Organization

Dos Mundos... Paintings and Works on Paper by Tim Craighead - Exhibition

Presented by San Jose Institute of Contemporary Art at San Jose Institute of Contemporary Art

November 5, 2011-February 18, 2012

Dos Mundos is an exhibition of paintings and works on paper by abstract artist Tim Craighead who has long explored and exploited mark making and recurring symbols and objects in his work. Like the artists in One Thing Leads to Another, Craighead's visual vocabulary includes repetition and duplication of marks and shapes. Shells, vessels, scribbles, knots, polygons, DNA fragments and other representational and abstract gestures are repeated from canvas to canvas.

The biomorphic

One Thing Leads to Another - Exhibition

Presented by San Jose Institute of Contemporary Art at San Jose Institute of Contemporary Art

November 12, 2011-February 25, 2012

One Thing Leads to Another presents contemporary prints and drawings by artists who address process and repetition in their works. The exhibition highlights works created in the ICA Print Center by several of its talented Artists-in-Residence and simultaneously celebrates the art of printmaking and the ICA's Print Center itself. One Thing Leads To Another will highlight and contextualize four of the ICA Print Center's Artists-in-Residence including Modesto Covarrubias, Christel

Printmaking 201... Special Projects - Tuesdays

Presented by San Jose Institute of Contemporary Art at San Jose Institute of Contemporary Art

January 31-March 6, 2012

Attention Novice and Experienced Printmakers! Do you have a plate you have been wanting to edition? Or an idea for a project you want to explore? Then this workshop is for you. A variety of techniques and ability levels are welcome. Individual project development, problem-solving and technique will be the focus. Group and private critiques will also be available.

Enroll in our 6 week, evening class and refresh your printmaking skills, complete an individual project, or just

Printmaking: Mixed Media Monotype - Wednesday Workshops

Presented by San Jose Institute of Contemporary Art at San Jose Institute of Contemporary Art

February 1-March 7, 2012

Brighten up your Winter Wednesdays in this 6-week workshop. Create one-of-a-kind prints using painting, collage, layering, transfers and stencils. Whether you are a seasoned artist looking to add more skills to your palette, or a novice exploring outlets for your creativity, this hands-on workshop is for you! Let's roll up our sleeves and make art together!

Class will be held in the Print Center of the Institute of Contemporary Art.

Art Talk - Are You Serial?

Presented by San Jose Institute of Contemporary Art at San Jose Institute of Contemporary Art

February 16, 2012

Join the conversation and demonstrations about serial approaches to art making by exhibiting artists in the show "One Thing Leads to Another" on view in the Main Gallery.

Event Timeline

6:30pm to 7:30pm: Mix and Mingle

Learn about the tools, materials and process that exhibiting artists employ to make their work through demonstrations throughout the gallery.

7:30pm to 8:30pm: Group Discussion

In conversation with Curator Susan

Creative Minds - The Thing Quarterly

Presented by San Jose Museum of Art and San Jose Institute of Contemporary Art at San Jose Museum of Art

January 14, 2012

Every year, editors Jonn Herschend and Will Rogan invite four artists, writers, musicians, or filmmakers to create a useful object that somehow incorporates text. The result is The Thing Quarterly. Subscribers to this unique “publication” have received everything from a silkscreened vinyl window shade by Miranda July (issue 1) to a lipsticked-mirror and poster by James Franco (issue 14).

In this program presented by the San Jose Museum of Art (SJMA) and the San Jose

31st Annual Fall Auction Exhibition

Presented by San Jose Institute of Contemporary Art at San Jose Institute of Contemporary Art

September 24-October 22, 2011

The Institute of Contemporary Art in San Jose is proud to present its signature Annual Fall Art Exhibition and Auction. This comprehensive exhibition features a large number of art works by some of the finest artists in the Bay Area.

An Artist Reception and Silent Auction will be held on Saturday, October 8th from 5pm to 7pm. This popular and lively event features an eclectic mix of works in a variety of mediums that will excite novice and long-time art collectors and enthusiasts

Lift Off - San Jose State University MFA Graduate Exhibition

Presented by San Jose Institute of Contemporary Art at San Jose Institute of Contemporary Art

July 2-September 10, 2011

Now in its seventh year at the ICA, Lift Off presents the freshest artwork to emerge from San Jose State University. The show features the collective works of SJSU’s Master of Fine Art (MFA) 2011 graduates. This exhibition marks the culmination of two to three years of intensive investigation by students in the Fine Arts program and launches the graduates into the next chapter of their artistic pursuits.

This year’s exhibiting artists include James

Frames of War - Exhibition of Works by Hanna Hannah

Presented by San Jose Institute of Contemporary Art at San Jose Institute of Contemporary Art

June 18-September 10, 2011

Frames of War is an exhibition of new paintings by Santa Cruz-based artist Hanna Hannah that exposes a stark confrontation of terror and beauty. Hannah creates her works using fine brushes, casein paint and mixed media on paper. The exhibition include fifteen floor-length panels resembling wallpaper as well as a series of formally framed works.

Through these paintings, Hannah continues her exploration of embedding images of war and destruction into highly decorative motifs by

ArtHouse

Presented by San Jose Institute of Contemporary Art at San Jose Institute of Contemporary Art

April 30-May 1, 2011

Arthouse is a weekend-long celebration of art-making, exhibitions, educational programs, idea labs, cultural connections, and more. This event will highlight and demonstrate all the great things that are going on at the San Jose Institute of Contemporary Art that benefit artists, members and our community at large, including The Print Fair, an open portfolio sale by more than thirty-five Bay Area printmakers; Printapalooza! morning and afternoon art-making workshops at