Amorette Crespo, Zoom Computer, 2021. Photo: Craft in America, Madison Metro. A groundbreaking show with more than 80 works by Latinx artists and makers from across the U.S. PIÑATAS: THE HIGH ART OF CELEBRATION, is one of the first-ever exhibitions to spotlight piñatas as a traditional craft and vibrant contemporary art form. This groundbreaking show includes […]
Sergio Hernández (b. 1957, Huajuapan de León, Oaxaca, México) is among the leading contemporary Mexican artists today and is currently based in Oaxaca in southern Mexico. After completing his studies at the Instituto Nacional de Bellas Artes in Mexico City, Hernández gained international recognition after exhibiting his work in France, Italy, Germany, and Spain. His […]
Joe Cantrell, multimedia artist ProjectBLANK’s residency at the Bread & Salt Gallery in Barrio Logan continues, as they bring you inexpensive monthly-ish concerts of cutting-edge new music. Come hang out with experimental music lovers and explore new sounds and songs curated by some of their favorite local artists and friends. Concerts happen on the second […]
Thumbprint Gallery kicks off the new year with a group exhibition featuring small works by regional artists: A.H. Romero, alfienumeric, Andrea Mapula, Bree Manahan, Daniel Hicks, Elvin Armando, Evgola, Hilary Dufour, Ivonne Garcia, JC Carino, Jorge Gutierrez, Karl Cossio, Kolten French, Leegan, Micah Mariah, Sonny Breaux, T. Jay Santa Ana, Thao Huynh French, Victorio Villa, […]
According to the legendary Billie Holliday, “Blues is to jazz what yeast is to bread.” With 26 glorious, hot, torchy songs fueling BLUES IN THE NIGHT, a powerful cast of singers plumb the innermost reaches of their hearts, sharing the heartbreak and humor of life and the indomitable will to do more than survive. Among the […]
Voodoo Macbeth The second edition of Cinema Circle @ THE LOT in La Jolla features a great selection of international films plus a great local movie on opening night, the first-ever theatrical release from USC School of the Cinematic Arts: Voodoo Macbeth. January 19 – February 23, 2023 Thursdays at 6:30 p.m. The LOT 7611 […]
Sergio Hernández (b. 1957, Huajuapan de León, Oaxaca, México) is among the leading contemporary Mexican artists today and is currently based in Oaxaca in southern Mexico. After completing his studies at the Instituto Nacional de Bellas Artes in Mexico City, Hernández gained international recognition after exhibiting his work in France, Italy, Germany, and Spain. His […]
Paisanos, is a project led by Luis Alderete from the Instituto Municipal de Arte y Cultura de Tijuana dedicated to developing a formal discussion surrounding migration and movement, and has brought together a collection of two-dimensional artworks whose narratives are inspired by their creator’s proximity to the border and life between two countries. The exhibition […]
Memory is a Verb: Exploring Time and Transience is a new group exhibition to be showcased at the Oceanside Museum of Art reflecting on memory, nostalgia, time, and human identity through the lens of eleven female photographers. The exhibition is deeply rooted in the profound disruption caused by the pandemic –a period that forced artists from different […]
Join us for a stirring presentation of African art to celebrate Black History Month. Thoughtfully curated by Dr. Denise Rogers, Africa in Context features visually stunning, historically significant objects from the San Diego Mesa College World Art Permanent Collection. Visitors to the exhibition will experience artworks from a range of African countries and regions including Ghana, […]
Tony Award winner and MacArthur Genius Grantee Mary Zimmerman (The White Snake, Metamorphoses) shapes a genre-busting play entirely from da Vinci’s own notebooks. A cast of chameleon-like actors takes us on a journey through da Vinci’s mind as he considers everything from math and engineering to philosophy and love. This unique and breathtaking show that […]
Recently marking our 30th Anniversary and currently screening films in over 15 cities around the world, the Human Rights Watch Film Festival (HRWFF) bears witness to human rights violations in direct storytelling and exposé form, and creates a forum for courageous individuals on both sides of the lens to empower audiences with the knowledge that […]
