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- Free + Ticketed

+ The UnGala: A Dada Bash
A playful night of art, dance, costumes, community—a readymade benefit for affordable artist spaces

- Nolan Oswald Dennis: Demonstrations (i)
Art Exhibition of Nolan Oswald Dennis at the Athenaeum Music & Arts Library in La Jolla.

- Nolan Oswald Dennis: Demonstrations (i) - Opening Reception
An opening reception for artist Nolan Oswald Dennis at the Athenaeum Music & Arts Library in La Jolla.

- Boundaries: Art Exhibit by Stephen Williams
Come experience artwork by Stephen Williams, connect with the community, and share in a night of creativity and mental health.

+ Haunted House IV at Bread & Salt Gallery
Join us for an evening at the Bread & Salt gallery with spooky art.

+ Haunted House IV at Bread & Salt Gallery
Join us for an evening at the Bread & Salt gallery with spooky art.

+ Travel Day: Explore Historic Pasadena & Visit the Norton Simon Museum
Multi-cultural day trip with stops at the Old Pasadena District and the Norton Simon Museum.

+ American Sign Language Enhanced Tour for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Individuals
Recurring tour of the Timken Museum’s collection of Old Masters, American Art, and Russian icons in American Sign Language (ASL).

+ Prospect 2025 | MCASD | Exhibition | Closing Date
A feature of five sculptural artworks as part of the art exhibition Prospect 2025.

+ Curator Conversations - "Framing the Self: A Survey of Poetic Portraits"
A delightful conversation around portrait painting in Europe.

- Poetic Portraits: Allegory and Identity in Sixteenth-Century Europe
This opening exhibition at the Timken Museum explores the rich interplay of art, literature, and identity during the Renaissance.

- Synthetic Grins: Solo Exhibition
Join us for a night of Barfn’ at the Shift Gallery for a 3rd and biggest solo exhibition by artist @barfalamul.

- First Friday Open Studios with Artist Leslie Pierce
A behind-the-scenes look at Artist Leslie Pierce in her creative studio at work.

- Eternalism / Fantasmas, Opening Reception
A beautiful and haunting art exhibition by Pasquale Verdicchio and Irén Tété at the Art Produce Gallery.

- A Decade of Pop Prints and Multiples, 1962 to 1972
Join the Museum of Contemporary Art in their free public opening of their new exhibition centered around pop art.

2025-26 Artist Alliance Biennial Opening Exhibition
Join OMA in an opening of their exhibition, the 2025-26 Art Alliance Biennial.

+ Art Talk: Fakes and Forgeries
Explore the intriguing world of fakes and forgeries in art with a lively illustrated talk.

- Opening Reception: Erté for the Holidays
An art gallery that celebrates some of the most renowned art styles and artists of the last 60 - 100 years.

- First Friday Open Studios with Artist Leslie Pierce
A behind-the-scenes look at Artist Leslie Pierce in her creative studio at work.

+ It's Kitschmastime Again, Brian & Ryan
Expect a rollicking evening of festive music, offbeat storytelling, absurd theatricality, and lovingly over-the-top seasonal cheer.

2025-26 Artist Alliance Biennial Closing Day
Join OMA in the closing of their exhibition, the 2025-26 Art Alliance Biennial.

+ An Artist @ the Table: Ben Guerrette & Chef Flor Franco
Experience the next chapter of An Artist @ the Table, Vanguard Culture’s signature dinner series pairing visionary chefs with boundary-pushing artists.

+ An Artist @ the Table: Ben Guerrette & Chef Flor Franco
Experience the next chapter of An Artist @ the Table, Vanguard Culture’s signature dinner series pairing visionary chefs with boundary-pushing artists.

+ An Artist @ the Table: Ben Guerrette & Chef Flor Franco
Experience the next chapter of An Artist @ the Table, Vanguard Culture’s signature dinner series pairing visionary chefs with boundary-pushing artists.

+ An Artist @ the Table: Ben Guerrette & Chef Flor Franco
Experience the next chapter of An Artist @ the Table, Vanguard Culture’s signature dinner series pairing visionary chefs with boundary-pushing artists.

- Poetic Portraits: Allegory and Identity in Sixteenth-Century Europe (Copy)
This closing exhibition at the Timken Museum explores the rich interplay of art, literature, and identity during the Renaissance.

