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Art Reports by or about SDVAN SDMA Artists Guild at Museum of Photographic Art @SDMA Picked RAW Peeled by Patricia Frischer A+ Art Blog by Patricia Frischer: Improving the Process for Public Art for the County of San Diego. Our banner this month is in support of the Teeny Tiny Art Mart pop-up exhibition is a limited-time exhibition showcases hundreds of miniature artworks created by various individuals, from novelists to artists, all coming together to support education at the Oceanside Museum of Art. The catch is the artist of each artwork will remain a mystery (unless they posted about it on social) until you purchase it. The virtual sale opens February 9, with all artworks priced at $25. It's a great opportunity to gift or own local art, and support a great cause! The sale ends on March 2. SDVAN's San Diego Arts Prize 2024 2024 Catalog , featuring Gabriel Boils , Francisco Eme , and Marisol Rendón with an essay by the curator Dr. Lara Bullock and designed by Alex Kohnke is now available free online and free in hard copy for all who attend at the San Diego History Center until March 30th, 2025. Essays are also included for the artist by Carlos E. Palacios, Independent curator, Lecturer, Chelsea Behle Fralick, Art Historian, Writer, Lecturer, University of San Diego, and Derrick R. Cartwright, Director of University Galleries at the University of San Diego, Director of Curatorial Affairs at the Timkin Museum. Our hearts and thoughts are with everyone impacted by the devastating fires in LA. A coalition of arts organizations and philanthropists led by the J. Paul Getty Trust has been set up to support the L.A. Arts Community Fire Relief Fund. This is an emergency relief fund for artists and arts workers in all disciplines who have lost residences, studios, or livelihoods or have otherwise been impacted by the devastating Los Angeles fires in January 2025. Gifts to the fund may be made through the Getty’s website . The fund will be administered by the Center for Cultural Innovation, a longstanding intermediary providing funding, advocacy, and research support on behalf of individuals in the arts. Beginning Monday, January 20, 2025, artists and arts workers who have been impacted by the fires can visit the CCI website to apply for emergency funding. There will be a Fine Art Sale to Benefit L.A. Artists Affected by Wildfires. The Farkash Family is donating space in their 2,555 sq ft Union Hall Gallery in downtown San Diego (2323 Broadway, Suite 201, 92102) for a short-term art sale to be held April 4 - 6, 2025 and April 11 – 13. There may also be an online sale. 100% of the proceeds from art sales would go to the L.A. Arts Community Fire Relief Fund. For more info Leslie Pierce of SDMA Artists Guild. A smaller organization that has been recommended by Kira Corser is Side Street Projects. They survived and are serving the affected areas in LA. If you know someone personally, then that might be the best way to help out. We have support Jeanne Dunn’s daughter Jordan who lost her home and part of her business by buying her The Girl Walks Into a Bar mixers.
Most fun event of the Valentine month is the February 8 th Hunt for Hearts of Carlsbad Village. These hand-blown glass hearts are created by Barrio Glassworks . As you explore Carlsbad Village’s shops, restaurants, and iconic locations, keep an eye out as one per person will belong to the finder, but don’t forget to register it to be entered into a drawing for local prizes. This is the fifth annual event where the hearts are “hidden” in plain sight and distributed through the day. Barrio Glassworks also has a second sale on the same day from 10am to 4 pm. San Diego ART Matters invites you to Creative Conversations on Tuesday, January 28, 2025, from 9:00 am until 1:00 pm at UC Park and Market, 1100 Market St., in San Diego's East Village. Huge congratulation to Jonathon Glus and the City of San Diego for officially passing The City of San Diego Cultural Arts Master Plan . This is the first ever cultural plan for the city of SD and it took 18 months to draft. It emphasizes Artists first, the entire arts community, creative entrepreneurship and SD as a global creative city. Some of the strategies we most appreciate include: adding the arts to the city branding, creating arts and culture districts, more funding for artists directly, better processes, more convenings, and a “culture pass” program. The Fallbrook Art Center has a brand new website and you can view it and read more about their programs in an article by the director Brenda Andrews