Events & Lectures
The public is cordially invited to attend the McCune Collection Fall and Spring lecture series. All Programs are at 2 p.m. in the McCune Room, first floor of the John F. Kennedy Library, on the third Sunday of the month unless otherwise noted. Light refreshments and conversation with guest speaker follow.
- McCune Holiday Tea
- Fall 2024
- Saturday, Oct 19, 2024, 1-3pm — Introduction to bookbinding
- Sunday, November 17, 2024, 2-4pm — Mechanics' Institute: Past & Present
- Sunday, December 29, 2024 — McCune Holiday Cheer Open House
- Vallejo’s 2nd Friday Art Walk
- December 8, 2023 - Early 1980's Computer Art: Silkscreens by Dan Cooper; The Unyielding Weight of Worlds Jacalyn Eyvonne; Art from the estate of Greta Lang
- November 10, 2023 - Early 1980's Computer Art: Silkscreens by Dan Cooper; The Unyielding Weight of Worlds Jacalyn Eyvonne; Art from the estate of Greta Lang
- October 13, 2023 - One Day, One Storm in La Serenissima by Jerry Horton & Music to Landscape by Susan Noll & The Unyielding Weight of Words by Jacalyn Eyvonne
- September 8, 2023 - One Day, One Storm in La Serenissima by Jerry Horton & Music to Landscape by Susan Noll
- August 11, 2023 - One Day, One Storm in La Serenissima by Jerry Horton & Music to Landscape by Susan Noll
- June 14, 2023 - Let Clay Lead the Way by Lony Maya Nenbaner
- June 9, 2023 - Let Clay Lead the Way by Lony Maya Nenbaner
- May 12, 2023 - Dots in Common by Cheryl Mitchell
- April 14, 2023 - Dots in Common by Cheryl Mitchell
- March 10, 2023 - Dreaming in Color by Sandra Chu and Mainly Abstract by Ashley Grajeda
- February 10, 2023 - Dreaming in Color by Sandra Chu and Mainly Abstract by Ashley Grajeda
- December 9, 2022 - Vallejo Open Studios Featuring guest artists Bosa Olotu, Lauri Cheatham, Collen Boddy
- November 11, 2022 - Vallejo Open Studios Featuring guest artists Bosa Olotu, Lauri Cheatham, Collen Boddy
- October 14, 2022 - MyLuckyEars by Priscila Soares
- September 9, 2022 - MyLuckyEars by Priscila Soares
- August 12, 2022 - MyLuckyEars by Priscila Soares
- July 8, 2022 - Black Angels Ceramics by Erika P. Hagen
- June 10, 2022 - Black Angels Ceramics by Erika P. Hagen
- May 13, 2022 - Sailboats on the Canvas by Janet Pecorella.
- April 8, 2022 - Sailboats on the Canvas by Janet Pecorella.
- March 11, 2022 - Carla Koop: “Vallejo: A Network of Gratitude” an exhibit featuring 24 Vallejoans making a difference. Join us for a chance to celebrate their contributions and share gratitude. Ceremony at 5:30pm.
- February 11, 2022 - Carla Koop: “Vallejo: A Network of Gratitude” an exhibit featuring 24 Vallejoans making a difference. Join us for a chance to celebrate their contributions and share gratitude.
