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Virtual SDMA + Courtly Noyse | Renaissance Holiday Carols

SDMA Tutorial | How to Write "Dragon" in Japanese Calligraphy

Virtual SDMA + San Diego Ballet | "Panama 66"

Virtual SDMA + San Diego Ballet | “Mi Gente” performed by Kanna Kitsunai and Bo Brinton

Virtual SDMA + San Diego Ballet | “Panama 66” performed by Conniff, Lister, Perry, Galvin, Parfitt

René Magritte. "The Shadows," 1966. Oil on canvas.

Virtual SDMA + San Diego Ballet | Stephanie Maiorano and Tonatiuh Lopez Gomez, "YLJC"

Virtual SDMA+ Natesha School of Bharatanatyam | Mihika Nadig performs ‘Srivighnarajam Bhaje’

Virtual SDMA+ Natesha School of Bharatanatyam | The Creation of Ganesha performed by Keerti Tadimeti

Virtual SDMA + Natesha School of Bharatanatyam | Suman Nayak, The royal Elephant

Virtual SDMA + Natesha School of Bharatanatyam | Priya Bhat & Anagha Srirangam, Gajendra Moksha

Welcome Back | A Message from Roxana Velasquez, SDMA executive director

"We miss you, but we know we will see you soon!"—Roxana Velasquez, SDMA executive director, shares a welcome back message. The #SanDiegoMuseumofArt is open and thrilled to welcome you back, since there is nothing like seeing a work of art in person. 🖼️🏺🏛️ Visit SDMArt.org/reopening/ to plan your next visit and read up on our new procedures. 😷 Or visit the Link in our bio. #SanDiego #Museum #SDMA #SDMAyourWay #balboapark #SanDiegoArtMuseum #MuseumofArt #MueumofFineArts #gomuseums San Diego Museum Council Explore Balboa Park Balboa Park

Virtual SDMA + SDYS | Petunia and Ria Rizo, flute and clarinet

Beethoven was born and lived around the same time and place that "Pirna on the Elba" was painted. ⠀ ⠀ Experience the 18th century come to life with Petunia and Ria Rizo's carefully curated performance. ⠀ ⠀ Did you know? While the artist of this work, Bernardo Bellotto, was in Pirna, the Prussian army occupied Dresden, marking the start of the Seven Years War, and the canvas seems to have never reached its original patron.⠀ ⠀ Virtual SDMA+ San Diego Youth Symphony 🎼 features students from San Diego Youth Symphony and Conservatory choosing a work from the SDMA collection that they pair with a piece of music. These students are phenomenally talented!⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀ Performances are shared on Tuesdays at 6:00 p.m. PT on #SDMA YouTube and social media channels.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀ Featured: Bernardo Bellotto (aka Bernardo Francesco Paulo Bellotto). "Pirna on the Elba," ca. 1756. Oil on canvas. Gift of Anne R. and Amy Putnam. 1943.30. ⠀ ⠀ "Duo No. 1 in C Major" by Ludwig van Beethoven performed by Petunia Rizo, Wind Symphony principal flute and Sinfonia viola and Ria Rizo, Sinfonia clarinet⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀⠀ #clarinet #clarinetperformance #sinfonia #flute #principalflute #beethoven #ludwigvanbeethoven #bellotto #bernardobellotto #oilonvanvas #oilpainting #virtualconcert #museumfromhome #museumathome #SDYS #virtualsdma #virtualSDMAplus #SDMAyourWay #SDMuseumsFromHome #SDMuseumsAtHome #SanDiego #SanDiegoYouthSymphony #MusicEducation #ArtEducation #arthistory #fineartsmuseum #classicalmusic #classicalmusicperformance

