Join us for this unique opportunity to meet the artists of Terra Firma to learn more about their individual art practices and how this exhibition came about. The program will be facilitated with curator Marianne K. McGrath, and there will be a live Q+A.
We invite you to join NUMU during the week of Indigenous People’s Day to learn more about the Muwekma Ohlone Tribal Council’s effort to regain federal recognition. Hear from Tribal Chairwoman Charlene Nijmeh, Tribal Vice Chairwoman Monica Arellano, and Tribal Ethnohistorian Alan Leventhal as they discuss the tribe’s history, the decades of “politics of erasure” that have led to the present situation, where the fight for the Tribe’s reaffirmation as a federally recognized Tribe stands today, and how you can support the Muwekma Ohlone in their efforts.
NUMU will be opening two new exhibitions, one on November 4th and the other on December 9th, highlighting the history, heritage, culture, and places of significance of the Muwekma Ohlone Tribal Council.
Join us for a rare earnest artist talk with Kathy Aoki who will share a behind the scenes look at the conceptual nature of her work and how she produces it. Kathy Aoki has created many satirical, museum-style installations on themes ranging from Hello Kitty Monument, to makeup-dominated landscapes, to pop-diva Gwen Stefani's mortuary temple. How does she create these narratives and the extremely wide-range of "artifacts" and "historical" artworks that accompany them? Find out at this artist talk with live Q&A!
New Museum Los Gatos and Content Magazine are hosting a unique, artful evening to celebrate Content Magazine’s release of issue 14.4 "Profiles." The night will include an activation by NUMU's inaugural Artist in Resident Alexander Hernandez, and viewing of Kathy Aoki's exhibition, Koons Ruins at the James Estate and Marie Cameron's exhibition Critical Masses, A Very Low Tide. Additional art will be displayed by 14.4 Featured Artists Nicholaus James Dalton, Vanessa Niembro de Paz, Ricardo Cortez, and Amy Hibbs. Come enjoy the art, music, activations, performances, and company of our vibrant arts community.
Join us for a special virtual artist talk with Alexander Hernandez, our inaugural Artist in Residence.
Join us for a special artist talk in NUMU’s gallery with Marie Cameron to learn more about her exhibition Critical Masses, A Very Low Tide. Marie will share insight into the themes of overconsumption and sustainability and how these themes influence her art practice. The artist talk will be followed by light refreshments with time to mingle in the gallery.
Join us for a special virtual artist talk with Luz Donahue, our In the Artist’s Studio artist.
Don’t miss out on this unique youth art mural project! Learn art techniques, interact with New Museum Los Gatos art exhibitions and historic collections, and visit local Los Gatos cultural landmarks. By the end of the week students will have completed a one-of-kind painting reflecting the theme “Capturing Life in Los Gatos” that will be digitally photographed, printed, and installed by the Town of Los Gatos on the Forbes Mill footbridge.
In this virtual webinar, NUMU is excited to have former residents of the Ming Quong Home to share their own stories, remember what it was like living and growing up in Los Gatos, and reflect on the impact Ming Quong had on their lives.
Presented by San Jose Museum of Quilts & Textiles (SJMQT), New Museum Los Gatos (NUMU), and Palo Alto Art Center
Join us for a conversation with Alexander Hernandez, a textile and mixed media artist whose vibrant quilted works explore issues of gender, immigration, and cultural assimilation with dynamic and creative techniques. In this hour-long discussion, Hernandez will discuss his most recent work as the inaugural Artist in Residence at NUMU. He will highlight his experimental approach to textiles utilizing non-traditional materials and techniques such as spray paint, found objects, and accentuation of rips, stains and loose threads.
Join us for a special virtual artist talk with Jane Olin, interviewed by guest curator Helaine Glick.
Join NUMU for a virtual program as we spotlight our collections database partners, CatalogIt! We just made our collections database available to the public in December, and to celebrate, we’ve invited CatalogIt’s co-founder, Dan Rael, to speak about the platform, its impressive functionality, and how you can use it to manage your personal collections at home.
CatalogIt is not only an amazing resource for museums, it’s a cloud-based software program available to anyone who wants to organize their own collections.
What happens when it’s socially possible for women to participate in the workforce in a meaningful and equitable way?
Join us for a special panel discussion facilitated by artist Sawyer Rose. We will unpack the many themes present in her exhibition Carrying Stones, including the gender pay gap, leadership advancement opportunities for women, gendered expectations and requirements, workforce participation and retention, and breaking through the glass ceiling. Let’s examine the structures of our society and reflect on the barriers, opportunities and systems that women face and navigate daily.
Let’s unpack the relationship between Data and Art. In her ongoing series Carrying Stones Project, Sawyer Rose makes visible the invisible by giving life to data through art. Her sculptures tangibly illustrate important statistics about women’s unpaid labor, giving way to conversations around social norms, expectations, and inequalities in our society.
Along with artists, Dennis Delgado and Scott Kildall, we will discuss: How can we interact with data in a non-passive way? What can we learn through data? What messages do we consume or convey through how data is interpreted and represented? What happens when art and data collide?
This virtual event is free for all with an RSVP.
In this Community Conversation, we will explore the role of public art and policymaking in recognizing the labor and legacies of women’s work. Inspired by the themes present in Sawyer Rose’s exhibition, let’s discuss how we hold space for women as institutions, individuals, and collectives.