posted for the North County Arts Network readers. There is still time until Feb 15 to see Gosia Herc’s exhibition at Best Practice in Barrio Logan. There will be new from the Bins series as well as Pacific View Studies and Broken Garages. Studio ACE had a flood and now they are having an Art With A Heart Flood Flea Market Fundraiser on Sat Feb 1, 8am-12pm. All proceeds will go directly to rebuilding and refurbishing the ACE Gallery. Want to help, but can't make it to the flea market? ACE gladly accepts donations of gently used art supplies and art-themed items to be sold at the Flea Market or used in our classroom or shop. Lynda Forsha has now stepped down as executive director Murals of La Jolla and in her place we welcome Taylor Chapin. Chapin is an artist herself but has worked as assistance to Forsha and brought us the Artist Talk series for the Athenaeum Music and Arts Library . We are waiting for the announcement of the new Arts Program Manager in Carlsbad as well as the Community Arts Coordinator. Both will join Craddock Stropes as the Cultural Arts Manager to solidify her team. The Judith Harris Art Gallery at the Central Library presents The Drawing Show, a 25th anniversary exhibition championing skilled San Diego artists from Feb 8 to May 4. The Visual Arts Program founder, Mark Elliot Lugo, curated the first inaugural Drawing Show which has included over 92 local artists in invitationals over the years. Lugo believed drawing is not just a skill, but an exercise in teaching the eye to “see” correctly— a process that transcends mere observation and encourages a deeper, more insightful perception. More info: Bonnie Domingos 6192365881 Artful Paper Doll Workshop at the Front Porch Gallery sounds like a real hoot! We love their inventive workshops. Go on Jan 30 th from 11 to 1 pm and design outfits, accessories, and personalities for your paper creations. No experience needed and good for all ages and FREE. More info: Cathy Carey 760-229-1360 Front Porch Gallery is also presenting a Creative Couture Fashion Show on Feb 15th 3-5pm RSVP Here to attend the second event to showcase the creativity and talent of our wonderful community. Here is your opportunity to showcase your flare for fashion and unique style! Please click on the link for details for the fashion show prospectus . ICA North in Encinitas has a new exhibition: Ethan Chan & David Peña: Heavy as Ghosts on view until July 27. This two-person exhibition features the work of ICA San Diego’s 2024 artists in residence, Ethan Chan and David Peña. Over the course of the past year, Chan and Peña each produced a body of work in response to healing; in the case of Chan, healing from the loneliness and isolation intensified by the pandemic, and for Peña, healing from grief after the loss of his grandparents. ICA has just announced the artist in residence for 2025: Cat Gunn . Women in Focus , drawn from The San Diego Museum of Art’s permanent collection and the Museum of Photographic Arts allows for a fuller account of the medium’s history by highlighting how women have shaped photography from the mid-nineteenth century to today. Showing at MOPA@SDMA from Feb 1 to July 13. You can now pick up a Museum Month pass at any San Diego Public Library for half price admission for up to four people at 70+ museums around San Diego County in February. Be sure to check the museum you plan to visit ahead of time to learn their offer and any restrictions.From Feb 1, you can download your Museum Month Pass right to your cell phone. Julian Tan: End Trances is now openat Athenaeum Music & Arts Library about "a blinding, mysterious light in the sky" and the way humans interact with it. The work including AI. On view through April 19. Isa Guadalupe is offering a workshop on the art of bead embroidery. Learn a variety of stitches and techniques and create your own unique pattern. It is only one day on Mon. Feb. 17 from 1 to 4:30 pm at the Visions Museum of Textile Art in Liberty Station. $100-$115 including all supplies. Class is limited to 10 so be quick to apply . La Jolla Surf: Art, Culture, Craft invites viewers into the world of surfing with photos by Roy Porello, Jeff Divine, and Ron Church, plus artwork by John van Hamersveld, and surf boards from the greatest shapers in the region. There is original interview footage with local surfers created by Curator John Durant. The exhibition opens on Fri. Feb 7 at the La Jolla Historical Society in La Jolla. If you are an educator, teaching artist, counselor, or homeschool parent, ArtReach's Professional Development Workshops could be just what you