Virtual SDMA + SDYS | Mia and Cameron Redelings, piano

⁣What do John Henry Twachtman's "The Shore" and Claude Debussy's "En bateau" have in common? 🤔⠀ ⠀ Sit back and enjoy this carefully curated pairing performed by siblings to find out! ❗⠀ ⠀ Virtual SDMA+ San Diego Youth Symphony features students from the San Diego Youth Symphony and Conservatory choosing a work from the SDMA collection that they pair with a piece of music. These students are phenomenally talented!⠀⠀ ⠀⠀ Performances are shared on Tuesdays at 6:00 p.m. PT on #SDMA YouTube and social media channels.⠀⠀ ⠀⠀ September 8 – Dasha Zerboni – Specter of the Evening by Salvador Dalí (1930)⠀⠀ September 15 – Petunia and Ria Rizo – Pirna on the Elba by Bernardo Bellotto (ca. 1756)⠀⠀ ⠀⠀ Featured: John Henry Twachtman. "The Shore," ca. 1879. Oil on canvas. Gift of Mrs. Henry A. Everett. 1927.83. ⠀ ⠀ “Petite suite,” L.65 (En bateau) by Claude Debussy performed by Mia Redelings, Ovation 1st violin ‘20 and Cameron Redelings, Ovation principal trombone and percussion⠀ ⠀ https://www.sdmart.org/virtual-sdma-plus/⠀ https://sdys.org/⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ #claudedebussy #debussy #musiceducation #arteducation #museum #museumfromhome #museumathome #sdma #sdmart #sandiegomuseumofart #museumofart #museumoffinearts #artgallery #virtualperformance #onlineconcert #classicalmusic #piano #pianoplayer #pianomusic #pianist #sandiegoyouthsymphony

Virtual SDMA + SDYS | Lilian Franqui

⁣Take a step back with us to enjoy these works in a new light. 🤔💡 ⠀ ⠀ Watch and listen to Lilian Franqui, Sinfonia,1st Violin 🎻 of the San Diego Youth Symphony and Conservatory perform a work that took 40 years for the composer complete!⠀ ⠀ #VirtualSDMA+ #SanDiegoYouthSymphony features students from San Diego Youth Symphony choosing a work from the #SDMAcollection that they pair with a piece of music 🎼. These students are phenomenally talented!⠀ ⠀ Performances are shared on Tuesdays at 6:00 p.m. PT on #SDMA YouTube and social media channels.⠀ ⠀ September 1 – Mia and Cameron Redelings, piano – The Shore by John Henry Twachtman (ca. 1879)⠀ September 8 – Dasha Zerboni – Specter of the Evening by Salvador Dalí (1930)⠀ September 15 – Petunia and Ria Rizo – Pirna on the Elba by Bernardo Bellotto (ca. 1756)⠀ ⠀ Featured: Arnaldo Pomodoro. "Rotating Sphere with Interior Space," 1967. Bronze. Museum purchase with funds provided by Mr. and Mrs. Philip L. Gildred.b1968.107. ⠀ ⠀ "Violin Concerto No. 1 in G Minor, Op. 26, III" by Max Bruch ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ #SDYS #SDMAplus #SanDiegoMuseumofArt #concerto #sculpture #bronzesculpture #violin #violinstudent #firstviolin #symphony #musiceducation #museumeducation #arteducation #virtualconcert #onlineconcert #performance #violinist #violinperformance #MaxBruch #pomodoro #arnoldopomodoro #sandiegomusicians #sanDiego #museumfromhome

Virtual SDMA + Art of Elan | Stephanie Richards, Trumpet

⁣You're watching an original Virtual SDMA + Art of Elan performance! 🎺⠀ ⠀ Watch and listen to UC San Diego Music Professo Stephanie Richards inspired by the optimism and feeling of joyful posibility that eminate from Dewain Valentine'ss "Circle, Blue-Violet." ⠀ ⠀ "The musical headspace in which rising Brooklyn-via-Canada trumpeter Steph Richards operates stretches far beyond avant-garde jazz—an area she’s explored with visionaries such as Anthony Braxton, Henry Threadgill, and John Zorn—and into art-pop territory (she’s logged studio time with Yoko Ono and David Byrne too).” (JazzTimes). An adventurous #trumpeter, #conductor and #composer, Steph Richards is a radical innovator in the avant and experimental scenes and is driven by a curiosity how listeners interact with music and what sensory variables are open to experimentation. ⠀ ⠀ #VirtualSDMA+ #ArtofElan is a series of online experiences pairing the #SDMAcollection with the thoughtfully curated #music of Art of Elan. The short musical responses are meant to inspire and uplift the community.⠀ ⠀ Featured: DeWain Valentine. "Circle, Blue-Violet," 1978. Polyester resin. Museum purchase with funds from the Docent Committee, the Gilbert Fund and the Severance Fund. 1983.10.⠀ ⠀ #UCSDmusic #UCSD #UCSanDiego #SDMA #SDMAYourWay #SanDiegoMuseumofArt #MusicEducation #VirtualPerformance #trumpet #avantgardejazz #experimental

