Curator's Circle Events
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Events
Past Events
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Tuesday, January 25Spiritual Mountains: Curator's Circle Tour and Reception
Please join fellow Curator's Circle members for a festive reception to celebrate the opening of Spiritual Mountains: The Art of Wesley Tongson. The exhibition debuts a recent gift to BAMPFA of eleven paintings by the Hong Kong artist Wesley Tongson (1957–2012). The evening will include an exhibition tour led by Julia White, BAMPFA’s senior curator of Asian art. Julia will be joined by Wesley Tongson's sister, Cynthia Tongson, for a discussion of her late brother's life as an artist. The tour will be followed by an outdoor reception.
Open to Curator’s Circle members at the $1,000 level and above.
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Tuesday, August 10, 6:00 PM–8:00 PMThe Enduring Mark: Curator's Circle Reception and Walkthrough with Musical Interludes
Please join fellow Curator's Circle members for a festive reception to celebrate the opening of The Enduring Mark: Six Centuries of Drawing from the Gray Collection. The exhibition, organized by The Art Institute of Chicago, travelled to New York’s Morgan Library and Museum before coming to BAMPFA. The Enduring Mark features a collection of works on paper representing 600 years of Western art, assembled by one of America’s foremost art dealers and connoisseurs, Richard Gray—along with his wife, art historian Mary L. Gray. The evening will include wine and bites from Babette Cafe, period musical accompaniment, and an exhibition tour led by Lawrence Rinder, BAMPFA director emeritus.
Open to Curator’s Circle members at the $1,000 level and above.
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Sunday, July 18, 5–7 PMWelcome Back to BAMPFA! Curator's Circle Reception and Exclusive Gallery Access
Please join BAMPFA Director Julie Rodrigues Widholm and Associate Curator Elaine Yau for a special gathering to mark the reopening of the museum and the final weekend of the acclaimed exhibition Rosie Lee Tompkins: A Retrospective.
Open to Curator’s Circle members at the $1,000 level and above.
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Thursday, June 24, 4 PMTeatime Thursday: Susan Oxtoby on Ulrike Ottinger
Join us for a conversation with Susan Oxtoby, BAMPFA director of film and senior film curator, who will speak about Ulrike Ottinger’s work in relationship to the Matrix 276 exhibition and the streaming spotlight series East Meets West: The Films of Ulrike Ottinger, both on view through July 18.
Open to Curator’s Circle members at the $1,000 level and above.
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Thursday, May 27, 4 PMTeatime Thursday: Jenelle Porter on Kay Sekimachi
Join us online for KAY SEKIMACHI: Geometries, a conversation with Jenelle Porter, BAMPFA guest curator.
Open to Curator’s Circle members at the $1,000 level and above.
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Thursday, April 22Teatime Thursday: Claire Frost on Theresa Hak Kyung Cha Collection
Join us for Mirrored Motions: The Theresa Hak Kyung Cha Collection, a conversation with Curatorial Assistant Claire Frost.
Open to Curator’s Circle members at the $1,000 level and above.
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Thursday, March 25, 4 PMTeatime Thursday: Lynne Kimura on Curating Latin American Art with Graduate Students
Join us for FROM THE CLASSROOM TO THE GALLERY: Latin American Art, a conversation with Lynne Kimura about BAMPFA’s latest curatorial collaboration with UC Berkeley graduate students.
Open to Curator’s Circle members at the $1,000 level and above.
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Thursday, February 25, 4 PMTeatime Thursday: Kate MacKay on the New Brazilian Cinema
Join us for SPOTLIGHT: The New Brazilian Cinema with Associate Film Curator Kate MacKay.
Open to Curator’s Circle members at the $1,000 level and above.
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Thursday, January 28, 4 PMTeatime Thursday: Black Life with Ryanaustin Dennis and Ruth Gebreyesus
Join us for Black Life as Institutional Ecology with Guest Curators Ryanaustin Dennis and Ruth Gebreyesus.
