Group Leader: Lois Widom, 423-0184, lowidom@yahoo.com.
Events are listed on the Events Calendar.
For over eighteen years, our group has been visiting places of architectural and artistic interest all over the bay area and locally. We have been to museums, galleries, homes, public buildings, and tours. Take a look at the list of our past activities near the bottom of this page to get an idea of the possibilities. Suggestions for new or repeat activities are always welcomed. We generally have at least one activity a month throughout the year. The days vary depending on the venue. If we are going some distance, we meet at a central place and carpool. Riders are expected to share the driving expenses. We often go out for lunch. Some recent trips:
- The Sikh Gurdwara, a Sikh Temple in the hills above San Jose. This was like a visit to India. The architecture is Indo-Persian, a fusion of Hindu and Islamic elements. We also learned about the philosophy and history of the Sikhs, and, in true Sikh tradition, shared a meal.
- Two Museums, Two Men. Howard Ikemoto, a well known Santa Cruz artist and teacher, accompanied us to the Triton Museum in Santa Clara to see and hear about his one-man exhibit there. Then we went to the San Jose Museum to see the exhibit “Wayne Thiebaud, Seventy Years of Painting.” It was intriguing for us that Wayne had been one of Howard’s earliest teachers in Sacramento.
- And, we have recently been to San Francisco to see the Impressionist exhibits at the de Young and the Fisher Collection at the SFMOMA.
Group Leader: Lois Widom, 423-0184, lowidom@yahoo.com.
Membership Status: Unlimited, but some events are size-limited and the leader will request an RSVP. Reply only if you plan to participate.
Meets as announced by email, on webpage, in the newsletter, and on the Institute calendar. If you do not have email, please find another member of the group who will inform you of the details of the activities.
Activities History
| June-11 | Sierra Azul Outdoor Sculpture Show. Fifty-six artists and 135 sculptures are exhibited in the sixth annual show in the beautiful two-acre Mediterranean garden. |
| June-11 |  1. Straw bale house of Kristin and Mark Sullivan, Capitola. 2. Capitola Historical Museum. |
| May-11 |  “Big Creek Pottery, A Social History of a Visual Idea, 1967-1983,” curated by Karen Thuesen Massaro, The Museum of Art and History. The school is profiled with 70 vessels made by visiting masters, the founders, and students along with photographs primarily from the McDougal collection. Writings by those who came to Big Creek, filmed portraits of Al Johnsen, Bruce and Marcia McDougal, as well as a recorded audio interview of Michael Cardew enhance the exhibition. |
| Apr-11 |  “How Wine Became Modern” exhibit at the SFMOMA. “How Wine Became Modern explores the visual culture of wine and its stunning transformation over the last three decades. Designed in collaboration with renowned architects Diller Scofidio + Renfro, the exhibition combines historical artifacts, architectural models, design objects, newly commissioned artworks, and enticing installations, including a “smell wall,” to probe many aspects of wine culture….” |
| Jan-11 |  Art of Pegatha Hughes at Linda’s Seabright Cafe |
| Jan-11 |  Museum of Art and History — “Looking At Recovery.” Work of Mary Alice Copp. |
| Dec-10 | Christmas in the Adobes, Monterey. |
| Nov-10 | Museum of Art & History — Visual Acoustics: The Modernism of Julius Shulman |
| Oct-10 | de Young Museum: “Van Gogh, Gauguin, Cezanne and Beyond” |
| Aug-10 | San Francisco Museum of Modern Art — Fisher Collection |
| June-10 | de Young Museum: Birth of Impressionism — Masterpieces from the Musee D’Orsay |
| May-10 | Pacific Grove Museum of Natural History: scientific illustration; walking tour of Pacific Grove. |
| Apr-10 | Stanford House Tour |
