November 2020
Monday, November 30, 2020
Visualizing Abolition
In collaboration with McEvoy Foundation for the Arts, SJMA and UC Santa Cruz Institute of Arts and Sciences presents a limited online screening of Isaac Julien's Lessons of the Hour. Presented as part of the exhibition Barring Freedom.
In collaboration with McEvoy Foundation for the Arts, SJMA and UC Santa Cruz Institute of Arts and Sciences presents a limited online screening of Isaac Julien's Lessons of the Hour. Presented as part of the exhibition Barring Freedom.
December 2020
Tuesday, December 1, 2020
Visualizing Abolition
Robin Kelley, Professor in the Department of African American Studies at UCLA and Distinguished Professor of History & Gary B. Nash Endowed Chair in United States History, and Isaac Julien, Distinguished Professor of the Arts at UCSC, in conversation about the anti-slavery movements of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries and current abolitionist uprisings against racist police brutality and the prison industrial complex. Presented as part of the exhibition Barring Freedom.
Robin Kelley, Professor in the Department of African American Studies at UCLA and Distinguished Professor of History & Gary B. Nash Endowed Chair in United States History, and Isaac Julien, Distinguished Professor of the Arts at UCSC, in conversation about the anti-slavery movements of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries and current abolitionist uprisings against racist police brutality and the prison industrial complex. Presented as part of the exhibition Barring Freedom.
Wednesday, December 2, 2020
Live Online
Gary Singh in conversation with Mighty Mike McGee for the launch of his new book Silicon Alleys, Selected Metro Silicon Valley Columns, 2005–2020.
Gary Singh in conversation with Mighty Mike McGee for the launch of his new book Silicon Alleys, Selected Metro Silicon Valley Columns, 2005–2020.
Friday, December 4, 2020–Sunday, December 6, 2020
SJMA members receive 20% off all Museum Store purchases in-store and online.
Saturday, December 5, 2020
Live Online
Explore the elements of writing and experience works of art through a different lens, led by Santa Clara County Poet Laureate Janice Lobo Sapigao and Michael Sagum.
Explore the elements of writing and experience works of art through a different lens, led by Santa Clara County Poet Laureate Janice Lobo Sapigao and Michael Sagum.
January 2021
Tuesday, January 19, 2021
Visualizing Abolition
Joanne Barker, Maria Gaspar, and Kelly Lytle Hernández discuss the histories and present struggles that disappear within the labyrinthian network of prisons, jails, and detention centers in the United States Presented as part of the exhibition Barring Freedom.
Joanne Barker, Maria Gaspar, and Kelly Lytle Hernández discuss the histories and present struggles that disappear within the labyrinthian network of prisons, jails, and detention centers in the United States Presented as part of the exhibition Barring Freedom.
Tuesday, January 26, 2021
Visualizing Abolition
A poetry reading and conversation with award-winning American poet, memoirist, and educator Reginald Dwayne Betts. Presented as part of the exhibition Barring Freedom.
A poetry reading and conversation with award-winning American poet, memoirist, and educator Reginald Dwayne Betts. Presented as part of the exhibition Barring Freedom.
Wednesday, January 27, 2021
Live Online
Join us for an online tour of South East North West: New Works from the Collection, led by Rory Padeken, Curator at San José Museum of Art.
Join us for an online tour of South East North West: New Works from the Collection, led by Rory Padeken, Curator at San José Museum of Art.
February 2021
Tuesday, February 2, 2021
Visualizing Abolition
A discussion about surveillance and cinematics with American Artist, Simone Browne, and Ruha Benjamin. Presented as part of the exhibition Barring Freedom.
A discussion about surveillance and cinematics with American Artist, Simone Browne, and Ruha Benjamin. Presented as part of the exhibition Barring Freedom.
Tuesday, February 9, 2021
Visualizing Abolition
Harlem-based artist Sanford Biggers will be joined by visual culture theorist Leigh Raiford for a conversation about art, materiality, violence, and possibility. Presented as part of the exhibition Barring Freedom.
Harlem-based artist Sanford Biggers will be joined by visual culture theorist Leigh Raiford for a conversation about art, materiality, violence, and possibility. Presented as part of the exhibition Barring Freedom.
Tuesday, February 23, 2021
Visualizing Abolition
Beth Richie, University of Illinois, Chicago, Erica Meiners, Northeastern Illinois University, and Soyna Clark, Amherst College, Western Massachusetts, join us for a conversation on feminist―queer, anti-capitalist, grassroots, and women of color— organizing and abolition. Presented as part of the exhibition Barring Freedom.
Beth Richie, University of Illinois, Chicago, Erica Meiners, Northeastern Illinois University, and Soyna Clark, Amherst College, Western Massachusetts, join us for a conversation on feminist―queer, anti-capitalist, grassroots, and women of color— organizing and abolition. Presented as part of the exhibition Barring Freedom.
April 2021
Tuesday, April 20, 2021
Visualizing Abolition
Dread Scott's recent large-scale art project, Slave Rebellion Reenactment, was a community-engaged performance reenacting the largest rebellion of enslaved people in U.S. history. Professor Erin Gray, UC Davis, will join him in conversation about art, revolution, and reenactments. Presented as part of the exhibition Barring Freedom.
Dread Scott's recent large-scale art project, Slave Rebellion Reenactment, was a community-engaged performance reenacting the largest rebellion of enslaved people in U.S. history. Professor Erin Gray, UC Davis, will join him in conversation about art, revolution, and reenactments. Presented as part of the exhibition Barring Freedom.
May 2021
Tuesday, May 4, 2021
Visualizing Abolition
Dee Hibbert-Jones, Professor of Art at UC Santa Cruz, and filmmaker Nomi Talisman present a curated selection of films. Presented as part of the exhibition Barring Freedom.
Dee Hibbert-Jones, Professor of Art at UC Santa Cruz, and filmmaker Nomi Talisman present a curated selection of films. Presented as part of the exhibition Barring Freedom.
Tuesday, May 11, 2021
Visualizing Abolition
A conversation on strategies, activism, and liberatory futures with Sora Han, adrienne maree brown, and Savannah Shange. Presented as part of the exhibition Barring Freedom.
A conversation on strategies, activism, and liberatory futures with Sora Han, adrienne maree brown, and Savannah Shange. Presented as part of the exhibition Barring Freedom.