Museum of Photographic Arts

THURSDAY: Join us May 13 at 6 p.m. for an exciting evening of live virtual presentations and lively conversations at Open Show #20 Get your ticket today to be part of the conversation. Your purchase 1 supports the program, 2 provides a chance to speak with the artists and 3 enters you into the raffle drawing. Get tickets now: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/open-show-san-diego-20-tickets... Open Show San Diego #20 will feature presentations and work by the following artists: Duy-Phuong Le Nguyen Charles Ingham Lisa Folino, Lisa Folino Photography Christian Michaels, Christian Michaels Interactive Art + Design Ellen Cantor, Ellen Davidson Cantor See more

Drop a in the comments if you're joining TONIGHT! Often staged in media or presented in an inauthentic form, Indigenous people have long endured misrepresentations of their culture in art, advertising, photography, film and television. Shaped by years of study, artist Cara Romero Cara Romero Photography represents Indigenous and non-Indigenous lived experiences in her artform. ... In her series "First American Girls," for example, Cara reimagines a world where Indigenous beauty is celebrated and its diversity is acknowledged. She creates these life size, tribally specific doll boxes in collaboration with her friends and family. TONIGHT (): Cara joins artists Nitashia Johnson (Nitashia Johnson) and Morgan DeLuna at the online event Culture&Cause, where the three will share process and activism in their work. Join APA | San Diego and MOPA today May 6 at 4 p.m. Get your tickets now: MOPA.org/cause Credit: Cara Romero, , 2018, archival pigment print. Courtesy of the artist

We are proud to be part of a major national research study to learn how arts, culture, and creativity fit into people’s lives during this difficult period and how cultural organizations can become better for you in the future. The questions take about 15 minutes to answer, and they’re about how you’ve been spending your time during the pandemic, what kinds of things you’re doing online, what you’re looking forward to when things get back to normal, and how arts or cultur...e organizations can help you, your family, and your community. Can you help us? https://selfserve.decipherinc.com/survey/selfserve//210301

APA San Diego and MOPA invite you to join us for a special online event on Thursday, May 6 at 4PM PST with three photographic artists to support and celebrate these amazing women and their cause driven work. Learn more https://www.eventbrite.com/e/culture-cause-highlighting-wom

Your generosity will support: Inclusivity, Education and Innovation. Now through December 30, 2020, help MOPA double Joan and Irwin Jacobs' generous gift of $150,000. Every gift counts! Double your impact today with this great opportunity by visiting MOPA.org/challenge. ... Photo courtesy of Stacy Keck.

Color can change the mood of your image. A blue filter might make your image seem more sad or gloomy. A bright yellow filter will make your image more cheerful. This weekend, try out two activities at home: DIY and color filters. Show us your best shots, and we'll get back to you with our thoughts. Think about how you can use color to create your own filter. : https://mopa.org/educate/photo-challenge-color/... #photoclub Financial support for Photo Club is provided by The County of San Diego. #youthart #YouthArtsTakeover #youtharts #youthartists #youthartlessons #kidsart #artathome #freeartprojects #artiseverywhere #YouthEducation #Curator #Curatorial #YouthArt #OpenCall #mopasd #balboapark #growingup #sandiegoliving #sandiegophotographer #sandiegogram #sandiegocounty #sandiegophotography #SanDiegoLife #sandiegoart #sandiegoartist #photographytools #photographyandart #photography4life #photographyphotoofday

15,400 photographs comprise a unique collection acquired by the Harvey Cushing/John Hay Whitney Medical Library at Yale. They document a history of medicine from 1839 to the 1970s. https://news.yale.edu//newly-acquired-trove-historic-photo... @YaleMed Cushing/Whitney Medical Library, Yale University

This #GivingTuesday, help us continue increasing access to arts education with The Jon Doellstedt Challenge. Now through December 31, 2020, we are looking to match our longtime supporter’s gift of $100,000. Donate now: MOPA.org/challenge Your generosity contributes to: *A 16-year tradition to feature art by local youth *Online programs that take visual learning to the homes of middle and high school students... *An active gallery space when we can safely reopen that ensures idea sharing through exhibitions, featuring international work and other classics #MOPAsd #MuseumFromHome #VirtualMuseum #PhotographyLovers #FilmLovers #instagood #donate #foracause #bethechange #supportart #supporteducation #supporteducationadvocacy #visualliteracy See more

#CyberMonday: Only today, % all merch in MOPA’s Camera Geek Collection, including items that are NEVER on sale like camera bags (yay!). Shop now: https://shop.mopa.org//holidays-2021-camera-geek-collection Photos courtesy of Caitlyn Gaurano @picturepartay #picturepartay and Juan Martinez @beersandcameras #beersandcameras... #shootfilm #filmisalive #morninglight #filmselfie #gearspread #mediumformat #cameraporn #lensporn #cameragear #camerasetup #gearshot #gearshots #cameralove #cameralover #camerarig #camerarigs #camerarigz #cameramayhem #camerastoday #photogear #photographygear #camerabackpack #camerabag #cinematographer #filmmakersworld @balboapark @explorebalboapark See more

This Black Friday weekend, show appreciation for your favorite gadget. Use code PHOTO101 to get a 20% discount on all items in MOPA’s Camera Geek Collection now through Sunday, November 29. Shop now: https://shop.mopa.org//holidays-2021-camera-geek-collection ... #shootfilm #filmisalive #morninglight #filmselfie #gearspread #mediumformat #cameraporn #lensporn #cameragear #camerasetup #gearshot #gearshots #cameralove #cameralover #camerarig #camerarigs #camerarigz #cameramayhem #camerastoday #photogear #photographygear #camerabackpack #camerabag #cinematographer #filmmakersworld #longexposure #bokehlicious #creativeoptic #createcommune #igtones #depthobsessed #mirrorlessworld #flatlay #BlackFriday #BlackFridayWeekend @balboapark @explorebalboapark

Your generosity will support: Inclusivity, Education and Innovation. Now through December 30, 2020, help MOPA double Joan and Irwin Jacobs' generous gift of $150,000. Every gift counts! Double your impact today with this great opportunity by visiting MOPA.org/challenge. ... Photo courtesy of Stacy Keck.

