SAN JOSÉ, California (September 13, 2017) — The San José Museum of Art will host Third Thursday: Silicon Valley Arts Showcase, an evening of presentations and performances from cultural organizations in the Silicon Valley, on Thursday, September 21, 2017, from 5 – 9 PM. Eleven organizations will highlight their fall seasons in fast-paced slide presentations or performances.Presentations begin at 6 PM. Admission is $5 after 5 PM (free for Museum members) and includes admission to the new exhibitions This Is Not a Selfie: Photographic Self-Portraits from the Audrey and Sydney Irmas Collection and Louise Nevelson: The Fourth Dimension. Tickets are available at the door or online at sjmusart.org/event/third-thursday-san-jose-arts-showcase.
Cultural organizations on the program include:
Art Ark Gallery, presentation by Genevieve Hastings, director;
City Lights Theater Company, presentation “Coming Soon on the City Lights Stage” by Rebecca Wallace, marketing director;
Children’s Discovery Museum of San José, presentation by Jessica Torres, associate director of education;
Montalvo Arts Center, presentation by Donna Conwell, curator.
San José Chamber Orchestra, presentation and performance “Chamber Orchestra Re-Imagined,” with Barbara Lymberis and Phillip Brezina, violinist.
Teatro Visión, presentation by Jacqueline Gamboa, community outreach coordinator.
The New Ballet, season preview by Dalia Rawson, director and choreographer, and dancers performing excerpts from “The San Jose Nutcracker,” “Fast Forward,” and “Sleeping Beauty;
San Jose Museum of Quilts & Textiles, presentation “What’s New at the Museum!” by Nancy Bravor, executive director and Amy DiPlacido curator of exhibitions.
The Tech Museum of Innovation. presentation of their upcoming exhibition Inside Ourselves: an Intersection of Art and Anatomy with Lisa Incataciato, exhibit content developer;
Works/San José, presentation of “Works: 40 years of Community Art and Performance” with Joe Miller, president, board of directors; and
ZERO1, presentation of “American Arts Incubator Success Stories and Local Expansion.”
SAN JOSÉ MUSEUM OF ART
The San José Museum of Art celebrates new ideas, stimulates creativity, and inspires connection with every visit. Welcoming and thought-provoking, the Museum rejects stuffiness and delights visitors with its surprising and playful perspective on the art and artists of our time. SJMA is located at 110 South Market Street in downtown San José, California. The museum is open Tuesday through Sunday, 11 AM to 5 PM and until 8 PM or later on the third Thursday of each month. Admission is $10 for adults, $8 for seniors, $6 for students, and $5 for youth ages 7 – 18. Members and children ages 6 and under are admitted free. For more information, call 408-271-6840 or visit www.SanJoseMuseumofArt.org.
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Programs at the San Jose Museum of Art are made possible by generous operating support from the David and Lucile Packard Foundation, Yvonne and Mike Nevens, a Cultural Affairs grant from the City of San Jose, and the Richard A. Karp Charitable Foundation.