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OMA Regional 3
 Oceanside Museum of Art presents its third juried exhibition of regional artists, OMA Regional 3 on view now through January 4, 2004. The jury of three esteemed members of the San Diego arts community were challenged to chose from 607 submissions from 199 artists. OMA Regional 3 was juried by Mark Quint, Director of the Quint Gallery, La Jolla; Reesey Shaw, Director of the Lux Art Institute, Encinitas; and Tina Yapelli, Director of the University Gallery, San Diego State University. The exhibition features 33 original artworks completed within the past two years and includes paintings, mixed media, and sculpture. This exhibition featuring the fine art of twenty artists is a provocative selection showcasing recent trends in contemporary art. Irv Simpson, curator of the OMA Regional 3, says it's a wonderful opportunity to get a glimpse of the extraordinary talent existing in the region today.
Generation to Generation: Assemblage to Installation
Generation to Generation: Assemblage to Installation features found objects that have a specific history. Guest curators Debby and Larry Kline describe these recycled objects as being co-mingled with new or personal materials that yield a second generation of combined ideas and insights. This exhibition at the Oceanside Museum of Art opens with a preview reception January 24th and continues through March 21, 2004.
The term "assemblage" was coined in 1953 by artist Jean Dubuffet to describe any three-dimensional collage composed of found objects. Debby and Larry Kline use the term in a contemporary context, one that extends the format to include room-sized installations which viewers may enter. The exhibition features the work of artists James Watts, Irma Sophia Poeter and Poupee Boccaccio. Each artist creates art imbued with strongly personal histories by combining personal and found objects into artist-made objects. These disparate elements are assembled to offer fresh meanings for viewers.
Meet the artists at a preview reception, Saturday, January 24th from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. at the Oceanside Museum of Art. Cost for the reception is $8 and includes the fabulous hors d'oeuvres that OMA is famous for created by its own Culinary Arts Council. Members of OMA are free.
| Coming Events | | November 15 through January 4 | OMA Regional 3
Juried fine art from San Diego area artists | | December 11
10 AM -- 12 PM | Meet Me at the Museum
Members bring a friend for free, Breakfast and docent tour | December 18
10 AM - 8 PM | Free Day with Extended Hours | January 24
5 - 7 PM | Generation to Generation: Assemblage to Installation
Preview Reception | | January 25 through March 21 | Generation to Generation: Assemblage to Installation | | February 5 | New Orleans Architecture, Culture & Music tour
6 day travel fund-raiser | February 22
10 AM - 1 PM | Mardi Gras Brunch | | February 26 | Norton Simon Museum
Gamble House
Old Pasadena lunch
bus trip | Why I'm a Member
At any event for the Oceanside Museum of Art, you're likely to see Dr. Rick Mohrlock greeting people as they arrive. Rick says, "People are amazed that we have this museum in Oceanside."
Rick is one of those people. Rick has become a leader in the community since he began his dental practice here in 1975. With Rotary, the Oceanside Cultural Arts Foundation, Days of Art, the Gershwin Festival, and free dental work for children in Mexico, Rick keeps busy helping and giving to the community.
So why did Rick add OMA to his other causes? "Four years ago I went to a preview reception for an exhibit at the museum," he said. "There were so many people there that I already knew and liked. I went to the next opening because I thought, WOW! I liked the art and it opened my eyes. I was so happy that the museum was right here in Oceanside." Soon Rick was on the Board singing the praises of the museum. He jokes with his patients that if they want anesthesia they should first consider membership in the museum. His zeal comes across in the many presentations he makes as chair of OMA's Speaker's Bureau. With all Rick does for the museum, he finds that he gets more back. "I'm much more interested in art than I used to be," he says. "I like the energy at the museum. The people are positive, interesting and upbeat."
People like Rick Mohrlock.
OMA Travel
Holiday Trips and Tours Travel Meeting, December 17, 2003
The OMA Travel Committee is hosting their 2nd annual reunion for all OMA travelers of past trips on Wednesday, December 17th from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. The public is invited to view photos and hear stories from OMA travelers who will share their experiences from trips taken during the past year. OMA trips have taken members to Cuba, to a customized African safari, to the best of the South highlighting Charleston, Savannah, and Jekyll Island, and to sunny Mazatlan, Mexico. These wonderful travel opportunities are also fund-raisers for the museum and its many programs. Everyone is invited. If you have traveled with OMA in the past or if you would like to know about upcoming travel opportunities, please join us. Light refreshments will be served. To RSVP, please call the museum at 760-721-2787.
New Orleans, February 5, 2004
Experience the charm, architecture, culture and music of New Orleans during a specially arranged six-day visit departing San Diego on February 5, 2004. Museum members will stay in the heart of the historic French Quarter during a five-night stay at the charming superior first-class hotel Le Richelieu. Explore the cultural highlights of the area with a guided walking tour of the French Quarter and a visit to the Vieux Carre Cemetery. A half-day guided excursion along the Mississippi River Road will take you to the majestic Oak Alley Plantation and the Creole Antebellum Laura Plantation.
