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SDVAN Monthly Message for Jan 2023


Dear SDVAN Visitors, Art Resources and Artists,

I realized that as simple as this notion sounds, there's actually a real challenge involved. Why? Because you have to risk failure and embarrassment to show who you are within the thing you're making. Howard Sherman 

Our banner is in support of Lift the Sky , a global art project inviting artists to answer the question, "What's your message to the world?". The installation will be multiple hanging panels at Front Porch Gallery . Open Sun, Jan 22, noon to 2 pm. Showing until March 25 th. (2903 Carlsbad Blvd. Carlsbad, 92008). More info: Julie Weaverling 760-795-6120 Art Resource Focus : Front Porch Gallery by Julie Weaverling

Remember: 2022   San Diego Art Prize    presented by  San Diego Visual Arts Network   celebrating this year's recipients    Alida Cervantes  Angélica Escoto  Carlos Castro Arias  and   Cognate Collective   at  Central Library Art Gallery   until Jan. 7th, 2023.

Remember: Patricia Frischer: In Record Time at the Cardiff by the Sea Library, until Jan 30,2023. (2081 Newcastle Ave, Cardiff, CA 92007)  


Art Reports by or about SDVAN: Local art reports by local art writers

The Stiletto Collection by Beth Smith at the Encinitas Community Center Picked RAW Peeled by Patricia Frischer
Let SDBG Light Up Your Life This Holiday Season Picked RAW Peeled by Lonnie Burstein Hewitt, photos by Maurice Hewitt
In Record Time for the Holidays Encinitas Advocate by Lonnie Burstein Hewitt, photos by Maurice Hewitt
Patricia Frischer: Following her impulses to create art and support for visual artists and their work People – San Diego Union Tribune by Lisa Deaderick
 

A+ Art Blog : State of the Arts 2023 by Patricia Frischer

Read the entire  RAW column  for Dec 2022

OPPORTUNITIES  (click to see a list of all current opportunities listed on SDVAN)

The San Diego Visual Arts Network and Mission Fed ArtWalk are pleased to offer The Business of Art Scholarship for the annual Mission Fed ArtWalk event in Little Italy on April 29 and 30 2023. The scholarship is for one emerging visual artist who has a body of work to be shown and sold at Mission Fed ArtWalk. An entire package of promotions is awarded to the winner. Applications due on Jan. 15 and recipient will be announced in early 2023. For more info: Sandi Cottrellscottrell@artwalksandiego.org

Lift the Sky , a global art project inviting artists to answer the question, "What's your message to the world?". The first installation will be multiple hanging panels at Front Porch Gallery but this is an ongoing project and you can still send in your 18” by 24” panel. More info: Julie Weaverling 760-795-6120

The Power of a Single Flower is a call for artists from the Museum of Photographic Art. The winning photograph will be featured on the cover of California Garden magazine, the longest continuously running horticulture publication in the Western United States. Contest Opens February 1, 2023 so save that date to enter.

The California Arts Council (CAC) has reopened three of its funding opportunities from its 2022 grant season, with applications now being accepted for the following three grant programs: Administering Organization – Individual Artists Fellowship , Creative Youth Development and Cultural Pathways – Technical Assistance . The deadline to apply for the second round for these funding opportunities is Jan. 26, 2023.

The County of San Diego is seeking youth ages 16-24 to join the Arts and Culture Commission . Please put “Arts and Culture Commission – Youth” where it asks “Name of Board, Committee, or Commission to Which You are Applying for Membership”. The deadline to apply is December 16th, and interviews will be scheduled for early January. For any questions, please email Giang Meyers .

Call for Artists for The Studio Door’s 9th The Crow Show 2023. This national exhibition runs from Feb 2 - March 10, 2023 and seeks artwork that represents the many faces of the Crow in reality and fantasy. The juror is Marie McGhee , Director of Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum Art Institute. Also calling artists for Works of Excellence, 2023 which highlights some of the best mid-career and professional visual artists. This is a new take on our popular biennial event 50 To Watch, which was previously postponed due to COVID. Running from April 27 - May 27, 2023. The juror is Maria Mingalone , Executive Director of Oceanside Museum of Art. (Additional jurors to be announced). Deadline for both is Jan 3. More info: Patric Stillman 619-255-2867

And a heads up for the next The Studio Door’s PROUD+ 2023 , the sixth national exhibition of LGBTQIA+ visual arts running from June 29 - July 29, 2023. Show them what your Pride looks like. The juror is Jonathan D. Katz, Associate Professor of Practice, History of Art and Gender and Women’s Studies at University of Pennsylvania. Deadline is May 30 th. Also, fee to enter More info: Patric Stillman 619-255-2867

Mission Fed ArtWalk is making a call for artist for their vertical banners that are on the lampposts along the main streets of Little Italy. Submit a 30 by 48 inches high resolution image by January 15 th, 2023 which should represent ArtWalk. Work will be on display in March and April, and for some years, into May (controlled by the Little Italy Association). The winner gets a $100 discount off of their registration fee for the April event, plus media recognition Open only to artists registered for the upcoming Mission Fed 2023 art show. More info: sean@artwalksandiego.org


Art Produce's 2023 Artists in Residence program is now accepting application with a deadline of Sun, Jan. 8, Good news: there is no application fee.

You can see a list of Upcoming, Ongoing events and Virtual events are always listed on SDVAN and our App map .

With kindest regards,

Patricia Frischer
Founder/coordinator, SDVAN patricia@sdvisualarts.net 760.943.0148

On a personal note:

My sincere wishes for a Happy New Year full of health for everyone and recovery for those in need. It is not often that the last day of Hanukkah and Christmas fall on the same day and I am going to take that as a sign that all the religions of the world can come together for peace, tolerance and good will.

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SDVAN Monthly Message for February, 2023

Dear SDVAN Visitors, Art Resources and Artists,

I want to do more than just exist, to live happily and contented with a home, children, to do the same chores every day. I am an artist. I want to experience all what life has to offer and I have to do this for myself. - A year of quotes from Eva Hesse

Our banner is in support of Kira Carrillo Corser’s Wellness for Children Project is a rhymes for wellness book series designed to help kids 3 to 7 and their families cope with stress, illness, and anger includes books and videos, posters, huggable stuffed animals and more.   This brings 92 items together for the first time in one place with books just published through Compassionate Arts in Action. More info: WellnessforChildrenProject@gmail.com  


Art Reports by or about SDVAN: Local art reports by local art writers
Oceanside Museum of Art: Overview January 2023 Picked RAW Peeled by Patricia Frischer
Shellie Zhang: What We Bring and Leave at ICA San Diego North - Picked RAW Peeled by Patricia Frischer
Colorful mural is a holiday gift to Encinitas Encinitas Advocate and Picked RAW Peeled by Lonnie Burstein Hewitt, photos by Maurice Hewitt.
Lift the Sky at Front Porch Gallery Picked RAW Peeled by Patricia Frischer


California Creative Corp in San Diego A+ Art Blog by Patricia Frischer

OPPORTUNITIES (click to see a list of all current opportunities listed on SDVAN)  

Vanguard Culture is making an Open Call for Visual & Performing Artists for ENVZN23 is a one-of-a-kind visual and performing arts festival in Logan Heights on September 2, 2023 from 5:00pm – 10:00 p.m. It aims to spark increased cultural tourism (5,000 design professionals, art patrons, and other culture-seekers) for our region and highlight the virtuosity of its creative sector. Deadline March 1. For more info: Susanna H. Peredo 619-829-7561

Through Far South/Border North: Artists and Cultural Practitioners in Community , this partnership will develop opportunities for artists/practitioners and build the infrastructure for creatives to contribute to social justice, public health, energy-water-climate, and civic engagement with $4,750, 000 in funding to share with Imperial Valley. More information for artists will be available when the California Creative Corp Program portal goes live for Individual artists on Feb 15th. The second phase for Nonprofits organization will launch in May, 2023. The San Diego Commission for Arts and Culture is the administering organization but grant submissions will be facilitated by the San Diego Regional Arts and Culture Coalition. Read this month’s A+ Blog with more details.

Encinitas City Council is making a call for Community Grant Program (CGP) applications in the arts: visual art, performing arts, arts education, literary arts, etc., with a deadline Mon, Feb. 27, 2023 via email to  CGP@EncinitasCA.gov . There is a Grant Applicant Workshop on Tue, Jan 31. 4-5 pm via virtual teleconference.

Vista Public Arts Commission announces the 2023 Kites Over Vista. The submission deadline is Fri, Feb 10 and you can click here for the call to Artists.


Also, in Vista - The Vista Branch Library (700 Eucalyptus Avenue Vista 92084) encourages local artist to display their original 2D works of art with the community at the library. Email submission for review: vistalibrary@sdcounty.ca.gov

Submissions for the 17th annual Juried Youth Exhibition are now open at the Museum of Photographic Arts. This year’s theme is Exploration with a deadline of May 8. Check out the link to see last year’s show and get information on how to submit.

Alessandra Colfi, the Expressive Arts Therapist , invites you to create art feathers out of cardstock to express gratitude in a UCSD Health Art Collaboration project Gratitude Feathers Together as Majestic Wings. Cancer Patients and supporters preferred but all can participate. For more info: acolfi@health.ucsd.edu 8587355708

The San Diego Museum of Art Artists Guild is holding its 2023 Online Spring Exhibition which is open to members and non-members from Feb 15 to April 15. Deadline to enter is Wed., Jan.18. The juror isHugh M. Davies, Ph.D., Director Emeritus Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego.

There is an open call to artists for Casa Familiar's 16th Annual Dia De La Mujer Exhibition at The FRONT Arte y Cultura. The theme is Womxn, Words & Weaving and is curated by Katie Ruiz. Deadline for entry Fri, Feb 3rd showing from March 4 to May 5.

