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DATE SET FOR ENVZN24: IMMERSIVE AND ENGAGING ‘URBAN ART TAKEOVER’ OF LOGAN HEIGHTS
SAN DIEGO, CA (April 30, 2024) The date is set for Vanguard Culture’s second annual ENVZN24 Urban Art Takeover. The biennial visual and performing arts festival will transform areas of Commercial Street in Logan Heights with immersive and interactive art experiences on Saturday, September 14, 2024 from 2:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m. The full list of artists and performers will be released on May 22.
ENVZN24 Urban Art Takeover is a one-of-a-kind visual & performing arts festival that will transform urban areas of the Commercial Street corridor in Logan Heights with multi-sensory art interventions by creatives from both sides of the U.S./Mexico border. The ENVZN24 hub will be located at The Soap Factory at 2995 Commercial St, San Diego, CA.
Enjoy live dance, large-scale puppetry, theatre and musical performances, a fashion show by Fashion Week San Diego, art installations with curated soundscapes, a mini film festival, delicious food and drink by local vendors, and much more — all by creatives from both sides of the US/Mexico border. Building on the success of the inaugural event last fall, programming will now be presented in daytime and evening sessions. “By programming two sessions, we are able to increase the amount of activities as well as present more family-friendly work in the daytime,” explained Vanguard Culture Founder and Executive Director Susanna Peredo Swap.
A food truck court has been added for festival goers to enjoy while experiencing the wide variety of bi-national presentations.
“The cultural and creative diversity of our line-up reflects our mission to celebrate arts & culture from every industry across this unique border region. We are very pleased to align with this year’s World Design Capital San Diego Tijuana 2024 celebration and to have been selected as an official Community Initiative of the WDC program,” stated Peredo Swap.
The ENVZN festival has also aligned with the Estate of Jean-Michel Basquiat © as a lead sponsor. In honor of the genius of Basquiat’s creative legacy and social justice activism, Vanguard Culture is dedicating a majority of the funds raised at their An Artist @ the Table Gala on May 18th towards the hiring of artists of color for the ENVZN Urban Art Takeover, making the festival financially accessible to residents of the Logan Heights community and free for children under 12. A majority of the ticket fee serves as a tax-deductible donation to Vanguard Culture, a 501(c)3 nonprofit dedicated to advancing San Diego’s creative workforce.
EVENT DETAILS
DATE & TIME: Saturday, Sept. 14, 2024
LOCATION: The Soap Factory, 2995 Commercial Street, San Diego, CA 92113
2PM – 6PM DAYTIME FESTIVAL
Family-friendly art experiences, mini circus, spoken word, large-scale puppets, steamroller printmaking, live music, fashion show, food & drink vendors, and more
4PM – 6PM: VIP Wine + Culinary Experience at the Soap Factory Courtyard.
6PM – 10PM EVENING FESTIVAL
Immersive art installations, mini-film fest, multi-media and virtual reality experiences, avant-garde fashion show by Fashion Week San Diego, live theatre, music and dance; food & drink vendors and more.
10PM: Afterparty at SD Custom Footwear.
TICKETS: https://events.com/r/en_US/tickets/envzn24-urban-art-takeover-san-diego-september-
916580
$750 – BACKSTAGE PASS includes Exclusive, Behind-The-Scenes access to ENVZN artists + all VIP Admission benefits below. (Space is limited)
$125 – VIP Admission. Includes all GA benefits plus front-of-line privileges, private restrooms; VIP Wine + Culinary Experience from 4pm-6pm with wines from Valle de Guadalupe (MEX), delicious culinary bites by amazing regional chefs; and access to The Soap Factory lounge throughout the evening.
$40 – General Admission (after August 15th)
$30 – Early Bird (Now through August 14th)
$20 – Creative Industry Professionals w/ business card / website @ check-in
$20 – Residents of Logan Heights, Barrio Logan and Tijuana; Students & Active U.S. Military with
valid I.D. at the door.
FREE – Children 12 and under with a paid adult.
NOTE TO MEDIA: ENVZN24 featured artists, arts organizations and performers will be announced on May 22. A media preview and walk-through is scheduled for June 14th, at 10:00 a.m. at The Soap Factory, Logan Heights.
ENVZN24 is sponsored in part by The City of San Diego Commission for Arts and Culture; California Arts Council; The Prebys Foundation; CoPlace; San Diego County Supervisor Nora Vargas (District 1); San Diego City Councilmembers Vivian Moreno (District 8,) Stephen Whitburn (District 3), and Sean Elo-RIvera (District 9); La Secrectaría de Cultura de Baja California; and the Estate of Jean-Michel Basquiat ©.
Vanguard Culture is an inclusive 501(c)3 nonprofit dedicated to advancing San Diego’s Creative Industries. We provide award-winning arts journalism, cutting edge events, and professional development that create arts jobs, bring diverse communities together and inspire collaboration among the visual, performing, and culinary arts. Our strategic partnerships with San Diego’s most innovative visual, performing, and culinary arts organizations, allow us to easily program one-of-a-kind cultural events that create arts jobs, bring diverse communities together and encourage creative collaboration. Vanguard Culture events are consistently unique, inclusive, diverse, and multidisciplinary. Learn more here: https://vanguardculture.com/vc-gives-back
CoPlace activates communities from the inside out by providing technical assistance to local leaders, investing in local businesses, and, most importantly, preserving each community’s unique and valuable culture.
World Design Capital San Diego Tijuana 2024 is an opportunity for meaningful, regional transformation, bringing together our transborder community of civic leaders, activists, and multidisciplinary designers to address our region’s most pressing challenges through design. The World Design Capital® is designated every two years by the World Design Organization® and recognizes cities for their effective use of design to drive economic, social, cultural, and environmental development. The goal of WDC 2024 is to strengthen design values throughout our region, make design visible and celebrated, and promote design leadership at all levels of government through a yearlong series of public events, community-driven programs, initiatives and legacy projects. San Diego Tijuana is the first cross-border region to be designated, and the first time a U.S. city has been selected.
