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Perspectives Space is pleased to announce our inaugural show by San Diego artist Jay Bell. Over the last two decades, Bell has utilized innumerable facets of painting’s format, structure and tradition to invoke the shared experience of the observation of the sublime in nature. With historical references to both figurative and abstract art, Drive Home draws from Bell’s movements in and out of San Diego County through the ironic environmental buffer of Camp Pendleton. His approachable and accessible paintings engage the viewer in both the physical and metaphysical power of painting. A portion of all sales from this show will be donated to Campana Studio’s Community Printmaking Program. — Drive Home- Recent Work by Jay Bell Opening Event: March 5 from 6-9 p.m. Gallery open Wednesdays and Saturdays from Noon - 4 p.m. and by appointment For more information on this event please visit HERE!

In Catherine Lacey's new genre-bending novel, Biography of X, a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist realizes her spouse — a fierce and narcissistic artist — was not who she believed.

A new exhibition at the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts offers a rare glimpse into the archives of the late songwriter Lou Reed.

We are proud to announce “Welcome Home: The AjA Project’s First Neighborhood Open House” in celebration of 20 years of youth participatory storytelling through photographic arts. “Welcome Home” will be a family friendly, all day, open house event offering free S.T.E.A.M and wellness workshops, neighborhood food vendors, gallery reception, live DJ, guest speakers, and an opportunity to learn more about AjA’s rich history and new vision for transformative youth art programming. We welcome you to join us at our City Heights home location on Saturday, December 18th, 2021 to meet our new Director, passionate teaching artists, and experience our transformative, student centered arts programming. Sign up for the free event is available through: bit.ly/welcomehomeopenhouse. It is our goal to provide our City Heights community with a home base and safe space for youth creativity. Related links: The AjA Project on Instagram The AjA Project on Facebook About the AjA Project

Note: this exhibition is viewable from the sidewalk on 25th St. From San Diego Weekend Events (KPBS arts preview): Mortis Studio was founded in 2016 by Taylor Johnson and Dustyn Peterman as an art, animation, video and graphic design creative agency. They're opening a new studio in Golden Hill this week, with an art exhibition to kick things off. "Soft" is a collection of works by local textile artist Denja Harris of Brown Acid Goods, and it'll be on view beginning Friday through Jan. 16, 2022. I love the way Harris plays with colors and shapes in her thick, rug-like tufted fiber works, and the patterns feel just as vintage as they do modern and surprising. The opening reception is Friday, with food and drink from the popular TNT Pizza. —Julia Dixon Evans, KPBS From the organizers: Mortis Studio is pleased to present SOFT, the debut solo exhibition by Denja Harris. Opening reception: Friday, Dec. 3, 2021, 6 - 9 p.m. Food and drinks will be provided by @tntsdpizza. Exhibition dates will run through January 16th. Denja Harris is a textile artist based out of San Diego, CA. Her work explores experimental functional art with an emphasis in nostalgia, color, shapes, and texture. Each piece reflects work that is never duplicated, revealing how function and design can be combined to enhance a space. The inaugural show also marks the official opening of MORTIS STUDIO’S new office in Golden Hill. MORTIS STUDIO. 1038 25th St, San Diego, CA 92102

U.S. Marine Corps installations at Camp Pendleton in Oceanside, Air Station Miramar in San Diego and the Marine Corps Air Station Yuma (Arizona) will require face masks to be worn indoors, regardless of vaccine status.

A San Diego Superior Court ruling that overturned an Oceanside ballot initiative could have widespread consequences on housing development in the state.

Sparks Gallery’s programming in 2022 will explore the theme and concept of “perspective” from exhibited and represented artists at the gallery. Following a history of strong sales and diverse subject matter, Russian-born artist Alexander Arshansky leads the programming for 2022 with new work exemplifying his artistic style, while exploring shifting perspectives in Silent Witness. Alexander Arshansky revels in the concept of personifying his art, in that it serves as an observer. As a “witness” who silently experiences multiple lives and homes, the art is handed down through generations. We may draw parallels to other common “witnesses” in our lives, such as toys, cars, clothes, jewelry, vases, or even people, such as taxi drivers or postal workers. In observing those who are typically the observer, we are briefly allowed a change of perspective, if only to understand others better. Arshansky’s works will be on view at Sparks Gallery from January 16 through March 13. We invite you to join us in the gallery on Sunday, January 16 from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. for the opening reception. Please RSVP here! For more information, please visit sparksgallery.com/product-category/gallery-exhibitions/silent-witness or call (619) 696-1416.

For Camille A. Brown, choreography unlocked a new way to understand her power as a dancer, and to celebrate her creative identity.

The city of San Diego has taken bold measures to greatly expand the number of bike lanes on its streets, a move partly in response to a number of traffic deaths that have occured in recent months. Plus, California will now study how to set up its own zero-fee public bank accounts, the latest step in the state’s exploration of public banking. And, this weekend in the arts, check out a performance from the Takács quartet, a solo exhibition from Perry Vasquez, San Diego Zine Fest and a sugar skull pinata workshop at the Mingei.