MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY ART SAN DIEGO
1100 KETTNER BLVD, SAN DIEGO, CA 92101 www.mcasd.org

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Organizations Filed Purposes: MCASD'S MISSION IS TO SERVE DIVERSE AUDIENCES THROUGH THE EXHIBITION, INTERPRETATION, COLLECTION, AND PRESERVATION OF ART CREATED SINCE 1950. ITS MANDATE IS TO ENGAGE REGIONAL, NATIONAL, AND INTERNATIONAL AUDIENCES INCLUDING THE BINATIONAL (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O) CONSTITUENCY OF THE SAN DIEGO/TIJUANA REGION, AND ITS VISION IS TO BE A MUSEUM PROVIDING PUBLIC ACCESS TO CONTEMPORARY ART, ARTISTS, AND THE CREATIVE PROCESS; A FORUM FOR THE EXPLORATION AND UNDERSTANDING OF CONTEMPORARY ART AND IDEAS; AND A LABORATORY FOR ARTISTS TO EXPERIMENT WITH NEW FORMS OF CREATIVE EXPRESSION. THE PRIMARY VEHICLE FOR ACCOMPLISHING THIS MISSION IS THROUGH THE EXHIBITION OF CONTEMPORARY ART.

SERVE DIVERSE AUDIENCES THROUGH THE EXHIBITION, INTERPRETATION, COLLECTION & PRESERVATION OF ART CREATED SINCE 1950.

SPECIAL EXHIBITIONS AND MEMBER SERVICES: MCASD PRESENTED 9 EXHIBITIONS DURING FISCAL YEAR 19. "BEING HERE WITH YOU/ESTANDO AQUI CONTIGO" WAS A MAJOR REGIONAL (SAN DIEGO/TIJUANA) EXHIBITION FEATURING 42 ARTIST AND ARTIST COLLECTIVES. PRESENTING BOTH EARLY CAREER AND ESTABLISHED ARTISTS, "BEING HERE WITH YOU/ESTANDO AQU CONTIGO" HIGHLIGHTED DISTINCTIVE PRACTICES SHAPING CONVERSATIONS AND COMMUNITIES IN OUR BINATIONAL REGION AND BEYOND. A MODEST PUBLICATION WAS PRODUCED IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE EXHIBITION. MCASD WAS ALSO THE ONLY WEST COAST VENUE FOR THE MAJOR NATIONAL TOURING EXHIBITION OF LEADING ARTIST TREVOR PAGLEN, WHICH ALSO CAME WITH A PUBLICATION THAT WAS SOLD AT THE MUSEUM'S FRONT DESK. OTHER NOTABLE PROJECTS INCLUDED THE RECREATION OF DAVID ANTIN'S "SKY POEM" ON ITS 30 YEAR ANNIVERSARY AND ONEPERSON EXHIBITIONS DRAWN FROM THE MUSEUM'S HOLDINGS OF WORK BY RICHARD ALLEN MORRIS AND MARNIE WEBER. THE MUSEUM ALSO SAW THE CLOSURE OF THE EXHIBITION "MEMORIES OF UNDERDEVELOPMENT: ART AND THE DECOLONIAL TURN IN LATIN AMERICA" AT THE MUSEO JUMEX IN MEXICO CITY AND THE SUBSEQUENT DISPERSAL OF LOANS TO THE EXHIBITION BACK TO THEIR MANY COUNTRIES OF ORIGIN.

PERMANENT COLLECTION: THE STEWARDSHIP OF MCASD'S OVER 5,000 OBJECT COLLECTION IS A KEY COMPONENT OF ITS MISSION. IN FISCAL 2019, MCASD INCREASED ITS HOLDINGS WITH 174 WORKS OF ART THROUGH DONATION, PURCHASE, AND PURCHASE WITH DONATED FUNDS. THE FUNDS ALLOCATED FOR CARE OF THE PERMANENT COLLECTION INCLUDE EXPENSES FOR INSURANCE, PRESERVATION AND CONSERVATION, AND THIS YEAR WE WERE ABLE TO ALLOCATE FUNDS TO NEW SHELVING IN OUR OFFSITE STORAGE FACILITY TO ALLOW FOR MAXIMUM USE OF THE SPACE AS WE CONTINUE TO PLAN AND ORGANIZE OUR LONG TERM NEEDS FOR THE COLLECTION, EVEN AS WE BEGIN EFFORTS TO PREPARE WORKS FOR REINSTALLATION IN LA JOLLA POSTCONSTRUCTION. MCASD SHARED ITS COLLECTION THROUGH THE LOAN OF 16 ARTWORKS TO 16 EXHIBITIONS AT OTHER MUSEUMS IN SAN DIEGO, THROUGHOUT CALIFORNIA, ACROSS THE COUNTRY, AND INTERNATIONALLY.

EDUCATIONAL OUTREACH AND PUBLICATIONS: FOLLOWING ON THE SUCCESS OF THE MUSEUM'S IRVINE FOUNDATION GRANT TO REACH ETHNICALLY DIVERSE MILLENNIALS IN SAN DIEGO, MCASD CONTINUED AN EXHIBITION PROGRAM OF "ENGAGEMENT ARTISTS" WORKING WITH LOCAL ARTISTS WHOSE ARTISTIC PRACTICE SEEKS TO INSPIRE DISCUSSION AND REACH OUT TO THE COMMUNITY TO ADDRESS POLITICAL, SOCIAL OR ENVIRONMENTAL THEMES. PUBLIC PROGRAMMING AUGMENTED THESE EXHIBITIONS TO ALLOW FOR FURTHER DISCUSSION AND CONTEXT. IN ADDITION, THE MUSEUM'S EXTENDED SCHOOL PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM ALLOWED FOR SAN DIEGO COUNTY SCHOOLS TO PARTICIPATE THROUGH MULTIPLE LEVELS OF ENGAGEMENT, INCLUDING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FOR TEACHERS, MUSEUM TOURS, INCLASS ACTIVITIES, AND PUBLIC SHOWCASES OF STUDENT WORK. FOR THE COMMUNITY AT LARGE, THE MUSEUM'S DOWNTOWN AT SUNDOWN FREE EVENING HOURS PROVIDED ACCESS TO THE GALLERIES AND THOUGHTFUL PROGRAMMING ONCE A MONTH THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.

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