You can see a list of Upcoming, Ongoing events and Virtual events are 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:
Remember: Lift the Sky , a global art project inviting artists to answer the question, "What's your message to the world?". The installation is multiple hanging panels at Front Porch Gallery . Open Sun, Jan 22, noon to 2 pm. Showing until March 25 th. (2903 Carlsbad Blvd. Carlsbad, 92008). More info: Julie Weaverling 760-795-6120 Art Resource Focus : Front Porch Gallery by Julie Weaverling

Remember: Patricia Frischer: In Record Time at the Cardiff by the Sea Library, until Jan 30,2023. (2081 Newcastle Ave, Cardiff, CA 92007)

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SDVAN Monthly Message for March 2023

Dear SDVAN Visitors, Art Resources and Artists,

I have the most openness about my art, I'm willing really to walk on the edge, and I haven't achieved it, that's where I want to go. A year of quotes from Eva Hesse

Our banner is in support of the Fallbrook School of the Arts Fused Glass Wall Vases Workshop is on March 18 from 10am to 1pm with Instructor Suzanne Balestri. Learn about the use of fiber paper, embedding metal in glass, glass cutting and design.  $90 + $10 Supply Fee . More info: Christine Vanni  760-728-6383

Art Reports by or about SDVAN: Local art reports by local art writers
Balboa Park Museum Round UP for Feb 2023 Picked RAW Peeled by Patricia Frischer
Design Elements Provide the Perfect Ambience for Moxie Theatre’s BirdsPicked RAW Peeled by Lonnie Burstein Hewitt
Lost in Translation: A Game of Telephone San Diego Public Library Art Gallery Picked RAW Peeled by Patricia Frischer
Aldo Chaparro: That elusive sentiment at Madison Gallery Picked RAW Peeled by Patricia Frischer
Contemporary Perspectives in Fiber Arts at the Cannon Gallery Picked RAW Peeled by Patricia Frischer
A starry night of music and art at ICA North Encinitas Advocate and Picked RAW Peeled by Lonnie Burstein Hewitt, photos Maurice Hewitt

OPPORTUNITIES (click to see a list of all current opportunities listed on SDVAN)

Surfing Madonna Oceans Project presents Ocean/Earth/Air a regional show (jurors: Cathy Carey, Cheryl Ehlers and Danny Salzhandler) with 100 selected artists for exhibit April 1 - 30. The reception on Sunday, April 23 of Earth Day weekend is at Poway Center for the Performing. Entry fee and cash awards. Deadline to apply March 12. More info: Cathy Carey 760-877-0869.

The Athenaeum School of the Arts is looking for a new Director. Do you have a studio art background and a passion for education and team-building? Come work with us to grow fine arts education resources in San Diego for children and adults. Twenty-five hours per week position with the possibility of full-time starting summer 2023. Pay range is $27–$29/hour. To apply, please submit a cover letter and resume addressed to Christie Mitchell , Executive Director.

Ashton Gallery at Art On 30th is making a new call for artists for 4 Square Regional Exhibition. Any piece of artwork that has square or cube dimensions is eligible to be entered. Juror: Max Lofano, Director of Quint Gallery, La Jolla and deadline Fri, March 10 th.

California Creative Corp Program portal is now live for Individual artists. Far South/Border North: Artists and Cultural Practitioners in Community will award approximately 115 artist $25,000 plus approx.. $8000 for materials for projects that contribute to social justice, public health, energy-water-climate, and civic engagement. See full 15 page guideline . And apply by March 22. The second phase for Nonprofits organization will launch in May, 2023. The San Diego Commission for Arts and Culture is the administering organization but grant submissions will be facilitated by the San Diego Regional Arts and Culture Coalition.

The Escondido Art Association announces a call for artists for Wildlife jurored byJulia San Roman. Take-in of art will be on Saturday, March 4th and the show runs March 11 until March 31 st. There is an entry fee and prize money. More info: Cathy Haven 442-317-0980

29th Annual Mission Trails Regional Park Photo Contest for amateur adults and children is now open until March 15 with no entry fee. Photos must be taken within Mission Trails Regional Park from an authorized trail and have MTRP as their subject. The exhibition of selected works is at the Visitor Center from May 6 to June 16.

The Imperial Beach Arts Bureau and IB Library invite South Bay Artists to submit to the 2023 Spring/Summer Juried Art Show . Open to all 2-D artists, 18+ in the South Bay Area with no fee but cash awards, no theme and a deadline of May 5. Jurored by IB Art Committee Members Lisa Capano, Sherry Hansen, and Michelle Lubin with Guest Juror, Patric Stillman. Exhibition May 30 th to Sept 1st, at More info Dave Frink 858-761-4242

The City of Vista’s Public Arts Commission is partnering with the Gloria McClellan Senior Center making a call for artists for a public mural exhibit. There is a $4,000 honorarium/design fee, deadline is March 20 at 2 pm. For more info: jboensch@ci.vista.ca.us

The Studio Door is making a national call for artists for Works of Excellence requesting simply the best mid-career and professional visual artists for the exhibition running April 27 - May 27. Jurors: Maria Mingalone, Executive Director of Oceanside Museum of Art, Megan Pogue, Executive Director of Timken Museum of Art and Sonya Sparks, Owner and Curator of Sparks Gallery. The deadline to apply is March 27, 2023.

The Power Of A Single Flower is a 2023 photo contest where the winning photograph will be featured on the cover of July/August San Diego’s California Garden magazine, the longest continuously running horticulture publication in the Western United States. Entry closes March 31. For more info: photocontest@sdfloral.org .

The Visual and Performing Arts (VAPA) Foundation established a Larry T. Baza Scholarship for San Diego Unified School seniors, so that they may pursue higher education in an undergraduate college or technical school of their choice. Scholarships of $1,500 will be awarded to each student selected. Applications are now open with a deadline of March 15 th.

Artists are invited to apply for juried 3d exhibitions in Encinitas . There are no fees to apply . and no commissions on any artwork sales. Exhibition applications must be received by Monday, April 3, 2023, 8:00am.Exhibitions will be on view for approximately three months between July 2023 and Jan 2024 and include an artist reception with Art Night Encinitas .

Vanguard Culture is making an Open Call for Visual & Performing Artists for ENVZN23 is a one-of-a-kind visual and performing arts festival in Logan Heights on September 2, 2023 from 5:00pm – 10:00 p.m. It aims to spark increased cultural tourism (5,000 design professionals, art patrons, and other culture-seekers) for our region and highlight the virtuosity of its creative sector. Deadline March 1. For more info: Susanna H. Peredo  619-829-7561

Submissions for the 17th annual Juried Youth Exhibition are now open at the Museum of Photographic Arts. This year’s theme is Exploration with a deadline of May 8. Check out the link to see last year’s show and get information on how to submit.

Alessandra Colfi, the Expressive Arts Therapist , invites you to create art feathers out of cardstock to express gratitude in a UCSD Health Art Collaboration project Gratitude Feathers Together as Majestic Wings.  Cancer Patients and supporters preferred but all can participate. For more info: acolfi@health.ucsd.edu 8587355708

Coronado Art & Wine Festival on May 13 th is making a call for artists.Fee but no commission on sales. Each artist is asked to donate one piece of work to theirart auction, that benefits STEAM programs in our public K-12 schools. Application due March 31st..

You can see a list of Upcoming, Ongoing events and Virtual events are 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 are thrilled that all but one commissioner in District 2 has been chosen for the new SD County Office of Arts and Culture . We are also looking forward to hearing about the youth who have been chosen so that this program can finally begin.

We are excited to see Cheryl Tall ’s solo show Dramatis Personae at with an opening reception on Sunday, March 12 from 5-8pm. The exhibit continues until April 30 th.

Can’t wait for theArtificial Intelligence Symposium at Oceanside Museum of Art on March 22 from 6 to 8pm. The panel will consist of Memo Akten, Steve Burns, Kazmier Maslanka and Larry Vogel. Greg Klamt will moderate and this fascinating subject will be explored because of the efforts of Vallo Riberto .

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SDVAN Monthly Message for April 2023

Just for fun I created a Winged Lion on Dall-E to go along with the title of this months email. Wings for our Picked RAW column  and Lion for all the opportunities that came in this month. The little halo is to symbolize the lamb that should go out at the end of March, so that it starts to feel like Spring! And yes, this was inspired by the AI Generated Art panel at OMA report that is now published in our Picked RAW Peeled column. 

Dear SDVAN Visitors, Art Resources and Artists,

Painting went lousy today. I get distrustful of myself. To be able to finish one and stand ground; this is me, this is what I want to say.  A year of quotes from Eva Hesse

Our banner in the first half of April is in support of the Surfing Madonna Oceans Project presents Ocean/Earth/Air a regional show (jurors: Cathy Carey, Cheryl Ehlers and Danny Salzhandler) with 100 selected artists for exhibit April 1- 30. The reception on Sun, April 23 from 1-4pm of Earth Day weekend is at Poway Center for the Performing. More info: Cathy Carey 760-877-0869.

Then we will be promoting JP Wackenstedt , the 2023  Business of Art Scholarship  recipient sponsored by San Diego Visual Arts Network ( SDVAN ) in collaboration with the Mission Fed ArtWalk  . She will be exhibiting at the  Mission Fed ArtWalk  from April 29th & 30 th, 2023 in Little Italy More info: Sandi Cottrell

A+ Art Blog: Black Women Artists in the Marketplace by Patricia Frischer

Art Reports by or about SDVAN: Local art reports by local art writers
AI GENERATED ART Panel at OMA Picked RAW Peeled by Patricia Frischer
Celia Álvarez Muñoz; Breaking the Binding and Griselda Rosas: Yo te cuido at MCASD Picked RAW Peeled by Patricia Frischer
WOW! A Four-Day Festival You Won’t Want to Miss Picked RAW Peeled by Lonnie Burstein Hewitt, photos by Maurice Hewitt.
Are We Not Drawn Onward To New Era at UCSD Mandeville Art Gallery Picked RAW Peeled by Patricia Frischer
Andrew Utt: The making of a museum director Encinitas Advocate by Lonnie Burstein Hewitt, photos by Maurice Hewitt.
Claire Chambless and Markus Bacher at Ooloog Gallery, Solana Beach Picked RAW Peeled by Patricia Frischer
us Bacher at Ooloog Gallery, Solana Beach Picked RAW Peeled by Patricia Frischer

OPPORTUNITIES  (click to see a list of all current opportunities listed on SDVAN)

The City of San Diego is seeking applications from interested qualified artists for Exposure , San Diego’s first-ever municipal photo fellowship program designed to provide a platform for artists to explore civic and social issues facing San Diego. The $75,000 fellowship program has an application deadline of April 5 . The Request for Qualifications (RFQ) for the fellowship may be downloaded from the following PlanetBids website but artists have to register through the City of San Diego for PlanetBids prior to downloading the RFQ. 

