James Durbin-Designed Guitar

James Durbin, American Idol season 10 finalist and Santa Cruz native, has designed and decorated a fantastic acoustic guitar especially for the Museum of Monterey.

American Idol Top 11 Season 10 Finalists – Signed Poster

All of the top 11 finalists from American Idol season 10 have signed this special Plastic Pollution Coalition poster!

In February we will be hosting an exhibit and celebration of the history of the Monterey Pop Festival.

Precursor to Woodstock, the 1967 Monterey International Pop Festival was a celebration of musical genres and personalities and the center of youth based social movements to follow.

This media-driven exhibition will tell the story of the musicians, people, city and festival through film, music, poetry, photography and art. The Museum of Monterey will present an “experience” for the visitor and place them in the moment of June, 1967: at the festival, in the campgrounds, backstage and in the city of Monterey where they can see rare concert footage, images of the performers as well as memorabilia and detritus of the weekend festival. The Museum of Monterey Director Lisa Coscino is partnering with “A Perfect Haze” authors Harvey and Kenneth Kubernick, John McCleary, author of “The Hippie Dictionary,” Nicholas Merriwether, Grateful Dead archivist, concert promoter Fred Arellano, and others to produce an interactive festival experience complete with a film series, concerts, lectures, youth storytelling, beat and slam poetry readings and backstage passes.

The Monterey Pop Festival was a pivotal event culturally, socially and politically and in many ways parallels the “occupy” movements that have been cropping up around the United States recently. It is our intention to investigate this parallel between the generations and to explore the powerful reverberations that the Monterey Pop Festival started.

This lively workshop for children ages 7-12 encourages learning about the visual arts as well as historical and cultural traditions. It will include a thoughtful gallery discussion and story to accompany a hands-on art project inspired by the Ruth Bolduan: Costume, Landscape and Memory in Monterey exhibition. Kids will use what they have learned through visual observation and a history discussion to create their own historical costume drawings. Kids Create workshops encourage kids to explore a variety of mediums, from paint to charcoal, pencil, pastel, ink, clay, and more. All materials are provided!

Space is limited. Reserve your spot now by submitting the form below. Participation is on a first-come, first-served basis and requires a $10 fee per child (non-members). We also ask that a registration form is completed for each child. You can submit this form ahead of time to stephanie@montereyhistory.org, or bring it with you to the class/workshop.

The Museum of Monterey gratefully acknowledges ARTMAX for their generous donation of acrylic paints for education programs!

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This activity is free for one child with Family Museum membership ($60 level or higher). Please present Museum membership card at class/workshop.

Advanced payment via credit card/PayPal is available for $11 ($10 + $1 service fee).

Cash or check payments are accepted at the beginning of the class/workshop.

Saturdays, 2pm on the 2nd Floor

An ongoing event at the Museum, local historian and storyteller Randy Thayer presents a guided walk through of our 2nd floor exhibit, featuring art and artifacts representing local and maritime history.

The Museum of Monterey is proud to present an exhibition featuring inspiring artwork by youth from the Boys & Girls Club of Monterey County.

Thirty talented young artists from the Boys & Girls Clubs, ranging in ages 6-18, will be recognized during the event. The exhibit is part of the Boys & Girls Clubs of Monterey County’s participation in the Boys & Girls Clubs of America’s National Fine Arts Exhibit Program competition, which promotes young people’s creativity and encourages artistic skills and cultural enrichment. Two local youths who have been recognized and national and regional winners of the competition will be highlighted in the exhibit.

Participation in the arts has a direct connection to overall academic success and gives youth the opportunity to develop leadership, critical thinking, and long-term goal setting skills. In a well-documented national study, researchers from UCLA found that students with high arts involvement performed better on standardized achievement tests than students with lower arts involvement. They also watched fewer hours of TV, participated in more community service, and reported less boredom in school. The Boys & Girls Clubs of Monterey County work to fulfill the need for youth arts programming by offering daily classes, exhibits, and field trip opportunities to the youth of our community.

The Museum of Monterey is proud to present an exhibition featuring inspiring artwork by youth from the Boys & Girls Club of Monterey County.

Thirty talented young artists from the Boys & Girls Clubs, ranging in ages 6-18, will be recognized during the event. The exhibit is part of the Boys & Girls Clubs of Monterey County’s participation in the Boys & Girls Clubs of America’s National Fine Arts Exhibit Program competition, which promotes young people’s creativity and encourages artistic skills and cultural enrichment. Two local youths who have been recognized and national and regional winners of the competition will be highlighted in the exhibit.

Individual artists will be available to speak with visitors about their creative experience.

The ongoing continuum of fashion’s evolution is an influential presence in Ruth Bolduan’s work, incorporating aspects of history, feminism, and socio-political power. The “reading” of costume and the subsequent painting of costume have become Bolduan’s method for a re-examination of the past, incorporating aesthetic insight with contemporary global issues and ideas.

The meaning of any costume collection is not always obvious without a grasp of its history. Through Ruth’s paintings, visitors to the Museum of Monterey will experience a fresh interpretation of the history and lives of the people in the Monterey area.

Bolduan’s recent paintings of women clothed in 18th century attire will be exhibited this season at the Mount Clare Museum in Baltimore, Maryland. The exhibition at the Museum of Monterey will further develop the theme of reading history through costume, based on the museum’s collection.

Kids Create is a lively workshop for children ages 7-12 that encourages learning about the visual arts as well as historical and cultural traditions. This workshop includes a thoughtful gallery discussion and story to accompany a hands-on art project inspired by the CHICANITAS exhibition. Kids will use what they have learned through visual observation and cultural discussion to create their own small painting. Kids Create encourages kids to explore a variety of mediums, from paint to charcoal, pencil, pastel, ink, clay, and more. All materials are provided!

Space is limited. Reserve your spot now by submitting the form below. Participation is on a first-come, first-served basis and requires a $10 fee per child (non-members). We also ask that a registration form is completed for each child. You can submit this form ahead of time to stephanie@montereyhistory.org, or bring it with you to the class/workshop.

The Museum of Monterey gratefully acknowledges ARTMAX for their generous donation of acrylic paints for education programs!

[contact-form-7]

This activity is free for one child with Family Museum membership ($60 level or higher). Please present Museum membership card at class/workshop.

Advanced payment via credit card/PayPal is available for $11 ($10 + $1 service fee).

Cash or check payments are accepted at the beginning of the class/workshop.

January 25, 2012 – 5:30pm

Featuring Taelen Thomas as the Bard

Attendance at this event grants you a one year membership with the Museum of Monterey and the Monterey History and Arts Association, in our 82nd year as a community leader preserving the Monterey region’s colorful history. Already a member? You may redeem your membership as a gift to a friend.

Tickets are $50 per person. You can register via PayPal below.
Or call 372-2608.

Your printed PayPal receipt will be your admission ticket to the event.