Monica Turner

Afterlife Resurrects Contemporary Castaways Group Exhibition at the San Jose Institute of Contemporary Art Presents Discarded Materials Transformed Into Works of Art.   October 2009, SAN JOSE, CA  - On the heels of its recent show, NextNew:Green that featured the works of emerging Bay Area artists exploring issues related to...

Gavin Newsom is taking it to the web, social media style... "for a better California" of course. Thanks to the low, low cost—that would be free—of sites like YouTube his campaign team is doing what it can to battle the larger pot his opponent Jerry Brown wields. The first ad...

Here's Michael Jackson's "new"—recorded in 1991—posthumous single "This is It", co-written by Paul Anka, and just released on Monday. What do you think? (stream is below) It's part of a mega-marketing push by Sony to promote the upcoming movie of the same name. It is said to include concert footage...

What's it all about? Our Fall Art Exhibition and Auction features the work of over 150 Bay Area artists including sculpture, photography, drawings, prints, mixed media, and paintings.  This not-to-be-missed annual event celebrates artists and art supporters who believe in the mission of the ICAWho benefits? We all do! The auction...

Heads up again. Those in Baja California Sur should be aware the second hurricane alert of the season has been issued. Let's hope it eases up before hitting the peninsula and small towns dotting the coasts. From the AP: MIAMI — The U.S. National Hurricane Center says Tropical storm Patricia has...

Featuring Chris Ballew (Of the Presidents of the United States of America and Casper Babypants) SEATTLE – Oct. 12, 2009 – There’s an inner musician in many people and it’s no different for winemakers. For the second annual Wine Rocks Seattle, some of Washington’s best winemakers along with one wine writer and...

The storms from last week presented some unique lighting in and around Loreto. It's really a visual delight to experience sunrise, sunset, and storms in Loreto. October is such a transitionary time of year. Too early and it's baking and humid. The summer storms may have populated the town with...

Commissions Celebrate SJMA’s 40th Anniversary SAN JOSE, California (October 9, 2009)—In honor of its 40th Anniversary, the San Jose Museum of Art yesterday unveiled new commissions by two nationally known California artists. Most Secret Butterfly by Tam Van Tran, whose work was featured in the 2004 Whitney Biennial, marks the first...