Famous Beach Artworks Throughout Art History
How Can We Engage? Sandro Botticelli, The Birth of Venus (c.1486) This well-known piece by the Florentine maestro from the 15th century has been widely cited, imitated, and parodied innumerable times. The legendary Venus by Botticelli, born of the sea, is the non-Christian Renaissance painting’s…
Frida Kahlo – A Feminist Icon
Frida Kahlo is probably the most well-known female artist in history. She strayed from the conventional depiction of female beauty in art to represent real-life situations and her own raw experiences. Frida spent her entire life in excruciating pain after a near-fatal bus accident when…
Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego (MCASD)
The Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego (or MCASD) is an art museum in San Diego, California, dedicated to collecting, preserving, exhibiting, and interpreting art from 1950 to the present. MCASD was founded in 1941 as The Art Center in La Jolla, and has grown…
The Rise of Pop Art Movement
“The Pop artists did images that anybody walking down Broadway could recognize in a split second – comics, picnic tables, men’s trousers, celebrities, shower curtains, refrigerators, Coke bottles – all the great modern things that the Abstract Expressionists tried so hard not to notice at…
Monet to Matisse: Impressionist Masterpieces from The Bemberg Foundation
The San Diego Museum of Art proudly presents Monet to Matisse: Impressionist Masterpieces from The Bemberg Foundation, as being one of two venues to hold this exhibition in the United States. The opening is scheduled for March 19, 2022, and it will be on display…
Bloom this spring: Art Alive 2022
The San Diego Museum of Art’s signature annual fundraiser, Art Alive 2022, provides critical support for the Museum’s art shows, youth development programs, education, community engagement, and public programs. Art Alive tickets grant access to over 70 floral interpretations of art pieces from the Museum’s…
Of Sea and Sand – California Paintings Exhibition In San Diego Museum of Art
The most recent exhibition Of Sea and Sand displays oil paintings of vast California scenery, inviting the viewers to explore the mountains, vistas of the coast, deserts, pines, as well as the lagoons, beaches, and beautiful Californian seashore. The works include artists from the 20th…
Must-Visit Museums in Gaslamp Quarter Area
The Gaslamp Quarter area is San Diego’s central entertainment location, offering a little something for just about everyone! Whether you’re a visitor or a local, the Gaslamp Quarter is one place you are sure to find yourself regularly. It has food options from around the…
For the Love of Art: Art Walk San Diego
ArtWalk San Diego Festivals are all about promoting the love for arts. Every year, artists from all around gather to display and sell original fine art at the Mission Federal ArtWalk in Little Italy and the ArtWalk ARTS DISTRICT Liberty Station. These art festivals in…
Hidden Gems: Arts Galleries in Little Italy
Little Italy is known for its amazing dining and shopping scene. It is ‘everything Italian.’ But did you know that the neighborhood holds some hidden gems when it comes to arts as well? Behold art lovers – here are some must-visit art galleries in Little…