How to Prepare for San Francisco National Portfolio Day 2019

Presented by California College of the Arts
A FREE Program for High School Students at NUMU
Thursday, November 7  |  6-7pm  | RSVP Required
 

NUMU is pleased to collaborate with California College of the Arts (CCA) to offer a preparatory program lead by CCA Admissions staff who will provide guidelines and tips on what to expect on National Portfolio Day 2019.  CCA staff will also conduct portfolio reviews for students interested in applying to CCA. 

 National Portfolio Day (NPD) is a free informational event for students who are considering applying to art college. NPD will be held at California College of the Arts (1111 8th Street) in San Francisco on Sunday, November 17, 2019 starting at 12-4pm. NPD offers participants the opportunity to present their work to college admissions officers, and receive important feedback for the portfolio submission.

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Art School Applications: Everything You Need to Know

Presented by California College of the Arts
A FREE Program for High School Students at NUMU
Thursday, September 12  |  6-7pm  |  RSVP Required

Applying to Art School can be confusing and overwhelming. But don't despair! We're here to help. Admissions Counselor from California College (CCA) of the Arts will be onsite at NUMU to share important information on how to analyze art school curriculums, and understand the ins and outs of the application process and portfolio development.

You will also learn about career opportunities in the arts, and how to apply for scholarships and financial aid. And please bring your parents! They will also benefit from the information, guidance and resources generously shared by California College of the Arts (CCA).

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Coffee Tawk with Art Historian, Allison Railo

Thurs, Apr 25th | 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Free with Admission | Free for NUMU Members

This Month’s Tawk
Art Historian, Allison Railo will take visitors on a historic journey through the progression of Digital Photography led by Art Historian, Allison Railo. Taking inspiration from the process of experimentation and adaptation, Allison will provide guests with insight into the diverging but concurrent trends of digital photography and alternative processes.

Allison Railo is an Art Historian with experience working in museum and gallery institutions in the Los Angeles area. She studied World Arts and Cultures at UCLA and completed a Master’s Degree in Museum and Gallery Management at City University,  London. In addition, to receiving her second Master’s Degree in Art History and Visual Culture from San Jose State University, where she focused her research on Contemporary Alternative Process Photographers in the Bay Area.

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Talk & Tour with Artist Warren Chang
April 7, 2019 | 2-3pm

Join Artist, Warren Chang for a Talk and Tour of his installation, In the Artist's Studio and his exhibition of paintings of Monterey fieldworkers, Voice of the Fields.  Chang will share his artistic approach, creative process and inspirations for his work.

NUMU’s In the Artist’s Studio exhibition series, introduced in 2018, supports the museum’s mission to share stories in new ways. Most people do not have the opportunity to visit an artist’s studio and learn firsthand how artwork is made, and more importantly why it is made. Through this program, NUMU offers insight into the practice of artmaking and shares with the community the ingenuity, intelligence and empathy that goes into the creative process.

Free for Members | Free with Admission

2pm-3pm: RSVP here

Not a NUMU member? Please join! Enroll here

In the Artist's Studio is generously supported by the Borgenicht Foundation.

The Borgenicht Foundation works to promote the understanding of secularism as the way and hope for establishing peace in the world. In addition, the Foundation supports social justice, conservation and historic preservation, the arts, health, and education.

History of the Teenager with Dr. Elizabeth Sweet-CANCELED

Sat, Mar 23rd 2019 | 4:30-6pm
Free for Members and 18 and under | General Admission $10

Join us for an enlightening discussion with noted sociologist and TEDx speaker, Dr. Elizabeth Sweet as we explore topics examining the history of the teenager in the 20th and 21st centuries. NUMU Exhibitions Manager Cristiano Colantoni will lead the exhibition tour and journalist and podcast host, Sarah Lai Stirland will moderate the discussion. (this program is generously supported by Ron Cassel)

About Sis Boom Bah! The Life and Times of Los Gatos High School

A three-dimensional yearbook-style exhibition that explores what it has meant to be a LGHS Wildcat over the course of the school's 100 years+ history.  
For complete exhibition information, go here: http://www.numulosgatos.org/sbb

Coffee Tawk with NUMU Curatorial Team

Thursday, March 14 | 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Free with Admission | Free for NUMU Members

This Month's Tawk
Walk and Tawk! Go behind the scenes  with NUMU’s Curatorial Team

Ever wonder how museum's produce exhibitions? Hang out with NUMUExhibitions Manager, Cristiano Colantoni, and Exhibitions Designer, Julie Ho Sung and see how they work their magic and present NUMU shows that you love to love. 
Don't miss out !

