❗️This Thursday, February 12 from 5:00pm - 7:00pm is the Opening Celebration of Spring 2026 Exhibitions
🌷 On view includes “Beth Van Hoesen: Felt Through Line” which highlights the keen observations and minimalistic line work of objects, people, and animals captured by San Francisco-based craftswoman and printmaker Van Hoesen (1926-2010).
🌟 We look forward to seeing you there!
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🌟 Join the MoA next Thursday, February 12 from 5:00pm - 7:00pm for our opening celebration of Spring 2026 exhibitions!
💒 On view includes “Hilda Robinson: Retrospective” a vibrant display of the Oakland-based Robinson’s oil pastels expressing and preserving spaces of joy for Black American communities in public and third spaces.
❣️ Be sure to attend Dr. Ramona Bishop’s talk “Half Full” which takes place before the opening at the Soda Activity Center from 3:30pm -4:30pm.
🤝 Dr. Bishop, a scholar, activist, and educator, will examine the impact of her mother’s art and perseverance, connecting it to her life’s work in education and bridging access points. This program is free and open to all. Light refreshments will be served.
#hildarobinson #oilpastel #omgsmc #gogaels
🌟 Next Thursday, February 12 from 5:00pm - 7:00pm is the Opening Celebration of Spring 2026 Exhibitions!
🌫️ On view includes “Walking The Quiet: A Collaborative Commission by Zach Clark” which showcases the collaborative commission and process of Oakland-based artist Zach Clark, exploring the lore and perspectives of Saint Mary’s College landscape.
🎞️ Be sure to attend Clark’s Artist Talk in the MoA on February 28 from 2:00pm - 3:00pm, where Clark alongside student collaborators from Dr. Porsia Tunzi’s ORB-333 class “Intercultural Interfaith Leadership” will discuss the process of documenting the campus.
#omgsmc #rephotography #risographprint #smcmoa #gogaels
⚠️ for @stmarysca students ⚠️
📚Final Finals Study Salon is here! Join the museum this Sunday through Tuesday, May 17 through 19 to prepare for exams and write papers.
During Study Salon, the museum stays open late till 10 p.m. to offer an alternative place to study. Tables and chairs are set up throughout the galleries, and complimentary 🍪snacks and ☕️ beverages are made available for students.
Image detail from “The Lady and the Unicorn: Sight,” ca.1500, Musée de Cluny, Musée national du Moyen Âge
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Our last Quiet Book Club was the perfect break from studying for finals 😮💨 The Museum of Art and the Library @ the Power Plant are excellent study spaces, too!
🌷☁️Join the MoA this May!🌀🐛
The Museum of Art will be closed Wednesday, May 27 to Thursday, May 28 due to a campus-wide power shut off.
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💙❤️ Learn more about how your donation to the SMCMoA would directly support museum programming and education!
Thank you for considering donating to the MoA this 1 Day 1 SMC.
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🤲 Tomorrow, April 23 through Friday, April 24 please consider donating to the SMCMoA for 1 Day 1 SMC to support our ongoing programs.
🔗 Click the link in bio to donate!
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Today, students from Seminar 374: Multicultural Thought worked with our curator to explore Hilda Robinson’s work, considering themes and ideas expressed in their recent reading of Octavia Butler’s “The Parable of the Sower.”
Hilda Robinson: Retrospective is on view through June 21, 2026.
#smcmoa #hildarobinson #academicmuseum
🎨 Some snaps from Crafternoon today
🌟 Thank you to all who came out and engaged with Hilda Robinson’s oil pastel works on paper, it was so special being in community with you all!
#gogaels #omgsmc #hildarobinson
Join the MoA and Library for an afternoon of creating oil pastels inspired by SMCMoA Spring 2026 Exhibition, 'Hilda Robinson: Retrospective'.
Thursday, April 16
2:00-3:30 pm
SMCMoA
Co-hosted by the SMC Library and Museum of Art, Quiet Book Club is a cozy hour set aside just for you to relax with a book, enjoy some refreshments, and take a break from your day. We’ll have soft music, comfy seating, and a selection of books to borrow, or you’re welcome to bring your own (print or digital).
