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WAM Nights: Screening of Gordon Parks’ Shaft (1971) | Rated R

July 18, 2025 | 6:00pm - 8:00pm

“Homeward to the Prairie I Come”: Gordon Parks Photographs from the Beach Museum of Art, Featured Event, FREE Event, Exhibitions, WAM Nights

Cost: Free and open to the public

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Screening of Gordon Parks’ Shaft (1971) | Rated R

Friday, July 18, 2025 | 6–8 PM
Howard E. Wooden Auditorium

Gordon Parks broke ground as both a photographer and filmmaker. His iconic, blockbuster movie Shaft debuted one of the most influential Black action heroes (played by Richard Roundtree). With Shaft, Parks infused moxie, humor, and grit to depictions of the civil rights and Black Power movements in popular culture.

Please be advised that the film is rated R.

Free and open to the public. Cash bar.

About WAM Nights: We’re open late on Fridays until 9 pm! Get your weekend started with after-hours access to the galleries and shopping in the Museum Store. WAM Nights include programs with artists, musicians, and performers–don’t miss your chance to see the art at WAM in a new way! The museum comes to life with local creatives during WAM Nights!

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Featured Exhibition

“Homeward to the Prairie I Come”: Gordon Parks Photographs from the Beach Museum of Art

May 11 - July 27, 2025

Homeward to the Prairie I Come presents a powerful collection of photographs by Kansan Gordon Parks, highlighting the artist's remarkable documentary work for LIFE magazine, alongside more experimental images that reflect his deep connection to the American heartland.

Learn More  About “Homeward to the Prairie I Come”: Gordon Parks Photographs from the Beach Museum of Art

Gordon Roger Alexander Buchanan Parks, Pool Hall, from the series Fort Scott Revisited, 1950, printed in 2017, gelatin silver print, 11 x 14 inches. Kansas State University, Marianna Kistler Beach Museum of Art, gift of Gordon Parks and the Gordon Parks Foundation, 2017.445. Image courtesy of and copyright by The Gordon Parks Foundation.