August - October 2026: Join artist Linda Litteral for a monthly, beginner-friendly knitting circle contributing to Remember, a large-scale art installation honoring those who have experienced sexual trauma.
FREE (RSVP required). No prior knitting experience required; all supplies provided.
Celebrate the opening of our sixth of seven exhibitions, The Giving Tree, a group exhibition curated by Jill Dawsey and featuring 14 artists from the greater San Diego-Tijuana region. Join us for an evening of art, community, and special readings by poet Fiona Martinez and artist-writer Ruth Wallen at 5:30 p.m.
Our Open Studios events are FREE and open to all ages. Enjoy a lively but casual evening meandering through studios, hearing live music, buying snacks and drinks, and engaging in conversations with fellow arts lovers.
Join us on August 15, 12-3 p.m., as we close PHOSPHENE with a reception. An artist talk will begin at 1 p.m.
Create a one-of-a-kind tote bag using flowers, leaves, and natural plant dyes.
FREE (RSVP required)
Your artwork carries a story. Learn how to care for it so it can last. Led by Nylah Bird and Morgan Wylder of Balboa Art Conservation Center.
This is the third of a four-part "Art Biz" series supporting artists in building sustainable careers. FREE (RSVP required)
PHOSPHENE explores the inner spark that guides artistic creation— where intuition, experimentation, and imagination come together to reveal something unexpected.
Our fifth of seven exhibitions, PHOSPHENE illuminates the creative instincts behind artistic practice with an opening reception on Saturday, July 18 from 4–7 p.m. at Art Produce Gallery. Join curator Dinah Poellnitz and the exhibiting artists as they share works rooted in intuition, experimentation, and discovery.
Harness the power of sunlight to transform shadows and silhouettes into one-of-a-kind fabric prints in this workshop led by Elijah Rubottom.
FREE (RSVP required)
Through immersive electronic soundscapes and resonant percussion, Rabbitlight and Nick Lesley activate the themes of The Color of Silence in an evening of live performance.
FREE (RSVP required).
Enjoy a Poetry Open Mic, then compete in the Mini Poetry Slam for a cash prize from Poets Underground!
FREE (RSVP required).
EXTENDED VIEWING UNTIL AUGUST 15!
Former resident artist Armando de la Torre presents a series of lithographs inspired by the visual culture of the Southern California–Tijuana border region.
Through visual art, sound, and interdisciplinary works, The Color of Silence invites audiences to consider what emerges between stillness and disruption.
Our fourth of seven exhibitions, The Color of Silence pulses to life with an opening reception and performances on Saturday, June 6 from 4-7 p.m. at Art Produce Gallery.
Explore altar-making as a practice of Radical Re-Imagining, creating a personal ritual object that supports connection, healing, and transformation in daily life. Led by Soultry Sisters.
FREE (RSVP required)
Your art has a story; learn to tell it. Led by Nic Roc.
This is the second of a four-part "Art Biz" series that will help artists develop their career. FREE (RSVP required)
On May 14, join curator Alessandra Moctezuma and artists in a walking discussion through Instructions for Unrest: Art Against Complacency as part of our closing reception.
Poetry reading and book signing with Bryttney-Mischele Salvant, celebrating The Way Roots Grow.
FREE (RSVP required).
Learn strategies for writing a dynamic general artist statement with Elizabeth Rooklidge.
FREE (RSVP required)
Instructions for Unrest: Art Against Complacency brings together artists who use their work to challenge power, confront injustice, and resist silence.
Our third of seven exhibitions, Instructions for Unrest: Art Against Complacency kicks off with an opening reception on Saturday, April 18 from 4-7 p.m. at Art Produce Gallery.
Create a playful passport-style zine while exploring printmaking through texture, stamping, and personal mark-making with Irene Zepeda.
FREE (RSVP required)
Attend an Artist Panel Discussion on Wednesday, March 18 from 5:30-7:30 p.m.
Poet and journalist Adolfo Guzman-Lopez leads a poetry workshop and community reading reflecting on family, labor, and lived experience.
FREE (RSVP required)
How do we shift perspective in uncertain times? Bridget Rountree’s Stand-Off, Stand-Still, Stand-Down uses collage to reflect on power, climate instability, and our relationship to the more-than-human world.
The opening reception for Bridget Rountree’s solo pop-up exhibition, Stand-Off, Stand-Still, Stand-Down, is on Friday, March 13 from 5-8 p.m. in the Cooler Room at Art Produce Gallery.
Our second of seven exhibitions, The Medium is the Message kicks off with an opening reception on Thursday, March 5 from 5-8 p.m. at Art Produce Gallery.
How does material shape meaning? The Medium Is the Message brings together local and LA artists whose works foreground material as a powerful communicator.
February: Join artist Linda Litteral for a monthly, beginner-friendly knitting circle contributing to Remember, a large-scale art installation honoring those who have experienced sexual trauma.
FREE (RSVP required). No prior knitting experience required; all supplies provided.
An empowering self-portrait workshop led by artist Gloria Muriel, using guided reflection and art-making to explore self-love, identity, and emotional healing.
FREE (RSVP required)
Join us on February 12, 6-8 PM, as we close Non-Objective Lessons: A Survey of San Diego Abstract Art with a reception and panel discussion.
Learn to calculate your Major Arcana tarot cards using the numerology of your birthday and create a collage art piece.
FREE (RSVP required)
A beginner-friendly, all-levels drum workshop series.
FREE (RSVP required). No experience needed; drums provided.
