Press Releases 1999-2000
	FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (click on date to go to  release) EVENT OR ITEM December 5, 2000 New Works by California Artists: Jim Gensheimer at the Triton Museum of Art December 5, 2000 Community Invited to Voice Opinions on Interactive Website November 22, 2000 Family Day Festivity at the Triton Museum October 26, 2000 New Works by California Artists: Carlos Loarca October 26, 2000 Ruth Tunstall Grant: Repeated Redirections October 26, 2000 Watercolor Your Way Into the TMA! September 21, 2000 Six Talents Honored at the Arts Council Silicon Valley Fellowship Awards at the Triton Museum of Art June 30, 2000 New Works by California Artists: Harold Kozloff June 30, 2000 Truth and Lies April 7, 2000 The California Arts Council Supports Yet Another Art Organization April 4, 2000 Long-Lost Painting and Frame of Theodore Wores at the Triton Museum of Art April 4, 2000 Beat the Blues at the Triton Museum of Art April 4, 2000 New Works by California Artists: Robert Apte April 4, 2000 ArtTalks 2000 at the Triton Museum of Art March 14, 2000 ArtReach Student Exhibit              March 7, 2000 New Works by California Artists: Sasha Yungju Lee December 22, 1999 Exhibition Schedule for 2000

SANTA CLARA, CA-The Biennial Statewide Watercolor Competition and Exhibition is here once again. California artists will show off their watercolor techniques and have a chance to win cash prizes and special awards, including the Triton Museum of Art Permanent Collection Purchase Award. Exhibition dates are November 10, 2000 through January 14, 2001 and the reception is on Tuesday, November 14 from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. with a lecture from the juror, Jane R. Hofstetter, NWS, starting at 6:00 p.m. The reception also coincides with two other exhibitions, Ruth Tunstall Grant: Repeated Redirections and New Works by California Artists: Carlos Loarca.

SANTA CLARA, CA—Six scholarships will be given out to three sculptors and three choreographers at the Arts Council Silicon Valley Fellowship Awards reception on Tuesday, October 24 from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. at the Triton Museum of Art. The sculptors’ works are on view from October 17 through November 9, 2000. Choreographers Tandy Beal, Diane Frank and Judith Komoroski and sculptors Kenneth Matsumoto, Timothy Ryan and Randall Shiroma will be honored at the reception.

Kenneth Matsumoto’s works reflect his view of man’s relationship with nature. His sculptures of vessels suggest that the two are related to each other, which strengthens the notion that man’s activity on the environment is as much a part of the natural order as the effects of wind and water. Timothy Ryan searches for hidden meanings in the materials he uses to find how he can fit them into larger contexts and themes. What he finds most interesting is recognizing some form or being in the objects, in which only he can identify. Randall Shiroma currently teaches ceramics/sculpture throughout the Bay Area. He received a BFA degree in ceramics from the University of Hawaii and received an MFA in sculpture from San José State University. He has exhibited in Hawaii, Europe and all over the U. S.

Tandy Beal is the artistic director of her own dance troupe, Tandy Beal and Company, and the Pickle Family Circus, a one-ring theatrical circus without animals. She was recently awarded a three-year National Endowment for the Arts grant to choreograph. Beal has an extensive résumé, having worked with Frank Zappa, choreographed animated figures in the film, The Nightmare Before Christmas and has also worked on MTV. She currently teaches dance at UC Santa Cruz.

Diane Frank began her dancing career at Ohio University and has taught at the University of Maryland, the Merce Cunningham Dance Studio in New York and currently teaches in the Dance Division at Stanford University. She toured with Douglas Dunn and Dancers for 11 years as a performer, teacher and choreographer’s assistant. Her choreography has earned her critical praise and seven grants from the National Endowment of the Arts. Choreographer Judith Komoroski started in ballet as a young child and discovered modern dance in her teens. She has choreographed throughout her career, but more heavily since the early 1970s. She studied mostly in New York, but has toured in Buenos Aires as well.