OMA members will also tour the art and culture of the American South at the Ogden Museum of Southern Art which touts a diverse collection of contemporary and historical southern art, the largest of its kind in North America.
A pre-arranged private docent tour of the 46 galleries of the New Orleans Museum of Art will provide you with a comprehensive overview of the impressive collection of Western and non-Western art from the pre-Christian era to the present.
A visit to New Orleans is not complete without tasting its superb local cuisine. In addition to providing five full New Orleans breakfasts, the program also includes a welcome dinner at the casual Michaul's Cajun Live Music restaurant as well as a delicious farewell dinner at Brennan's, one of New Orleans' most prestigious restaurants.
There is an optional opportunity to participate in a half-day cooking class at the world famous Cooking School of New Orleans.
This trip is designed with enough free time to relax and yet still enjoy the art and culture of a region heralded as a major travel destination in North America. Cost is $1469.00 per person (based on double occupancy) and includes roundtrip airfare from San Diego on Continental Airlines, five nights accommodations at the superior first-class hotel Le Richelieu, five full breakfasts and two special dinners, in-depth sightseeing program, special visits to the New Orleans Museum of Art and the Ogden Museum of southern Art, admission charges and all San Diego and New Orleans airport transfers. This travel opportunity also includes a fund-raising contribution for the museum. Only 30 spaces are available and reservations must be made by December 30, 2003. For immediate reservation information please call STS Travel at 1-800-620-9995. For museum membership information please call the Oceanside Museum of Art directly at 760-721-2787.
From the OMA-Artist Alliance . . .
The ongoing Artist Alliance exhibition in the lobby of the Bank of America, corner of Mission Avenue and Ditmar Street, has become very popular with bank patrons and staff. Last month the Artist Alliance hosted a free reception for the artists in the bank lobby and the public voted for their favorite works of art.
Many members of Artist Alliance had artwork on view for the OMA-School of Art Student Show. A reception for the artists was well attended on November 15th. Thanks to Artist Alliance volunteers Clay Alexander, Gene Coyne, Joe and Mary Villela, Carrie Ventola, Linda Gillen and Jeanine Buntain who cleaned and painted the School of Art in time for the reception. Congratulations to the instructors and artists for a grand show.
If you are an artist in the area and wish to become involved in an organization that promotes your work and supports the Oceanside Museum of Art, you may want to consider membership. OMA-Artist Alliance is a level of museum membership for artists who wish to encourage art in our community by exhibiting at local venues and who wish to support the museum. Meetings are held the first Tuesday of every month for members to share ideas, network with other artists and to discuss exhibition opportunities. Current members: please note that meetings have been changed to the first Tuesday of the month, locations will be announced in advance of each meeting.
OMA-Artist Alliance members have the benefit to be included in the Artist Alliance portfolio and slide registry available to the public to view during museum hours in the museum store. Artists can present a visual representation of their work along with their resume and exhibition history, bio and contact information. If you have not seen the portfolio, check it out!
From the Director . . .
PLEASE GIVE TO THE OMA HOLIDAY CAMPAIGN
The museum's annual Holiday Campaign was launched on November 20th. This is a special opportunity for members and donors to support the museum by making a year-end contribution that is 100% tax deductible. Funds raised in the campaign provide vital annual operating support for exhibits, programs, and the nuts-and-bolts expenses like insurance and utilities.
If you believe that OMA is a point of pride as you consider the positive changes occurring in the cultural life of our region...
And, if you find the museum to be an important place for keeping in touch with your friends and the region's creative community...
And, if you believe that art is a vital part of our children's education that cultivates their human potential and dignity...
Then please be generous as the year comes to a close. Your gift will help ensure that the museum continues its long and proud tradition of ending each fiscal year in the black.
Daytime Bus Trips
A Day in Pasadena:
The Gamble House
Norton Simon Museum
Lunch in Old Pasadena
February 26, Thursday - depart 8:30 a.m. from the southwest corner of the parking lot at the Plaza Camino Real, Carlsbad, return 6:30 p.m.
Cost: $40 members, $50 non-members
Designed by renowned Arts and Crafts Architects Greene & Greene, the Gamble House was built in 1908 for David and Mary Gamble, a second generation Proctor and Gamble family.
We will begin the day at the Gamble House followed by a no-host lunch and shopping in Old Pasadena. Historic Old Town Pasadena is filled with shops, galleries and over 50 restaurants serving all types of cuisine.
After lunch we will explore the Norton Simon Museum which has a permanent collection spanning more than 2,000 years of Western and Asian art. European and American masterpieces include paintings, sculpture, works on paper, and photography, complemented by works from India and Southeast Asia. The collection also includes the Galka E. Scheyer Collection of works by the Blue Four: Feininger, Jawlensky, Kandinsky and Klee.
The Norton Simon is housed in a unique building with a beautiful garden inspired by Monet's Giverny.
Scrapbook:
OMA at the Outback
Founder's Dinner
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