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Coffee Tawk with NUMU Executive Director and Guest Tawker

Thurs, Feb. 21 | 12pm - 1pm
Free with Admission | Free for NUMU Members

This Month’s Tawk
Explore NUMU’s Permanent Collection

Get a rare and inside look into the NUMU Collections Lab with Exhibitions & Collections Manager, Cristiano Colantoni. See where and how NUMU's extensive collection of art and historical artifacts are stored when not on exhibit.  Learn about the museum's digital cataloging project. And, get pro tips on how to preserve family heirlooms.

P.S. Food and drink are not allowed in the collections lab, so please enjoy your coffee and cookie before you join the tawk.

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Coffee Tawk

Thurs, Jan. 17 | 12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Free with Admission | Free for NUMU Members

This Month’s Tawk
The 5 W’s

Meet the NU Executive Director, Maureen Cappon-Javey for an informal get-to-know-you chat and join in a brainstorming session to determine the Who, What, When, Where and Why of the 2019 Coffee Tawk program.  All ideas, opinions, soapboxes and treatises welcomed!  Cookies included. 

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Coffee Tawk with NUMU Executive Director, Lisa Coscino

Thursday, November 29th  | 2 - 3pm
FREE for members | FREE with admission

This Month's Tawk

You bring your coffee, we'll bring the cookies!

Join us for an hour-long casual conversation about art, life and how they intersect with NUMU Executive Director, Lisa Coscino. Bring your favorite cup of joe (or chai) and share your thoughts and ideas about what's important and of interest to you. This monthly gathering happens 2-3pm on Thursdays in the NUMU galleries. 

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Live from NUMU - You’re In the Artist’s Studio! Featuring David Middlebrook

Saturday, October 20th | 2pm-3pm
Free with admission | Free for members | RSVP Required

In the Artist’s Studio featured artist, David Middlebrook will be on site creating a sculptural piece to introduce museum visitors to his creative process.  Middlebrook is the featured artist in the museum’s In the Artist's Studio rotating exhibition series presented in the Michael and Alyce Reception Area.  In addition to meeting David and seeing him create his artwork, visitors are also invited to view a selection of his sculptural works, art making tools, personal items and photographs of his private studio space, rarely open to the public.

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In the Artist's Studio is generously supported by the Borgenicht Foundation.

Members Preview Party | Circle of Truth

Thursday, Oct 18th  |  6-8pm
Admission reserved for NUMU Members, and Exhibiting Artists. 
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Please join us for a Members Preview Party celebrating the opening of the exhibition, Circle of Truth. Meet the curators, LA-based Shane Guffogg and Laura Hipke and exhibiting artists.

Circle of Truth is a wholly unique collaboration of 49 contemporary artists, each sequestered and unknown to one another, working in absolute secrecy. Taking a full nine years from launch to completion, Circle of Truth is a modern, visual take on a common childhood classroom exercise wherein a secret message was whispered from student to student, often referred to as the Rumor Circle, or the Telephone Game.

The Circle of Truth Project was launched in 2009 and completed in 2016. The exhibition makes its debut at NUMU on October 19th and runs through March 10, 2019. It will travel to the Lancaster Museum of Art and History (MOAH) in Lancaster, CA in August 2019 and the Orange County Center for Contemporary Art (OCCCA) in Santa Ana, CA in October 2019. Complete exhibition details here.

6-8pm     Enjoy the exhibition and meet exhibiting artists
                No host bar and light snacks 
                Exhibiting Artists, NUMU members are invited to bring a guest

Coffee Tawk with NUMU Executive Director, Lisa Coscino

Thursday, October 18th  | 2 - 3pm
FREE for members | FREE with admission

This Month's Tawk
“Circle of Truth: Talk with Curators Shane Guffogg and Laura Hipke”

You bring your coffee, we'll bring the cookies!