need. They will help you integrate contemporary art, social-emotional learning, and creative techniques into your practice. Each session is just $20, and you can save $10 with code PD10 when you bundle three workshops together! Ty Bennett: Fire of the Soul runs from Feb 8 (opening 5 to 8) to March 29 at Expressive Arts @ 32nd & Thorn . Bennett is a self-taught artist who uses obsessive detail, density of imagery, and a vivid color palette. His recent work is a response to a period of deep reflection after a devastating wildfire in Colorado that destroyed all his possessions including his art, as well as the additional burden of the loss of his parents. More info: Tish McAllise Sjober 619-251-8474 We are happy to hear that The Harmony Project – Helping Arts Reach Marginalized or Neighboring Youth hosted at the Ilan-Lael Foundation studio, formerly known as the Hubbell Studio will receive a Conrad Prebys Foundation $60k grant. Art Reach has also received a $36K grant to enable them to partner with the IRC Women's Resilience Center in El Cajon to provide a series of social-emotional art workshops for refugee women, culminating in the creation of a mural. Both are part of the Healing through Art and Nature Initiative . Others visual arts programs given grants include: Space 4 Art $138K, San Diego African American Museum of Fine Art $100K, The Aja Project $125K, Project Paint $56K, Hillstreet County Club $50K, Synergy Arts Foundation $31K, San Diego Craft Collective $29K. A grand total of $2,262,400 was given to the performing and visual arts. Thank you, Conrad Prebys Foundation! Their grant webinar is Jan 29th, 9:30–10:30 AM but a recording will be made available. The next art grants open on Opens March 5 and close on April 30 The NEA has grants were announced and in the visual arts: $40K to California Center for the Arts Escondido Foundation, $30K to SDSU Foundation, $25K to MCASD and Media Arts Center, $20K to ICA, COTA, and Project Blank. A total of $305k came to San Diego organizations and $36.8 million went out nationwide. ArtsBusXpress applications for fieldtrips are now open: Click here to apply for ABX funding for bus transportation. ABX will be accepting applications for this winter 2025 semester through February 28th. More info: artsbusxpress.org FIG (Feminist Image Group is now 15 years old and they are celebrating at Art Produce in North Park with an exhibition is the setting through March 1 for an exhibition FIG:15 Years of Activism . The Founder Anna Stump, along with more than 30 members, all feminist, will be on display. The closing reception is Feb 28, 5:00-8:00 pm. From Abstraction to Activism is a show of Harry Lum's later works from 2000-2020 and is the first major retrospective of this important artist's work since his passing in 2022. The exhibition, presented by the Hyde Art Gallery at Grossmont College where Lum taught for over two decades is from Feb3 to March 6 with a reception Feb 11, 4 to 6 pm. Should we be worried about the fate of the Arts District at Liberty Station? There seems to be a conflict about who will own it. For 2025, the Pantone Color Institute selects PANTONE 17-1230 Mocha Mousse as the color of the year. Billed as a warming, brown hue imbued with richness. It nurtures us with its suggestion of the delectable qualities of chocolate and coffee, answering our desire for comfort. But yes…it is brown! OPPORTUNITIES (click to see a list of all current opportunities listed on SDVAN) Photography nonprofit Medium San Diego's founder and director scott b. davis will step down and continue serving the organization as board president. The organization is seeking a new executive director . This is a part time position at $35/hour for 10-15 hours per week. The New Children’s Museum in downtown San Diego is hiring! Opportunities now open: Art Studio General Manager , Director of Development , Grants Manager , Communications + Marketing Coordinator , Facilities Manager (All Full-Time) plus a part time Security Guard . Oceanside Museum of Art is seeking a Neurodiversity Consultant to guide the development and implementation of an upcoming exhibition and affiliated programs being produced in partnership with The Art of Autism which will feature artwork by neurodivergent artists. Proposals must be submitted by 5pm, Jan. 31. if date has passed and for info: Katie Dolgov The Imperial Beach Arts Bureau is making a call for South Bay artists to for a Tourist Destination Marker in Imperial Beach. Installation in 2026/2027 at the end of the IB Estuary on Seacoast Blvd. they want a sign, plaque or any other standing concept