Past Events
2017
February
Saturday, February 25 at 9am, Museum of Art
March
Member's Only Preview
Wednesday, March 1 at 4pm, Museum of Art.
Artist Talk with Peter Freund
Thursday, March 2 at 4pm, Museum of Art
Member's trip to the Legion of Honor: Monet the Early Years
Thursday, March 30
April
ART CHAT
Wednesday, April 26 at 3:00 - Digital Tomb
https://www.youtube.com/embed/CmZIwxxhpgU
Peter Freund’s digital images explore the visual image as an absence, negation or erasure of the visible. Freund discusses the principle of a “digital tomb” in his series of conceptual prints.
May
ART CHAT
Wednesday, May 3 at 3:00 - Desire
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wfKIKqfYlNU
Discussing the overlapping relationship between trauma and desire, Peter Freund explores a parallel between artistic and psychoanalytic practices.
ART CHAT
Wednesday, May 10 at 1:00 - Alternative Facts
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xD0Ees7TuM4&spfreload=5
“Alternative facts” - a symptom of neoliberal freedom? In this talk, Peter Freund will explore the paradoxical connection between facts and fantasy in political thinking, highlighting three works of video art in his current exhibition.
Saint Mary's College Dance Company Spring Performance and Pre-Performance Reception at the Museum of Art
Friday, May 12, 7-7:45
Saint Mary's College Dance Company is honored to present Rise, an evening of new works in celebration of the dance programs 20th Anniversary.
Pre-Performance reception in collaboration with the Performing Arts Department. Come enjoy free appetizers and drinks and mingle with the choreographers and alumni.
Museum Member's Tour of the Private Collection of Julie Armistead and Fred McNear
Tuesday, May 16
Guest Speaker Luncheon: Hossein Khosrowjah, Reconciliations and Desires
Thursday, May 25 at 12:00
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e2FNNqcrNIw&t=344s
Hossein Khosrowjah will explore the complexity and importance of "cultural translation" in the contemporary political climate. His talk will use Peter Freund's IRAN|USA exhibition as a springboard for investigating the role of translation and mistranslation in defining the cultural Other.
Please join us at the Museum for this talk by Professor Khosrowjah. The event is free of charge with a reception to follow after the talk.
Hossein Khosrowjah is a senior adjunct professor of visual studies at the California College of the Arts. His essays and reviews on a broad range of topics, from film to exilic autobiography to the history of American higher education, have been published in film, cultural, and area studies journals. His book, The Singular Cinema of Abbas Kiarostami, is forthcoming from I.B. Tuaris Press.
June
Saint Mary's College MFA in Dance Festival
Saturday and Sunday, June 17 and 18 at the Museum of Art
Wednesday, June 28
Museum Member's Tour of the Permanent Collection Storage and Reception at Private Bay Area Art Collector's Home
July
Thursday, July 13
Museum Member's Tour of the American Art Collection at the de Young Museum followed by a tour of the Japanese Tea Garden.
August
Museum Member's Tour: The Asian Art Museum: Flower Power
September
SMC Campus Tour of the Museum of Art's Permanent Collection Storage Facility
SMC Student Welcome Back Party
November
Dia De Los Muertos Celebration
2018
February
Darker Shades of Red Opening
Wednesday, February 7 at 10 am, Museum of Art
Member's Reception
Thursday, February 8 at 3 pm, Museum of Art
Public Reception
Thursday February 8 4-6 pm, Museum of Art
Art Chat #1
Wednesday, February 28 1 pm, Museum of Art
The Museum of Art welcomes Professor Susan Weissman of the Political Science Department at Saint Mary's College. Professor Weissman's Art Chat is entitled "The First Socialist Revolution."
Link to video: https://youtu.be/FQCUV6xN8Kg
March
Art Chat #2
Wednesday, March 21 1 pm, Museum of Art
The Museum of Art welcomes Professor Scott Schonfeldt-Aultman of the Communication Department at Saint Mary's College and Alex U. Inn founding member of Momma's Boyz. Professor Schonfeldt-Aultman's and Mr. Inn's Art Chat is entitled "Pursuing Social Justice through Drag."
Link to video: https://youtu.be/4Jc2tpTeE5E
May
Art Chat #3
Wednesday, May 2 1 PM, Museum of Art
The Museum of Art Staff welcomes Professor Dan Leopard of the Communications Department at Saint Mary's College. Professor Leopard's Art Chat is entitled "Comrade Tintin: Herge and Stalin in the Land of the Soviets."
Link to video: https://youtu.be/YMr0V6uQmy0
Art Department Student Exhibition Opening
Thursday May 24 4 PM, Museum of Art
The Museum of Art hosts the Saint Mary's College Art Department and recent work from students. The Student Exhibition will be open through Sunday, May 27.
June
Summer Exhibition Opening
Saturday, June 9, 1-4 PM, Museum of Art Patio
Join us in welcoming the new summer exhibitions. The Museum of Art will host California Watercolor Association demonstrations and guest speakers. Beverages and appetizers will be provided.
On display:
California Watercolor Association
The Color of Summer
Richard Gayton
BART: Strangers on a Train
Diana Hobson and Susan Alexjander
Into Being - The River