Tag: Santa Monica Museum of Art

• The Santa Monica Museum of Art Heads East

  Last spring, in a strategic move that I related to on a very personal level, the Santa Monica Museum of Art decided to pull up stakes on its Bergamot Station location to re-evaluate its mission in a self-reflective, revitalization effort called SMMoA Unbound. Today the museum announced that it would be relocating from Santa Monica…

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  May 6, 2016

  Art, Art in Los Angeles, Art/Culture, black history, Business, Career, Collecting, Contemporary Art, Los Angeles, Museums, Uncategorized

  Arts District, DTLA, Incognito, Santa Monica Museum of Art, SMMoA

• Incognito 2014

  Mystery.  Strategy.  Anticipation.  Revelation. Incognito is the perfect training ground for art collectors who are willing to trust their instincts to add to their growing collections.  This fundraising exhibition, benefitting the Santa Monica Museum of Art, showcases artworks donated by over 550 blue chip and emerging artists.  Over 700 pieces of 10″x10″ artworks were displayed in the gallery and set at…

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  April 28, 2014

  Art/Culture, Contemporary Art, Museums, Photography

  Alison Saar, Betty Saar, collecting art, Henry Taylor, Incognito, Incognito 2014, Kenyatta Hinkle, Ralph Ziman, Rena Small, Sadie Barnette, Santa Monica Museum of Art, SMMoA

• On Your Marks… Get Set…Go! (Get Some Art) Incognito 2012

  What do you get when you combine 700 works by 500 artists and a room full of eager collectors?  SMMoA’s “Incognito 2012” delivered yet another exciting evening of art and celebration. All works were donated by the artists as a fundraiser for the Santa Monica Museum of Art at Bergamot Station.  The rules:  Pieces are no…

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  March 18, 2012

  Collecting, Contemporary Art, Museums

  Ed Ruscha, Elisa Longhauser, Gary Baseman, Incognito 2012, John Baldessari, Lisa Melandri, Rena Small, Santa Monica Museum of Art, Shepard Fairey, SMMoA

• Leftovers @ Incognito-Santa Monica Museum of Art

  For 7 years the Santa Monica Museum of Art has hosted “Incognito”-a benefit with a unique twist. This weekend, over 500 artists donated original 8″x10″ works and patrons got the opportunity to nab original works at $300.00 a piece.  Love Baldessari?  You’re in luck, he frequently donates his work-so does Ed Ruscha. The catch?  The…

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  May 1, 2011

  Art/Culture, Museums, Uncategorized

  affordable art, collecting art, Incognito, Santa Monica, Santa Monica Museum of Art