ArtFutura 2021 London Festival

ArtFutura has established itself as one of the most important international events dedicated to Digital Art, Virtual Reality and Computer Networks. Since the 1990s it has been bringing together artists, academics, students and audiences to experience cutting edge New Media Arts. This year, the festival will take place entirely online. It will be presented over […]

Centennial of Alicia Alonso: Cuban Ballet, Past, Present, and Future

On the occasion of the centenary of Cuban dancer, choreographer, and artistic director Alicia Alonso, three luminaries from the dance community gather to share their perspectives on the complex and profound legacy of Alonso in her native Cuba and beyond. From her meteoric rise to fame as an understudy wowing American Ballet Theatre audiences as […]

Earth Day 2021 – Restore Our Earth

Join the San Diego Italian Film Festival for the screening of a feature film and two film shorts themed around Earth Day 2021. ‍The theme for Earth Day 2021 is Restore Our Earth. Our three movies are about the always unstable balance between nature, science, and humanity, with exploitation of our natural resources in the […]

RAVE NY – ArtExpo

Intended to bridge the time until live fairs can be held, RAVE is a virtual art party that brings an international audience of collectors and art enthusiasts together in an […]

Fashion Week San Diego, Spring Showcase

Photo: EIONA Designs Fashion Week San Diego’s Signature annual event, Spring Showcase is back. Join fellow fashionistas and the largest and longest-standing fashion week on the west coast for a night of fashion and spirits.  Tune in to see the fashion trends from global designers who will give you a sneak peek of their original designs and fashion flare. […]

Measurements of Progress

The San Diego Art Institute launches the exhibition Measurements of Progress, with works by the  2021 graduating cohort of artists from the University of California San Diego MFA program. These […]

10th Annual SD Asian Film Fest Spring Showcase

A year after Pacific Arts Movement cancelled their 2020 Spring Showcase and the country sank into shelter, our spirits could use a major jolt. Our eyes and ears could use some cinematic sparkle. How about a Taiwanese rom-com about our missing days? Or a peppy documentary about high school students triumphing over the toughest year […]

Creative Industry Roundtable – A Tribute to Larry Baza

Throughout the pandemic, Vanguard Culture has been hosting a series of creative industry roundtables with San Diego’s arts & culture community. This cross-pollination of creativity has already proved quite fruitful […]

The Unscene

Villa Manila in partnership with San Diego Filipino Cinema brings you The Unscene, a special night of delicious Filipino Food + Boba Tea and local Filipino American short films. This is an outdoor cinema event at Villa Manila’s outdoor area you don’t want to miss! Come support our local Filipino American creatives/filmmakers and their short […]

BattleScar

WonderSpaces presents their newest VR experience, Battlescar by Martin Allais & Nico Casavecchia. Produced by Atlas V and starring Rosario Dawson, this virtual reality film is a coming-of-age drama set in late 1970s New York City. It follows a year in the life of Lupe, a young runaway who dares to explore the gritty Punk […]

Under the Trees’ Voices

Joffrey Ballet The @LaJollaMusicSociety presents Under the Trees’ Voices. Set to Symphony No. 2 by Italian composer Ezio Bosso and  choreographed by Joffrey Rehearsal Director Nicolas Blanc, Under the Trees’ Voices channels the power of community in the age of social distancing. Much of the inspiration behind the choreography is a result of Blanc’s feelings during […]

Stories starting with…

“Stories Starting With…” features new works by Lauren Christie, Zaquia Mahler Salinas, Jaime Nixon, and grace shinhae jun with dancers Guillermo Castro, Desiree Cuizon, Marty Dorado, Nicole Oga and Chelsea Zeffiro. These pieces, both live performance and dance film works, connect us to where we come from, where we’ve been, and where we are going. […]