that invites people to pose and take photos not to exceed 6' wide x 6' long x 9' tall. For more info: ibartsbureau2@gmail.com The County of San Diego Animal Care Shelter is making a call for artists for commissions of artwork or purchases. In a variety of mediums from $500 to $50,000 for a new 20K square foot shelter in Santee. There is one large outside sculpture and 7 walls of art needed. Applications are due March 3. More info: Leah Goodwin . The City of San Diego is making a call for artist for the Ward Canyon Park Public Art Project . An artist or artist team is sought to design, fabricate and transport permanent, site-specific artwork for the park improvements and consult during installation of artwork with a budget of $110,000. The Deadline for applications is Feb 11. The City of Escondido's Public Art Commission is seeking qualified artists or teams for the Grand Avenue Art Project , focusing on large-scale art piece to be placed in the roundabout, currently under construction, on Grand Avenue and Broadway. Submissions are due Feb 28 but questions due by Feb 3. The commission fee is $350,00 plus $100,000 for companion pieces. Escondido Art Association has an unjuried call for artist for an exhibition from Feb 8 to 28, The take in day is only Feb 1. From 11 am to 5 pm. Fee is up to 3 entries: members: $20, $5 extra entry, non-members: $30, $5 extra entry. More info or Tokeli Baker 442.317.0980 The call for entry for Interpretations 2025 , the Visions Museum of Textile Art closes on Feb 7th. Exhibition jurors, Holly Brackmann, Luisa Gil Fandino, and Paula Kovarik. This is the museum’s 26th international juried exhibition with a full color catalog. Studio Ace is making a call for artists for their H2O: The Water Show March 17 to April 11 juried by members of the Studio ACE Artist Council.The show celebrates their survival from the recent flooding but also acknowledges the roll water plays in all of our lives. The deadline for entry is Feb 17. For info: wanda@studioace.org 510-672-1805 Conrad Prebys Foundation grant webinar is Jan 29th, 9:30–10:30 AM but a recording will be made available. The next art grants open on Opens March 5 and close on April 30 Remember: Don’t forget the San Diego tradition at the Studio Door …The annual Crow Show , deadline for application is Jan 31. More info; Patric Stillman 619-255-2867 Hello Fashionistas! Front Porch Gallery is doing a second Creative Couture fashion show. They are looking for individuals who are interested in showcasing their work, whether it's fashion designs, any wearable art, or even a fabulous piece of clothing that has been in the closet waiting for its moment to shine! The show is Feb 15 from 3-5. But the deadline to submit up to 3 images of your artwork is Feb 1. More info Judy 925.330.6648 Front Porch Gallery also has a call for artists for Surfing Madonna Save the Ocean 5 with a March 2 deadline for a show from March 26 to May 28 th. Jurors: Cathy Carey, Front Porch Gallery Director of Programming and Mike Redman, President of Surfing Madonna Oceans Project. Land + Lenses is a placemaking program designed to activate Otay Valley Regional Park. They are offering paid apprenticeships (a $1,685 stipend) for ages 14–24 in this 100-hour program (approx. 5 hours/week) after school hours (January–July, specific dates TBD). More info: jeff@outsidethelens.org By Land and by Sea is the next Brooks Theater Gallery exhibition in Oceanside. Submission deadline is Dec 27 at 9 pm for a show running Jan 10 to Feb 4. There is an entry fee of $15 but those accepted get a free ticket to the performance. To participate contact Carol Naegele Casa Familiar’s 18th Annual Dia de la Mujer Exhibition , this year curated by Claudia Cano is now open and calling for artists. The theme is Visions of the Future. Apply by Feb 2 . Heads up. The County Suervisors have more money for the Comm Community Enhancement grant, and there is an opportunity for individual artists to get grants that are being matched by the Prebys Foundation. You still have to go through a non-profit organization to apply. The new San Diego County Commission for Arts and Culture will be part of the decision panel. To apply for funding starting Dec 1, organizations can visit the County's Community Enhancement Grant portal. Check the designated box on your grant application to indicate interest. Application due Jan 31, 2025. Current grant applicants will be automatically reviewed for eligibility. There is a webinar Meeting ID: 879 9534 3672 on Wed. Dec 11 at 3 pm For more info: 669 444 9171 arts@sdcounty.ca.gov .
