This Week in the Arts:
Theatre
Time Stands Still
Oct. 11-13 and Oct. 18-20 at 7:30 pm
Oct. 21 at 2:30 pm in Nichols Theatre
Exhibitions and Art
Goodnight Moon: Selections from the Permanent Collection
June 5, 2012 – December 23, 2012
From starlit staircases and moon glow to glowing sparklers and carnival lights, this exhibition explores the many facets of night. The exhibition topic was chosen to compliment “Dream Big,” the theme for the Kansas Library Association summer reading program.
The selections include idyllic moonlit scenes by beloved Kansas artists Birger Sandzen and John Steuart Curry and more conceptual pieces like Jeff Mongrain’s “An Evening’s Breath,” a clay pillow which holds exactly the amount of moisture exhaled during a night’s sleep. Contemporary images of night include views of porches, airports and highways lit by lights.
Visitors can travel to the stars via a lithograph of Skylab by industrial designer Raymond Loewy who worked for NASA from 1967 to 1973 as a habitability consultant to help insure the comfort of the astronauts. Heavenly bodies are represented in “Autumn Planets” by Tony Fitzpatrick, “Prairie Moon” by Vernon Brejcha, “Nebula” by Lee Chesney, and a series of “Alien Planets” by Indian artist RM Palaniappan.
All the images invite the visitor to fly to the moon and back again! For those wishing to travel further, the museum’s Exploration Station will feature books and activities and ARTSmart classes and tours will focus on the exhibit
Konza: Sculpture by John Douglas Powers
July 9, 2012 – May 31, 2013
Konza , is a large kinetic sculpture inspired by the natural beauty and movement of the nearby Konza prairie, is the newest addition to the Beach Museum of Art’s permanent collection. This powerful metal work reflects a set of contrasting themes; the natural and the manmade, the internal and external, the small and the vast, the permanent and the fleeting. Located in the Stolzer Family Foundation Gallery, the sculpture was commissioned specifically for the Beach Museum of Art.
Inadvertent Arson: Paintings and Drawings by Patrick Duegaw
October 5, 2012 – January 13, 2013
Patrick Duegaw, K-State alumnus and founding member of Wichita’s Fisch Haus artist cooperative, presents the latest installment of his ongoing “Painted Theater Project.” Conceived as a theatrical performance, Duegaw’s “ “Inadvertent Arson” incorporates painted portraits, props, and sets as surrogates for living actors, three-dimensional objects, and a stage. Action is implied instead of performed, and a dialogue appears in the form of artist-generated text that accompanies each portrait.
• Join us on October 13th for the Inadvertent Arson Opening: Paintings and Drawings by Patrick Duegaw
• Join us for a conversation with artists Patrick Duegaw and Randy Regier