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Behind the Scenes of "beacon: beckon"

by Erin Carmichael-Morgan, Coordinator for the Rosenthal Education Center

6/3/2026

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Introducing the Rosenthal Education Center’s (REC’s) 2026 Artist-in-Residence Kenton Brett! Over the last two weeks, Kenton along with the REC staff and the museum’s Installation team have worked diligently to install the special exhibition beacon: beckon, bringing Beacon Beach to life. Throughout the REC, you can now explore, investigate, and create under the watchful eyes of the beacon! In addition, you are welcome to create your own lighthouse inspired by Kenton’s work.

Check out these behind-the-scenes photos from installation of the special exhibit!

Two wooden tower-like structures inside a large room with a brightly background of a stylized harbor scene.

You can experience beacon: beckon in the Rosenthal Education Center through September 2026.

Workshop with ladder inside a large room

The lighthouse's wood components awaiting pick-up from the off-site workshop.

Two people with carts filled with large wood parts inside a large room.

Collecting the prefabricated parts of the lighthouse and its beacon.

Two people, one on an orange ladder, building a wood structure inside a room.

Assembling the lighthouse's structure inside the REC.

Three people lift a roof onto a wood structure inside a large room.

Adding the roof to the lighthouse tower.

Two people building a tower-like structure inside a large room. One person works from a mechanized lift.

Finishing "stage one" of the lighthouse's construction.

Three people stand behind an orange ladder by a tower-like structure inside a large room.

Adding a few finishing touches after placing the beacon on top of the lighthouse.

A man sits on a floor in front of a cart while wiring a light

"Are we done yet?!" 🤪

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