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X-WR-CALNAME:CalDiscovery - san-diego-ca BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Family Art Adventures: Early Childhood DTSTART:20260905T173000Z DTEND:20260905T183000Z DTSTAMP:20260902T071122Z UID:787760-1788604200-1788607800@www.sdmart.org CATEGORIES:arts,family DESCRIPTION:Saturdays at 10:30 a.m. \n  \nFamily Art Adventures bring the Museum collection to life for families with young children ages 3 to 5.\n Family Art Adventures: Early Childhood are dynamic\, free guided tours spe cially designed for families with young children ages 3 to 5. Discover art through storytelling\, color exploration and movement. Tours are offered the first Saturdays of each month at 10:30 a.m. Family tour themes change monthly\, and each family tour is followed by a hands-on art-making activi ty. All materials are provided. \nFree with Museum admission. RSVP request ed. RSVP registration includes Museum admission.  \nRSVP Now \n  \nFamil y Art Adventures is supported in memory of Debbie Cooke. LAST-MODIFIED:20260902T071122Z LOCATION:The San Diego Museum of Art\, 1450 El Prado\, San Diego\, CA\, 92 102\, United States URL:https://www.sdmart.org/event/family-art-adventures-early-childhood/202 6-09-05/ X-SOURCE-NAME:San Diego Museum of Art X-SOURCE-URL:https://www.sdmart.org/event/artists-guild-2018-membership-ex hibition END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Storytime Family Tour DTSTART:20260910T165000Z DTEND:20260910T173000Z DTSTAMP:20260902T071122Z UID:823749-1789033800-1789036200@www.sdmart.org CATEGORIES:family DESCRIPTION:Second Thursdays\, monthly\n9:50-10:30 a.m.\nThe San Diego Mus eum of Art \n  \nJoin Museum docents for a family-friendly tour designed especially for young learners and their caregivers. \nEnjoy interactive c onversations\, close-looking activities\, and age-appropriate storytelling that help families explore works from The San Diego Museum of Art’s per manent collection and special exhibitions while discovering artistic eleme nts such as color\, shape\, texture\, and storytelling in art.  \nEach to ur is inspired by the day’s Storytime theme\, creating meaningful connec tions between books and works of art. Participants will be encouraged to s hare their observations\, ask questions\, and engage with artworks through imagination and play.  \nPlease arrive at 9:50 a.m. to check in with Mus eum docents at the front steps of The San Diego Museum of Art and prepare for the tour. The tour will begin promptly at 10:00 a.m. when the Museum o pens and concludes at 10:30 a.m.\, when docents will guide families direct ly to The San Diego Museum of Art Library for Storytime.  \nTogether\, th e tour and Storytime offer a unique opportunity for children and caregiver s to connect art\, literacy\, and creativity through a shared museum exper ience.  \nRecommended for families with children ages 3–8. All ages are welcome. Includes Museum admission. Advance registration requested. \n  \nRegister Now \nFree members\, youth 17 and under* | $25 nonmembers \n*C hildren younger than 14 years of age must be accompanied by a parent or le gal guardian (age 18 years or older) at all times. LAST-MODIFIED:20260902T071122Z LOCATION:The San Diego Museum of Art\, 1450 El Prado\, San Diego\, CA\, 92 102\, United States URL:https://www.sdmart.org/event/storytime-family-tour/2026-09-10/ X-SOURCE-NAME:San Diego Museum of Art X-SOURCE-URL:https://www.sdmart.org/event/artists-guild-2018-membership-ex hibition END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Books & Art: Storytime in the Library DTSTART:20260910T173000Z DTEND:20260910T183000Z DTSTAMP:20260902T071122Z UID:822606-1789036200-1789039800@www.sdmart.org CATEGORIES:family DESCRIPTION:Second Thursdays\, monthly\n10:30-11:30 a.m.\nThe San Diego Mu seum of Art Library \n  \nGather to listen to exciting storytelling in Th e San Diego Museum of Art Library.\nEach month\, Storytime explores a new theme inspired by works from the Museum’s permanent collection\, special exhibitions\, and the elements of art. Through engaging read-alouds\, int eractive songs\, and a hands-on art activity\, children and their caregive rs are invited to discover connections between books\, art\, and the world around them.  \nEntry to The San Diego Museum of Art Library is near the Panama 66 restaurant. No reservation is required. LAST-MODIFIED:20260902T071122Z LOCATION:The San Diego Museum of Art\, 1450 El Prado\, San Diego\, CA\, 92 102\, United States URL:https://www.sdmart.org/event/books-art-storytime-library-fy27/2026-09- 10/ X-SOURCE-NAME:San Diego Museum of Art X-SOURCE-URL:https://www.sdmart.org/event/artists-guild-2018-membership-ex hibition END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:In Conversation: The Remarkable Legacy of Henri de Toulouse-Lautre c (SOLD OUT) DTSTART:20260911T170000Z DTEND:20260911T183000Z DTSTAMP:20260904T011209Z UID:875579-1789120800-1789126200@www.sdmart.org CATEGORIES:arts,education DESCRIPTION:Friday\, September 11\n10:00 a.m.\nSpeakers: Fanny Girard\, Di rector of the Toulouse-Lautrec Museum\, and Michael Brown\, PhD\, Senior C urator of European Art\, The San Diego Museum of Art\nMOPA@SDMA Joan and I rwin Jacobs Theater \n  \nSOLD OUT\nCelebrate the closing of SDMA’s acc laimed Cafés and Cabarets: The Spectacular Art of Toulouse-Lautrec exhibi tion through a conversation between two scholars who know the artist best. Fanny Girard\, Director of the Toulouse-Lautrec Museum in Albi\, France\, joins exhibition curator Michael Brown\, PhD\, Senior Curator of European Art\, to reflect on Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec’s remarkable legacy\, the international collaboration that made the exhibition possible\, and the a rtist’s lasting influence on modern art. Drawing from the perspectives o f both institutions\, this engaging discussion offers audiences a deeper a ppreciation of the exhibition while highlighting the enduring relevance of one of France’s most celebrated artists. \n  \nFollowing the lecture\, guests are invited to enjoy a guided tour led by our docent team. \n  \n Please note\, this lecture is in-person only and held at the MOPA@SDMA Joa n and Irwin Jacobs Theater in Balboa Park. \n$15 members and students | $2 0 seniors and military | $30 nonmembers \nSOLD OUT\n  \nThis lecture is p resented as a part of the Guest Lecture Series\, which offers a platform for renowned scholars and experts from the art world to share their insigh ts and knowledge on topics related to art history\, art theory\, and the m useum’s collections. \nSponsored by The San Diego Museum of Art Docent Council. \n  \nFeatured at top right: Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec\, Jane Av ril (detail)\, 1899. Lithograph\, poster on paper. Gift of the Baldwin M. Baldwin Foundation\, 1987.103. LAST-MODIFIED:20260904T011209Z LOCATION:Museum of Photographic Arts at The San Diego Museum of Art\, 1649 El Prado\, San Diego\, CA\, 92101\, United States URL:https://www.sdmart.org/event/in-conversation-the-remarkable-legacy-of- toulouse-lautrec/ X-SOURCE-NAME:San Diego Museum of Art X-SOURCE-URL:https://www.sdmart.org/event/artists-guild-2018-membership-ex hibition END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Family Art Adventures DTSTART:20260912T173000Z DTEND:20260912T183000Z DTSTAMP:20260902T071122Z UID:787771-1789209000-1789212600@www.sdmart.org CATEGORIES:arts,family DESCRIPTION:Second and fourth Saturdays at 10:30 a.m. \n  \nFamily Art Ad ventures bring the Museum collection to life for families.\nFamily Art Adv entures are dynamic free guided tours specially designed for families with school-aged children ages 5 to 12. Tours are offered the second and fourt h Saturdays of each month at 10:30 a.m. Family tour themes change monthly\ , and each family tour is followed by a hands-on art-making activity. All materials are provided. \nFree with Museum admission. RSVP requested. RSVP registration includes Museum admission.  \nRSVP Now \n  \nFamily Art Ad ventures is supported in memory of Debbie Cooke. LAST-MODIFIED:20260902T071122Z LOCATION:The San Diego Museum of Art\, 1450 El Prado\, San Diego\, CA\, 92 102\, United States URL:https://www.sdmart.org/event/family-art-adventures-sdma-2026/2026-09-1 2/ X-SOURCE-NAME:San Diego Museum of Art X-SOURCE-URL:https://www.sdmart.org/event/artists-guild-2018-membership-ex hibition END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Community Open Studio DTSTART:20260915T170000Z DTEND:20260915T190000Z DTSTAMP:20260902T071122Z UID:888291-1789466400-1789473600@www.sdmart.org CATEGORIES:arts,education DESCRIPTION:Monthly\, Third Tuesdays\n10:00 a.m.–noon\nMuseum Art Studio \n  \nJoin us for an in-studio art making experience.