Museum of Photographic Arts

06/08/2021

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06/04/2021

Youth exhibition on display at Museum of Photographic Arts

Have you been to the Youth Exhibition yet? Close to 150 young voices are on display at the Museum.

𝐃𝐚𝐫𝐤𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐍𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐬, 𝘉𝘳𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵𝘦𝘴𝘵 𝘚𝘵𝘢𝘳𝘴 : MOPA’s 15th Annual; Juried Youth Exhibition is now open. Visit us Friday - Sunday, 11 a.m. - 4 p.m.

Drop your favorite star emoji in the comments if you’re visiting soon. 🌟⭐️*️⃣💫✨🌠🌌

Also (!), check out this visit from K**I News!!

https://youtu.be/qvJim34nQic

05/28/2021

Planning your holiday weekend? Come visit MOPA at Balboa Park? 🏞

We're open on Monday, May 31 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., and as always, we have Pay What You Wish admission! You choose your cost for entry. 🥰

We're here during our regular hours, too. Friday – Sun, 11 a.m. – 4 p.m.

#museumsareback #sandiegoholidayweekend #memorialdayweekend

📸: Arianna Gamez, 𝘔𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘢𝘳𝘺, 17, Bonita Vista High School

Arianna’s image is on view at the 15th Annual Juried Youth Exhibition: Darkest Nights, Brightest Stars. Now in the galleries. ❤️

Planning your holiday weekend? Come visit MOPA at Balboa Park? 🏞

We're open on Monday, May 31 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., and as always, we have Pay What You Wish admission! You choose your cost for entry. 🥰

We're here during our regular hours, too. Friday – Sun, 11 a.m. – 4 p.m.

#museumsareback #sandiegoholidayweekend #memorialdayweekend

📸: Arianna Gamez, 𝘔𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘢𝘳𝘺, 17, Bonita Vista High School

Arianna’s image is on view at the 15th Annual Juried Youth Exhibition: Darkest Nights, Brightest Stars. Now in the galleries. ❤️

05/20/2021

‘Beginnings, Forever: From the Collection of the Kiyosato Museum of Photographic Arts / Shinnyo-en’ Review: Through the Lens of Youth

Every great photographer has a start. At the Museum of Photographic Arts, we’re celebrating the experimental nature of young talent with our reopening exhibition “Beginnings, Forever: From the Collection of the Kiyosato Museum of Photographic Arts / Shinnyo-en.”

A few weeks back, The Wall Street Journal visited our galleries to see what the show is all about.

You can read the review now, and we hope to see you at the galleries soon! 👋

If you visited already, let us know your thoughts or questions in the comments. We LOVE to hear from you. ♥️

https://www.wsj.com/articles/beginnings-forever-from-the-collection-of-the-kiyosato-museum-of-photographic-arts-shinnyo-en-review-through-the-lens-of-youth-11621458224?st=ciu27x2q3nnwujr&reflink=article_email_share

San Diego’s Museum of Photographic Arts exhibits a potpourri of pieces from its Japanese sister institution, which emphasizes work created by photographers younger than 35.

05/14/2021

Malashock Dance Films 😍

Watch now: Malashock Dance & The Malashock Dance School presents two dance films shot at our previous show 𝘖𝘶𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘚𝘩𝘢𝘥𝘰𝘸𝘴: 𝘊𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘮𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘢𝘳𝘺 𝘊𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘦 𝘗𝘩𝘰𝘵𝘰𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘱𝘩𝘺.

Check out:
■ ON FOREIGN SOIL and
■ OUT SHADOWED

What a way to end the week! Find the dance films here: https://www.malashockdance.org/virtual-performances/

#chineseartwork #chinesecontemporaryart #photographylovers #ContemporaryChinesePhotography #YangYongliang #ShiGuorui

05/06/2021

Drop a ❤️ in the comments if you're joining TONIGHT!

👉 Often staged in media or presented in an inauthentic form, Indigenous people have long endured misrepresentations of their culture in art, advertising, photography, film and television.

