THINGS TO DO

The Bold, the Beautiful & the Brilliantly Weird

  • Art/Elements: a world of our own making

    Explore a vibrant collection of ceramics, beach glass jewelry, and hand-carved paintings—each piece grounded in the natural elements that shape our world. Featuring works by Alan Potter, Rex Allen, Gene Nockengust, and Brit Hansen.

  • Roy Jenuine: Modern Folk Art

    Leucadia-based artist Roy Jenuine combines photography, wood, and found objects to create playful, meditative mixed media works that blur the line between fine art, folk traditions, and functional design.

  • Embracing the Mystery

    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 […]

  • XICANA! San Diego

    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.

  • 8th Annual PROUD+

    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.

  • 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.

  • ACCESS

    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

    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.

  • Infinite Rivers

    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 […]

  • 2025 Indigi-Con

    Indigi-Con features two panels of Native artists and writers, followed by a mixer with the Afro-Futurism Lounge on Friday. Sunday’s workshop + discussion with California Native comic book creators encourages kids of all ages to attend. All events are free and open to the public

  • FABULOUS FIBER

    Experience FABULOUS FIBER, a dynamic exhibition of contemporary textile art that blends tradition and innovation through quilted, woven, embroidered, and sculptural works.