| Apr-10 | Santa Cruz Museum of Natural History. Art of Nature exhibit, a collection of works created by members of the Northern California Guild of Natural Science Illustrators |
| Mar-10 | Cantor Art Museum at Stanford:, Tracing the Past, Drawing the Future; Master Ink Painters in 20th-Century China. Calligraphy and paintings from artists known in China as the “Four Great Masters of Ink Painting.” |
| Feb-10 | Two museums, two men: Howard Ikemoto at the Triton and Wayne Thiebaud at the San Jose hills Museum of Art. |
| Jan-10 | Sikh Temple in San Jose hills |
| Dec-09 |   Architecture of the Stanford Medical Center and tour of the Papua New Guinea Sculpture Garden, created by ten master New Guinea carvers in 1994. |
| Nov-09 | 11/2009 “Visual Conversations with Women in the Arts,” Smith Gallery, and John Dizikes Concert, Stevenson Event Center, UCSC Campus. |
| Oct-09 | San Jose Cathedral Basilica of Saint Joseph; The San Jose Museum of Art for the Alexander Calder, Ansel Adams, and Chuck Close Prints. |
| Jun-09 | “Schultz’s Beethoven, Schroeder’s Muse” at Martin Luther King Library in San Jose. |
| May-09 | Pajaro Valley Gallery 25th Anniversary exhibit with works of three of our members. |
| Apr-09 |  Filoli House and Garden |
| Mar-09 | “Assemblage + Collage + Construction. A Collective View of Art from Multiple Santa Cruz County Venues.” |
| Feb-09 |  California Academy of Sciences |
| Jan-09 |  Hanna House on the Stanford campus |
| Dec-08 | Cathedral of Christ the Light, Oakland |
| Nov-08 | Leonardo: 500 Years into the Future at the Tech Museum |
| Oct-08 | Sunset Idea House, Monterey |
| Sep-08 | “Four Photographers, Different Directions,” at the Louden Nelson Center. Work of Susan Hillyard, UCSC LLL, was exhibited. |
| Sep-08 | Contemporary Jewish Museum of San Francisco |
| Aug-08 | Museum of Art and History on Cooper Street for Elaine Badgley Arnoux exhibit. |
| Jul-08 | The Audacity of Stripes, the Encaustic Works of Daniella Woolf |
| Jul-08 | deYoung Museum, Dale Chihuly exhibit, and Legion of Honor, Women Impressionists |
| Jun-08 | Pajaro Valley Gallery, Sierra Azul Nursery and Sculpture Show |
| May-08 | Architects Association of Santa Cruz County Open Architecture Tour, Watsonville. |
| Apr-08 | Historic Johnston House, New England salt box just south of Half Moon Bay |
| Mar-08 | Pajaro Art Gallery, Watsonville, Eight Over 80 In ’08 |
| Feb-08 | Montalvo Arts Center |
| Jan-08 | San Jose Museum of Art: Joan Miro’s Fantastic Universe; Goya’s Caprichos: Dreams of Reason and Madness; and Picasso’s Etchings of Love and Desire |
| Dec-07 | Christmas at the Adobes in Monterey |
| Dec-07 | IRAQ:REFRAME. Montalvo Art Center, Saratoga; Institute of Contemporary Art, San Jose |
| Nov-07 | de Young Museum: The Sculpture of Louise Nevelson; Chim: The Photography of David Seymour |
| Nov-07 | Work of Anne Smith Easley, Eloise Pickard Smith Gallery |
| Oct-07 | The Pietra Santa winery |
| Sep-07 | Revisit home of group member Margaret Ogle to see, admire, and hear about her remarkable worldwide photographs and the beautiful items she has created for her home. |
| Aug-07 | The Art of Being Tuarg. Sahara Nomads in a Modern World. At the Stanford Museum. |
| Jul-07 | Boardwalk exhibit and Fiber Art Exhibit at the Museum of Art and History |
| Jun-07 | Sanchez Art Center for Susan Hillyard’s gallery show celebrating the 100th anniversary of the Boardwalk. Fiber Art Exhibit at the Santa Cruz Art League. |
| May-07 | Architecture tour by the Architects Association of Santa Cruz County to benefit Habitat for Humanity |
| May-07 | “The Sea Around Us: Depictions and Imaginings” at the Smith Gallery at Cowell College with Linda Pope, the curator of the gallery. |
| Apr-07 | Oakland Museum adventure |
| Mar-07 | Susan Else’s studio |
| Feb-07 | Maybeck Church, Berkeley |
| Feb-07 | Straw bale house, Capitola |
| Feb-07 | UCSC Campus architecture – Frank Zwart |
| Dec-06 | MAH Public Art Tour |
| Nov-06 | San Jose Museum |
| Oct-06 | Sunset House, O’Neill home |
