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 Wednesday, February 1 through Tuesday, February 14
Museum Hours Apply: Tue - Sat, 11 am - 6 pm
Valentine's Day Sale 
GRACIE, SMMoA's gift shop, is here to share the love! To help you find a special gift for your valentine, jewelry will be marked down 25% - 50% and SMMoA members will receive an extra 10% off the already reduced prices. Regular membership discounts apply to non-sale items. In store only.
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Saturday, February 4, 2 pm
Gallery Talk: Adam Berg and Lisa Melandri Join Los Angeles-based artist Adam Berg and Deputy Director Lisa Melandri for a conversation about Adam Berg: Endangered Spaces and NY/LA, SMMoA's new annual project room series.
Lisa Melandri is curator of Adam Berg: Endangered Spaces--a new, multi-dimensional video, sculpture, and photo installation that explores the relationship between man-made environments and displaced wildlife. In this work, Berg identifies a parallel future between endangered animals and threatened architectural spaces.
Adam Berg (b. 1962) was born in Tel Aviv, Israel, and works and lives in Los Angeles. He attended the Accademia di Belle Arti in Rome, studied architecture, landscape architecture, and philosophy at the University of Toronto, and philosophy at York University, Toronto. He earned undergraduate, graduate, and doctorate degrees from the University of Haifa, Israel. He currently teaches at Otis College of Art and Design, CSU Dominguez Hills, and California Institute of the Arts.
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Thursday, February 16, 7 pm
Visions of India in California: Bringing South Asia to the Sunshine State with Edward L. Rothfarb
Independent scholar Edward L. Rothfarb discusses the mythology of India in California's visual culture. What, if anything, does Beatrice Wood's interest in Indian art and spirituality have to do with 20th Century Fox's 1955 film, The Rains of Ranchipur, the domed Lake Shrine and Retreat in Pacific Palisades, and Norton Simon's collection of South Asian sculpture? Rothfarb will explore the visual connections between California and India, each the font of rich imaginaries. Edward Rothfarb is a scholar and art historian whose work focuses on India. His first book, In the Land of the Taj Mahal, was published by Henry Holt and Company in 1998. His forthcoming book, entitled Orchha and Beyond: Design at the Court of Raja Bir Singh Dev Bundela will be published this Spring by Marg (Mumbai).
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Saturday, February 25, 11 am - 6 pm
Closing Day: Beatrice Wood, Adam Berg, and Georgi Tushev
Don't miss your last chance to see these critically acclaimed exhibitions!
Docent led tours: 11:30 am, 1 pm, 2:30 pm, 4 pm
Main Gallery: Beatrice Wood: Career Woman--Drawings, Paintings, Vessels, and Objects
Project Room 1: Adam Berg: Endangered Spaces
Project Room 2: Georgi Tushev: Strange Attractor
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Saturday, February 25, 1 - 3 pm
FAMILY DAY WORKSHOP: The Art Bug
Does your favorite insect fly, swim, jump, or crawl? Discover the spectacular hidden world of insects with The Art Bug workshop in collaboration with Cirque du Soleil's OVO and artist Karen Nakashima. Learn the basics of bugs and construct your own specially designed specimen box with found natural materials.
The OVO Bug Team joins the workshop for additional insect-inspired fun. Put on your best critter-face for the OH-Snap photo booth.
Admission $10; Free for SMMoA Members
NOTE: There is a 4 pm performance of OVO by Cirque du Soleil following the workshop on Saturday, February 25. Purchase special discount tickets* and catch the show after the workshop! SMMoA TICKET PROMOTION: 30% DISCOUNT! OVO from Cirque du Soleil® Under the Big Top
at the Santa Monica Pier Limited Engagement - through March 25 only *30% discount available on price level 2-3-4 for select performances through March 25. Applicable to select price levels and performances. Convenience fees and delivery fee will apply. Prices shown online during the purchasing process already reflect the above offer where applicable. Cannot be combined with any other offer.
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 Meet Our Member: Macie Sears Scherick
Member and Patron since 2009
"As a co-owner of the Sears Peyton Gallery, in New York and Los Angeles, as well as a mother of three children, the Santa Monica Museum of Art has a special pull for me. SMMoA provides sophisticated and innovative exhibitions in a welcoming, family-friendly environment--all in our backyard.
I remember bringing my kids to see Elias Sime: Eye of the Needle, Eye of the Heart in 2009. Seeing my children entranced by the accompanying film with Peter Sellars was incredibly powerful; as the years have passed, I have become more and more impressed with the Museum. Since becoming a SMMoA member, I have felt increasingly connected to my community."
"When you become involved and support something as pure and fantastic as SMMoA, you receive so much more in return."
Please join Macie and help sustain diversity, innovation, and discovery in contemporary art. Become a member and receive exclusive access to exhibition previews, inventive programs, educational workshops, and great discounts on eclectic shopping.
Not a member? Join today!
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LAST CHANCE: Win a Glorious Retreat in Ojai
The winner will be chosen February 25
Become a SMMoA Member Today! The Santa Monica Museum of Art announces a special, limited-time membership offer in conjunction with its current exhibition Beatrice Wood: Career Woman. Become a SMMoA member at the Fellows Level ($500) or above through February 25 and you will be entered in a raffle to win a spectacular retreat for two in Ojai, California, valued at more than $1,400. The retreat includes: - Two nights at the luxurious Ojai Valley Inn & Spa
- Two rounds of golf
- One Spa Classic Treatment
- Two gourmet breakfast meals at one of the Ojai Valley Inn & Spa's four restaurants
- A private tour of the Beatrice Wood Center for the Arts with Director Kevin Wallace
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Contact Info
Santa Monica Museum of Art | Bergamot Station G-1 | 2525 Michigan Avenue | Santa Monica, CA 90404
310.586.6488 Tel | 310.586.6487 Fax | info@smmoa.org | www.smmoa.orgMuseum Hours:
Tuesday Through Saturday 11 am - 6 pm
Closed Sunday, Monday, and all legal holidays
 
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Santa Monica Museum of Art | 2525 Michigan Ave G-1 | Santa Monica | CA | 90404
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