Sunday, June 28: Showcase Gala
Mozart & the Mind’s annual Showcase Celebration and Gala showcases the work of visual artists and musicians on the autism spectrum. This year’s concert will be curated by pianist Christopher O’Riley. Mainly Mozart is proud to partner for this annual event with the Oceanside Museum of Art which will exhibit works by autistic artists from April 1- April 20. The San Diego County based non-profit Art of Autism curates the exhibition.
*Because this is a fundraiser to support Mozart & the Mind, “Pay What You Can” pricing is not offered.
Schedule:
4:30 VIP reception with pianist Christopher O’Riley
5:30 - Mozart @ OMA curated by Art of Autism Exhibition Viewing
- Silent Auction of Art
- Jeremy Sicile-Kira, Austin John Jones, Joel Anderson live painting
- Dinner catered by chef Ron McMillan, Catering Solutions
- Charcuterie catered by D’Vine Path
7:00 Showcase Performance, curated by pianist Christopher O’Riley and featuring artists on the autism spectrum
8:00 Coffee and desserts / Auction check-out
Location: Oceanside Museum of Art
704 Pier View Way
Oceanside, CA 92054
Christopher O’Riley
As pianist, arranger, collaborative artist, composer, educator and media personality, Christopher O’Riley continues to follow his passions where they’ve always led him, throughout his career, into a fractal array of innovative directions, ever striving for the truest and deepest human connection, through performance, collaboration, media communion. Living by the Duke Ellington adage, “There are only two kinds of music in the world; good music and the other kind.”, O’Riley seeks to celebrate the greatness inherent in all great music, self-evident in his all-embracing genre-fluid repertoire.
Jeremy Sicile-Kira
Jeremy Sicile-Kira is a San Diego-based intuitive artist with autism and synesthesia. Synesthesia is a condition that mixes the senses. In Jeremy’s case, he sees letters and numbers in color and in different sizes.
In 2012, Jeremy began to tell others about his dreams: dreams that he was painting the emotions of people into colorful abstract portraits. In 2016, his first curated solo art show was covered by national and local media, resulting in a sold-out show and many private commissions. Jeremy has been awards include: 2016 ART San Diego Spotlight Artist; RMG’s 2016 Platform Artist of the Year, Finalist.
Oceanside Museum of Art
Located in a burgeoning coastal city along the cultural corridor between Los Angeles and San Diego, Oceanside Museum of Art (OMA) explores new, relevant, and historical art of Southern California. Like art itself, OMA is always fresh, sometimes edgy, sometimes traditional, and frequently unexpected. The OMA experience stimulates imagination, presents new ideas, and challenges the familiar in a welcoming environment for those new to art, longtime museum-goers, artists, art students, or simply the curious.