The Monterey Museum of Art Announces Year of the Woman 2018 Exhibition and Events Schedule

1. The Monterey Museum of Art Announces Year of the Woman 2018 Exhibition and EventsSchedule The Monterey Museum of Art (MMA) is pleased to announce a full slate of exhibitions, lectures, pop- up dinners, tours, workshops, and fundraisers with a focus on notable women artists of California and the Central Coast. Monterey, CA, January 11, 2018 - The Monterey Museum of Art (MMA) is pleased to announce a full slate of exhibitions, lectures, pop-up dinners, tours, workshops, and fundraisers with a focus on notable women artists of California and the CentralCoast. Why is the very idea of artistic greatness rarely extended to women? The MMA puts thequestion center stage in a series of exhibitions showing groundbreaking work of California women artists spanning 100 years plus of style, medium, andperspective. “We have some amazing work by women,” said Stuart Chase, the Museum’s Executive Director, “but their work only makes up about twenty percent of our entire collection. By recognizing the work and wisdom of women artists past and present, we hope to help articulate an inclusive vision for thefuture.” From E. Charlton Fortune, a bold and free-spirited early 20th century impressionist, toKim Campbell, an abstract expressionist, women artists exhibited this year are not only “as good as the men,” some of them have blazed new trails where no man has gonebefore. Please note: the MMA on Pacific Street will be closed February 5 through March 14, 2018 for galleryrenovations. Exhibitions slated to open in 2018include: Special installations throughout the year, beginning with Kim Campbell, January5 Collection Highlights of Women Artists throughout the year, such as: E. Charlton Fortune, Margaret Bruton, Esther Bruton, Grace Carpenter Hudson, Eugenia Frances Mc Comas, M. Evelyn McCormick, Mary De Neale Morgan, Edna Bullock, June Felter, Adelie Landis, EmikoNakano,

2. Beatrice Wood, Tracey Adams, Mabel Alvarez, Susan Manchester, Malin Lager, Ruth Bernhard, Gene Kloss, Anne Brigman, Marie Brumund, Pamela S. Carroll, Martha Casanave, Imogen Cunningham, Jean Kellogg Dickie, Christel Dillbohner, Amy Ellingson, Andrea Johnson, Inez Storer, Robynn Smith, Henrietta Shore, Lucy Valentine Pierce, Jane Olin, Emilia Newell, Jeannette Maxfield Lewis, Alma Lavenson, Bertha Stringer Lee, Dorothea Lange, Amy Kaufmann, Althea Hills, Anna Hoffman, RobinSawyer. Beth Van Hoesen, Entry Gallery, March 15 – April 30 Photography by Women, Outcalt Gallery, March 15 – May27 Joan Savo, Coburn Gallery, March 15– April29 2018 Weston Scholarship, Coburn Gallery, May 10 –July8 E. Charlton Fortune: The Colorful Spirit, Work and Outcalt Galleries, May 24 –Aug. 27 Our Ocean’s Edge, photography by Jasmine Swope, Outcalt Gallery, June 14 – Sept. 10 The New Domestic (part 1), Coburn and Entry Galleries, July 20– October28 Salon Jane, Outcalt Gallery, September 20–November26 The New Domestic (part 2), Work Gallery, September 13– October 28 Miniatures, Work Gallery, November 15– December16 Alyssa Endo, November 15– January2019 Edna Bullock, Outcalt Gallery, December 20 – February2019 The 2018 calendar also includes the Spring Gala on April 28, Free Family Fun Days in February, June, August, October, and December, along with the Museum’s 25th Annual Miniatures exhibition November through December. The MMA’s “Brews for a Cause” fundraiser takes placein November, with “Christmas in the Adobes” following inDecember. Programs for 2018 and the months in which they will be held are listed below. Dates are subject tochange. Maker’s Series of Workshops – January 9, 16, 23,30 Family Day – February3 Winter Studio Series – March, 5, 12, 19, 26, Mondays Pop-Up Dinner – March 20(off-site) Family Day – April 7 Spring Gala – April28 Spring Lecture Series – May (Mondays) Family Day – May19 Summer Camps – June and July Pop-Up Dinner –July Family Day – August19 School Tours – August 2018 – May 2019 Afternoon Art Clubs – August 2018 –May 2019 Annual Docent Training – September and October Family Day – October8 Fall Fundraiser – October 20 Pop-Up Dinner – October23 Fall Lecture Series – October and November (Mondays) 25th Annual Miniatures – November 16 – December 17 Brews for a Cause Fundraiser – November30 About the Monterey Museum ofArt The Monterey Museum of Art (MMA) was established in 1959 to uphold the artistic legacy ofthe

3. region by collecting, preserving, and presenting the art of California and the CentralCoast. The only nationally accredited museum between San Jose and Santa Barbara, the MMA’s goal is to expand a passion for the region’s visual arts—past, present, and future. Exhibitions and programs are designed to demonstrate California’s vibrant, diverse spirit, and to inspire, engage, and connect art andcommunity. In 2017, the MMA hosted two photography exhibitions: Edward Weston: Portrait of the YoungMan as an Artist, which opened in February, and Who Shot Monterey Pop! Photographs from the 1967 Music Festival, which debuted in June. Visit montereyart.org for additional information about the Museum's exhibitions, programming, and events. Media Inquiries: pr@montereyart.orgor 831.372.5477x101 Photography E. Charlton Fortune PR imageshttps://goo.gl/67FHEF Miniatures PR images:https://goo.gl/ZWGCwt Weston Scholarship:https://goo.gl/4PtEzf Family Day: https://goo.gl/gHMnQy Fall Fundraiser: https://goo.gl/Dg61U8 Spring Gala:https://goo.gl/4EXmuj E. Charlton Fortune (1885-1969), Pilchard Boats, circa 1922–1924, oil on canvas. Collection Monterey Museum of Art, gift of Monsignor Robert E. Brennan,1985.041 Contact: Marci BraccoCain Chatterbox PR Salinas, CA93901 (831)747-7455 http://www.montereyart.org