The San Diego Visual Arts Network Provides a Resource Directory and an Events Calendar submitted and updated by the regional visual arts community. Our Goal is to provide art promoters and enthusiasts access to regularly updated information about the San Diego visual arts Scene.

Simply follow these instructions and you can submit your artist details on our site. It is only with your use of this site that it fulfills it's mission to re-enforce the idea that the Visual Arts are a necessary and vital part of the health of our city.

Here is what you do to list on SDVAN :

• Go to Resource Log in
• Click on Artist, click HERE to list your details and on that page ignore the user name and password boxes
• OR Click on Artist Sign Up on the menu bar on the left
• Fill in the submission form - make sure you fill in all the required boxes. You can check more than one medium. Choose your own user name and password and make sure and remember it. You will need it in the future. You need an email address and a website that shows some of your work even if it is not your own domain website. When finished click the "Submit" button at the bottom of the page.

To see your listing.

• Go to Find an artist or click Find an artists on the left Quick Site Links of each page
• Click on the last initial of your name Or check the medium boxes
• Click submit at the bottom of the page

To list an event

• Go to Resource Log in
• Put in your user name and password, submit
• Click on Event Listing
• Click on Add Event

• Go to Resource Log in
• Put in your user name and password, click submit
• Click on Event Listing
• Click on Add Event, your contact details will be pre-entered on the form to save you time
• or to edit your events: Click to "Review my events"  or click on the date of your event on the calendar
• Click on  modify to edit. Or there is an option to delete
• Click "add record" when you have finished editing or entering the event
• To see your event, refresh the calendar. Click on the date of the event. when the screen appears. You have an option to modify or delete your event from this screen as well

• Go to Resource Log in
• Put in your user name and password, click submit
• Click on Opportunity
• Click Submit an Opportunity or
• Click under options on "Edit" (other choices are view or delete)

• Click on "Art Resource Log in" on the menu bar at the top of each page
• Put in your user name and password, click submit
• Click on Opportunity
• Click Submit an Opportunity
• Fill in the form putting in as much information as you can about the competition. 
• Remember to click on Artists for Skills needed
• Add "Call for Artist" or something similar in the title of your opportunity to make it easy to find
• Give your application deadline date as the closing date on this form.
• Add a note of the fee if there is one.   It is a good idea to add if membership is required and if that fee is more than the member's fee.
• You do not need to click a choice for position 
• To edit click under options on "Edit" (other choices are view or delete)
• Fill in the form and when finished click the "Submit" button at the bottom of the page for Artists"
• MAKE A SEPARATE EVENT LISTING to announce the show as an event for the public. For Type of Event - make sure and click "exhibition" 

That's it. You are done. There are no image submissions for artists as we feel that the arts organizations and galleries do a good job of representing artists in this way on their websites.

We would really appreciate it if you would put a link on your website for SDVAN at www.SDVisualArts.net. You become a spokesperson for the site by your listing and we would appreciate you spreading the word.

This wonderful service is free, but please consider the $5 donation that we are recommending.
Send to SDVAN at
2487 Montgomery Avenue, Cardiff by the Sea, CA 92007
or use the paypal form online to make a donation. Our non-profit status is pending so that your donations are tax deductible.

If you would like to be considered for featured event status and be on the home page, we suggest $25 or more donation, which is very much appreciated.

For more information contact info@SDVisualArts.net or call 760 943 0148

Artist Banners. On occassion we have open submission for banners for the home page of the site. We announce this in our monthly message. If you want to submit a banner image, make sure that you are already listed as an artist on the site. Go to Art Resource and log in and click banner submission. The deadlines and themes are stated and there if a differnet theme for each banner. You can summit for remaining theme all at once or space your submissions but only one submission for each theme. See past banners here

Please note: The San Diego Visual Arts Network does not endorse or in any way guarantee the services of the art resources listed in the directory. Listings have been vetted for appropriateness to the site only. See Legal Disclaimer.