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Art Reports by or about SDVAN SDMA Artists Guild at Museum of Photographic Art @SDMA Picked RAW Peeled by Patricia Frischer A+ Art Blog by Patricia Frischer: Improving the Process for Public Art for the County of San Diego. Our banner this month is in support of the Teeny Tiny Art Mart pop-up exhibition is a limited-time exhibition showcases hundreds of miniature artworks created by various individuals, from novelists to artists, all coming together to support education at the Oceanside Museum of Art. The catch is the artist of each artwork will remain a mystery (unless they posted about it on social) until you purchase it. The virtual sale opens February 9, with all artworks priced at $25. It's a great opportunity to gift or own local art, and support a great cause! The sale ends on March 2. SDVAN's San Diego Arts Prize 2024 2024 Catalog , featuring Gabriel Boils , Francisco Eme , and Marisol Rendón with an essay by the curator Dr. Lara Bullock and designed by Alex Kohnke is now available free online and free in hard copy for all who attend at the San Diego History Center until March 30th, 2025. Essays are also included for the artist by Carlos E. Palacios, Independent curator, Lecturer, Chelsea Behle Fralick, Art Historian, Writer, Lecturer, University of San Diego, and Derrick R. Cartwright, Director of University Galleries at the University of San Diego, Director of Curatorial Affairs at the Timkin Museum. Our hearts and thoughts are with everyone impacted by the devastating fires in LA. A coalition of arts organizations and philanthropists led by the J. Paul Getty Trust has been set up to support the L.A. Arts Community Fire Relief Fund. This is an emergency relief fund for artists and arts workers in all disciplines who have lost residences, studios, or livelihoods or have otherwise been impacted by the devastating Los Angeles fires in January 2025. Gifts to the fund may be made through the Getty’s website . The fund will be administered by the Center for Cultural Innovation, a longstanding intermediary providing funding, advocacy, and research support on behalf of individuals in the arts. Beginning Monday, January 20, 2025, artists and arts workers who have been impacted by the fires can visit the CCI website to apply for emergency funding. There will be a Fine Art Sale to Benefit L.A. Artists Affected by Wildfires. The Farkash Family is donating space in their 2,555 sq ft Union Hall Gallery in downtown San Diego (2323 Broadway, Suite 201, 92102) for a short-term art sale to be held April 4 - 6, 2025 and April 11 – 13. There may also be an online sale. 100% of the proceeds from art sales would go to the L.A. Arts Community Fire Relief Fund. For more info Leslie Pierce of SDMA Artists Guild. A smaller organization that has been recommended by Kira Corser is Side Street Projects. They survived and are serving the affected areas in LA. If you know someone personally, then that might be the best way to help out. We have support Jeanne Dunn’s daughter Jordan who lost her home and part of her business by buying her The Girl Walks Into a Bar mixers.
Most fun event of the Valentine month is the February 8 th Hunt for Hearts of Carlsbad Village. These hand-blown glass hearts are created by Barrio Glassworks . As you explore Carlsbad Village’s shops, restaurants, and iconic locations, keep an eye out as one per person will belong to the finder, but don’t forget to register it to be entered into a drawing for local prizes. This is the fifth annual event where the hearts are “hidden” in plain sight and distributed through the day. Barrio Glassworks also has a second sale on the same day from 10am to 4 pm. San Diego ART Matters invites you to Creative Conversations on Tuesday, January 28, 2025, from 9:00 am until 1:00 pm at UC Park and Market, 1100 Market St., in San Diego's East Village. Huge congratulation to Jonathon Glus and the City of San Diego for officially passing The City of San Diego Cultural Arts Master Plan . This is the first ever cultural plan for the city of SD and it took 18 months to draft. It emphasizes Artists first, the entire arts community, creative entrepreneurship and SD as a global creative city. Some of the strategies we most appreciate include: adding the arts to the city branding, creating arts and culture districts, more funding for artists directly, better processes, more convenings, and a “culture pass” program. The Fallbrook Art Center has a brand new website and you can view it and read more about their programs in an article by the director Brenda Andrews posted for the North