ExhibitsCollection of Will Sparks Mission Paintings May 10th, 2013,Collection of Will Sparks Mission Paintings 2013 marks the 300th anniversary of the birth of Fray Junípero Serra, founder of Alta California’s first nine missions (San Diego, Monterey/Carmel, San Antonio de Padua, San Luis Obispo, San Gabriel, etc. ) and co-founder of its four presidios (Monterey, San Diego, San Francisco and Santa Barbara). The Museum of Monterey is the only venue that is marking the Serra Tri-Centennial with a year-long series of four exhibitions. The Year of the Missions series has been organized by Guest Curator Dr. Julianne Burton-Carvajal. For more information about The Year of the Missions or the Will Sparks collection of mission paintings, Dr. Burton-Carvajal may be contacted at 831-915-4900 or julianne@ucsc.edu Where and When:
Since Before the Moon Appeared Saturday, February 16, 2013"Since Before the Moon Appeared: The Painted Legacy of Latin America" Photographs by Jeffrey BecomOpening Reception: Saturday, February 16, 2013  Museum of Monterey 5 Custom House Plaza 2-5 p.m.; free The Museum of Monterey is excited to announce the opening of "Since Before the Moon Appeared: The Painted Legacy of Latin America," by Pacific Grove-based artist Jeffrey Becom. Featuring 22 large color photographs chronicling the artist's two decades of travels through Latin America documenting painted color and revealing its cultural significance, each image is accompanied by a story written by the artist, illuminating the symbolism and history behind the locations and the forms and colors on houses, churches and tombs.  Becom comes to his art as a photographer and painter with formal training as an architect. For him these three pursuits ignite one passion: painted walls. Traditional façades of vernacular architecture around the globe offer him subject and palette from which to derive his own artwork while he, in turn, documents the innate brilliance of the cultures he studies. "Paint then-and specifically color," explains Becom, "has become my life's calling, whether I photograph, paint or write books about painted color customs, m Becom has also published several books of his work,including Mediterranean Color and Maya Color: The Painted Villages of Mesoamerica. His work was also featured in a PBS/BBC documentary entitled "For the Colors, A Journey Through Italy," and the artist is currently investigating traditional architectural color across India and throughout the Andean villages of South America. For more information on this exciting exhibition and the opening reception visit www.museumofmonterey.org or call the Museum at (831) 372-2608.
Beautiful Whale Exhibit February 1st – September 2nd, 2013A special Thank You for your generous donations
Exhibit runs from:February 1st - September 2nd, 2013Bryant Austin Lecture : Sat, January 26, 2013, 2pm – 3pm Bryant Austin is an experimental multi-media artist whose life-long passion has been exploring the depths of possibility in connecting with the greatest minds in the waters. The impetus behind his work is the thought of losing over five million years of evolving culture and communication in the largest brain ever to exist on Earth; to n His journey and challenge to recreate the transcendent sensation one experiences floating an arm’s length away from the eye of an inquisitive whale, has compelled him to create breath-taking photo mosaics at “whale scale”- both in terms of size and in the level of detail witnessed in ‘real life’. This inspiration was brought to light in 2004 when, floating motionless, he felt a gentle tap on his shoulder, one that felt too solid to originate from a dive companion. As he slowly turned to investigate the tap’s source, he became eye-to-eye with a 45 ton female humpback whale. She had reached out with her two ton, 15 foot long pectoral fin to gently touch him, letting him know that she was behind him. Her eye was fully illuminated from the late afternoon sun scintillating over his shoulder. Looking into her eye, he saw for the first time the calm mindful expression of a whale peering into his own eyes. In that instant he saw clearly what had been missing in the four decade effort to visually communicate the reality of whales - moments like these documented on their terms, at their scale. To read more please visit Bryant's website by clicking here . Mark Baer, MHAA Executive Director, interviews Bryant Austin on: Your Town Television
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The Art and Journals of Jo Mora Friday, February 1st – April 28th;
Year of the Missions 2012 – 2013
Associated programs to include: • Premiere screening of Junípero Serra: His Life, Legacy & Missions, 2012 by Cultural Global Media of Santa Barbara • More About the Missions – a free rotating film series Sundays 1-4pm in the MoM Auditorium, November 25-January 20 • A series of guest lectures beginning in January with Dr. Ruben Mendoza of CSU-MB on solar illuminations in the California missions • Gallery talks by artists, curators, historians, and collaborators A special Thank You to the following patrons for their generous donations to MHAA/MOM for this very special exhibit:
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