This new installation in the American art galleries comprises 11 intimate egg tempera paintings by San Diego-based artist Marianela de la Hoz. The group of works all were created in 2020 to 2021 in response to the transformative circumstances imposed by the global pandemic of COVID-19. A related installation features two self-portraits by local artist […]
Portrait of the Artist is the first solo museum presentation of the work of Yolanda López (1942-2021), the pathbreaking Chicana artist and activist whose career in California spanned five decades. The exhibition presents a compendium of López’s work from the 1970s and 1980s, when she created an influential body of paintings, drawings, and collages that investigate and […]
Credit: Rhonda Anderson @rhonda_pettit_anderson_art OMA presents their fifth biennial, continuing the tradition of elevating the voice of Southern California artists and celebrating the best work from OMA’s Artist Alliance. This exhibition represents only a small cross-section of our remarkable artist members. The competition was fierce—ultimately only 61 artworks were selected from nearly 900 entries by […]
NEW MAN: A WOMAN’S GAZE by Irma Sofía Poeter Curator’s statement by Adriana Martinez Noriega Current times necessitate a radical paradigm shift. The Western neoliberal heteropatriarchy, and the extractivist logic that grew along with it have demonstrated throughout history that this framework of power has reified a universal in which masculinity occupies a pre-eminent status […]
This exhibition features highly regarded works of art by great masters of the Modern French School includes over 60 artworks by Cézanne, Matisse, Degas, Gaugin, Monet, Signac, Picasso, Vuillard, and many others, and offers a panorama of movements in modern painting: Impressionism, Pointillism, and Fauvism. Monet to Matisse celebrates the art collection assembled by Georges […]
Art Produce’s spirited exhibition “Retelling/Recontar,” on view through April 30th, celebrates the sharp vision and distilled epiphanies of Marianela de la Hoz and Helen Redman. These fierce painters share an interest in presenting characters who embody the tension of living in a shifting, and at times declining cultural landscape. Drawing on a vast personal archive […]
In Gina Palmerin’s solo show, “Icons and Legends”, the artist brings together her two portfolios: “Picture Day, The Icons”, and “Legends”. In these paintings, each subject poses for a contemporary style portrait, bedecked with both current and historic adornments, which serve as a tribute to their lives and give an account of their fame. “Icons […]
Surface Tension is an immersive multimedia exhibition that explores our relationship with ocean environments through its consumption, degradation, and beauty. Artists from around the world tell a story of their vision of our oceans through unique video presentations. Join fellow art lovers for an evening of drinks, music, and an opportunity to explore an immersive […]
Choral Consortium of San Diego presents “San Diego Sings! Festival 2022”, a choral event featuring many of our area’s finest choirs. 15 choirs will perform throughout the day, with concert […]
This foodie-favorited week is the perfect time to take a culinary tour throughout the diverse and thriving food culture of San Diego. Over 90 participating restaurants will offer three-course prix-fixe dinner menus for $20, $30, $40, $50 or $60 per person and/or two-course prix-fixe lunch menus for $10, $15, $20 or $25 per person. The […]
Amel Janae is a painter, turned photographer and seamstress who focuses on the human form throughout all her mediums. Most recently, Janae has honed in on self portraiture. With the original intention of self-reflection in mind, Janae has brought it to life by seeing her body through a lens outside of her own. That lens […]
Multidisciplinary artist Hilary Dufour explores the intricate relationships that exist among plants, animals and fungi in her show Web of Life. The series is an invitation to dig deeper, to learn more about the buzzing world around us, the natural systems at play that maintain equilibrium, including the more macabre parts that are easily glossed […]
After five years of renovation, the Museum of Contemporary Art, San Diego’s Flagship location in La Jolla is finally ready to welcome the public. MCASD will reopen with the special exhibition 𝘕𝘪𝘬𝘪 𝘥𝘦 𝘚𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘵 𝘗𝘩𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘦 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 1960𝘴, the first exhibition to survey the experimental work of the French-American artist during this pivotal decade, from […]
LITVAKdance commissions Mexican-American, Mexican and Chicano choreographers, Angel Arambula/Lux Boreal, María José Castillo & Alex Escalante to present work on LITVAKdance and Tijuana-based company Lux Boreal in their annual Spring concert. Music accompaniment by Jeff Nevin and Virtuoso Mariachi. Costume design, Lilia López and Betzi Roe. Also featered, artistic director, Sadie Weinberg’s newest section of […]
With Care is a visceral, moving work for two dancers (Bobbi Jene Smith and Or Schraiber, both former stars of the Batsheva Dance Company) and two violinists (Keir GoGwilt and Miranda Cuckson). The one-hour long work investigates the dynamics of caregiving, carelessness, and loss through a theatrical fusion of dance and music. Along with music by […]
Maria Kazva @mariakazvan Join The FRONT Gallery for a viewing of a retrospective video about the last 15 years of celebrating womxn through art! They’ll be taking a look back at the gallery and its very special Dia De La Mujer exhibitions that have taken place annually over the last 15 years. This parallel activity […]
The San Diego Black Artist Collective (BAC) presents Black Lady Showcase as a resident theatre company at The Old Globe. The performance will feature three new plays by BAC members Joy Yvonne Jones and Andréa Agosto, directed by BAC member Carla Banu Dejesus. Friday, April 22 @ 8:00 p.m. Saturday, April 23 @ 8:00 p.m. Sunday, April […]
Think it was hard being Joan of Arc? Imagine being her mother. Isabelle is a mother and a sensible, hard-working, God-fearing peasant woman whose faith is upended as she deals with the baffling journey of her odd and extraordinary daughter. This riveting play is an epic tale told through an unexpected and remarkable perspective. April […]
Calling all eccentric humans! Join Diversionary Theatre for a FREE Clown Cabaret of Eccentric Proportions on Diversionary Theatre’s Clark Cabaret stage. This variety show will feature new material prepared by the clowns who completed our weekend-long playshop with clown educators Danielle Levsky and Skyler Sullivan. Come marvel and laugh with us, experiencing our tricks, our […]
The Connecting the Dots exhibition at the San Diego Mesa College Art Gallery features artwork created by 72 SDCCD faculty and staff members from Mesa, City, and Miramar, Continuing Ed and District Office. After being isolated due to the pandemic we want to bring people to our beautiful gallery space and to connect with others […]