Join us for an hour-long casual conversation about art, life and how they intersect with NUMU Executive Director, Lisa Coscino. Bring your favorite cup of joe (or chai) and share your thoughts and ideas about what's important and of interest to you. This monthly gathering happens 2-3pm on Thursdays in the NUMU galleries. 

Upcoming Tawk: November 29th

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Coffee Tawk
with Lisa Coscino, Executive Director, NUMU

Thursday, September 27th  | 2 - 3pm
FREE for members | FREE with admission

This Month's Tawk
"Courage: Think of a Figure in the Art World or Beyond Who Has Shown Significant Courage"

You bring your coffee, we'll bring the cookies!

Join us for an hour-long casual conversation about art, life and how they intersect with NUMU Executive Director, Lisa Coscino. Bring your favorite cup of joe (or chai) and share your thoughts and ideas about what's important and of interest to you. This monthly gathering happens 2-3pm on Thursdays in the NUMU galleries. 

Upcoming Tawk: TBD.

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Martha Castillo | Clayprinting   

Sat. August 18th  |  2pm-3pm
Spotlight Gallery (Upper Floor)
Free with Admission  |  Free to Members  |  RSVP Required

Clayprinting is a new and innovative approach to monotype printmaking. The technique trades traditional plates and ink for potter's clay and pure pigments. The process is water based, non-toxic, and only hand tools are required. Martha Castillo will guide viewers thru the steps from blank surface to finished print.

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Members’ Reception | In the Artist’s Studio: David Middlebrook

Thursday, July 26th  |  5:00-7:00pm
Reserved for NUMU Members 
RSVP Required. RSVP Here
Become a NUMU Member & Join the Party! 

Please join us for a Private Reception celebrating the opening of In the Artist’s Studio: David Middlebrook, the second installation of a new exhibition series that invites visitors to experience a virtual studio visit of local artists. 

In The Artist’s Studio presents an introduction to Middlebrook’s work, creative process and life. Visitors will see the artist’s sculptures, art making tools, personal items, and photographs of private studio spaces, which are rarely open to the public. In David Middlebrook’s studio, and in his installations around the world, he brings to his art practice his life experiences, skill, imagination, passion, humor, history and, most importantly, the magic that occurs only in the artist’s studio.

5-7pm           Enjoy the exhibition and meet David Middlebrook 
No host wine* bar, light snacks
*Joyce wine generously donated by Liza and Ray Beshoff

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Coffee Tawk
with Lisa Coscino, Executive Director, NUMU

Thursday, July 26th  | 2 - 3pm
FREE for members | FREE with admission

This Month's Tawk
One Painting: Investigating the concept of presenting an exhibition of just one artwork. We'll also explore the practice of Slow Looking. Guest Tawker, East Bay Gallerist George Lawson will be joining the conversation.  

You bring your coffee, we'll bring the cookies!

Join us for an hour-long casual conversation about art, life and how they intersect with NUMU Executive Director, Lisa Coscino. Bring your favorite cup of joe (or chai) and share your thoughts and ideas about what's important and of interest to you. This monthly gathering happens 2-3pm on Thursdays in the NUMU galleries. 

Upcoming Tawk: TBD.

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Jami Taback | Monoprinting 

Sat. July 14th  |  2pm-3pm
Spotlight Gallery (Upper Floor)
Free with Admission  |  Free to Members  |  RSVP Required

Using a small table press, Jami Taback will create vibrant dreamy prints using templates cut from plastic and rolled with non toxic water based inks. A history of printmaking and information about the press will be part of the conversation.

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In Conversation with Photographer Ilka Hartmann & Author Lise Pearlman

Thurs. July 12th

4:30-6:30pm    Ilka Hartmann will in be the NUMU galleries for informal Q&A with visitors

7:00-8:30pm    "Talk by  Lisa Pearlman  about her new book "Call Me Phaedra. The Life and Times of Movement Lawyer Fay Stender", also a short trailer about the Huey Newton Trial."
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Free to Members  |  $10 non-members  |  RSVP Requested

Join us for a joint conversation and book release* event with photographer Ilka Hartmann and author Lise Pearlman.  Pearlman’s new book, Call me Phaedra: The Life and Times of Movement Lawyer Fay Stender, examines the rise and success of the Bay Area civil rights lawyer. The saga of this feminist icon will fascinate those who lived through the tumultuous 1960s and 1970s.
 
