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Join us, October 25, 4 p.m. - 7 p.m., for a special evening celebrating the San Diego Watercolor Society’s 45th International Exhibition — a record-breaking showcase that many are calling the finest collection of watermedia art ever presented in our gallery. Whether this is your first visit or a return to consider your favorite pieces once more, come immerse yourself in the luminous world of contemporary watermedia. 30% of painting proceeds benefit SDWS programs! Live Painting Demonstrations: Our I-Show Director has invited three of the show's award-winning artists to share their creative process throughout the evening. You’ll also have the chance to meet many of the exhibiting artists, hear the stories behind their work, and connect with fellow art enthusiasts and collectors. The exhibition closes October 31, with many featured pieces already destined for private collections — so don’t miss this final opportunity to see the entire show together in one place! For questions or private viewing arrangements outside of gallery hours, please contact: Joe Gass, I-Show Director IShowDirector@sdws.org | 314-315-3926 Visit: https://www.sdws.org/shows.php?ID=39 San Diego Watercolor Society on Instagram and Facebook

Beginner workshops are perfect for you to grab your friends, grab a drink and come make tiny trees! We’re bringing the awesome art of bonsai out of the hedged in gardens and into the streets! Or at least into your favorite bars/breweries/pubs. Bonsai Bar is a night of fun you don’t want to miss. Learn the fundamental skills and techniques behind the art of bonsai while enjoying a night out with friends! Our teachers will introduce core concepts and guide your experience as you pot, prune, and design your very own bonsai tree! Our Guarantee: These tiny trees are so hardy we guarantee you can keep yours alive, or we’ll replace it. This workshop will be hosted at Mission Brewing - East Village. Serving the San Diego community since 1913, Mission Brewery has a rich history and delicious craft beer. We’re excited to share our legacy with you. Mission Downtown is dog friendly and kid friendly. Under 21 policy: Please contact Mission Brewing - East Village for details regarding underage entry Visit: Bonsai Workshop at Mission Brewing - East Village Bonsai Bar on Instagram and Facebook

Free Teen Art is a free program for teens, who are interested in art-making as an enrichment activity that goes beyond making crafts. The aim of the program is to provide a space for youth to create art, share stories, collaborate, explore, and identify new ways to use art in their lives. The Athenaeum offers facilities, resources, guidance, instruction, and support. The open studio program includes a rotation of multidisciplinary art instructors offering workshops in their respective fields, as well as curricular activities that involve the use of the Athenaeum library resources as a starting point for projects. Activities include drawing, painting, research, and introduction to various media. Canada Kerwin has worked as a K–Grade 2 art volunteer since 2005, creating age-appropriate lessons that include introduction to art theory and artists’ biographies and tie-in to curricula as needed. Retired from the healthcare field, Canada also served in the US Navy. She applies her background experience to her ongoing art studies at Mira Costa College, focusing on the human form through life drawing and sculpture. She says, “Capturing the infinite expressions of the body through gesture and line is a very fascinating and gratifying practice.” Athenaeum Music & Arts Library on Facebook / Instagram

Landscape Painting: Problem Solving and Critique Pat Kelly Saturday, 9 a.m.–1 p.m. November 1 (1 day, 4 total hours of instruction) La Jolla Studio $100/$120 This discussion-only workshop will help students improve their landscape painting by learning how to solve problems and critique their own work. For more experienced painters, it is an opportunity for discussion and a springboard for developing a personal style. We will look at student landscape paintings two ways: - Virtual: Students submit a digital image of one of their landscape paintings before the workshop. - Real Time: Students also bring the painting to the workshop for critique. You will have an opportunity to ask questions about your work and learn how to self-critique. Pat will critique with live digital examples using submitted images. The digital format is especially valuable for demonstrating corrections, visualizing suggestions, and generating discussion. Materials: Please submit a jpeg image of your painting to patmkellystudio@gmail.com. Bring your oil, acrylic or watercolor painting to class. Max students: 12 Athenaeum Music & Arts Library on Facebook / Instagram

Artists in more than 40 states are spending Friday and Saturday participating in the "Fall of Freedom" – which they say represents a creative resistance to authoritarianism.

Open Studio at the Athenaeum Art Center invites local printmakers and artists to utilize the equipment and space in the printmaking studio. Prior knowledge in printmaking and equipment familiarity is required as open studio time is not for learning a new printmaking process or one on one lessons. The Athenaeum Art Center offers printmaking courses throughout the year for those wanting to learn a new craft or wanting to enhance their art practice. Athenaeum Art Center on Instagram

Get ready for the most festive weekend of the season at the Makers Arcade Holiday Fair, happening Saturday, December 13 and Sunday, December 14, 2025, at the beautiful Broadway Pier in Downtown San Diego! This beloved annual holiday event will feature over 130 curated local makers and artisans, live music, festive cocktails, Sipwell wine, Sierra Nevada beer, gourmet food trucks, photo booths, styled lounges, a kids’ craft area, and more. Don’t miss our Make + Take section, where guests can handcraft their own holiday gifts, including beautiful, fresh wreaths and other creative keepsakes — the perfect way to add a personal touch to your holiday season. The first 100 guests each day will receive a swag bag filled with handmade goods from participating makers. Kids under 10 are free! Come sip cocoa, shop small, and enjoy a weekend of art, makers, and community — plus catch the Parade of Lights on Sunday evening for a magical waterfront view of the boats as they sparkle across the bay. Visit: https://www.makersarcade.com/holiday-fair-2025 Makers Arcade on Instagram and Facebook

Saturday's event doubles vendors, adds panels and films and celebrates Filipino American culture.

Indigenous Peoples’ Day Craft Camp for Preschoolers! In this half-day Craft Camp, preschoolers will explore craft making and corn! First Nations Peoples of North America have been masters of art and craft for thousands of years. One very humble but beautiful craft is their functional arts using corn and corn husks. After corn is ripened and harvested it needs to be fully dried. To do this the husks were carefully braided to form a long strong strand. The braided strands were then hung in their dwellings for safe keeping. A side benefit is the braids are beautiful works of art that doubles as a highly nutritious food for later use. Another creative use for some of the leftover corn husks is corn husk figures. These could vary from female dolls with colorful dresses to stout men figures with traditional simple clothing. These figures could be for children’s play toys or ceremonial gatherings. In this class children will be corn shelling and creating corn husk figures. Children will take corn husk figures and a bag of shelled corn that can be used to make corn bread or planted next spring. • Military, first responders and sibling discounts. • Scholarships available. • If this class is full, join the Interest List to be notified. San Diego Craft Collective on Facebook / Instagram

Join Palomar College's Pride Center for a very special screening of "Playland" followed by an in-person conversation with the film's director, Student Academy Award winner Georden West! With an eclectic ensemble of queer performers, including drag icon Lady Bunny and POSE's Danielle Cooper, "Playland" is transdisciplinary in every sense of the word: music, dance, archival footage, tableaux, opera, and performance art are layered into an ethereal piece subverting all boundaries. Produced by Palomar Cinema Professor Russell Sheaffer, Georden West’s debut feature is an expressionist and very queer bricolage, focusing on an atemporal night in Boston’s oldest gay bar, the Playland Café. Palomar College's Pride Center on Instagram