OMA Artist Alliance members will contribute works with humorous themes of jealousy bordering on paranoia, a philandering husband, hypnotism, a spurned lover, and a scandalous discovery to complement the play. Furiously fast and clever, the performance is a visual and verbal treat that is guaranteed to tickle your funny bone.
Exhibition reception: March 3
The first in a new collaboration with North Coast Repertory Theatre, this juried exhibition of works by OMA Artist Alliance members complements the play of the same name with themes of intrigue, mystery, deception, murder, and duplicity in the Wild West frontier town of Nome, Alaska and a bar run by the infamous Wyatt Earp.
This intimate exhibition of glass and light is a visual feast of color, form, and altering perceptions. Reality transforms into illusion with the changing definitions of surfaces and reflections, defined and created through the play between light and shadow. Forming the structures for many of the pieces represented in this exhibition are articulated panes of glass typically found in jalousie, or louvre, windows. These mechanical devices become interactive sculptural canvases. Museum visitors are encouraged to manipulate the glass panes of the louvers so that light is reflected and re-directed, creating a unique experience of the artwork with every interaction.
Inspired by the relationship between art and activism expressed in graffiti on the streets of Buenos Aires, Argentina, photographer Bill Rastetter sought to create a broader spectrum of experience for the viewer by “mashing up” two separate images to create each of his final pieces. Each is the result of overlaying two full-frame 60-megapixel photographs allowing the viewer to see the bottom image “through” the top image. Also included in the mash-ups are overlaid images from works by well known artists such as Diego Rivera, Frida Kahlo, and Federico Botero, among others, all displayed at the Museo de Arte Latinoamericano de Buenos Aires.
Each year The Museum Ball dazzles attendees as an absolutely spectacular experience. This year the event opens with guests enjoying a twilight champagne reception on the museum’s expansive Biogen-Idec Terrace and cascades into the grand Frederick Fisher lobby. From there guests travel to the splendor of the Oceanside Civic Center Plaza which will be overcome with dancing under the stars to the sounds of The Fabulous Pelicans, following cocktails and hors d’oeuvres, elegant al fresco dining by Crown Point Catering, and an exciting live auction and opportunity drawing designed to support the museum’s educational programs and highly regarded exhibitions.
Early bird pricing $175 per person until June 30, $200 thereafter
Come create in a studio environment using provided recycled materials and other art supplies. Projects for all ages will offer inspiration, or you can bring your own ideas/work-in-progress and just enjoy the group’s collaborative energy.
$5 per adult (includes 2 children under 18). Free museum admission!
Participants will create a masterpiece based on Monet’s Poplars in a fun and creative atmosphere. All supplies and the first glass of wine included.
Instructor: Margaret Chiaro
To celebrate women’s history month, join us as we take a look at how women have represented themselves in art throughout the years.
Lecturers: Julia Fister and Ann Hoehn