ArtStop | Faith Ringgold

⁣Can't get enough of Faith Ringgold's "Seven Passages to a Flight?"⠀ ⠀ Join from the #MuseumFromHome for a #VirtualSDMA ArtStop from 2013 to learn about the technique and materiality behind these works of art!⠀ ⠀ Featured: Faith Ringgold. "Seven Passages to a Flight," 1995. Acrylic, polished cotton and nylon fabric, mylar thread, polyester fiber batting. Museum purchase. 1995.73.b.⠀⠀ ⠀⠀ Faith Ringgold. "Seven Passages to a Flight," 1995. Etching and pochoir. Museum purchase. 1995.73.a.⠀⠀ ⠀ #AfricanAmericanArt #BlackArt #BlackArtist #AfricanAmericanArtist #FaithRinggold #quilt #quiltmaking #contemporaryartist #interdisciplinaryart #supportblackart

Virtual SDMA + San Diego Shakespeare Society | Sandra Maas performing Rosalind in "As You Like It"

⁣Why has Sandra Maas paired this lithograph with Shakespeare's greatest heroine? ⠀ ⠀ Watch this Virtual SDMA + SDSS Performance to find out! Be sure to check back every Tuesday at 6:00 p.m. PST for more virtual performances in collaboration with local arts institutions.⠀ ⠀ #VirtualSDMA+ The San Diego Shakespeare Society 🎭 is a series of video performances featuring monologues from great works of Shakespeare 📜 in response to selections 🖼️ from the #SDMAcollection, premiering every other Tuesday at 6:00 p.m.⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀ The #SanDiegoMuseumofArt traditionally works with The San Diego Shakespeare Society throughout the year featuring seasonal #SDMA ArtStops. The San Diego Shakespeare Society performs year round with the goal of demonstrating the relevance, immediacy, and accessibility of Shakespeare’s works for the general public.⠀⠀ ⠀ Featured: Albert Belleroche (AKA Albert de Belleroche). "Woman's Head in Profile," 1906?. Lithograph. Gift of George C. Kenney II and Olga-Kitsakos Kenney. 2000.217. ⠀ ⠀ William Shakespeare. Rosalind in "As You Like It," Act V, Scene 4, 1599.⠀

Virtual SDMA + Art of Elan | Rose Lombardo, flute response to Las Tres Virgenes Volcano at Sunset

⁣Sound on! 🔊⠀ Rose Lombardo paired 🎼 "Kokopelli" with 🖼️ "Los Tres Virgenes Volcano at Sunset," learn and experience how "both stories inspire an appreciation and attention to the land that we live on" in our latest performance.⠀ ⠀ You're watching #VirtualSDMAplus, unique online experiences offered by The #SanDiegoMuseumofArt in collaboration with other local #ArtInstitutions to inspire a robust appreciation of the arts and a deeper exploration of the #SDMAcollection. 🏛️🎭🎻🎨⠀ ⠀ ⁣#VirtualSDMA+ Art of Elan 🎶 are a series of online experiences pairing The #SDMA permanent collection with the thoughtfully curated music of #ArtofElan. Building on the 13-season partnership between the two arts organizations, the video series features musical responses to works of art that are meant to inspire and uplift the community.⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀ The Art of Elan concert series will be going #virtual on every other Tuesday at 6:00 PM or tune in next week for an exclusive #VirtualSDMA+ The San Diego Shakespeare Society monologue performance. 🤩⠀ ⠀ Coming Up:⠀ August 11—Sandra Maas performing As You Like It, Act V, Scene 4 by William Shakespeare—"Woman’s Head in Profile" by Albert Belleroche (1906?)— The San Diego Shakespeare Society⠀ August 18—Stephanie Richards, trumpet—"Circle, Blue-Violet" by DeWain Valentine (1978)— Art of Elan⠀ August 25—Lilian Franqui, violin—"Rotating Sphere with Interior Space" by Arnaldo Pomodoro (1967)— San Diego Youth Symphony and Conservatory ⠀ Featured: ⠀ Eliot Furness Porter. "Las Tres Virgenes Volcano at Sunset," August 12, 1966. Dye transfer on paper. Victor Diaz Color Photography Collection. 2015.394.10.⠀ ⠀ "Kokopelli," (1990) by Katherine Hoover.⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ #arteducation #arthistory #performingarts #musiceducation #virtualconcert #onlineconcert #flute #kokopelli #classicalmusic #virtualconcerthall #artmuseum #museum #SDMA #SDMAyourWay #freeconcert #sandiego #balboapark #SDmuseumsathome #museumfromhome