County Arts Network readers. There is still time until Feb 15 to see Gosia Herc’s exhibition at Best Practice in Barrio Logan. There will be new from the Bins series as well as Pacific View Studies and Broken Garages. Studio ACE had a flood and now they are having an Art With A Heart Flood Flea Market Fundraiser on Sat Feb 1, 8am-12pm. All proceeds will go directly to rebuilding and refurbishing the ACE Gallery. Want to help, but can't make it to the flea market? ACE gladly accepts donations of gently used art supplies and art-themed items to be sold at the Flea Market or used in our classroom or shop. Lynda Forsha has now stepped down as executive director Murals of La Jolla and in her place we welcome Taylor Chapin. Chapin is an artist herself but has worked as assistance to Forsha and brought us the Artist Talk series for the Athenaeum Music and Arts Library . We are waiting for the announcement of the new Arts Program Manager in Carlsbad as well as the Community Arts Coordinator. Both will join Craddock Stropes as the Cultural Arts Manager to solidify her team. The Judith Harris Art Gallery at the Central Library presents The Drawing Show, a 25th anniversary exhibition championing skilled San Diego artists from Feb 8 to May 4. The Visual Arts Program founder, Mark Elliot Lugo, curated the first inaugural Drawing Show which has included over 92 local artists in invitationals over the years. Lugo believed drawing is not just a skill, but an exercise in teaching the eye to “see” correctly— a process that transcends mere observation and encourages a deeper, more insightful perception. More info: Bonnie Domingos 6192365881 Artful Paper Doll Workshop at the Front Porch Gallery sounds like a real hoot! We love their inventive workshops. Go on Jan 30 th from 11 to 1 pm and design outfits, accessories, and personalities for your paper creations. No experience needed and good for all ages and FREE. More info: Cathy Carey 760-229-1360 Front Porch Gallery is also presenting a Creative Couture Fashion Show on Feb 15th 3-5pm RSVP Here to attend the second event to showcase the creativity and talent of our wonderful community. Here is your opportunity to showcase your flare for fashion and unique style! Please click on the link for details for the fashion show prospectus . ICA North in Encinitas has a new exhibition: Ethan Chan & David Peña: Heavy as Ghosts on view until July 27. This two-person exhibition features the work of ICA San Diego’s 2024 artists in residence, Ethan Chan and David Peña. Over the course of the past year, Chan and Peña each produced a body of work in response to healing; in the case of Chan, healing from the loneliness and isolation intensified by the pandemic, and for Peña, healing from grief after the loss of his grandparents. ICA has just announced the artist in residence for 2025: Cat Gunn . Women in Focus , drawn from The San Diego Museum of Art’s permanent collection and the Museum of Photographic Arts allows for a fuller account of the medium’s history by highlighting how women have shaped photography from the mid-nineteenth century to today. Showing at MOPA@SDMA from Feb 1 to July 13. You can now pick up a Museum Month pass at any San Diego Public Library for half price admission for up to four people at 70+ museums around San Diego County in February. Be sure to check the museum you plan to visit ahead of time to learn their offer and any restrictions.From Feb 1, you can download your Museum Month Pass right to your cell phone. Julian Tan: End Trances is now openat Athenaeum Music & Arts Library about "a blinding, mysterious light in the sky" and the way humans interact with it. The work including AI. On view through April 19. Isa Guadalupe is offering a workshop on the art of bead embroidery. Learn a variety of stitches and techniques and create your own unique pattern. It is only one day on Mon. Feb. 17 from 1 to 4:30 pm at the Visions Museum of Textile Art in Liberty Station. $100-$115 including all supplies. Class is limited to 10 so be quick to apply . La Jolla Surf: Art, Culture, Craft invites viewers into the world of surfing with photos by Roy Porello, Jeff Divine, and Ron Church, plus artwork by John van Hamersveld, and surf boards from the greatest shapers in the region. There is original interview footage with local surfers created by Curator John Durant. The exhibition opens on Fri. Feb 7 at the La Jolla Historical Society in La Jolla. If you are an educator, teaching artist, counselor, or homeschool parent, ArtReach's Professional Development Workshops could be just what you need. They will help you