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Jul
2
2012

ARTivities: Landscape Painting

Monday, 1:30 pm - 2:30 pm
The San Diego Museum of Art

Enjoy art activities that relate to the art on view in the Museum's galleries and that coincide with the Museum's summer camp themes. Themes change weekly. Email for more information.

Recommended for children ages 6-12.

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Jul
3
2012

ARTivities: Landscape Painting

Tuesday, 1:30 pm - 2:30 pm
The San Diego Museum of Art

Enjoy art activities that relate to the art on view in the Museum's galleries and that coincide with the Museum's summer camp themes. Themes change weekly. Email for more information.

Recommended for children ages 6-12.

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Jul
5
2012

ArtStop: Figures in Oceanic Art

Thursday, 12:00 pm - 12:15 pm
Museum Galleries

Today's ArtStop will discuss Figures in Oceanic Art

ArtStops are 15 minute, staff-led tours of one to three works on view. Museum curators and educators present these brief yet always enlightening and informative talks every Thursday and third Tuesday at noon.

Free after Museum admission.

 

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Jul
5
2012

ARTivities: Landscape Painting

Thursday, 1:30 pm - 2:30 pm
The San Diego Museum of Art

Enjoy art activities that relate to the art on view in the Museum's galleries and that coincide with the Museum's summer camp themes. Themes change weekly. Email for more information.

Recommended for children ages 6-12.

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Jul
6
2012

ARTivities: Landscape Painting

Friday, 1:30 pm - 2:30 pm
The San Diego Museum of Art

Enjoy art activities that relate to the art on view in the Museum's galleries and that coincide with the Museum's summer camp themes. Themes change weekly. Email for more information.

Recommended for children ages 6-12.

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Jul
6
2012

Summer Salon Series 2012: Beyond the Banner

Border Corps, The Night James Brown Saved Boston, Mattson 2

Friday, 5:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Museum Galleries

5:00-10:30 p.m.  Giuseppe's Bar Service (Rotunda Bar is open 5:00-9:00 p.m., Auditorium Bar is open 7:30-10:30 p.m.)

6:00-7:00 p.m.  Art-Making Activity: Perspective Drawing

6:00-8:00 p.m.   The Quilt Conversation

6:00-9:00 p.m.  Performance of Come and Get It by the Border Corps

8:00-9:15 p.m.  Screening of The Night James Brown Saved Boston

9:30 p.m.           Concert by Mattson 2

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Jul
9
2012

ARTivities: Printmaking

Monday, 1:30 pm - 2:30 pm
The San Diego Museum of Art

Enjoy art activities that relate to the art on view in the Museum's galleries and that highlight the Museum's summer camp themes. Themes change weekly. For more information, please email families@sdmart.org.

Recommended for children ages 6-12.

 

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Jul
10
2012

ARTivities: Printmaking

Tuesday, 1:30 pm - 2:30 pm
The San Diego Museum of Art

Enjoy art activities that relate to the art on view in the Museum's galleries and that highlight the Museum's summer camp themes. Themes change weekly. For more information, please email families@sdmart.org.

Recommended for children ages 6-12.

 

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Jul
12
2012

ArtStop: Georgia O’Keeffe

Thursday, 12:00 pm - 12:15 pm
Museum Galleries

For today's ArtStop Lucy Eron, Museum Educator will discuss 2 works from the Museum's collection by Georgia O’Keeffe.

ArtStops are 15 minute, staff-led tours of one to three works on view. Museum curators and educators present these brief yet always enlightening and informative talks every Thursday and third Tuesday at noon.

Free after Museum admission.
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Jul
12
2012

ARTivities: Printmaking

Thursday, 1:30 pm - 2:30 pm
The San Diego Museum of Art

Enjoy art activities that relate to the art on view in the Museum's galleries and that highlight the Museum's summer camp themes. Themes change weekly. For more information, please email families@sdmart.org.

Recommended for children ages 6-12.

 

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Jul
13
2012

ARTivities: Printmaking

Friday, 1:30 pm - 2:30 pm
The San Diego Museum of Art

Enjoy art activities that relate to the art on view in the Museum's galleries and that highlight the Museum's summer camp themes. Themes change weekly. For more information, please email families@sdmart.org.

Recommended for children ages 6-12.

 

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Jul
13
2012

Summer Salon Series 2012: Beyond the Banner

Ash Smith, The Periscope Project, Ryanna Projects (Anna Gray and Ryan Wilson Paulsen)

Friday, 5:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Museum Galleries

5:00-9:00 p.m.  Giuseppe's Bar Service

5:00-9:00 p.m.  Drone Readymade

5:00-9:00 p.m.  Ad Sense, an installation by Tim Schwartz

6:00-7:00 p.m.  Art-Making Activity: Zine-Making Workshop

6:00-8:00 p.m.   The Quilt Conversation

6:00-8:00 p.m.  Ryanna Projects presents Don't Mistake Our Intelligence for Knowledge

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Jul
13
2012

Seasonal Prix Fixe Dinner

Friday, 5:00 pm - 8:00 pm
The San Diego Museum of Art

Sculpture Court Café bar open | 5:00 - 8:00 p.m.