A Conversation with Cauleen Smith | Trailer

⁣Get an exclusive behind-the-scenes look at "Flori Canta" the latest work by interdisciplinary artist Cauleen Smith featured in the exhibition and installation "Juan Sánchez Cotán and Cauleen Smith: Mystical Time and Deceptive Light." ⠀ ⠀ This Insider Views event recording features a conversation between Artist Cauleen Smith, and exhibition curators.⠀⠀ ⠀⠀ Cauleen Smith and her fellow panelists discuss the process and significance behind her video installation featured in the exhibition, "Juan Sánchez Cotán and Cauleen Smith: Mystical Time and Deceptive Light", available online and at the Museum through January 2021.⠀ WATCH NOW: https://bit.ly/2ZYZ6J5 ⠀ This interview was originally part of the Insider Views programming available to Circle members.⠀ ⠀⠀ Through our popular Insider Views series, Circle members are invited behind-the-scenes at the Museum to learn how we plan exhibitions, conserve the collection, provide art education to our community, and incorporate innovative technology in the Museum experience.⠀⠀ ⠀⠀ Learn more about Circle Membership, view the online exhibition "Juan Sánchez Cotán and Cauleen Smith: Mystical Time and Deceptive Light", and watch "An Evening of Conversation with Cauleen Smith" all in our Link In Bio.⠀⠀ ⠀ Featured:⠀ Stills from Cauleen Smith. Flori Canta, 2020. 4K digital video, 30-minute continuous loop. Gift of the Artist.⠀⠀ Juan Sánchez Cotán. Still life with Quince, Cabbage, Melon, and Cucumber, ca. 1602. Oil on canvas. Gift of Anne R. and Amy Putnam. 1945.43. ⠀ ⠀ #contemporaryartist #femaleartists #cauleensmith #filmmaker #digitalmedia #installation #conceptualart #artistinterview #arttalk #SDMA #SDMAyourWay #SDMuseumsAtHome #VirtualSDMA #SDMAcollection

⁣Virtual SDMA + Art of Elan | Keir GoGwilt, violin response to "Doors I" by Claudia Fernández

Sit back, relax, and enjoy the show with Virtual SDMA + Art of Elan! 🎻🖼️ ⠀ Watch and listen to #Violinist Keir GoGwilt and #Bassist Kyle Motl perform an #originalcomposition in response to "Doors I" by Claudia Fernández.⠀ ⠀ "I like the idea of framing doors. I was drawn to the patterns, which are simple and bold, and which establish very different relationships along this 4x2 grid. There's symmetry, contrast, inversion, and reflection. ⠀ ⠀ Bassist Kyle Motl and I have written and recorded a few miniature pieces to accompany these doors. The doors are already quite musical, in terms of their patterning and arrangement. We've written a couple of musical lines, which we then inverted, reflected, and contrasted. It's the aural analogue to the visual operation we see in this image."—Keir GoGwilt⠀ ⠀ Keir GoGwilt is a violinist, writer, and musicologist, whose work spans a range of critical and creative disciplines. As a violinist he has been described as a "formidable performer" (New York Times) noted for his "evocative sound" (London Jazz News), "keen musical intellect" (The Wire), and "finger-busting virtuosity" (San Diego Union Tribune). He is a founding member of the interdisciplinary performing arts company, AMOC, and he co-composes, improvises, and performs music with bassist Kyle Motl as part of their duo, Treesearch.⠀ ⠀ GoGwilt studied literature at Harvard University, where he was awarded the Louis Sudler Prize in the Arts, and is a PhD candidate in Music at UC San Diego. His research shows how methods of musical instrument instruction have shaped tenets of musical aesthetics usually attributed to 19th-century theorists and composers.⠀ ⠀ "Doors I" by Claudia Fernández is composed from a photographic archive of typologies of metal garage doors and fences widely used in middle-class domestic architecture throughout Mexico, Claudia Fernández's diptych, Doors I and II, remixes these urban samples into formal arrangements of geometric lines and shapes. Ordered into ri

