Susanna Swap at the San Diego chapter of CreativeMornings on Dec 19, 2025. Free talks like this one are hosted every month in cities around the world. Subscribe to their […]
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SUSANNA PEREDO SWAP is an award-winning producer, journalist, and film director with 25+ years of experience as an arts administrator, actor, jazz vocalist, and arts advocate. She curated over 80 exhibitions and a performing arts series for the San Diego International Airport Art Program and has held leadership roles on boards including the San Diego Museum Council, Women in Tourism & Hospitality International, and the San Diego Press Club. A magna cum laude graduate of San Diego State University, she holds professional certificates in arts management, nonprofit business, and photography, and studied art history and video art in Paris. Susanna is the founder and executive director of Vanguard Culture, a nonprofit supporting San Diego’s creative workforce, recognized with 72 journalism awards, two Webby Gold Anthem Awards, and a National Geographic feature.
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ART SHOP TALK: Imagining a “White City on a Sundown Sea”: A Conversation with Jill G. Hall
In this episode of ART SHOP Talks, Vanguard Culture sits down with author Jill G. Hall to discuss her historical novel On a Sundown Sea — a sweeping story inspired […]
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ART SHOP TALK: Race: Power, Resistance & Change at the Museum of US
by Susanna Peredo Swap November 19, 2025 Join Vanguard Culture for an in-depth conversation at the Museum of Us in San Diego, where we explore the powerful exhibition Race: Power, […]
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Shaping Freedom Podcast: Living Fully Through Creativity Healing, and Resilience: Susanna Peredo Swap
In this inspiring episode of Shaping Freedom, host Lisane Basquiat sits down with award-winning producer, journalist, and filmmaker Susanna Peredo Swap—a cultural force dedicated to uplifting San Diego’s creative community. […]
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THE BUZZ: From whimsy to the sublime – ART: PARIS 2025 explores the complexities of human nature and our connection to the earth
by Susanna Peredo Swap April 8, 2025 Last week, the world’s arts community gathered in Paris, France for one of it’s most important modern and contemporary art festivals. Set in […]
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THE BUZZ: Hugo Crosthwaite – Not a Portraitist. A Visual Poet.
Susanna Peredo Swap December 7, 2022 Tijuana-based gallery, La Caja Galería recently partnered with Senses Bistro and UC San Diego Park & Market to host a private talk and reception […]
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THE BUZZ: Creating a Sense of Magic and Belonging. The San Diego Symphony’s “Rady Shell” welcomes all.
EDITORIAL Written by Susanna Peredo Swap May 13, 2021 Buildings can change communities. I’ve seen it. Cultural powerhouses of the world like Paris, London, New York, Sydney, Mexico City, and […]
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