The Arts Council Silicon Valley is an independent non-profit organization that advocates for the arts in Silicon Valley. Its grants and programs have continually supported art associations, schools, community groups, social service agencies and artists in all disciplines, distributing more than $4 million since 1992. Its Artist Fellowships provide support for individual artists working in a variety of media, which are selected on a rotating basis.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: June 30, 2000

CONTACT: Cindy Millan, (408) 247-3754 ext. 21

New Works by California Artists: Harold Kozloff

Triton Museum of Art
Aug. 4-Sept. 3, 2000

Reception/ArtTalk: Tuesday, Aug. 8 from 6:00 to 8:00 P. M.

SANTA CLARA, CA—"New Works by California Artists: Harold Kozloff" is on view at the Triton Museum of Art from August 4 through September 3, 2000. A reception/ArtTalk will be on Tuesday, August 8 from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m.

Combining elements that modify familiar images, Harold Kozloff's sculptures reflect his wry sense of humor. Made from manufactured, found and rejected objects, his art "challenges [his] creative impulses" by assembling the materials into forms that are satiric, whimsical and at times, distorted.

His piece, Dome of Camelot, is an anthromorphical knight-like figure. Its larger-than-life size symbolizes the subject's legend. Whether one considers this body of work abstract or representational, the purpose is to evoke a memory, a vision, or an emotion to which viewers can relate. In his own studio at Hunter's Point, he creates art that continually reconnects him with his principal inspirations, Pablo Picasso and David Smith.

Harold Kozloff attended Northwestern University and studied stone carving with Harriet Moore upon moving to San Francisco 11 years ago. He has also undergone independent studies in Italy and at Ft. Mason.

The Triton Museum of Art is located at 1505 Warburton Avenue in Santa Clara. Its hours are Tuesday, 10:00 a.m. to  9:00 p.m. and Wednesday through Sunday, 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Please call (408) 247-3754 for further information.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: June 30, 2000

CONTACT: Cindy Millan, (408) 247-3754 ext. 21

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 7, 2000

CONTACT: Cindy Millan, (408) 247-3754 ext. 21

The California Arts Council Supports Yet Another Art Organization

SANTA CLARA, CA—For over 24 years, the California Arts Council has sought to promote the arts by making its programs easily accessible to California's vast community. It focuses on representing the state's diverse cultures, providing leadership and consultation and presenting programs to increase art appreciation. This state agency also encourages employment of artists and those skilled in crafts in the local/private sector. In the fall of 1999, the Triton Museum of Art was recognized as a recipient of the CAC Organization Support Program when the museum received a grant for $6,492. The CAC has had a long tradition of supporting groups whose programs have positively and significantly affected the community. The Organization Support program furthers the development of arts organizations in all artistic disciplines. Considering the immense value the CAC places on multiculturalism, art and education, the Triton Museum is an excellent match with its exhibitions focusing on underrepresented Bay Area artists and art education programs targeting youth, senior citizens and hospitals in the Bay Area. The CAC also supports the arts through their Coastline arts license plates. The organization requisitioned Wayne Thiebaud, one of California's world-renowned artists, to produce an extraordinary piece of artwork for art lovers to purchase. The proceeds from the art license plates are used to present grants to various organizations.

The Triton Museum of Art's hours are Tuesday, 10:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. and Wednesday through Sunday, 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Admission and parking are always free. For more information, call (408) 247-3754. To purchase a Coastline art license plate, call (800) 201-6201.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 4, 2000

CONTACT: Cindy Millan, (408) 247-3754 ext. 21

Long-Lost Painting and Frame of Theodore Wores at the Triton Museum of Art

SANTA CLARA, CA—A long-lost painting of San Francisco artist Theodore Wores, L otus Pond, Shiba, Tokyo, (1886) and its original frame are on view in the Theodore Wores: Works from the California and Japan Years exhibition from March 12 through July 30, 2000. An unknown Japanese craftsman produced numerous exquisite and intricately carved frames for Wores between 1885-1887 to offset many of the artist's paintings.

