LAK’ECH: TU ERES MI OTRO YO

  In Lak’ech: Tu eres me otro yo (You are my other me) invokes a Mayan concept popularized by Chicano playwright Luis Valdez. This affirmation reflects a philosophy of caring and connecting with the human spirit of one another. This idea sets the tone for this two-person exhibit at the San Diego Mesa College Art Gallery to […]

OUR ANCESTOR’S DREAM: LIFE BETWEEN THREE WORLDS

Casa Familiar is pleased to announce the art exhibition OUR ANCESTOR’S DREAM: Life between three worlds. (EL SUEÑO DE NUESTROS ANCESTROS: La vida entre tres mundos). This is an exhibition featuring Kumeyaay Artists from California and Baja California Mexico. Curated by Karla Garcia-Perez: Curator, Community Organizer & Legal Studies Student of Indigenous People’s Law Program at the University of Oklahoma. The exhibition includes […]

KRISTINA WONG, SWEATSHOP OVERLORD

On Day 3 of the COVID-19 pandemic, Kristina Wong began sewing masks out of old bedsheets and bra straps on her Hello Kitty sewing machine. Before long, she was leading […]

SAN DIEGO ITALIAN FILM ‘FESTIVALE’

Calcinculo (film still) The 16th annual feStivale, presented by the San Diego Italian Film Festival, showcases the best of Italian contemporary cinema and this year the festival is dedicated to CHOICE. This year brings the 4th edition of the SDIFF Ristretto Awards, with 15 short films as finalists of our competition, which also follows the […]

PORTALS

Kathy Nida – The Way Out The Feminist Image Group was formed in 2009 by artist and curator Anna Stump. FIG is a coalition of visual artists who meet to discuss art, see exhibitions, and support one another in our careers. We work across many media, including drawing, painting, photography, sculpture, installation, digital media, and performance. As […]

P.I.L.L.A.R.S.: PEOPLE IN LUCHA Y LIBERACIÓN AND RESILIENT STRUGGLE”

Celebrate the grand opening of the Chicano Park Museum and Cultural Center (CPMCC). The inaugural exhibition in the museum will be the premiere of a collective historical narrative of Chicano Park and Logan Heights titled, “P.I.L.L.A.R.S.: People In Lucha y Liberación And Resilient Struggle” – a collective historical narrative of Chicano Park and Logan Heights. […]

LE SALON DE MUSIQUES

  Welcome to Le Salon De Musiques — a concert experience unlike any other. There is no stage! Up-close seating allows you to enjoy chamber music the way it was meant to be shared. Following the concert, meet the artists and fellow concert-goers while sipping French bubbly and savoring a high tea buffet catered by […]

THE LIVING HAND

  Stephen by Vicki Walsh, oil on birch panel, 48″ x 64″, 2011 Brought together to showcase their explorations in portraiture and reflective consciousness, the Hyde Art Gallery’s second exhibition of the Fall 2022 semester, The Living Hand, presents the works of two San Diego artists in conversation. Vicki Walsh’s paintings and Gail Schneider’s sculptures establish a repertoire of provocative, sensuously […]

CHEW THE SCENE

  Enjoy a night of film, food and drinks from San Diego’s hottest restaurants and vendors, showcasing their takes on Asian American cuisine. CHEW THE SCENE is the official launch party for the SAN DIEGO ASIAN FILM FESTIVAL, which is held annually in the Fall. Join fellow cinephiles to get a first look at the […]

SCRIPT/RESCRIPT

Bhavna Mehta Throughlines: Synapse, 2020 Glass beads embroidered on X-ray 17 x 14 inches Courtesy of the artist The SDSU School of Art and Design presents the exhibition, Script/Rescript featuring the artwork […]

SAN DIEGO FILIPINO FILM FESTIVAL

Apocalypse Child The most anticipated installment of San Diego Filipino Cinema’s year-long programming, the San Diego Filipino Film Festival (SDFFF), celebrates its first anniversary this fall. Held during Filipino American History Month in October, SDFFF is SDFC’s centerpiece event that aims to raise awareness for Filipino cinema as an important art form and a powerful […]

5TH ANNUAL JOYCE FORUM JEWISH SHORT FILM FESTIVAL

Miss. The Joyce Forum Jewish Short Film Festival is a three-day in-person and virtual festival, featuring 26 short films from around the world. Films are arranged into five distinct programs. […]