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  San Jose Institute of Contemporary Art

  560 S. 1st Street
  San Jose, CA 95113

  Phone: 408-283-8155   |   Fax: 408-283-8157   |   Email   |   Official Website

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    02/01/12- 03/07/12	Printmaking: Mixed Media Monotype - Wednesday Workshops San Jose Institute of Contemporary Art 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.
    01/31/12- 03/06/12	Printmaking 201... Special Projects - Tuesdays San Jose Institute of Contemporary Art 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...
    11/12/11- 02/25/12	One Thing Leads to Another - Exhibition San Jose Institute of Contemporary Art 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...
    11/05/11- 02/18/12	Dos Mundos... Paintings and Works on Paper by Tim Craighead - Exhibition San Jose Institute of Contemporary Art 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...

• • Upcoming Events

    02/16/12

    Art Talk - Are You Serial? San Jose 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...

    02/25/12- 03/10/12

    Printmaking: Non-Toxic Copper Etching - Saturday Workshops San Jose Institute of Contemporary Art Printmaking: Non-Toxic Copper Etching - Saturday Workshops Presented by San Jose Institute of Contemporary Art at San Jose Institute of Contemporary Art February 25-March 10, 2012 In this 3-day workshop you will master the ins-and-outs of this timeless process, including how to prepare plates, apply resists and grounds, etch, and print. Techniques covered include acrylic hard ground, aquatint, lift-ground and spit-bite. This is a combination class for those who have done etching and want to work on a specific or advanced project as well as a beginning workshop for those with no etching experience. Come and learn this non-toxic method and make contemporary prints like the...

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  02/01/12- 03/07/12	Printmaking: Mixed Media Monotype - Wednesday Workshops San Jose Institute of Contemporary Art 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.
  01/31/12- 03/06/12	Printmaking 201... Special Projects - Tuesdays San Jose Institute of Contemporary Art 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...
  11/12/11- 02/25/12	One Thing Leads to Another - Exhibition San Jose Institute of Contemporary Art 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...
  11/05/11- 02/18/12	Dos Mundos... Paintings and Works on Paper by Tim Craighead - Exhibition San Jose Institute of Contemporary Art 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...

• Upcoming Events

  02/16/12

  Art Talk - Are You Serial? San Jose 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...

  02/25/12- 03/10/12

  Printmaking: Non-Toxic Copper Etching - Saturday Workshops San Jose Institute of Contemporary Art Printmaking: Non-Toxic Copper Etching - Saturday Workshops Presented by San Jose Institute of Contemporary Art at San Jose Institute of Contemporary Art February 25-March 10, 2012 In this 3-day workshop you will master the ins-and-outs of this timeless process, including how to prepare plates, apply resists and grounds, etch, and print. Techniques covered include acrylic hard ground, aquatint, lift-ground and spit-bite. This is a combination class for those who have done etching and want to work on a specific or advanced project as well as a beginning workshop for those with no etching experience. Come and learn this non-toxic method and make contemporary prints like the...

Past
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• Past Events

  09/24/11- 10/22/11	31st Annual Fall Auction Exhibition San Jose Institute of Contemporary Art
  07/02/11- 09/10/11	Lift Off - San Jose State University MFA Graduate Exhibition San Jose Institute of Contemporary Art
  06/18/11- 09/10/11	Frames of War - Exhibition of Works by Hanna Hannah San Jose Institute of Contemporary Art
  04/30/11- 05/01/11	ArtHouse San Jose Institute of Contemporary Art
  04/30/11- 05/01/11	Print Fair Artists at ArtHouse San Jose Institute of Contemporary Art
  03/12/11- 06/18/11	Size Matters - Exhibition San Jose Institute of Contemporary Art
  02/26/11- 06/04/11	Urgency - Exhibition San Jose Institute of Contemporary Art
  02/26/11- 06/11/11	Powers of Ten - Documentary San Jose Institute of Contemporary Art
  01/13/11	Tea and Toast with Tony May - Artist Talk San Jose Institute of Contemporary Art
  11/06/10- 02/26/11	Tony May... Old Technology - Exhibition San Jose Institute of Contemporary Art
  10/01/10- 10/23/10	30th Annual Fall Auction Exhibition San Jose Institute of Contemporary Art
  08/12/10	Michael Shindler, Photographer - Talking Art Series San Jose Institute of Contemporary Art
  07/17/10- 09/19/10	Exposed...Today's Photography/Yesterday's Technology - Exhibition San Jose Institute of Contemporary Art
  07/17/10- 09/19/10	Captured... Photography’s Early Adopters - Exhibition San Jose Institute of Contemporary Art
  07/17/10- 09/19/10	Liz Steketee... Reconstructed Memories - Exhibition San Jose Institute of Contemporary Art
  07/03/10- 09/19/10	Bernie Lubell... Conservation of Intimacy - Exhibition San Jose Institute of Contemporary Art
  05/28/10- 06/19/10	Lift Off 2010 - Exhibition San Jose Institute of Contemporary Art
  04/10/10- 07/03/10	Modesto Covarrubias... Liminal - Exhibition San Jose Institute of Contemporary Art
  04/10/10- 07/03/10	Libby Black's Workout Room - Exhibition San Jose Institute of Contemporary Art
  03/06/10- 05/27/10	16th Annual Monotype Marathon San Jose Institute of Contemporary Art
  02/06/10- 04/03/10	Energy Machines by Ted Fullwood - Exhibition San Jose Institute of Contemporary Art
  02/06/10- 04/03/10	Ted Fullwood - Energy Machines San Jose Institute of Contemporary Art
  02/06/10- 05/15/10	By A Thread San Jose Institute of Contemporary Art
  11/07/09- 01/23/10	Night Moves San Jose Institute of Contemporary Art
  11/07/09- 01/23/10	Afterlife San Jose Institute of Contemporary Art
  11/07/09- 02/20/10	Theodora Varnay Jones - Manifold San Jose Institute of Contemporary Art
  10/02/09- 10/24/09	29th Annual Fall Auction Exhibition San Jose Institute of Contemporary Art
  09/26/09- 09/27/09	ICA Print Center Workshop San Jose Institute of Contemporary Art
  09/10/09- 12/31/09	2009 Talking Art San Jose Institute of Contemporary Art
  09/10/09	Talking Art - NextNew Green San Jose Institute of Contemporary Art
  08/13/09	Talking Art - 2009 Portfolio Reviews San Jose Institute of Contemporary Art
  08/08/09- 09/30/09	Christel Sullbohner - Ice Floe San Jose Institute of Contemporary Art
  08/01/09- 10/18/09	San Jose ICA Print Center Drawing Workshop San Jose Institute of Contemporary Art
  07/07/09- 09/20/09	NextNew -- Green San Jose Institute of Contemporary Art
  06/30/09- 09/30/09	Night Moves - Gail Wight, National Agenda San Jose Institute of Contemporary Art