Shaped by years of study, artist Cara Romero ❤️ Cara Romero Photography represents Indigenous and non-Indigenous lived experiences in her artform. 🙌

In her series "First American Girls," for example, Cara reimagines a world where Indigenous beauty is celebrated and its diversity is acknowledged. She creates these life size, tribally specific doll boxes in collaboration with her friends and family.

TONIGHT (❕): Cara joins artists Nitashia Johnson (Nitashia Johnson) and Morgan DeLuna at the online event Culture&Cause, where the three will share process and activism in their work.

Join APA | San Diego and MOPA today May 6 at 4 p.m. Get your tickets now: MOPA.org/cause 😍

Credit: Cara Romero, 𝘕𝘢𝘰𝘮𝘪, 2018, archival pigment print. Courtesy of the artist

Drop a ❤️ in the comments if you're joining TONIGHT!

👉 Often staged in media or presented in an inauthentic form, Indigenous people have long endured misrepresentations of their culture in art, advertising, photography, film and television.

Shaped by years of study, artist Cara Romero ❤️ Cara Romero Photography represents Indigenous and non-Indigenous lived experiences in her artform. 🙌

In her series "First American Girls," for example, Cara reimagines a world where Indigenous beauty is celebrated and its diversity is acknowledged. She creates these life size, tribally specific doll boxes in collaboration with her friends and family.

TONIGHT (❕): Cara joins artists Nitashia Johnson (Nitashia Johnson) and Morgan DeLuna at the online event Culture&Cause, where the three will share process and activism in their work.

Join APA | San Diego and MOPA today May 6 at 4 p.m. Get your tickets now: MOPA.org/cause 😍

Credit: Cara Romero, 𝘕𝘢𝘰𝘮𝘪, 2018, archival pigment print. Courtesy of the artist

04/23/2021

National Culture + Community Study During Covid-19

We are proud to be part of a major national research study to learn how arts, culture, and creativity fit into people’s lives during this difficult period —and how cultural organizations can become better for you in the future. 😍

The questions take about 15 minutes to answer, and they’re about how you’ve been spending your time during the pandemic, what kinds of things you’re doing online, what you’re looking forward to when things get back to “normal,” and how arts or culture organizations can help you, your family, and your community.

Can you help us? ☺️

https://selfserve.decipherinc.com/survey/selfserve/1799/210301?list=usorgs&org=MOPA

04/22/2021

Culture & Cause: Highlighting Women in Photography

APA San Diego and MOPA invite you to join us for a special online event on Thursday, May 6 at 4PM PST with three photographic artists to support and celebrate these amazing women and their cause driven work.

Learn more 👉🏼👉🏼👉🏼

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/culture-cause-highlighting-women-in-photography-tickets-151571152397

APA | SD and MOPA invite you to join us for a special evening presentation

04/17/2021

Museum of Photographic Arts updated their business hours.

Museum of Photographic Arts updated their business hours.

04/15/2021

Beginnings, Forever: From the Kiyosato Museum of Photographic Arts / Shinnyo-en - Museum of Photographic Arts (MOPA)

Every great photographer has a start. Celebrate the creative nature of young talent at MOPA’s reopening exhibition “Beginnings, Forever.”

The Museum of Photographic Arts in San Diego is now open Friday – Sunday from 11 a.m. – 4 p.m. with a Pay What You Wish admission. We hope to see you soon.

📸: Yoshinori Mizutani, 𝘛𝘰𝘬𝘺𝘰 𝘗𝘢𝘳𝘳𝘰𝘵𝘴, 2013, gelatin silver print. Collection of the Kiyosato Museum of Photographic Arts. © Yoshinori Mizutani

Based on the Kiyosato Museum of Photographic Arts’ “Young Portfolio” project, Beginnings, Forever represents the works of historic and emerging artists made before they were the age of 35. Artists establish their unique powers of expression and individuality at an early age. This exciting exhi...

04/15/2021

Sony World Photography Award unveils the year's best photographers

“The annual Sony World Photography Awards has announced the winners of its 2021 competition, with two of the top prizes going to photographers who reexamined biases in how culture and history is portrayed.” Via CNN, World Photography Organisation

https://www.cnn.com/style/article/2021-sony-world-photography-award-winners/index.html

See the work of the photographers who have been given the prestigious award this year, including the $25,000 top prize.

