Indigo Dye Drop-In Workshop

Friday, December 15  |  1pm-5pm  |  Ages 13+

$25 Members, $30 General, includes materials

Explore the basics of dyeing indigo, learn new techniques for folding, twisting, tying and clamping fabric, then practice creating patterns and varying color depth, and your designs will be completely individual. Each participant will be provided with one yard of muslin, however participants are encouraged to bring their own un-dyed cotton, linen, or silk fabrics as well, including t-shirts and napkins. Please wear clothes you don't mind getting messy, as indigo will permanently stain fabrics.

Indigo Dye Night: Holiday Edition

Thursday, December 14th | 5pm-8pm  | Ages 13+

Advance Ticket Purchase (one week prior): $50 Member | $55 General | includes materials

At the Door: $60 Members | $65 General | includes materials

It’s that time of the year!  Time to whittle down your holiday gift checklist!  Get your dye on at NUMU’s Indigo Dye Night: Holiday Edition, Thursday December 14th, 5:00-8:00pm.

Maximum Participants 12. Pre-register early to ensure a spot in the class. Class fees are non-refundable. This class is suitable for beginners as well as more advanced participants.  A no-host wine bar will be provided. $5 per glass.

In this in depth three-hour workshop lead by our expert resident indigo dye artist, Zoë Umholtz, you’ll explore the basics of indigo dyeing, including unique techniques for folding, twisting, tying, clamping fabric, creating patterns and varying color depth resulting in designs that are wholly unique to your making. You’ll receive one yard of muslin, but we encourage you to bring multiples of un-dyed and pre-washed cotton, linen, silk fabrics, t-shirts, napkins, table linens, scarves, socks, make-up bags, and much more to complete your holiday gift list. The sky’s the limit in creating that perfect gift for your special someone, or for yourself. Please wear clothes you don't mind getting messy, as indigo will permanently stain fabrics.

CLICK HERE TO REGISTER

Indigo Dye Drop-In Workshop

Friday, December 1  |  1pm-5pm  |  Ages 13+

$25 Members, $30 General, includes materials

Explore the basics of dyeing indigo, learn new techniques for folding, twisting, tying and clamping fabric, then practice creating patterns and varying color depth, and your designs will be completely individual. Each participant will be provided with one yard of muslin, however participants are encouraged to bring their own un-dyed cotton, linen, or silk fabrics as well, including t-shirts and napkins. Please wear clothes you don't mind getting messy, as indigo will permanently stain fabrics.

Indigo Dye Drop-In Workshop

Friday, November 17 |  1pm-5pm  |  Ages 13+

$25 Members, $30 General, includes materials

Explore the basics of dyeing indigo, learn new techniques for folding, twisting, tying and clamping fabric, then practice creating patterns and varying color depth, and your designs will be completely individual. Each participant will be provided with one yard of muslin, however participants are encouraged to bring their own un-dyed cotton, linen, or silk fabrics as well, including t-shirts and napkins. Please wear clothes you don't mind getting messy, as indigo will permanently stain fabrics.

Indigo Dye Night: Holiday Edition

Thursday, November 16th | 5pm-8pm  | Ages 13+

 $60 Members | $65 General | includes materials
 

It’s that time of the year!  Time to whittle down your holiday gift checklist!  Get your dye on at NUMU’s Indigo Dye Night: Holiday Edition, Thursday November 16th, 5:00-8:00pm.

Maximum Participants 12. Pre-register early to ensure a spot in the class. Class fees are non-refundable. This class is suitable for beginners as well as more advanced participants.  A no-host wine bar will be provided. $5 per glass.

In this in depth three-hour workshop lead by our expert resident indigo dye artist, Zoë Umholtz, you’ll explore the basics of indigo dyeing, including unique techniques for folding, twisting, tying, clamping fabric, creating patterns and varying color depth resulting in designs that are wholly unique to your making. You’ll receive one yard of muslin, but we encourage you to bring multiples of un-dyed and pre-washed cotton, linen, silk fabrics, t-shirts, napkins, table linens, scarves, socks, make-up bags, and much more to complete your holiday gift list. The sky’s the limit in creating that perfect gift for your special someone, or for yourself. Please wear clothes you don't mind getting messy, as indigo will permanently stain fabrics.

