Mondays, 5:00–7:00 p.m.
Series price: $180 members/$200 nonmembers
Single ticket: $25 members/$30 nonmembers
James S. Copley Auditorium/SDMA Rotunda
SDMA’s Docent Council is pleased to present a new evening lecture series that highlights SDMA’s collection and special exhibitions. Each evening will begin with wine, cheese, and a cultural performance designed to enhance the lecture. Season subscriptions are now available and individual tickets will be available at the door. For more information, please contact Ruth Broudy, SDMA manager of docent programs, at (619) 696-1953 or rbroudy@sdmart.org.
“Velázquez in the Basement: A Study in Art Historical Method”
October 20
John Marciari, Ph.D., SDMA Curator of Italian and Spanish Paintings and Head of Provenance Research, will describe his rediscovery of a painting, which appears to be a lost early altarpiece by Diego Velázquez. Including discussions of connoisseurship, conservation, and provenance research, the lecture will be both a commentary on the practice of a curator and the unfolding of a fascinating mystery. Leon Santoro of Orfila Winery will offer an Italian wine tasting before the lecture.
“Kimono as Art: The Landscapes of Itchiku Kubota”
November 17
Hollis Goodall, author, noted speaker, and curator of Japanese art at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, will discuss SDMA’s major exhibition of unique kimono, followed by a performance by the Asayake Taiko drumming group.
“Dance, Dancers, and Degas”
December 1
Dr. Norman Bryson, professor of art history at UCSD, will discuss the work of famed artist Edgar Degas. French wine will be served, and a very special appearance of the Music and the Mirror classical ballet troupe, under the direction of Michelle G. Noblejas-Bartolomei, will precede the lecture.
“Art and Music during the Time of Cervantes”
January 12, 2009
Opera and art combine as Nicolas Reveles, education director of the San Diego Opera, appears along with members of the San Diego Opera Ensemble. A noted composer, pianist, and educator, Reveles’s presentation will focus the art and music Art and Music during the Time of Cervantes.”
“Black Womanhood”
February 23
In conjunction with SDMA’s exhibition Black Womanhood: Images, Icons, and Ideologies of the African Body, noted art historian and SDSU professor Dr. Jo-Anne Berelowitz will talk about gender and racial stereotyping in the visual arts. UCSD’s Gospel Choir, under the direction of Pastor Ken Anderson, will rock the house as they sing their way through African-American history.
“Introducing the Arts of Polynesia: Past and Present”
March 30
Learn more about SDMA’s exhibition Oceanic Art during a presentation by Dr. Teri L. Sowell, director of exhibitions and collections at the Oceanside Museum of Art. Her lecture will follow a demonstration of the vibrant Samoan art of decorating bark cloth by the Siapo artist, Tupito Gadalla.
“California Dreaming: Dali and the Golden State”
April 13
Sara Cochran, assistant curator of modern art at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, will discuss Salvador Dali’s connection to California: the great pull of Hollywood and his discovery of Pebble Beach as a haven to paint during his exile in America at the time of World War II. The Eveoke Dance Theatre will weave together a lovely evening of modern and world dance that will delight your senses, open your heart, and astound your expectations.
“An Evening with Judy Chicago”
May 18
The 2008–2009 season of Evening Encounters closes with famed artist, author, and feminist Judy Chicago. Chicago’s career spans four decades, and her most famous work, The Dinner Party, a monumental multimedia project symbolizing the achievements of historic women in Western civilization, has been seen by more than one million people in sixteen different venues in six countries.
Evening Encounters: Art, Culture, and Conversation is sponsored by SDMA’s Docent Council. Support for the Oceanic art presentation is from the SANA Art Foundation.