Over 15 Filipino American artists will be presented by The Thoughtful Beast and New Americans Museum in “Motions & Emotions: Filipino American Stories of Healing”. The event includes an art exhibit and three performances addressing Filipino American intergenerational trauma. Attendees of the event will experience an array of artistic mediums including painting, rap, dance and […]
Inspired in part by the current state of communication breakdown in our country, this exhibition examines the many ways we (mis)interpret or (mis)understand each other through a game of telephone with local artists and authors. The fascinating, touching and humorous interpretations that occur as words are rendered into images and back to words highlights how […]
Jeremy McQueen, in collaboration with San Diego Theatres presents The Black Iris Project. Photo by Matthew Murphy Broadway veteran & San Diego native Jeremy McQueen brings his Emmy® award-winning New York […]
Actress Joy Yvonne Jones San Diego Shakespeare Society actors perform romantic pieces from Shakespeare’s works such as Romeo and Juliet and Antony and Cleopatrapaired with works of art from Modern […]
Story Concerts are the signature event of Write Out Loud. They were born from the desire to share literature as a communal, participatory experience. Each Story Concert presents a curated selection of short stories, poetry, and sometimes music, revolving around a central theme, all read by professional actors. We produce a six-show season of Story […]
Lucian Freud: A Self Portrait The 33rd Annual San Diego International Jewish Film Festival is back. As society evolves and adjusts, so does our Festival. In order to provide the most meaningful engagements with the films, we have separated the in-person experience from the virtual. Over 12 days at the Garfield Theatre, we will present 35 […]
Initiated in 2012, Live Arts Fest is a multi-night festival curated by Executive Artistic Director Terry Wilson that expands San Diego Dance Theater’s mission to celebrate and support multi-generational dance artists from around the world and close to home. The festival features dance from around the US and the world and is a celebration of […]
A rapturous evening devoted to young love and to those who remember its triumphs and tragedies. Artistic Director Javier Velasco’s re-staging of William Shakespeare’s masterpiece is a lush, yet intimate rumination that focuses on the inner desires of the most famous star-crossed lovers of all time. Truly poetry in motion! February 17-18, 2023 The Conrad […]
Using the theme “Writing That Celebrates,” the 28th annual Writer’s Symposium By The Sea at Point Loma Nazarene University will once again bring some of the world’s great writers to San Diego for in-depth discussion on stories that matter. In a first for the Symposium, all four writers are Pulitzer Prize winners. “Not only are […]
The exhibition Toying with Design explores how play can inspire designers and architects to create toy-like, functional everyday objects. It plays on the theme of the 2022 Design Week, Design=Inspiration / Inspiración, encouraging viewers to consider what influences their work and how their work motivates others, giving rise to new ideas. This exhibition is co-curated […]
Lucy by Edward Abrams The San Diego Watercolor Society proudly presents “Decisive Moments, an Art Exhibition”, juried by award-winning artist, Richard Glassman. The water-based media exhibition runs Feb 26 – April 1, 2023 at our Gallery in The ARTS DISTRICT Liberty Station. The Opening Reception is Friday, March 3, 5-8pm with over 95 ready-to-hang original […]
Join the Smithsonian American Art Museum (SAAM) for the fifth annual Women Filmmakers Festival. Celebrate Women’s History Month this March with free, online screenings and virtual conversations with filmmakers Alison O’Daniel and Vivienne Dick and the museum’s time-based media curator Saisha Grayson. Festival registrants will receive an email providing special access to watch featured films […]
Memory Box film still The San Diego Arab Festival aims to bring a fresh and insightful perspective about the Arab world. The SDAFF is a project of KARAMA, a local non-profit that promotes understanding of the issues of the Arab and Islamic world and of the Palestinian issue in particular. In 2012, its inaugural […]
