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The time period for the Spanish Baroque begins roughly in the 1580s and ends in the early 1700s. The art from this region is characterized by visual realism which was consistent with the rest of Europe. Spanish painters also frequently used dark colors and incorporated tenebrism, or strong light sources against primarily black backgrounds. Perhaps the more sombre style that evolved in Spain at this time was a result of Spain's war defeats at the hands of the Netherlands and England, which greatly affected their finances. Spanish Baroque painters were often sponsored by the Catholic Church. They were also heavily supported by the devout Hapsburg emperors who responded well to the severe and noble style of Catholic Counter-Reformation art, which brought religious themes to the masses. It was also the Spanish school in combination with the Dutch Baroque artist who importantly guided European painting toward more naturalism in painting. Spanish masters such as Diego Velasquez, Franciso de Zurbaran, and Juan Sanchez Cotan, and others will be highlighted in this docent-led talk. Follow on social media! Facebook + Instagram

From the organizers: Expressive Latin jazz pianist Irving Flores presents a Tribute to Eydie Gormé, featuring vocalist Kaylee Daugherty , with bassist Sean Hicke, drummer Fernando Gomez, & Cuban percussionist Eugenio Arango For now, the Musician's Union is requiring all audience members to wear masks - regardless of vaccination status. Please live responsibly, take care of each other, get vaccinated! Sat, Oct 1st 8:00 p.m. at Dizzy's $20 cash or Venmo

From the museum: ICA San Diego presents an exhibition of new sculptural works and ink paintings by multimedia artist Sreshta Rit Premnath. Exploring resilience in the face of marginalization, Sreshta Rit Premnath (b. Bangalore, India, 1979, based in Brooklyn, NY) presents site-specific sculptures that cohabitate with plants in the gallery. Grave/Grove draws parallels between social exclusion and the horticultural category of “weeds” — plants that are either removed or suppressed because they are considered undesirable. His installation is informed by the austere and makeshift architecture of refugee camps and homeless settlements, while also drawing attention to the abundance and resilience that persists in spaces of adversity. Sreshta Rit Premnath: Grave/Grove is co-curated by Amara Antilla, CAC Senior Curator and Natalie Bell, MIT List Curator. It is co-organized by the Contemporary Arts Center, Cincinnati and the MIT List Visual Arts Center, Cambridge. The presentation at Institute of Contemporary Art San Diego is coordinated by Guusje Sanders, Associate Curator. ____ A special thanks to Cris Juárez from Pixca Farm for the care and thoughtfulness put into the growing of the plants in the exhibition. Pixca Farm is POC worker cooperative farm that advances food sovereignty. They implement diversified, ecological farming in service of our South Bay community. Pixca Farm is innovatively creating an agroecological world. They envision a cooperative community that activates its existing abundance to ensure collective wellness, principally that everyone is guaranteed fresh, local, culturally relevant food and is in respectful relationship with land and the environment. Related events: Opening reception: 5:30-8:30 p.m. Friday, Sept. 30, 2022. Free. RSVP for free here! Parking Suggestion: Alcazar Garden Parking Lot, 625 Pan American Rd E, San Diego, CA 92101, or Organ Pavilion Lot, 2168 Pan American Rd E, San Diego, CA 92101 Related links: ICA website ICA on Instagram

The Flemish Baroque refers to art created in the Southern Netherlands under Spanish control during the 16th and 17th centuries. The Spanish Hapsburgs ruled present-day Belgium, then known as the Spanish Netherlands or Flanders, which was its most prosperous province. Philip II controlled this region in tandem with the Catholic Church. The Catholic influence and precepts oppressed many in the Netherlands at this time as they were predominantly Protestant. By 1609, the Dutch Protestants achieved their independence from their southern counterparts in Flanders and became an independent republic. The Spanish Netherlands thus remained a categorically Catholic region. It provided the Flemish artists living there with many opportunities to create work with church or private commissions. Antwerp emerged as the leading cultural nexus beginning in the first first decades of the 17th century. Prominent artists such as Peter Paul Rubens, Anthony Van Dyck, and Jacob Jordaens worked primarily in this coastal city. Stylistically the art which emerged from this area was confident, energetic, magnificent, and at times theatrical. This docent-led talk will explore the work of these painters and others, and highlight their contributions to genre, portrait, still life, and religious art. Follow on social media! Facebook + Instagram

The rate at which women in the U.S. are dying from pregnancy related causes more than doubled in recent decades. A new study, published in JAMA shows Black women and Native Americans are most at risk.

