September 29, 2023
NATALIA QUINTERO This month find artwork created by Natalia during her residency in the museum during August 2023. Natalia, I gathered and boiled flowers, leaves, bark and other plants found in Bonita to extract the pigment to create natural dyes. While creating these dyes I pull color, history, and memory from thriving plants. In my work, I use hand embroidery, machine stitching along with hand dyed fabrics to create hanging textiles that are quiet, delicate, and soft in nature. My goal […]
March 29, 2023
Saturday, April 15 The Vast Sea betweeen C and c, A Symposium on Microtonal Music and the Importance of San Diego in the Canon of this Music 11am to 4pm Curators: Vallo Riberto and Kaz Maslanka Panel: John Chalmers, Jonathan Glasier, Joseph Monzo, Daniel Corral, Bill Wesley Microtonal Jam from April 15 2023 symposium with Interval publications: video (1min 34s) Symposium 1st section: video (38min 28s) Kaz Masklanka and Joe Monzo Symposium 2nd section: video (11min 35s) Jonathan Glasier, San […]
January 12, 2023
Exhibition dates: March 9 – April 29, 2023 Vietnam Veteran Honor Ceremony: Sat. March 25, 11:00AM March 29th, 2023 marks 50 years since our nation’s forgotten hero’s left the jungles of Vietnam. Though it is important to remember the historical events of war, there is something more important to remember. Our honorable Veterans who served. Veterans of the Vietnam war did not receive the appreciation they deserved when they came home, and it’s time to make sure they know that […]
June 10, 2022
SAN DIEGO BOOK ARTS “Shelter in Place” July 9 – August 26, 2022 Reception: Sat. July 9 4:30pm to 7:00pm Members of San Diego Book Arts explore the detail and the design of handmade books during “Shelter in Place” an exhibition showcasing artworks created during a Collaborative Mail Art Project that marked the beginning of the Covid shutdown. Handmade books in all forms will be on display during the exhibition. The exhibition which takes place during the “Summer Literacy” program […]
January 6, 2022
FEBRUARY 5 – MARCH 18, 2022 Reception: Saturday, Feb. 5 4:30PM – 7:30PM The Bonita Museum & Cultural Center announces the National Sculpture Society (NSS) California exhibition in February and March of 2022. The exhibition features thirty-eight artworks by master California sculptors, members of the prestigious National Sculpture Society based in New York city. The NSS was founded in 1893 and is the oldest sculpture society in the United States, promoting the work of sculptors and architects who specialize in […]
