Past Events
April 20, 2024: Our first in a series of four Arts Center Design Workshops was a huge success!
Attendees included arts practitioners of numerous disciplines, some city and county arts commissioners, and arts supporters of all kinds, ranging in age from teenagers to octogenarians! Participants began in a large group, then worked in smaller breakout sessions to share input. Watch for a more detailed blog post outlining the input received at both this and the upcoming May 17th design workshop events.
Special thanks to:
Local Church for letting us use their event space
Sam Hodgson / Uptown 11 Studios for providing so many wonderful photos from the event
March 23, 2024: Our Holi-themed Open Studios was bursting with color, joy, music, and art.
Well over 200 people attended, many of whom enthusiastically threw colors for Holi. Visitors were also treated to a guest performer demonstrating music on the Tabla— a North Indian percussion instrument —and samosas and laddoos were featured at our concession table.
A number of artists revealed new works in progress or recently completed, and there were eight fantastically diverse performances ranging from a unique “one-man, two-tuba experience” to a gorgeous guitar/vocal solo act surely destined for a coffee shop near you soon! It was particularly special to feature many performances inside the large event space situated between our two artist warehouses. This event space housed the former Space 4 Art gallery, offices, and even some studios prior to 2017! We were so grateful to the current tenants of that space for lending it to us due to the threat of rain all evening.
Throughout August 2023, four resident artists hosted public events in our Space.
Nicole Gonzalez hosted a Chronic Craft Circle in her studio, while Alaric López presented an Intermedia Poetry Recital in the co-live space. Later in the month, C Fodoreanu and Linda Litteral both hosted book talks in the co-live space. All events were free and open to the public.
March 2023: Spring Art Show, The Possibility of Something Happening
The Possibility of Something Happening, our art show curated by Karla Centeno, explored the phenomenological nature of chance across art practices and human encounters. It featured works of past or current S4A artists Bob Leathers, May-Ling Martinez, Joshua Moreno, Lorena Mostajo Gomez, Scott Polach, Jacob Sundstrom, Ash Smith, and Nick Lesley. During the show’s six weeks there were special musical performances by Amy Cimini, Go By Land (Michelle Lou + Jonathan Piper), and Judith Hamann. The closing reception on April 15 included a panel discussion about Penny for the Arts led by International Architect and Space 4 Art Founder Bob Leathers, City of San Diego Arts and Culture Commissioner Tracy Dezenzo, and arts advocate Christine Martinez of Arts+Culture:San Diego, as well as performances by Nick Lesley and Jonathan Piper, and Ariana and Chris Warren.