04/14/2021

Winescapes with Artists (Episode 2): Jono Rotman

Congratulations, #JonoRotman for being named a 2021 Guggenheim Fellow!

Psst 💬 see his work at MOPA this fall, and catch a 1:1 interview with Jono from last summer ➡️ https://youtu.be/k8uuDP8bZtM

This week in Winescapes with Artists, Deborah chats with Jono Rotman, an artist from New Zealand who lives and works in the U.S. His collections showcase the...

04/13/2021

Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: Art and Renewable Energy: How Museums Are Utilizing Solar Savings to Spread Creativity & Culture!. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar.

Art and culture go hand-in-hand with sustainability and renewable energy. 🌱

April 28: Hear about why MOPA went solar ☀️, and lessons learned from their journey.

👉Join this online panel by CollectiveSun. Register now: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/2616180084196/WN_tfuzDSyRTM2X7PDGiUkfEw

#solar #solarenergy Balboa Park

Creative inspiration can be found in unexpected places. We invite you to find your inspiration with a story about a museum’s quest to procure solar energy! Art and culture go hand-in-hand with sustainability and renewable energy. This is an ideal time to look to the future and learn how your organ...

04/13/2021

Our galleries re-open April 16! 📸

We return to Balboa Park with the NEW (❕) exhibition 𝘉𝘦𝘨𝘪𝘯𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘴, 𝘍𝘰𝘳𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳, which celebrates the creative nature of young talent. ❤️

Every great photographer has a start. Based on the Kiyosato Museum of Photographic Arts’ (KMoPA) “Young Portfolio” project, 𝘉𝘦𝘨𝘪𝘯𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘴, 𝘍𝘰𝘳𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳 showcases works by legacy and emerging artists— all made before the age of 35. Yup, 3️⃣ 5️⃣.

A little bird 🦜 told us three sections comprise 𝘉𝘦𝘨𝘪𝘯𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘴, 𝘍𝘰𝘳𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳 including:

➡️ 𝐏𝐡𝐨𝐭𝐨𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐩𝐡𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐓𝐰𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐭𝐡 𝐂𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐲, which is an opportunity to experience the great photographers at the early stage of their work to have a new appreciation of their achievements,

➡️ 𝐏𝐨𝐬𝐭𝐰𝐚𝐫 𝐏𝐡𝐨𝐭𝐨𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐩𝐡𝐲 𝐢𝐧 𝐉𝐚𝐩𝐚𝐧, which showcases a group of influential photographers that emerged in response to the devastation of the war and the tremendous economic growth that followed, and

➡️ 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐠 𝐏𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐟𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐨, which arrives through KMoPA’s annual competition for artists age 35 and younger. Through this global program, KMoPA acquires selected photographs for its permanent collection every year. To date, 10,527 people from 76 countries have submitted a total of 137,383 works. Out of these, 6,253 artworks by 804 people from 46 countries are now in their permanent collection.

Artists represented in the exhibition include Edward Weston, Brassaï, Robert Frank, Irving Penn, Shomei Tomatsu, Berenice Abbot, Keizo Kitajima, Hisae Imai, Ken Kitano, and many more contemporary photographers from across the globe.

𝘐𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦’𝘴 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘣𝘦𝘦𝘯 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘰 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘦 𝘰𝘶𝘵, a total of 105 works will be up at MOPA’s galleries. When are ya coming in? ❤️

👉 See more of 𝘉𝘦𝘨𝘪𝘯𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘴, 𝘍𝘰𝘳𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳: 𝘍𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘒𝘪𝘺𝘰𝘴𝘢𝘵𝘰 𝘔𝘶𝘴𝘦𝘶𝘮 𝘰𝘧 𝘗𝘩𝘰𝘵𝘰𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘱𝘩𝘪𝘤 𝘈𝘳𝘵𝘴 / 𝘚𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘯𝘺𝘰-𝘦𝘯 here: MOPA.org/YoungTalent. 👈

📸: Yoshinori Mizutani, 𝘛𝘰𝘬𝘺𝘰 𝘗𝘢𝘳𝘳𝘰𝘵𝘴, 2013, gelatin silver print. Collection of the Kiyosato Museum of Photographic Arts. © Yoshinori Mizutani

