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Design and create your own fabric through a block printing technique, and use this fabric to build a one-of-a-kind tote bag. In this workshop you will carve into linoleum blocks to create your own stamp. You will then use this stamp to print directly onto fabric creating a unique printed textile. Finally, you will learn to sew your own tote bag using this fabric. Students will have a small period of time for a snack/lunch break while their prints dry, so please feel free to bring something to eat and drink outside, if you’d like. This class is appropriate for ages 14 years and older. All materials included. • Scholarships available • Military and sibling discounts

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 With historical references to both figurative and abstract art, Drive Home draws from Bell’s movements in and out of San Diego County through the ironic environmental buffer of Camp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!

The San Diego City Council passed the Unsafe Camping Ordinance after a marathon session on Tuesday. The public camping ban is the latest effort city of San Diego leaders have taken on the rise in homelessness in the city.

MAY 14 - JUNE 18, 2022 Opening reception Saturday, May 14th, 5pm - 8pm Gallery Hours Tuesdays - Sundays 11am - 4pm From the gallery: BEST PRACTICE is pleased to announce the opening of Loose Ends, an exhibition of a new body of work by artist Nikko Mueller that will include several folded and pleated paintings on canvas and a large-scale fiber-based sculpture. From the artist: "My work applies evocative processes to fundamental motifs and forms. I employ the formal language of color and geometric abstraction with its implication of order and platonic ideal. I then disrupt these institutions through a process of folding, re-ordering the relationships, then patching fractures, restoring forms, and finding uneasy compromises. In “Mutually Inconsistent,” the initial composition of stripes becomes irregular and disjunctive as I re-stretched the canvas into pleated folds. The tension of the canvas on its frame becomes exaggerated horizontally, while its vertical pull goes slack. For “Between two parentheses”, I collected clothes from friends in Philadelphia where I’m from, LA where I lived for over a decade and finally SD where I am currently. The piece sprawls the gallery floor like a giant serpentine body pillow - placid in places, twisted and writhing in others. Each opening attaches to another opening; neck holes consume pant legs, armholes intersect waistbands, dress bottoms join shirt bottoms, past connected to present. In all of these works, the solutions I seek are provisional and partial, tentative and tense. As I attempt to connect edges, blend transitions, and repair movements, issues of representation and abstraction intersect in a pictorial space oscillating between literal and illusory." — Nikko Mueller About the artist: Nikko Mueller (b. 1977 in Philadelphia, PA) explores patterns and systems, particularly in situations where they are subjected to transformation and flux. His work in various media apply the strategies and processes of abstract painting to address how we locate ourselves and extend our perspectives in unstable circumstances. He received his BFA from Tyler School of Art, Philadelphia, PA, and his MFA from Claremont Graduate University in Claremont, CA. Mueller has had solo exhibitions at Angles Gallery in Santa Monica, Sam Lee Gallery in Los Angeles, Southwestern College Art Gallery in Chula Vista, and the Athenaeum in La Jolla. He has had numerous group exhibitions at art venues throughout the United States including the Museum of Contemporary Art, Indianapolis, Honor Fraser, Green Gallery West, Quint Contemporary, Dust Gallery, R.B. Stevenson Gallery. Mueller is a Professor of Art at Southwestern College in Chula Vista. He currently lives and works in San Diego, California. Related links: Best Practice on Instagram Gallery information

Residents of Niland have been cut off from daily access to the mail since their post office burned down in early 2022.

From the organizers: All Ages Show featuring CUMBIA LEGENDS: Los Gaiteros de San Jacinto and special guest La Diabla and Mitchum Yacoub, hosted by Bad Vibes Good Friends at Corazon del Barrio. The San Diego debut of Latin Grammy award winning Los Gaiteros de San Jacinto. Los Gaiteros de San Jancinto are a traditional folkloric cumbia group formed in the Caribbean Region of Colombia. They've been active since 1940. This is the source of cumbia, the very music that preserves the traditional rhythms and sounds of Colombia's Indigenous, Spanish and Afro-Colombian heritage. This is a rare an absoulute must see. La Diabla combines traditional cumbia music with the gritty spirit of Tijuana, and they bring their bi-national dance party wherever they go. Mitchum Yacoub is an Egyptian-American multi-instrumentalist, producer, and DJ based out of San Diego, CA. As a lifelong drummer that has supported many projects in the vein of afrobeat, soul, funk, and reggae, he's been slow brewing a unique feel for roots and dance music. Since beginning his first live performances in late 2019, Yacoub has played alongside roots music heavies like The Original Wailers, Antibalas, and Jungle Fire. In 2022, his group supported Seun Kuti & Egypt 80 for six shows across the U.S., while he traded on percussion and drum kit for Kuti's band: Egypt 80 (formerly of Fela Kuti). Related links: Bad Vibes Good Friends: Facebook | Instagram

Estimates show San Diego has at least 4,800 homeless people. Mayor Todd Gloria said solving homelessness is the city’s top priority.

Now in its 33rd year, the Environmental Media Awards might be the most celebrity-studded awards ceremony you've never heard of.

Vice President Vance cast a tie-breaking vote as Hegseth overcame allegations of sexual assault, public drunkenness and questions of financial mismanagement to win Senate approval.

Offsite Petco Interactive Zone, the Lexus Premier Lot on the corner of Park Blvd and Imperial Ave, will once again be home to several activations during San Diego Comic-Con 2023. Fans can stop by the FREE event, which will feature several activations throughout the week from Thursday, July 20 – Saturday, July 22 from 10 a.m. - 5 p.m., and Sunday, July 23 from 10 a.m.,- 4 p.m. There will also be food and beverage available for purchase from themed food trucks. On-site, you’ll find the already-announced fan-favorite Hello Kitty Cafe Truck, which will be serving up sweet treats and even sweeter merch. You’ll also be able to stop by for a “plate-shaking collab” between Marvel and GNC. The protein and vitamin supplements company will be launching three “show-stopping” flavors inspired by iconic Marvel superheroes, including Captain America Birthday Cake, Iron Man S’Mores, and Black Panther Caramel Cookie. Stop by to learn more about GNC’s mission of supporting the health goals for every hero, get free samples, giveaways, and you’ll also find a “strength-defying photobooth”. Additional activations are still to be announced.