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Happy New Year?

Albeit a bit belated, I would like to wish you a “Happy New Year” on behalf of the Beach Museum of Art. Some may find this latent sentiment tiresome now that we have reached mid-January. I believe that given current circumstances, it bears repeating over and over, like a mantra. These are trying times. If you have not yet thrown up your hands and exclaimed “uncle,” please consider the following. There are eleven and a half more unscripted, wide-open months in this year. Stretched out before us like a blank canvas, what is to come? The simple answer is “anything.” Rather than focusing on the obvious which, admittedly, appears dire, I invite you to imagine what could be. Is this the year you finally finish that novel? That song? That poem? That painting? Will you finally climb that mountain, literally or proverbially? I invite you to tune out the clamorous din of the present and listen to your inner voice. Allow it to shape your vision of the days to come. Pick up that pen, that brush…It has been said that adversity inspires. If so, surely we are all brimming with inspiration. Perhaps this could be a happy new year.

Jennifer Harlan
Beach Museum of Art
Events Assistant

Image: Charles Leroy Marshall Sr., Happy New Year, 1957, watercolor with graphite on paper, 13 15/16 x 19 15/16 in., gift of Charles L. Marshall, Sr., presented by Maybelle M. Scheetz, 2005.259

 

 

“Hear What I’m Seeing?” – First Saturdays video series premiere

“Hear What I’m Seeing?” – First Saturdays video series from the Beach Museum of Art premiered 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 K-State musicians who will ask “Do you Hear What I’m Seeing?
We are excited to share the first video of the series with introduction from Nate McClendon who responds to the painting Sunrise over Kansas by John Steuart Curry in the current exhibition open through Feb. 28, 2022.
Enjoy the video below or click here to view.
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Get inspired, think ANEW @Beach Museum of Art!

Beach Museum of Art reopening on Aug. 24, 2021!

We hope you plan to visit the Beach Museum of Art at Kansas State University often to help us celebrate the museum’s 25th anniversary during the 2021-2022 season. Admission and parking are always free!

Mark your calendars for these exhibitions:

For more information visit beach.k-state.edu