CLICK HERE TO REGISTER

Indigo Dye Drop-In Workshop

Friday, November 3  |  1pm-5pm  |  Ages 13+

$25 Members, $30 General, includes materials

Explore the basics of dyeing indigo, learn new techniques for folding, twisting, tying and clamping fabric, then practice creating patterns and varying color depth, and your designs will be completely individual. Each participant will be provided with one yard of muslin, however participants are encouraged to bring their own un-dyed cotton, linen, or silk fabrics as well, including t-shirts and napkins. Please wear clothes you don't mind getting messy, as indigo will permanently stain fabrics.

Zoë Umholtz is a graduate of the Oregon College of Art and Craft in Portland Oregon majoring in Fiber Arts. She has been living in California for the past three years, and has been rediscovering her love for natural indigo dyeing and working with small, local communities.

No pre-registration is required for this class, which is offered every second and fourth Friday of each month. This class is suitable for beginners as well as more advanced participants.

Indigo Dye Drop-In Workshop

Friday, October 27 |  1pm-5pm  |  Ages 13+

$25 Members, $30 General, includes materials

Explore the basics of dyeing indigo, learn new techniques for folding, twisting, tying and clamping fabric, then practice creating patterns and varying color depth, and your designs will be completely individual. Each participant will be provided with one yard of muslin, however participants are encouraged to bring their own un-dyed cotton, linen, or silk fabrics as well, including t-shirts and napkins. Please wear clothes you don't mind getting messy, as indigo will permanently stain fabrics.

Zoë Umholtz is a graduate of the Oregon College of Art and Craft in Portland Oregon majoring in Fiber Arts. She has been living in California for the past three years, and has been rediscovering her love for natural indigo dyeing and working with small, local communities.

No pre-registration is required for this class, which is offered every second and fourth Friday of each month. This class is suitable for beginners as well as more advanced participants.

Fall Family Art Day

Sunday, October 15|  12-4pm  |  $6 per participant

Get Ready for October by creating a mini-pumpkin patch! We'll draw jack o'lantern designs on styrofoam stamps then use printmaking techniques to stamp a spooky pumpkin patch that you can enjoy all year long! 

As an additional Halloween treat, stop by our pop-up pumpkin patch where you can buy and paint mini-pumpkins! Located downstairs in our Black Box Theater. 

Every Saturday and Sunday from 12pm-4pm check out what we're building, making, and creating in our Open Studio hours! NUMU's Open Studio offers visitors of all ages a hands-on opportunity to explore, discover and create. Ages 4+, no new entry after 3:30pm. All children under 13 must be accompanied by an adult. 

*MakerSpace Open Studio materials fee does not include adult admission to NUMU. 

Our Pumpkin Patch is generously provided by Los Gatos Safeway.

Fall Family Art Day

Saturday, October 14|  12-3pm  |  $15 per participant

Kids and families will explore hands-on art stations, crafts, and live art demos all in celebration of Fall Harvest, Halloween, and Dia de los Muertos! Create your own pumpkin patch, build a terror-arium, paint pumpkins and more. Enjoy the rich talent and diversity of local artists and instructors and explore the museum's current exhibits Produced in collaboration with LGS Rec.

Located at New Museum Los Gatos and the Los Gatos Town Plaza. Children ages 13 and under must be accompanied by an adult. Will be occurring, rain or shine! 

Register Here

Indigo Dye Drop-In Workshop

Friday, October 13 |  1pm-5pm  |  Ages 13+

$25 Members, $30 General, includes materials
 

CANCELLED

Explore the basics of dyeing indigo, learn new techniques for folding, twisting, tying and clamping fabric, then practice creating patterns and varying color depth, and your designs will be completely individual. Each participant will be provided with one yard of muslin, however participants are encouraged to bring their own un-dyed cotton, linen, or silk fabrics as well, including t-shirts and napkins. Please wear clothes you don't mind getting messy, as indigo will permanently stain fabrics.

