First Friday Monterey Museum of Art
FREE after-hours access to the Museum on the First Friday of the month. Join us for an evening of art, music, and community gathering!
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Monterey Museum of Art
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Monterey Museum of Art, 559 Pacific Street, Monterey, CA 93940 559 Pacific Street, Monterey
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First Friday Monterey Museum of Art
559 Pacific St, Monterey, CA, United States, CaliforniaEnjoy FREE after-hours access at the Museum on the First Friday in August. Join us for a special evening featuring a community coloring project inspired by a piece in our Into the Blue exhibition. Relax with live music by Kailey Wilson. Refreshments available for purchase from Albatross Ridge and Other Brother Beer Co.
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First Friday Monterey Museum of Art
559 Pacific St, Monterey, CA, United States, CaliforniaSpend a fun-filled afternoon at the Museum creating art inspired by our Into the Blue and Bay of Life from Wind to Whales exhibitions! Enjoy free admission to the Museum and experience our exhibitions with the whole family!
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Evening with the Artist: Gary Lopez
559 Pacific St, Monterey, CA, United States, CaliforniaJoin artist Gary Lopez for a presentation on astrophotography, a unique photographic medium that showcases the many wonders in the skies. The artist, currently featured in MMA's Into the Blue, will guide participants through his process and experiences in the astrophotography field. About the Artist: Gary Lopez is a fine art astrophotographer. His photographs are […]
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Artist Workshop: Crochet Amigurumi with Lauren Wall
559 Pacific St, Monterey, CA, United States, CaliforniaLauren Wall will lead a crochet amigurumi of a mushroom using a pattern that the artist herself has created. Crochet can be done in an individual or group setting, creating a communication bridge for people of all ages and backgrounds Note: Some experience with crochet stitches recommended.
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On View – Yū-gen | The Language of the Sea Photographs by Chuck Davis and Ryuijie
559 Pacific St, Monterey, CA, United States, CaliforniaPhotographs by Chuck Davis and Ryuijie August 30 - December 8, 2024 Yū-gen | The Language of the Sea Yū-gen | The Language of the Sea celebrates the artistry born from an adventurous collaboration of best friends. Loosely translated as a profound and implicit sense of beauty, Yū-gen is the guiding vision for guest curator […]
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First Friday Monterey Museum of Art
Monterey Museum of Art, 559 Pacific Street, Monterey, CA 93940 559 Pacific Street, MontereyFREE after-hours access to the Museum on the First Friday of the month. Join us for an evening of art, music, and community gathering!
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First Friday – Monterey Museum of Art
Monterey Museum of Art, 559 Pacific Street, Monterey, CA 93940 559 Pacific Street, MontereyEnjoy FREE after-hours access at the Museum on the First Friday in September. Get those black and white cell phone filters ready for a photo project inspired by Henrietta Shore and Edward Vision in Double Vision and Chuck Davis and Ryuijie in Yū-gen | The Language of the Sea. Featuring with live music by Gin […]
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On View – Imagining China: The Art of Belle Yang and Joseph Yang
559 Pacific St, Monterey, CA, United States, CaliforniaImagining China: The Art of Belle Yang and Joseph Yang explores the powerful creative relationship between a father and daughter by assembling a selection of artworks, illustrations, and graphic novel panels that draw from their lived experience and shared memories. Together, the art of Belle Yang and her father Joseph Yang invites the viewer to […]
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ArtWorlds: Illuminating Global Creativity
Irvine Auditorium 499 Pierce St, Monterey, CA, United StatesArtWorlds explores how enduring partnerships among artists, curators, and institutions can foster artistic innovation and create global impact, highlighting the creative depth of artistic partnerships on view in our fall 2024 exhibition season. Experience a fascinating conversation between artists and curators featured in MMA's fall season. The event will begin with a keynote by Lydia […]
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Artist Workshop: Algae Cyanotypes and Mixed Media
Monterey Museum of Art, 559 Pacific Street, Monterey, CA 93940 559 Pacific Street, MontereyDiscover the creative possibilities of cyanotypes with professional marine biologists and artists Jenny Grossman and Madi McKay! Participants will make their own cyanotype paper and learn about different seaweeds and algae in Monterey Bay. Using those materials, create your own unique cyanotype design and, as a final touch, add mixed media elements such as watercolor, […]
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Afternoon with the Artist: Belle Yang
Monterey Museum of Art 559 Pacific Street, Monterey, CA, United StatesJoin artist Belle Yang for an exclusive afternoon in the gallery of Imagining China: The Art of Belle Yang and Joseph Yang. Immerse yourself in the exhibition as Belle highlights select paintings, provides insight into her art and writing, and explores her creative relationship with her father, Joseph Yang.
