Still from With Drawn Arms. © Glenn Kaino, Photography by Afshin Shahidi.
Film Screening: With Drawn Arms
What would you raise your first for? Join us for a special screening of With Drawn Arms, a feature-length documentary film about Olympic gold medalist Tommie Smith, whose iconic gesture at the 1968 Olympics still reverberates today. Directed by artist and filmmaker Glenn Kaino.
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About
In 1968 at the Summer Olympic Games in Mexico City, San José State University runner Tommie Smith raised a gloved fist during the medal ceremony to protest human rights abuses around the world and to bring international attention to the struggle for civil rights in the United States. This act of protest was explored in a series of collaborations between Smith and Kaino, which culminated in the exhibition With Drawn Arms: Glenn Kaino and Tommie Smith (previously on view at SJMA from 2019–20).
UNITED IN PLAY: SAN JOSÉ IS FOR EVERYONE
From family-friendly events to inclusive experiences for all ages, San José Museum of Art is joining the City of San José to create spaces where the entire community can come together. Learn more at sj26.sanjose.org.
First Fridays
Everyone at SJMA’s First Fridays can enjoy an inviting evening with open galleries and entertainment.
MUSEUM CAFÉ
Grab your late-night bites and cash bar at El Cafecito, by Mezcal Restaurant
Member benefit: Receive a 10% discount with every purchase at the Café!
MUSEUM STORE
Shop local! The Museum Store is also open late.
Member special: During the First Friday of every month, Museum members receive a 20% discount with every purchase at the Store!
This offer does not apply to items that are on sale.
SUPPORT
San José Museum of Art First Fridays are made possible in part by major support from the Jay Paul Company.
Operations and programs at the San José Museum of Art are made possible by principal support from SJMA’s Board of Trustees, and a Cultural Affairs Grant from the City of San José and the Skyline Foundation; by lead support from the Lipman Family Foundation, the Adobe Foundation, the William Randolph Hearst Foundation, Toby and Barry Fernald, Tammy and Tom Kiely, Yvonne and Mike Nevens, the David and Lucile Packard Foundation, the Teiger Foundation, the Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, and the SJMA Director's Council and Council of 100; and with significant endowment support from the William Randolph Hearst Foundation and the San José Museum of Art Endowment Fund established by the Knight Foundation at the Silicon Valley Community Foundation.
