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Picked RAW SAVE the DATES for 2006
Use this once a year guide to help you plan your visual arts events in 2006.

JANUARY

The Museum of Contemporary Art La Dolce Vita - Selections from the Ruth and Murray A.. Gribin collection of Southern Californian Art January 21 through April 18,

FEBRUARY

The Carlsbad Masquerade on February 25, 2006 hosted by "Ocean House" (formerly Neimans). This event is a fundraiser for the newly established Outdoor Art Foundation to purchase several pieces of sculpture for the Carlsbad Village. The project is co-sponsored by the Carlsbad Village Business Association, Museum Artists Foundation and the San Diego Visual Arts Network.

American Ceramics 1884-1972 San Diego Museum of Art from Feb 28 to Sept 3

Museum of Photographic Arts – 100 point wine tasting Feb 3

MARCH

Timken Museum of Art Curator Dinner

Aseltine School Seventh Annual "Festival of the Arts"

Museum of Photographic Arts – Winemakers dinner at the Westgate, March 31

APRIL (SDVAN is sponsoring the first five of these events as part of the Digital Art Booms in SD promotion)

The Art of Photography Show at the Lyceum on April 22 – June 4 judged by Arthur Ollman from the Museum of Photographic arts and curated by Steven Churchill. Deadline for artists entries is Feb 10.

Digital Art Show at / San Diego Art Institute sponsored by Sony runs from April 30 to June 9.

Art Walk 2006 is April 29 & 30 - Noon to 6 p.m. in Little Italy featuring Arouse Yourself with Art: Collecting Secrets Revealed sponsored by SDVAN.

La Jolla Digital 2006 at the La Jolla Art Association’s Village Gallery. May 8 – 28. 7932 Ivanhoe Avenue, La Jolla.

Expressions of Mexico will feature a Digital Art Guild group show from May 13 – June 9. 1122 César Chávez Parkway, Barrio Logan,

Oceanside Days of Art The fourteenth annual festival will be held on April 22 and 23, 2006

2006 Art Auction at the Museum of Contemporary Art, April 19

Art and Antique Auction – Coronado Historical Society

Art Alive 25 at the San Diego Museum of Art April 27-30

Synergy “Madigras" fundraiser on Saturday, April 29th. in the evening with performances, art, live music in aid of displaced Katrina artists and EASL.

Museum of Photographic Arts – Grand wine tasting and auction, April 1 and wine cellar tour April 2

MAY

Art&Science Forum at the Salk Institute: Robert Pincus, Art Critic, Union-Tribune

Taste of the Art Festival, Chula Vista from 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., May 21

Urban Trees 3 unvieling at the Port of San Diego

JUNE

Andy Warhol's Dream America at San Diego Museum of Art   June 17-Sept10

Arts Alive Encinitas Banners Auction

La Jolla Festival of the Arts will be June 24 and 25 from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m

The San Diego County Fair Saturday, June 10 - Tuesday, July 4. (Closed Mondays except for Monday, July 3). This year the fair theme is " Ride the Tide to Fun” so be sure to check out the huge display of art, photography, and craft exhibitors interpretation of this theme.

JULY

The Museum Ball at Oceanside Museum of Art, Dinner dance fund-raiser July 23

AUGUST

Cannery Workers Tribute featured at the Port of San Diego

SEPTEMBER

Monte Carlo Gala 29th Annual Gala Fund-raiser on September 9

ArtWalk in Coronado for Coronado Historical Society

Athenaeum Annual Gala

Art Splash Carlsbad Arts Festival will be held September 24 and 25 from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Menghini Winery Fine Art, Wine and Music Festival Julian

OCTOBER

Chalk La Strada Little Italy, October

SD Watercolor Society International Exhibition

ARTWAVE La Jolla, October and November

Personal Views: Regarding Private Collections in San Diego, at the San Diego Museum of Art October 21 - Jan 7, 2007

Sculpture Show at the Port of San Diego Oct 7 and 8

NOVEMBER

Bravo San Diego 2006 Largest gathering of arts and culture in San Diego Diego is on November 18

Read a year end review of the visual arts 2005 in the North County by Bill Fark published in the North County Times

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