+ Gallery Walkthrough with Kate Stern @ OMA
In a casual meet-and-greet, curator Kate Stern will give museum-goers a closer look at OMA’s current exhibition, Fabulous Fiber.

- San Diego Zine Fest
Zine festival with over 100 independent publishers and zine-related panel discussions and workshops

- San Diego Zine Fest
Zine festival with over 100 independent publishers and zine-related panel discussions and workshops

+ Lecture on the Move: Emma Clarke & Maru Lopez
Join us for Lecture on the move, an in-gallery conversation featuring dance scholar Emma Clarke and Maru Lopez.

- TILT-A-WHIRL, Artist Reception and Walkthrough
Quint Gallery is pleased to present an exhibition of Kim MacConnel's bedsheet paintings and works on paper produced in San Diego between 1983 and 1986.

- Public Tour: Focused Narratives
Join an MCASD Educator for Focused Narratives, a series that takes a deeper dive into the themes and artworks in Alex Katz: Theater and Dance.

- Free Third Thursday @ the MCASD
Free admission to the Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego every third Thursday of the month.

- Clothes Story Exhibition: Closing Reception
A closing reception for an exhibition highlighting African American women’s clothing from 1889-1963, curated by Kenneth Green.

- Free Second Sunday @ The MCASD
Open invitation at the Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego.

- Visions on Paper: Spanish Masters
An exhibition of etchings, lithographs, linocuts, and portfolios across the careers of Salvador Dali, Joan Miro, and Pablo Picasso.

+ Paint the City Workshop
In this workshop, you’ll get to paint your own custom concrete sculpture.

+ Jazz & Art Night Act III
Live jazz by SDSU Jazz Program, live painting by Walter Redondo, great drinks & vibes.

- “A Part of Nature” Exhibition Reception
The exhibit examines the human-nature connection through a variety of paintings in pastel and acrylic.

- One Step Beyond Closing Show
A special celebration of World Space Week at an art gallery.

- Teō Closing Reception
Closing reception for a group photography exhibition at Centro de la Raza, with a potluck.

- TILT-A-WHIRL: Artist Kim MacConnel Exhibition
Quint Gallery is pleased to present an exhibition of Kim MacConnel's bedsheet paintings and works on paper produced in San Diego between 1983 and 1986.

- Emotion x Connection Art Exhibition Opening
An opening reception for artists Anuj Jenveja and Priyanka Pathak.

+ Mashup 2025: A Creative Industry Symposium
Vanguard Culture’s 2-day creative industry symposium explores the role of the arts in fostering a more livable and inspiring future.

+ The Silo Room: Trip 10
An intimate evening of spoken word, poetry, and song with Bauhaus’ David J, unveiling his most personal works to date.

- One Step Beyond Art Show
A special celebration of World Space Week at an art gallery.

- Open Studios
A behind-the-scenes look at Artist Leslie Pierce in her creative studio at work.

+ Halloween Art Show
An opening night at the Shift Gallery filled with spooky, thrilling art.

- "Omni Intelligent" Exhibition Opening
A group exhibition exploring the intertwined and independent relationships between humans and AI.

- “Utopian Her” Opening Reception
An exhibition of 18 selected local artists with the launch of Activated Spaces, a new San Diego Art Directory initiative that connects local businesses with local artists.

+ Fredo's First Solo Show
Fredo Gillis presents his first art exhibition, a reflection of a year spent in constant motion.

+ The Silo Room: Trip 9
An improvised soundscape where technology, memory, and identity intertwine. Live electronic explorations by Myles Ortiz-Green.

+ DDX'25 San Diego - UX & Innovation - Conference
The global innovation and design conference.

+ Decoding Portraits from Antiquity: The Roman World
Art historian Dr. Katherine Schwab explores how Roman portraiture—from imperial propaganda to provincial traditions—used style, symbolism, and cultural fusion to assert authority and craft identity across a vast empire.

+ Decoding Portraits from Antiquity: Greece
Art historian Dr. Katherine Schwab traces how portraits in the Greek world evolved from idealized visions of cultural icons to individualized, multisensory depictions of everyday people across a growing Mediterranean world.

+ Art Beat of San Diego
Homegrown ArtBeat — a living, breathing experience of San Diego’s creative pulse.