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Week of February 4 2013

Feb
4
2013

Lecture: Fine Art and Folk Art in Mexico

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

Dr. Janet Esser, Professor Emeritus, Latin American Art History, SDSU, will speak on the interface between fine art and folk art in Mexico.

Sponsored by the East County Chapter.

Feb
4
2013

Yoga at the Museum

Standing Poses

Monday, 6:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
Museum Galleries

Just in time to celebrate the re-opening of our Asian art galleries, the Museum will once again offer classes of yoga, which originated in India and southern Asia. Instructor Amy Pachowicz will offer one six-week and one four-week course. Strengthen your mind and body as you meditate on the art all around you.

Class size is limited to 15 people.

Class Focus: Standing Poses

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Feb
7
2013

Trip to LACMA: Bodies and Shadows

Caravaggio and His Legacy

Thursday, 7:30 a.m.
Offsite, Los Angeles Museum of Art

Bodies and Shadows: Caravaggio and His Legacy introduces the work of Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio (1571-1610), one of the most popular artists of the past, who rivaled in fame both Michelangelo and Leonardo da Vinci. The stories of Caravaggio's life are legend - more myth than history - describing traits of personality, including passion and brutality, that came to describe the unique qualities of his work.

Feb
7
2013

ArtStop: Christian Marclay

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

Amy Galpin, Associate Curator, Art of the Americas, discusses Christian Marclay.

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.

Feb
9
2013

New for You Lecture

A San Diego for San Diego

Saturday, 10:30 a.m.
Gallery 16

Pedro de Mena. San Diego De Alcala, ca. 1665. Painted wood. Museum purchase with funds provided by the estate of Donald W. Shira

The Museum recently acquired San Diego by Pedro de Mena using funds from the recent bequest of Donald. W. Shira and a generous gift from Anne Otterson.. Dr. John Marciari, Curator of European Art, will discuss the story behind this recent acquisition while shedding light on the sculptor Pedro de Mena and on San Diego, the saint for whom our city is named.

Feb
9
2013

Second Saturday Workshop: Landscape Painting

Inspired by Charles Reiffel

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

Create a watercolor landscape painting using colors and materials inspired by the California plein-air school of painting leader Charles Reiffel. This three hour workshop led by Lucy Eron, Museum Educator, will begin with a tour of the exhibition for inspiration.

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

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Feb
9
2013

Pompidou Workshop: Journey through the City

Saturday, 1:00 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.
The San Diego Museum of Art

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: Transporting the Public

Feb
9
2013

Pompidou Workshop: Journey through the City

Saturday, 3:30 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
The San Diego Museum of Art

Workshop Theme: Transporting the Public

Feb
10
2013

Family Drop-In Day, featuring Museum Mascot, ARTie!

Exploring the Arts of East Asia

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

Samiro Yunoki, Fan (with Autumn grasses design), 1990s Japan, Paper

Explore the Art of East Asia as you paint your very own fan with watercolors. Each child will recieve a wood and paper folding fan, and be led by a Museum Educator to decorate it using special watercolor paints.

Feb
10
2013

Pompidou Workshop: Journey through the City

Sunday, 3:30 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
The San Diego Museum of Art

Workshop Theme: Transporting the Public

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