Welcome to "This Is Our Story: American Vernacular Art from the Kaplan Collection" at the Mingei International Museum. "'This Is Our Story' features works by self-taught artists from various parts of the United States, with different levels of education and ethnic/cultural backgrounds. What all the artists have in common is that none of them practiced their creativity in the context of the academic art world. Instead, they created their work for personal use or for their families, for self-expression, self-representation, and to participate in the joy of making. Each work of art is deeply personal and invites us to connect to another human being and contemplate another’s story."
"This Is Our Story" is on view at Mingei International Museum until February 26. Gallery hours are Tuesday - Sunday from 10 AM - 5 PM (until 8 PM on Thursday & Friday). Admission to Mingei in included with the Balboa Park Explorer Pass. For more info, visit explorer.balboapark.org