This year especially, we're thankful for all of you! : Larry Fink is an American photographer known for his black-and-white images of American society. ... Born on March 11, 1941 in Brooklyn, NY, he went on to study under the photographer Lisette Model at the New School of Social Research in New York in the 1960s. In 1976 and 1979, the photographer received the Guggenheim Fellowship. He also received the National Endowment for the Arts Individual Photography Fellowships in 1978 and 1986. : #artnet : Larry Fink, , , , , 1972, gelatin silver print on paper. Gift of Bruce R. Levy, MD Larry Fink ' : The Museum’s permanent collection offers a rich photographic heritage, both as an expressive medium and a documentary record. The collection’s more than 9,000 images include works by Margaret Bourke-White, Alfred Stieglitz, and Ruth Bernhard among other photographers, and a wealth of representative examples of different photographic styles, genres and techniques from early 19th century daguerreotypes and albumen prints to pictorialism, cutting-edge documentary and photojournalism, and digitally constructed imagery. #larryfink #larryfinkphotography #Americanphotographer #thanksgiving #happythanksgiving #thanksgivingdinner #thanksgiving2020 #thanksgivingtablescape #thanksgivingdesserts #thanksgivingtable #thanksgivingday #thanksgivingmemories #thanksgivingseason See more

Enrich our community with increased access to arts education today. Today, your contributions help us grow programs like Photo Club, which is a collection of online photo challenges designed for young photographers to practice their image-making skills at home. Donate now: https://interland3.donorperfect.net/weblink/WebLink.aspx Through December 2020, help MOPA double Joan and Irwin Jacobs's generous gift of $150,000.... #MOPAsd #MuseumFromHome #VirtualMuseum #PhotographyLovers #FilmLovers #instagood, #donate #foracause #bethechange #supportart #supporteducation #supporteducationadvocacy #visualliteracy #museuminnovation #medialiteracy #medialiteracyeducation #digitalliteracy #digitalliteracyforkids #digitalliteracyskills See more

TODAY: @The Photographer’s Eye Collective presents KEN ROSENTHAL AND ROBERT TREAT. There will be a reception for the artists today October 24 from 37:30 p.m. Check details here: https://www.thephotographerseyecollective.com/ken-rosenthal... About the artists: Their images are moody, magical and mysterious. Ken Rosenthal is well-known for his deeply printed, dreamlike, and sometimes diffused images. Robert Treat’s work references the spiritual sense of place that he has found walking the trails of Volcan Mountain Preserve in San Diego’s East county. #EastCounty #SanDiego

How does artist Claudia Kunin use photography to create 3D ghost stories? We sat down with Claudia to find out more about how she uses old photographs to create 3D images and how they connect to spiritualism, memory and the past. https://youtu.be/NlHiBWBHWqM... #halloween2020 #spookyseason #squadghouls #halloween #happyhalloween #halloweeneveryday

How photographers track down stolen pictures. They saved it off of Google, added a foreground to it and used it as a piece of concept art." https://www.bbc.com/news/business-53998711

Explore color, shape and light! celebrates the creativity of San Diego photographer and filmmaker Lynn G. Fayman (1904 1968). The work in this #OnlineExhibition is part of the larger Lynn G. Fayman Archive which MOPA received in 2013. The images, along with original notes and awards, provide a rich window into the colorful work and life of the artist.... #LynnFayman #SanDiegophotographer #Color #KodakFlexichrome #1940sphotography #virtualmuseum https://mopa.org/exhibitions/fayman/

Cristina Wanjura has been named winner of the Still Life category in this year's International Garden Photographer of the Year competition. Head judge Tyrone McGlinchey said: "Cristina has taken the still life photography genre to new heights... to create an intriguing work, full of depth and meaning." Wanjura won 250 in prize money, with the photograph set to feature in an exhibition at Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, in 2021.... https://www.bbc.com/news/in-pictures-54546497 #CristinaWanjura #IGPOTY #StillLife #InternationalGardenPhotographeroftheYear2020

TONIGHT: Watch the Norton Museum of Art chat with artist #HollyRoberts. Join for a conversation about her art and its sources. Starts at 4 p.m. PDT -- watch it through this link: https://youtu.be/s19xPpS9-2g

We know that the traditional art museum experience can be exclusive for many audiences. Since 2014, we have worked with local communities to improve our experience for young people and for family visitors. These projects were based on research, and we made decisions based on what our communities need from our programs and exhibitions.... Help us continue innovating the museum landscape for all of us. Support now: MOPA.org/challenge Through December 2020, help MOPA double Joan and Irwin Jacobs's generous gift of $150,000. #MOPAsd #MuseumFromHome #VirtualMuseum #PhotographyLovers #FilmLovers #instagood, #donate #foracause #bethechange #supportart #supporteducation #supporteducationadvocacy #visualliteracy #museuminnovation #medialiteracy #medialiteracyeducation #digitalliteracy #digitalliteracyforkids #digitalliteracyskills