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Thu 30
Angry Face mixed media collage by Holly Roberts
Featured –
Opening Celebration
Thursday, May 30 6:00–8:00 p.m. MOPA@SDMA  

President of the Board of Trustees Robert Dotson and Maruja Baldwin Executive Director and CEO Roxana Velásquez cordially invite the Museum’s members to the opening celebration of Storyteller: Work by Holly Roberts, The Artist Speaks: Cara Romero, and Picture This: Recent Acquisitions at the Museum of Photographic Arts at The San Diego Museum of Art.

  Artist Holly Roberts will be in attendance to give remarks about her exhibition and process. Members are invited to enjoy refreshments and live music while mingling with fellow members and viewing MOPA@SDMA exhibitions Museum-wide. Tickets are available now! Individual members may purchase one ticket; all other members may purchase two tickets. Friend level members and above may reserve two complimentary tickets at the link below.   This opening reception is a member benefit. Not yet a member? Join today.   Friend Members & Above - Reserve Tickets Dual & Individual Members - Purchase Tickets   Featured at top: Holly Roberts, Angry Face, 2021. Mixed media collage. © Holly Roberts, Courtesy of Holly Roberts. Featured: Holly Roberts, Hummingbird (with Figure Standing), 2016. Mixed media collage. © Holly Roberts, Courtesy of Holly Roberts. | Cara Romero, Naomi, 2017. Archival pigment print. © Cara Romero | Hendrik Kerstens, Spout, 2011. Archival pigment print on photographic paper. Museum of Photographic Arts at The San Diego Museum of Art: Gift of the Lawrence Friedman Trust, 2021.007.007. © Hendrik Kerstens.
MOPA is now MOPA@SDMA!Learn More

MOPA is now MOPA@SDMA!

Welcome to the Museum of Photographic Arts at The San Diego Museum of Art!

As of July 1, 2023, the Museum of Photographic Arts and The San Diego Museum of Art have merged to become one unified institution. The Museum of Photographic Arts is now the Museum of Photographic Arts at The San Diego Museum of Art (MOPA@SDMA).

MOPA@SDMA remains a pay-what-you wish museum open Thursdays through Sundays 11:00 a.m.– 5:00 p.m.

We look forward to seeing you soon!