The Monterey History and Art Association is host an entire weekend of activities centered around the work of artist Jo Mora on October 5 and 6. On Saturday, October 5, there will be a symposium at Stanton Center, 9am-3:30pm, followed by a reception to enjoy the Stanton Center exhibit Jo Mora: Cartographer, 3:30pm-5pm.

Jo Mora Symposium

The Jo Mora Symposium will be held at Stanton Center Theater, 9am-3:30pm. Tickets are $60 for MHAA members, $80 for all others. Purchase tickets here.

Presentation topics will include:
Jo Mora Archive Work
Jo Mora and the Visalia Stock Saddle Company
Curating the Jo Mora: Cartographer Exhibit
The World of Jo Mora in Books: The Joss Grandeau Collection & Library
Six Jo Mora Sculpture Stories by Peter Hiller
Jo Mora and Sam Morse, a Symbiotic Relationship
The Story of Mora’s Carmel Woods Serra Art Installation
A Friendship and a Saddle
1936 Fable Mural: Celebration of Pan and The Compass Rose

Jo Mora: Cartographer Exhibit

The exhibit, “Jo Mora: Cartographer,” is the largest collection of Jo Mora’s cartes ever displayed. Twenty-two cartes are now on display, including Mora’s “Seventeen Mile” carte, which has recently been re-dated to 1935.