integrate contemporary art, social-emotional learning, and creative techniques into your practice. Each session is just $20, and you can save $10 with code PD10 when you bundle three workshops together! Ty Bennett: Fire of the Soul runs from Feb 8 (opening 5 to 8) to March 29 at Expressive Arts @ 32nd & Thorn . Bennett is a self-taught artist who uses obsessive detail, density of imagery, and a vivid color palette. His recent work is a response to a period of deep reflection after a devastating wildfire in Colorado that destroyed all his possessions including his art, as well as the additional burden of the loss of his parents. More info: Tish McAllise Sjober 619-251-8474 We are happy to hear that The Harmony Project – Helping Arts Reach Marginalized or Neighboring Youth hosted at the Ilan-Lael Foundation studio, formerly known as the Hubbell Studio will receive a Conrad Prebys Foundation $60k grant. Art Reach has also received a $36K grant to enable them to partner with the IRC Women's Resilience Center in El Cajon to provide a series of social-emotional art workshops for refugee women, culminating in the creation of a mural. Both are part of the Healing through Art and Nature Initiative . Others visual arts programs given grants include: Space 4 Art $138K, San Diego African American Museum of Fine Art $100K, The Aja Project $125K, Project Paint $56K, Hillstreet County Club $50K, Synergy Arts Foundation $31K, San Diego Craft Collective $29K. A grand total of $2,262,400 was given to the performing and visual arts. Thank you, Conrad Prebys Foundation! Their grant webinar is Jan 29th, 9:30–10:30 AM but a recording will be made available. The next art grants open on Opens March 5 and close on April 30 The NEA has grants were announced and in the visual arts: $40K to California Center for the Arts Escondido Foundation, $30K to SDSU Foundation, $25K to MCASD and Media Arts Center, $20K to ICA, COTA, and Project Blank. A total of $305k came to San Diego organizations and $36.8 million went out nationwide. ArtsBusXpress applications for fieldtrips are now open: Click here to apply for ABX funding for bus transportation. ABX will be accepting applications for this winter 2025 semester through February 28th. More info: artsbusxpress.org FIG (Feminist Image Group is now 15 years old and they are celebrating at Art Produce in North Park with an exhibition is the setting through March 1 for an exhibition FIG:15 Years of Activism . The Founder Anna Stump, along with more than 30 members, all feminist, will be on display. The closing reception is Feb 28, 5:00-8:00 pm. From Abstraction to Activism is a show of Harry Lum's later works from 2000-2020 and is the first major retrospective of this important artist's work since his passing in 2022. The exhibition, presented by the Hyde Art Gallery at Grossmont College where Lum taught for over two decades is from Feb3 to March 6 with a reception Feb 11, 4 to 6 pm. Should we be worried about the fate of the Arts District at Liberty Station? There seems to be a conflict about who will own it. For 2025, the Pantone Color Institute selects PANTONE 17-1230 Mocha Mousse as the color of the year. Billed as a warming, brown hue imbued with richness. It nurtures us with its suggestion of the delectable qualities of chocolate and coffee, answering our desire for comfort. But yes…it is brown! OPPORTUNITIES (click to see a list of all current opportunities listed on SDVAN) Photography nonprofit Medium San Diego's founder and director scott b. davis will step down and continue serving the organization as board president. The organization is seeking a new executive director . This is a part time position at $35/hour for 10-15 hours per week. The New Children’s Museum in downtown San Diego is hiring! Opportunities now open: Art Studio General Manager , Director of Development , Grants Manager , Communications + Marketing Coordinator , Facilities Manager (All Full-Time) plus a part time Security Guard . Oceanside Museum of Art is seeking a Neurodiversity Consultant to guide the development and implementation of an upcoming exhibition and affiliated programs being produced in partnership with The Art of Autism which will feature artwork by neurodivergent artists. Proposals must be submitted by 5pm, Jan. 31. if date has passed and for info: Katie Dolgov The Imperial Beach Arts Bureau is making a call for South Bay artists to for a Tourist Destination Marker in Imperial Beach. Installation in 2026/2027 at the end of the IB Estuary on Seacoast Blvd. they want a sign, plaque or any other standing concept that invites people to