Summer Salon Series | First Friday Films | Viva Mexico!

Your Museum. Your Art. Your News. Muse News August 23, 2011 Right: Suzie's Farm owners Robin Taylor and Lucila De Alejandro    Summer Salon Series | Access to Resources Thursday, August 25 | 5:00 - 9:00 p.m. Free after Museum admission   In response to this year's Summer Salon Series theme–What does a city need?– the evening of August 25, 2011 will consider the idea of Access to Resources. In addition to Giuseppe's no-host bar and art activities that are a part of every Summer Salon Series, this evening will include a poetry reading by Bruna Mori, a concert by local indie group the Tree Ring, and a panel discussion on food for the city focusing on the process and structures of farm to table agriculture. Panelists include Jill Richardson, author of Recipe For America: Why Our Food System is Broke and What We Can Do to Fix It, Jay Porter, founder of The Linkery restaurant, and Lucila De Alejandro, co-founder of Suzie's Farm. Read More The Tree Ring  First Friday Films   Un Chien Andalou (1929), Destino (2003), Spellbound (1945) Friday, September 2 | 7:00 p.m. pre-film lecture; 8:00 p.m. film $5 members, students, military, seniors | $10 nonmembers  Salvador Dalí, a featured artist in the current exhibition From El Greco to Dalí. worked on these three films as writer, art director, or artist. Prior to the films Sara Cochran, Curator of Modern and Contemporary Art at the Phoenix Art Museum, will present a lecture on the relationship between Hollywood and Salvador Dalí, and the specific influence the industry had on his art.   Read More Salvador Dali Viva Mexico | Mexican Independence Celebration Wednesday, September 14 | 5:00-7:30 p.m. $15 in advance | $20 day of the event | free for children  Celebrate over 200 years of Mexican Independence with 4 museums in Balboa Park.  Enjoy the exuberant music of roaming mariachis, the grace and energy of colorful folkloric dancers, and the wonderful, diverse flavors of Mexican cuisine. Each museum will offer a different Mexican delicacy paired with a complementary Mexican wine or refreshing beer. All this and more will enthrall your senses while exhibitions and programs at each of the participating museums engage your imagination. Viva Mexico is sponsored by The San Diego Museum of Art, Timken Museum of Art, Mingei International Museum and the San Diego Museum of Man. Read More In This Edition Summer Salon Series | Access to Resources First Friday Films Viva Mexico! Also on view LIFE AND TRUTH: FRENCH LANDSCAPES FROM COROT TO MONE Landscape paintings by artists such as Corot, Courbet, Théodore Rousseau, Narcisse Diaz, Charles-François Daubigny, and others. GUSTAV STICKLEY AND THE AMERICAN ARTS AND CRAFTS MOVEMENT Over 100 items ranging from furniture to metalware and embroidered textiles, to architectural designs from one of the leading figures of the American Arts and Crafts Movement. RUBEN ORTIZ TORRES Paintings, drawings, photographs, and video developed from the early 80's to the early 90's and inspired by the punk scene in Mexico City.   Connecting with us Hours & Admission Calendar of Events Purchase Tickets Donate Follow us online:     Unsubscribe | Update your preferences | Forward to a friend Copyright © 2011 The San Diego Museum of Art All rights reserved. Thank you for signing up to receive emails from The San Diego Museum of Art. The San Diego Museum of Art 1450 El Prado, Balboa Park P.O. Box 122107 San Diego, CA 92112 Add us to your address book