The frame surrounding Lotus Pond, Shiba, Tokyo is overflowing with lotus leaves that carry the subject matter of the painting off the canvas. Baby turtles carved onto their mother's backs can be also seen in the chassis. This is the only known existing frame created by the unnamed Japanese artisan who worked with Wores in Tokyo. The painting itself contains the flora of Japan, typical of many of Wores' paintings. It also depicts a peaceful scene with people clothed in traditional Japanese garments strolling on a bridge and embracing the serenity of the lotus leaf-filled pond. The frame and painting in question were thought to have only existed in the artist's scrapbooks. But in August 1999, the owner's daughter, who lived in the United States, sent the painting to Christie's auction house in Los Angeles to be placed for sale. The owner had brought it to the country from Eastern Europe without the frame due to its weight.

Catherine Leonhard, vice-president of Christie's American Paintings Department, contacted the daughter and requested to have the camphor-wooded frame to be shipped as well. The frame was sent after a few weeks and together, they sold for $178,500 at an October 1999 auction, setting a record for Theodore Wores' works.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 4, 2000

CONTACT: Cindy Millan, (408) 247-3754 ext. 21

Beat the Blues at the Triton Museum of Art

SANTA CLARA, CA—Want your kids to keep busy during spring break and summer vacation? Want them to have fun, yet learn something new? Of course you do! Then enroll them in ArtCamp at the Triton Museum of Art ! ArtCamp is a week-long art immersion program for ages 5-15 where children receive individualized technical instruction with professional art educators. A small student to teacher ratio ensures that all children get the one-on-one attention they deserve. A limited number of scholarships are also available for qualified low-income families.

ArtCamp 2000 features two new curricula that explore artistic perception, creative expression, historical and cultural art contexts, and aesthetic valuing with a focus on hands-on art instruction. In Building Blocks of Art, ArtCampers explore age-appropriate components of art and design including line, color, shape, form, texture, and space with various materials including charcoal, oil pastel, watercolor and tempera paint, and clay. The second curriculum, Framing Your World, is presented in conjunction with the Triton's popular exhibition, Theodore Wores: Works from the California and Japan Years. This program urges ArtCampers to become aware of different ways to look at the world around them through projects including photography, collage, pastel and acrylic on canvas, landscapes studies, and sculpture.

The ArtCamp schedule is as follows:

 Education is central to the vision of the museum. The Triton Museum of Art offers a learning environment in which curiosity, experimentation and spirited dialogue are encouraged.

The Triton Museum of Art is located at 1505 Warburton Avenue in Santa Clara. Hours are Tuesday, 10:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. and Wednesday through Sunday, 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Please phone (408) 247-3754 ext. 22 for further information.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 4, 2000

CONTACT: Cindy Millan, (408) 247-3754 ext. 21

New Works by California Artists: Robert Apte

June 13-July 23, 2000

Reception/ArtTalk: Tuesday, June 13 from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m.

SANTA CLARA, CA—The Photoiconographs of Robert Apte will be presented in the New Works by California Artists series at the Triton Museum of Art from June 13 through July 23, 2000. An artist reception and an ArtTalk is scheduled on Tuesday, June 13 from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m.

Robert Apte focuses on hidden, visual aspects of his photographs and enhances them with the aid of a computer. Therefore, certain elements that may have otherwise been overlooked, have been given new lives in his images. These pictures are then transformed into a new genre, Photoiconographs. They are artworks from photographs of recognizable objects.

His photographic experience stemmed from his journeys in Asia. While traveling through the Himalayas, he produced a pictorial social geography named, "Three Kingdoms on the Roof of the World: Bhutan, Nepal and Ladakh." Through these pictures he provided a glimpse of these remote cultures to the rest of the world.

Robert Apte was formerly a professor in public health at the University of California at Berkeley after receiving a degree from the London School of Economics and Political Science at the University of London in 1966. The Triton Museum of Art is proud to present this exhibition of an artist who transforms everyday photographs into exquisite works of art.