Joining Pearlman is photographer Ilka Hartmann whose powerful and moving photographs of Huey Newton and the Black Panthers are featured in the current exhibit, Faces of Resistance: Through the Lens of Ilka Hartmann, and in Pearlman’s book.

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Susan Leone Howe | Mokuhanga Woodcut Printmaking  

Sat. June 30th  |  2pm-3pm
Spotlight Gallery (Upper Floor)
Free with Admission  |  Free to Members  |  RSVP Required

Susan Leone Howe will provide a demonstration of Mokuhanga woodcut printmaking,  roughly translated as “wood impression picture”. This printing tradition flourished in Japan in the 18th and 19th centuries. The wood printing blocks are usually hand carved and traditional inks are water-based. Susan will run one impression through the press to display in the demo gallery. 

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Coffee Tawk
with Lisa Coscino, Executive Director, NUMU

Thursday, June 28th  | 2 - 3pm
Free with Admission | Free for Members

This Month’s Tawk
What’s that cost? How do you value contemporary art?

You bring your coffee, we'll bring the cookies!

Join us for an hour-long casual conversation about art, life and how they intersect with NUMU Executive Director, Lisa Coscino. Bring your favorite cup of joe (or chai) and share your thoughts and ideas about what's important and of interest to you. This monthly gathering happens 2-3pm on Thursdays in the NUMU galleries. 

Upcoming Tawk: July 26th.

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Live from NUMU - You’re In the Artist’s Studio! 
Featuring George Rivera

Saturday, June 2nd | 2pm-3pm
$10 General | Free for members

In the Artist’s Studio exhibiting artist, George Rivera will conduct a live demonstration as he discusses his work and creative process. In this unique virtual studio visit, George will invite visitors to learn about his approach to portraiture and the classical techniques he utilizes to create his work. 

George Rivera and Kristin Lindseth are the featured artists in the newly launched In the Artist's Studio exhibition program in the Michael and Alyce Reception Area.  

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Marie-Antoinette & Louis XVI
Lecture by Celine Glon

Sunday, May 20  | 2 - 3:30pm
$25 General  | $20 Members | $15 Students

Advanced ticket purchase required*

Why was Coppola’s film about Marie-Antoinette mauled by French critics? Join us for a fun, informative lecture on Louis XVI and Marie-Antoinette and learn more about this royal couple who were always met with opposition. Learn how Louis XVI’s actions lead to the outbreak of the French Revolution, learn about daily life in the 18th century, and learn how Marie-Antoinette broke the strict etiquette rules imposed by Louis XIV.

LGHS Wildcats Roadshow

Saturday May 19 | 12-4pm
Free Museum Admission

Calling all Los Gatos High School Alumni and keepers of LGHS swag! We want to see your special, personal, and precious LGHS memorabilia for possible inclusion in NUMU’s September 2018 exhibition: Sis Boom Bah: The Life and Times of Los Gatos High School.

So, go through your closet, basement, and garage and gather that beloved Wildcat swag and bring it on down to NUMU! We’re looking for:

• Athletic Equipment and Uniforms

• Art Projects

• Graduation Caps, Tassels, and Diplomas

• Yearbooks

• Text Books

• Prom Dresses and Photos

• Theater Costumes and Props

• School Club Memorabilia

• Other Ephemera: Photos, Letters and Notes, Writing Assignments, Tests, Homework, Report Cards, and those Doodled-On Notebooks and Folders

• And anything else symbolic of your high school experience. We want to see it all!

Our curatorial staff will be on-hand to examine your objects and hear the stories behind them.

If you don’t have anything to bring, no problem! Please come and share your favorite high school memories. Local TV cable station, KCAT will be on hand to talk with you and record your stories.

May 19th will be an exciting day for storytelling and strolls down memory lane. We will also be pre-selling the Sis Boom Bah exhibition catalog. Order yours early before they sell out.

Members Preview Party | Thinking Outside the Frame

Thursday, May 17th  |  6-8pm
Admission reserved for NUMU Members, CSP Members and Exhibiting Artists. 
RSVP here. 
Become a NUMU member and join the party!

