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Considering Techniques: Jim Richardson on Gordon Parks

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Mark your calendar for the Beach Museum of Art’s upcoming livestream gallery conversation Considering Techniques: Jim Richardson on Gordon Parks, Thursday, February 24, 2022, at 5:30p.m. Join National Geographic Magazine photographer Jim Richardson as he explores the exhibition Gordon Parks: Homeward to the Prairie I Come. Hear his thoughts on photography techniques of the time as they relate to specific images on view. Register for the free program via Zoom. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email that includes information about how to join the program.

Shadows reflected on building

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: Gordon Roger Alexander Buchanan Parks, Durland Shadows (Kansas State University campus), 1985, gelatin silver print, 14 1/8 x 19 7/8 in., acquisition made possible through partnerships with the Manhattan Mercury, the Manhattan Arts Center and members of the Manhattan community. 2017.532

Kansas Weather in Life, Literature & Photography

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snowy banks of a winding creek bed

The Marianna Kistler Beach Museum of Art invites you to attend an in-person Humanities Kansas lecture by Kansas Poet Laureate Emeritus Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg, Thursday, February 17, 2022, at 5:30 p.m. in the UMB Theater.

This timely presentation features photographer Stephen Locke’s vibrant images of Kansas weather paired with poetry by contemporary Kansas writers inspired by the drama that unfolds in the Kansas sky. We’ll discuss our own weather-related stories and how weather shapes our lives, understanding of the natural world, and identity. The museum’s current exhibition, Sunrise over Kansas: John Steuart Curry, will be an added inspiration for the conversation.

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: Herschel C. Logan, Creek in Winter, 1928, woodcut on paper, 5 1/4 x 7 1/4 in., gift of Peggy L. Sondergard & Samuel H. Logan. 2018.361

Family Valentines Workshop

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Drawing of woman holding valentine

Saturday, February 5, 2022
11:00-12:30pm & 1:30-3:00pm
Marianna Kistler Beach Museum of Art

Join the Beach Museum of Art’s education staff for a hands-on Family Valentines Workshop! Find all the supplies you need to create the perfect Valentines for friends and loved ones. Registration is required, and the project fee is $5, $2.50 for military families (cash or check accepted). Two sessions will be offered, 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m. and 1:30-3 p.m., to encourage social distancing. All children must be accompanied by an adult.

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: Charles Leroy Marshall Sr., Woman Holding Valentine, 1964, watercolor with graphite on paper, 17 7/8 x 11 11/16 in., gift of Charles L. Marshall, Sr., presented by Maybelle M. Scheetz, 2005.146