The Triton Museum of Art is located at 1505 Warburton Avenue in Santa Clara. Hours are Tuesday, 10:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. and Wednesday through Sunday, 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Admission and parking are free.

For more information, call (408) 247-3754.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 4, 2000

CONTACT: Cindy Millan, (408) 247-3754 ext. 21

ArtTalks 2000 at the Triton Museum of Art

SANTA CLARA, CA—The Triton Museum of Art is pleased to present ArtTalks 2000, a new series of monthly lectures funded by the City of Santa Clara. Including gallery walk-throughs, performances, panel discussions and interviews, ArtTalks 2000 was created to promote spirited dialogues with our visitors and will feature prominent artists, historians, scholars, educators and curators.

Upcoming ArtTalks 2000 include:

Tuesday, May 9 at 5:30 p.m.

A panel of local artists, art historians and curators who will discuss the past, present and future of Bay Area art.

Tuesday, June 13 at 7:00 p.m.

Artist Robert Apte will discuss his Photoiconographs.

Tuesday, August 8 at 7:00 p.m.

A conversation with artist Harold Kozloff who will discuss his sculptures in the New Works by California Artists series.

Updated schedules will be sent regarding ArtTalks 2000 when more dates are confirmed. The Triton Museum of Art exists both to embrace and expand the lives of the people of Santa Clara County and the Greater Bay Area through a program of art, education and community involvement. The Triton Museum of Art is located at 1505 Warburton Avenue in Santa Clara. Hours are Tuesday, 10:00 a.m.to 9:00 p.m. and Wednesday through Sunday, 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Admission, including ArtTalks 2000, a nd parking are free. For further information, please phone (408) 247-3754.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: March 14, 2000
CONTACT: Cindy Millan, (408) 247-3754 ext. 21

EVENT:      ArtReach Student Exhibit             
DATES:      April 25-May 28, 2000
RECEPTION:  Family Day
                Saturday, May 6 from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.

SANTA CLARA, CA-Come see artworks created by students in the ArtReach exhibition at the Rose Shenson Community ArtGallery, located behind the Triton Museum of Art, from April 25 through May 28, 2000.  The reception and Family Day will be on Saturday, May 6 from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.  

The exhibition displays works made in the Triton's ArtReach program, which brings visual arts instruction to public schools, hospitals and a senior center that are unable to develop visual arts programs of their own.  The works in the show were created by students from kindergarten through 5th grade, teenagers, adults and senior citizens.

Family Day will include free hands-on art activities and entertainment.  In addition, the public can take part in the City of Santa Clara Millennium Celebration, Cultural Fest 2000, the City Open House and the Fish Derby, all of which are taking place at the Santa Clara Civic Center and the Triton Museum of Art.  There will also be an ArtReach Educator and donor recognition ceremony during Family Day amidst all the festivities.  The ArtReach exhibition is open on Saturdays and Sundays from 12:00 to 4:00 p.m.

The ArtReach program was established in 1981 to further increase visual arts appreciation in Santa Clara County and the Bay Area.  ArtReach educators provide art classes to 20,000 people annually in 32 venues.  The lessons are based on the national and state visual arts frameworks and focus on the creative process, artistic problem-solving and the role of art in global history and culture.

The Triton Museum of Art is located at 1505 Warburton Avenue in Santa Clara. Hours are Tuesday, 10:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. and Wednesday through Sunday, 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.  Admission and parking are free.  Call (408) 247-3754 for information.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: March 7, 2000

CONTACT: Cindy Millan, (408) 247-3754 ext. 21

New Works by California Artists: Sasha Yungju Lee
May 5-June 7, 2000

Reception/ArtTalk: Tuesday, May 9 from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m.

