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September is "Arts Month San Diego"
September is "Arts Month San Diego"
Known for 70 miles of beaches and year-round mild weather, San Diego offers visitors arts and culture happenings that are just as dazzling as its Pacific Ocean views. During September, visitors can enjoy the vibrant local arts communities and help celebrate “Arts Month San Diego”. A month-long festival that celebrates the vibrancy and diversity of San Diego’s thriving visual and performing arts scene. Plan your cultural visit – each week takes you to a new destination to explore Art & Culture in San Diego
San Diego,
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12/08/2011
San Diego, CA, August 12, 2011 -- Known for 70 miles of beaches and year-round mild weather, San Diego offers visitors arts and culture happenings that are just as dazzling as its Pacific Ocean views. During September, visitors can enjoy the vibrant local arts communities and help celebrate “Arts Month San Diego”. A month-long festival that celebrates the vibrancy and diversity of San Diego’s thriving visual and performing arts scene.
Arts Month San Diego brings a diverse cross-section of arts and culture programs showcased throughout the month with participating galleries, artist-run initiatives, public art museums, performing arts events, and festivals.
Major events/exhibitions taking place during ARTS MONTH San Diego in September include:
Week 1: Discover Downtown -- Explore downtown San Diego’s contemporary art scene.
ART SAN DIEGO Contemporary Art Fair
Thursday, September 1, 2011 through Sunday, September 4, 2011
Hilton San Diego Bayfront / 1 Park Boulevard / SD CA 92101
Over Labor Day Weekend San Diego will be home to the third edition of ART SAN DIEGO Contemporary Art Fair. More than 60 leading galleries from the USA, Canada, Europe, Latin America, and Asia will be taking part. Chosen by ART SAN DIEGO’s Curatorial Director Marcela Quiroz Luna, the galleries – which include numerous new participants – will be showing works by over 500 artists. In addition to the gallery booths, special features include curated exhibitions, contemporary furniture design, solo-artist exhibitions, video-based works, performances, art in public spaces, and a lounge designed by noted Architect Jennifer Luce.
1812 Tchaikovsky Spectacular!
A Bridgepoint Education Summer Pops Concert
Friday, September 2, 2011 through Sunday, September 4, 2011
Embarcadero Marina Park South / SD CA 92101
We’re going out with a bang! It’s our spectacular, crowd-pleasing season finale: Tchaikovsky’s thunderous 1812 Overture complete with booming cannons over San Diego Bay. The Bridgepoint Education Summer Pops is San Diego Symphony's annual outdoor summer concert series. The concerts are performed on a stage we construct each year at Embarcadero Marina Park South, on San Diego Bay right behind the San Diego Convention Center.
Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego: Jennifer Steinkamp: Madame Curie
Sunday, January 23, 2011 through Monday, January 2, 2012
Hours: 11am – 5pm daily / Closed Wednesday
Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego (MCASD) - Downtown, Jacobs Building / 1001 Kettner Blvd. / SD CA 92101
Jennifer Steinkamp, Madame Curie, 2011, seven-channel, synchronized projection. Museum purchase with funds provided by Joan and Irwin Jacobs. Photo by Robert Wedemeyer. Jennifer Steinkamp’s largest indoor projection to date features a panoramic field of moving flowers and trees inspired by her research into atomic energy and its effects on nature. This specially commissioned work by one of today’s most prominent, time-based digital video artists features seven synchronized projections onto three walls of the 4,500-square-foot gallery at the museum’s location in Downtown San Diego.
Giant Puppet Parade / Embarcadero
Space 4 Art and the San Diego Guild of Puppetry are presenting the inaugural ART FUN, a free Giant Puppet Parade. Kids are invited to come to the plaza in front of the Hilton Hotel for the puppet, mask-making and drumming sessions prior to the parade. They can march in the Puppet Parade on the Embarcadero with their creations and then participate in a picnic on the giant Community Blanket created by Alexander Jarman.
Sunday, September 4 / Puppet & Mask Making: 11:00 – 1:00pm / Puppet Parade - 1:00pm – 2:00pm
Free for Children . Hilton Promenade (Outside) @ The Hilton Bayfront Hotel, 1 Park Boulevard, San Diego, CA 92101 More info: 619-269-7230 / info@artsandiego-fair.com
Week 2: Discover Little Italy -- Rich in Italian restaurants, shops that stock Italian imports, galleries and other boutiques that cater to residents and tourists.
Kettner Nights in Little Italy North
Friday, September 9, 2011 Little Italy North (Check-in at Meyer Fine Art / 2400 Kettner Boulevard #104 / SD CA 92101)
Held from 6:00pm to 9:00pm. In Little Italy North, the art has as much flavor as the espresso and tantalizing marinara. The Art and Design District of San Diego’s Little Italy was modeled after New York City’s trendy SoHo and Chelsea districts; offering art-lovers and design patrons diverse resources. Come explore this ever-growing distinctive neighborhood with an art walk through the businesses and studios on Kettner Boulevard and India Street from Grape to Laurel Streets. For more information, please call Meyer Fine Art at 619-358-9512.
ArtWalk on the Bay
Saturday, September 10, 2011 through Sunday, September 11, 2011
Hilton San Diego Bayfront / 1 Park Boulevard / SD CA 92101
ArtWalk on the Bay - A Fine Arts Festival - Extraordinary Art. Extraordinary Setting. Our mission is to create an environment designed to introduce Southern Californians to original art, to provide attendees with the opportunity to meet the artists and to purchase art directly from the artists. The festival celebrates art of all kinds through partnerships with various community groups representing both visual and performing arts.
Week 3: Discover Coronado - The City of Coronado is a small beach community, with an island feel.
Coronado Art Walk 2011
Wednesday, September 17 through Sunday, September 18, 2011
Mission Federal ArtWalk / Little Italy, San Diego / W Beech St & Kettner Blvd / SD CA 92101
The 2011 Coronado Art Walk will be held at the Coronado Ferry Landing from 10:00am till 5:00pm. The 2-day Coronado Art Walk is put on by the Coronado Historical Association and is an admission free, public event designed to foster creativity and appreciation for the wonders of art. Artists will be housed in tented booths along the entrance and on the grounds of the Ferry Landing.
Painting, hand crafted jewelry, photography, ceramics and other mediums will be featured. Artists have
been selected by a jury for their ability to express the vast and varied world of art in their particular art form. This exciting venue will include Interactive Art Activities to delight both children and adults.
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