Third Thursdays at di Rosa
Join us on the Third Thursday of the month for drinks, music, and art-related activities. Drop-ins welcome! This month we are featuring Combo Tezeta, a 6 piece Instrumental Cumbia Band from The East Bay, playing guitar driven Cumbia sounds! Combo Tezeta will be closing out the night with the first part of the event featuring a #sabroso Latinx […]
Third Thursdays at di Rosa, with guest Kevin Killian
Join us on the Third Thursday of the month for drinks, small bites, music, and art-related activities. Drop-ins welcome! This month we welcome special guest Kevin Killian, author, poet, and co-curator of There’s a Dark Secret in Me: Precarity, Exposure, Camouflage, a presentation of works from di Rosa’s permanent collection, organized with his partner Dodie […]
Equation of Time: An Evening with Ala Ebtekar
In conjunction with Be Not Still: Living in Uncertain Times, join us for an evening with exhibition and di Rosa collection artist Ala Ebtekar. The artist will join Curator Amy Owen in conversation to discuss how his work is shaped by his relationship to multiple cultures, including the inspiration for Luminous Ground (2018), Ebtekar’s new […]
Art Spark Family Workshop: Paper Constellations
Paper artist Julia Goodman will lead an interactive art workshop inspired by Ala Ebtekar’s installation, Luminous Ground, on display in Be Not Still: Living in Uncertain Times . Families will explore the stars and the universe through their own artwork. Tickets: Children 3 and under: Free Children 4 to 12: $5 Adults: $15 ($10 members) […]
interACTIVE: Creating Community through Art Making
interACTIVE is a free intergenerational workshop series for adults presented in partnership with the Napa County Library. Participants will engage with the artworks and themes from Be Not Still: Living in Uncertain Times, including surveillance, citizenship, the rise of white nationalism, and American exceptionalism. Each week the group will discuss one of these themes and […]
In Conversation: Lava Thomas and Mildred Howard + Solidarity Button Making
In conjunction with Be Not Still: Living in Uncertain Times, exhibition artist Lava Thomas will join di Rosa collection artist Mildred Howard in conversation to discuss Thomas’s current project, a dynamic installation exploring the topic of solidarity.
In Conversation: Rigo 23 and Christian L. Frock
In conjunction with the exhibition Be Not Still: Living in Uncertain Times, internationally renowned artist Rigo 23 speaks with writer and public scholar Christian L. Frock about his many years of making politically driven public art and his new commission for Be Not Still addressing topics of patriotism and American exceptionalism. Reception to follow. $10 […]
Art Spark Family Workshop: Experimentations in Printmaking
Experiment with layers of texture and color to create patterns and images from a variety of recycled materials. Get inspired by prints on view in Be Not Still: Living in Uncertain Times and learn about relief printing while making a foam block print. Printmaker Amber Fawn Keig will introduce parents and their children to various […]
Let's Look
This is a workshop for anyone who has ever stood in front of a painting or sculpture and wondered what to do next. Approachable tricks of the trade will be taught for viewers to use the next time they are on their own, or with others, looking at art. This session will explore works on […]
In Conversation: Dodie Bellamy and Pamela Lee
In conjunction with Be Not Still: Living in Uncertain Times, author Dodie Bellamy and art historian Pamela Lee discuss the topic of surveillance and the art world, with a focus on Lee’s two current book projects: the cold war think tank and the dark net. Both projects variously engage the national security state, surveillance, and […]