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Current exhibition inspires K-State First Year Seminar students

Posted on by Jui Mhatre

We are thrilled to share this! The K-State English students in the First Year Seminar course ENGL 220 created a visual essay inspired by the artworks featured in our current exhibition Women Artists in the Era of Second Wave Feminism. Thanks to English Instructor Hunter Scott and Beach Museum Associated Curator of Education Kathrine Schlageck for working with the students.

Click here to read all about the students’ works

Photo: courtesy of the Kansas State University English Department

The exhibition Women Artists in the Era of Second Wave Feminism is curated by Theresa Marie Ketterer, Beach Museum of Art Registrar and Collection Specialist and is open through Dec. 16, 2023. Come check out the exhibition. Admission and parking are always free at the Beach Museum of Art.

The Meadow gets an update through new student-designed seating

Posted on by Jui Mhatre

Visitors of the Meadow can soon enjoy new seating designed and fabricated in collaboration with the students of the K-State Department of Architecture Planning and Design. The students are currently in the making mode, and the museum is excited about this collaboration. The new seating will be unveiled with a grand celebration in Spring 2024. Stay tuned for more details!

Here is a peek at the fabrication process:

A student works on preparations for cutting of wood that will be part of the new Meadow seating.

Freshly fabricated top and bottom of one of the seats to be installed in the Meadow.
The Meadow is a landscape of prairie plants native to the Flint Hills located just north of the Beach Museum of Art. Milkweeds and other species here provide food and habitat for Monarch butterflies and other pollinators. Enjoy this prairie garden right on the K-State campus and open for all.
The Meadow helps build meaningful connections among art, science, and enjoyment of the natural world. It is a project of the Beach Museum of Art’s Prairie Studies Initiative, in collaboration with K-State staff, faculty, students, and members of the surrounding community.

Museum Specialist Nate McClendon named “Highlighted Teacher”

Posted on by Jui Mhatre

The Teaching & Learning Center of Kansas State University named Beach Museum Specialist Nate McClendon as the Highlighted Teacher. 

Beach Museum of Art Specialist Nate McClendon named "Highlighted Teacher" by K-State Teaching & Learning Center

Having taught in the public schools for over twenty years, his role now involves engaging both KSU students and the Manhattan community. Using art as a catalyst for engaging critical thinking and communication skills, he works with professors to provide unique and broad perspectives to their classes. Also a musician, Nate created the YouTube video series “Hear What I’m Seeing?” and the presentation “Gordon Parks: Self Portrait” which provide new ways of experiencing the museum’s collection. Whether teaching, performing, or presenting, Nate is about personal connection. “Like most things, education is about human interaction. While one can learn in isolation, true inspiration, understanding, and application is communal.” In keeping with this philosophy, he believes our most valuable assets as educators is not our knowledge but our talents, abilities, and experiences. This is how our knowledge is embodied, making teaching, and learning personal.

Click here to view a video of Nate discussing his teaching philosophy.