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Installation view of Seeing through Stone at San José Museum of Art, April 26, 2024–January 5, 2025. Photo by Aquiles de la Torre.
Director’s Welcome
Enrique Chagoya and S. Sayre Batton attend San José Museum of Art 2023 Gala + Auction on September 23, 2023. Photo by Katie Ravas for Drew Altizer Photography.
Exhibitions
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Yolanda López, Runner: On My Own! from the series "¿A Dónde Vas, Chicana? Getting through College," 1977, Oil and acrylic on paper, 60 x 106 inches. Courtesy of the Yolanda López Legacy Trust.
Yolanda López
Yolanda López, Tableau Vivant, 1978. Twelve color photographs, 14 x 9 ¼ inches each. Collection of San José Museum of Art. Museum purchase with funds provided by the Acquisitions Committee and the Lipman Acquisitions Fund, 2023.11a-l. © 1978 Yolanda López Legacy Trust. Courtesy of San José Museum of Art. Photo by Glen Cheriton, Impart Photography.
Liliana Porter
Installation view of Liliana Porter: Actualidades / Breaking News at San José Museum of Art, July 28, 2023–February 25, 2024. Photo by Glen Cheriton, Impart Photography.
Nuts and Who’s
Installation view of Nuts and Who’s: A Candy Store Sampler on view at San José Museum of Art, August 11, 2023–February 25, 2024. Photo by Glen Cheriton, Impart Photography.
Encode/Store/Retrieve
Installation view of Encode/Store/Retrieve at San Jose Museum of Art, December 8, 2023–April 21, 2024. Photo by Glen Cheriton, Impart Photography.
Christina Fernandez
Installation view of Christina Fernandez: Multiple Exposures at San José Museum of Art, June 7–September 22, 2024. Photo by Glen Cheriton.
Visualizing Abolition
Installation view of Seeing through Stone at San José Museum of Art, April 26, 2024–January 5, 2025. Photo by Glen Cheriton.
Letter writing campaign
Visitor writing a letter as part of the Visualizing Abolition letter writing campaign. Photo by Frederick Liang.
If toxic air is a monument to slavery
Installation view of If toxic air is a monument to slavery, how do we take it down? at San José Museum of Art, January 18–April 21, 2024. Photo by Glen Cheriton, Impart Photography.
Seeing through Stone
Installation view of Seeing through Stone at San José Museum of Art, April 26, 2024–January 5, 2025. Photo by Glen Cheriton.
The Fog
Chelsea Thompto, The Fog, 2023. Commissioned for the San José Museum of Art. Image courtesy of the artist.
Public Programs
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Opening celebration for Christina Fernadez: Portrait of an Artist. Photo by Frederick Liang.
Community Day
Local dancers perform at the Dia de los Muertos celebration. Photo by Frederick Liang.
A young Museum goer poses for her photo with a Rising Phoenix Lion Dancer. Photo by Frederick Liang.
CityDance
CityDance transforms the Circle of Palms into a vibrant dance floor with live music, a dance instructor, and community members. Photo by Frederick Liang.
First Fridays
The Francis Experience Quartet became San José Museum of Art's first residency with their program “Hip, Hop(e), Jazz & Storytelling. Photo by Frederick Liang.
Creative Minds
Artist Sofia Karim (middle) in discussion with Seeing through Stone co-curators Gina Dent, Dean of Humanities for DEI and Associate Professor at UC Santa Cruz, and Rachel Nelson, director and chief curator of the Institute of the Arts and Sciences. Photo by Frederick Liang.
Community Partners
Visitors enjoy the interpretive station at the community opening of Yolanda López: Portrait of the Artist. Photo by Frederick Liang.
Special Projects
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Visitor looks at Elias Sime’s Tightrope: Behind the Processor #5 (2023). Photo by Frederick Liang.
Reaccreditation
Museum visitors immersed in the exhibition Seeing Through Stone. Photo by Frederick Liang.
Equity Task Force
Land Acknowledgement pilot members Geraldine Martinez-Magarelli and Nidhi Gandhi. Photo by Frederick Liang.
Equity Pilots
Daniel Jimenez, manager of museum experience, guiding Museum staff through the immersive "Walk in the Shoes of” pilot, offering insight into the roles of our MERs. Photo by Frederick Liang.
Equity Book Club
Equity Book Club members deep in discussion about Abolition.Feminism.Now. Photo by Frederick Liang.
Environmental Responsibility
SJMA uses Eco-Spec paint which is more biodegradable and is non-toxic. Photo by Melanie Samay.
Education
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Kids Summer Art Camper with family member at summer camp exhibition. Photo by Frederick Liang.
Let’s Look at Art
Let's Look at Art docents receive training to provide free 30-45 minute in-classroom art presentations. Photo by Frederick Liang.
Residencies
Photo by Linda Franklin.
Field Trips
Students visiting the Museum for a group tour. Photo by Linda Franklin.
Kids Summer Art Camp
Camper proudly points to his art on display in the Kids Summer Art Camp exhibition. Photo by Linda Franklin.
Dr. Jerry Hiura award
2024 Top Winner, Self Reflection (detail), Jessica Kwandou. Photo courtesy of the artist.
Collections
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Visitors at the opening of Christina Fernandez: Portrait of the Artist. Photo by Frederick Liang.
Art Pick Winner
Guadalupe Roslaes, Gangsta lean, 2023. Archival pigment print with engraved aluminum artist’s frame 47 ¼ × 61 inches. Museum purchase with funds provided by the Council of 100, 2024.04. Courtesy of the artist and Commonwealth and Council, Los Angeles, Mexico City. Photo by Ramiro Chaves.
Collections Committee
Tishan Hsu, phone-breath-bed 3, 2023. Polycarbonate, silicone, stainless steel wire cloth, UV cured inkjet, wood, steel, and plastic 45 ½ x 77 x 48 inches. Museum purchase with funds provided by the Lipman Acquisitions Fund, 2024.02. Courtesy of the artist and Empty Gallery. © Tishan Hsu / Artist Rights Society (ARS), New York.
Development
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Members enjoy a private reception at an exhibition opening. Photo by Frederick Liang.
2024 Gala + Auction
San José Mayor Matt Mahan, Enrique Chagoya, Evelyn Neely, and Rick Neely. Photo by Katie Ravas for Drew Altizer Photography.
Members + Supporters Events
2024 Council of 100 Annual Dinner. Photo by Jennie Gonzalez for The Common Bunch.
Views From You, Postcard Making Station
A visitor shares the postcard he designed with his family. Photo by Frederick Liang.
Operations
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SJMA staff photo. Photo by Aquiles de la Torre and Frederick Liang.
In Real Time, Pepper's Ghost Experience
Museum goers interact and reflect in the Art Lab's interpretive space, In Real Time. Photos by Frederick Liang.
Staff Highlight
Art Learning Lab journals include activities to be done in the galleries and at home. Photo by Aquiles de la Torre.