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Meet three artists at a public discussion and concert on legacy of Gordon Parks

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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.

McCain events April 6-7, 2022, three artists

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.

"Presence of Absence: Gordon Parks Through an Empathic Lens" - Terence Blanchard and the E-collective in concert at K-State McCain Auditorium on April 7, 2022, 7:30 PM

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.

“Caring for a Curry”

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Thursday, November 11, 2021, 5:30 p.m.
“Caring for a Curry”
Talk by paintings conservator Kenneth Bé, with introductory remarks by Curator Liz Seaton.

Photo of paintings conservator Kenneth Be
Kenneth Bé

Join the free program in-person at the museum or via Zoom. Click here to register.
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email with information about how to join the program.

Offered in conjunction with the exhibition Sunrise over Kansas: John Steuart Curry, open August 24, 2021 – February 28, 2022 at the Beach Museum of Art.

Limited occupancy in the galleries and UMB theatre to allow social distancing. The Beach Museum of Art follows Kansas State University guidelines for COVID-19 health and safety procedures. For more information visit k-state.edu/covid-19.

 

This event is part of the museum’s “Art in Motion” annual program series.

Let’s Talk Art: Gordon Parks Museum and the Gordon Parks Celebration

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Logo of "Let's Talk Art," Beach museum's series of monthly discussions with artists and creative thinkers about work in the museum's collection.

Kirk Sharp photoLivestream conversation
Thursday, September 30, 2021, 5:30 – 6:00 p.m.
Join the free program via Zoom. Click here to register.
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email with information about how to join the program.

Let’s Talk Art features Kirk Sharp, Director, Gordon Parks Museum, Fort Scott Community College in conversation with Beach Museum of Art Curator Aileen June Wang.

Offered in conjunction with the exhibition Gordon Parks: “Homeward to the Prairie I come,” September 7, 2021 – May 28, 2022 at the Beach Museum of Art.

This event is part of the Beach Museum of Art’s ‘Art in Motion’ annual program series. Support provided by Art Bridges.

NEW Videocasts! “Hear What I’m Seeing?”

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“Hear What I’m Seeing?”
First Saturdays videocasts | Premier October 2, 2021!

What would be the sound of art if it were music? What would be the pitch of any given color, or the rhythm of a brushstroke? See art through the ears of musicians as they verbally share their reflection of a piece of art then musically express it through live musical performance. This video series, led by Beach Museum’s Teaching Artist and saxophonist Nate McClendon, will feature local and Kansas State University musicians who will ask “Do you Hear What I’m Seeing?”

Nate McClendon photo

Check the Beach museum’s social media channels for video releases on first Saturdays!

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Instagram: beachmuseum
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What’s happening in fall 2021?

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Fall 2021 Exhibition and Program Preview

Paleolithic Points from
The Forms: Four Worlds | David Lebrun
August 9, 2021 – July 16, 2022

Publicity image for the exhibition "Paleolithic Points from The Forms: Four Worlds | David Lebrun" showing a young boy standing in front of a larger-than-life projected image of an ancient artifact made of stone.

Organized by the museum in collaboration with K-State’s Information Technology Services, this experimental multimedia installation is guaranteed to surprise and delight! It features the mysterious beauty of an ancient artifact through specially composed music and unique video animation. See the past differently!
Image: The Forms: Four Worlds. Simulation. © 2019 Night Fire Films

Gordon Parks: “Homeward to the Prairie I Come”
September 7, 2021 – May 28, 2022

Black and white photograph entitled "Pool Hall (Fort Scott, Kansas)," by Gordon Parks from the collection of the Beach Museum of Art. Showing a group of African American men standing at the door and by the window of a building. Two older men with a dog chatting by the window and three men standing in the doorway.

This exhibition features photographs donated by Parks to Kansas State University (K-State) in Manhattan, Kansas, in 1973. It was the first time that the artist personally curated a set of photographs to donate to a public institution, a kind of self-portrait directed towards the home crowd. The exhibition title includes the first line of a poem written by Parks in 1984, commissioned by and published in the Manhattan Mercury. K-State’s New Prairie Press will publish an accompanying open-access digital catalogue with new research on Parks and Kansas.
Image: Gordon Parks, Pool Hall (Fort Scott, Kansas), 1950, printed in 2017, gelatin silver print, gift of Gordon Parks and the Gordon Parks Foundation, 2017.445

Doug Barrett: Find Your Voice
September 7, 2021 – May 28, 2022

Black and white photograph entitled “Will the hate end?” by Doug Barrett from the collection of the Beach Museum of Art.
Jason holding a sign as he and his siblings and family march in Junction City KS in Heritage Park.

Barrett is a photographer and videographer based in Manhattan, Kansas. His work demonstrates how Gordon Parks continues to inspire contemporary artists. Barrett’s projects include interviewing, photographing, and telling the stories of homeless veterans, creating a collective portrait of the Yuma Street community of Manhattan, Kansas, and documenting the Black Lives Matter movement in Kansas.
Image: Will the hate end? from the series George Floyd Protest, 2020, digital print, 32 x 22 in., 2020.20

Beach Museum of Art's Art in Motion annual program series logoUpcoming programs
Please check beach.k-state.edu/calendar for the most updated information on programs and events.

  • Sept. 16, 2021: Gallery Talk with artist Doug Barrett
  • Sept. 30, 2021: Let’s Talk Art with Kirk Sharp
  • Beach Film Club virtual discussions, Wednesdays 7:30 p.m. Central Time US and Canada.
  • Nov. 4, 2021: Virtual talk by Deborah Willis
  • Nov. 11, 2021: Conversation with Kenneth Bé
  • Dec. 4, 2021: Holiday Workshop