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Summer 2015 ARTSmart and Young Education Programming

Posted on by Kelsey Longpine

The Hero’s Journey
Spend the summer exploring heroes – from mythology to fairy tales, from super heroes to the hero next door.  This exhibition has been co-curated by high school student Emma Kellogg and is in conjunction with the Manhattan Public Library summer reading theme “Heroes.”

ARTSmart Summer Class Schedule
Tuesday            Ages 3-5: 10:30-11:30 a.m., All ages: 3-4 p.m.
Wednesday       Toddlers and Twos: 10:30-11 a.m., All ages: 3-4  p.m.
Thursday          All ages: 10:30-11:30 a.m., Ages 6 & up: 3-4 p.m.

Dates and Topics
June 9-11               Super Heroes
June 16-18             Courage
June 30-July 2         Fighting the Good Cause
July 7-8                  The Hero in All of Us

Cost is $3 per child; $1.50 for Friends of the Beach Museum of Art members.  Call 785.532.7718 or e-mail klwalk@k-state.edu to register.  Children must be accompanied by an adult.  If you must cancel, we would appreciate a call.

The Young Artists Programs take place in June with tours, activities and art workshops.  Space is limited and reservations can be made by calling 785.532.7718.

Young Artists & Observers will spend time sketching from nature in “The Meadow” and use professional art materials such as acrylic, cray pas, pastel, prisma colors and linoleum block prints.  One work by each artist will be chosen for display.  $15 per child per class, includes t-shirt.

June 8, 9:30-11:30 a.m. (ages 6-8)
June 8, 1-3 p.m. (ages 9-12)
June 15, 9:30-11:30 a.m. (ages 6-12)
June 15, 1-3 p.m. (ages 6-12)
June 22, 9:30-11:30 (ages 6-8)

Young Storytellers will create costumes and props for their original readers theatre performance inspired by art in “The Hero’s Journey” exhibition.   $25 per child, includes t-shirt.

June 23-26: 9:30-11:30 a.m. (ages 9-12) -OR- 1-3 p.m. (ages 6-9)

Young Artists Celebration and Reception June 27, 10:30 a.m. – noon
View works created in the Young Artists Program and attend performances by the Young Storytellers.

Workshops
Open to children of all ages, cost is $5 per child per workshop.  Call 785.532.7718 or e-mail klwalk@k-state.edu for reservations.  Children must be accompanied by an adult.  If you must cancel, we would appreciate a call.

Found Art Sculpture Workshops July 29, 10-11:30 a.m. or July 30, 10-11:30 a.m.
Visit nearby outdoor sculptures and use found objects to create your own contemporary sculpture.

Mini Stone Garden Workshops August 5, 10-11 a.m. or August 6, 10-11 a.m.
Take a stroll through the installation “Cairns on the Beach” and create a miniature living garden.

2015 Gift Print Artist Dean Mitchell

Posted on by Kelsey Longpine

Artist Dean Mitchell currently has work featured in the exhibition, ” Dean Mitchell: A Place, A Mental Space” and is currently the 2015 Friends of the Beach Museum of Art Gift Print Artist. Mitchell visit the museum the week of April 20th for two special events. On Monday Mitchell gave a private lecture to the museum’s Board of Visitors about his work and his life’s motivation. Thursday, April Mitchell gave a public lecture in the UMB Theater at the Beach Museum about his work and process and inspiration for his work.

Mitchell during Monday's artist talk
Mitchell during Monday’s artist talk

The exhibition, “Dean Mitchell: A Place, A Mental Space” will be on display through June 21, 2015 in the Wefald Gallery. Mitchell’s etching “Break Time,” the 2015 Friends of the Beach Museum of Art Gift Print is now available for purchase for Friends of the Beach Museum of Art members at the Sponsor level and above. Contact Robin Lonborg at 785.532.7718 or rlonborg@ksu.edu for more information.

“Break Time" by Dean Mitchell The 2015 Friends of the Beach Museum of Art Gift Print
“Break Time” by Dean Mitchell
The 2015 Friends of the Beach Museum of Art Gift Print

 

 

Staff Spotlight: Mollie Bieber

Posted on by Kelsey Longpine
Mollie Bieber
Mollie Bieber

Mollie Bieber, one of the young people greeting guests as a Lobby Host, has been at the museum since June 2013.  A junior majoring in graphic design with a minor in French, Mollie is a native of Manhattan, Kansas.  She is the president of K-State’s Women’s Ultimate Frisbee Club and webmaster of K-State’s Rotaract Club.

Of working at the Beach Museum of Art, Mollie says:  “As a developing artist there is a drive for constant self-improvement and exposure to new ideas or styles. I enjoy working at the Beach because the museum embodies this drive by creating an environment of intellectual thought and varying perspectives within the exhibits. I have genuinely enjoyed the exhibits that the staff has coordinated and take pride in my small contribution to the visitor’s experience.”

Fun fact:  Mollie was an exchange student in Belgium for a year through the Rotary Youth Exchange Program after high school to learn French. Words used the most were chocolate, chocolate, chocolate, fries, waffle and beer.