art and Military/BlueStar discount $2.50. Reservations required: call 785-532-7718 or email bmaeducation@ksu.edu. Pay with cash or check. Children must be accompanied by an adult.

Blue Star Museums logo 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.

Click here to view all Fall 2025 Art Classes and Family Programs

Art Classes

Posted on by Jui Mhatre

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

ARTSmart Thursdays
Time/ages: 10-11 a.m. (ages 2-5) and 4:30-5:30 p.m. (PreK-5th grade)
All classes include a looking activity in the galleries and an art-making project inspired by the gallery tour. Preschool morning classes include a story or movement activity and emphasize introductory art concepts. After school classes are designed for elementary students.
Upcoming class:
September 4, Pollinators in Winter: Who stays, who goes?

Gallery education program at the Beach Museum of Art with young explorers discussing an artwork on display with the Gallery Teacher.

Homeschool Tuesdays
Time/ages: 1-2:30 p.m. (all ages)
Homeschool Tuesdays take place on the first Tuesday of each month, offering families a chance to explore the exhibitions and collection with integrated curriculum. These tours, designed for students from kindergarten and up, include a hands-on art project to enhance the experience.
Upcoming class:
September 2, Pollinators in Winter: Who stays, who goes?

Workshop at the Beach Museum of Art

Cost for each class above is $5 per child. Friends of the Beach Museum of Art and Military/BlueStar discount $2.50. Reservations required: call 785-532-7718 or email bmaeducation@ksu.edu. Pay with cash or check. Children must be accompanied by an adult.

Blue Star Museums logo 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.

Click here to view all Fall 2025 Art Classes and Family Programs

Classes and Workshops

Posted on by Jui Mhatre

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 at 10:30 (ages 2-5) and 4:30 (all ages). Upcoming classes: May 8: Cinco de Mayo – Mexican art study collection and projects

Gallery education program at the Beach Museum of Art with young explorers discussing an artwork on display with the Gallery Teacher.

Homeschool Tuesdays meet on the first Tuesday of the month and allows Homeschool families to investigate the exhibitions and collection with curriculum integration. Tours are appropriate for those in Kindergarten on up and include an art project. Upcoming class: May 6, 1-2:30: Cinco de Mayo – Mexican art study collection and projects

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 bmaeducation@ksu.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.

Click here to view all Summer 2025 classes and workshops.

Classes and Workshops

Posted on by Jui Mhatre

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 classes: April 3: April Showers bring May Flowers – botany

Homeschool Tuesdays meet on the first Tuesday of the month, allows Homeschool families to investigate the exhibitions and collection with curriculum integration. Tours are appropriate for those in Kindergarten and up and include an art project. Upcoming class: April 1, 1-2:30: April Showers bring May Flowers – botany

workshop at the Beach Museum of Art

Cost for each class above is $5 per child. Payment can be made with cash or check. Children must be accompanied by an adult. Reservations required. Please call (785)532-7718 or email bmaeducation@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.

 

Classes and Workshops

Posted on by Jui Mhatre

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

Family workshop at the Beach Museum of Art

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: March 6: Abstract Art – elements of art and design

Workshop at the Beach Museum of ArtHomeschool Tuesdays meet on the first Tuesday of the month and include additional academic content. Tours are appropriate for those in kindergarten and up and include an art project. Upcoming class: Mar. 4, 1-2:30: Abstract Art – elements of art and design

Cost for each class above is $5 per child. Payment can be made with cash or check. Children must be accompanied by an adult. Reservations required. 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.

 

Family Valentine’s Workshop

Posted on by Jui Mhatre

Create the perfect Valentines for your friends and loved ones!
Saturday, Feb. 1, 2025, 1:30-3 PM 
Beach Museum of Art

We’ll have all the supplies to create your own unique Valentines. Project fee $7.50, $3.75 for military families and Friends of the Beach Museum of Art (cash or check accepted). Registration is required; children must be accompanied by an adult. For registration, please call 785-532-7718 or email bmaeducation@ksu.edu.

Classes and Workshops

Posted on by Jui Mhatre

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

workshop at the Beach Museum of Art

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: Feb. 6: Patterns in the Land – photos of Dana Fritz

Family 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 and up and include an art project. Upcoming class: Feb. 4, 1-2:30: Patterns in the Land – photos of Dana Fritz and forest encroachment

Cost for each class above is $5 per child. Payment can be made with cash or check. Children must be accompanied by an adult. Reservations required. 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.

 

Classes and Workshops

Posted on by Jui Mhatre

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

Family workshop by Beach Museum of Art

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: December 5: Math and Art

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 and up and include an art project. Upcoming class: Dec. 3, 1-2:30: 3-D Mathematics 

Cost for each class above is $5 per child. Payment can be made with cash or check. Children must be accompanied by an adult. Reservations required. 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.

 

 

Classes and Workshops

Posted on by Jui Mhatre

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: November 7: Light and Color

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. Upcoming class: November 5, 1-2:30: Science of Refraction and Reflection

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.

Classes and Workshops

Posted on by Jui Mhatre

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.

Botanical Printing Workshop for Adults

Posted on by Jui Mhatre

Saturday, September 7, 2024, 9 AM – 12 PM
Beach Museum of Art

$15 supply fee per participant, cash or check accepted. Registration is required, please call 785-532-7718 or email klwalk@ksu.edu.

Create eco-prints on paper with native plants from the Hummel Family Meadow. The workshop will be led by K-State professor Sherry Haar from the Department of Interior Design and Fashion Studies. Haar is the curator of the exhibition Return to the Prairie: Textiles for Green Burial Awareness, on view from September 3 – December 21, 2024.

 

Detail image of a cloak by fiber artist Sherry Haar in the "Above and Below" series. Created using botanical printing process.

Sherry Haar, Above & Below – Now & Later

Classes and Workshops

Posted on by Jui Mhatre

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 classes: Sept. 5: Eco Printing from the Meadow

Click here to view all Fall 2024 classes and workshops.

 

 

 

Family workshop at the Beach Museum of ArtHomeschool 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. Upcoming class: Sept. 3, 1-2:30: Eco Printing and Natural Colors

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.

Classes and Workshops

Posted on by Jui Mhatre

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

ARTSmart classes: Upon a Time, the summer reading exhibition, provides inspiration for storytelling and art making. In conjunction with the American Library Association’s summer reading theme “Adventure Begins at Your Library.” Upcoming classes: June 19 & 20: Establishing Setting (scenes) 

Click here to view all Summer 2024 classes and workshops.

workshop at the Beach Museum of Art

Group Tours: Upon a Time tours are available for summer school, camp, social service, and summer day care programs on a first come, first serve basis on Fridays, and 1-2:30 p.m. Tues. – Thurs. Participants will receive a general tour of the exhibition and participate in the week’s featured project. Contact Kathrine Schlageck at klwalk@ksu.edu or 785.532. 7718 .

 

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.