April 14 is the deadline for the prestigious California Arts Council Individual Artist Fellowships . All Media - All Disciplines for Emerging - Established - Legacy Artists with up to $50,000 and open to Artists & Cultural Practitioners residing in Region 1 which include San Diego.

The San Diego Council on Literacy has a call for child and teens to make art for the Financial Literacy Superheroes Competition . Cash prize, ranging from $500 to $1,000 and showing at Comic-Con Museum in Balboa Park. They want to promote good money management habits among young people and families in the San Diego region. The deadline for submissions is midnight on March 31st.

California Creative Corp Program Far South/Border North: Artists and Cultural Practitioners in Community The second phase for Nonprofits organization will launch in May, 2023. The San Diego Commission for Arts and Culture is the administering organization but grant submissions will be facilitated by the San Diego Regional Arts and Culture Coalition.

The City of Coronado is making a call for Volunteer Grant Readers for this year’s Arts and Culture category. Deadline to apply before Friday, April 7. The grant readers will be asked to score the grants by May 24, 2023. More info: Kelli Maples

Dip your brush into your yellow oxides, cad yellows, hansa yellows, diarylide yellow, Naples yellow, etc., and bring on liquid sunshine. Daffodil Dreams is the regional call for artists by Art on 30 th with Juror Wanda Honeycutt. Deadline is Fri. April 14 th.

Carlsbad is making a call for artists18 years of age and older, anxious to share a special talent with the community if your expertise is visual arts using sustainable or recycled materials? Now through March 20, the city is accepting submissions to support qualifying emerging artists, as well as other funding categories for organizations and schools with Carlsbad Community Arts Grants. 

ArtReach is making a second call for artists to create vinyl records into custom art pieces, this time to be displayed at North Park Music Fest May 27th & 28th. Submit 1-3 design mockups by May 5. Sourced your own records and earned $25 of the sales price with the rest going to support arts education. More info: Becca Dwyer 619-940-7278

BeautifulPB , in partnership with San Diego Audubon Society, is seeking an artist/artist team to create an inspiring outdoor mural or mosaic that shows off the Pacific Beach local connection to the bay, specifically a creative interpretation of the Mission Bay wetlands ecosystem and the endangered California Least Tern. There is a $5000 budget. Application due by April 3. More info: Chris Olson 858-336-9605

Brooks Theater Art Gallery is making a call for artist for FACE 2 FACE Portraits and Self-Portraits. $10 fee and deadline of March 25. More info: Carol Naegele , 760.995.5975

The Athenaeum School of the Arts is looking for a new Director. Do you have a studio art background and a passion for education and team-building? Come work with us to grow fine arts education resources in San Diego for children and adults. Twenty-five hours per week position with the possibility of full-time starting summer 2023. Pay range is $27–$29/hour. To apply, please submit a cover letter and resume addressed to Christie Mitchell , Executive Director.

The Imperial Beach Arts Bureau and IB Library invite South Bay Artists to submit to the 2023 Spring/Summer Juried Art Show . Open to all 2-D artists, 18+ in the South Bay Area with no fee but cash awards, no theme and a deadline of May 5. Jurored by IB Art Committee Members Lisa Capano, Sherry Hansen, and Michelle Lubin with Guest Juror, Patric Stillman. Exhibition May 30 th to Sept 1 st. More info Dave Frink 858-761-4242

The Power Of A Single Flower is a 2023 photo contest where the winning photograph will be featured on the cover of July/August San Diego’s California Garden magazine, the longest continuously running horticulture publication in the Western United States. Entry closes March 31. For more info: photocontest@sdfloral.org .

Artists are invited to apply for the juried 3D Exhibitions in Encinitas . There are no fees to apply . and no commissions on any artwork sales. Exhibition applications must be received by Monday, April 3, 2023, 8:00am.Exhibitions will be on view for approximately three months between July 2023 and Jan 2024 and include an artist reception with Art Night Encinitas .

Submissions for the 17th annual Juried Youth Exhibition are now open at the Museum of Photographic Arts. This year’s theme is Exploration with a deadline of May 8. Check out the link to see last year’s show and get information on how to submit.

A Walk Through Nature is the next SDMA Artists Guild exhibition at the Mission Trails Regional Park (MTRP) Visitors Center and online. All current artist, associate and student members may participate so this is a good time to join. The juror is the artist Keiko Tanabe and the deadline is April 30 for a show from June 17- July 27. Reception is June 18 th.

You can see a list of Upcoming, Ongoing events and Virtual events are 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:

I was on the Pacific View Color Palette committee and there is now a public survey to decide the color scheme for the new art center. There is also a webpage with lots of color detail to help you decide. Survey results will be collected through March 31. I personally recommend option B because it is the most colorful and I wanted the building to reflect the joy of art.  Please note the order of the options is random so Option B might not be the second one. There is also an R and an L choice. Results will be announced here next month.

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SDVAN Monthly Message for May 2023

Dear SDVAN Visitors, Art Resources and Artists,

Painting has become that ?making art,? painting a painting; the history, the tradition is too much there. I want to be surprised. . . . A year of quotes from Eva Hesse

Our banner this month is in support of Makers Arcade Spring Fair Mother’s Day Weekend at San Diego Made Factory on May 13-14 from 11 to 6 pm with 100 makers food, drink and music. The first 100 people to arrive each day will get a swag bag filled with handmade items! $6 online, $7 at the door. More info: Brittany Wiczek 619.817.5517

But don’t forget: JP Wackenstedt , the 2023  Business of Art Scholarship  recipient. She will be exhibiting at the  Mission Fed ArtWalk  from April 29th & 30 th, 2023 in Little Italy sponsored by SDVAN . More info: Sandi Cottrell

Art Reports by or about SDVAN: Local art reports by local art writers
25 Million Stitches & More at the Mingei Museum Picked RAW Peeled by Lonnie Burstein Hewitt. Photos by Maurice Hewitt.
The Vast Sea between C and c Picked RAW Peeled by Patricia Frischer. Photos by Vallo Riberto

New Spring Exhibitions A+ Art Blog by Patricia Frischer with an assist from the SD Museum Council

OPPORTUNITIES (click to see a list of all current opportunities listed on SDVAN)

There is a new call of artists for the San Diego Watercolor Society’s 43rd International Show . They are accepting entries for acrylic, watercolor and gouache mediums. Juror Stephen Zhang will be awarding a $5,000 first place cash prize. Deadline May 7 th with entry only online at www.SDWS.org

Escondido Art Partnership is making a call for Local Color “In black and white” from June 9th - 30th, with a deadline to entry of May 19 when the actual work has to be delivered or mailed. White is the purest of light, black is the absence of light. Pieces entered must be predominately black and white. All mediums accepted but only one entry per artist. The public will choose their favorite work. More info: 760.480.4101 mail@escondidoarts.org

The City of Vista’s Public Arts Commission announces two Calls to Artists: Kites Over Vista deadline May 8 and PRIDE Exhibit at the Civic Gallery at the Civic Center Art Gallery in celebration of Pride Month 2023 deadline May 15.

Remember:

It is time to apply again for this year’s ArtWalk Carlsbad (Sept 9 &10). The Little Italy show sold out, and Liberty Station close to sold out, but there is still room in North County. ArtWalk Carlsbad launched in 2018 and after just two years, they were forced to put the show on hold due to the pandemic. We are thrilled they are back! More info: 619.615.1090 info@artwalksandiego.org

Apply for the HereIn Writers Workshop , a program to improve arts writing in our community. Small groups will work closely with HereIn Editor Elizabeth Rooklidge and each other to develop short articles with images that will be published in HereIn Journal during Fall/Winter 2023. There is a $50 honorarium, paid upon publication. Applications due May 1, 2023. Want to write for SDVAN: look for the writer’s section on our volunteer page.

There is a call for artists for the Off Track Gallery Bi-Annual Small Image Show (12” square or smaller.) Juror TBD, cash prizes, entry fee. Commission for work sold is only 15%. Deadline is May 20. More info: San Dieguito Art Guild Marcy Evers 310-850-9730 or 760-519-1551

Carlsbad Oceanside Art League (COAL) at the North Coastal Art Gallery has a call for artist to enter into their 71st Annual Art Open in Carlsbad. Juror Cathy Carey. Deadline July 15 for the exhibition from Aug. 8 to Sept. 3. More info: Cheryl Ehlers 760.434.8497. COAL is also making a call for their 27th annual Youth Art: Inspire Exhibit. Deadline May 25

Athenaeum’s 31st Annual Juried Exhibition is coming up again and the show this year is for 8 weeks July 15–Sept 9. The deadline to enter is Fri, June 16. This year’s juror is Isabel Casso, Assistant Curator at the Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego.  

A Walk Through Nature is the next SDMA Artists Guild exhibition at the Mission Trails Regional Park (MTRP) Visitors Center and online. All current artist, associate and student members may participate so this is a good time to join. The juror is the artist Keiko Tanabe and the deadline is April 30 for a show from June 17- July 27. Reception is June 18 th.

The Imperial Beach Arts Bureau and IB Library invite South Bay Artists to submit to the 2023 Spring/Summer Juried Art Show . Open to all 2-D artists, 18+ in the South Bay Area with no fee but cash awards, no theme and a deadline of May 5. Jurored by IB Art Committee Members Lisa Capano, Sherry Hansen, and Michelle Lubin with Guest Juror, Patric Stillman. Exhibition May 30 th to Sept 1 st. More info Dave Frink 858-761-4242

Submissions for the 17th annual Juried Youth Exhibition are now open at the Museum of Photographic Arts. This year’s theme is Exploration with a deadline of May 8. Check out the link to see last year’s show and get information on how to submit.

You can see a list of Upcoming, Ongoing events and Virtual events are 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:
It is with a heavy heart that we learned of the passing of the delightful artist Dan Adams on April 19 this year. He radiated love and passion and energy for the arts. In his own words, “I didn't start to paint until after I was out of school. Call me a 'late bloomer' I guess. I saw an exhibit of the painter Toulouse-Lautrec and after reading about him, I kind of identified with him. I'm the runt of my litter. At the time, I couldn't tell a Van Gogh from a Picasso, so I started to buy books on artist's lives &tried to paint like them. I love the act of painting, the smell of the paint itself.” Dan was known for his many dog painting inspired by his hairless American terrier, Nica. His work was shown at the San Diego Museum of Art, Oceanside Museum of Art, Riverside Museum of Art, Escondido Performing Arts Center, Athenaeum Music &Arts Library, SD Art Institute (Now ICA) and Cannon Gallery. Our condolences to the love of his life and fellow artist Anna Zappoli Jenkins.