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Thursday, October 29, 4 PMCANCELED: Tea Time Thursday: Bloom with Artist Trevor Paglen
Join us for BLOOM: Walk-through with Artist Trevor Paglen, followed by a conversation with BAMPFA Senior Curator of Modern and Contemporary Art Apsara DiQuinzio.
Open to Curator’s Circle members at the $1,000 level and above
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Thursday, October 29, 4 PMTea Time Thursday: Art of Erasure with Lucia Momoh
Join us for ART OF ERASURE: Antebellum Portraits of Free Black Women with Curatorial Assistant Lucia Olubunmi Momoh.
Open to Curator’s Circle members at the $1,000 level and above
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Thursday, October 15, 4 PMTea Time Thursday: Studio Visit with Guest Artist David Wilson
Join us for Extending Invitations: Studio Visit with Guest Artist David Wilson, where he will share his recent projects and talk about his unique role as an artist within the museum.
Open to Curator’s Circle members at the $1,000 level and above
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Thursday, October 1, 4 PMTea Time Thursday: Elaine Yau on Rosie Lee Tompkins
Join Elaine Yau, BAMPFA’s new associate curator of the Eli Leon Living Trust Collection of African American Quilts, for Following Rosie Lee Tompkins: Reflections on the Exhibition.
Open to Curator’s Circle members at the $1,000 level and above
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Thursday, September 17, 4 PMTea Time Thursday: Sean Carson on Performance During Coronavirus
Join BAMPFA Program Manager Sean Carson for Stayin’ Alive: Performance During Coronavirus
Open to Curator’s Circle members at the $1,000 level and above
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Thursday, September 3, 4 PMTea Time Thursday: Susan Oxtoby and Antonella Bonfanti on BAMPFA film archive
Join BAMPFA Director of Film and Senior Film Curator Susan Oxtoby and Film Collection Supervisor Antonella Bonfanti for Activating the Archive: A Look Inside BAMPFA’s Film Collection.
Open to Curator’s Circle members at the $1,000 level and above
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Thursday, August 20, 4 PMTea Time Thursday: Kate MacKay in conversation with filmmakers Kevin Jerome Everson and Claudrena N. Harold
Join filmmakers Kevin Jerome Everson and Claudrena N. Harold in conversation with BAMPFA Associate Film Curator Kate MacKay about their Black Fire films and experiences of Black students and faculty on college campuses across the country.
Open to Curator’s Circle members at the $1,000 level and above
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Thursday, August 6, 4 PMTea Time Thursday: Kathy Geritz on film curators Edith Kramer and Adrienne Mancia
Join BAMPFA Film Curator Kathy Geritz for The Art of Curating Film: The Enduring Influence of Edith Kramer and Adrienne Mancia, a discussion of these two legendary female film curators' legacy.
Open to Curator’s Circle members at the $1,000 level and above
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Thursday, July 23, 4 PMTea Time Thursday: Lynne Kimura on Taiso Yoshitoshi
Join Collections Engagement Associate and Academic Liaison Lynne Kimura for Yoshitoshi's Prints Up Close, a discussion of Brave Warriors and Fantastic Tales: The World According to Yoshitoshi, an exhibition of the exceptional prints from late in the career of the last great ukiyo-e print designer.
Open to Curator’s Circle members at the $1,000 level and above
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Thursday, July 9, 4 PMTea Time Thursday: Claire Frost on Eva Hesse’s Test Pieces
Join Curatorial Assistant Claire Frost for “It Is Something, It Is Nothing”, a discussion of Eva Hesse’s Test Pieces and Conceptual Art.
Open to Curator’s Circle members at the $1,000 level and above
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Thursday, June 25, 4 PMTea Time Thursday: Julia White on Wesley Tongson
Join Senior Curator for Asian Art Julia White and Wesley Tongson's sister, Cynthia Tongson, for a discussion of her late brother's life as an artist and a sneak peek at Song and Dance with Brush and Ink exhibition.
