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Let’s Talk Art: Indigenous Aesthetics

sketch of red fox in profileJoin the Beach Museum of Art’s director Linda Duke for a livestream conversation with Neal Ambrose-Smith (Salish-Kootenai, Métis-Cree, Sho-Ban) and Norman Akers (Osage Nation) as each artist reflects on the use of space and representation in their work. Ambrose-Smith is the creator of the 2021-2022 K-State Common Work of ArtFrom Upstream I Caught a Fish.

Register for the free program via Zoom.
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email with details about how to join the program.

This event is part of the Beach Museum of Art’s annual program series, Art in Motion: a tribute to Marianna’s love for lifelong learning! Marianna Kistler Beach believed in the value of art and the importance of cross-cultural understanding. The museum offers the Art in Motion programs in celebration of her work and leadership.

Image (top): Neal Ambrose-Smith, From Upstream I Caught a Fish, 2008, etching and transfer on paper, 30 x 22 1/2 in., gift of Joe and Barb Zanatta, Zanatta Editions. 2009.136

collage of figures including spaceships, a gull and indigenous people

Image: Norman Akers, Dark Reign, 2021.

Enjoy Current Virtual Exhibitions

Waylande Gregory: Art Deco Ceramics and the Atomic Impulse
Click here to view the online exhibition.

Inspirations: Art for Storytelling
View the exhibition online through Thinking about Pictures (TAP) and record your observations and insights.

Voices of the West
Click here to view the exhibition online.

Charles Lindsay: FIELD STATION 4
Click here to take a virtual tour of FIELD STATION 4 with Charles Lindsay.

2020 K-State Common Work of Art
Click here to watch the virtual celebration of 2020 Common Work of Art and K-State First Book.

Join Friends of the Beach Museum of Art to support exhibitions and programs. Donate now at https://give.evertrue.com/ksu/beachmuseum

Image: Early Tibetan Computer, part of FIELD STATION 4. Photo by Charles Lindsay

K-State Family Day Open House

Saturday, Sept. 24, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.

Come see K-State’s Common Work of Art for 2016,Dendrochronological Data Sequences by Andrzej Zieliński, chosen to complement the Common Book,Spare Parts by Joshua Davis.  Throughout the day visitors can participate in a self-guided gallery activity and create a found-art sculpture project.

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