San José Museum of Art

Kudos to the brilliant minds and collegial ideas shared at the annual in-person gathering of the Contemporary Art Museum Directors (CAMD). Co-hosted this year at San José Museum of Art & Cantor Arts Center, Stanford University — it was my pleasure with Veronica Roberts to welcome colleagues from around the nation to discuss the challenges facing art museum leaders today, view exhibitions and share future plans. I tip my hat to the inspiring work done by this impressive cohort, and those who could not attend, and the spirit of collaboration. A shout out to my fellow Steering Committee team Cybele Maylone & Hesse McGraw! #CAMD #contemporaryartmuseumdirectors

Happy Halloween from all of us at SJMA! ??

The San José Museum of Art 2024 gala! Honoring artist Chitra Ganesh, and Glenda Dorchak with the inaugural SJMA Visionary Award took place Saturday under the stars, and it was extraordinary! A diverse community throughout Silicon Valley and across the US coming together to support SJMA and all it does to power innovation in the #SiliconValley community. For all those that attended and supported, THANK YOU. Funding for the arts is a challenge, and you each helped us overcome that challenge, and make the difference. ?? Some fabulous photos - Susan Sayre Batton (she, her) Tammy Kiely Faisal Ahmad Sharon Mandell Robert Lindo Lys House Ahmad Thomas Leah Toeniskoetter Matt Mahan Cynthia Teniente-Matson Jack Lazar Catherine Lego Judy Bruner Karen C. Francis Mike Nevens Laura Bartels, CPA Robbie Gordy Cole Harrell Sal Pizarro Alison Barr Tarek M. Ebeid Samantha Schneider David Zinsner Lisa Gauthier Niloufar Ebeid- So many more photos - can't fit all the thank you and photos in this post!

The San José Climate Art Symposium just opening at San José Museum of Art. Focused on Sustainability and Climate Action in the Cultural Sector, the panel ??Empowering the Creative Economy?? moderated by Sarah Sutton in discusion with Larissa Harris, Teiger Foundation; James Merle Thomas Helen Frankenthaler Foundation; and Esailama Artry-Diouf, PhD, San Francisco Foundation. ??We have to work at the systems level.?? ??Artists are first and second responders.?? Danielle S. Ron P. Muriera #408Creates Teiger Foundation Helen Frankenthaler Foundation #climateaction

The San José Museum of Art (SJMA) will present "Beta Space: Patty Chang and David Kelley" from November 1, 2024 through June 1, 2025. Taking the form of an open laboratory, Chang and Kelley’s newest multimedia installation features their first inquiry into a site without human inhabitants: the deep sea. Organized by SJMA assistant curator, Juan Omar Rodriguez, Chang and Kelley’s exhibition explores the animal and mineral pasts, presents, and futures of the deep sea and urgently addresses the loops—of scientific discovery, resource extraction, and technological development—that connect us with the more-than-human.?

Downtown San José celebrated the opening of “Calder: at home, among friends” and “Still in Motion” with a live performance by Mild Monk & somn.ok. Over 350 people came together to see the exhibitions and commemorate this artist’s legacy. “Calder: at home, among friends” features intimate objects created by the artist, as well as smaller sculptures. “Still in Motion” celebrates the unfolding legacy of Calder through the work of Calder Prize awardees, whose groundbreaking contributions push the limits of sculpture to propel it into the twenty-first century. Both shows are open through August 3, 2025.?? ? Photos by Frederick Liang. ? 2024 Calder Foundation, New York / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York?

We are thrilled to participate in the Further Triennial, coming in 2027! The Triennial brings together dozens of Northern California’s nonprofit arts institutions and cultural centers for a season of original exhibitions and public programs, highlighting the region’s rich cultural history and present. Further will span the Bay Area and beyond and will take place from March—June 2027. Further will partner with dozens of organizations throughout the region, including 500 Capp Street, Anderson Collection at Stanford University, Berkeley Art Center, Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive, Cantor Arts Center at Stanford University, CCA Wattis Institute for Contemporary Arts, The Contemporary Jewish Museum, Creative Growth Art Center, Creativity Explored, Crocker Art Museum, The Exploratorium, Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, Fort Mason Center for Arts & Culture, Gray Area, Institute of Contemporary Art San Francisco, JB Blunk Estate, Institute of Contemporary Art San José, Headlands Center for the Arts, Jan Shrem and Maria Manetti Shrem Museum of Art at the University of California, Davis, MarinMOCA, Museum of the African Diaspora, NIAD Art Center, Oakland Museum of California, Root Division, Saint Joseph’s Art Society, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, SFAI Legacy Foundation + Archive, and SOMArts Cultural Center, among any others.

Share your passion for art by volunteering at SJMA!?Attend an informative and interactive gathering where you will learn about SJMA’s volunteer opportunities. Museum staff and current volunteers will be on hand to answer questions about the many ways that you can make a difference by supporting the Museum’s program goals.

It takes a village to create an annual event to welcome everyone to the magical San José Museum of Art Gala + Auction! What a pleasure to honor Chitra Ganesh & Glenda Dorchak with superstar co-chairs Tammy Kiely & Nadia Ahmad, speakers Dipti Mathur, Robert Lindo, Matt Mahan and a rollicking art auction with Robbie Gordy. Raising significant funds to support exhibitions and education programs, our talented staff raised the bar on what a creative event can do -- with celebrations of birthdays, anniversaries and a 30-year tribute to Trustee Bill Faulkner. Love for community and creativity abounded, we are sincerely grateful for the support of the artists and galleries, all the generous sponsors and attendees, and huge heavy lift of the Board and Development Committee. Thank you! Maia Harris LaPlaca Cohen Tausif Noor Jessica Silverman Gallery Wendi Norris Wanda Kownacki Mary Mocas Mike Nevens Kelly Akashi FRANCOIS GHEBALY Hayal Pozanti Masako Miki Sophia Kinell Geraldine .Martinez-Magarelli Radhika Chopra … Photos by Drew Altizer

Opens November 1, SJMA will present "Kambui Olujimi: North Star," an immersive exhibition that invites us to imagine a different way of being in the universe. Taking the deliberate absence of Black joy in Western art histories and visual culture as a point of departure, "North Star" explores the liberatory possibilities of weightlessness. "North Star" is Olujimi’s first solo museum exhibition on the West Coast and will feature large-scale watercolor and ink paintings, a site-specific mural, a film, and a new sculpture and video installation that comprise the artist’s most recent multidisciplinary project. The exhibition is organized by Lauren Schell Dickens, SJMA’s chief curator, and Juan Omar Rodriguez, SJMA’s assistant curator. "Kambui Olujimi: North Star" is made possible by the SJMA Exhibitions Fund, with lead support from The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts.