ArtNow is an award-winning annual juried Santa Clara County high school art exhibition and educational program, presented by New Museum Los Gatos (NUMU). The ArtNow exhibition and supporting programs offer opportunities for high school student artists, from Palo Alto to Gilroy, to gain real-world experience in participating in a juried museum exhibition. Each year, a new theme is chosen for the exhibition and students are asked to submit works based on that theme. This year, New Museum Los Gatos (NUMU) invites Santa Clara County high school students to create an original work of art that reveals the complex journey of being In Transition.

ArtNow is an award-winning annual juried Santa Clara County high school art exhibition and educational program, presented by New Museum Los Gatos (NUMU). The ArtNow exhibition and supporting programs offer opportunities for high school student artists, from Palo Alto to Gilroy, to gain real-world experience in participating in a juried museum exhibition. Each year, a new theme is chosen for the exhibition and students are asked to submit works based on that theme. This year, New Museum Los Gatos (NUMU) invites Santa Clara County high school students to create an original work of art that reveals the complex journey of being In Transition.

ArtNow is an award-winning annual juried Santa Clara County high school art exhibition and educational program, presented by New Museum Los Gatos (NUMU). The ArtNow exhibition and supporting programs offer opportunities for high school student artists, from Palo Alto to Gilroy, to gain real-world experience in participating in a juried museum exhibition. Each year, a new theme is chosen for the exhibition and students are asked to submit works based on that theme. This year, New Museum Los Gatos (NUMU) invites Santa Clara County high school students to create an original work of art that reveals the complex journey of being In Transition.

the lost ones: iterations and murmurs is an exhibition centered on the artworks, artifacts, and ephemera behind creating the lost ones, a multi-year performance project by Bay Area artist Liz Harvey. For the lost ones performance project, Harvey worked with a range of collaborators, including choreographers Mary Armentrout, Cherie Hill, and Megan Nicely, as well as, science editor Lauren Muscatine. The project featured myriad performers rotating through an embroidered performance garment on which participants were invited to stitch images of endangered plants in order to highlight overlooked species, untold feminist histories, and little-acknowledged art practices.

The Greater Bay Area Open (GBAO) is a juried fine-art-only competition and exhibition presented by the Los Gatos Art Association (LGAA), designed to promote fine art and artists from the greater Bay Area. Starting in 2015, the GBAO is now in its fifth showing and is presented biennially. This exhibition forges an exciting and dynamic association between the LGAA and NUMU, host to this collaboration.

New Museum Los Gatos (NUMU) is pleased to present two exhibitions featuring works by San Jose-based artist Tony May. Views of the T. House (1991-1992) opens in the Spotlight Gallery on January 15th.

Major support for NUMU's virtual programs and events provided by Badger Meter, Inc. With additional program support from the Silicon Valley Community Foundation.

In the Artist’s Studio: Featuring Tony May opens in the Michael and Alyce Parsons reception area on February 5.

Major support for NUMU's virtual programs and events provided by Badger Meter, Inc. With additional program support from the Silicon Valley Community Foundation.

New Museum Los Gatos (NUMU) is pleased to present two exhibitions featuring works by San Jose-based artist Tony May. Views of the T. House (1991-1992) opens in the Spotlight Gallery on January 15th.

Major support for NUMU's virtual programs and events provided by Badger Meter, Inc. With additional program support from the Silicon Valley Community Foundation.

In the Artist’s Studio: Featuring Tony May opens in the Michael and Alyce Parsons reception area on February 5. It is the first installation of NUMU’s ongoing exhibition world and his highly interactive creative process.

Major support for NUMU's virtual programs and events provided by Badger Meter, Inc. With additional program support from the Silicon Valley Community Foundation.

Opening Reception
Greater Bay Area Open
June 28, 2019

Celebrate the opening of the Greater Bay Area Open (GBAO) with exhibiting artists. This biennial juried exhibition showcases works by Los Gatos Art Association members from Walnut Creek to Pebble Beach.