Virtual SDMA + San Diego Shakespeare Society | Kandace Crystal performing Sonnet 130

"There is something pure about looking at the one you love and knowing you accept them despite others' perceived flaws. In a sense, you give your partner power to love themself through your perception."—Kandace Crystal #VirtualSDMA+ The San Diego Shakespeare Society 🎭 is a series of video performances featuring monologues from great works of Shakespeare 📜 in response to selections 🖼️ from the #SDMAcollection, premiering every other Tuesday at 6:00 p.m. ⠀ The #SanDiegoMuseumofArt traditionally works with The San Diego Shakespeare Society throughout the year featuring seasonal #SDMA ArtStops. The San Diego Shakespeare Society performs year round with the goal of demonstrating the relevance, immediacy, and accessibility of Shakespeare’s works for the general public.⠀ Featured: William Shakespeare. "Sonnet 130," 1609 performed by Kandace Crystal. Pablo Picasso (AKA Pablo Ruiz y Picasso). "Woman with Mirror," 1922 (or 1925?). Etching, proof. Gift of George C. Kenney II and Olga Kitsakos-Kenney. 1998.131. #WilliamShakespeare #Shakespeare #performingarts #sonnet130 #sonnet #balboapark #SDSS #SanDiegoShakespeareSociety #SDMAYourWay #SDMA #VirtualSDMA #VirtualSMAplus #picasso #etching #pablopicasso #virtualperformance #onlineperformance #museum

Proud Identities

⁣In time for San Diego Pride 🏳️‍🌈, the #SanDiegoMuseumofArt 🏛️ in partnership with San Diego Pride takes a fresh look at its permanent collections to assemble artworks from around the world and across time that speak to LGBTQ+ identities in art. 🖼️⠀ ⠀ Join Education and Public Programs Assistant Lucas Perez for a curated exhibition and after stay for the live Q&A with Lucas Perez and Public Programs Coordinator Bailey Cain hosted by Larry Baza.⠀ ⠀ Visit SDPride.org/live to join the live event happening NOW on YouTube or Facebook.‼️ ⠀ #togetherwerise #sdpride #Pride🌈 #ArtHistory #LGBTQIA #LGBTQIAplus #Proud #pride #LGBTQ #LGBTQart #queerart #virtualtour #virtualfieldtrip #SDMuseumsAtHome #MuseumAtHome #MuseumFromHome #SanDiegoPride

"Flin Flon VIII" by Frank Stella

Join John Digesare, Senior Registrar, as he shares the story of "Flin Flon VIII" by Frank Stella, a leading figure in American Abstraction. Enjoy this short introductory video on "Flin Flon VIII" and watch and explore all 28 videos about Museum collection highlights on YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/user/SanDiegoMuseumofArt Stella has famously said of his art that “what you see is what you see,” a statement so often repeated that it is both defining and limiting. Beyond what you see, Stella pioneered a distinctive form of abstraction that deftly weaves painting and sculpture and exhibits an architectural sensibility. He is one of the most significant living artists and the only living artist to have two retrospectives at the Museum of Modern Art in New York. Flin Flon VIII relates to the artist’s Protractor Series, as evidenced by the flurry of colorful angular shapes evocative of the small tool. The title of this painting comes from a small town located on the border of Saskatchewan and Manitoba, Canada. In this square canvas, Stella explores many of the ideas on the potential of form, color, and scale that he was experimenting with in his irregularly shaped canvases. Featured: Frank Stella. "Flin Flon VIII," 1970. Acrylic on canvas. Museum Purchase with Resale Funds from art given by Mrs. Frederick E. Davies and Mrs. Albert Gallatin Wheeler. 1979.19. #FrankStella #stella #AmericanArt #AmericanArtist #AmericanAbstraction #abstractart #FlinFlon #modernart #70sart #virtualfieldtrip #museumathome #museumfromhome #SDMAcollection #SDMA #SanDiegoMuseumofArt #ArtHistory #ArtTour #MuseumTour