| Sep-06 | DeYoung + Legion of Honor |
| Jul-06 | Pajaro Sculpture show – Sierra Azul |
| Jun-06 | three Palo Alto houses |
| Jun-06 | San Jose City Hall & Library tours |
| May-06 | Stanford Museum – childhood exhibit |
| Apr-06 | Pajaro gallery fiber show |
| Mar-06 | Ellen Kimmel’s victorian home |
| Feb-06 | talk by FLW apprentice |
| Feb-06 | Smith Gallery |
| Jan-06 | DeYoung Museum, SF |
| Dec-05 | San Jose city Hal |
| Nov-05 | DeRosa Show, MAH |
| Nov-05 | Symphony Home Tour |
| Oct-05 | Allied Arts, Menlo Park |
| Sep-05 | Pajaro Gallery |
| Aug-05 | Mannie Santana + artists |
| Jul-05 | Palo Alto Clay and Glass Festival |
| May-05 | Garden Tour, Los Altos Hills, Woodside |
| May-05 | Santa Cruz Architecture tour |
| Apr-05 | Modern Design – SJMA |
| Mar-05 | Sikh Temple, San Jose |
| Feb-05 | Pacific Grove Tour |
| Jan-05 | Triton Museum, Santa Clara – Tea |
| Dec-04 | Marine exhibit – MAH |
| Nov-04 | San Jose Architecture – Frank Wolfe |
| Oct-04 | San Jose Quilt Museum |
| Sep-04 | Monterey Marine Museum + adobe tour |
| Aug-04 | San Jose Library + outdoor art tour |
| Jul-04 | Ansel Adams, MAH |
| Jun-04 | Domestic Odyssey, SJMA |
| May-04 | Exemplary Contemporary, Smith gallery |
| Apr-04 | Four gardens, Woodside, Atherton |
| Mar-04 | Guatemala Exhibit, Pajaro |
| Feb-04 | Victoria May, Smith Gallery |
| Feb-04 | Doyle Forman, Porter Gallery |
| Jan-04 | Straw Bale House, Capitola |
| Dec-03 | Clark Center & Museum, Stanford |
| Nov-03 | Margaret Ogle’s home |
| Nov-03 | Native American Glass – MAH |
| Oct-03 | Surf Culture – SFMA |
| Sep-03 | Sunset Idea Houses, Los Gatos |
| Aug-03 | Stanford Memorial Church, Museum |
| Jul-03 | Nido Gallery, |
| Jun-03 | Jerry Lomax, architect, Carmel |
| May-03 | Exemplary Contemporary, Smith Gallery |
| Apr-03 | MAH, River Reflections |
| Mar-03 | Santana Row |
| Feb-03 | Carother and Zscheile homes |
| Jan-03 | McLelland – art & poetry |
| Dec-02 | Monterey Aquarium – Chihuly glass |
| Nov-02 | Heimer Struck – MAH |
| Oct-02 | Glass Gallery – Larry Silman |
| Sep-02 | Wm. Morris Glass Works – MAH |
| Jul-02 | SJMA – Art in Public Places |
| Jun-02 | Carolyn Fitz – Japanes brush painting |
| May-02 | Filoli House and Gardens |
| Apr-02 | Mary Warshaw – Smith Gallery |
| Mar-02 | Steinbeck Center – Dorothea Lange |
| Feb-02 | MAH – Rfichard Deutsch |
| Jan-02 | Mexican Heritage Plaza – San Jose |
| Dec-01 | Two Eichlers – Palo Alto |
| Oct-01 | Bronze Works – sculpture casting |
| Sep-01 | SJMA – Art in Public Places |
| Aug-01 | Stanford – sculpture walk + |
| Jul-01 | Pajaro Gallery – self portaits |
| Jun-01 | Tor House – Carmel |
| Apr-01 | Cabrillo Gallery – Alan Couerhone |
| Mar-01 | Cabrillo Gallery – Displacements |
| Mar-01 | Palace of Legion of Honor – Tolouse Latrec |
| Feb-01 | Hanna House |
| Jan-01 | Space Odyssey – Smith Gallery |
| Dec-00 | Anderson Collection – SFMOMA |
| Nov-00 | Chihuly – SJMA |
| Oct-00 | Craig & Dusty Miller Victorian |
| Sep-00 | Carmel Walk |
| Aug-00 | Stanford Museum |
| Jun-00 | Fran Raboff’s home |
| May-00 | Santa Cruz Architecture Tour |
| Apr-00 | Georgia O’Keefe show, SF |
| Feb-00 | FLW Hanna House, Stanford |
| Feb-00 | Print Lab, UCSC |
| Jan-00 | Monterey Museums |
| Dec-99 | Margaret Ogle’s home |
| Nov-99 | SF City Hall & Library |
| Oct-99 | Whitney exhibit at SJMA |
| Sep-99 | Pajaro Dunes, Bartelts home + |
| Aug-99 | Stanford Architecture |
| Jul-99 | Sa Jose Museum Art Walk |
| Jun-99 | San Jose Museum Art Walk |
| May-99 | Paramount Theater, Oakland |
| Mar-99 | Villa Montalvo |
| Feb-99 | Stanford Museum |
| Jan-99 | Tech Museum – San Jose |
| Dec-98 | DeSaisset Museum – Santa Clara |
| Nov-98 | Weygandt Show – UCSC |
| Nov-98 | FLW house – Los Banos |
| Oct-98 | Calder – SFMOMA |
| Sep-98 | Capitola tour |
| Jun-98 | Rich Deutsch Studio |
| Apr-98 | Stanford sculpture tour |
| Mar-98 | Victorian tour – Darling House + |
| Feb-98 | Asilomar Tour |