Please join us for a Members Preview Party celebrating the opening of Thinking Outside the Frame, an exhibition that presents works that fall outside of the realm of traditional printmaking, including large-scale prints, installation and book arts. Explore a range of content from the work of artists who include printmaking among their many modes of expression and those who use printmaking as their primary method of creative practice.

6-8pm     Enjoy the exhibition and meet exhibiting artists
                No host bar and light snacks 
                Exhibiting Artists, NUMU and CSP members are invited to bring a guest

Coffee Tawk
with Lisa Coscino, Executive Director, NUMU

Thursday, May 17  | 2 - 3pm
Free with Admission | Free for Members

May's Tawpic: Censorship in the Arts

You bring your coffee, we'll bring the cookies!

Join us for an hour-long casual conversation about art, life and how they intersect with NUMU Executive Director, Lisa Coscino. Bring your favorite cup of joe (or chai) and share your thoughts and ideas about what's important and of interest to you. This monthly gathering happens 2-3pm on Thursdays in the NUMU galleries. Oh, and we'll bring the cookies!

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April Coffee Tawk - Rescheduled to May 17
with Lisa Coscino, Executive Director, NUMU

Thursday, April 26  | 2 - 3pm
Free with Admission | Free for Members

This program has been rescheduled to Thursday May 17 | 2-3pm

You bring your coffee, we'll bring the cookies!

Upcoming Tawk May 17th

Coffee Tawk
with Lisa Coscino, Executive Director, NUMU

Tawpic: The Obama Portraits: The role of the critic and censorship in the rrts.

Thursday, March 29  | 2 - 3pm
Free with Admission | Free for Members

You bring your coffee, we'll bring the cookies!

Join us for an hour-long casual conversation about art, life and how they intersect with NUMU Executive Director, Lisa Coscino. Bring your favorite cup of joe (or chai) and share your thoughts and ideas about what's important and of interest to you. This monthly gathering happens 2-3pm on Thursdays in the NUMU galleries. 

Upcoming Tawk: April 26.

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What a Long Strange Trip It's Been:
Chateau Liberté Documentary Screening and Talk-Back

Thursday, March 15, 2018  |  6:30 - 8:00pm | @ Charley's LG in downtown Los Gatos  
$10 General  |  Free to Members  |  Ages 21+ |  Check in/pay at the door. 

Join us for a screening of the developing documentary about the legendary Chateau Liberté in Los Gatos, followed by a discussion with those who worked, played and lived to tell about "The Chateau." The event will take place at Charley's LG (15 N. Santa Cruz, Los Gatos). No host bar. All proceeds support the exhibition: House of Freedom: Chateau Liberté, on view through July 2018. 

Museum Explorer: Exhibition Tour and Hands-on Activity for the Family

Sunday March 11 | 12-1:30pm

Program has reached its maximum capacity. 

$12 per Junior Explorer + Parent Admission. Materials included in fee.
Parents are required to accompany children throughout the duration of the program.

Explorers must be 6 yrs - 10 yrs old. Pre-registration required.  

Calling all Junior explorers! Join us for a tour of the exciting Waterlines exhibition in the NUMU art gallery.  Kids will engage and discuss aspects of the water cycle, explore art pieces in the exhibition and how they were made, and learn fun facts and trivia about the artists and works on view. Afterward, Explorers and their family trek downstairs to the NUMU Studio to make and decorate weather barometers to take home.  Explorers will use mason jars to make and decorate their barometers and learn how weather forms and how to predict weather. 

A minimum registration of 5 Explorers is required to offer this program. If the minimum requirement is not met, you will receive a cancellation notice one week before the program date. 

Program fees are non-refundable and non-transferable. 

Live from NUMU - You’re In the Artist’s Studio! 
Featuring Kristin Lindseth

Saturday, March 10th | 2pm-3pm
Free with admission | Free for members

In the Artist’s Studio exhibiting artist, Kristin Lindseth will conduct a live sculpture demonstration to introduce museum visitors to her work and creative process and get a glimpse of the life of an artist.  In this unique virtual studio visit, Kristin will invite visitors to view artist tools and personal items, along with rarely seen photographs of Kristen's private studio space. 

Kristin Lindseth and George Rivera are the featured artists in the newly launched In the Artist's Studio exhibition program in the Michael and Alyce Reception Area.