- January 14, 2022 - No Event
- December 10, 2021 - Open Studios featuring Gary Cullen, Naomi Stein Cooper, Laurie Cheatham
- November 12, 2021 - Open Studios featuring Gary Cullen, Naomi Stein Cooper, Laurie Cheatham
- October 8, 2021 - Gary Cullen Pictures The Unmasking of Faces: Portraits of ‘Movers & Shakers, Does & Dreamers’ of Vallejo
- September 10, 2021 - "Maybe a Different Approach" by John Lacy
- August 13, 2021 - "Maybe a Different Approach" by John Lacy
- July 9, 2021 - Seldom Seen Artwork Belonging to The McCune
- April 10, 2020 - Works in Clay by Naomi Stein Cooper
- March 13, 2020 - Works in Clay by Naomi Stein Cooper (Opening Night Reception & Artist's Talk 7pm)
- February 14, 2020 - Oils and Japanese brush painting watercolors by Tchouki Miner
- January 10, 2020 - Oils and Japanese brush painting watercolors by Tchouki Miner
- December 13, 2019 - Falin Minoru (aka Tiki Kaimuki) tiki sculptures and masks
- November 8, 2019 - Falin Minoru (aka Tiki Kaimuki) tiki sculptures and masks
- October 11, 2019 - Paul Armentano photography exhibit & Paintings by Laura Noel
- September 13, 2019 - Paul Armentano photography exhibit & Paintings by Laura Noel
- August 9, 2019 - MIRO'S Mare Island: a pen & ink exhibit
- July 12, 2019 - MIRO'S Mare Island: a pen & ink exhibit
- June 14, 2019 - Artwork by Bosa Olotu
- May 10, 2019 - Artwork by Bosa Olotu
- April 8, 2019 - In Celebration of Word and Image~Works by Francesca Borgatta
- March 8, 2019 - In Celebration of Word and Image~Works by Francesca Borgatta
- February 8, 2019 - An exhibition of collage & other works by Jason Perry
- January 11, 2019 - An exhibition of collage & other works by Jason Perry
- December 14, 2018 - "Landscapes Matter" exhibition by Jennifer Atkinson
- November 9, 2018 - "Landscapes Matter" exhibition by Jennifer Atkinson
- October 12, 2018 - "Water"~photographs and paintings by artist Patrick Duffy
- September 14, 2018 - "Water"~photographs and paintings by artist Patrick Duffy
- August 10, 2018 - Mixed media works by artist Jeff Snell
- July 13, 2018 - Mixed media works by artist Jeff Snell
- June 8, 2018 - "JOY AS IT FLIES" ~ Works on paper by Bay Area artist Roberta Weir
- May 11, 2018 - "JOY AS IT FLIES" ~ Works on paper by Bay Area artist Roberta Weir
- April 13, 2018 - Photography by Time Baskerville
- March 9, 2018 - Photography by Time Baskerville
- February 9, 2018 - Diana Krevsky "FACE to FACE"
- January 12, 2018 - Diana Krevsky "FACE to FACE"
- November 10, 2017 - William Porter photographs
- December 8, 2017 - William Porter photographs
- October 13, 2017 - Mare Island Shoreline Heritage Preserve
- September 8, 2017 - Mare Island Shoreline Heritage Preserve
- August 11, 2017 - Caroline "Mills" Miller
- July 12, 2017 - Caroline "Mills" Miller
- June 9, 2017 - Photography by Brian O'Reilly
- May 12, 2017 - Photography by Brian O'Reilly
- April 14, 2017 - Musto Studios Presents... Japanese Style Wood-Fired Pottery
- March 10, 2017 - Musto Studios Presents... Japanese Style Wood-Fired Pottery
- February 10, 2017 - An evening with Baphhomet-group show
- January 13, 2017 - An evening with Baphhomet-group show
- December 9, 2016 - Featuring 6 artists held over from November OPEN STUDIOS
- November 11, 2016 - Wild Places in Urban Spaces
- October 14, 2016 - Wild in the City featuring art from the US Forest Service Permanent Collection
- September 9, 2016 - Printmakers Jan Cook, Donna Brown and Carol Brent Levin
- August 12, 2016 - Printmakers Jan Cook, Donna Brown and Carol Brent Levin
- July 8, 2016 - Carl Theodorski's Mixed Media
- June 10, 2016 - Daniel Belcher art exhibition & Carl Theodorski's Mixed Media
- May 13, 2016 - Alexandria Georgette “Springtime Art” exhibition & Daniel Belcher art exhibition
- April 8, 2016 - Alexandria Georgette “Springtime Art” exhibition
- March 11, 2016 - Jennifer Actkinson “Landscape Matters” exhibition
- February 12, 2016 - Jennifer Actkinson “Landscape Matters” exhibition
- January 8, 2016 - Mark J. Martin “Art of Revolution” solo art exhibition
- December 11, 2015 - Mark J. Martin “Art of Revolution” solo art exhibition
- November 13, 2015 - donnio "Photography Show"
