Yolanda López, Portrait of the Artist as the Virgin of Guadalupe, 1978. Oil pastel on rag paper, 30 x 22 inches. Courtesy of the artist. This will be the first solo museum presentation of one of the most important Chicano/a/x artists working in California over the past five decades. The exhibition will present a compendium […]
2020 has been a turbulent year. It is also an election year. We have had more time and space than ever to deeply feel the injustice, inequity, and systemic oppression […]
In the summer of 1863, at the height of the Civil War, Frederic Douglass and Abraham Lincoln confront each other at the White House in two searing, no-holds-barred sessions that forever change the course of history. Originally commissioned by Ford’s Theatre in Washington, D.C., NECESSARY SACRIFICES by Richard Hellesen is based on their two documented […]
In 2020, Art Produce opened up its spaces to a broad slate of resident artists as a home away from home and a place to expand their artistic practices. They had no idea that a pandemic would make having a safe refuge out of the house more necessary than ever. 10 artists have and will […]
3,2,1, AZIONE! Join the San Diego Italian Film Festival as they kick off the virtual edition of feStivale 2020 by embracing the theme of this year’s event: Activism. Prepare to travel on a journey to meet some of our shorts’ Directors joining from Italy, enjoy a curated version of some of Morricone’s best scores reinterpreted […]
Coming to the CA Center for the Arts, Escondido from the Bedford Gallery in California, this exhibition celebrates the culture, style, and persona of visionary painter Frida Kahlo. Frida’s work […]
The AmeriQueer Series is a collection of plays presented as audiocasts exploring the LGBTQ experience within the American identity as a framework for the 2020 election season. These works are insightful, compassionate, and a healing antidote to our politically volatile moment. The AmeriQueer Series streaming online will feature new plays never before performed in San Diego. AmeriQueer Series Schedule: DEAR […]
Write Out Loud, an organization committed to inspiring, challenging and entertaining by reading literature aloud for a live audience, announces the third Annual San Diego (VIrtual) PoeFest. Produced by Write […]
San Diego Opera is excited to announce drive-in performances of La bohème. These are the first performances of live opera in the community since the Company closed Hansel and Gretel in February and will mark one of the first professionally produced staged, live, opera performances in the nation since the emergence of COVID-19 led to […]
Marísa and Lev have just moved into their new Pilsen apartment in hopes of rekindling a spark that’s long been extinguished. While looking for the circuit breaker in the attic, a mysterious coconut appears, leftover from the previous tenants with a dark history inside it. The Displaced explores the wake of pain and yearning left […]
John Quincy Adams, child of the American Revolution, son of a Founding Father, President and Congressman, had an incredible political career that spanned 54 years and was one of the […]
Join Open Show San Diego for an exciting evening of live presentations and lively conversations, presented virtually via Zoom and live-streaming. A curated selection of five visual storytellers will share their projects in an interactive, supportive, and dynamic format. “VIP” audience members are encouraged to give feedback and ask questions of the presenters. Please note […]