For more information about LGAA and the exhibition please visit www.lgaa.org

An opening reception will be held on Friday, June 28 from 6-8pm.
6-8pm, Public Reception, All welcome | RSVP Here 
Free with Admission | Free for Members

Exhibition Opening
Greater Bay Area Open
June 28-September 8, 2019

In support of our local art community, New Museum Los Gatos (NUMU) is hosting the Greater Bay Area Open (GBAO) the biennial Los Gatos Art Association (LGAA) juried fine art exhibition. The exhibition is organized and produced by the LGAA and is juried by Richmond Art Center Executive Director, Ric Ambrose. GBAO opens at NUMU on June 28th and runs through September 8th. A public reception with the artists will take place on Friday, June 28th from 6pm to 8pm at NUMU. The LGAA is a non-profit organization established in 1948 dedicated to the enrichment and support of the arts community.

For more information about LGAA and the exhibition please visit www.lgaa.org

An opening reception will be held on Friday, June 28 from 6-8pm.
6-8pm, Public Reception, All welcome | RSVP Here 
Free with Admission | Free for Members

Exhibition Opening
Warren Chang: Voice of the Fields
February 22-June 16, 2019

New Museum Los Gatos (NUMU) is pleased to present an exhibition of paintings by Monterey artist, Warren Chang​. Voice of the Fields showcases​ Chang’s l​arge scale luminous paintings of the community who labor in the farms around the Salinas Valley. Chang was born and raised in Monterey and California’s agricultural environment is part of his daily life. Influenced by the John Steinbeck tales of his youth, Warren was drawn to field workers as subjects for his recent series of paintings.

Voices of the Fields​ will be on view in NUMU’s Spotlight Gallery from February 22 through June 16, 2019. An Opening Reception for the exhibition will be held on Saturday, February 23r​d​ from 2-4pm.

Opening Reception | On the Shoulders of Giants: Selected Works from the Atelier Masters and Students
May 17th, 2019 | 6-8pm

Celebrate the opening of the exhibition of On the Shoulders of Giants: Selected Works from the Atelier Masters and Students, with exhibiting artists.  The exhibition showcases all levels of mastery in the traditional style of classical drawing and painting through the works of NUMU Atelier artists and Director, Gabriel Coke.

Exhibition Opening
On the Shoulders of Giants:
Selected Works from the NUMU Atelier Masters and Students
May 17-October 13, 2019

Opening in the main gallery on May 17, On the Shoulders of Giants: Selected Works from the NUMU Atelier Masters and Students features the works of master artists and students from NUMU's Classical Drawing and Painting Atelier Program. The exhibition showcases all levels of mastery in the traditional style of classical drawing and painting. Featured artists include NUMU Atelier Director, Gabriel Coke, and Master Artists from NUMU’s Visiting Artists Workshops program: Adrian Gottlieb, David Gray, Brianna Lee Hardy, Jim McVicker, Cuong Nguyen, Sarah Sedwick, Enzo Segovia, Robert K Semans, Oliver Sin, Conor Walton, Zhaoming Wu, and Elizabeth Zanzinger.

An opening reception will be held on Friday, May 17 from 6-8pm.
6-7pm NUMU Members and Exhibiting Artists and Guests Preview | 7-8pm, Public Reception

NUMU Atelier Program Director Gabriel Coke founded the Atelier in 2015 and teaches classical drawing and painting classes for adults and teens. Gabriel has also developed a robust Visiting Artists Workshops program at NUMU that invites regional and local contemporary masters to lead week and weekend-long intensive workshops to the Atelier throughout the year. This  program has grown out of Coke's many friendships with painters across the United States and Europe. Coke has studied with teachers and working artists in Seattle, Santa Fe, France, Norway and New York City. Gabe has worked and studied at The Grand Central Academy of Art in New York, Frovik Kunstskole in Norway, Ecole Albert deFois in France, The Studio of Anthony Ryder in Santa Fe, New Mexico, The Gage Academy of Art in Seattle, Washington, The Concrete Tower, and Old Arcata Creamery in Arcata, California.

Exhibition Opening
In the Artist’s Studio: Featuring Charlotte Kruk
April 26-August 4, 2019

In the fourth installment of In the Artist’s Studio, NUMU invites you into the studio of San Jose-based sculptress Charlotte Kruk for an introduction to her work, creative process, and life as an artist. Best known for her wearable sculptures crafted from repurposed food and candy wrappers, Kruk transforms discarded materials (candy wrappers, cookie boxes, paper, sugar bags, and plastic spoons and forks) into fine art. In this exhibition, visitors will see examples of her vibrant and colorful wearable sculptures and playful ceramics. Kruk’s work is a response to environmental, cultural, and personal experiences. Also on view are some of Kruk’s art making tools and personal items, along with photographs of private studio spaces, which are rarely open to the public. 