SANTA CLARA, CA—New Works by California Artists: Sasha Yungju Lee will be displayed at the Triton Museum of Art from May 5 through June 7, 2000. A reception and an ArtTalks 2000 program is scheduled for Tuesday, May 9 from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. Ms. Lee's focus for this exhibition is how women's roles are portrayed by the mass media and how this representation has influenced them to follow the standards of Hollywood.

She combines three distinct categories to convey her message to the public:

Making Invisible, Visible, Eye-Con and Digital Folk Art. In the Making Invisible, Visible series, she reproduced magazine covers to examine the way the media shapes our self-esteem and the way we think. In the Eye-Con set, her photographs provide a window to star-lit images of Hollywood and distorted images of many Asian-American women striving to emulate Hollywood beauty, as in undergoing surgery to eliminate their eyefolds. The Digital Folk Art series explores traditional Korean folk painting as the artist attempts to gain a balance between her Confucianist background and her identity as an Asian-American woman.

The Triton Museum of Art is a non-profit organization that exists both to embrace and expand the lives of the people of Santa Clara County and the Greater Bay Area through a program of art, education and community involvement. The Triton has consistently presented shows that are reflective of the diverse culture and rich history found in the Greater Bay Area of Northern California. Hours are Tuesday, 10:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. and Wednesday through Sunday, 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Admission and parking are free. For more information, call (408) 247-3754.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: December 22, 1999

CONTACT: Cindy Millan, (408) 247-3754, ext. 21

Exhibition Schedule for 2000

SANTA CLARA, CA--This is the Exhibition Schedule for 2000 at the Triton Museum of Art. It is tentative and subject to change.

CONTINUING EXHIBITIONS

TMA Biennial Statewide Competition and Exhibition: Pastels Through January 2, 2000

This is a display of over 35 works by California artists chosen for our pastel competition in August 1999. It was juried by John De Vincenzi, a scholar, artist and professor emeritus of San José State University.

New Works by California Artists: Gary Snider - Through January 2, 2000

The exhibition is composed of 19 monotypes on laminated, hand-made paper.  It is dedicated to “Nineteen Women” who had a profound influence on his life, such as friends, teachers and relatives. The monotypes are personifications of his view of the women. Bold colors, calligraphic drips and gestural lines comprise most of his works. He applies unusual shapes and arrangements to create illusions.

Elaine Badgley Arnoux: Shadow and Light, from The Night Sky to Midday - Through February 10, 2000

This presentation consists of over 35 works and are visual examinations of the cyclical concerns of life and nature. Elaine Badgley Arnoux is an artist, teacher and writer whose works have been exhibited throughout Europe and the United States. These works are a result of years of inspiration derived from Navajo chieftain blankets.

UPCOMING EXHIBITIONS

New Works by California Artists: Toby Lurie - January 7-February 6, 2000

Reception/Performance: Tuesday, January 11 from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m.

The concept for this exhibition is synesthesia. It is the interlacing or synthesizing of the major art disciplines, which includes music, language and the visual genre. The last component is painting, which is the mortar that binds all the elements together and performs. He has exhibited throughout the Bay Area in the last 15 years as well as in Europe and Japan.

Works from the Permanent Collection - January 7-February 13, 2000

A display that includes newly acquired works by the museum is the focus of this production. Some of the artists include M. Louise Stanley, Young June Lew, Everett Taasevigen, Jonathan Fung and Sandra Sunnyo Lee.

Unplugged & Unstretched: A Celebration of Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9 - February 11-March 26, 2000

Reception: Sunday, February 13 from 2:00 to 4:00 p.m.

Bay Area artists participate in an exhibition in which they used Beethoven's Symphony No. 9 as an inspiration and as a departure point to create works on unstretched canvases. This enhances the viewers' ability to connect with Beethoven's Symphony No. 9 visually. There will be a Fireside Chat with Dr. William Meredith, Director of the Ira F. Brilliant Center for Beethoven Studies, on Tuesday February 15 at the Triton Museum starting at 7:30 p.m. This event is in collaboration with the San José Symphony.

