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.
How does material shape meaning? The Medium Is the Message brings together local and LA artists whose works foreground material as a powerful communicator.
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.
Poet and journalist Adolfo Guzman-Lopez leads a poetry workshop and community reading reflecting on family, labor, and lived experience.
FREE (RSVP required)
Attend an Artist Panel Discussion on Wednesday, March 18 from 5:30-7:30 p.m.
Create a playful passport-style zine while exploring printmaking through texture, stamping, and personal mark-making with Irene Zepeda.
FREE (RSVP required)
March - 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.
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.
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.
This hands-on workshop invites participants to explore cardboard & materials through a playful process of listening and discovery with artist Brennan Hubbell.
FREE (RSVP required)
Non-Objective Lessons: A Survey of San Diego Abstract Art celebrates the region’s long-standing tradition of abstraction, experimentation, and boundary-pushing artistic inquiry. The exhibition features works by a mix of artists affiliated with Space 4 Art and Art Produce, as well as other local practitioners who engage in abstract and non-objective art-making.
Join us for our first exhibition at Art Produce as we kick off a year of programming supported by the Arts Ecosystem Grant. Curated by artist and curator Katie Ruiz, the exhibition marks the first in a series of seven Space 4 Art-produced exhibitions that will spotlight the bold, innovative spirit of San Diego’s contemporary art scene.
Get in the holiday spirit with a free kitschy ornament workshop with artists Brian and Ryan!
Our Open Studios events are always free for 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. Stay tuned for information about a special Silent Art Auction at this particular event.
Support Artists and Shape the Future of Space 4 Art!
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Try a healing sound bath on Saturday, November 22nd. Click for more details and to RSVP.
View the creativity and resilience of incarcerated artists in this exhibition of work created during our Healing-Arts Program at Las Colinas Detention and Reentry Facility, led by resident teaching artist Linda Litteral.
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Learn to make your own tote bag with Claudia Rodgriquez Biezunski of Sew Loka!
In celebration of our 15th anniversary, please plan to join us for our inaugural UnGala on October 23 at the Mingei Museum in Balboa Park. See our official event webpage for all the details!
Save the date for an additional Open Studios event this September. These free events are open to the public— 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 Saturday, May 3 for our spring Open Studios. Click image for more details!
Watch this space for 2025 event updates!
Come mingle with arts lovers, check out the mini pop-up art show, enjoy live performances, and eat & drink near the fire pits during our final Open Studios of 2024!
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Join Space 4 Art at the Sherman Heights Community Center for this special exhibition on September 10.
Chat with our artists and enjoy three live performances by our resident musicians on June 18, 5-8 p.m.
(Thumbnail images courtesy of Brennan Hubbell, Linda Litteral, Cheryl Nickel, and Derek Weiler.)
S4A resident artist Geoffroy Tobé, one of the featured artists in our current exhibit, is hosting open gallery hours at Mesa College Art Gallery on Thursday, June 13 from 11 a.m. - 6 p.m.
(Thumbnail images courtesy of Bob Leathers, Gilbert Neri, and C Fodoreanu.)
In addition to mingling with our artists, join us for music performances, light refreshments, and a panel discussion about Space 4 Art’s past, present, and future.
(Thumbnail images courtesy of May-ling Martinez, Jonny Hoolko, Geoffroy Tobe, and Jenna Leathers.)
Come check out Space 4 Art’s annual art exhibition, held this year at Mesa Gallery, from June 3 - 18!
(Thumbnail images courtesy of Dan Allen, Daria Van Nice, and Elijah Rubottom.)
Local arts students and educators are invited to learn about Space 4 Art’s unique model of operation and contribute to a design workshop. Share input about what is needed to serve future generations in our large-scale, community-based Arts Center. Click here for more details and to register.
Space 4 Art’s past, present, and future community members— individuals, institutions, and administrators engaged with the arts —are invited to help shape the conceptual and physical future of the S4A Arts Center. This charrette-style design workshop will be a brisk and engaging two hours, immediately followed by a networking reception with food, drink, and music. Click here for more details and to RSVP.
Mark your calendars for our first Open Studios of 2024: Saturday, March 23. Click here for more details, and check back for updates as the event approaches.
Our final Open Studios of 2023 will feature a guest performance by Malashock Dance and an onsite mini-gallery with art for sale.
Join us for some Halloween and Dia de los Muertos fun for our next Open Studios.