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SDVAN Monthly Message for June 2023



Dear SDVAN Visitors, Art Resources and Artists,

I’m not a simple person, and the complexity — if I can name what it consists of (and it’s probably increased now because I’ve been so sick this year) — is the total absurdity of life. - A year of quotes from Eva Hesse

Our banner this month is in support of Becky Guttin at SIP Gallery curated by Kathryn Kanjo, Director /CEO Museum of Contemporary Art with a reception Sat. June 17 from 4-7pm closing July 28th. Also exhibiting at CECUT Centro Cultural Tijuana curated by Smadar Samson with a reception Fri. July 14 at 7 – 9 pm and showing until Oct 2.

Art Reports by or about SDVAN: Local art reports by local art writers

Groundbreaking O’Keeffe And Moore Exhibition Picked RAW Peeled by Patricia Frischer
New UCSD Craft Center Invites Everyone to Get Creative Encinitas Advocate and Picked RAW Peeled by Lonnie Burstein Hewitt, photos by Maurice Hewitt
Pacific View Art Center Update May 2023 Picked RAW Peeled by Patricia Frischer
Benefit for Katya Mezhova May 30 at il Sogno ItalianoPicked RAW Peeled by John Rippo at ESPRESSO
Sim Bruce Richards, the Sensuous Environment at the SD History Center Picked RAW Peeled by Patricia Frischer
De La Torre at ICA SD Central: They never disappoint Picked RAW Peeled by Patricia Frischer
Broken Mirror at the Techne Art Center Picked RAW Peeled by Patricia Frischer

A+ Art Blog: Dan Adams: Time to Go

Art Resource Focus: It’s Time at the San Diego History Center

Read the entire  RAW column  for May 2023

OPPORTUNITIES (click to see a list of all current opportunities listed on SDVAN)

Artists with existing public art sculptures are  invited to submit a proposal application  to loan their artwork for display in one of the five established locations on sculpture pads around the communities of Encinitas. There are no fees for submitting a proposal application , and there is a $2000 rental fee that will be paid to successful candidates for 2 years of the loan. In case of sales there is a 25% commission to the City of Encinitas. The deadline is Friday, August 11

Applications are now open for the ArtReach 2023-24 school year for Art Workshops. Schools receive10 days of visual arts workshops for 3-4 classrooms per day for 2 years at no cost for Socioeconomically Disadvantaged percentage of 60% or more and reduced cost for Socioeconomically Disadvantaged percentage of 40% to 59.9%. Apply for June 30 th. For more info: brooke@artreachsandiego.org

SDSU and The Chinese Cultural Center announce the need for volunteers for their 2023 Six Arts Summer Camps. Application form More info: ccc@sdsu.edu

Remember:

Beach Party Regional Exhibition at the Ashton Gallery at Art on 30 th has a deadline of Jun 2. Anything that sings of summer in our beach town is eligible. Juror Lisa Bebi with a fee of $35-$45. Opening Sat., June 10th, 4pm-7pm and showing until July 7 th.

California Arts Council Grant 2023 Applicant Instructional Videos & Additional Resources are now available. focused considerations for first-time applicants, small and mid-size arts and organizations, folk and traditional art forms, county local arts agencies and arts service organizations, and balanced opportunities with deep investment for both general operating and project-based support. For first-time applicants: 2023 Grant Applicant Website & Registration Overview: Click here to watch . For returning applicant organizations: Click here to watch . More application resources: www.arts.ca.gov/grants/resources .

Escondido Art Partnership is making a call for Local Color “In black and white” from June 9th - 30th, with a deadline to entry of May 19 when the actual work has to be delivered or mailed. White is the purest of light, black is the absence of light. Pieces entered must be predominately black and white. All mediums accepted but only one entry per artist. The public will choose their favorite work. More info: 760.480.4101 mail@escondidoarts.org

The City of Vista’s Public Arts Commission announces two Calls to Artists: Kites Over Vista deadline May 8 and PRIDE Exhibit at the Civic Gallery at the Civic Center Art Gallery in celebration of Pride Month 2023 deadline May 15.

It is time to apply again for this year’s ArtWalk Carlsbad (Sept 9 &10). The Little Italy show sold out, and Liberty Station close to sold out, but there is still room in North County. ArtWalk Carlsbad launched in 2018 and after just two years, they were forced to put the show on hold due to the pandemic. We are thrilled they are back! More info: 619.615.1090 info@artwalksandiego.org

There is a call for artists for the Off Track Gallery Bi-Annual Small Image Show (12” square or smaller.) Juror TBD, cash prizes, entry fee. Commission for work sold is only 15%. Deadline is May 20. More info: San Dieguito Art Guild Marcy Evers 310-850-9730 or 760-519-1551

Carlsbad Oceanside Art League (COAL) at the North Coastal Art Gallery has a call for artist to enter into their 71st Annual Art Open in Carlsbad. Juror Cathy Carey. Deadline July 15 for the exhibition from Aug. 8 to Sept. 3. More info: Cheryl Ehlers 760.434.8497. COAL is also making a call for their 27th annual Youth Art: Inspire Exhibit. Deadline May 25

Athenaeum’s 31st Annual Juried Exhibition is coming up again and the show this year is for 8 weeks July 15–Sept 9. The deadline to enter is Fri, June 16. This year’s juror is Isabel Casso, Assistant Curator at the Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego.

You can see a list of Upcoming, Ongoing events and Virtual events are 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:
There are lots of big projects coming up in the arts in San Diego. We encourage you to join into to the discussion for theSan Diego County Commission for Arts and Culture, World Design Capitol SD/TJ 2024 , City of SD Arts and Culture Plan called Creative City   , Part 2 of the Creative Corp Funding , and implementation of CA State Prop 28 for statewide arts education.

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SDVAN Monthly Message for July 2023

Dear SDVAN Visitors, Art Resources and Artists,  

Mushy novels, pretty pictures, pretty sculpture, decorations on the wall, nice parallel lines - make me sick. - A year of quotes from Eva Hesse

Our banner this month is in support of The Artist at Home exhibition at the La Jolla Historical Society opening June 16 to Sept 3, 2023 including Irene de Watteville , Jean Lowe , Kim MacConnel and irmaSofia Poeter . ( The Artist at Home at the La Jolla Historical Society Picked RAW Peeled by Patricia Frischer)  

Remember: Becky Guttin at SIP Gallery curated by Kathryn Kanjo, Director /CEO Museum of Contemporary Art with a reception Sat. June 17 from 4-7pm closing July 28th. Also exhibiting at CECUT Centro Cultural Tijuan a curated by Smadar Samson with a reception Fri. July 14 at 7 – 9 pm and showing until Oct 2. ( Becky Guttin at SIP Art Space in San Marcos Picked RAW Peeled by Patricia Frischer)

More Art Reports by or about SDVAN: Local art reports by local art writers
An Interview with Jonathan D. Katz: Founding Father of Queer Art History Picked RAW Peeled by Patric Stillman, Studio Door
Melissa Meier: Becoming Nature at Oceanside Museum of Art Picked RAW Peeled by Patricia Frischer
At PHES Gallery: ‘Story Quilts’ exhibit invites poetic responses Encinitas Advocate and Picked RAW Peeled by Lonnie Burstein Hewitt, photos by Maurice Hewitt
Spring/ Summer 2023 Imperial Beach Art ExhibitionPicked RAW Peeled by Patricia Frischer
Neu Glas: Art Glass Association of Southern California at Front Porch Gallery Picked RAW Peeled by Patricia Frischer
Robert Xavier Burden: Relics at Oceanside Museum of ArtPicked RAW Peeled by Patricia Frischer
Top Floor, June 2023 at the Oceanside Museum of Art Picked RAW Peeled by Patricia Frischer

A+ Art Blog: SD Public Art County Wide by Patricia Frischer

OPPORTUNITIES (click to see a list of all current opportunities listed on SDVAN)

The San Diego Children’s Discovery Museum in Escondido is looking for a new The Development Manager. This position is responsible for supporting the Director of Advancement with implementing all fundraising activities through grants, sponsorships, events, partnerships, in-kind giving, and individual donors. This is a full-time position in the range of $55K - $65K annually. More info: Aimee Lee through LinkedIn.

Brooks Theater Gallery in Oceanside is making a call for artists with the theme Animal World . To submit artwork for consideration, please attach images of your art work and email to Carol Naegele , Gallery Curator. If accepted, paperwork will be sent for you to fill out and bring with you on 7/17/23. The deadline to apply is Monday July 3. More info: 760-994-5975

Fallbrook Arts, Inc has found a new Executive Director for the Fallbrook Art Center . But they are looking for Art Center Receptionist/Gallery Assistant ; part-time, 15-20 hrs/wk, flexible hours, with 2 weekends required per month. Salary range is $17 to $19/hr. More info: Kimber Petralito 760.728.1414


NEW changes to this call! The artists now get 100% of the sale is the work sells. The artist now gets $4000 instead of $2000.
Artists with existing public art sculptures are  invited to submit a proposal application  to loan their artwork for display in one of the five established locations on sculpture pads around the communities of Encinitas. There are no fees for submitting a proposal application , and there is a $4000 rental fee that will be paid to successful candidates for 2 years of the loan. In case of sales there is a 100% commission to the City of Encinitas. The deadline is Friday, August 11.

Remember:

The City of Vista's Public Arts Commission is making a call for artists for VistaPOP! Civic Gallery Exhibition to celebrate Pop and Comic Art with 2D or 3D work.Deadline: July 5.

Leucadia 101 Mainstreet is making a call for artists for its 17th annual LeucadiART Walk , Sunday, August 27th, 2023 from 10 am to 5 pm. This free community event is held along North Coast Highway 101 which brings 8000 visitors. Apply by July 1. Entry fee if accepted: $175.00

It is time to apply for ArtWalk Carlsbad Sept 9 and 10 th. Free to attend and showcasing more than 150 fine artists in a spectacular venue overlooking the ocean from Carlsbad's Armada Drive.

