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Join us for an artist talk with Kelly Akashi, whose first major solo exhibition "Formations" is on view at MCASD. "Formations" features a selection of glass and cast bronze objects, multipart sculptural installations, and photographic work made over the past decade Program Details | 5 p.m. - Tour led by Museum education staff 6 p.m. - Introduction by MCASD Senior Curator Jill Dawsey 6:20–8 p.m. - Kelly Akashi artist talk and Q&A Cash bar will be available by The Kitchen. A Pop-up shop will also set up by the artist talk. About Kelly Akashi | Born in 1983 in Los Angeles, Kelly Akashi currently lives and works in Los Angeles, California. The artist graduated with a MFA from University of Southern California in 2014. Akashi studied at the Staatliche Hochschule für Bildende Künste - Städelschule in Frankfurt am Main and received her BFA at Otis College of Art and Design in 2006.   The artist has presented solo projects at Aspen Art Museum (2020) and the Sculpture Center, New York (2017). Other notable group exhibitions include the Clark Art Institute (2021); Hammer Museum’s biennial, Made in L.A. (2016); Museum of Contemporary Art, Detroit (2017); Musée d’art contemporain de Lyon, France (2017); The Jewish Museum, New York (2016); Can’t Reach Me There, Midway Contemporary Art, Minneapolis (2015). Winner of the 2019 Carolyn Glasoe Bailey Foundation Art Prize the artist had a residency at the foundation in Ojai, California. Other residencies include ARCH Athens, Greece (2019) and at Headlands Center for the Arts, Sausalito, CA (2019) - both of which concluded with a solo exhibition.   Kelly Akashi’s work can be found in the permanent collections of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art; Hammer Museum, Los Angeles; Brooklyn Museum, New York; CC Foundation, Shanghai; M WOODS, Beijing; and Sifang Museum, Nanjing, China, among others.

While some property owners try to turn a profit from the street artist's murals, others have carried the intense and costly responsibility of protecting them.

Join us for a stimulating presentation and discussion on Buddhist arts and its global presence. As Buddhism spread from India to the rest of the world in the 6th century BCE and evolved in each host country, Buddhist visual art followed in its footstep. The speaker, Venerable Man Kuang, is one of the editors of the 20 volume Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts, the first comprehensive compilation of Buddhist art in the world covering architecture, grottoes, sculpture, paintings, crafts, and calligraphy. For more information visit: sandiego.librarymarket.com

The partnership is intended to help strengthen the Oceanside hospital, which suspended some services while dealing with mounting debt and staffing shortages.

Meet the candidates and learn what's at stake with KPBS' primary election guide for the city of San Diego mayor.

Brexit was supposed to give Britain a handle on its borders, according to its boosters. But as the U.K. government still struggles with migration across the English Channel, migrants remain a high concern for many voters.

Local musicians, artists and chefs are taking over one of San Diego’s busiest neighborhood this weekend. The third annual North Park Music Festival is focusing this year’s sound and feel on music beyond borders.

The project is in the beginning stages but could bring new revenue for the city’s water district.

Many U.S. servicemembers from Afghanistan and Iraq wars are interred in this solemn place. It made news after a cemetery official tried to prevent former President Trump's campaign from taking photos.

Neighbors of the Brother Benno Foundation in Oceanside want it removed from the Industrial Park it’s been operating in for more than 30 years. In other news, San Diego County paid nearly $4 million recently to settle wrongful discrimination lawsuits by two former deputy public defenders. Plus, we hear about the life of an ambassador for the San Diego Opera, who died recently.