- October 9, 2015 - Randy Bernard "Eclectic Art"
- September 2015 - James Orlando "Sculptures"
- August 2015 - James Orlando "Sculptures"
- July 2015 - Celeste Joy "Recent Oil Paintings"
- June 2015 - Jean Cherie "From Puff 'n Stuff to Vallejo... A Sculptor's Journey"
- May 2015 - Jean Cherie "Sculptures in various mediums"
- April 2015 - Ben Brookshire "Recycled Book Art"
- Spring 2020 Lecture Series
- CANCELED
Sunday, March 22, 2020 — DIANE HUME - Literacy, Consciousness and Digital Book Design - CANCELED
Sunday, April 5, 2020 —FRANCESCA BORGATTA - Puppet video production of The Spectre’s Bride - CANCELED
Sunday, May 3, 2020 — DARRELL SCHRAMM - California’s Heritage Roses
- CANCELED
- Winter 2020 Lecture Series
- Sunday, December 8, 2019 — SELECTIONS OF YOUTH PROSE Students read creative writing selections
- Sunday, January 26, 2020 — KATHLEEN WALKUP An engaging discussion about women printers
- Sunday, February 16, 2020 — VALENTINES’ DAY: Love is with us all
- Fall 2019 Lecture Series
- Sunday, September 16, 2019 — TODD GILENS Visions of the Wild: the Reading Forest Project
- Sunday, October 20, 2019 — ALETA GEORGE Celebrating Ina Coolbrith~California's first Poet Laureate
- Sunday, November 17, 2019 — THE NELSONS: Toy Theatre and the "Crankies"
- Summer 2019 Lecture Series
- Sunday, June 23, 2019 — Visual Arts and Poetry Symposium featuring spoken words and art by local authors and artists
- Sunday, July 21, 2019 — Archives of Bayard Rustin by Historian Anna Bergma
- Sunday, August 16 & 17, 2019 — Vallejo Shakespeare presents HENRY THE FIFTH
- Spring 2019 Lecture Series
- Sunday, March 24 — Shanthi Sekaran
- Sunday, April 14 — Francesca Borgatta
- Sunday, May 5 — Mel Orpilla
- Winter 2019 Lecture Series
- Sunday, December 16 — Holiday Poetry and Prose
- Sunday, January 20 — McCune Collection Open House
- Sunday, February 17 — Wayne Goodman: Gay Literary Firsts
- Fall 2018 Lecture Series
- Sunday, June 17 — Christina Boston
- Sunday, July 15 — McGriff-Payne
- Sunday, August 19 — Roberta Weir
- Summer 2018 Lecture Series
- Sunday, June 17 — Nancy Piotrowski
- Sunday, July 15 — Vallejo Poet Laureate D. L. Lang
- Sunday, August 19 — Amelia Vander HeidE
- Spring 2018 Lecture Series
- Sunday, March 18 — Tim Baskerville
- Sunday, April 15 — Brendan Riley
- Sunday, May 6 — Magical Moonshine Theatre
- Fall 2017 Lecture Series
- Sunday, September 10 — Myrna Hayes
- Sunday, October 15 — Ben Brookshire
- Sunday, November 19 — William A. Porter
- Spring 2017 Lecture Series
- Sunday, March 12 — Douglas Heine
- Sunday, April 9 — Michael S. Turrini
- Sunday, May 7 — Magical Moonshine Theatre
- Fall 2016 Lecture Series
- Sunday, September 11 — Donna Moore Nunes
- Sunday, October 16 — U.S. Forest Service
- Sunday, November 20 — Michael S. Turrini
- Spring 2016 Lecture Series
- Sunday, March 20 — Frances Dinkelspiel
- Sunday, April 17 — Jim Kern
- Sunday, June 5 — Magical Moonshine Theatre
- “Art of Revolution” solo art exhibition by Mark J. Martin
- Friday, December 11, 5pm - 9pm, Opening Reception
- Tuesday, December 15, 2pm - 4pm
- Tuesday, January 5, 2pm - 4pm
- Friday, January 8, 5pm - 9pm, Closing Reception
- Fall 2015 Lecture Series
- Sunday, September 20 — Sculptor James Orlando
- Sunday, October 18 — Dr. Henry Snyder
- Sunday, November 15 — Larry Stevens
- Canterbury Paper Puppet Project
- May 29-30 and June 5-6 - Canterbury Paper Puppet Project
- Spring 2015 Lecture Series
- Sunday, March 15 — Guy Brookshire
- Sunday, April 19 — Lewis Halloran
- Sunday, May 17 — Linda Ardakani
- Fall 2014 Lecture Series
- Sunday, November 16 — Puppet Artists Michael & Valerie Nelson
- Spring 2014 Lecture Series
- Sunday, March 23 — Jan Dove
- Sunday, April 27 — Puppet Artists Michael & Valerie Nelson
- Sunday, May 18 — Kathleen Burch
- Fall 2013 Lecture Series
- Sunday, September 15 — Thomas Snyder, M.D.
- Sunday, October 20 — Dr. Jay Zil
- Sunday, November 17 — Holiday Open House
- Spring 2013 Lecture Series
- Sunday, March 17 — Mel Ahlborn
- Sunday, April 21 — Leonard Pitt
- Sunday, May 19 — Michael and Valerie Nelson
- Fall 2012 Lecture Series
- Sunday, September 16 — Thomas Snyder, M.D.