Open to Curator’s Circle members at the $1,000 level and above
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Thursday, June 11, 4 PMTea Time Thursday: Larry Rinder on Hannah Ryggen
Join BAMPFA Director and Chief Curator Lawrence Rinder for Hannah Ryggen: Fighting Facism with Art, a discussion of MATRIX 278, the first US presentation of the artist’s antifascist works from the 1930s and ’40s since a solo touring exhibition was organized by the Smithsonian Institution in 1955.
Open to Curator’s Circle members at the $1,000 level and above
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POSTPONED: Curator's Circle: Sonoma Home and Collection Tours
Join us for lunch in Sonoma and the opportunity to tour two remarkable homes and art collections with Larry Rinder.
Open to Curator’s Circle members at the $10,000 level and above
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Thursday, May 28, 4 PMVirtual Tea Room: Julia White on Buddhist Art of Gandhara
Join Senior Curator for Asian Art Julia White for a discussion of Beyond Boundaries: Buddhist Art of Gandhara, a landmark exhibition demonstrating the remarkable artistic production of a little-known region that ignited the transformation of Buddhist art on an international scale.
Open to Curator’s Circle members at the $1,000 level and above
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Thursday, May 14, 4 PMCurator's Circle Virtual Tea Room: Lucia Momoh on Peace Now!
Join Curatorial Assistant Lucia Olubunmi Momoh for a discussion of Peace Now!, the newest iteration of BAMPFA’s Art for Human Rights series. Lucia will talk about her curatorial vision and the museum's role in social and political activism.
Open to Curator’s Circle members at the $1,000 level and above
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Thursday, April 30, 4:00 PMCurator's Circle Virtual Tea Room: Apsara DiQuinzio on New Time
Please join online for an intimate, behind-the-scenes glimpse into a seminal exhibition in the pipeline with Apsara DiQuinzio, BAMPFA's senior curator of modern and contemporary art and Phyllis C. Wattis MATRIX Curator.
Open to Curator’s Circle members at the $1,000 level and above
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Tuesday, April 14, 6:00 PMPOSTPONED: Curator's Circle: Brave Warriors and Fantastic Tales Wine & Walkthrough
BAMPFA Curator's Circle members are invited for a reception and tour of Brave Warriors and Fantastic Tales: The World According to Yoshitoshi with collector Fernàn Franz Steiner and Senior Curator of Asian Art Julia White.
All film screenings and public programs at BAMPFA have been temporarily canceled. Learn more
Open to Curator’s Circle members at the $1,000 level and above
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Wednesday, March 25, 6:30 PMPOSTPONED: OFFSITE Curator's Circle Ulrike Ottinger MATRIX Chat
Join us for dinner and chat with the artist at an art-filled home in celebration of Ulrike Ottinger / MATRIX 276.
All film screenings and public programs at BAMPFA have been temporarily canceled. Learn more
Open to Curator’s Circle members at the $5,000 level and above
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Wednesday, February 19, 6:00 PMCurator's Circle: Rosie Lee Tompkins Wine & Walkthrough
Please join BAMPFA Director and Chief Curator Lawrence Rinder for a reception and tour of Rosie Lee Tompkins: A Retrospective.
Open to Curator’s Circle members at the $1,000 level and above
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Tuesday, February 4, 2020, 5:30 PMCurator's Circle: Reception & Screening with James Schamus
Curator's Circle member reception and tickets to screening and public program featuring producer James Schamus in conversation.
Open to Curator’s Circle members at the $2,500 level and above
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Tuesday, January 14, 2020Curator's Circle: Ron Nagle: Handsome Drifter Wine & Walkthrough
Join artist Ron Nagle and Apsara DiQuinzio for a reception and preview to celebrate the opening of Ron Nagle: Handsome Drifter.
Open to Curator’s Circle members at the $1,000 level and above
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