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Week of November 5 2012

Nov
5
2012

2012: Science and Prophecy of the Ancient Maya

Monday, 10:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Offsite, Grossmont Healthcare Center Auditorium

Dr. Mark Van Stone, Professor of Art History, Maya scholar, and decipher of Maya hieroglyphs, will speak about Maya prophecies and understanding Maya calligraphy as visual art. Join us for an entertaining tour of the Maya Calendar Prophecy and what it reveals about our past, and our future!

Sponsored by the East County Chapter

Nov
7
2012

Teen Art Café @ the Museum

German Expressionism

Wednesday, 6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
James S. Copley Auditorium

Teen artists will create art projects inspired by the German Expressionist drawings, paintings, and prints on view in The Human Beast. Join an after-hours visit to the galleries for inspiration and and enjoy a live musical performance by Steph Johnson.

Light refreshments will be served.

Email us for more information.

Nov
8
2012

ArtStop: Edouard Vuillard

Thursday, 12:00 p.m. - 12:15 p.m.
Museum Galleries

Lucy Eron, Museum Educator, discusses Edouard Vuillard.

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.

Nov
9
2012

Members' Preview: Behold, America!

Friday, 11:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Museum Galleries

Morgan Russell. Still-life Synchromy with Nude in Yellow, 1913

Members get a free, early, exclusive preview of Behold, America! 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!

Nov
9
2012

Members’ Opening Reception in the evening

Behold, America!

Friday, 5:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
The San Diego Museum of Art, Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego, Timken Museum of Art

11:00 - 8:00 p.m. Exhibition on View
5:00 - 8:00 p.m. Cash bar and music

Nov
10
2012

Symposium: Behold, America!

Saturday, 9:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
James S. Copley Auditorium

John Singleton Copley, 1738-1815, Mrs. Thomas Gage. Oil on canvas, 1771. Putnam Collection, Timken Museum of Art, San Diego, 198

Schedule of Events

9:00 a.m. | Coffee and Pastries

9:30 - 9:40 a.m. | Welcome by Roxana Velazquez, Maruja Baldwin Director of The San Diego Museum of Art

9:40 - 9:45 a.m. | Introduction by Amy Galpin, Ph.D, Curator of Art of the Americas at The San Diego Museum of Art

9:45 - 10:15 a.m. | Patricia Kelly, Ph.D

10:20 - 11:00 a.m. | James Luna and Michael Hatt, Ph.D

11:00 - 11:15 a.m.

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Nov
10
2012

Second Saturday Workshop: Assemblage

With Marianela de la Hoz

Saturday, 1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
The San Diego Museum of Art

Marianela de la Hoz (b. 1956), Heaven and Earth, the Determined Freedom of an Undetermined Life (detail), Altarpiece, 2012

Create a mixed media, found object sculpture work of art with the same sense of duality, mysterious imagery, and frank approach to mundane aspects of daily life as found in the themes in Marianela de la Hoz. This three hour workshop will begin with a tour of the exhibition for inspiration.

Tickets

Nov
10
2012

Friend's Lecture and Reception

Charles Reiffel: An American Post-Impressionist

Saturday, 4:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.
James S. Copley Auditorium, and San Diego History Center

Dr. Ariel Plotek, Assistant Curator, will discuss Charles Reiffel: An American Post-Impressionist and shed light on this splendid page in the history of American Post-Impressionism. Usually considered a leader of the California plein-air school of painting, Charles Reiffel is reevaluated as a leading practitioner of Post-Impressionism in the United States in this exhibition of over 60 works at the Museum and at the San Diego History Center.

Nov
11
2012

Family Drop-In Day

Exploring Shape

Sunday, 1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
The Studio

Join a family-friendly exhibition tour and participate in gallery activities. November Family Drop-In Days focus on Exploring Shape. Art projects and tours focus on specific works and art making practices found in The Human Beast and the Museum’s Modern and Contemporary art galleries.

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

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