Happenings!
2019
March
Meditation in the Galleries
Thursday, March 7, 2:00 pm
Join the Museum of Art as we explore mindful ways of engaging with art. Brother Camillus will guide meditation and exploration into Foad Satterfield's abstract landscapes.
No registration necessary, but space is limited. Chairs will be provided.
Third Thurs | Late Night: Disco Ball Making
Join the Museum of Art for a late night in the Museum making disco balls!
In the experience of David Otis Johnson's neon lights, MoA will be open late with music, snacks and beverages, and disco ball building supplies.
Come ready to make your own disco ball and party out in the electric lights of NOCTAMBULANT.
Activities are ongoing until 9 pm.
Study Salon - Midterms 2019
Sun | Mar 17 | 4 - 10 PM
Mon | Mar 18 | 4 - 10 PM
Tues | Mar 19 | 4 - 10 pm
Join the Museum of Art for quiet study. Snacks and beverages will be provided.
April
The museum will be closed the week of Easter, Monday, April 15 through Tuesday, April 23, 2019. We will resume regular hours on Wednesday, April 24, 2019. Third Thurs | Late Night will not occur.
Open Studio: Revealing Interdisciplinary Art Process
Wednesday, April 3, 1:00 to 2:00 pm
Join SMC MoA Curator April Bojorquez and Professor Laura Miller for a conversation exploring the distinct curatorial approach for the exhibition Open Studio: Interdisciplinary Art Practice in Progress.
Poetry and Environmental Crisis
Saturday, April 6, 1:00 to 3:00 pm
Poets from the prize-winning online literary magazine of the environmental crisis, Canary, read their poems. For more information about Canary literary journal visit: canrlitmag.org
Arndt on Arendt
Thursday, April 10, 1:00 to 2:15 pm
In "On Violence, "political philosopher Hannah Arendt probes the nature of power and its relation to violence. Arendt scholar David Arndt will briefly introduce her life work; then a small-group discussion will invite students to explore their own ideas on violence, in dialogue with Arendt's.
Presented in collaboration with Seminar 104.
Meditation in the Galleries
Tuesday, April 30, 11:00 am
Join the Museum of Art as we explore mindful ways of engaging with art. Brother Camillus will guide meditation and exploration into Foad Satterfield's abstract landscapes.
No registration necessary, but space is limited. Chairs will be provided.
May
How to Read a Play
Thursday, May 2, 3:15 to 4:30 pm
Plays are blueprints for live performance; but minimal stage directions and narrative description, coupled with distant historical settings, can frustrate readers hoping to imagine "the stage beyond the page." Join us for an interactive workshop to discover the craft and artistry of dramatic works.
Antigone
With Amissa Miller, Zahra Ahmed, & Rashaan Menese
Things Known: Public Poetry Workshop
Saturday, May 4, 10:00 to 12:00 pm
Join Bay Area poetry group, Fresh Ink, and write from a series of prompts in response to the exhibition Foad Satterfield: THINGS KNOWN
Art Chat: A Conversation Between Artist and Curator
Saturday, May 18, 1:00 to 2:00 pm
Join guest curator, Megan Wilkinson, and artist, Foad Satterfield, for a conversation exploring Satterfield's new body of large scale paintings featured in the exhibition THINGS KNOWN.
Things Known, Poets Respond: Public Poetry Reading
Saturday, May 18, 2:00 to 4:00 pm
Reading will feature Bay Area poetry group, Fresh Ink, followed by an open mic of poems written in response to the Foad Satterfield: THINGS KNOWN exhibition.
Study Salon - Finals 2019
Sun | May 19 | 4 - 10 PM
Mon | May 20 | 4 - 10 PM
Tues | May 21 | 4 - 10 pm
Join the Museum of Art for quiet study. Snacks and beverages will be provided.