Museum Exhibitions - California Center for the Arts, Escondido (original) (raw)
What’s On
Upcoming Exhibitions
Helen and Newton Harrison: California Work
September 21, 2024 – January 19, 2025
As part of the Getty Foundation’s PST ART: Art and Science Collide, California Center for the Arts, Escondido presents Helen and Newton Harrison: California Work, a retrospective exhibition about the work of husband-and-wife team of Helen Mayer and Newton Harrison, who were among the earliest and most notable ecological artists. Founding members of the Visual Arts Department at UC San Diego, Helen and Newton were local San Diego artists for nearly four decades, where they developed their pioneering concepts of Ecological Art.
Helen and Newton Harrison: California Work is the first exhibition to focus on their California work, including nearly 20 projects produced between the late 1960s and 2000s. Responding to growing environmental awareness, the Harrisons pushed conceptual art in new directions, from their efforts to make topsoil—endangered in many places—to their transformation of a Pasadena debris basin into a recreational area. The couple agreed that they would only take on projects that benefited the ecosystem. California Work revisits the Harrisons’ groundbreaking ecological concepts through re-staged performance artworks, drawings, paintings, photography, collages, maps, archival documentation of large-scale installations, and unrealized proposals for real-world ecological solutions.
In Studio: Michael Nauert
September 21 – November 24, 2024
Southern California-based painter Michael Nauert is the Center Museum’s Fall 2024 In Studio Artist-in-Residence. With a practice that navigates the intersection between nature and human nature, Nauert has developed a distinct abstract language, primarily working with oil paint on canvas and carved wood. Visit the museum to catch him creating new work on carved wood starting at the end of the month!
Programs at the Museum
Opening Reception for Helen and Newton Harrison: California Work | Friday, September 20 | 6:00 – 8:00 PM
Celebrate the opening of Helen and Newton Harrison: California Work with a reception on Friday, September 20, 2024, from 6:00 PM-8:00 PM in the Museum Courtyard. Visitors will enjoy music, lite bites, refreshments, and rousing live performances of poetry written by the Harrisons. Join us for this FREE event.
Sound Meditation and Body Movement with Noriko Whitfield
Unite body, mind, and art through sound meditation and healing movement guided by Noriko Whitfield. Noriko Whitfield is a sound healer and practitioner of various healing arts, including sound therapy, energy healing, and body movement practices. With 16 years of experience, her mission is to help others live authentically, find inner peace, and unlock their full potential through the transformative power of sound and movement. Through her sound therapy sessions, Whitfield creates a sense of space, calming the nervous system for emotional well-being and facilitating connection to the unconscious mind. This session will take place in the museum galleries.
About the Museum
The Center Museum seeks to provide North County San Diego with access to relevant, thought-provoking, and wide-ranging exhibitions that highlight contemporary artists and artworks.
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