Opening Reception:
New Additions 2019

Friday, November 1 | 6-8pm
FREE for members | FREE with admission

Meet New Additions 2019 exhibiting artists at a reception celebrating the opening of this quinquennial exhibition program highlighting gifts and acquisitions to its Permanent Art Collection from 2014, the year the Los Gatos Museums Association began the transition to New Museum Los Gatos.

Artists represented in the exhibition include: Tracey Adams, Andrea Borsuk, Stacey Carter, Linda Christensen, Christel Dillbohner, James Wayne, Johnathon Schmuck, David Kimball Anderson, Kristin Lindseth, George Rivera, Jenny Robinson, Bernard Trainor, and Gordon Smedt. In addition to these artworks, a rare, inscribed Walt Disney animation celluloid, will be on display which was donated to the museum by the family of William “Billy” Jones.
This exhibition is curated by Lisa Coscino.

6-7pm: Members-only preview.
NUMU members please RSVP here

7-8pm: Public Reception 

Not a NUMU member? Please join here!

Art on Wheels | Creative Transportation

FREE ADMISSION WITH RSVP
Saturday, October 19th | 10am-2pm
Hosted by Vintage Electric Bikes
Event Location: 1725 De La Cruz Blvd Suite #4, Santa Clara
RSVP HERE

• See and experience one-of-a-kind art on wheels: Cars, motorcycles and bikes including the unveiling of VEBs newest masterpiece on wheels.

• Check out VEB's shiny new showroom

• Demo rides and demonstrations

• Enjoy food and drink

• Fun for the whole family

LEARN MORE ABOUT Vintage Electric Bikes (VEB)
vintageelectricbikes.com

A portion of event proceeds benefit NUMU’s education and exhibition programs.

Opening Reception:
BERNARD TRAINOR: Grounded

Saturday, October 5th | 2-4pm
FREE for members | FREE with admission

Meet Artist Bernard Trainor at a reception celebrating the opening of BERNARD TRAINER: Grounded, an investigative exhibition of fine art and design by this acclaimed Monterey Bay-landscape designer and artist. Grounded is the premiere viewing of Trainor’s paintings presented in concert with elements from his landscape designs, architectural renderings, site photographs, and studio and plein air sketches. The exhibition reveals the unfolding layers and practice that inspire Trainor to create meaningful landscapes – outside the studio walls and on canvas – and will make connections to both. This exhibition is curated by Lisa Coscino.

2pm-3pm: Members-only preview. NUMU members please RSVP here

3pm-4pm: Public Reception 

Not a NUMU member? Please join here!

Smithsonian Magazine: Museum Day!

Saturday, September 21 | ALL DAY
FREE with registration

New Museum Los Gatos (NUMU) is excited to participate in Museum Day, for the 4th year in row! Museum Day is an annual celebration of boundless curiosity hosted by Smithsonian magazine. Participating museums and cultural institutions across the country provide free entry to anyone presenting a Museum Day ticket. The Museum Day ticket provides free admission for two people on Saturday, September 21, 2019.

Tickets will be available to download on  August 15, 2019.

Where will your curiosity lead you this Museum Day?
Let us know @MuseumDay #MuseumDay #YearOfMusic

Artist Talk & Demonstration with Exhibiting Artist, Charlotte Kruk

Saturday, August 24 | 1-2pm
FREE for members | FREE with admission

Don't miss what will surely be an entertaining and educational Talk and Demonstration by the one and only In the Artist's Studio exhibiting artist, Charlotte Kruk, AKA KrukTart.

Glue?…never! STITCHING is the bond Kruk utilizes to cohesively unify the myriad pieces constituting her wearable sculpture. KrukTart, the architect behind the sensational candy wrapper couture, will unveil her methodology from inception to creation. Delight in this insightful demonstration as we journey through the fabrication exercises Kruk undertakes while transforming detritus into diamonds. (well, maybe not literal diamonds). Come out and see the most unconventional use of the sewing machine your grandma never considered.

Kruk is the featured artist in the museum's In the Artist's Studio exhibition series that supports the museum’s mission to share stories in new ways. 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.

RSVP HERE

MakerSpace Open Studio  |  Magic in the Museum

Saturday July 27  |  12pm - 4pm
Advanced registration has closed
Passes may be purchased, $20 at the door

It's that time of year again--and your Hogwarts letter has just arrived! Join us once more as we celebrate the Boy-Who-Lived--with arts and crafts! Make your own wand, get sorted into your Hogwarts house, and enjoy fun new Harry Potter themed art projects under the guidance of our wizarding experts. Explore an enchanting new side of NUMU with a special viewing of the most magical artifacts in our collection, learn to play Muggle Quidditch with the Silicon Valley Vipers on the Civic Center Lawn, and treat yourself to tasty wizard treats at the Lolli and Pops booth!

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.  

Come Back, Give Back

Sat, June 1 | 1-3pm
Free for Members & Visitors 18 & under
General Admission $10

It’s Reunion Time! Calling Wildcats everywhere! Meet up at the Sis Boom Bah! galleries and celebrate all things Los Gatos High School - stroll through the new and updated exhibits, bring your yearbook, share, over share, and revel in your teenage years. 

While you are here, give back like a Wildcat! NUMU invites all visitors to adopt the Wildcat spirit of giving and participate in a drive to collect school supplies for county schools in need. We’ve partnered with Sacred Heart Community Service for their Pack a Back campaign to collect school supplies for students in need. The Pack a Back campaign gives over 3,000 backpacks filled with grade-level appropriate school supplies, to students from Kindergarten through 12th grade.

All museum visitors who bring in school supplies on June 1st will get free admission!

For a complete list of school supplies, click here.

Let us know you are coming! RSVP here: http://www.numulosgatos.org/sbb-events-happenings-come-back-give-back-rsvp

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.

Spring Family Art Day | All Things Spring!

Saturday April 13 |  12pm - 4pm  |  $15 Materials Fee*

Spring Family Art Day is in full bloom at NUMU! Join us this year as we celebrate spring with seed bombs, succulent planters, garden decor and other fun art projects. Family Art Day offers the entire family the opportunity to explore art through crafts, easy hands-on stations, and live demos. Register in advance HERE!

Presented in collaboration by Los Gatos-Saratoga Recreation and New Museum Los Gatos. 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.  

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.

Wildcats Show and Tell

March 10, 2019 | 1-3pm
Free for Members and 18 and under | General Admission $10

Calling all Wildcats!  Show us what you've got, and Tell us your stories.  Bring your treasured Los Gatos High School memorabilia to NUMU and share the stories behind them.  The museum is still looking for new items to display as the exhibition evolves.  Already have something on display?  Come by and tell us all about them as well as any other cherished LGHS memories.  We'll see you there!

About Sis Boom Bah! The Life and Times of Los Gatos High School, opening at NUMU September 8th
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
To rsvp, go here: http://www.numulosgatos.org/sbb-show-and-tell-rsvp

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.