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Visual Arts
Special Series
San Diego Weekend Arts Events: Cataphant, Word Up, Zlatomir Fung, Mindanao Dance And Music, Trolley Dances And Omar Pimienta
- June 3
- By Julia Dixon Evans
This weekend in the arts: Cataphant at Swish Projects, Word Up in-person, cello virtuoso Zlatomir Fung livestream, folk performance from the Philippines, Trolley Dances and Omar Pimienta at Lux.
5 Works Of Art To See In San Diego In June
- June 3
- By Julia Dixon Evans
Discover new art in San Diego right now at Swish Projects, Mission Pacific Hotel, the Athenaeum, Quint Gallery and a storefront in City Heights. The pieces tackle mental health, climate change, meditation and gentrification.
San Diego Weekend Arts Events: 'The Bridge,' 'Pick Me Last,' 'The Great Indian Kitchen,' 'Harawi' And 'Measurements Of Progress'
- May 27
- By Julia Dixon Evans
Our weekend arts picks: Malashock Dance outdoors, new Indian film screening with Chitra Gopalakrishnan's exhibition, UCSD MFA closing reception, an AAPI group show, Project [BLANK]'s latest and La Jolla Playhouse's POP Tour.
'Ghidorah Lives': A Love Letter To Organizers Past, Present And Future
- May 27
- By Julia Dixon Evans
Teros Gallery and Burn All Books team up for a new group exhibition of AAPI artworks at Good Faith Gallery, inspired by the misunderstood monster and "Gidra," a radical zine founded in 1969.
San Diego Weekend Arts Events: 'Other Times, Other Places,' SD Master Chorale, 'What's That Sound,' Amir H. Fallah And 'Constellations'
- May 20
- By Julia Dixon Evans
Our weekend arts picks include outdoor performances by San Diego Dance Theater and SD Master Chorale, a new filmed play at Coronado Playhouse, Lux Art Institute's outgoing regional artist-in-residence and a (virtual) first show from The Shell.
Two San Diegans Show Work In Venice Architecture Biennale 2021
- May 20
- By Julia Dixon Evans
Somebody beam us to Venice. Locals Pinar Yoldas and Daniel López-Pérez use immersive structures to answer the international biennale's curatorial question: "How will we live together?"
San Diego Weekend Arts Events: 'Marking Time,' 'Paths Converge,' A Pop-Up Concert, A New Nite Market And 'Raymonda'
- May 13
- By Julia Dixon Evans
This weekend, the Athenaeum, Hausmann Quartet, Project [BLANK] and Good Faith Gallery all have in-person art and culture offerings, plus a virtual ballet production from City Ballet.
San Diego Weekend Arts Events: Bach, Steamrollers, Barrio Art Crawl And Live Rock
- May 6
- By Julia Dixon Evans
Our San Diego weekend arts picks include four events in one at Bread and Salt, a Bach Collegium online concert, a drive-thru steamroller printmaking exhibition, and Carrie Feller and D.WREX at Sycamore Den.
5 Works Of Art To See In San Diego In May
- May 5
- By Julia Dixon Evans
Here's some art to see right now in San Diego: Sien Collective at Sparks Gallery, Kaori Fukuyama at OMA, Amir Fallah at Lux, Annie Goldman at California Center for the Arts and Chitra Gopalakrishnan at Hill Street Country Club.
San Diego Weekend Arts Events: 'Toward Belonging,' Drive-In Opera LOLs, 'Crying In H-Mart,' And Exhibitions Closing Soon
- April 29
- By Julia Dixon Evans
This weekend in the arts: A dance film commissioned by the La Jolla Playhouse, "The Barber of Seville" drive-in, virtual Mission Creek Festival, Domestic Geographies open house and more art exhibitions closing soon.
New Arts Center Provides Creative Space In Southeast San Diego
- April 22
- By Harrison Patiño , Jade Hindmon
In Southeast San Diego, community art spaces are few and far between. One resident is looking to remedy that with the opening of a new center in Chollas View.
San Diego Weekend Arts Events: Book Crawl, 'The Mountaintop,' UC San Diego MFAs, Drive-In Opera And QRT.yrd Jazz
- April 22
- By Julia Dixon Evans
This weekend in the arts: Independent Bookstore Day, The Roustabouts Theatre, "Measurements of Progress," "The Barber of Seville" drive-in opera and pianist Christian Sands.
The Steel-Plated Women Of Artist Chitra Gopalakrishnan
- April 22
- By Julia Dixon Evans
In a solo exhibition of new mixed media paintings and augmented reality animation, Chitra Gopalakrishnan gives the women in her works metallic armor, pointy spikes and blades protruding from their skin — and augments reality in more ways than one.
Museum Of Us Is Changing More Than Its Name As It Reopens
- April 21
- By John Carroll
The Museum of Us, formerly known as the Museum of Man, reopened today for the first time in months. They've made some changes, including one that might surprise you.
Balboa Park's Museum Of Photographic Arts Reopens Friday With New Exhibits
- April 16
- By City News Service
The museum opened its doors to welcome a new exhibition embracing the creative nature of young talent.
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