The featured cocktail of the evening is a Crushed Blueberry Mojarita. A selection of wine, beer, and spirits are also available for purchase.

Seasonal Prix Fixe Dinner | 6:00 - 8:00 p.m. 

Reservations encouraged | $30 members, $35 nonmembers | Includes Summer Salon Series Admission 

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Jul
14
2012

Second Saturday Workshop: Indian Miniature Painting

Saturday, 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm

Image (detail): A prince and princess play with sparklers by a lotus pool, ca. 1760. Edwin Binney 3rd Collection. 1990.858.

Create a multi-layered miniature work of art using traditional painting colors and materials inspired by the centuries-old art of Indian miniature painting in Temple, Palace, Mosque. This three hour workshop, led by Lucy Eron, Museum Educator,  will begin with a tour of the exhibition for inspiration.

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Jul
15
2012

Family Drop-in Day

The Invention of Glory

Sunday, 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
The San Diego Museum of Art

Explore and learn about art on view in the Museum through child-friendly tours and art making.

Recommended for children ages 6-12.  Registration is not required, but space is limited.

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Jul
16
2012

ARTivities: Paper Sculpture

Monday, 1:30 pm - 2:30 pm
The San Diego Museum of Art

Enjoy art activities that relate to the art on view in the Museum's galleries and that coincide with the Museum's summer camp themes. Themes change weekly. Email for more information.

Recommended for children ages 6-12.

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Jul
17
2012

ArtStop: The Pastrana Tapestries

Tuesday, 12:00 pm - 12:15 pm
Museum Galleries

Today's ArtStop will the Pastrana Tapestries

ArtStops are 15 minute, staff-led tours of one to three works on view. Museum curators and educators present these brief yet always enlightening and informative talks every Thursday and third Tuesday at noon.

Free after Museum admission.

 

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Jul
19
2012

ArtStop: Antonio Canova

Thursday, 12:00 pm - 12:15 pm
Museum Galleries

Today's ArtStop will discuss Antonio Canova

ArtStops are 15 minute, staff-led tours of one to three works on view. Museum curators and educators present these brief yet always enlightening and informative talks every Thursday and third Tuesday at noon.

Free after Museum admission.

 

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Jul
19
2012

ARTivities: Paper Sculpture

Thursday, 1:30 pm - 2:30 pm
The San Diego Museum of Art

Enjoy art activities that relate to the art on view in the Museum's galleries and that coincide with the Museum's summer camp themes. Themes change weekly. Email for more information.

Recommended for children ages 6-12.

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Jul
20
2012

Members Only Exhibition Preview

The Human Beast: German Expressionism

Friday, 12:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Museum Galleries

Members get a free, early, exclusive preview of The Human Beast before the exhibition opens to the public. Not yet a member? Join online now to get free admission year-round, and that's just the beginning!

 

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Jul
20
2012

ARTivities: Paper Sculpture

Friday, 1:30 pm - 2:30 pm
The San Diego Museum of Art

Enjoy art activities that relate to the art on view in the Museum's galleries and that coincide with the Museum's summer camp themes. Themes change weekly. Email for more information.

Recommended for children ages 6-12.

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Jul
20
2012

Summer Salon Series 2012: Beyond the Banner

Omar Pimienta with John Pluecker, The Third Party

Friday, 5:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Museum Galleries

5:00-9:00 p.m.  Giuseppe's Bar Service

5:00-9:00 p.m.  Ad Sense, Tim Schwartz

6:00-7:00 p.m.  Art-Making Activity: The Colored Lens

6:00-8:00 p.m.   The Quilt Conversation

6:30 p.m.            The Third Party, featuring Teddy Cruz

8:00 p.m.            Reading by Omar Pimienta and John Pluecker

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Jul
20
2012

Friend's Lecture and Reception

The Human Beast

Friday, 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
James S. Copley Auditorium

Dr. John Marciari, Curator of European Art and Head of Provenance Research, will discuss the making of The Human Beast.  Topics will include the recent Kondon-Giesberger bequest of 48 works of art that form the foundation for this exhibition, the Grant and Walbridge collections from which pieces are also on view, and a behind the scenes discussion of how the exhibition was pulled together.

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Jul
21
2012

Screen on the Green: Ivanhoe (1952)

Saturday, 8:00 pm

Grab a picnic blanket and head over to the East Lawn, just adjacent to the Museum, at sundown for a film screening under the stars.

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Jul
23
2012

ARTivities: Text in Art

Monday, 1:30 pm - 2:30 pm
The San Diego Museum of Art

Enjoy art activities that relate to the art on view in the Museum's galleries and that coincide with the Museum's summer camp themes. Themes change weekly. Email for more information.

Recommended for children ages 6-12.

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Jul
24
2012

ARTivities: Text in Art

Tuesday, 1:30 pm - 2:30 pm
The San Diego Museum of Art

Enjoy art activities that relate to the art on view in the Museum's galleries and that coincide with the Museum's summer camp themes. Themes change weekly. Email for more information.

