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SDVAN Monthly Messages 2026
SDVAN Monthly Message for Jan 2026 Dear SDVAN Visitors, Art Resources and Artists, "Art should comfort the disturbed and disturb the comfortable". – Banksy We are celebrating more than 20 years of RAW column postings. Twelve times a year! We have actually posted 256 RAW columns! A special A+ Art Blog by Patricia Frischer reports on our annual Potluck Holiday Luncheon: The Gift of Giving to Artists Our banner this month is in support of Martin Luther King Day Camp on Jan 19 at ArtReach on University Ave is a day-long adventure into a whimsical world for kiddos at elementary-age ( 1-3 / 4-6 ). More info: Becca Dwyer 619-940-7278. Read the entire RAW column for Dec 2025. OPPORTUNITIES (click to see a list of all current opportunities listed on SDVAN) Casa Familiar and The FRONT Arte y Cultura seeks entries in all types of media by women and non-binary identifying artists who wish to challenge oppressive realities and seek emancipatory sights, sounds, and spaces that emerge anew. Apply to the 19th Annual Dia de la Mujer Exhibition curated by Ariana Torres: Exquisite Potential: Surviving the 21st Century through Surreal Metamorphosis. Deadline Feb 1. Exhibition Dates: March 7th through May 19th, 2026 Escondido Art Association announces their New Beginnings call for artists. For the Jan 7 to Feb 6 th Gallery Show all subjects welcomed although theme entries are encouraged. Ted Washington, will judge the show. Take-in of art will be Jan. 3rd, 11-4pm. The show opens Jan. 7th and runs through Feb. 6 th with a reception on Jan 10th. More info: Adrian Stewart 442-317-0980 The city of San Diego is recruiting panelist for granting committees . Artists, cultural practitioners and arts field professionals from all disciplines and backgrounds throughout North America and Baja California now should apply for reviews taking place in spring 2026. $150 for half day $300 for a full day panel. Deadline: Jan 4. Sparks Gallery announce its forthcoming exhibition, Under One Sky , a celebration of Indigenous art from across the United States co-juried by Sparks Gallery Owner and Chief Curator Sonya Sparks (San Diego Cherokees) and Alessandra Moctezuma Gallery Director and Professor of Art at San Diego Mesa College. They are requesting submissions from active members of their tribe or those who have direct lineage from a tribal ancestor AND who create work surrounding tribal themes. Applications due Jan 20, 2026 ACE Gallery in Oceanside is making a call for artists for Common Threads juried by Michelle Montjoy with a due date of Jan 25th. More info: gallery@studioace.org Sustainable Creations Exhibition curated by Renee Richetts, San Diego County Art and Culture Commissionerat the Fallbrook Center for the Arts will runs May 2 - June 13. Enter your upcycled art by March 16 th. Nature’s Narrative invites artists to share their unique portrayal of the many ways the natural world inspires, nurtures, and challenges us—at Art Scene West , Seaport Village, Harbor Dr. SD) Deadline: Jan 9 th. Exhibition Feb 2 to March 30, 2026. More info: Joshua Rios 619-724-0167 Expressive Arts @ 32nd & Thorn is making a call for North Park creatives of all ages to bring a new PAVEMENT intersection mural to life. They want bold and simple ideas, with no more than six colors that fits in a square. Submit designs by Jan 30, emailing Tish McAllise Sjober com or mail/drop-off to 3201 Thorn Street, SD, 92104. You can see a list of Upcoming, Ongoing events and Virtual events always listed on SDVAN and our App map . With kindest regards, Patricia Frischer coordinator, SDVAN, patricia@sdvisualarts.net 760.943.0148 On a personal note : We send you end of the year wishes for a happy holiday and in this first message of 2026 the hope that we can continue to work together to make the world and our community a better place to share with our fellow inhabitants…human, animal, and vegetable. Your donations are fully tax deductible SDVAN is a 100% volunteer organization with no brick and mortar overheads and so all your donations go to our programming needs. We also remind you that money given to SDVAN is money given to help the visual arts in the entire region of San Diego prosper and be recognized as a vibrant and creative resource. Please consider becoming more involved with SDVAN by giving with you r donations . Those of you who can give $25 of more will be listed on the permanent sponsor page . SDVAN