- Sunday, October 21 — William Porter
- Sunday, November 18 — Holiday Open House
- Spring 2012 Lecture Series
- Sunday, March 18 — Leonard Pitt
- Sunday, April 15 — Mel Ahlborn
- Sunday, May 20 — Michael and Valerie Nelson ~ Magical Moonshine Theatre
- Fall 2011 Lecture Series
- Sunday, September 11 — Peter Hanff
- Sunday, October 23 — Leonard Pitt
- Sunday, November 20 — Holiday Open House
- Spring 2011 Lecture Series
- Sunday, March 20 — Mel Ahlborn
- Sunday, April 17 — Larry Stevens
- Sunday, May 15 — John Lehner
- Fall 2010 Lecture Series
- Sunday, September 26 — Dr. Robert Bell
- Sunday, October 17 — Axel E. Borg
- Sunday, November 14 — Treasures of the McCune
- Spring 2010 Lecture Series
- Sunday, March 21 — Mark Dushkes
- Sunday, April 18 — Mel Ahlborn
- Sunday, May 23 — William A. Porter
- Fall 2009 Lecture Series
- Sunday, September 27 — Sallie Evans
- Sunday, October 18 — Mark Aaron Dushkes
- Sunday, November 15 — Dorothy Herger
- Spring 2009 Lecture Series
- Sunday, March 15 — William A. Porter
- Sunday, April 26 — Don Farnsworth
- Sunday, June 7 — Alyson Kuhn
- Fall 2008 Lecture Series
- Sunday, September 21 — Peter Koch
- Sunday, October 19 — Paul Totah
- Sunday, November 16 — Kathleen Burch
- Spring 2008 Lecture Series
- Sunday, March 16 — Richard Torney
- Sunday, April 20 — The Illuminated Manuscript: Historic Methods and Modern Adaptations
- Sunday, May 18 — Conservation of Art Works on Paper
- Fall 2007 Lecture Series
- Wednesday, November 21 — Marsha Evans
- Sunday, October 14 — Mrs. P. J. Patrick
- Sunday, September 16 — David Lance Goines
McCune Holiday Tea
The McCune Collection had a Holiday Tea on December 13, 2015. Included on the menu were a variety of sandwiches (Salmon, Lemon, Cucumber, Dill; Bleu Cheese and Grape; Chicken Salad; and Curried Chicken), sweet treats (Petits Fours; Profiteros; Macaroons; Scones; Whipped Cream; Tarte aux Fruits), and Champagne, Sherry and assorted teas.
“Art of Revolution” solo art exhibition by Mark J. Martin
McCune Collection Presents
“Art of Revolution” art exhibitionsolo exhibition by Mark J. Martin
- Friday, Dec. 11th through Friday, Jan. 8th, 2016
- Opening Reception, Friday, Dec. 11th, 5pm to 9pm
- Regular hours: Dec. 15th and Jan. 5th both days 2pm to 4pm
- Closing Reception, Friday, Jan. 8th, 5pm to 9pm
Mark J. Martin will be exhibiting his works from a series on the life of Emiliano Zapata and the Mexican Revolution. This examination is part of a broader focus on the history of social justice issues from about 1910 up to the present.
“From DIY punk, street art materials and a psychedelic Pop presentation, I make art that promotes social justice.” declares Mark. “I like to call this form of political art PoliPop and the group of adventurers who help me make the larger installations “The PoliPop Guild”.
Mark may quip that his work is created by a craft aesthetic and street art materials yet, his technique is laboriously time consuming. He layers his work between aerosol spray, acrylic paint, paper collage. The collage elements are mostly black and white ink drawing that he then runs through a digital imaging process and prints as inkjet or LaserJet in a variety of colors. This creates his initial palette. From there he adds a variety of fine art and found papers. These papers can include, rice par, origami paper, phone books, and his own designed paper both computer printed and screen printed.
The final work is colorful and stylish but with a political comment. Sometimes the comment is subtle, like simply honoring a person, and sometimes it is more direct like when he reproduces, large, one of his stickers.
This exhibition will feature a variety of screen prints, digital prints, and small works about Zapata and his soldiers including unknown women soldiers and works addressing current issues of social injustice.
More information about Household Saints and images are available upon request.
Phone: 510.207.8743.
E-mail: mark@markmartinart.com
Canterbury Paper Puppet Project
The Magical Moonshine Theatre and McCune Rare Book Collection is excited to present A Paper Pilgrimage from Page to Stage: the Toy Theatre Canterbury Tales production of Canterbury Miller's Tale, inspired by the Kelmscott Chaucer, one of the rare book gems of the McCune collection. Tickets now available for May 29-30 and June 5-6 in the McCune Room at the John F. Kennedy Library in Vallejo.
