Why not start off 2022 with a free look at some of the best art in town? This Friday, the San Jose Museum of Art gets the year started right with three hours of complimentary art, ranging from vibrant abstract paintings (Break + Bleed) to inquisitive looks at the human body (Our Whole, Unruly Selves). The evening also includes live music from San Jose Jazz, and light bites and hefty pours from el cafecito. It’s a great opportunity to take in Do Ho Suh: Karma one last time, before the mind-bending sculpture leaves the museum later this month.

First Friday
Fri, 6-9pm, Free
San Jose Museum of Art, San Jose

If you hear a collective sigh of relief at noon, that’s just the world tuning into San Jose Art Museum’s free “Art Fix Wednesday.” Weekly throughout the pandemic, SJMA docents have taken to the internet to discuss the museum’s many stunning works, like Palestinian artist Mona Hatoum’s broken-glass installation Drowning Sorrows, and Imin Yeh’s tiny film collage work “300 non-instagrams,” which emerged out of a residency with Recology. Lasting half an hour, and discussing two pieces at a time, Art Fix Wednesday will set your head right before you get back to the grind.

Art Fix Wednesday
Wed, 12pm, Free