Past Exhibitions – Page 2

April 21, 2023

Cultural Celebrations, California Art Club

Exhibition Dates: May 6 – June 10, 2023 Reception: Sat. May 6, 4:30 – 7:00PM Welcome to Spring with a celebration of California Plein air in the Sweetwater Valley in South San Diego County. In the exhibition find a celebration of the diversity of cultures in our region. The exhibition Cultural Celebrations will feature works by California Art Club members that showcases the artists’ personal cultural celebrations, or celebrations that they have had the opportunity to witness. Click here to […]

March 29, 2023

Microtonal Music, The Artistry of Johnny Reinhard

Saturday, April 6, 2024 Recordings in the museum: Juhani Nuorvala TOIVO 128 performed by bassoonist Johnny Reinhard (Bonita Museum, CA) | Johnny Reinhard (bandcamp.com) Georg Friedrich Haas FOR JOHNNY REINHARD (Bonita Museum, CA) | Johnny Reinhard (bandcamp.com) Johnny Reinhard ZANZIBAR (Bonita Museum, CA) | Johnny Reinhard (bandcamp.com) The Artistry of Johnny Reinhard Johnny Reinhard, celebrates 45 years of microtonal themed concerts with performances at the Bonita Museum on April 6, 2024 at 2:00 P.M. Also at the performance, find his […]

January 12, 2023

Vietnam Veterans, We Thank You: 50th Anniversary Commemoration

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 […]

January 6, 2023

Mark Siprut: Photographic Portraits of Bonita

Mark Siprut: Photographic Portraits of Bonita Exhibition Dates: March 11 – April 22, 2023 Chamber Concert: Saturday March 11, 2:00PM – 4:00PM Public Reception: Saturday March 11, 4:30 – 6:30PM Artist Walk-Through of the exhibition: Sat. April 8 at 3pm Chamber Concert: Performance by the Bonita Quartet 2 – 4PM Featuring: Ronald Goldman, violin; Julie Park, violin; Melissa Chu, cello; Adam Birnbaum, viola RSVP for the concert This original exhibition of digital photography with historical context, explores Bonita and Sweetwater […]

December 14, 2022

Audi Lawson, Bonita Legacy

Exhibition dates: January 4 – February 4, 2025 Bonita artist Audi Lawson documents the region from the 1950’s through the 1990’s including mediums such as photography, sculpture, collage and drawing. Series: Audi’s Fantasy Landscapes In the 1990s, in a melding of elements of sculpture and photographs, Audi’s landscape fantasies evolved from collages of pieces of torn paper that were subsequently photographed and incised. Since these images have little perspective, the foreground and background can seem to switch places. In the […]

December 14, 2022

Bonita Train & Gift of the Magi, Dr. Teller’s Three Wise Men collection

December 7 – December 30, 2024 Artist Mehl Lawson has created a train set highlighting the winter village of Bonita. Have you ever wondered where the train was in Bonita? Sat. Dec. 21, 12noon – 2pm Join us for stories about the Bonita Train and enjoy hot chocolate. Accident at Edgewater Rd. the Otay Limited ( National City & Otay) ran through the Sweetwater/ Bonita Valley. The train was used to build the Sweetwater Dam. Also this month, […]

September 7, 2022

Blooming Art Oct. 21 & 22

Blooming Art in Bonita October 21 & 22, 2022 Hosted by the Bonita Valley Garden Club at The Bonita Museum and Cultural Center, 4375 Bonita Rd., Bonita, CA 91902. RECEPTION FRIDAY, OCTOBER 21, 5:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. Designs will be on display at the Museum until 2 p.m., Saturday, October 22 Reception and viewing are free and open to the public. All are invited to try their hand at floral interpretation of art. Stop by the Museum between 10am […]

August 25, 2022

Nuevas Narrativas Nativas / New Native Narratives from TheFront

Nuevas Narrativas Nativas / New Native Narratives exhibition travels to the Bonita Museum & Cultural Center in September Image courtesy of The Front Arte & Cultura Dates: Sept. 9 – 24 Museum Hours: Wednesday – Saturday: 10 AM – 4 PM Opening reception: Friday Sept. 16 4:30 – 7:00PM Participating artists: Leslye Villaseñor, Carlos Luna, Natalia Ventura. Rianne Elyse Magbuhat, Vanessa Rishel, Casiel J. Sanchez, Rodrigo Jimenez, Evan López, Marcela Alarcón López, Adrián del Riego, Marlon PV, Alex Guzmán, […]

May 11, 2022

Roberto Salas “OLD WORLD / NEW WORLD”

ROBERTO SALAS OLD WORLD / NEW WORLD Gathering of Nations: Sat. Nov. 5 Exhibition dates: November 5 – December 3, 2022 Union-Tribune article about Roberto Roberto Salas: Old World/New World exhibition explores the DNA layers of his history through iconography linked to indigenous cultural roots. Growing up in El Paso, going to college in San Diego, and traveling the world, Salas’ artwork shows us how our ancestral roots and artistic traditions inform our present life. Artworks in the exhibition welcome us […]