#VisitSD #visitsandiego #visitcalifornia #artsd #balboapark #YoshinoriMizutani Explore Balboa Park

Our galleries re-open April 16! 📸

We return to Balboa Park with the NEW (❕) exhibition 𝘉𝘦𝘨𝘪𝘯𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘴, 𝘍𝘰𝘳𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳, which celebrates the creative nature of young talent. ❤️

Every great photographer has a start. Based on the Kiyosato Museum of Photographic Arts’ (KMoPA) “Young Portfolio” project, 𝘉𝘦𝘨𝘪𝘯𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘴, 𝘍𝘰𝘳𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳 showcases works by legacy and emerging artists— all made before the age of 35. Yup, 3️⃣ 5️⃣.

A little bird 🦜 told us three sections comprise 𝘉𝘦𝘨𝘪𝘯𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘴, 𝘍𝘰𝘳𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳 including:

➡️ 𝐏𝐡𝐨𝐭𝐨𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐩𝐡𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐓𝐰𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐭𝐡 𝐂𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐲, which is an opportunity to experience the great photographers at the early stage of their work to have a new appreciation of their achievements,

➡️ 𝐏𝐨𝐬𝐭𝐰𝐚𝐫 𝐏𝐡𝐨𝐭𝐨𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐩𝐡𝐲 𝐢𝐧 𝐉𝐚𝐩𝐚𝐧, which showcases a group of influential photographers that emerged in response to the devastation of the war and the tremendous economic growth that followed, and

➡️ 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐠 𝐏𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐟𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐨, which arrives through KMoPA’s annual competition for artists age 35 and younger. Through this global program, KMoPA acquires selected photographs for its permanent collection every year. To date, 10,527 people from 76 countries have submitted a total of 137,383 works. Out of these, 6,253 artworks by 804 people from 46 countries are now in their permanent collection.

Artists represented in the exhibition include Edward Weston, Brassaï, Robert Frank, Irving Penn, Shomei Tomatsu, Berenice Abbot, Keizo Kitajima, Hisae Imai, Ken Kitano, and many more contemporary photographers from across the globe.

𝘐𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦’𝘴 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘣𝘦𝘦𝘯 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘰 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘦 𝘰𝘶𝘵, a total of 105 works will be up at MOPA’s galleries. When are ya coming in? ❤️

👉 See more of 𝘉𝘦𝘨𝘪𝘯𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘴, 𝘍𝘰𝘳𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳: 𝘍𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘒𝘪𝘺𝘰𝘴𝘢𝘵𝘰 𝘔𝘶𝘴𝘦𝘶𝘮 𝘰𝘧 𝘗𝘩𝘰𝘵𝘰𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘱𝘩𝘪𝘤 𝘈𝘳𝘵𝘴 / 𝘚𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘯𝘺𝘰-𝘦𝘯 here: MOPA.org/YoungTalent. 👈

📸: Yoshinori Mizutani, 𝘛𝘰𝘬𝘺𝘰 𝘗𝘢𝘳𝘳𝘰𝘵𝘴, 2013, gelatin silver print. Collection of the Kiyosato Museum of Photographic Arts. © Yoshinori Mizutani

#VisitSD #visitsandiego #visitcalifornia #artsd #balboapark #YoshinoriMizutani Explore Balboa Park

03/29/2021

Learn from artists at MOPA's Summer Camps in Balboa Park. Register now: MOPA.org/camps.

We're back in person this June. 📸 🌞

03/26/2021

Camps - Museum of Photographic Arts (MOPA)

Thank you Red Tricycle for including us in your Ultimate Guide to San Diego Summer Camps 2021! 🤸

👉👉See the guide here:
https://redtri.com/socal/san-diego-summer-camps/slide/10

👉👉 MOPA's in-person summer camps encourage an interest in being creative. Register here: https://mopa.org/educate/summer-camps/

Balboa Park Explore Balboa Park #sandiegofun #sandiegofamily #summercamps2021

2021 Summer Camps Learn about photography, video, animation and much more with creative professional artists at MOPA! Camps are great for all levels of experience and explore technology, image making and idea sharing! Half-day camps for grades 4 through 10* offered from June 21 through August 13 Mon...