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First Friday Monterey Museum of Art
Monterey Museum of Art, 559 Pacific Street, Monterey, CA 93940 559 Pacific Street, MontereyFREE after-hours access to the Museum on the First Friday of the month. Join us for an evening of art, music, and community gathering!
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First Friday – Monterey Museum of Art
559 Pacific St, Monterey, CA, United States, CaliforniaEnjoy FREE after-hours access at the Museum on the First Friday in October. Join us for a fun-filled evening with art, music, and refreshments, and create your own comic book collage project inspired by Belle Yang's art and graphic novels. Featuring live music by Glenn Bell. Refreshments available for purchase from Albatross Ridge and Other […]
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Artist Workshop: Spooky Owl Illustration
Monterey Museum of Art, 559 Pacific Street, Monterey, CA 93940 559 Pacific Street, MontereyJoin us for a special Halloween workshop with science illustrator Kristen Burroughs. Following her step-by-step watercolor tutorial, learn more about the nocturnal creature that lends its spooky tones to any graveyard scene! Open to all experience levels!
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First Friday Monterey Museum of Art
Monterey Museum of Art, 559 Pacific Street, Monterey, CA 93940 559 Pacific Street, MontereyFREE after-hours access to the Museum on the First Friday of the month. Join us for an evening of art, music, and community gathering!
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First Friday – Monterey Museum of Art
559 Pacific St, Monterey, CA, United States, CaliforniaJoin us on the First Friday in November for a fun-filled evening with FREE after-hours access to the Museum, art, music, and refreshments! Eugenia and Francis McComas, two artists featured in Double Vision, are well known for developing vibrant colors in their works. For our November art project, Match the main colors you see in […]
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Free Family Fun Day – Creative Collaborations
559 Pacific St, Monterey, CA, United States, CaliforniaSpend a fun-filled afternoon at the Museum creating art inspired by our current exhibitions. Enjoy free admission to the Museum and experience our exhibitions with the whole family! This Free Family Fun Day, practice your storytelling with a colorful comic book activity inspired by the work of Belle Yang, create a nautical sun catcher in […]
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Afternoon with the Curator: Richard Murai in Conversation with Chuck Davis and Ryuijie
559 Pacific St, Monterey, CA, United States, CaliforniaJoin us in the gallery for an intimate afternoon of spirited conversation as artists Chuck Davis and Ryuijie share insights into Yū-gen: The Language of the Sea. Guest curator Richard Murai will moderate this exchange as they delve deeper into the meaning of Yū-gen, Chuck and Ryuijie's creative partnership, their darkroom practices, and the creative […]
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Afternoon with the Curator: Lydia Nakashima Degarrod
Monterey Museum of Art 559 Pacific Street, Monterey, CA, United StatesJoin curator Lydia Nakashima Degarrod, Ph.D., for an exclusive afternoon in the gallery of Under the Guard Tower: The Watercolors of Chikaji Kawakami. Delve into Kawakami’s story as Degarrod highlights select paintings, provides a snapshot of life within Japanese internment camps, and explores the resilient beauty of Kawakami’s watercolors.
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