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K-State English students create works inspired by the museum’s exhibition

We are thrilled to share that 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

Students exploring the exhibition "Women Artists in the Era of Second Wave Feminism" at the Beach Museum of Art

Photo: courtesy of Kansas State 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. Admission and parking are always free at the Beach Museum of Art.

Click here to explore the virtual exhibition

 

Beach Ball: incognito

Step up, step out and cut loose at the first annual Beach Ball!
Come “incognito” to the event of the season. Mingle with mimes. Dance with a bear. Eat, drink and be Mary… or John, or whomever you’d like. Come for the art, stay for the music, or the food, the auction or the performers… Any way you cut it, the Beach Ball has it all. Don a mask and cut a rug, Friday, October 13th only at the Beach Museum of Art.

Wanna wear a lampshade, that’s okay. There is no wrong ‘cause it’s all right. Celebrate at the Beach tonight.
Costumes encouraged! ~

"Beach Ball: Incognito," Beach Museum of Art's first annual fundraiser

Friday, October 13, 2023, 6:30 – 10:30 PM
BEACH BALL: incognito
Beach Museum of Art
701 Beach Lane, Manhattan, Kansas 66506,
Kansas State University

General Admission Ticket: $125 per guest
Increased Impact Ticket: $250 per guest
Increase the price of your ticket to further your support of this important community institution. Every extra dollar helps to broaden the Museum’s outreach and impact on all ages, through art, in our region.

Help us put the FUN back in fundraising!
Space is limited. Click here to purchase your tickets now.
**Please note this celebration is for adults only, ages 21 and older.**
Call 785.532.7718 or email beachart@ksu.edu with questions

We hope you can join us at the inaugural Beach Ball. If you are unable to attend, you can still donate to support the Beach Museum of Art. Please click here. Thank you.

Ticket purchase does not constitute Friends of the Beach Museum of Art membership and benefits.

Image: Patricia DuBose Duncan, Self Portrait with Devil Mask, 1984, gelatin silver print, 8 3/4 x 6 7/8 in., 1998.144

Recap: Outstanding collaboration between the Beach Museum of Art & McCain Auditorium

3 Men seated on an auditorium stage

Earlier this month, the Beach Museum of Art in collaboration with McCain Auditorium brought three distinguished guest artists to K-State for a residency and two public programs. This included six-time Grammy winning musician and composer Terence Blanchard, multimedia artist Andrew F. Scott and Oscar winning screenwriter and director Kevin Willmott (pictured left to right). While here, Mr. Blanchard visited Manhattan High School and gave an inspiring speech to students of the junior class. He also attended a rehearsal of Professor Wayne Goins’ K-State Jazz Ensemble where he listened in and led a group critique. That evening at McCain Auditorium, the conversation Art Matters Now: Three Artists Reflect featured a panel discussion between Mr. Blanchard, Mr. Scott and Mr. Willmott. Each shared their thoughts on the enduring legacy of Kansas native Gordon Parks. They explored ideas about how creativity may be used to promote and inspire societal change. Citing a range of mediums including music, art, film and photography, the discussion centered on the role that representation plays in building empathy.

Photo of concert with trumpet and guitar players

A concert held the following night, Presence of Absence: Gordon Parks through an Empathic Lens, featured Terence Blanchard on trumpet along with the E-Collective and the Turtle Island Quartet. Set against a dynamic virtual backdrop, the kaleidoscope of imagery included a montage of Gordon Parks’ photographs juxtaposed with text as well as images from the live performance. Created by artist and digital mastermind Andrew F. Scott, in collaboration with students from UT Dallas and K-State, the visuals evolved in real time in sync with the music. The riveting performance capped off an exceptional series of programs centered on the Beach Museum’s exhibition Gordon Parks: “Homeward to the Prairie I Come” on view in the Pelton Gallery through May 28, 2022. Click here to view the virtual exhibition.

Photos courtesy of Roxanne Minnish.