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7:00 p.m. Pre-film lecture  |  8:00 p.m. Film

Spike Lee’s bold and nuanced work about the role of race in the United States examines American identity in conjunction with Behold, America!. While many thought its debut in 1989 would cause race riots, the film instead won multiple Academy Award nominations and offered a poetic, thoughtful, and intense look at the structure of American communities. Lee’s story about one afternoon in the Bedford-Stuyvesant neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York, continues to resonate and to prove relevant to the conversation on race in this country. 

Exploring Texture

Jawlensky, Alex. Head in Black and Green. 1913. Lithograph on paper. 21 1/8 in. x 19 1/2 in. The San Diego Museum of Art.

Dr. James Grebl, Manager of The San Diego Museum of Art’s Library and Archives, will speak about the colorful history of the Museum.

Sponsored by the East County Chapter 

The Bowers Museum

Visit the Bowers Museum in Santa Ana for two featured exhibitions, Read My Pins: The Madeleine Albright Collection and Cut! Costume and the Cinema. The Albright collection consists of pins that Secretary Albright, America's Ambassador to the United Nations, and the first woman U.S. Secretary of State, wore before, during, and after becoming a diplomat. Albright discovered the power of jewelry to convey a foreign policy message and the brooches soon became her diplomatic signature; their stories and messages reflecting her sense of humor and humanity.

Inspired by Behold America!

Robert Henri, Bernadita. Oil on canvas, 1922. Gift of the San Diego Wednesday Club, 1926.138, The San Diego Museum of Art

Create a pastel portrait taking inspiration from the profiles, palettes and compositions of works on view in the Figures section of Behold, America!. This workshop focuses on observing positive and negative shape relationships in selected subjects and begins with a tour of the exhibition.

The Second Saturday Workshop Series is an adult program that explores exhibitions and installations at the Museum. Each begins with a tour of the related exhibition, followed by the fine art workshop. 

The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency is the first major film to be shot entirely on location in the African country of Botswana. Based on the international best-selling novels by Alexander McCall-Smith and produced by the late Anthony Minghella, this HBO film series follows the story of the brave heroine Precious Ramotswe as she traverses the landscape of her country, solving the mysteries of her people, while offering a humorous and energetic view of contemporary African life. 

Exploring Texture

Trowbridge, Gail. Found Objects Printed. Undated. Assemblage. 23 in. x 27 7/8 in. The San Diego Museum of Art.

Explore the art element of texture as you create collagraph prints.  Artfully arrange everyday objects and materials to create a textured surface from which to "pull a print".  Learn about new artistic processes under the guidance of our experienced Museum Educators.  Each Sunday inThe Studio we'll explore a new art-making activity inspired by paintings, sculptures, and drawings on view at The Museum.

Art of Reliquaries in Buddhist Traditions

6:00-8:00 p.m. Keynote Lecture | 8:00-9:30 p.m. Reception

9:00 a.m. Coffee and Pastries | 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Presentations

Throughout this 3-day symposium, prominent scholars from across the globe will present illustrated lectures on south and southeast Asian art in honor of their mentor and colleague, Robert L. Brown, Curator of Southeast Asian Art, Los Angeles County Museum of Art and Professor of South and Southeast Asian Art, UCLA.

Miquel Navarro. Beneath the Moon II: Journey through the City, 1994. Game/artwork. Commissioned by the Centre Pompidou, Paris.

Visitors of all ages can invent their own city and explore an imaginary urban environment with others during this guided workshop in Journey Through the City.  Working with more than 1,000 pieces of materials in the space, visitors will be able to manipulate and transform their visionary models of urban landscapes.

Workshop Theme: Adapting the Past

Recommended for families and visitors of all ages.

Pre-registration is not required.

Artist Pae White is represented in Behold, America! by Hobo Woods/Tears of Vietnam (1999). White is an internationally-renowned artist based in Los Angeles and her work, which often involves the refashioning of unexpected materials, has been included in a number of high profile exhibitions at institutions including the Whitney Museum of American Art and the 2009 Venice Biennale.

Sonja Simonis, the present Curatorial Assistant at the Clark Center for Japanese Art and Culture in Hanford, CA, will speak on the important role China has played in the development of the arts in Japan. One example is the effect it had on Japanese landscape painting of the 18th and 19th centuries, Japanese arts adopted Chinese painting methods, style, and motifs. This lecture takes a closer look at the connections between Chinese and Japanese landscape painting through the centuries.