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.

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.

Exhibition Closing
Warren Chang: In the Artist’s Studio
January 31-April 14, 2019

​New Museum Los Gatos (NUMU) is pleased to feature artist Warren Chang in the ​In the Artist’s Studio​ exhibition ​series from January 31 through April 14, 2019 in the Mike and Alyce Parsons Reception Area. The exhibition presents an introduction to Chang’s work, and creative process. Visitors will see the Artist’s sketchbooks, art making tools, personal items, and photographs of his private studio space, which is rarely open to the public. Chang will also conduct an informal presentation and demonstration of his artmaking process at NUMU on Saturday, April 13, from 2-3pm.

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.

Artist Reception | Warren Chang
February 23rd, 2019 | 2-3pm

Meet artist Warren Chang at a reception celebrating the opening of an exhibition of his large-scale paintings, Voice of the Fields, on view in the Spotlight Gallery. A virtual tour of Chang's Carmel studio and insight into his artistic practice is also on view in the exhibition, In The Artist's Studio, in the Mike and Alyce Parsons Reception area. 

Exhibition Opening
Warren Chang: Voice of the Fields
February 22-June 16, 2019

New Museum Los Gatos (NUMU) is pleased to present an exhibition of paintings by Monterey artist, Warren Chang​. Voice of the Fields showcases​ Chang’s l​arge scale luminous paintings of the community who labor in the farms around the Salinas Valley. Chang was born and raised in Monterey and California’s agricultural environment is part of his daily life. Influenced by the John Steinbeck tales of his youth, Warren was drawn to field workers as subjects for his recent series of paintings.

Voices of the Fields​ will be on view in NUMU’s Spotlight Gallery from February 22 through June 16, 2019. An Opening Reception for the exhibition will be held on Saturday, February 23r​d​ from 2-4pm.

Voice of the Fields is generously sponsored by The Winfield Gallery.

Exhibition Opening
Warren Chang: In the Artist’s Studio
January 31-April 14, 2019

​New Museum Los Gatos (NUMU) is pleased to feature artist Warren Chang in the ​In the Artist’s Studio​ exhibition ​series from January 31 through April 14, 2019 in the Mike and Alyce Parsons Reception Area. The exhibition presents an introduction to Chang’s work, and creative process. Visitors will see the Artist’s sketchbooks, art making tools, personal items, and photographs of his private studio space, which is rarely open to the public. Chang will also conduct an informal presentation and demonstration of his artmaking process at NUMU on Saturday, April 13, from 2-3pm.

NUMU is excited to present Be Courageous: DARE. Inspired by a recent TEDxLosGatos event held at the Netflix campus in Los Gatos, this exhibition presents an interactive opportunity for museum visitors to call up their courage alongside video highlights of the program that featured live speakers and video testimonials responding to the theme of “Dare.”

Dare is defined as having the necessary courage or boldness to undertake or challenge something or someone. Riffing on artist Candy Chang’s Before I Die participatory public installation, described by The Atlantic as one of the most creative community projects ever, Be Courageous: DARE presents a giant chalkboard wall for NUMU visitors to write down their aspirations of undertaking personal acts of courage - daring themselves to think, imagine, create and change. The interactive chalkboard wall created by NUMU for participants at the September 2018 TEDxLos Gatos conference will be on view in the exhibit along with video highlights from the program to provide inspiration to exhibition visitors.

Be Courageous: DARE is on view in the museum’s Spotlight Gallery from October 19th through February 10, 2019. Additional Programs support for the exhibition will be announced in the coming weeks.

Arcadia  |  Living Sculpture

Saturday, October 1  |  7-9pm

Tickets  |  $65 NUMU Members, $75 General

Join NUMU and San Francisco-based floral artist Flower Couture for our fall fundraiser. Celebrate the beauty of impermanence with an evening of music, food, wine, and performance art. Immerse yourself in a floral environment, witness the creation of artwork in this mortal medium, and be part of a multi-media installation. Proceeds will provide support for exhibitions and education programming. Made possible in part by Silicon Valley Creates.