Discover Da Vinci’s First Flight, a groundbreaking exhibition premiering at the San Diego Air & Space Museum in February 2025. Explore the story of Zoroastro of Peretola, the apprentice who may have tested Da Vinci’s legendary flying machines.
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The Stories that Connect Us: Selections from the OMA Collection 
Step into the world of Doctor Who at the Comic-Con Museum’s U.S. premiere of Doctor Who Worlds of Wonder. Explore props, iconic characters, and the science behind the show, starting March 15, 2025, in Balboa Park. 
Fashioning an Icon explores the enduring cultural symbolism of the Virgin of Guadalupe through textile design, featuring traditional garments and artistic interpretations from over 70 artists. 
Oceanside Museum of Art and The Art of Autism present a powerful exhibition spotlighting neurodivergent artists, fostering awareness, empathy, and connection through creativity and community engagement. 
Explore INTIKA, a powerful textile art exhibition spotlighting male artists from Taquile, Peru to contemporary innovators. Showcasing cultural heritage, gender roles, and political expression through fabric. 
Embracing the Mystery is a juried exhibition curated by students in the Professional Practices class at Palomar College. The exhibition delves into the unsettling and unknown aspects of life, exploring existential questions such as: What is the past? What is the future? What is consciousness? What are dreams? As Thich Nhat Hanh reminds us, “The present moment […] 
XICANA! San Diego explores the powerful intersections of art, activism, and cultural identity through the lens of over one hundred Chicana artists from across Southern California. 
Celebrate San Diego Pride with PROUD+, a powerful LGBTQIA+ art exhibition at The Studio Door, featuring national and local artists, immersive installations, and Pride-themed programming. 
Explore hapa.me – 25 Years of The Hapa Project, Kip Fulbeck’s powerful portrait series on multiracial identity, now expanded at the Museum of Us with updated reflections from original participants. 
Access is a group exhibition showcasing multidisciplinary works by emerging MFA artists Carolina Danu, Yena Kim, Nanzi Muro, Gabrielle Berens, and Philip Brun Del Re. Featuring textiles, ceramics, printmaking, and more, the exhibition celebrates diversity, access to arts education, and the power of creative expression through varied materials and perspectives. 
Conversations in Art: Dignity invites San Diego artists to reflect on what dignity means through newly commissioned works in dialogue with the museum’s collection. Featuring Hugo Crosthwaite, Anthony Sigala, Cat Chiu Phillips, and Shinpei Takeda with The AjA Project, the exhibition fosters personal engagement and collective reflection on dignity and justice. 
Casa Familiar presents Infinite Rivers, an exhibition honoring ancestral craftsmanship and evolving artisanal traditions across generations. Featuring Indigenous artists from the Kumeyaay, Zapotec, Huichol, and other communities, as well as artists from San Diego, Tijuana, Lebanon, and Colombia. Curated by Francisco Eme, the show runs July 12–Sept. 13, 2025, at The FRONT Gallery in San […] 
Experience FABULOUS FIBER, a dynamic exhibition of contemporary textile art that blends tradition and innovation through quilted, woven, embroidered, and sculptural works. |
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A Body of Work is a photographic exhibition exploring the dancer’s body as both instrument and archive. Featuring over 20 San Diego-based dancers of diverse backgrounds and styles, the project invites viewers to rediscover the human form—intimately captured and abstracted through close-range imagery.
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Enjoy a dynamic evening with a full suite of interactive activities, captivating performances, delicious food, refreshing beverages, and other enchantments celebrating the opening of Eduardo Chillida: Convergence. |
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ArtWalk Liberty Station returns with over 175 artists from the U.S. and Mexico, showcasing diverse mediums and celebrating cultural creativity through original, collectible artwork. |
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The Show of Hearts is an interdisciplinary art event celebrating love, creativity, and connection through live music, dance, poetry, and more. Featuring invited artists and a closing dance party, the evening invites audiences to embrace community and the heart in all its forms. |
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Clothes Story at Mesa College Art Gallery highlights African American women’s stories through 30+ recreated garments, Sept. 6–Oct. 15, 2025. |
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Meta description: It’s OK, But It Ain’t Right brings national artists together in a bold, messy exhibition confronting discomfort, humor, and quiet resistance through fearless contemporary art. |
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