Virtual SDMA + San Diego Shakespeare Society | Ashley Engelman, King John

⁣"This painting really spoke to me for a few different reasons—the first of which being that in this speech, Lewis the Dauphin is speaking to Cardinal Pandulph. St. Jerome is dressed in the traditional garb of a cardinal and is pointing off-frame, which gave me the impression of the Cardinal asking Lewis to go back home to France. I also loved the lion staring up at St. Jerome, as Lewis has always felt very predatory to me in this speech."⠀ —Ashley Engelman⠀ ⠀ ⠀ #VirtualSDMA+ The San Diego Shakespeare Society 🎭 is a series of video performances featuring monologues from great works of Shakespeare 📜 in response to selections 🖼️ from the #SDMAcollection, premiering every other Tuesday at 6:00 p.m.⠀ ⠀⠀ The #SanDiegoMuseumofArt traditionally works with The San Diego Shakespeare Society throughout the year featuring seasonal #SDMA ArtStops. The San Diego Shakespeare Society performs year round with the goal of demonstrating the relevance, immediacy, and accessibility of Shakespeare’s works for the general public.⠀⠀ ⠀ Performances will be shared on Tuesdays on SDMA YouTube. June 30 – Ashley Engelman performing King John, Act V, Scene 2 by William Shakespeare – Saint Jerome by Francisco de Zurbarán (17th century) July 14 – Kandace Krystal performing Sonnet 130 by William Shakespeare – Woman with Mirror by Pablo Picasso ⠀ Featured: William Shakespeare. 𝘒𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘑𝘰𝘩𝘯, Act V, Scene 2 performed by Ashley Engelman. ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ Francisco de Zurbarán. 𝘚𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘵 𝘑𝘦𝘳𝘰𝘮𝘦, 17th century Spain. Oil on canvas, Museum purchase with funds provided by Anne R. and Amy Putnam. 1929.45.⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ #VirtualSDMAplus #MuseumFromHome #MuseumAtHome #Shakespeare #EmileBernard #monologue #KingJohn #onlinetheatre #theatre #SDMuseumsAtHome #BalboaPark #PerformingArts #VirtualPerformance #OnlinePerformance #SDMA #SDMAYourWay #zurbaran

Virtual SDMA + Art of Elan | Chanson dans la nuit performed by Julie Smith Phillips, harp

'I have chosen to pair "Charles Reiffel's painting "In the San Felipe Valley" with the evocative work "Chanson dans la nuit" or "Song of the Night" by Carlos Salzedo. I've chosen to pair these two works because I feel that there is a similar scenic energy between them. There is clarity in the subject matter but also a sense of wonder about what lies in the shadows, or just around the bend. Although it is not a night image, nightfall is coming soon and there is magic in the air, something I love about the writing in "Chanson dans la nuit." Full of atmosphere and with the use of special effects on the harp, Salzedo brings out so many unusual colors on the instrument that one doesn't normally hear. There are moments of powerful boldness but also a sense of stillness and awe in both works. Both pieces remind me of the beauty and the vast landscape that we get to enjoy here on Earth. Interestingly, they were both also created in the same year, 1927. '—Julie Smith Phillips, harp 🎵 Principal Harpist of the San Diego Symphony since 2007, Julie Smith Phillips is one of the most prominent young harpists today, performing as both an orchestral musician and concert artist. #Virtual SDMA+ Art of Elan is a series of short online experiences pairing The San Diego Museum of Art permanent collection with the thoughtfully curated music of Art of Elan. Building on the 13-year partnership between the two arts organizations, the video series features short musical responses to works of art that are meant to inspire and uplift the community. Art of Elan has chosen six prestigious musicians to kick off the series. Virtual SDMA+ Art of Elan online concerts will be shared on Tuesdays at 6:00 p.m. PT on SDMA YouTube, Instagram, and Facebook. July 21 – Keir GoGwilt, violin – Doors I by Claudia Fernández (1998, published 2001) August 4 – Rose Lombardo, flute – Las Tres Virgenes Volcano at Sunset by Eliot Furness Porter (1966) August 18 – Stephanie Richards, trumpet – Circle, Blue-Vi

Virtual SDMA+ Art of Elan | Demarre McGill, flute – "Notre Dame" by Maximilien Luce (ca. 1900)

