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Coming Soon: An inspiring fusion of visual and musical art forms

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The Beach Museum of Art in collaboration with McCain Auditorium is pleased to present a public conversation and performance related to the Gordon Parks exhibition, Gordon Parks: “Homeward to the Prairie I Come.” Join us for two very special programs April sixth and seventh in the McCain Auditorium at Kansas State University.

Gordon Parks has influenced countless artists to help us understand ourselves and our society in new, empowering ways. Three artists who revere Parks as a mentor will hold a public conversation. They are six-time Grammy winning jazz musician and composer Terence Blanchard, University of Texas Dallas multimedia artist Andrew F. Scott, and Academy Award-winning screenwriter and filmmaker Kevin Willmott. Each has a vision for how the arts can function as a tool for making our society more just and equitable.

Public Conversation
Art Matters Now: Three Artists Reflect
Wednesday, April 6, 2022, 7 p.m.
McCain Auditorium | Free admission
Kansas State University, 1501 Goldstein Circle, Manhattan, KS 66506
A conversation with Andrew F. Scott, Kevin Willmott and Terence Blanchard. Free, no ticket required.
To join the livestream program via Zoom, please register by clicking here.

Photographs of artist Andrew Scott, filmmaker Kevin Willmott, and musician Terence Blanchard

Andrew F. Scott has been working with a group of K-State students under the direction of Art Department head Matthew Gaynor on a unique digital stage set for the performance of Terence Blanchard and his band, the E-Collective.

Performance
Presence of Absence: Gordon Parks Through an Empathic Lens
Thursday, April 7, 7:30 p.m.
McCain Auditorium | Free admission
Kansas State University, 1501 Goldstein Circle, Manhattan, KS 66506
Six-time Grammy winner Terence Blanchard and the E-Collective in Concert, with staging by K-State students under the direction of Andrew F. Scott and Matthew Gaynor.
Free, ticket is required. Tickets available beginning March 23, 2022, at the McCain Ticket Office, Wed. – Fri. 12 – 4 p.m. or by phone at 785-532-6428. Tickets are not available online.

Terence Blanchard photo by Daymon Gardner, Kevin Willmott photo by Kacy Meinecke, Andrew F. Scott photo by Sarah N. Wall.

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

Spotlight on Gordon Parks and his film “Martin”

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Magazine cover with photo of Martin Luther King, Jr.

To remember the life of Martin Luther King, Jr. perhaps you would like to view the #ballet Martin, written, produced and scored by Gordon Parks to honor King, Jr. The prologue linked here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AayQu5kkSPc, includes photographs by Gordon Parks and features Parks introducing the ballet. There are 27 #photographs within the prologue that are in our #collection, 18 of them are currently on view and two images were taken in the Manhattan, Kansas area. We invite you to visit the Beach Museum of Art and see if you recognize any of the photographs from the #prologue on display in the current exhibition “Gordon Parks: “Homeward to the Prairie I Come.” in the gallery through May 28 and offered virtually at beach.k-state.edu/explore.

Join museum curator Aileen June Wang for a virtual discussion of the dance film Martin during the upcoming Let’s Talk Art livestream conversation with Theresa Ruth Howard, ballet dancer and founder-curator of MoBBallet.org (Memoirs of Blacks in Ballet). Thursday, January 27, 2022, 5:30 PM Central Time (US and Canada). Closed captioning available.

Register for the free program at https://ksu.zoom.us/…/register/WN_JF9HYpGYQri6_x3KGWwdrA

Kim Richards
Education Assistant
Marianna Kistler Beach Museum of Art

Image: “Life Magazine (Week of Shock, Martin Luther King 1929-1968) April 12, 1968,” Life Magazine (United States), photomechanical lithograph on paper, CM235.201