03/25/2021

🖤 Everyone deserves to live free of fear, away from any narrative that undermines the value of a human being.

👉🏼 Locally, Pacific Arts Movement has compiled a robust set of resources. Visit: https://pacarts.org/sdapicoalition/api-resources/

👉🏼 We encourage you to also learn about the San Diego API Coalition here: http://sdapicoalition.org/

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🖤 Everyone deserves to live free of fear, away from any narrative that undermines the value of a human being.

👉🏼 Locally, Pacific Arts Movement has compiled a robust set of resources. Visit: https://pacarts.org/sdapicoalition/api-resources/

👉🏼 We encourage you to also learn about the San Diego API Coalition here: http://sdapicoalition.org/

❤️

03/23/2021

Rare images by one of history's earliest photographers up for sale

Very exciting sale of Talbot’s images!

"Almost 200 images by one of history's first photographers, William Henry Fox Talbot, are going under the hammer in New York next month, offering collectors a rare glimpse at early Victorian Britain." via CNN

https://www.cnn.com/style/article/talbot-photography-sale-sothebys/index.html

Almost 200 images by one of history's first photographers, William Henry Fox Talbot, are going under the hammer in New York, offering collectors a rare glimpse at early Victorian Britain.

03/19/2021

Check out these virtual sessions by our friends at Lawrence Family JCC.

Learn more at: https://my.lfjcc.org/10803/10804

Check out these virtual sessions by our friends at Lawrence Family JCC.

Learn more at: https://my.lfjcc.org/10803/10804

03/18/2021

☀️🕶🤳🏽 Exciting news, campers❕

Our in-person camps are back this summer.

🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼

Registration details go out tomorrow Friday 3/19.

Get the info right in your inbox by signing up for announcements here: MOPA.org/campnews. 📧

💬 psst

This year, a total of nine campers will be registered per camp, so act fast. ❤️🙌🏼

#sandiegofun #sandiegofamily

☀️🕶🤳🏽 Exciting news, campers❕

Our in-person camps are back this summer.

🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼

Registration details go out tomorrow Friday 3/19.

Get the info right in your inbox by signing up for announcements here: MOPA.org/campnews. 📧

💬 psst

This year, a total of nine campers will be registered per camp, so act fast. ❤️🙌🏼

#sandiegofun #sandiegofamily

03/13/2021

Happy Friday! ☀️

Sit back and enjoy a chat with artist Cheryl Medow. Watch now: https://youtu.be/JtT1wV47c-0

Medow creates images that entice the viewer to enter the natural world and envision her wild birds. #cherylmedow

Through her "Envisioning Habitat" series, Cheryl presents the beauty and majesty of birds to others— while referencing both 19th-century paintings and the work of John James Audubon, naturalist and painter.

With classical training in the arts and 21st-century tools like Photoshop, Medow found her calling: traveling around the world searching for birds to photograph and creating new images in her studio.

Her desire is to preserve and protect our world. Through her art, we can all be stewards of our extraordinary planet's sublime beauty.

📸: Great Egret and the Milky Way, ©2019

PDNB Gallery

#naturephotography #naturelovers #birdphotography #birds

Bird Photography National Audubon Society BirdPhotographers.net

Happy Friday! ☀️

Sit back and enjoy a chat with artist Cheryl Medow. Watch now: https://youtu.be/JtT1wV47c-0

Medow creates images that entice the viewer to enter the natural world and envision her wild birds. #cherylmedow

Through her "Envisioning Habitat" series, Cheryl presents the beauty and majesty of birds to others— while referencing both 19th-century paintings and the work of John James Audubon, naturalist and painter.

With classical training in the arts and 21st-century tools like Photoshop, Medow found her calling: traveling around the world searching for birds to photograph and creating new images in her studio.

Her desire is to preserve and protect our world. Through her art, we can all be stewards of our extraordinary planet's sublime beauty.

📸: Great Egret and the Milky Way, ©2019

PDNB Gallery

#naturephotography #naturelovers #birdphotography #birds

Bird Photography National Audubon Society BirdPhotographers.net