Carlsbad Oceanside Art League (COAL) at the North Coastal Art Gallery has a call for artist to enter into their 71st Annual Art Open in Carlsbad. Juror Cathy Carey. Deadline July 15 for the exhibition from Aug. 8 to Sept. 3. More info: Cheryl Ehlers 760.434.8497.

Applications are now open for the ArtReach 2023-24 school year for Art Workshops. Schools receive 10 days of visual arts workshops for 3-4 classrooms per day for 2 years at no cost for Socioeconomically Disadvantaged percentage of 60% or more and reduced cost for Socioeconomically Disadvantaged percentage of 40% to 59.9%. Apply by June 30 th. For more info: brooke@artreachsandiego.org

SDSU and The Chinese Cultural Center announce the need for volunteers for their 2023 Six Arts Summer Camps. Application form More info: ccc@sdsu.edu

California Arts Council Grant 2023 Applicant Instructional Videos & Additional Resources are now available. focused considerations for first-time applicants, small and mid-size arts and organizations, folk and traditional art forms, county local arts agencies and arts service organizations, and balanced opportunities with deep investment for both general operating and project-based support. For first-time applicants: 2023 Grant Applicant Website & Registration Overview: Click here to watch . For returning applicant organizations: Click here to watch . More application resources: www.arts.ca.gov/grants/resources .

You can see a list of Upcoming, Ongoing events and Virtual events are 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 had an amazing number of reports on art exhibitions this month. I will be taking some time off in August, so if anyone wants to contribute articles about art shows they have seen, this would be a good time to let me know. We want to encourage everyone to write about art and are always looking for a personal view of art seen.

The Electric Womb Exhibition opens July 7 from 5:15 to 8 pm at San Diego Writers Ink Inspiration Gallery , 2nd Floor Barracks 16 in the Arts District at Liberty Station. This is the inaugural exhibition that features 10 womyn who create both artworks and poetry introducing SDVAN friends: Anna Zappoli, Debbie Solan, Kira Carrillo Corser and Marjorie Pezzoli (for more info) who curated the show with Deborah Ramos amongst a host of others. The show runs until Sept 29 only during special gatherings and classes.

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SDVAN Monthly Message for August 2023

Dear SDVAN Visitors, Art Resources and Artists,

A year of quotes from Eva Hesse Art is the easiest thing in my life, and that's ironic. It doesn't mean I've worked little on it, but it's the only thing I never had to... I have no fear. I could take risks. A year of quotes from Eva Hesse

Our banner is in support of ENVZN23 Urban Art Takeover Logan Heights produced by Vanguard Culture on Sat. Sept 2 from 5 to 10 pm is a cross border event transforming numerous warehouses, industrial spaces, and other urban areas of the Commercial Street corridor between 30 th and 32 nd St. Tickets: $20 -$125.

San Diego Visual Arts Network(SDVAN) andSynergy Arts Foundation(SAF)are inviting you to celebrate our
20th Anniversary Celebrationon Saturday, September 16th, 2023 6 pm to 10 pm at Institute of Contemporary Art San Diego North. Purchase tickets HERE and/orVOLUNTEER to help make this a memorable evening.

San Diego Visual Arts Network is pleased to announce the 2023 SD Art Prize  recipients: Anya Gallaccio , Janelle Iglesias , Joe Yorty , Mely Barragan . The impressive list of selectors this year are: Pedro Alonzo - Adjunct Curator at Dallas Contemporary , Dallas, Texas , Sasanna Temkin - Curator at El Museo del Barrio , New York, New York , Kathryn Kraczon - Director of Exhibitions of the Brown Arts Institute (BAI) and Chief Curator of the David Winton Bell Gallery at Brown University, Providence Rhode Island. The exhibition will be held again at Central Library Gallery . We are pleased to announce also that the curator for this Art Prize is Dr. Lara Bullock , Senior Civic Art Manager, City of San Diego, who has taken over from Chi Essary , who did such a wonderful job for the past three years.

Art Reports by or about SDVAN

Cheryl Tall's Never Land at Front Porch Gallery Picked RAW Peeled by Patricia Frischer
Liberty Station Round Up: Electric Womb, Turn! Turn! Turn! and Enemy AliensPicked RAW Peeled by Patricia Frischer
Del Mar couple Bram and Sandra Dijkstra offer a new look at WPA art Encinitas Advocate and Picked RAW Peeled by Lonnie Burstein Hewitt, Photos by Maurice Hewitt
Doug Simay's July Picks from LA

A+ Art Blog: SDVAN/Synergy 20th Anniversary Celebration HATS ON! by Patricia Frischer

OPPORTUNITIES (click to see a list of all current opportunities listed on SDVAN)

San Diego Visual Arts Network(SDVAN) andSynergy Arts Foundation(SAF)are making a call for VOLUNTEER for their Hat’s On 20th Anniversary Celebrationon Sat, Sept 16th, 2023 6 pm to 10 pm at Institute of Contemporary Art San Diego North. This includes a free ticket to the event with food. Join with a friend to help make this a memorable evening. Adults only, please.

The Escondido Art Association is making a call for Artists for their August 2023 Open Show. The Show Theme is Consciousness. The judge is highly respected artist, David Lesinski. Members start at $20, Non-members $30, Students $10. Take in art on Aug 5, 11am–4pm.

The Museum of Us is seeking a Director of Decolonizing Initiatives to build a decolonial and anti-racist institution. This role is an interdepartmental position that supports every aspect of the Museum’s work. Ideal candidates have extensive lived and/or professional experience with Indigenous communities, and work in a highly collaborative and supportive manner. Full time salary is $70K-$90K. Applications will be accepted until midnight on Friday, July 28.

First Peoples Fund: TheArtists in Business Leadership (ABL) and Cultural Capital (CC) Fellowships partner with Native artists and culture bearers to strengthen their business skills and ensure that art, culture, and ancestral knowledge are shared from one generation to the next. Fellows receive a $10,000 project grant, technical support, and professional training to start or grow their arts business and continue their essential work in their communities. Due Aug 7. Learn more.

Two new calls for artists from Ashton Gallery at Art on 30 th: Viva Magenta is a Regional Exhibition jurored by Jennifer Skeen, a San Diego Interior Designer (deadline Aug 11) and Blackout their 3rd Annual National Exhibition for which we welcome back Daniel Foster who has a 30-year career in Arts & Museum leadership in Southern California (deadline Sept 8 th).


Remember:
NEW changes to this call! The artists now get 100% of the sale if the work sells. The artist now gets $4000 instead of $2000. Artists with existing public art sculptures are invited to submit a proposal application to loan their artwork for display in one of the five established locations on sculpture pads around the communities of Encinitas. There are no fees for submitting a proposal application. The deadline is Friday, August 11.

The San Diego Children’s Discovery Museum in Escondido is looking for a new The Development Manager. This position is responsible for supporting the Director of Advancement with implementing all fundraising activities through grants, sponsorships, events, partnerships, in-kind giving, and individual donors. This is a full-time position in the range of $55K - $65K annually. More info: Aimee Lee through LinkedIn.

Fallbrook Arts, Ince hsa found a new Executive Director for the Fallbrook Art Center . But they are looking for Art Center Receptionist/Gallery Assistant ; part-time, 15-20 hrs/wk, flexible hours, with 2 weekends required per month. Salary range is $17 to $19/hr. More info: Kimber Petralito 760.728.1414

It is time to apply for ArtWalk Carlsbad Sept 9 and 10 th. Free to attend and showcasing more than 150 fine artists in a spectacular venue overlooking the ocean from Carlsbad's Armada Drive.

California Arts Council Grant 2023 Applicant Instructional Videos & Additional Resources are now available. focused considerations for first-time applicants, small and mid-size arts and organizations, folk and traditional art forms, county local arts agencies and arts service organizations, and balanced opportunities with deep investment for both general operating and project-based support. For first-time applicants: 2023 Grant Applicant Website & Registration Overview: Click here to watch . For returning applicant organizations: Click here to watch . More application resources: www.arts.ca.gov/grants/resources .

You can see a list of Upcoming, Ongoing events and Virtual events are 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:
On the 25 th of July we will be experiencing a taste of ENVZN23 Urban Art Takeover which occurs on Sept 2. This is the beginning of activations of the Commercial Street Corridor.

Please accept my invitation to our 20 th Anniversary Celebration. San Diego Visual Arts Network and Synergy Arts Foundation are inviting you to Hat’s On: The 20th Anniversary Celebration on Sat, Sept 16th, from 6 pm to 10 pm at Institute of Contemporary Art San Diego North. Purchase tickets HERE and/or VOLUNTEER to help make this a memorable evening.

We are starting our fundraising for this year’s 2023 SD Art Prize . You can now donate by Venmo on your phone, as well as by credit card and/or on Pay Pal. But we also love checks sent the traditional way! Watch also for our Go Fund Me and Facebook links coming soon.

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SDVAN Monthly Message for September 2023

Dear SDVAN Visitors, Art Resources and Artists,  

Life doesn't last; art doesn't last. It doesn't matter. - A year of quotes from Eva Hesse 

Greeting from London. You can enjoy the trip with me at A+ Art Blog: Diary of a Clearance Fiend, London, 2023

Our banner this month is in support of San Diego Visual Arts Network and Synergy Arts Foundation are inviting you to celebrate our Hat’s On our 20th Anniversary Celebration on Saturday, September 16th, 2023 6 pm to 10 pm at Institute of Contemporary Art San Diego North. Purchase tickets HERE and/or VOLUNTEER to help make this a memorable evening. SDVAN/Synergy 20th Anniversary Celebration HATS ON! by Patricia Frischer

San Diego Visual Arts Network is now raising money for our 2023 SD Art Prize.  The recipients are Anya Gallaccio , Janelle Iglesias , Joe Yorty , Mely Barragan . The exhibition will be held again at Central Library Gallery and at Art San Diego curated by Dr. Lara Bullock . Please give generously at Go Fund Me , VENMO or Facebook , or at the donate page of SDVAN.

Remember: ENVZN23 Urban Art Takeover Logan Heights produced by Vanguard Culture on Sat. Sept 2 from 5 to 10 pm is a cross border event transforming numerous warehouses, industrial spaces, and other urban areas of the Commercial Street corridor between 30 th and 32 nd St. Tickets: $20 - $125.

