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Gold leafing is fast, fun and an easy way to bring life to and shimmer to your art. And this is the perfect workshop to make a gift for moms or to take with your mom! In this workshop, artist Shirin Nikoukari shares different ways to apply gold leaf and shows you how to apply it quickly and properly to your artwork. Students will learn about materials, difference between imitation and real gold leaf, material compatibility, and the most effective way to apply gold and other metal leaf so that it will last for years to come. This workshop includes gold leafing materials and wood panels and students will go home with their own gilded creations. Feel free to bring your own brushes and paint colors or an existing painting that you want to gold leaf. Date | Saturday, May 7 from 10:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Location| Art on 30th Get tickets here! Admission is $95 per person. Cost includes all supplies. All skill levels welcome. Students are encouraged to bring snacks or a bagged lunch For more information, please visit eventbrite.com/e/gold-leaf-birds-botanicals-a-mothers-day-workshop or call the venue at (619) 894-9009.

Oceanside International Film Festival had big plans for its 10th anniversary but those had to be scrapped as COVID-19 forced the event to go online.

Roberto Ignacio Flores, 30, was found guilty by a Vista jury last month for driving a Dodge Neon into Oceanside Police Officer Brad Hunter on June 19, 2017. It was the second time in recent years that Flores was convicted of trying to kill the officer.

Bob the Drag Queen knows the world of drag is getting politicized. But as he prepares his next moves on stage and screen, he makes no apologies for expressing his signature flair.

Join us for a panel discussion with a group of San Diego and Bay Area-based scholars, curators, and artists, each of whom knew López variously as a friend, teacher, mentor, and icon. The panelists will discuss their relationship to López and her practice, exploring the late artist’s influence and legacy as a progenitor Chicana feminist art. Yolanda López (1942-2021) was an artist, activist, and educator celebrated for her role in the Chicano civil rights movement and for her iconic Guadalupe series. With her exuberant Portrait of the Artist as the Virgin of Guadalupe, López produced one of earliest feminist transformations of the figure and inspired subsequent generations of Chicano/a/x artists and thinkers. Date | Thursday, March 3, 3033 at 5:30pm Location | Virtual Link The panel is presented in conjunction with the exhibition Yolanda López: Portrait of the Art, on view through April 24 at MCASD downtown. Panelists include: • Leticia Gomez Franco, Executive Director of Balboa Art Conservation Center • Irene Lara, Professor of Women's Studies at San Diego State University • Terezita Romo, art historian and Lecturer in the Chicana/o Studies Department at UC Davis • Jessica Sabogal, Muralist Image: Jessica Sabogal, Sobreviviremos: A Portrait of Yolanda López and Tribute to the 1969 organizations working toward liberation and self-determination: Los Siete de la Raza, The Black Panther Party, and the Indians of All Tribes, 2021. Located at Casa Adelante - 2060 Folsom Street, San Francisco For further information on this event and discussion link visit: https://www.mcasd.org/events/portrait-artist-panel-discussion-celebration-yolanda-l%C3%B3pezs-legacy

A series of speakers will honor Professor Emeritus and former Chair of the Visual Arts Department at UCSD, Jack Greenstein. This event is one you are not going to want to miss out on! Date | Saturday, April 30, 2022 from 10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Location | SME 149, Structural & Materials Engineering Bldg. UC San Diego Register here! For further information on this event please visit: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/gathering-of-students-and-colleagues-in-honor-of-jack-greenstein-tickets-321026708527

Premieres Wednesday, Nov. 9, 2022 at 9 p.m. on KPBS TV + Sunday, Nov. 13 at 9 p.m. on KPBS 2 / PBS Video App. From Bitcoin to NFTs, crypto is making headlines. But what exactly is it, and how does it work? Go beyond the hype and skepticism to unravel the truth behind a technology some say will revolutionize more than just money.

Web comic artist KC Green just marked the 10th anniversary of his 2013 comic strip that became a popular meme. He reflects on the meme's timelessness and the smiling dog's next chapter.

Gathering signatures is the first step to putting together a measure to get arts funding for every public school in California on the ballot.

Join us for an evening of learning the art of modern calligraphy! Whether you're a stationery nerd, DIY Bride-to-be, or just a crafty individual, in this workshop you'll be learning an introduction to modern calligraphy with a pointed dip pen and ink. We will cover all the basics and get you ready to add those special lettered details to your snail mail, wedding paper goods, home decor, and more! The perfect crafty night out! Date | Monday, June 13, 2022 at 5:30pm Location | The Lafayette Hotel Purchase tickets here! $65 Class includes 1.5 hours of instruction and demonstration, our beginner's calligraphy kit (two nibs, black ink pot, 2 letter guides, tracing paper, and straight pen holder), and all materials to write on. Everything is yours to keep at the end of the night! For further information on this event please visit: https://sipandscript.com/event/learn-modern-calligraphy-at-the-lafayette-hotel-4/