SECA

Celebrating 50 Years of Supporting Bay Area Art and Artists

2008 SECA Art Award recipient Trevor Paglen (left) and SECA member Lauren Ford; photo: Drew Altizer Photography SECA members at studio visit with Jordan Kantor; photo: Alan Ratliff
2008 SECA Art Award recipient Trevor Paglen (left) and SECA member Lauren Ford; photo: Drew Altizer Photography SECA members at studio visit with Jordan Kantor; photo: Alan Ratliff

Founded in 1961, SECA (Society for the Encouragement of Contemporary Art) brings together art enthusiasts, collectors, curators, and arts professionals through a variety of events that strengthen members' knowledge of contemporary art. Throughout the year SECA organizes special events and exclusive visits to art galleries, private collections, and artist studios for its members as part of its ongoing support of contemporary art in our region.

The group works closely with SFMOMA curators to identify the best new art in the Bay Area and to present the highly respected biennial SECA Art Award and its associated exhibition at SFMOMA. Since 1967, the SECA Art Award has recognized more than 70 winning artists and given hundreds of finalists a platform to speak about their practice.

2010 SECA Art Award Exhibition

Assistant Curators Apsara DiQuinzio and Tanya Zimbardo are thrilled to announce Mauricio Ancalmo, Colter Jacobsen, Ruth Laskey, and Kamau Amu Patton as the 2010 artists selected for its biennial SECA Art Award. The four award winners will receive a modest cash prize and are featured in an exhibition (with accompanying catalogue) that coincides with the fiftieth anniversary of SECA.  

SECA Fiftieth Anniversary Exhibition

To mark SECA's anniversary in 2011, SFMOMA Assistant Curators Alison Gass and Tanya Zimbardo have organized an exhibition of works in a range of media by a selection of past SECA award winners. Additionally, the curators have edited a comprehensive book covering the full scope of the awards SECA has sponsored across five decades. This publication weaves together artists' voices and recollections to reveal the full story of SECA's layered development and impact on the museum as well as the larger history of its importance to Bay Area art.

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Dues are $500 per year and fully tax deductible. SECA requires an SFMOMA membership at the Supporting level ($250) or higher.

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For more information, contact the SECA coordinator at 415.357.4031 or seca@sfmoma.org.