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The Bold, the Beautiful & the Brilliantly Weird

  • Race: Power, Resistance & Change

    The exhibition Race: Power, Resistance & Change shares stories of how the construction of race has shaped laws, institutions, and daily life in San Diego and the broader multinational region.

  • Ten Million Flowers

    Curated by Andrew McIntosh San Diego New Music and the Athenaeum Music & Arts Library present Ten Million Flowers, an evening of immersive contemporary works curated by violinist and composer Andrew McIntosh. Music will include works by Takemitsu, Miller, McIntosh, and Von Schweinitz, performed by McIntosh on violin, Vicki Ray on piano, and Matt Kline […]

  • The Salty Series: Seaweeds

    Blurring the lines between cinema and live performance, Seaweeds reimagines the lost ending of The Toll of the Sea—the 1922 silent film that introduced screen legend Anna May Wong (1905–1961) in the first-ever Technicolor motion picture.

  • OMA Artist Alliance Biennial

    The Oceanside Museum of Art presents the 2025–26 Artist Alliance Biennial (Nov. 22, 2025–Mar. 8, 2026), a juried exhibition showcasing 53 standout works selected from a staggering 1,361 submissions by […]

  • Passion and Purpose

    The San Diego Watercolor Society proudly presents “Passion and Purpose”, juried by award-winning artist, Lori Mitchell. The water-based media exhibition runs Nov 30-Dec 27, 2025 at our Gallery in The Arts […]

  • The Toy Shop

    Thumbprint Gallery presents The Toy Shop, a playful and imaginative showcase curated by Zard Apuya that redefines what toy art can be. Featuring resin, vinyl, clay, ceramics, photography, and more, […]

  • It’s Kitschmastime Again, Brian & Ryan

    San Diego’s favorite art duo Brian & Ryan return with the third edition of their irreverent, glitter-drenched holiday variety show, It’s Kitschmastime Again! Expect a rollicking evening of festive music, offbeat storytelling, absurd theatricality, and lovingly over-the-top seasonal cheer.

  • Athenaeum Faculty & Staff Exhibition

    The heart of the Athenaeum’s School of the Arts is the faculty, whose knowledge and expertise embrace all aspects of fine art. In this exhibition of their teaching artists’ current […]

  • Designing the Infinite: Virtual Worldbuilding in Art & Gaming

    Designing the Infinite: Virtual Worldbuilding in Art & Gaming brings together an international group of artists who use game engines, digital platforms, and interactive technologies to imagine new worlds and […]

  • MOMIX: Alice

    MOMIX reimagines Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland in ALICE, a surreal dance journey where bodies morph, props transform, and imagination knows no bounds. A magical, eccentric performance that blurs reality and fantasy.

  • CINEMATHEK: Goodbye, Dragon Inn

    Presented by Pacific Arts Movement, producers of the San Diego Asian Film Festival. Synopsis: Like the Royal Theater in The Last Picture Show and the title movie house in Cinema […]