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Vallejo’s 2nd Friday Art Walk
Starting in April 2015 the McCune Collection became open to the Public 5:00-9:00pm on the second Friday of each month as a regular venue of Vallejo's 2nd Friday Art Walk. For the first time in many years the McCune is expanding the hours it is open to the Public, and this is first the time it has ever offered regular evening hours. Each month the McCune will also feature the work of one or more local artists on exhibit in the McCune Room. During 2nd Fridays only, visitors can enter the McCune Collection directly from the staircase on the plaza at the corner of Georgia and Santa Clara Streets. Beverages and snacks will also be served.
Any artists interested in exhibiting their work on a 2nd Friday in The McCune Room should contact us either via phone (707) 674-4082 or via e-mail mccunecollection@gmail.com
December 8, 2023- Three encore exhibits: Early 1980's Computer Art: Silkscreens by Dan Cooper; The Unyielding Weight of Worlds - Jacalyn Eyvonne; Art from the estate of Greta Lang, Fri 5-9pm & The Unyielding Weight of Words by Jacalyn Eyvonne
November 10, 2023- Three exhibits: Early 1980's Computer Art: Silkscreens by Dan Cooper; The Unyielding Weight of Worlds - Jacalyn Eyvonne; Art from the estate of Greta Lang, Fri 5-9pm & The Unyielding Weight of Words by Jacalyn Eyvonne
October 13, 2023- One Day, One Storm in La Serenissima by Jerry Horton & Music to Landscape by Susan Noll, Fri 5-9pm & The Unyielding Weight of Words by Jacalyn Eyvonne
September 6, 2023- One Day, One Storm in La Serenissima by Jerry Horton & Music to Landscape by Susan Noll, Fri 5-9pm
August 11, 2023- One Day, One Storm in La Serenissima by Jerry Horton & Music to Landscape by Susan Noll, Fri 5-9pm
June 9, 2023- A debut exhibit at the McCune: Let Clay Lead the Way by Lony Maya Nenbaner, Fri 5-9pm
May 12, 2023- Dots in Common by Cheryl Mitchell, Fri 5-9pm
April 14, 2023- Dots in Common by Cheryl Mitchell, Fri 5-9pm
March 10, 2023- Dreaming in Color by Sandra Chu and Mainly Abstract by Ashley Grajeda, Fri 5-9pm
February 10, 2023- Dreaming in Color by Sandra Chu and Mainly Abstract by Ashley Grajeda, Fri 5-9pm
December 9, 2022- Vallejo Open Studios Featuring guest artists Bosa Olotu, Lauri Cheatham, Collen Boddy, Fri 5-9pm plus Sat/Sun noon-4pm
- November 11, 2022
- Vallejo Open Studios Featuring guest artists Bosa Olotu, Lauri Cheatham, Collen Boddy, Fri 5-9pm plus Sat/Sun noon-4pm
October 14, 2022- MyLuckyEars by Priscila Soares - A debut exhibit at The McCune, Fri 5-9pm
- September 9, 2022
- MyLuckyEars by Priscila Soares - A debut exhibit at The McCune, Fri 5-9pm
- August 12, 2022
- MyLuckyEars by Priscila Soares - A debut exhibit at The McCune, Fri 5-9pm
July 8, 2022- Black Angels Ceramics by Erika P. Hagen & A special exhibit showcasing Vallejo's Filipino Legacy, Fri 5-9pm
June 10, 2022- Black Angels Ceramics by Erika P. Hagen & A special exhibit showcasing Vallejo's Filipino Legacy, Fri 5-9pm
May 13, 2022- Sailboats on the Canvas by Janet Pecorella with al fresco entertainment by The Benicia Session, Fri 5-9pm
April 8, 2022- Sailboats on the Canvas by Janet Pecorella with al fresco entertainment by The Benicia Session, Fri 5-9pm
March 11, 2022- Carla Koop: “Vallejo: A Network of Gratitude” an exhibit featuring 24 Vallejoans making a difference. Join us for a chance to celebrate their contributions and share gratitude. Ceremony at 5:30pm.
- February 11, 2022
- Carla Koop: “Vallejo: A Network of Gratitude” an exhibit featuring 24 Vallejoans making a difference. Join us for a chance to celebrate their contributions and share gratitude.
December 10th, 2021- The McCune is hosting three encore Open Studios exhibits featuring guest artists Gary Cullen, Naomi Stein Cooper, and Laurie Cheatham
November 12th, 2021- The McCune is hosting 3 artists for Vallejo's annual Open Studios event this weekend, Fri 5-9p plus Sat/Sun 11a-5p featuring guest artists Gary Cullen, Naomi Stein Cooper, and Laurie Cheatham
October 8th, 2021- Gary Cullen Pictures The Unmasking of Faces
Portraits of ‘Movers & Shakers, Does & Dreamers’ of Vallejo 
August 11th & September 10th, 2021- "Maybe a Different Approach" by John Lacy
An exhibit of suprising collages and assemblages on and off the wall by artist John Lacy. 