Tickets to the Fireside Chat are $15.00 and are now available for purchase from the Symphony. Their phone number is (408) 288-2828.

Cruise the Triton III: “Cruise the Fabulous '50s” - February 15-February 26, 2000

Dinner Reception: Saturday, February 26 from 6:00 to 11:00 p.m.

The third annual fund-raiser for the Triton Museum of Art is here once again. The theme for 2000 is“the Fabulous '50s.” The museum is magically turned into a cruise ship and guests are able to view and bid on silent auction artwork throughout the museum. An oral art auction will follow the dinner celebration. Tickets are $150.00 each and it is a wonderful opportunity to network, purchase fine artwork and support the museum. All proceeds of the event benefit programs of The Triton Museum of Art.

Theodore Wores: Works from the California and Japan Years - March 12-July 30, 2000

Reception: Tuesday, March 14 from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m.

A collection of works by the renowned San Franciscan artist will be on view in this exhibition. Theodore Wores (1859-1939) first gained critical acclaim when he painted San Francisco’s Chinatown. He was among the first to paint this area of the city. He was also influenced by numerous painting styles as a result of his extensive travels abroad. He ultimately settled in California and painted scenes of the San Francisco coast, Santa Barbara, the Los Altos Hills and Santa Clara Valley. This production will focus on his blossom paintings of California and Japan.

New Works by California Artists: Michael Pauker - March 28-April 30, 2000

Reception/ArtTalk: Tuesday, April 4 from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m.

Michael Pauker incorporates a myriad of sources such as early 20th century paper currency and antique documents to execute his collages and paintings. His use of layering transparencies and opacities imitate archeological strata. Michael Pauker's work signifies the relationship between scale, visual form and the written language.

New Works by California Artists: Sasha Yungju Lee - May 5-June 7, 2000

Reception/ArtTalk: Tuesday, May 9 from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m.

Ms. Lee’s focus is women’s roles in the mass media and how these roles have formed assumptions of the standards of Hollywood. Her work points out ways that some Asian American women have tried to imitate Hollywood starlets by undergoing surgery to eliminate their eye folds. Throughout this exhibition, Sascha Lee strives to keep a balance between her traditional Confucianist background and her identity as an Asian American woman.

New Works by California Artists: Robert Apte - June 13-July 23, 2000

Reception/ArtTalk: Tuesday, June 13 from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m.

Asian Explorations with Photoiconographs Images from Japan, China, Korea , Bhutan are photographs of recognizable objects and icons. Robert Apte focuses on the hidden aspects which are enhanced with the aid of a computer. Consequently he calls his new genre, Photo-Icon-Ographs.

New Works by California Artists: Harold Kozloff - August 4-September 3, 2000

Reception/ArtTalk: Tuesday, Aug. 8 from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m.

Combining elements that modify familiar images, Harold Kozloff's sculptures reflect his wry sense of humor. They're made from manufactured and found objects that "challenge [his] creative impulses."

Contemporary American Indian Art: “Truth and Lies” - August 11-November 2, 2000

Reception: Tuesday, August 15 from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m.

The group exhibition will present contemporary Bay Area American Indian artists. Their works are based on interpretations of the “truths and lies” told to them and by them.

Works from the Permanent Collection - September 5-September 24, 2000

The Triton Museum of Art showcases their permanent collection in this series. Works from San Francisco artist Elaine Badgley Arnoux, Menlo Park artist Gary Snider and others will be displayed.

Halloween Building Bash & Benefit - September 29-October 7, 2000

Reception: Saturday, October 7 from 7:00 to 11:00 p.m.

The fourth annual Halloween Building Bash & Benefit is a fund-raiser to benefit the Triton Museum of Art. Live music, an hors d’oeuvres and dessert bar and a mask auction of work created by local artists will form the gala. The artists will be given a blank paper mâché mask to decorate and the most outrageous ones will be juried and offered by oral auction. The others will be auctioned silently. Tickets are $30.00 each. This event benefits the museum’s programs.

