Events Calendar · January 2020
New Exhibitions Opening at Bolinas Musem
Date: Saturday, January 25, 2020
Time: 10:00am-1:00pm Opening, Talks 2:00pm, Reception 3:00-5:00pm
Phone: 415-868-0330
Join us for the opening reception of Bolinas Museum's two new exhibitions: The Golden Decade & Tom Braun: Meditations. Don't miss the opportunity to hear from the artists and curators during the gallery talks at 2:00pm, followed by a reception 3:00pm-5:00pm. This event is FREE to the public.
About The Golden Decade, Photography at the California School of Fine Arts, 1945-1955, curated by Jennifer O'Keeffe (Marin Gallery & Photography Gallery):
The California School of Fine Arts (CSFA) in San Francisco (renamed the San Francisco Art Institute in 1961) was among a handful of institutions in the nation to offer an extensive program in photography and film during the period immediately following WWII. Established in 1945 by Ansel Adams, and taught by Minor White, the CSFA photography program raised the dialog around photographic practice to the level of a serious, focused study. Students were not only expected to be technically adept, but thoughtful and intentional about how they approached the world with a camera. The first decade of the program (1945-1955) gave rise to a unique group of photographers who went on to become accomplished artists and important contributors to visual culture, inspired by their teachers who were some of the most influential photographers of the day such as Edward Weston, Dorothea Lange, Imogen Cunningham, and Homer Page. Whether the approach was documentary, landscape-based, or purely formal, the faculty encouraged students to follow their visions with technical and conceptual rigor.
The Golden Decade focuses on a number of these students, several of whom are still living in the Bay Area such as David Johnson, Gerald Ratto, Stan Zrnich, John Upton,and Charles Wong. Ira Latour writes, "The years 1945 to 1955 marked a time of extreme creativity and change - not only at the school, but also in the wider milieu of the immediate postwar period. Both students and faculty participated in the aesthetic and social changes of their day, and their legacy has greatly impacted the history of photography."
About Tom Braun: Meditations, curated by Dieter Tremp (Coastal Marin Artists Gallery):
During his forty years in Bolinas, Tom Braun has been quietly creating with wood, glass, and other mediums. This exhibition is a overview of his output from his early years as a carpenter and stained glass artist, to his carved meditations in wood, and a recent astonishingly detailed model of a barn. His creations display skills that reach from structural complexity to understated organic shapes. Crafted with hand tools and finished with unique manual techniques, Tom's meditative practice reflects the energy, insight, and dedication he puts into his art, and the deep satisfaction he reaps from creating finely crafted objects.
Additional Location or Other Information
Bolinas Museum is located at 48 Wharf Road, Bolinas, CA 94924.