The San Diego Museum of ArtLocal Visions: Reimagining the FacadeOn view January 24–July 26, 2026 by Cornelia Feye February 7, 2026 To visit the Local Visions exhibition, I drove to […]
Read moreAuthor: Vanguard Culture
Vanguard Culture is an online media entity designed for culturally savvy, socially conscious individuals. We provide original interviews and reviews of the people, places, and events that make up San Diego’s thriving arts and culture community, as well as curated snapshots of the week’s best, most inspiring and unique cultural and culinary events. We believe in making a difference in the world, supporting San Diego’s vibrant visual and performing arts community and bringing awareness to important social and community causes.
OPINION: Why Cities Must Invest in the Creative Economy
by John M. Eger Before Jeff Bezos butchered The Washington Post, they introduced the slogan “Democracy Dies in Darkness,” meant as a warning that secrecy corrodes democracy, while transparency and accountability keep […]
Read more
THE BUZZ: Your February 2026 Guide to San Diego Theatre
By Kristen Nevarez Schweizer February 2, 2026 After the December holiday shows end, theatres can crack their knuckles and begin anew. February is when art makers shake off tinsel and […]
Read more
THE BUZZ: What San Diego Theater Lost, What We Kept, and the Script That Fills the Gap
By Kristen Nevarez Schweizer February 1, 2026 In a diverse city as theatrically busy as San Diego, the most meaningful artistic choice a company can make is which plays to […]
Read more
THE BUZZ: Donna Orbits the Moon: The Stage Is Yours
by Luis Varela January 28, 2026 It seems like the stage is overpopulated lately, flooded by national pride and overbearing ideologies, leaving no space for those with excessive thoughts, questions, […]
Read more
THE BUZZ: Jodi Cilley: Building A Table For Future Filmmakers Rather Than Scraping The Crumbs That Fall Off Of It.
By Michael Howard January 27, 2026 For more than a decade, San Diego’s independent film scene has grown very slowly after Stu Segal’s studio essentially shut down. That growth did […]
Read more
CULTURE GEEK: What’s the buzz about NVA’s The Apiary?
By Beth Accomando January 27, 2026 My introduction to New Village Arts’ The Apiary was last August when I received an email with the subject line: Strange Request. “So this […]
Read more
COMMENTARY: “SWEET SPOTS” Taking Art and Culture to the Streets
by John M. Eger January 25, 2026 Thanks to the San Diego Tourism Authority for what they call, “Sweet Spots for San Diego Street Art,” a list of murals and […]
Read more
THE BUZZ: Death, Humor, and Moose Voices: Dead Moose Debuts in Oceanside
By Michael Howard January 26, 2026 When Tyler Tafolla talks about Dead Moose – the new dark comedy musical currently playing at Oceanside’s Sunshine Brooks Theater – he does so […]
Read more
THE BUZZ: Beyond the Soundsuit: Nick Cave on Art, Race, and Making Work That Matters
By Cory-LaNeave Jones January 24, 2026 Do you hear it walking into the museum?It does not ask permission.It does not declare its race, its gender, its wounds.It shakes. It rattles. […]
Read more
THE BUZZ: North Coast REP Makes Theater for the Present Tense
David Ellenstein on the World Premiere of Louisa Gillis at North Coast Rep By Kristen Nevarez Schweizer When a theater nurtures new work long enough, world premieres stop feeling like […]
Read more
THE BUZZ: Eduardo Chillida: Convergence: Where Iron Thinks, Space Breathes, and Light Learns to Hesitate
By Cory-LaNeave Jones “Does the infinite space we dissolve into, taste of us then?”—Rainer Maria Rilke, The Selected Poetry of Rainer Maria Rilke, trans. Stephen Mitchell, NY, Vintage International, 1989. […]
Read more
THE BUZZ: The Grand Experience: Inside San Diego Opera’s Student Night with Bernardo Bermudez
By Kristen Nevarez Schweizer January 14, 2026 For San Diego Opera, the final dress rehearsal isn’t just about practicing lighting cues and final changes. It’s also about a third grader […]
Read more
OPINION: What Europe Shows Us About Public Investment in the Arts
January 10, 2026 Americans take great pride in their artists, museums, and creative industries. Yet compared with much of the world—especially Europe—the United States invests remarkably little public money in […]
Read more
Resource Guide for Creative Professionals
As a nonprofit dedicated to advancing San Diego’s creative industries, VANGUARD CULTURE provide resources, support and opportunities for creative inspiration to our creative industry community and to the public at […]
Read morePage 6 of 76