Monthly Message for February, 2026 Dear SDVAN Visitors, Art Resources and Artists, “Don’t worry about mistakes. Making things out of mistakes, that’s creativity.” – Peter Max. Our banner this month is in support of The California Arts Council and their statewide series of Town Hall gatherings to gather broad and diverse input from arts and culture. San Diego Jan 30 th from 9 am – 12:30 pm at the San Diego Made Factory Register Here . Also, virtual online event for SD & Imperial Counties Feb 5 from 6 pm – 7:30 pm Register Here . Art Reports by or about SDVAN A+ Art Blog by Patricia Frischer: State of the Arts Jan 2026: Shifts and Drifts OPPORTUNITIES (please list of all current opportunities on SDVAN) ArtReach is making a call for their annual Charity Art Auciton - Art on Vinyl Records. Deadline for submission to apply Jan 31st for an online auction and showing at 42 nd Mission Fed ArtWalk in Little Italy April 26th. More info: Anna Laroque 619-940-7278 Applications still opened for Carlsbad’s Art in the Village 2026 on Sun June 29presented by theCarlsbad Village Association Call for Artists. This is Carlsbad’s signature summer art festival with juried fine art and thousands of attendees. Applications are accepted until the show is sold out. LOS/NR in La Jolla is offering a 2026 Artist Award and be featured in an exhibition human body from Mar 13 - Apr, 24, 2026. The winner will also receive a monetary grant for the production of a future work, and will have their work displayed on a billboard in Downtown San Diego, CA. Five additional artists will be selected to be featured in the exhibition along with the winner. The deadline was extended to Jan 31. Visions Museum of Textile Art ( VMOTA) is making a call for entries for Quilt Visions 2026 , the museum’s 27th international juried exhibition. Jurors for 2026 are Carolyn Ducey, Justin Ming Yong, and David van Buskirk. Due Feb 9 th. We hear from Kevin Inman , Vice President, San Diego Museum of Art Artists Guild of a new community gallery in Ocean Beach on Newport Avenue. Members of SDMAAG can exhibit there for 3 months with only a 20% commission. A good reason to join the Guild if you are not yet a member. Contact exhibitions@sdmaag.org Arts District Liberty Station is hiring a new Director of the Liberty School . The Director of Liberty School will be responsible for the development, implementation, and management of the Liberty School program. The Director will play a significant role in cultivating relationships with Teaching Artists, Classroom Teachers, School Administrators and Liberty School staff and volunteers. This is a part-time staff position and is a hybrid role with on-site work requirements. More info Tina Medina : 619.573.9300 Art on 30 th is making a call Crimson Regional Juried Exhibition. Crimson is more than a color. It’s a force that symbolizes love, passion, heat, intimacy and the pulse of life. Reception on Valentine's Day and runs until March 20 th at Ashton Gallery . The juror Mary Ketchem , art collector. Deadline to submit Feb 6 th. Studio ACE is making a call for artists for their Fiber & Textile Juried Exhibition. They welcome pieces that honor traditional craft, push the boundaries of fiber as a modern art form, or reimagine textiles in unexpected ways. Deadline Jan 25 with exhibition on view Feb 21 - March 2. You can see a list of Upcoming, Ongoing events and Virtual events always listed on SDVAN and our App map . Your donations are fully tax deductible SDVAN is a 100% volunteer organization with no brick and mortar overheads and so all your donations go to our programming needs. We also remind you that money given to SDVAN is money given to help the visual arts in the entire region of San Diego prosper and be recognized as a vibrant and creative resource. Please consider becoming more involved with SDVAN by giving with you r donations . Those of you who can give $25 of more will be listed on the permanent sponsor page . With kindest regards, Patricia Frischer coordinator, SDVAN, patricia@sdvisualarts.net 760.943.0148 On a personal note : Thursday, Jan 29 at 10 am I am attending a Presby Grant information meeting to learn more about how they give out the millions of dollars for the arts each year. Feb 3 from 6 to 7:30 there is a virtual California Arts Council Town Hall meeting on You can Register Here for this still. SDVAN Monthly Message for March 2026 SDVAN Monthly Message for April 2026
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