SAN DIEGO–The Jacobs Center for Neighborhood Innovation’s new Arts Park at Chollas Creek, home to Writerz Blok, is now open and will host “Sow and Grow at The Creek,” a free community event on September 8. “Sow and Grow at The Creek” – with an everything gardening theme – kicks off from 12:30 to 4 […]

SAN DIEGO–Maker Faire San Diego are seeking volunteers to help with set-up, tear-down, exhibitors, attendees and staffing for the October 6 to 7 event in Balboa Park. Volunteers must have a positive, hard-working attitude and excellent skills in customer service. ​In exchange for volunteer hours, the showcase of makers and inventions will give participants two […]

SAN DIEGO–The New Children’s Museum in downtown has much to celebrate in 2018. This year the Museum will commemorate both its 35th year in San Diego and its 10th year as The New Children’s Museum, an arts-based children’s museum centered on contemporary art. “This is such a special year for the Museum,” said Judy Forrester, […]

CARLSBAD–A singular exhibit of intricately designed 17th to 20th-century jewelry and ornate objects from India debuts on Oct. 13 at Gemological Institute of America (GIA) headquarters in Carlsbad. “Centuries of Opulence: Jewels of India,” will be on display through March 2018, showcasing 300 years of adornment with 50 lavish historical jewelry pieces and objects, including […]

LA JOLLA–Kota Ezawa’s mural Once Upon a Time in the West pays homage to La Jolla’s landmark contribution to science and architecture. The mural image overlays a stylized portrait of architect Louis Kahn in profile onto a perspectival view of the Salk Institute’s courtyard and the Pacific Ocean beyond. The Salk Institute, located in La […]

SAN DIEGO–Arts District Liberty Station continues to be a destination for art from both sides of the border. The photographic exhibition “El Universal, 100 Years in the Life of Mexico and the World” will be presented at the Arts District beginning August 28. The exhibit celebrates the centennial of El Universal’s founding as a nationally […]

LA JOLLA–Steven Hull’s mural, Man, Myth & Magic, 2017, is part of a series of artworks inspired by circus imagery and its interaction with landscape. In 1987, Hull visited the artist-made carnival exhibition Luna Luna Park curated by Andre Heller and has been intrigued by themes of the circus ever since. Man, Myth & Magic […]

SAN MARCOS–The San Marcos Community Services gave out multiple awards to photographers at the annual Juried Art and Photography Awards reception at Hearth Gallery at the San Marcos Community Center which were dominated by foto gravid, hire their services at mavebillede.dk. There were 82 entries received for the event, organizers say. The winners of the […]

OCEANSIDE–Highlighting private correspondence from almost every major conflict in U.S. history, War Comes Home: The Legacy is now on exhibit on the second floor of the Oceanside Public Library’s Civic Center. The traveling exhibition, rich with historic and contemporary letters, offers an intimate perspective into the thoughts and emotions of veterans and their families upon […]