Art Reports by or about SDVAN by local writers
ENVZN: A Very Special Event Picked RAW Peeled by Lonnie Burstein Hewitt
Glimpses at Techne Art Center Picked RAW Peeled by Vallo Riberto
James Aitchison: Superimpositions at Santa Isabel Art Gallery Picked RAW Peeled by Vallo Riberto
ENVZN 23: Urban Art Takeover Picked RAW Peeled by Patricia Frischer

Read the entire  RAW column  for August 2023

OPPORTUNITIES (click to see a list of all current opportunities listed on SDVAN)

for their Hat’s On 20th Anniversary Celebration on Sat, Sept 16th, 2023 6 pm to 10 pm at Institute of Contemporary Art San Diego North. This includes a free ticket to the event with food. Join with a friend to help make this a memorable evening. Adults only, please.

The City of Vista’s Public Arts Commission seeks artists to participate in a Hispanic Heritage Exhibit at the Civic Center Art Gallery to celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month 2023. Deadline: Sept 7 Exhibition Sept 18 to Oct 18. Application: Spanish , English . Info: contact jboensch@ci.vista.ca.us

ARTISTS, if you are looking for advice on your portfolio you can book a reviews/consultation in person, virtually, or in-studio with Sonya Sparks of Sparks Gallery as part of their Professional Curation Services . Please mention SDVAN and they will make a $10 donation to our non-profit for this service starting at $75.

hree new job openings with  California for the Arts  are now posted.. You can still live in San Diego if you obtain any of these positions:  Director of Programs,   Field Engagement Coordinator  and  Communications Coordinator.  All jobs are full time and fully remote with occasional travel. For detailed information on how to submit your application, visit:  https://bit.ly/CFTA-Hiring-OpportunitiesT

Art San Diego , the International Art Fair is looking for volunteers for registration, community outreach, gallery and Staff. This year’s event is Nov 3-5, 2023 again at the SD Convention Center. To apply contact Kelly Smith 440-668-0772

The Imperial Beach Arts Bureau and IB Library invite South Bay Artists to submit to their Fall 2023 Exhibition: Deeply Rooted a show about our connection to all things nature. With a new guest juror, awards, and an exciting feature/platform for selected artists submit by Frid Sept 22. More info: Dave Frink 858-761-4242

The deadline for 2023/24 OMA Artist Alliance Biennial is Sept 13 for members only show Nov 18 to March 31 juried by Jonathon Glus, Executive Director for the Arts & Culture, San Diego. This is a good time to join. Contact Online Juried Shows 888-666-1351

The Artist Mentor Project sponsored by the Negri Foundation invites artists to submit their most compelling narrative work to be exhibited at the Bonita Museum and Cultural Center during Nov 4 to Dec 2. The show is Contemporary Art: Folklore, Fakelore, Personal Myths Narratives. Patrick Ela is the juror who worked at GEMINI, alongside artists” such as Jasper Johns, Claes Oldenburg, Frank Stella, Ellsworth Kelly, Roy Lichtenstein and Robert Rauschenberg.  After he left GEMINI, he became an Educator for LACMA (Los Angeles County Museum of Art) and then the Director of Los Angeles’ CAFAM (Craft and Folk Art Museum, currently Los Angeles Craft Contemporary). The last day to enter is Sept 23. More info: lisabebi@gmail.com 

Call for Artists from The Escondido Art Association for their Open Show themed Society for the month of Sept to Oct 6. EAA members and non-members are encouraged to enter. The judge is Dianna Ippolito. Take-in of art will be on Saturday, September 2nd from 11:00am – 4:00pm. More info: escoartassociation@gmail.com

REMEMBER:

Calls for artist from Ashton Gallery at Art on 30th: Blackout their 3rd Annual National Exhibition for which we welcome back Daniel Foster who has a 30-year career in Arts & Museum leadership in Southern California (deadline Sept 8th)

You can see a list of Upcoming, Ongoing events and Virtual events are always listed on SDVAN and our App map .

Remember 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 of your time, expertise, and with you r donations . Those of you who can give $25 of more will be listed on the permanent sponsor page .  Feel free to contact us with suggestions or questions .

With kindest regards,

Patricia Frischer coordinator, SDVAN, patricia@sdvisualarts.net 760.943.0148

On a personal note:

Please accept my invitation to our 20 th Anniversary Celebration. San Diego Visual Arts Network and Synergy Arts Foundation are inviting you to Hat’s On: The 20th Anniversary Celebration on Sat, Sept 16th, from 6 pm to 10 pm at Institute of Contemporary Art San Diego North. Purchase tickets HERE and/or VOLUNTEER to help make this a memorable evening.

We are starting our fundraising for this year’s 2023 SD Art Prize . You can now donate by Venmo on your phone, as well as by credit card and/or on Pay Pal. But we love checks sent the traditional way. We also have our Go Fund Me   and Facebook   fundraisers for the Art Prize 2023 season.

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SDVAN Monthly Message for October 2023

Dear SDVAN Visitors, Art Resources and Artists,

I am not sure what my stand on lasting really is. A year of quotes from Eva Hesse

Our banner is in support of 2023 SD Art Prize. presented by San Diego Visual Arts Network. October 28, 2023 Reception 3-5 to Jan 13, 2024 The recipients are Anya Gallaccio, Janelle Iglesias, Joe Yorty, Mely Barragan. The exhibition will be held again at Central Library Gallery and at Art San Diego curated by Dr. Lara Bullock . Please give generously at Go Fund Me, VENMO, Facebook, or at the donate page of SDVAN. Donations of $500 or more receive a signed catalog and VIP invite to the reception hosted by the Central SD Libary Foundation.

Art Reports by or about SDVAN by local writers
Puppets Add Extra Dimension to Hunter’s Gonzo Dreams at La Jolla Playhouse Picked RAW Peeled by Lonnie Burstein Hewitt.
26th Annual Galaxy of Glass Exhibition at Fallbrook Art Center Picked RAW Peeled by Patricia Frischer

Hands On - Kelly Akashi: Formations at MCASD, La Jolla Picked RAW Peeled by Patricia Frischer
Rebirth and Beyond: A Visit with Alessandra Moctezuma Picked RAW Peeled by Lonnie Burstein Hewitt.

A Sense of Place at PHES Gallery, Carlsbad Picked RAW Peeled by Patricia Frischer
C’est Clay! The Ceramic Sculptures of Sasha Koozel Reibstein Picke RAW Peeled by Lonnie Burstein Hewitt. Photos by Maurice Hewitt
Hats off to ‘Hats On!’ It’s time for a Garden Party Encinitas Advocate by Lonnie Burstein Hewitt
Amanda Farber: DRAFT HORSE, 2023 at Oolong Gallery Picked RAW Peeledby Vallo Riberto
Waiting Room: Craft and Wellness at the Central Library Gallery Picked RAW Peeledby Vallo Riberto

Art Resource Focus: Mental Wellness for Artists by Blanca Lucia Bergman

A+ Art Blog: Our Hats are Off to our Volunteers and Supporters! By Patricia Frischer

Read the entire  RAW column  for September 2023

OPPORTUNITIES (click to see a list of all current opportunities listed on SDVAN)

Art San Diego Nov 3-5 is a curated fair with an Exhibitor Committee consisting of four individuals with outstanding reputations in publishing and artist development. If you feel your artwork and studio or gallery would be a good fit for Art San Diego or The [SOLO] Project, then spaces start at $1995.

City of Encinitas Art Program is actively seeking a Watercolor Teacher to apply to teach at the Encinitas Community Center. Anyone interested can propose a bid on the city website . More info: Jess Roberts 760633.2745

Arts District Liberty Station is making a call to Artists for Public Art . They are seeking qualifications from artists and artist teams to create temporary, site-specific outdoor installations in 2024 to artistically transform the historic 100-acre former Naval Training Center. Deadline to apply is Oct. 22nd More info Gaby Quevedo 619.573.9304

Cosecha is an exhibit about food and San Diego Mesa College Art Gallery is making a call for art submissions. They are looking for art that explores the spectrum of our relationship with food, from nourishment and community to indulgence and/or struggle. Showing Nov 13 to Dec 14 with a reception Nov 16. Deadline to enter is Oct1st.

The County of San Diego in collaboration with Nielsen Construction and SILLMAN Architects, is making a call for artists for a new Ramona Community Resource Center on the corner of Main Street and 12th Street adjacent to the library. At this point, they are requesting qualification for one or more of the multiple public art opportunities including an exterior mural, a life size sculpture, child friendly interactive sculptures, and triptych, diptych, wall sculptures, light installation, etched glass and suspended artwork for the interior. The deadline for RFQ is Oct 13. For full info: Naomi Nussbaum Art & Design

The Visual Museum of Textile Art (VMOTA) in Liberty Station is changing staff and looking for an Executive Director, Director of Operations and Curatorial and Education Manger. They are all full time paying jobs.

REMEMBER:

Looking forcancer patients, thrivers, caregivers, and healthcare professionals for Collaboration: Waves of Love, Waves of Care to make a collage of HeArts (Artful Hearts). It will also be assembled and featured as a photo booth at the next CSU Symposium for Palliative Care at CSUSM scheduled for February 2024. The logo is a heart and the waves play a part as metaphors for life, circumstances, inner states, emotions, mindfulness, floating, supportive actions; and they are symbolically celebrating the return of the Symposium to San Diego! More info:! : Alessandra Colfi of Expressive Art Therapy 858.735.5708

The City of San Diego Commission for Arts and Culture is looking for applications from artists, cultural practitioners and arts field professionals from all disciplines and backgrounds in a Call for Panelist. You are asked to review and rank proposals from nonprofit organizations for our arts and culture funding categories. $150 for a half-day panel and $300 for a full-day panel. Deadline: Dec 10 th.

The San Diego Museum of Art Artists Guild is making a call for entries for an all-artist guild member  2023 Fall Membership Exhibition from Nov 14 to Nov 27 at Gallery 21 in Spanish Village. The juror is Katie Dolgov, Director of Exhibitions and Collections Oceanside Museum of Art. Join now if you want to be considered. Deadline to enter is Sun. Oct 15.

