THINGS TO DO

The Bold, the Beautiful & the Brilliantly Weird

  • 25 years of The Hapa Project

    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.

  • Cyanotype

    Explore the luminous world of cyanotype at the Visions Museum of Textile Art, where four artists—bailey macabre, Shane Booth, Morgan Ford Willingham, and Patricia Gaddis—demonstrate diverse approaches to this historic […]

  • Space Maker

    Space Maker examines where art and architecture meet, tracing how creative practices rooted in design influence the shaping of spaces, objects, and communities. Featuring a blend of historic pieces with […]

  • Aaron Kramer: Sense of Wonder

    Oceanside Museum of Art presents Sense of Wonder, a playful and inventive exhibition by artist and maker Aaron Kramer. Featuring kinetic sculptures, automata, and drawing machines built from salvaged materials, […]

  • Maryam Bayat: Unrolling Paradise

    The California Center for the Arts, Escondido presents Unrolling Paradise, an exhibition by interdisciplinary artist Maryam Bayat that examines the Persian garden as a living design tradition carried through textiles, […]

  • The Seed Keeper / El Guardián de las Semillas

    Inspired by Diane Wilson’s novel The Seed Keeper, this exhibition explores the concept of seeds as both a material presence and a powerful metaphor—an archive of memory, resilience, and future. […]

  • Surrealism Exhibition: THE LIFE

    Dreamlike imagery, subconscious symbolism, and uncanny visual worlds collide at Surrealism Exhibition: THE LIFE, opening May 15, 2026 at the Broker’s Building Art Gallery Board in downtown San Diego. This free exhibition invites audiences into a thought-provoking exploration of identity, perception, memory, and the blurred boundaries between reality and imagination through contemporary surrealist works. Expect […]

  • Spectrum 2026

    Presented at Gallery 21 in Balboa Park, Spectrum 2026 is a collaborative exhibition produced by The Studio Door in partnership with the Village Arts and Education Foundation. Curated by RD […]

  • I LOVE PARIS

    Celebrating the world-class exhibit featuring the work of Toulouse Lautrec, San Diego Ballet will present the ebullient, sparkling, and oh so chic I LOVE PARIS, alongside the premiere of the […]

  • WORKING TITLE

    exhibition of experimental art+music Project ’s annual exhibition returns to close the season with a festival of innovative local art and music. This year’s WORKING TITLE fills the soaring gothic […]