Source: Kathrine Schlageck, 785-532-7718, klwalk@k-state.edu
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News release prepared by: Caitlin Muret, 785-532-7718, cmuret@k-state.edu
Tuesday, July 1, 2008
K-STATE'S BEACH MUSEUM OF ART GIVES FAMILIES HOT WEATHER ALTERNATIVES
MANHATTAN -- If it's too hot or rainy to go outside and the kids are bouncing off the walls, the Marianna Kistler Beach Museum of Art at Kansas State University has two new activities that will let families learn about the museum and the world around them.
ARTotes contain worksheets, books, activities and games that help families explore the permanent collection, said Kathrine Schlageck, senior educator at the Beach Museum. Three varieties of totes are available so far.
"The series out now focuses on the elements of art," Schlageck said. Totes on shape, form and line are available now; color and texture will be available by the end of the summer. Schlageck will have two more series of totes ready for next year. ARTotes are funded by an Arts in Education grant from the Kansas Arts Commission.
The second new activity is the Exploration Station in the new wing of the museum. The station has activities and resources that will change with the wing's exhibitions. The station's current focus is "More Than Words: Illustrated Letters From the Smithsonian Archives of American Art."
"When people stop at the Exploration Station they can make postcards and mini travel journals inspired by the exhibition," Schlageck said. Visitors can take home their creations.
"The overall idea is to provide fun ways for people to learn about the exhibitions and interact with the art," Schlageck said.
For more information, contact Schlageck at 785-532-7718 or drop by the museum on the southeast corner of the K-State campus at 14th Street and Anderson Avenue. Free visitor parking is available next to the building. Normal museum hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays; 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Thursdays; and noon to 5 p.m. Sundays. The museum is closed Mondays.