Veterans Memorial Park   is set to become the city of Carlsbad’s largest park once completed and a dedicated place to recognize and honor the nation’s veterans. Public art will be featured prominently on the upper plateau where visitors can enjoy the scenic view. A national  Call for Artists Qualifications to recruit potential artists or artist teams to create the permanent public art for the upper plateau of Veterans Memorial Park has a deadline for artist submissions of Tues, Oct. 24, 2023 by 4 p.m. Questions: arts@carlsbadca.gov 442.339.2090.

Mark your calendars, because this years' UCSD Craft Fair will be held on Dec. 1-2. If you are interested in selling your handmade crafts at the event, please send an email with a few images featuring samples of what you would like to sell to craftcenter@ucsd.edu . All new vendors must be juried in.

Front Porch Gallery in Carlsbad is looking for a new program director , who will reports to the Senior Director of Creative Engagement at Front Porch. This is a full-time position between $75K-$80K. For more info: Katie Wade 415-805-6692

ARTISTS, if you are looking for advice on your portfolio you can book a reviews/consultation in person, virtually, or in-studio with Sonya Sparks of Sparks Gallery as part of their Professional Curation Services . Please mention SDVAN and they will make a $10 donation to our non-profit for this service starting at $75.

Three new job openings with   California for the Arts  are now posted. You can still live in San Diego if you obtain any of these positions:  Director of Programs,   Field Engagement Coordinator  and  Communications Coordinator.  All jobs are full time and fully remote with occasional travel. For detailed information on how to submit your application, visit:  https://bit.ly/CFTA-Hiring-Opportunities

Art San Diego , the International Art Fair is looking for volunteers for registration, community outreach, gallery and Staff. This year’s event is Nov 3-5, 2023 again at the SD Convention Center. To apply contact Kelly Smith 440-668-0772

You can see a list of Upcoming, Ongoing events and Virtual events always listed on SDVAN and our App map .

 

Remember 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 of your time, expertise, and with you r donations . Those of you who can give $25 of more will be listed on the permanent sponsor page .  Feel free to contact us with suggestions or questions .

 

With kindest regards,
Patricia Frischer coordinator, SDVAN, patricia@sdvisualarts.net 760.943.0148

On a personal note:

It is that time again! 2023 SD Art Prize at Central Library Gallery from Oct 28 to Jan 13, 2024 and at Art San Diego Nov 3-5 th. You can now donate by Venmo on your phone, as well as by credit card and/or on Pay Pal. But we love checks sent the traditional way. We also have our Go Fund Me   and Facebook   fundraisers for the Art Prize 2023 season. Help support the SD Art Prize and keep the catalog free.

Please take a look at the fab photos from the San Diego Visual Arts Network and Synergy Arts Foundation Hat’s On: The 20th Anniversary Celebration posted on the A+ Art Blog: Our Hats are Off to our Volunteers and Supporters! By Patricia Frischer. Thank you all for coming out to help us celebrate!

Save the date for our good friends at Encinitas Friends of the Arts (EFA) as they present the wonderful Ukrainian Mosaic Orchestra Concert on Sun. Nov. 12 from 3 – 5:30. This year at the new Oceanside Performing Art Center of Oceanside High School. Get tickets in advance for $40, $50 at the door and children under 12 only $25. Contribute to EFA or join as a member to come to a special VIP reception at 2:30. Don’t forget their FREE Dia de los Muertos event Sun, Oct 29, from noon-4pm this year at Mira Costa College, San Elijo Campus .

Pacific View Art Center Interests And Preferences Survey is available now until November for those wanting input on what classes and which times will be offered in the new Encinitas art center opening summer 2024.

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SDVAN Monthly Message for November 2023

Dear SDVAN Visitors, Art Resources and Artists,  

Everything for me has always been opposites; nothing has ever been in the middle... My life never had anything normal or in the center. - A year of quotes from Eva Hesse

Our banner is in support of San Diego Visual Arts Network presenting 2023 SD Art Prize at Central Library Gallery from Oct 28 opening 2-5 pm on view until Jan 13, 2024 AND at Art San Diego booth #118 Nov 3-5 th b(Get your Complimentary Collectors tickets )The recipients are Anya Gallaccio , Janelle Iglesias , Joe Yorty , Mely Barragan . The exhibition is curated this year by Dr. Lara Bullock . Please give generously at Go Fund Me , VENMO or Facebook , or at the donate page of SDVAN to support the prize and the free catalog.

PLUS, after Nov 5, the banner is in support of Artists Sunday, this year on Nov 26 and Giving Tuesday on Tue. Nov 28 th both right after Thanksgiving. Don’t forget Small Business Sat on Nov 25 th, right after Black Friday. Please Give to SDVAN   and support your local artists and galleries by buying an artwork.

Here is also our first save the date notice for the annual SDVAN Holiday Potluck Party on Tue. Dec 12 from 11 to 3. Yes, it is back and once again will have an accessory exchange. This year it is called Diary of A Clearance Fiend Give Away!

Art Reports by or about SDVAN by local writers
Art Based on Reality: James Balog: Photographs from the Anthropocene Picked RAW Peeled by Patricia Frischer
Creating Your Own Adventure, Self Discover, Shifted Perspectives Youth Photos at MOPA
Picked RAW Peeled by Patricia Frischer
Art of and for the People at Mingei--Music too!Picked RAW Peeled by Lonnie Burstein Hewitt. Photos by Maurice Hewitt.
Not a Nicety, a Necessity: The Arts & Economic Prosperity Report AEP6Picked RAW Peeled by Patricia Frischer
Longsighted: three artists at two galleries tackle landscapes Picked RAW Peeled by Patricia Frischer
A Great Day in Hubbell Land Picked RAW Peeled by Lonnie Burstein Hewitt. Photos by Maurice Hewitt. 

Art Resource Focus: Jonathan Hanwit: CEO of ThinkParallax on Sharing Business Office with Local Artists at Perspective Space, Podcast by Galina Marcus

A+ Art Blog: ADVOCACY ISSUES for the region of San Diego by Patricia Frischer,
Illustrations by Keith Haring (Broad Museum)

Read the entire  RAW column  for October 2023.

OPPORTUNITIES (click to see a list of all current opportunities listed on SDVAN)

Our first call for volunteers to assist Lara Bullock, Senior Civic Art Manger, City of San Diego at the 2023 SD Art Prize booth at Art San Diego Nov 3-5 th. Contact Lara at sdartprize@gmail.com . If she no longer has positions to fill, you can volunteer for Art San Diego at registration or a greeter by contacting Kelly Smith .

The City of San Diego Commission for Arts and Culture has a call for artist for Impact , a new funding category. They are looking for change-makers, to submit ideas with transformative potential in San Diego Communities of Concern and San Diego Promise Zone. The focus areas are Arts + Heritage, Arts + Sustainability, and Arts + Just City. Phased funding up to $100,000 over 18 months from Jan. 1, 2024 – June 30, 2025, to 10 collaborations of artists and organizations. Applications are due Nov 13 th.

The City of Vista’s Public Arts Commission is making a Call to Artists: Veterans Salute Exhibition at the Civic Center Art Gallery in celebration of Veterans Day 2023. The deadline for submission is Nov 2.

The Prebys Foundation announced $16 million in grants for Communities of Belonging, Anchoring the Arts and Art Bridging Communities ranging from $10,000 to $500,000 for a 1–2-year period but applications are due Oct 25.

Twenty 20 Gallery, housed in Pendleton Eye Center , is calling for artists for From Real to Surreal: Exploring Photographic Dimensions . Entries by Nov 16 with an entry fee starting at $35. On view: Dec 11 to March 8, 2024.

REMEMBER:

ICA San Diego is offering a pilot 6-month residency program to support local artists starting in January 2024. Selected artists will get an 8 x 8-foot studio in Sherman Heights, a $4,000 stipend and a $1,000/month materials budget and two person show at ICA San Diego in the 2025/2026 season. Apply by Oct 31 st.

The City of San Diego is seeking application from interested qualified artists to provide public art servicess here comes the neighborhood: Encanto . For its 2nd iteration, up to three artists or artist teams are sought to design, fabricate, transport, and consult during the installation of permanent, site-specific artworks for the Encanto neighborhood in and around the San Diego Black Arts and Culture District. Deadline Nov 2.

Escondido Arts Partnership is making a call for artists for Size Matters , an exhibition featuring works of all mediums no larger than 10x10. The juror: is Johnny Tran, Thumbprint Gallery. Deadline Oct 21, for showing Nov 11 to Dec 1. For more info: Katie Werner 760.480.4101

The Department of Art, Media, and Design at California State University San Marcos accepts applications on an on-going basis for their pool of part-time lecturers in Art and Visual Culture as well as Digital and Media Arts . Salary is commensurate with credential and experience.

Bread & Salt Gallery invites artists to participate in The Last Group Show . Artists must drop off artwork the week of October 23rd-27th 9am-4pm with the exhibition opens Sat Nov. 11th from 5pm-8pm. on view until December 16 th.  

Art San Diego Nov 3-5 is a curated fair with an Exhibitor Committee consisting of four individuals with outstanding reputations in publishing and artist development. If you feel your artwork and studio or gallery would be a good fit for Art San Diego or The [SOLO] Project, then spaces start at $1995.

The Visual Museum of Textile Art (VMOTA) in Liberty Station is changing staff and looking for an Executive Director, Director of Operations and Curatorial and Education Manger. They are all full time paying jobs.

Front Porch Gallery in Carlsbad is looking for a new program director , who will reports to the Senior Director of Creative Engagement at Front Porch. This is a full-time position between $75K-$80K. For more info: Katie Wade 415-805-6692

City of Encinitas Art Program is actively seeking a Watercolor Teacher to apply to teach at the Encinitas Community Center. Anyone interested can propose a bid on the city website . More info: Jess Roberts 760633.2745

The City of San Diego Commisson for Arts and Culture is looking for applications from artists, cultural practitioners and arts field professionals from all disciplines and backgrounds in a Call for Panelist. You are asked to review and rank proposals from nonprofit organizations for our arts and culture funding categories. $150 for a half-day panel and $300 for a full-day panel. Deadline: Dec 10th.