Recommended for children ages 6-12.

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Jul
26
2012

ArtStop: The Buddha

Thursday, 12:00 pm - 12:15 pm
Museum Galleries

Today's ArtStop will discuss The Buddha*

ArtStops are 15 minute, staff-led tours of one to three works on view. Museum curators and educators present these brief yet always enlightening and informative talks every Thursday and third Tuesday at noon.

Free after Museum admission.
*ArtStop will be streamed live.

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Jul
26
2012

The Buddhist Art of Bhutan

Thursday, 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Museum Boardroom

The small Himalayan kingdom of Bhutan is home to the most intact and vital Buddhist art tradition in the world. In this lecture, John Johnston, Coates-Cowden-Brown Curator of Asian Art at the San Antonio Museum of Art, will discuss the development of Buddhist art in Bhutan and will discuss the role Buddhist images play in monastic rituals.

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Jul
26
2012

ARTivities: Text in Art

Thursday, 1:30 pm - 2:30 pm
The San Diego Museum of Art

Enjoy art activities that relate to the art on view in the Museum's galleries and that coincide with the Museum's summer camp themes. Themes change weekly. Email for more information.

Recommended for children ages 6-12.

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Jul
27
2012

Summer Salon Series 2012: Beyond the Banner

36 HOUR EVENT: The Yes Men, Katherine Brook, The Nervous Wreckords,Century of the Self, Stephanie Lie, The Third Party, Jacob Turnbloom, and much more

Friday, 10:00 am - Saturday, 5:00 pm
Museum Galleries

Scene from American Realism, directed by Katherine Brook

July 27

10:00 a.m.                      Ad Sense, installation by Tim Schwartz 

11:00 a.m.                      Tour: Southeast African and Oceanic Art 

12:00 p.m. - 12:00 p.m. Kinetic Drawing Machine, by Stephanie Lie (at the top of every hour for 24 hours) 

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Jul
27
2012

ARTivities: Text in Art

Friday, 1:30 pm - 2:30 pm
The San Diego Museum of Art

Enjoy art activities that relate to the art on view in the Museum's galleries and that coincide with the Museum's summer camp themes. Themes change weekly. Email for more information.

Recommended for children ages 6-12.

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Jul
28
2012

Screen on the Green: Beat the Devil (1953)

Saturday, 8:00 pm
Offsite, East Botanical Lawn

Image: Beat the Devil film cover, Image Courtesy: mptvimages.com

Grab a picnic blanket and head over to the East Lawn, just adjacent to the Museum, at sundown for a film screening under the stars. In the second of three summer installments, Screen on the Green will feature Beat the Devil.

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Jul
30
2012

Teen Summer Studio A

From Press to Print: Exploring Printmaking

Monday, 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
The San Diego Museum of Art, Museum Art School

 In this studio, teens will discover exciting ways to produce original art in multiples by exploring a variety of printmaking techniques, from relief printing to screenprinting.  Teen summer studios are week-long, half-day classes taught by visiting artists, art educators, and community members.

This program is designed for students ages 13 through 19.

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Jul
30
2012

Teen Summer Studio B

Teen Portfolio Development

Monday, 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
The San Diego Museum of Art, Museum Art School

This studio will assist teens in the development of their entrance portfolio for submission to fine arts colleges while expanding foundational art making experience.  Teen summer studios are week-long, half-day classes taught by visiting artists, art educators, and community members.

This program is designed for students ages 13 through 19. 

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Jul
30
2012

ARTivities: Abstract Painting

Monday, 1:30 pm - 2:30 pm
The San Diego Museum of Art

Enjoy art activities that relate to the art on view in the Museum's galleries and that coincide with the Museum's summer camp themes. Themes change weekly. Email for more information.

Recommended for children ages 6-12.

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Jul
31
2012

Teen Summer Studio A

From Press to Print: Exploring Printmaking

Tuesday, 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
The San Diego Museum of Art, Museum Art School

 In this studio, teens will discover exciting ways to produce original art in multiples by exploring a variety of printmaking techniques, from relief printing to screenprinting.  Teen summer studios are week-long, half-day classes taught by visiting artists, art educators, and community members.

This program is designed for students ages 13 through 19.

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Jul
31
2012

Teen Summer Studio B

Teen Portfolio Development

Tuesday, 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
The San Diego Museum of Art, Museum Art School

This studio will assist teens in the development of their entrance portfolio for submission to fine arts colleges while expanding foundational art making experience.  Teen summer studios are week-long, half-day classes taught by visiting artists, art educators, and community members.

This program is designed for students ages 13 through 19. 

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Jul
31
2012

ARTivities: Abstract Painting

Tuesday, 1:30 pm - 2:30 pm
The San Diego Museum of Art

Enjoy art activities that relate to the art on view in the Museum's galleries and that coincide with the Museum's summer camp themes. Themes change weekly. Email for more information.

Recommended for children ages 6-12.

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