Arts Council Silicon Valley Fellowship Awards - October 13-November 5, 2000

Reception: TBA

This year, the award recipients are chosen from the choreography and sculpture categories for this event. The Arts Council Silicon Valley is a non-profit organization that supports the community through the arts. Their grants, fellowships and programs help endorse art and the association strives to increase the importance of art in our everyday lives.

Biennial Statewide Watercolor Competition & Exhibition - November 10, 2000-January 14, 2001

Reception: Tuesday, November 14 from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m.

This exhibition features works selected through a statewide open competition. The works will be juried by artist and professor Leroy Parker who will select the winners based on different categories, such as landscape, still life and non-representational art.

New Works by California Artists: Carlos Loarca - November 10-December 10, 2000

Reception/Lecture: Tuesday, November 14 from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m.

The past comes alive in Carlos Loarca's collection. From the Mayan culture to childhood memories, these recollections form images that are translated into paintings. They greatly influence Loarca's view of his American way of life.

Ruth Tunstall-Grant - November 10, 2000-January 14, 2001

Reception/Lecture: Tuesday, November 14 from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m.

Landscapes and figures are reflected through Ruth Tunstall-Grant's paintings. Her creative spirit knows no boundaries and allows her to be strong enough to journey around her artistic abilities.

New Works by California Artists: TBA - December 15, 2000-January 14, 2001

Reception/Lecture: Tuesday, December 19 from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m.

The New Works by California Artists series display the talents of yet another emerging California artist.

The Triton Museum of Art is located at 1505 Warburton Avenue in Santa Clara. Hours are Tuesday 10:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. and Wednesday through Sunday 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Admission and parking are free. For further information, call (408) 247-3754.

The Rose Shenson Community Art Gallery Exhibition Schedule

The Rose Shenson Community Art Gallery gives a venue for local art groups to present their members' works in one-month exhibitions. The Rose Shenson Community Art Gallery is located on the north side of the museum. Their hours, different from the Triton Museum’s hours, are Tuesday 4:00 to 8:00 p.m. and Friday through Sunday 12:00 to 4:00 p.m. Its tentative schedule for 2000 is as follows:

Mixed Generations Art and Poetry Guild: Bittersweet Legacy , Creative Responses to the Holocaust

January 21-February 20, 2000

Poetry Readings and Performances: Sunday, January 30 from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m.

The Art and Poetry Guild presents an interpretation of the Holocaust. The artists in the exhibition present their own depiction to this event.

Santa Clara Unified School District Student Art Exhibit - March 4-April 16, 2000

Reception/Family Day: Saturday, March 4 from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.

The Santa Clara Unified School District is pleased to present artworks produced by teens and children, kindergarten through 12th grade. This production exemplifies the ongoing purpose of the Triton Museum to support the community of Santa Clara County and the Greater Bay Area.

ArtReach Student Exhibit - April 25-May 28, 2000

Reception/Family Day: Saturday, May 6 from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.

People of all ages show off their talents in this production. These artworks are brought to you by the Triton's outreach program, which brings visual arts instruction to schools, hospitals and senior centers. Most of the works in the show were created by adults, teens and children, kindergarten through 5th grade.

Santa Clara Art Association - June 2-July 2, 2000

Reception: Sunday, June 11 from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m.

This organization showcases its members’ skills in a one-month show. Oils, watercolors, acrylics, sculptures and more will grace the gallery’s walls and floors. This is a juried event and winners will be given recognition. The association predicts that around 25-30 of its members will participate.

Clay & Glass: Association of California Ceramic Artists: Poetry in Clay & Glass

September 15-October 13, 2000

Reception: Sunday, September 17 from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m.

For over fifty years, the ACCA has been demonstrating their multitalented and multifaceted members. The abilities of the artists involved produce magnificent works through ceramic, clay and glass. In this production, the Triton Museum of Art supports the organization's mission to promote public appreciation and understanding of the ceramic arts.

* This schedule is subject to change