Zoë Umholtz is a graduate of the Oregon College of Art and Craft in Portland Oregon majoring in Fiber Arts. She has been living in California for the past three years, and has been rediscovering her love for natural indigo dyeing and working with small, local communities.

No pre-registration is required for this class, which is offered every second and fourth Friday of each month. This class is suitable for beginners as well as more advanced participants.

Indigo Dye Drop-In Workshop

Friday, September 22  |  1pm-5pm  |  Ages 13+

$25 Members, $30 General, includes materials

Explore the basics of dyeing indigo, learn new techniques for folding, twisting, tying and clamping fabric, then practice creating patterns and varying color depth, and your designs will be completely individual. Each participant will be provided with one yard of muslin, however participants are encouraged to bring their own un-dyed cotton, linen, or silk fabrics as well, including t-shirts and napkins. Please wear clothes you don't mind getting messy, as indigo will permanently stain fabrics.

Zoë Umholtz is a graduate of the Oregon College of Art and Craft in Portland Oregon majoring in Fiber Arts. She has been living in California for the past three years, and has been rediscovering her love for natural indigo dyeing and working with small, local communities.

No pre-registration is required for this class, which is offered every second and fourth Friday of each month. This class is suitable for beginners as well as more advanced participants.

Indigo Dye Drop-In Workshop

Friday, September 8  |  1pm-5pm  |  Ages 13+ 

$25 Members, $30 General, includes materials

Explore the basics of dyeing indigo, learn new techniques for folding, twisting, tying and clamping fabric, then practice creating patterns and varying color depth, and your designs will be completely individual. Each participant will be provided with one yard of muslin, however participants are encouraged to bring their own un-dyed cotton, linen, or silk fabrics as well, including t-shirts and napkins. Please wear clothes you don't mind getting messy, as indigo will permanently stain fabrics.

Zoë Umholtz is a graduate of the Oregon College of Art and Craft in Portland Oregon majoring in Fiber Arts. She has been living in California for the past three years, and has been rediscovering her love for natural indigo dyeing and working with small, local communities.

No pre-registration is required for this class, which is offered every second and fourth Friday of each month. This class is suitable for beginners as well as more advanced participants.

Los Gatos Art Association GBAO Juried Exhibition Opening Reception

Thursday, June 15  |  6-8pm

Greater Bay Area Open (GBAO) exhibition is on view at NUMU through August 19. 

The Greater Bay Area Open (GBAO) is a fine art only juried art competition and exhibition presented by the Los Gatos Art Association and held in Los Gatos, CA at NUMU, the New Museum of Los Gatos. GBAO is open to artists in the greater Bay Area. The 2017 juror is well-known and highly respected artist and teacher, George Rivera.

The Los Gatos Art Association (LGAA) is a non-profit organization dedicated to the enrichment and support of the arts community. Our mission is to promote creative expression in the pictorial and allied arts by fostering high standards, extending appreciation, and encouraging cooperation and camaraderie among artists. Membership is open to all artists and art supporters. www.lgaa.org 

Let's Go to the Moon with Dennis Wingo + Casey Harper

Thursday, February 2  |  7-8pm  |  Free with Admission to NUMU

“Let’s Go to the Moon!” In 1960, president Kennedy challenged the country to land a man on the moon by the end of the decade. In order to reach this daunting goal, NASA needed high-res photographs of the lunar surface to pinpoint the first Apollo moon landing. The images taken by the unmanned Lunar Orbiter in 1966 were almost lost to history until 2008, when a band of rogue scientists and some twelve-year-old summer interns worked together to save them in an abandoned McDonald’s building on the NASA campus. Come hear this lively tale of how this team saved lunar image history.

Mackenzie "Casey" Harper is the current Project Lead for LOIRP, where she began working as an intern in 2008 at age 12. LOIRP is where she developed her love for how engineering, machinery, and how things work. She then became fulfillment manager on the ISEE-3 Reboot Project in 2014, before becoming the LOIRP Project Lead. She will study robotics engineering at UCSC. 