Looking forcancer patients, thrivers, caregivers, and healthcare professionals for Collaboration: Waves of Love, Waves of Care to make a collage of HeArts (Artful Hearts). It will also be assembled and featured as a photo booth at the next CSU Symposium for Palliative Care at CSUSM scheduled for February 2024. The logo is a heart and the waves play a part as metaphors for life, circumstances, inner states, emotions, mindfulness, floating, supportive actions; and they are symbolically celebrating the return of the Symposium to San Diego! Due by Nov 30. More info: Alessandra Colfi of Expressive Art Therapy 858.735.5708

The San Diego Museum of Art Artists Guild is making a call for entries for the 2023 Holiday Online Exhibition from November 1 through December 30 with a deadline of Oct. 25.

Veterans Memorial Park   is set to become the city of Carlsbad’s largest park once completed and a dedicated place to recognize and honor the nation’s veterans. Public art will be featured prominently on the upper plateau where visitors can enjoy the scenic view. A national  Call for Artists Qualifications to recruit potential artists or artist teams to create the permanent public art for the upper plateau of Veterans Memorial Park has a deadline for artist submissions of Tues, Oct. 24, 2023 by 4 p.m. Questions: arts@carlsbadca.gov 442.339.2090.

Mark your calendars, because this years' UCSD Craft Fair will be held on Dec. 1-2. If you are interested in selling your handmade crafts at the event, please send an email with a few images featuring samples of what you would like to sell to craftcenter@ucsd.edu . All new vendors must be juried in.

ARTISTS, if you are looking for advice on your portfolio you can book a reviews/consultation in person, virtually, or in-studio with Sonya Sparks of Sparks Gallery as part of their Professional Curation Services . Please mention SDVAN and they will make a $10 donation to our non-profit for this service starting at $75.

You can see a list of Upcoming, Ongoing events and Virtual events always listed on SDVAN and our App map .

Remember 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 of your time, expertise, and with you r donations . Those of you who can give $25 of more will be listed on the permanent sponsor page .  Feel free to contact us with suggestions or questions .

With kindest regards,

Patricia Frischer coordinator, SDVAN, patricia@sdvisualarts.net 760.943.0148

On a personal note:

It is that time again! 2023 SD Art Prize at Central Library Gallery from Oct 28 to Jan 13, 2024 and at Art San Diego Nov 3-5 th. You can now donate by Venmo on your phone, as well as by credit card and/or on Pay Pal. But we love checks sent the traditional way. We also have our Go Fund Me   and Facebook   fundraisers for the Art Prize 2023 season. Help support the SD Art Prize and keep the catalog free.

We are looking forward to seeing Boundaries Edgeat the Techne Art Center in Oceanside from Oct 28 until Jan 20 with both local and New York artists curated by Jason Clay Lewis and Chuck Thomas

Encinitas Friends of the Arts (EFA) presents the 10th Dia de los Muertos in partnership with MiraCosta College Sun. Oct. 29th from 12- 4 pm on the MiraCosta Collage San Elijo Campus. The festival is geared toward families with Mariachi bands and Ballet Folklorico groups. Plus, art-making workshops, artist demonstrations, a Day of the Dead art exhibit by local students, food trucks and a low-rider car show! There will be a 10’ Ofrenda in the Encinitas Library and MiraCosta San Elijo Campus, which will be open to all to contribute remembrances of loved ones.

Save the date for our good friends at Encinitas Friends of the Arts (EFA) as they present the wonderful Ukrainian Mosaic Orchestra Concert on Sun. Nov. 12 from 3 – 5:30. This year at the new Oceanside Performing Art Center of Oceanside High School. Get tickets in advance for $40, $50 at the door and children under 12 only $25. Contribute to EFA or join as a member to come to a special VIP reception at 2:30.

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SDVAN Monthly Message for December 2023

Dear SDVAN Visitors, Art Resources and Artists,  

Color is whatever comes out of the material and keeps it what it is. - A year of quotes from Eva Hesse

Our banner is in support of the annual SDVAN Holiday Potluck Party on Tue. Dec 12 from 11 to 3. Yes, it is back and once again will have an accessory exchange. This year it is called Diary of A Clearance Fiend Give Away! . Yes, it is back and once again will have an accessory exchange. This year it is called Diary of A Clearance Fiend Give Away!  Giving Tuesday on Tue, Nov 28. Please Give Generously to SDVAN and support your local artists, galleries and museums.

Art Reports by or about SDVAN by local writers
SD Art Prize 2023: To Fix the Object in Memory Picked RAW Peeled by Patricia Frischer
C U Saturday: Free Music + Art + Nature at ICA North Encinitas Advocate and Picked RAW Peeled by Lonnie Burstein Hewitt, photos Maurice Hewitt
Korea in Color: A Legacy of Auspicious Images at the San Diego Museum of Art
Picked RAW Peeled by Patricia Frischer
Miniature Treasures of the Qing Dynasty & Beyond - Snuff Bottles at the SD Chinese Historical Museum Picked RAW Peeled by Patricia Frischer
Boundaries Edge at Techne Art Gallery
Picked RAW Peeled by Patricia Frischer

Art Resource Focus: Legacyby Patricia Frischer

A+ Art Blog: Fallbrook Art Center by Brenda Andrews

Read the entire  RAW column  for November 2023

You can see a list of Upcoming, Ongoing events and Virtual events always listed on SDVAN and our App map .

OPPORTUNITIES (click to see a list of all current opportunities listed on SDVAN)

There were than 250 submissions to this cycle being reviewed by World Design Capitol 2024 Programs and San Diego Tijuana WDC Design Council which is composed of a diverse group of community members and leaders in design. December 4 is the date they will notify applicants of their status. They also announced their plans to launch a new opportunity called the WDC 2024 Community-Driven Design Grants Program. This program aims to support local organizations and businesses in delivering community-driven design activities that engage diverse communities across the city and align with the objectives and outcomes of WDC 2024. The grant opportunity guidelines will be available on Fri, Dec. 15, 2023, and can be found at   wdc2024.org .  

City of Encinitas Art Program is actively seeking an Art Instructors to apply to teach at the Encinitas Community Center. Anyone interested with an innovative arts programming proposals across all genres can propose a bid on the city website . More info: Jess Roberts 760633.2745

There is still time to apply for two City of San Diego Grants for non-profit arts organizations: Organizational Support Program provides general operating. Creative Communities San Diego provides project support to deliver dynamic projects in San Diego neighborhoods that: engage diverse communities to contribute a more accessible and sustainable creative ecosystem. Both are due Nov 28 with Fluxx, the City’s new online funding portal for OSP and CCSD applications.

Submissions are now open until Jan 28th for OMA’s fourth Teeny Tiny Art Mart. is on! Create your 5" x 5" miniature masterpiece for a great cause. All works will be sold for $25 to help us spread the word that art is for everyone with 100% of the proceeds helping to support OMA’s education initiatives.

The City of Carlsbad Art in Public Places Program needs volunteers to serve on two public art subcommittee: One for the Barrio Traffic Circle public artwork and one for Chestnut underpass public artwork. You can attend the Barrio Traffic Circle Public Art workshop on Wed. Dec 6 from 6 to 7:30 to learn more. Applications can be completed online . Deadline to apply is Dec. 8.

National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) in a partnership with South Arts and in collaboration with the other five U.S. Regional Arts Organizations, ArtsHERE will provide non-matching grant support for organizations that will strengthen grantees’ capacity to sustain meaningful community engagement and increase arts participation for underserved groups/communities. Ninety-give nonprofit organizations will get grants between $65,000 to $130,000.
The deadline to submit a statement of interest is Fri, Jan19, 2024. Visit ArtsHERE.org   to apply. 

REMEMBER:

The Department of Art, Media, and Design at California State University San Marcos accepts applications on an on-going basis for their pool of part-time lecturers in Art and Visual Culture as well as Digital and Media Arts . Salary is commensurate with credential and experience.

The Visual Museum of Textile Art (VMOTA) in Liberty Station is changing staff and looking for an Executive Director, Director of Operations and Curatorial and Education Manger. They are all full time paying jobs.

Front Porch Gallery in Carlsbad is looking for a new program director , who will reports to the Senior Director of Creative Engagement at Front Porch. This is a full-time position between $75K-$80K. For more info: Katie Wade 415-805-6692

The City of San Diego Commission for Arts and Culture is looking for applications from artists, cultural practitioners and arts field professionals from all disciplines and backgrounds in a Call for Panelist. You are asked to review and rank proposals from nonprofit organizations for our art

Remember 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.

  • With over 45,000 unique visitors, 100,000 visits, 300,000 pages accessed and 750,000 hits on the site EACH YEAR,  SDVAN is the premier site promoting the Visual Arts in San Diego.
  • We listed more than 700 events on our calendar which also appear on our ongoing events page, our app map, and on the home page with an image.
  • We published almost 100 reports on art events and advocacy issues.
  • We list dozens of calls for artists, jobs for arts administrators, and volunteer opportunities
  • plus hundreds of bits of news about the art world locally. 
  • With our sister organization Synergy Arts Foundation we gifted over $500,000 to artists in the last 20 years. That's $1/2 MILLIION!
Please consider becoming more involved with SDVAN by giving of your time and expertise, and with your donations . Those of you who can give $25 of more will be listed on the permanent sponsor page. Your donations . are fully tax deductible to the extent of the law. Feel free to contact us with suggestions or questions. patricia@SDVisualArts.net 760.943 0148

With kindest regards,

Patricia Frischer coordinator, SDVAN, patricia@sdvisualarts.net 760.943.0148

On a personal note: I am not going to lie, it has been a rough year. Nursed my husband back to health after an operation that went wrong. We got COVID while in London. Had to shift 35 years of possessions. Fell down and bruised my ribs while visiting in laws. Got colds. But we also celebrated 20 years of SDVAN with a grand party. I turned 75 with the help of good friends. We launched the 16 th year of the SD Art Prize. I got to see and report on wonderful local exhibitions surrounded by talented creatives. Got to see the return of the County Arts and Culture Commission, a goal I have had for over 10 years. Contributed to the strategic plan and future launch of the Pacific View Arts Center in Encinitas. I am beyond grateful.

P.S. For those of you who remember Joseph Bennett, he and Eli Hans are having a mini-retreat on New Years Day called Bringing Forth  from 11 am to 1 pm. You can join by zoom or watch later. We always love to support their excellent projects from Mexico.

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