The Art of J.C. Leyendecker:
Selections from the Museum Collection
Ongoing

The Haggin Museum's Leyendecker Collection returns to public display in a newly-refurbished gallery after its three-year tour across America.

The Allure of Water:
On Location with the Plein-Air Painters of America
October 15, 2011 - January 22, 2012

Experience water as you've never seen it before...

Members and guest artists of the Plein-Air Painters of America went into the field to experience and translate everything from rain, fog, and clouds to lakes, rivers, and oceans, snowfields and glaciers, swamps and marshes, fountains and waterfalls.

The result is more than 100 new paintings from across the country dealing with the illusion, movement and infinite moods of water.

81st Annual McKee Student Art Contest & Exhibition
February 2 - April 1, 2012

The Haggin Museum continues the longest-running student art competition in the United States. This year features athematic focus thanks to a partnership with the Stockton Symphony.

The Symphony has commissioned Israeli Composer Avner Dorman to create a symphonic piece based on a children’s book called Uzu and Muzu from Kakaruzu. This fable of misunderstanding compounded through generations teaches an important lesson about conflict resolution. Its Stockton and world premiere is set for March 2012.

ATTENTION TEACHERS: Download the 2012 Educators Packet for guidelines on submitting student art. You can also download the complete story of Uzu and Muzu from Kakaruzu.

Fine Feathered Friends
April 19 - June 17, 2012

A history of the changing relationships between man and the birds of the San Joaquin Delta. This is the second exhibition in the San Joaquin Roots series, celebrating the unique history and qualities of the San Joaquin Valley.

Memories of World War II:
Photographs from the Archives of the Associated Press
May 3 - June 24, 2012

A spectrum of 126 Associated Press photos from all theaters of the war and the home front, ranging from AP photographer Joe Rosenthal’s classic Iwo Jima flag raising in 1945 to scores of pictures not seen in decades.

57th Stockton Art League Juried Exhibition
July 5 - September 2, 2012

This open juried art competition was conceived to recognize, promote and reward excellence in Northern California art, but has grown to include artists from throughout the country.

ATTENTION ARTISTS: Enter your works between now and May 9 for consideration in the 2012 Exhibition. Download Prospectus (PDF)

Arte en la Charrería:
The Artisanship of Mexican Equestrian Culture
September 20 - December 2, 2012

Arte en la Charrería contains more than 340 examples of the excellent craftsmanship and design distinctive to the Mexican cowboy. With leather work, costumes, textiles, silver and iron work, this exhibition showcases intricately handcrafted objects that embody the very identity of the Mexican nation.

Arte en la Charrería was organized by International Arts & Artists, Washington, DC, in collaboration with Luis González, Marisú González and Gabriel Cabello.

15th National Exhibition of the American Society of Marine Art
December 20, 2012 - March 3, 2013

The American Society of Marine Art (ASMA) holds national exhibitions of its members' works in prestigious venues every few years.