July 9th, 2021- Seldom Seen Artwork Belonging to The McCune
The McCune Collection is located in the lower level of the JFK Library building. Enter from the corner of Georgia & Santa Clara Streets in Vallejo CA. CDC guidance observed. 
March 13th & April 10th, 2020- Works in Clay by Naomi Stein Cooper **Opening Night Reception and Artist's Talk**Friday March 13, 7pm**
Featuring a special exhibit of ceramic sculpture by noted Bay Area artist Naomi Stein Cooper. Show runs through the end of April. 
January 10 & February 14th, 2020- Tchouki Miner
Oils and Japanese brush painting watercolors by Tchouki Miner 
November 9 & 10th, 2019- VALLEJO OPEN STUDIOS
Featuring artists Frank Allen, Aleta Gorie and Falin Minoru 
November 8 & December 13, 2019- Falin Minoru (aka Tiki Kaimuki)
Featuring tiki sculptures and masks by Hawaiian artist Falin Minoru. 
September 13 & October 11, 2019- Paintings by Laura Noel
In celebration of Visions of the Wild Film and Art Festival, the McCune Collection presents an exhibit of works by artist and musician Laura Noel. 
September 13 & October 11, 2019- Paul Armentano photography exhibit
In conjunction with Vallejo's annual Visions of the Wild festival, The McCune Collection features work by local photographer Paul Armentano. Show runs through end of October. 
July 12 & August 9th, 2019- MIRO'S Mare Island: a pen & ink exhibit
The McCune Collection is pleased to present acclaimed Vallejo artist Miro Salazar; featuring pen and ink drawings of numerous features, buildings and equipment on the island, including a 25-foot sketch of the Mare Island waterfront. Show runs through the end of August. 
May 10 & June 14th, 2019- Artwork by Bosa Olotu
SuperBosaCon is coming! Featuring Anime, Cartoon, Super Hero, and Video Game themed art by our very own local youth artist hero @superbosaolotu! Come join in the fun...DJs, Food, other Youth Art Vendors, and COSPLAY- dress as your favorite character or make up your own Super Hero! Don't miss this spectacular event! 
March 8 & April 8th, 2019- In Celebration of Word and Image~Works by Francesca Borgatta
To make her art, Francesca combines re-cycled objects and materials taken from nature; using language in conjunction with her artwork to tell stories and examine familiar assumptions. In this exhibit, she presents a set of wall tablets to describe the interaction of the five elements (earth, metal, water, wood, and fire) according to the Chinese traditional theory. Her dioramas use the sides of the box to explore the phases of the story, and her puppet characters are accompanied by sections of dialogue. Opening reception: Friday, March 8th from 5 pm to 9 pm. Show runs through Saturday, April 27. 
January 11 & February 8th, 2019- An exhibition of collage & other works by Jason Perry
VALLEJO OPEN STUDIOS
November 10 & 11th, 2018- Featuring artists Monica Duong, Fred Schlatter, Aleta Gorie and Jennifer Actkinson-Lockette
November 9, 2018 & December 14, 2018- "Landscapes Matter" exhibition by Jennifer Actkinson-Lockette Opening Reception Friday, November 9, 5 PM. Show runs through the end of December.
September 14, 2018 & October 12, 2018- "Water"~photographs and paintings by artist Patrick Duffy
Patrick Duffy presents a special exhibit featuring diverse images of watery environs; wetlands, waterfalls, streams, straits and rivers in a visual tribute to the 50th Anniversary of America's Wild and Scenic Rivers Act. Opening Reception Friday, September 14, 5 PM. Show runs through Saturday, November 3rd. 
