At a Glance…
What: Jo Mora Day Celebration
Who: Monterey History and Art Association
When: Saturday, April 15, 2023
10:00 A.M. to 4:00 P.M.
Where: At Monterey History and Art at Stanton Center, 5 Custom House Plaza as well as four other locations in Monterey, California. Hosts will be present, along with walking tour guides/maps and driving maps at each site.
Cost: Free
More information: (831) 624-3284, [email protected], www.jomoracollection.org
Monterey History and Art Association (MHAA) is pleased to announce the acquisition of the Jo Mora archive which is now part of the MHAA Jo Mora Collection. In celebration of this donation, (made possible by a generous gift from Susan and Dennis Mar of Monterey), MHAA, with a grant received from the Arts Council for Monterey County and the David and Lucile Packard Foundation, is hosting the first Jo Mora Day Celebration to bring the artistic accomplishments of Joseph Jacinto “Jo” Mora (1876-1947) to a wider audience.
This free, family-oriented event includes a self-guided walking tour of four MHAA venues and Pacific House, a California State Park property, in Monterey, each of which will feature different aspects of Jo Mora’s life and art and an opportunity to have your map stamped at each location to form a special name in the guide. It also features a complimentary map brochure of sites on a self-guided driving tour to see Jo’s accomplishments throughout the rest of Monterey County.
The walking tour features Monterey History and Art at Stanton Center to view two Jo Mora art exhibits, and engage in a children’s letterpress printing and coloring activity.
In addition, the other MHAA buildings will be open on April 15th, to view Jo’s accomplishments found in MHAA’s nearby Mayo Hayes O’Donnell Library, up the hill at 155 Van Buren, to view examples of Jo Mora’s writing and book art. Doud House, at 177 Van Buren, will be on the tour for a children’s coloring book activity, and Casa Serrano, at 412 Pacific Ave, will feature
Jo Mora’s work on display in that historic adobe. Pacific House, part of Monterey State Historic Park, located between Fisherman’s Wharf and the Portola Hotel & Spa, will be open to view Jo’s art as used in exhibit displays.
Items for sale related to Jo Mora will be available at the Stanton Center, Mayo Hayes O’Donnell Library and Casa Serrano.