pose and take photos not to exceed 6' wide x 6' long x 9' tall. For more info: ibartsbureau2@gmail.com The County of San Diego Animal Care Shelter is making a call for artists for commissions of artwork or purchases. In a variety of mediums from $500 to $50,000 for a new 20K square foot shelter in Santee. There is one large outside sculpture and 7 walls of art needed. Applications are due March 3. More info: Leah Goodwin . The City of San Diego is making a call for artist for the Ward Canyon Park Public Art Project . An artist or artist team is sought to design, fabricate and transport permanent, site-specific artwork for the park improvements and consult during installation of artwork with a budget of $110,000. The Deadline for applications is Feb 11. The City of Escondido's Public Art Commission is seeking qualified artists or teams for the Grand Avenue Art Project , focusing on large-scale art piece to be placed in the roundabout, currently under construction, on Grand Avenue and Broadway. Submissions are due Feb 28 but questions due by Feb 3. The commission fee is $350,00 plus $100,000 for companion pieces. Escondido Art Association has an unjuried call for artist for an exhibition from Feb 8 to 28, The take in day is only Feb 1. From 11 am to 5 pm. Fee is up to 3 entries: members: $20, $5 extra entry, non-members: $30, $5 extra entry. More info or Tokeli Baker 442.317.0980 The call for entry for Interpretations 2025 , the Visions Museum of Textile Art closes on Feb 7th. Exhibition jurors, Holly Brackmann, Luisa Gil Fandino, and Paula Kovarik. This is the museum’s 26th international juried exhibition with a full color catalog. Studio Ace is making a call for artists for their H2O: The Water Show March 17 to April 11 juried by members of the Studio ACE Artist Council.The show celebrates their survival from the recent flooding but also acknowledges the roll water plays in all of our lives. The deadline for entry is Feb 17. For info: wanda@studioace.org 510-672-1805 Conrad Prebys Foundation grant webinar is Jan 29th, 9:30–10:30 AM but a recording will be made available. The next art grants open on Opens March 5 and close on April 30 Remember: Don’t forget the San Diego tradition at the Studio Door …The annual Crow Show , deadline for application is Jan 31. More info; Patric Stillman 619-255-2867 Hello Fashionistas! Front Porch Gallery is doing a second Creative Couture fashion show. They are looking for individuals who are interested in showcasing their work, whether it's fashion designs, any wearable art, or even a fabulous piece of clothing that has been in the closet waiting for its moment to shine! The show is Feb 15 from 3-5. But the deadline to submit up to 3 images of your artwork is Feb 1. More info Judy 925.330.6648 Front Porch Gallery also has a call for artists for Surfing Madonna Save the Ocean 5 with a March 2 deadline for a show from March 26 to May 28 th. Jurors: Cathy Carey, Front Porch Gallery Director of Programming and Mike Redman, President of Surfing Madonna Oceans Project. Land + Lenses is a placemaking program designed to activate Otay Valley Regional Park. They are offering paid apprenticeships (a $1,685 stipend) for ages 14–24 in this 100-hour program (approx. 5 hours/week) after school hours (January–July, specific dates TBD). More info: jeff@outsidethelens.org By Land and by Sea is the next Brooks Theater Gallery exhibition in Oceanside. Submission deadline is Dec 27 at 9 pm for a show running Jan 10 to Feb 4. There is an entry fee of $15 but those accepted get a free ticket to the performance. To participate contact Carol Naegele Casa Familiar’s 18th Annual Dia de la Mujer Exhibition , this year curated by Claudia Cano is now open and calling for artists. The theme is Visions of the Future. Apply by Feb 2 . Heads up. The County Suervisors have more money for the Community Enhancement grant, and there is an opportunity for individual artists to get grants that are being matched by the Prebys Foundation. You still have to go through a non-profit organization to apply. The new San Diego County Commission for Arts and Culture will be part of the decision panel. To apply for funding starting Dec 1, organizations can visit the County's Community Enhancement Grant portal. Check the designated box on your grant application to indicate interest. Application due Jan 31, 2025. Current grant applicants will be automatically reviewed for eligibility. There is a webinar Meeting ID: 879 9534 3672 on Wed. Dec 11 at 3 pm For more info: 669 444 9171 arts@sdcounty.ca.gov .
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