By SDCN Editor San Diego, CA–The Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego will present Alexis Smith: The American Way, the first retrospective of California artist Alexis Smith in thirty years.  Smith, 73, is widely known for her mixed-media collage works which draw heavily on film, literature, and pop culture. Her unique practice has been informed […]

By SDCN Editor San Diego, CA–Monarch School in Barrio Logan is finalizing the festivities of the Monarch Metamorphosis Art Exhibition which signals the grand opening of their long-awaited new center for the arts, The Chrysalis: Monarch School’s Center for the Arts.  The center, just a few blocks from the main campus, is a unique community […]

San Diego, CA–The Balboa Art Conservation Center in partnership with the Centro Cultural de la Raza will present Preserving Chicana/o/x Art: Conversations on Conservation this month. Through a series of informal dialogues- artists, community organizers, scholars, conservators, curators and administrators will explore issues of representation, cultural production, culturally responsive approaches to conservation, and community-led standards […]

By SDCN Editor San Diego, CA–The City of San Diego has published data from the past fiscal year that highlights City-funded nonprofit arts and culture organizations in areas citywide. The annual update to the data-driven and multilayered mapping tool, launched in 2019, displays the meaningful impact these organizations have had in neighborhoods through performances, exhibits, festivals, […]

By SDCN Editor San Diego, CA–A new exhibition created by artists from the U.S. and Mexican border is on display at the City of San Diego’s Central Library art gallery. The exhibit features the works created by artists who have lived and worked in Tijuana, Mexico, and San Diego.  “Occupy Thirdspace II: Plástica y Palabra […]

San Diego, CA–Imagine being completely immersed in more than 300 of the greatest works of post-Impressionist artist Vincent Van Gogh.  Now imagine experiencing all of this art liberated from its two-dimensional limitations into a three-dimensional experience that exhilarates every sense and brings to life one of the most influential artists the world has known. It’s […]

OCEANSIDE–The Oceanside Public Library has partnered with Studio ACE to host a free series of online art talks and virtual art-making activities for older adults in Oceanside this Spring. ACE Executive Director Julia Fister will pre-record talks that focus on different “ism’s” in art history. Each talk will highlight one artist each month to illustrate […]

SAN DIEGO–A Reason to Survive (ARTS) will add two new sites to its Market Makeovers series to address food insecurity in south San Diego during COVID-19.  Through grant funding from the National Endowment for the Arts and the City of National City, ARTS youth will beautify and transform local market places into more welcoming establishments […]

SAN DIEGO–There are moments in history that define and change us as a nation. People are witnessing such a moment right now as they confront the ongoing issue of structural racism and police brutality.   In June of 1969, the Stonewall riots were a series of spontaneous demonstrations by members of the LGBTQ community in response […]