Feeling Good by Mel Day and the Wall of Song Project in collaboration with SJSU’s Institute for the Study of Sport, Society & Social Change, SJSU Women’s Basketball half-time performance and Jumbotron video installation at the Provident Credit Union Center in in collaboration with campus, cultural, and community partners (National Girls & Women in Sports Day, Feb. 24th, 2020; Photo credit: Leah Silveria)
Game Changers
In celebration of Women’s History Month and SJ2026, join us for a dynamic evening of artists, filmmakers and influential change makers, leveling the playing field for women in sports. Presented in partnership with Mel Day and the Wall of Song Project, and the Positive Coaching Alliance.
Register in advance for fast check-in.
About
Mel Day is an interdisciplinary Canadian artist working in San Francisco. She creates large-scale video, performance, social practice, and hybrid installations focused on the role of doubt, the uncertain, and the unseen. Day often invites public participation and collaboration in projects over years and even decades. She holds an MFA from UC Berkeley and teaches at San José State University.
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 can enjoy an inviting atmosphere with open galleries and live 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.