Andrea Mantegna (1431-1506) and Giovanni Bellini (around 1435-1516) were two major painters of the Renaissance period. From very different backgrounds, they became in-laws in 1453 when Mantegna married Bellini’s sister Nicolosia. In today’s docent-led talk, we’ll examine their two different ways of working, which, together, paved the way for modern art 500 years ago in Northern Italy. It’s a tale of two artists and brothers-in-law that tells a story of art, family, rivalry, and personality. Two brothers-in-law who took very different artistic paths. Follow on social media! Facebook + Instagram

Back by Popular demand, the Timken is once again offering its in-person holiday workshop inspired by Jewels of the Season. Geared toward beginners and seasoned crafting professionals alike, you will create heirloom-quality treasures in the style of the original artists, Florence Hord and Elizabeth Schlappi. Using their own curated selection of glittering gems, swirls of color, and elaborate filigree, you will be guided by Timken teaching artist, Elizabeth Washburn. Bring a friend and enjoy making a beautiful keepsake for your home or as a gift. Morning and afternoon class offered. Cost of the class includes materials for one ornament and holiday refreshments. Tickets: $85 for Members / $95 for Non-Members Follow on Socials! Facebook | Instagram | Twitter

Don't miss this opportunity to spend a day at the J. Paul Getty Villa Museum, a one-of-a-kind destination offering ancient Greek and Roman art, tranquil gardens, and ocean breezes. Your day will include a curator-led tour of the exhibition Nubia: Jewels of Ancient Sudan which presents highlights from the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston's extensive collection of Nubian objects and features superbly crafted jewelry, metalwork, and sculpture exhibiting the wealth and splendor of Nubian society. The trip includes round-trip luxury coach transportation, light breakfast, private tour and a gourmet snack with wine for the ride home. Tickets: $160 - Members / $175 Non-Members Travel Day Itinerary 7:30 a.m. Leave Balboa Park (Behind Hall of Champions) 8 a.m. Leave Lomas Santa Fe Plaza (Outside Einstein Bagels) 10:45 a.m. Arrive at the Getty Villa 11 a.m. Exhibition Tour (Group 1) 12:30 p.m. Lunch on Your Own 2 p.m. Exhibition Tour (Group 2) 3:30 p.m. Meet at the Bus 3:45 p.m. Depart for San Diego 6:45 p.m. Arrive at Lomas Santa Fe 7:15 p.m. Arrive at Balboa Park This trip is non-refundable and proof of vaccination is required. Follow on Socials! Facebook | Instagram | Twitter

Join us for a FREE professional development in-person program that will strengthen your knowledge of art history and provide you with creative ideas to integrate visual art into classroom teaching. You will have the opportunity to explore the exhibition Exchanging Words: Women and Letters in Seventeenth-Century Dutch Genre Painting (September 21- December 31, 2022), hear talks on works in the Timken's permanent collection, receive lesson plans and participate in hands-on learning experiences. All attendees will have a chance to network with other educators over wine and light appetizers and receive free bus transportation to the Timken for their classrooms. In addition, you will be able to apply to have a professional teaching artist come to your classroom to teach a free art class (all supplies included). Follow on social media! Facebook + Instagram

Vermeer’s Woman in Blue Reading a Letter has many friends at the Timken Museum of Art after the delightful summer she spent here in 2015, thanks to a generous loan from the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam. As evident in that masterpiece as well as in other of his works, including the recently (and dramatically) restored Woman Reading a Letter before an Open Window from Dresden, this seventeenth-century Delft master had a life-long fascination with the subject of women and letters. This lecture will examine how Vermeer captured, in quiet and subtle ways, the emotional impact for women of receiving a letter from an absent loved one. Agenda: 4:30 - 5:30 - Wine and Charcuterie Reception 5:30 - 6:30 - Lecture Tickets $45 - Members/ $65 - Non-Members Cocktail Attire About the Speaker Dr. Arthur K. Wheelock Jr. is Senior Advisor to The Leiden Collection. He was previously curator of Northern Baroque painting at the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C., and Professor of Art History at the University of Maryland. He organized over forty exhibitions at the National Gallery, including Anthony van Dyck, Johannes Vermeer, Rembrandt’s Late Religious Portraits, Jan Lievens, and Vermeer and the Masters of Genre Painting. He also helped organize exhibitions at other institutions, among them Vermeer: On Reflection at the Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister in Dresden. Among Wheelock’s many publications are catalogues of the National Gallery’s Dutch and Flemish paintings. He also edited the on-line catalogue of The Leiden Collection. Follow on social media: Facebook | Instagram | Twitter