Please visit us and experience our current exhibitions and attend an upcoming event. Wishing you a safe and peaceful summer.
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IN THE GALLERIES
ON VIEW THROUGH AUGUST 6
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HELINA METAFERIA, Headdress 34, 2022, mixed media collage, 42 x 42 inches framed (approx.), courtesy of the artist.
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MAIN GALLERY
Curated by Louisa Gloger
In this multifaceted exhibition, Helina Metaferia draws from her interdisciplinary practice to emphasize narratives centered on social justice. Her process, rooted in the archives and history of activism in the United States, is simultaneously focused on contemporary BIPOC women, all of whom are directly involved with the artist through performance-as-protest workshops. Her work brings to the forefront untold, or unheralded, stories. Featuring a diverse range of media, including collage, tapestry, and video, All Put Together reminds us that progress, or the labor in pushing for progress, is never linear.
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Watch Ole Schell's Overview Video of his Western Monarch Butterfly Sanctuary Project. |
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COASTAL MARIN ARTISTS GALLERY
Curated by Louisa Gloger
Award-winning filmmaker, director, and farmer Ole Schell grew up in Bolinas on his father’s Niman/Schell Ranch, where the annual arrival of thousands of Western Monarch butterflies was a dependable autumn phenomenon. The alarming decline in this butterfly population has moved Schell to establish a Western Monarch Butterfly Sanctuary on his land in Bolinas. With extensive research, partnership with specialists, and creative vision, Schell has developed a sanctuary to support the butterflies and inform and inspire the public.
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ELIZABETH WEBER, Coronado Monarch Preserve, Goleta, California (detail), 2021, 19 x 24 inches, courtesy of the artist.
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PHOTOGRAPHY GALLERY
Curated by Louisa Gloger
An independent documentary photographer, Elizabeth Weber is an environmental advocate who focuses her photography on issues related to both nature’s degradation and healing. This exhibition presents Weber’s photographs of Monarch butterflies created using an experimental process of printing in black and white on vellum paper and applying gold leaf. This process creates an aesthetic of fragility, referencing the fragility of both the Monarch’s habitat and existence.
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Bolinas Community Mural 2022, photo by Elia Haworth. |
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HISTORY ROOM
The History of the Bolinas Community Mural Project
Curated by Elia Haworth
June 11 - August 6
The iconic mural on the side of the Bolinas Market has a vibrant history of community collaboration. In this exhibit, Harriet Kossman, artist, educator, and Director of the Bolinas Mural Project, shares the history and iterations of the mural through lively photos and documents that show residents of all ages and backgrounds working together to create the public art that still brightens downtown Bolinas today.
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PANEL DISCUSSION
Saturday, July 9, 4 - 5 PM
Free and Open to All
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An international filmmaker and writer, Ole Schell has established a monarch butterfly sanctuary on his family land in Bolinas. Coinciding with the museum’s exhibition, Ole Schell: The Magic of Creating a Monarch Butterfly Sanctuary, Schell and collaborators Mia Monroe, a national park ranger and Xerces Society volunteer, and Audrey Fusco, a restoration ecologist, and Elizabeth Weber, a documentary photographer whose work in on view in the Photography Gallery, will share the biology, botany, and creativity of bringing this project to fruition. Come and learn what you can do in your own garden to support monarch butterflies.
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SAVE THE DATE
30th Annual Benefit Art Auction
August 20 - September 11
September 10, Last Call Cocktail Party
September 11, Auction Closes
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Mark your calendar for our 30th Annual Benefit Art Auction! We're excited to present this beloved auction online and in the galleries with diverse artworks, offers, and experiences |
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The mission of Bolinas Museum is to collect, preserve, and exhibit the art and history of coastal Marin and present exhibitions and events that provide cultural enrichment and inspiration to our community and visitors alike. |
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MUSEUM HOURS
Friday 1–5 PM, Saturday–Sunday 12–5 PM
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