July 13, 2018 & August 10, 2018- Mixed media works by artist Jeff Snell
Snell creates dynamic compositions that shift between dimensional space and purely textural surfaces. His approach allows for improvisation and chance discoveries. The act of creation is central; employing a variety of textural details kinetic energy becomes tangible in his work. Opening Reception Friday, July 13, 5 PM. Show runs through Friday, September 7th. www.jeffsnellart.com 
May 11, 2018 & June 8, 2018- "JOY AS IT FLIES"~Works on paper by Bay Area artist Roberta Weir
The title “Joy As It Flies” is a phrase taken from a poem by William Blake. Exhibit opens with a reception on Friday May 11, during the 2nd Friday ArtWalk. Curated by Patrick Gavin Duffy, Weir Gallery archivist, the show runs through the end of June. Garcia Weir Gallery 
March 9, 2018 & April 13, 2018- Photography by Tim Baskerville www.thenocturnes.com/
~in the foyer: Mare Island Nocturnes: Night Photography
~in the front window: Portraits of San Francisco’s Historic Streetcars 
January 12, 2018 & February 9, 2018- “FACE to FACE” An Exhibition of Painting, Collage & Wood Works by Diana Krevsky
- Opening Reception, Friday, Jan. 12th, 5pm to 9pm
- Other hours open: Tues. Jan. 2 & 16~2-4pm; Tues. Feb.6 & 20~2-4pm; Saturdays 12-2pm
- Closing Art Walk Reception, Friday, Feb.9th, 5pm to 9pm
- Show will be on through Saturday February 24, 2018
- email: dianakrevsky@gmail.com
November 10, 2017 & December 8, 2017- William Porter photographs - Photographer William Porter takes us on a visionary journey through the stark and surreal, the stunning and spectacular, from desert sand dunes to backlit crags, to the unexpected discovery of familiar objects viewed through the intimate lens of the camera’s eye.
September 8, 2017 & October 13, 2017- Mare Island Shoreline Heritage Preserve - Mare Island Heritage Trust Director Myrna Hayes presents a special exhibit featuring images from the Mare Island Shoreline Heritage Preserve.
July 14, 2017 & August 11, 2017- Caroline "Mills" Miller - Featuring sculptural installations and works by SOMA creator and co-member of the San Francisco-based art collective group the "Flaming Lotus Girls".
May 12, 2017 & June 9, 2017- Photography by Brian O'Reilly.
March 10, 2017 & April 14, 2017- Musto Studios Presents... Japanese Style Wood-Fired Pottery. Vallejo artist Adam Musto exhibits a varied assortment of forms inspired by traditional Japanese methods for producing wood-fired pottery. Adam is well known for his stoneware & custom metal work sutable for the home and garden created at his studio in the Mare Island Coal Sheds.
February 10, 2017- Held over one more month! An evening with Baphhomet-group show featuring works by: Vanessa Woods, Jen Merrill, Liz Steketee, Heather Peters, Andrew Rottner, Katie M. Rottner, and musical guest Leland Vandermeulen
- January 13, 2017
- An evening with Baphhomet-group show featuring works by: Vanessa Woods, Jen Merrill, Liz Steketee, Heather Peters, Andrew Rottner, Katie M. Rottner, and musical guest Leland Vandermeulen
December 9, 2016- Featuring 6 artists held over from November OPEN STUDIOS: Grace Seldner, Jennifer Actkinson-Lockette, Bosa Oluto, Marlie Fitzgerald, Aleta Gorie, Verlanna Manchester
November 11, 2016- Held over one more month! Wild Places in Urban Spaces: featuring works by ten artists from the US Forest Service's Permanent Collection that explore the interface between nature, suburbs and cities.
- October 14, 2016
- Wild Places in Urban Spaces: featuring works by ten artists from the US Forest Service's Permanent Collection that explore the interface between nature, suburbs and cities.
September 9, 2016- Two-months exhibit features three friends: Printmakers Jan Cook, Donna Brown and Carol Brent Levin (show continues through the end of September)
August 12, 2016- Two-months exhibit features three friends: Printmakers Jan Cook, Donna Brown and Carol Brent Levin (show continues through the end of September)
July 8, 2016- Mixed Media by Carl Theodorski
June 10, 2016- Mixed Media by Carl Theodorski and an art exhibit by Daniel Belcher
May 13, 2016- “Springtime Art” an exhibition by Alexandria Georgette, plus an art exhibit by Daniel Belcher
April 8, 2016- “Springtime Art” an exhibition by Alexandria Georgette
March 11, 2016- Held over one more month!!
