November 17, 2023
Give the gift of art this holiday season
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In 1934, Kansas State University's Friends of Art, now Friends of the Beach Museum of Art, issued an original print — K-State art professor John Helm's "Early Settler's House" — as a premium for membership in the new organization.
Intended as a one-time offering, the gift print proved so popular that Salina artist Herschel Logan was asked to produce a subsequent print for members in 1935, beginning a tradition of recognizing Kansas-connected printmakers and photographers that continues today. The Friends of the Beach Museum of Art group commissions a limited-edition print by a recognized Kansas artist for sale to Friends and the public.
The 2023 gift print is a box containing several different prints created by artists Katie Baldwin, Mariko Jesse and Yoonmi Nam of the artist collective "wood+paper+box." It is also the focus of the Beach Museum of Art's current exhibition "wood+paper+box in your hands."
The gift print box leans into the concept of interaction with an invitation to participate in the creative process. Its title, "Mise-en-Scène," is a phrase used to refer to stage design and the arrangement of actors in a theatre or film production. A person interacting with the box can compose a "scene" using the various prints. Furthermore, guests are encouraged to take a picture and upload it to Instagram with the hashtag #woodpaperbox. The exhibition offers the public that experience of interacting with the gift print and engaging in a dialogue on social media with the collective and other viewers.
Gift prints are available to the public for purchase. Friends of the Beach Museum of Art at any level receive a 25% discount on the price. For more information about becoming a friend or purchasing your own gift print, please call 785-532-7718, email beachart@k-state.edu or stop by the museum.
To see available prints, please visit beach.k-state.edu/support/shop/friends.html.