'I was inspired to pair "Notre Dame" by Maximilien Luce and Claude Debussy's "Syrinx" because they both transcend the subject matters that inspired them. The viewer of this painting doesn't have to actually be familiar with the magnificent Notre Dame to appreciate the beauty of this painting and in Debussy's piece, one doesn't have to be familiar with the actual story of the work to appreciate this beautiful example of Impressionism in music.' —Demarre McGill Trained as a printmaker, Maximilien Luce was first noted as a painter by the critic Félix Fénéon, who coined the term Neo-Impressionism to describe a new school of landscape painting based on “scientific” principles of color, in contrast to #Impressionism’s largely instinctive attempt to capture the fleeting and spontaneous effects of light. Like his fellow Neo-Impressionists Seurat and Signac, Luce experimented with the separation of colors into individual, contrasting dots on the canvas. #VirtualSDMA+ Art of Elan are a series of online experiences pairing The San Diego Museum of Art permanent collection with the thoughtfully curated music of Art of Elan. Building on the 13-season partnership between the two arts organizations, the video series features musical responses to works of art that are meant to inspire and uplift the community.⠀ ⠀ The @artofelan concert series will be going #virtual on every other Tuesday at 6:00 PM. 🤩⠀⠀ Featured: "Syrinx" for solo flute by Claude Debussy performed by Demarre McGill Maximilien Luce. "Notre Dame," ca. 1900. Oil on canvas. Gift of Ambassador and Mrs. Maxwell Gluck. 1985.77. #NotreDame #Syrinx #ClaudeDebussy #Flute #FlutePlayer #NeoImpressionism #VirtualConcert #onlineconcert #virtualconcert #onlineconcert #classicalmusic #Musiceducation #MaximilienLuce #ArtHistory #Painting #Debussy #SDMuseumsInSanDiego #SDMA #SDMAYourWay

Virtual SDMA + San Diego Shakespeare Society | Tom Steward performing The Tempest, Act V, epilogue

"The painting evokes to me the themes of aging and mortality using the image of travel over water by sailboat. The Epilogue to 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘛𝘦𝘮𝘱𝘦𝘴𝘵 speaks of such a journey, both metaphorically and literally." —Tom Steward | @tom.steward.129 Virtual SDMA+ The San Diego Shakespeare Society 🎭 is a series of video performances featuring monologues from great works of Shakespeare in response to selections from the SDMA collection. The #SanDiegoMuseumofArt traditionally works with The San Diego Shakespeare Society throughout the year featuring seasonal #SDMA ArtStops. The San Diego Shakespeare Society performs year round with the goal of demonstrating the relevance, immediacy, and accessibility of Shakespeare’s works for the general public. #VirtualSDMA+ The San Diego Shakespeare Society video performances will include selections from 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘛𝘦𝘮𝘱𝘦𝘴𝘵 and 𝘒𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘓𝘦𝘢𝘳 📜 in response to artist-chosen works 🖼️ from the #SDMAcollection. Featured: Tom Steward performing 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘛𝘦𝘮𝘱𝘦𝘴𝘵 , Act V, epilogue by William Shakespeare Emile Bernard. "Breton Women in a Ferry Boat," ca. 1900. Oil on canvas. Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Norton S. Walbridge. 1976.198. #VirtualSDMAplus #MuseumFromHome #MuseumAtHome #Shakespeare #EmileBernard #monologue #TheTempest #onlinetheatre #theatre #SDMuseumsAtHome #BalboaPark #PerformingArts #VirtualPerformance #OnlinePerformance #SDMA #SDMAYourWay

SDMA at Play | Ink Sticks

Learn about Chinese ink sticks, their history, and how to grind your own Chinese ink in the latest #SDMAatPlay video! ▶️ Check back every Thursday for more #VirtualSDMA content by our Education Department and visit the #SDMAatPlay page for more videos 📹, hands on art making activities 👐, and lesson plans 📝. SDMA at Play: https://www.sdmart.org/sdma-at-play/ Now you can also explore the #SDMAatPlay highlights from the #SDMA App, available in the App Store and Google Play. Simply open the App, press the green start button, and tap "SDMA at Play" under "Highlights." 📲 Special thanks to Guru for making this possible. What did you learn from this video? 🧠💭 Comment below! ⬇️ #artlesson #arthistory #inkstick #chineseink #SDMA #SDMAYourWay #SDMuseumsAtHome #MuseumsAtHome #MuseumsFromHome #arteducation #artmuseum