\nCome explore art making in the SDMA Museum Art Studio! Join us and create work using medium s such as drawing\, painting\, and mixed media and explore your creativity . Materials will be provided\, or you can bring your own. No oil paints o r solvents please! \nThis is a pay-what-you-wish event. Please RSVP here to save your spot. Registration is limited to 20 people per session. Meet at the House of Hospitality\, near the Prado restaurant entrance\, at 9:50 a.m. and look for the OPEN STUDIO sign. \n  \nArtists under the age of 1 8 must be accompanied by an adult for the duration of the Community Open S tudio. Museum admission not included. LAST-MODIFIED:20260902T071122Z LOCATION:The San Diego Museum of Art\, 1450 El Prado\, San Diego\, CA\, 92 102\, United States URL:https://www.sdmart.org/event/community-open-studio-26/2026-09-15/ X-SOURCE-NAME:San Diego Museum of Art X-SOURCE-URL:https://www.sdmart.org/event/artists-guild-2018-membership-ex hibition END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Resident Free Tuesday DTSTART:20260915T170000Z DTEND:20260916T000000Z DTSTAMP:20260902T071122Z UID:559761-1789466400-1789491600@www.sdmart.org CATEGORIES:arts DESCRIPTION:Tuesday\n10:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. \n  \nThe San Diego Museum of Art offers free admission to San Diego County residents (with ID) on the third Tuesday of every month. \nA valid ID is required for admission and c ertain restrictions apply as Resident Free Tuesdays tend to be busy. We as k that you not bring food\, beverages\, backpacks\, or other oversized ite ms. \n  \nPlan for your visit and see our top tips for visiting the Muse um. LAST-MODIFIED:20260902T071122Z LOCATION:The San Diego Museum of Art\, 1450 El Prado\, San Diego\, CA\, 92 102\, United States URL:https://www.sdmart.org/event/resident-free-tuesday-2026/2026-09-15/ X-SOURCE-NAME:San Diego Museum of Art X-SOURCE-URL:https://www.sdmart.org/event/artists-guild-2018-membership-ex hibition END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Live Model Drawing DTSTART:20260915T200000Z DTEND:20260915T220000Z DTSTAMP:20260902T071122Z UID:858146-1789477200-1789484400@www.sdmart.org CATEGORIES:arts,education DESCRIPTION:Monthly\, Third Tuesdays\n1:00–3:00 p.m.\nMuseum Art Studio \n  \nJoin us for a live model drawing session.\nCome engage in figure dr awing in the SDMA Museum Art Studio! Exercise and develop your drawing ski lls through observation of a live\, clothed model while exploring your cre ativity. Drawing materials will be provided or you can bring your own. No oil paints or solvents please! \nThis is a pay-what-you-wish event. Pleas e RSVP here to save your spot. Registration is limited to 20 people per se ssion. Registration is limited to 20 people per session. Meet at the House of Hospitality\, near the Prado restaurant entrance at 12:50 p.m. and loo k for the OPEN STUDIO sign. \n  \nArtists under the age of 18 must be acc ompanied by an adult for the duration of the Live Model Drawing Session. M useum admission not included. LAST-MODIFIED:20260902T071122Z URL:https://www.sdmart.org/event/live-model-drawing-studio/2026-09-15/ X-SOURCE-NAME:San Diego Museum of Art X-SOURCE-URL:https://www.sdmart.org/event/artists-guild-2018-membership-ex hibition END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Community Art Workshop DTSTART:20260919T180000Z DTEND:20260919T200000Z DTSTAMP:20260902T071122Z UID:888211-1789815600-1789822800@www.sdmart.org CATEGORIES:education DESCRIPTION:Monthly\, Third Saturdays\n11:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m.\nThe San Die go Museum of Art\nMay S. Marcy Sculpture Garden \n  \nGreat for artists o f all ages. Community Art Workshops invite artists to enjoy hands-on art m aking experiences inspired by the thinking and creating processes of artis ts on view at the Museum. Artists under the age of 18 must be accompanied by an adult for the duration of the workshop. \n  \nPlease join us! No r eservation is required. All materials are provided. Free with Museum admis sion. \nGreat for artists of all ages. Community Art Workshops invite arti sts to enjoy hands-on art making experiences inspired by the thinking and creating processes of artists on view at the Museum. Artists under the ag e of 18 must be accompanied by an adult for the duration of the workshop. Museum admission not