Make + Mingle

Thursday, January 19  |  6-8pm  |  $25 General, $20 Members  |  21+

Presale tickets HERE

Our first Make + Mingle is generously sponsored by Charley's LG. We will be serving up a specialty cocktail with a complementary arts + craft chaser. Make your own custom felt coaster set. Explore the galleries and check out the Black Box Theater's current film screening. Oh, and bring your friends!

Ticket includes gallery admission, two drinks, craft project and materials. Wine, beer, and water will also be served. 

Saturday, January 14  |  1-5pm  |  $40
SIGN UP HERE

Practice artistic observational skills and produce highly realistic drawings in a studio environment. Lessons will include classical methods of rendering form in graphite, charcoal and chalk on a variety of papers. These skills are applicable to all areas of art, including modern digital media. 

Max capacity: 8 students. Pre-registration Required.

Stories of American Indian Relocation

Thursday, January 12  |  7-8pm

Free with Admission to NUMU*
 

Between 1952 and 1980, thousands of American Indians left their reservations to one of six major cities in the United States.  The program was designed to offer economic opportunities, assimilation into mainstream society and eventually end the reservation system.  Many thrived in the cities, while others facing loneliness and cultural erosion.  Ultimately, it united native peoples from diverse tribes, creating the modern Pan –Indian identity. 

Join us as we talk to members of the San Jose Indian community who migrated to the area as a part of the relocation program. We will discuss their struggles, successes, and current methods of maintaining their heritage, both for themselves and future generations.

*all proceeds go to support programming + exhibits, NUMU is a nonprofit 501(c)3.

Anne Brigman Story Share + Curatorial Tour

Thursday, December 8  |  6:30pm - 8:00pm  |  Free for Members + NonMembers

Come explore the art of storytelling and poetry, inspired by our current exhibition In the Heart of the Wild: Anne Brigman and her Inner Circle. For this Story Share, we will be led on a tour of the exhibit In the Heart of the Wild by NUMU Art Curator Marianne McGrath. Then, the group will create stories individually or collaborate to build a story, inspired by the work of Anne Brigman. 

Born in 1869, Anne Brigman moved to Los Gatos when she was 16 years old. She first studied painting, but gravitated to photography and began exhibiting in 1902. Brigman focused on rugged landscapes and the female body, which resulted in new ways to explore feminine identity. She exhibited nationally and abroad, was published both as an artist in the photo journal Camera Work, and as a poet in her book Songs of A Pagan. All of her work reveals a love of nature, a connection to the mystical and an element of freedom. 

NUMU hosts a monthly gathering celebrating the oral tradition of storytelling. Led by experienced members of the Storytelling Association of California (SAC), participants, from novice to expert, can both listen and have the opportunity to share their own stores. No experience necessary. Second Thursday of each month downstairs, in the NUMU Studio. Adult content, may not be appropriate for children.

Songs of a Pagan: Anne Brigman and the Figure in Photography

Thursday, December 1  |  7-8pm
$10 Members  |  $15 General

Anne Brigman depicted ethereal, nude women in wilderness landscapes, hauling her heavy camera equipment into the Sierra Nevada Mountains. She won accolades from traditionally male arts organizations, defied early twentieth century conventions of photography, and challenged the role of women in the arts. Complementing our current exhibition, In the Heart of the Wild: Anne Brigman and Her Circle, art historian and museum consultant Ami Davis will present an overview of Anne Brigman's artwork within the context of the figure in photography. 

Ami Davis is committed to making art relevant and accessible to all audiences. An independent museum professional and consultant, Ami has worked in art museums since 1998, with a focus on art history, exhibitions, education, leadership, and community partnerships. She has served institutions such as the J. Paul Getty Museum, the Monterey Museum of Art, the Orange County Museum of Art, San Jose Museum of Art, and the Santa Cruz Museum of Art & History.