“Landscape Matters” an exhibition by Jennifer Actkinson 
February 12, 2016- “Landscape Matters” an exhibition by Jennifer Actkinson
January 8, 2016- “Art of Revolution” solo art exhibition by Mark J. Martin
- December 11, 2015
- “Art of Revolution” solo art exhibition by Mark J. Martin
November 13, 2015- donnio "Photography Show"
October 9, 2015- Randy Bernard "Eclectic Art"
August & September 2015- James Orlando "Sculptures"
July 2015- Celeste Joy "Recent Oil Paintings"
June 2015- Jean Cherie "From Puff 'n Stuff to Vallejo... A Sculptor's Journey"
May 2015- Jean Cherie "Sculptures in various mediums"
- April 2015
- Ben Brookshire "Recycled Book Art"
The McCune Collection Presents the Fall 2015 Lecture Series
Sunday September 20, 2pm
Sculptor James Orlando
Riding Wild Horses
James Orlando is less interested in how art is produced and more intrigued by the thoughts that go into it. "The thought around art is sometimes more important, perhaps, than the aesthetic object. I'm very interested in interpretation; the ways in which we know art, and the ways we interpret it.” As an object-maker, he is drawn toward expressing components of the human condition; his figures exist within their own individualities; isolated yet nurturing, as evidenced by the incorporation of detailed hand stitching, which represents the passage of time, as well as by the intimate use of bedding and clothing which deepens the personal nature of his works. As a visual storyteller, his sensibilities and outlook have been shaped by a longstanding interest in contemporary and “outsider” art. Find more about James Orlando at www.dirtfloorstudio.com
Sunday October 18, 2pm
Dr. Henry Snyder
The California Digital Archive Newspaper Project
Dr. Snyder presents a history of The California Newspaper Project, which preserves and indexes the state’s newspapers published between 1846 and 1922. As an important record of local history in the Golden State, the program is part of a nationwide newspaper preservation project funded by the National Endowment for the Humanities, which seeks to preserve the country’s journalistic history. Professor Snyder discusses the tasks and challenges of conducting the survey in California, as well as its metamorphosis into a digital archive and the importance of these archives to historical and genealogical research. Retired professor emeritus of history at the University of California, Riverside, and formerly director of the Center for Bibliographical Studies and Research, he is the author of more than thirty scholarly articles. In 2007 Dr. Snyder was honored at a ceremony at the White House, where he was only the sixth faculty member in the UC system to be awarded the coveted National Humanities Medal. Link: NNEH News Archive
Sunday November 15, 2pm
Larry Stevens
Maritime Adventures Around-the-World: the 1930's cruise journal of Midshipman Perry Duncan
Join Cal Maritime library staff member and campus historian Larry Stevens for a colorful reminiscence of the Academy's 1930's Training Ship history as seen through the diary of a handmade journal by midshipman Perry Duncan (1933 engineering graduate). Memories of California Nautical School’s years of military and seafaring history are contained within, including the 1932 ports of call to Washington D. C. & New York City, as well as the 1933 5-½ month around-the-world cruise. Each page is a time capsule that reflects the era in which it was created. After majoring in Architecture and Art History at the University of Cincinnati, and following another lifetime as a travel agent, Larry Stevens volunteered with the McCune Committee, leaving in 2007 to work for the Solano County and Benicia Library systems. In 2008, he was hired by CMA as a librarian and archival assistant and is the primary contact for the academy’s historical collections and displays. Contact Larry at lstevens@csum.edu for more information or a historical tour of the campus on the Carquinez Straits.
The McCune Collection Presents the Spring 2015 Lecture Series
Sunday March 15, 2pm
Guy Brookshire
History as Absurd Horror: Why I Destroy Books
Guy Benjamin Brookshire, author of The Universe War, a collage comic book, and New Oldestland, a chapbook of collages and writings, has been “destroying” (or deconstructing) books to create collages that illustrate his writing for nearly 20 years. Over the course of that time his process and materials have evolved into a reexamination of the technology of books and the world they record. Come hear him apologize for destroying books and explain why he does it while sharing his works and answering questions.
Find more at: Guy Benjamin Brookshire
Sunday April 19, 2pm
Lewis Halloran
History of the Mare Island Naval Shipyard
Due to some unexpected medical treatment, Dr Henry Snyder is unable to give his presentation on Sunday April 19th. However, thanks to the efforts of Tom Snyder, we have been able to arrange for Lewis Halloran from the Mare Island Museum to give a presentation on the "History of the Mare Island Naval Shipyard".
Bravo to all the committee members, adjuncts and others who helped to make the McCune's Art Walk debut such a success - estimates ran from 45-65 attendees with a significant number of first-time visitors.
Sunday May 17, 2pm
Linda Ardakani
Exploring the World of Printmaking
Printmaker Linda Ardakani, former Assistant Director of the Fine Arts Institute at Washington University in St. Louis and founding member of the St Louis publishers Association, this erstwhile resident of Truth or Consequences, New Mexico shares the fun of exploring multiple printing processes, including hectograph, silkscreen; photocopier images, letterpress, linocuts and even rubber stamps! Linda’s inspiration comes from having lived in a van and camped in state parks for a year with her family; she wrote and illustrated a travel diary documenting her experience. lindaardakani@gmail.com.