Join us in conversation with Womanhood Project. Womanhood, a project of Art Builds Community, is an arts-based initiative that explores different ways to commemorate women from all intersectional identities and their significant contributions to the region and beyond. Womanhood is an initiative through the County of Santa Clara Office of Women's Policy. You can learn more about Womanhood Project here!
In this Community Conversation, we will unpack the stereotypes of the “starving artist”. Inspired by the themes present in Sawyer Rose’s work, how can we dismantle misconceptions about artist labor?
SAWYER ROSE: Carrying Stones opens at NUMU on May 21! This exhibition, Sawyer’s largest to date, is a series of sculpture, data visualization, and interactive works that explores women’s work inequity. Join artist Sawyer Rose and NUMU Executive Director Ami Davis for a virtual walk through of this timely exhibition before it opens to the public, and learn all about Sawyer’s unique process, perspective, and vision.
This virtual walk through event is a special thank you for our NUMU members! If you’d like to attend this event, and become a part of the NUMU member community, join today.
Celebrating Good Trouble: A Mosaic of Artists and Performances, curated by Mosaic America, presents the voices and works of diverse poets, dancers, and musicians, featuring classical, folk, and contemporary cultural threads woven together to create a uniquely American mosaic. The program will conclude with a Q&A between artists and audience.
New Museum Los Gatos is proud to be partnering with Mosaic America in celebration of the ten year anniversary of ArtNow, our annual juried high school exhibition. Mosaic is a nonprofit org that strengthens communities, cultivates belonging, and catalyzes inclusion through inter-cultural and co-created art.
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Let’s unpack “Good Trouble”, the theme of this year’s ArtNow 2021 Exhibition. As we commemorate the tenth year of ArtNow, we have a unique opportunity to dive deeper into how the arts can function as a vector for anti-racism in Santa Clara County and beyond. What special role can youth play in activism, arts, and social justice? How can institutions, such as Art Museums, support the efforts of youth and activists? The program will conclude with a Q&A and discussion between attendees and our panelists.
In this special virtual tour, Tony May will give us an inside look at the construction of the T. House, sharing a selection of process photos, details and inspiration. The T. House is a handmade building—initially constructed over the course of ten years and still evolving—in the style of Japanese carpentry and woodworking. Tony May’s installation at NUMU, Views of the T. House (1991-1992), features 18 photo-real acrylic paintings that serve as a record of the T. House’s material details and May’s process building it.
In this 5-part series, curator Julie Ericsson takes us into the homes and studios of the 51 talented artists featured in NUMU’s inaugural benefit auction exhibition, Art in the Time of Corona. We’ll learn more about each artist currently on view and get a glimpse into their artistic process. This series will conclude with a special conversation featuring curator and gallerist Craig Krull, the Juror of the exhibition.
In this 5-part series, curator Julie Ericsson takes us into the homes and studios of the 51 talented artists featured in NUMU’s inaugural benefit auction exhibition, Art in the Time of Corona. We’ll learn more about each artist currently on view and get a glimpse into their artistic process. This series will conclude with a special conversation featuring curator and gallerist Craig Krull, the Juror of the exhibition.
In this 5-part series, curator Julie Ericsson takes us into the homes and studios of the 51 talented artists featured in NUMU’s inaugural benefit auction exhibition, Art in the Time of Corona. We’ll learn more about each artist currently on view and get a glimpse into their artistic process. his series will conclude with a special conversation featuring curator and gallerist Craig Krull, the Juror of the exhibition.
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 this 5-part series, curator Julie Ericsson takes us into the homes and studios of the 51 talented artists featured in NUMU’s inaugural benefit auction exhibition, Art in the Time of Corona. We’ll learn more about each artist currently on view and get a glimpse into their artistic process. his series will conclude with a special conversation featuring curator and gallerist Craig Krull, the Juror of the exhibition.
NUMU’s Meet the Artist series is a monthly public program that introduces exhibiting artists and their practice to the New Museum Los Gatos community.
This December, we are pleased to introduce Lauryl Gaumer, San Francisco-based metalsmith, glassblower, and jeweler. Her work can be viewed as a part of In the Artist’s Studio through January 24, 2021. We will learn about how Gaumer uses a combination of precious metals and glass to build pieces that interact with the female form, and speak to the cultural conditioning and restrictive representation that women face today.
Image + Object is an exhibition that explores alternative process photography through the unique photographic works of four Bay Area contemporary photographers, each of whom challenges our notions of photography as reflection, documentation and separation.
Image + Object is curated by Allison Railo.
It’s that time of year again! Welcome the ninth annual ArtNow juried Santa Clara County high school art exhibition to the NUMU galleries! The exhibition and educational program give county high school students the experience of presenting artwork in a professional museum setting and the opportunity to participate in supporting educational and career development programs.
$36 General Admission | FREE for NUMU Curators’ and Director’s Circle Members
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Join us for a very special Performance by Violinist Hannah Tarley & Talk by Tel Aviv-based Violin-maker, Avshi Weinstein at NUMU on the occasion of the opening of the exhibition, In The Artist’s Studio: The Workshop of Amnon and Avshalom Weinstein and The Violins of Hope at New Museum Los Gatos.
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