included. LAST-MODIFIED:20260902T071122Z LOCATION:The San Diego Museum of Art\, 1450 El Prado\, San Diego\, CA\, 92 102\, United States URL:https://www.sdmart.org/event/community-art-workshop-fy27/2026-09-19/ X-SOURCE-NAME:San Diego Museum of Art X-SOURCE-URL:https://www.sdmart.org/event/artists-guild-2018-membership-ex hibition END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Painted Prayers: The Japanese Folk Art Tradition of Ema DTSTART:20260924T200000Z DTEND:20260924T220000Z DTSTAMP:20260902T071122Z UID:880786-1790254800-1790262000@www.sdmart.org CATEGORIES:arts DESCRIPTION:Thursday\, September 24\n1:00–3:00 p.m. PT\nSpeaker: Meher M cArthur\, Asian art historian and curator\nVirtual Event \n  \n\nMeher Mc Arthur will preview her upcoming exhibition Painted Prayers: The Japanese Folk Art Tradition of Ema\, on view at Mingei International Museum (Octobe r 17 2026 through April 4\, 2027). Ema are painted (now mostly printed) vo tive plaques that have been purchased at Shinto shrines and Buddhist templ es for centuries and hung outside as prayers to the gods. They depict deit ies\, symbols\, animals\, plants\, and objects that signify wishes as gene ral as health\, good fortune\, and love to prayers for a cure for warts\, blindness\, and STDs. Some of the wittiest examples represent prayers for increased breastmilk\, recovery from addiction\, and an end to toxic relat ionships. Meher will share her exploration of this folk painting tradition and its place in Japan today. \n  \nSpeaker Bio: Meher McArthur is an As ian art historian specializing in Japanese art and has worked at Pacific A sia Museum\, the Storrier Stearns Japanese Garden\, Scripps College\, Clar emont and JAPAN HOUSE LA. She curates local and traveling exhibitions\, su ch as Washi Transformed: New Expressions in Japanese Paper (2021-2024)\, S ound of Water at Descanso Gardens and KIMONO: Garment\, Canvas\, and Artis tic Muse\, now in Louisiana. Her publications include Gods and Goblins: Fo lk Paintings from Otsu (PAM\, 1999)\, Reading Buddhist Art (Thames & Hudso n\, 2002) and The Arts of Asia (Thames & Hudson\, 2005)\, An ABC of What A rt Can Be (Getty Museum\, 2010)\, New Expressions in Origami Art (Tuttle\, 2017)\, and her memoir A Japanese Art Journey (Tuttle\, 2025). \n  \nPle ase note\, this session will be conducted virtually via Zoom. \nSave your spot by clicking on this link. All participants will be sent the Zoom link via confirmation email with instructions once you secure your place. \nSa ve my spot!\nSponsored by the Asian Arts Council. \n  \nFeatured at top r ight: Unidentified Maker\, Ema of a White Horse\, a Prayer for Good Fortun e in the Year of the Horse (detail)\, Bunka 7 (1810)\, Japan. Pigment on w ood. Mingei International Museum\, Museum Purchase\, 2015-118-108. \nFeatu red: Ema Hanging on a Stand at Shiroyama Kumano Shrine\, Tokyo. Photograph by Meher McArthur. LAST-MODIFIED:20260902T071122Z URL:https://www.sdmart.org/event/painted-prayers-the-japanese-folk-art-tra dition-of-ema/ X-SOURCE-NAME:San Diego Museum of Art X-SOURCE-URL:https://www.sdmart.org/event/artists-guild-2018-membership-ex hibition END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Family Art Adventures DTSTART:20260926T173000Z DTEND:20260926T183000Z DTSTAMP:20260902T071122Z UID:787772-1790418600-1790422200@www.sdmart.org CATEGORIES:arts,family DESCRIPTION:Second and fourth Saturdays at 10:30 a.m. \n  \nFamily Art Ad ventures bring the Museum collection to life for families.\nFamily Art Adv entures are dynamic free guided tours specially designed for families with school-aged children ages 5 to 12. Tours are offered the second and fourt h Saturdays of each month at 10:30 a.m. Family tour themes change monthly\ , and each family tour is followed by a hands-on art-making activity. All materials are provided. \nFree with Museum admission. RSVP requested. RSVP registration includes Museum admission.  \nRSVP Now \n  \nFamily Art Ad ventures is supported in memory of Debbie Cooke. LAST-MODIFIED:20260902T071122Z LOCATION:The San Diego Museum of Art\, 1450 El Prado\, San Diego\, CA\, 92 102\, United States URL:https://www.sdmart.org/event/family-art-adventures-sdma-2026/2026-09-2 6/ X-SOURCE-NAME:San Diego Museum of Art X-SOURCE-URL:https://www.sdmart.org/event/artists-guild-2018-membership-ex hibition END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR