Anyone who says you can't see a thought simply doesn't know art.
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Help Us Choose the 2012 ArtWalk T-Shirt!

Our annual "vote for the festival t-shirt" contest is live online until March 9. Choose your favorite art by participating festival artists, and return to the site to vote up to once every 24 hours to support your favorite! Vote now!

Event t-shirts are provided to participating artists and volunteers. They're available for purchase during the festival as well.

Mission Federal ArtWalk 2012
April 28 & 29, 2012 • 11:00 AM to 6:00 PM
San Diego • Downtown • Little Italy

San Diego's original fine art festival is celebrating its 28th year in 2012. Artists travel from throughout the country and from Mexico to share their talents and their artwork. Plan now to attend this two-day free celebration of both visual and performing art of all kinds. Visitors to the festival have the opportunity to meet more than 300 fine artists, learn about their inspiration, and purchase work directly from these talented artists.

San Diego's Little Italy neighborhood provides the backdrop for a full palette of art, music, dance and dining. Little Italy's superb array of restaurants offers Italian as well as eclectic cuisine, to make your visit a treat for all the senses.

KidsWalk, our popular "event within an event" for families, offers interactive art experiences for kids of all ages. Plan to bring the family, spend the day, or the weekend, and surround yourself with art.

Learn more: www.missionfederalartwalk.org

ArtWalk on the Bay Returns in September

The 7th Annual ArtWalk on the Bay takes place on September 22 & 23, 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM at the Hilton San Diego Bayfront Park. Artists and attendees both love the beautiful grassy waterfront setting for this event.

Artist applications are now available on line at www.artwalkonthebay.org

Anaheim Arts Council

The Anaheim Arts Council is now accepting artist's applications for the Art and Fine Craft Festival on Sunday, April 22. The monies raised go to graduating seniors in the local Anaheim community for the arts.

For more information and an application please contact Robert Holton at Robert@drizzleart.com or 714.343.3043

San Diego Visual Arts Network DNA of Creativity

DNA of Creativity is a community collaboration project bringing together artists, scientists and educators to explore the power of fusing art and science. The project, led by the San Diego Visual Arts Network, was awarded a $25,000 grant that provides each team with $2,000 to explore their concept and showcase the creative process. Teams will include at least five members with a balance between artists, scientists and educators who will work together over an 18-month period to investigate a subject of their choosing through the lens of their respective disciplines. All projects will include a lesson plan that will be made available to educators throughout the county. Project proposals will be reviewed and selected by April 2012 by a panel of professionals in the art and science fields including Harvey Seifter, Art of Science Learning and Ron Newby, Bronowski Art and Science Forum. Selected projects will be conducted between May 2012 - October 2013, and public presentations will be scheduled throughout 2013. The presentations may take the form of art works, publishable papers, photographs, film, music score, performance, theater piece or documented research experiment, as examples.

Click here to apply.

For more information please visit http://dnaofc.weebly.com or www.sdvan.net

Mission Federal ArtWalk 2012

Would you like to participate in San Diego's largest annual showcase of visual and performing arts? Sign up to volunteer at the 2012 Mission Federal ArtWalk! We offer about 250 volunteers the opportunity to get involved on event days, this year taking place April 28 & 29, with a few positions during the month of April.

Current volunteer positions available include: magazine and postcard distribution throughout San Diego County in late March/early April, event setup (all days), event strike (Saturday and Sunday evening), booth sitters, block captains, selling merchandise, floater, helping with deliveries, conducting surveys, parking lot attendants, table tenders, and traffic control.

As a Mission Federal ArtWalk volunteer you receive our official 2012 T-shirt and may participate in a "volunteers-only" raffle of great artwork and prizes, donated by our artists and sponsors.

For more information, and to request a signup sheet, please email Carmen DeBello at carmen2450@aol.com or info@missionfederalartwalk.org. Minimum age to volunteer is 18 years.

Friday Night Liberty Open Art Studios & Performances

Friday Night Liberty is a monthly first-Friday evening of free open artist studios, galleries and performances throughout NTC Arts & Cultural District at Liberty Station.  Friday, March 2 features "Make Your Mark" community painting project in Barracks 19, Terpsichore icons of dance exhibit at Dance Place, and free dance performances by Jean Isaacs San Diego Dance Theater. The NTC Promenade is located at 2640 Historic Decatur Road, SD, 92106.

For more information, visit www.ntcpromenade.com/events or call 619.573.9260

Schedule an ArtReach K-6 Hands On Workshop

ArtReach takes high quality visual art education into K-6 schools throughout San Diego County, helping to fill the void in schools that have no art programming. Professional artists bring everything needed to help students think and create big. Programs can be tailored to meet the schools' needs and to complement a particular course of study.

Learn more about ArtReach: www.artreachsandiego.org

Make a donation to ArtReach: artreachsandiego.org/donate.html

Dennis Paul Batt—1952-2012 • In Memoriam

Dennis Paul Batt passed away on January 30, leaving so many members of the arts community in San Diego filled with sadness. Dennis has inspired countless individuals with his passion for art and artists, and has served for many years as a volunteer, activist and community leader.

An acclaimed artist, Dennis served as past president of the San Diego Museum of Art Artists Guild and has served for many years with the San Diego Visual Arts Network, the Synergy Art Foundation, and so many more organizations including the Oceanside Museum of Art, where his memorial was held on February 25. Our thoughts are with Dennis' friends and family.

San Diego State University Downtown Gallery

San Diego State University presents Recollection at the Downtown Gallery. Recollection is the third in a series featuring the work of faculty from the School of Art, Design, and Art History. The exhibition includes work that recalls the past and references life's experiences. Visions of tragedy and mystery as well as hope and redemption collide in imagery and objects. Recollection is on display through July 30.

For more information, visit downtowngallery.sdsu.edu/index.php/gallery/upcoming/

Shadow and Form

Artist Catherine Carlton is showing her paintings in a show entitled Shadow and Form at the Solana Beach City Hall Gallery, located at 635 South Highway 101, through March 31. An artist reception is scheduled for Thursday, March 1 from 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM.

For more information visit www.catherinecarlton.com

David Wiemers showing in Fresh Talent

Artist David Wiemers, along with other new and upcoming San Diego artists of the La Jolla Art Association, are in Fresh Talent on display March 12 through the 25. On Saturday, March 17 (St. Patrick's Day) there is a gala opening from 4:00 PM to 7:30 PM. At 6:00 PM, David, a former Hollywood television writer, producer, and Emmy winner, is leading a discussion with the artists to give insight into their works on display. "This will be a great opportunity to get inside the mind of an artist and see what the creative process is all about," says Wiemers, "It never fails to make the art more interesting." Refreshments and beverages will be served and it will give patrons a chance to mingle with the artists. The La Jolla Art Gallery is open, free to the public, from 11:00 AM – 5:00 PM Monday through Sunday. It is located at 8100 Paseo del Ocaso in La Jolla, near the La Jolla Shores.

For more information visit: www.lajollaart.org

Exclusive Collections

Exclusive Collections is proud to announce the opening of their new gallery in Las Vegas. Located at the Forum Shops at Caesars Palace, Exclusive Collections prides themselves on bringing the finest art collection in America, all hand-selected by founders James and Ruth-Ann Thorn. The gallery is designed in detail to give collectors a luxury experience unlike any other gallery. The professional staff is trained to help you curate a world-class art collection that "will inspire, fulfill, and stand the test of time."

For more information and to view the collection online visit www.ecgallery.com

ArtHatch

ArtHatch and Distinction Gallery are excited to present a compelling new show featuring the artwork of JoKa, Dan Barry and Mike Bell, entitled Irresistibly Idiosyncratic. Drawing from nostalgic and popular imagery these three skilled artists approach their art with meticulous techniques and craftsmanship. The opening reception is on Saturday, March 10 from 6:00 PM -10:00 PM with live music, complimentary wine and Stone Brewery Beer for guests 21 of age or older.

For more information, visit www.arthatch.org

Meyer Fine Art

Meyer Fine Art presents the art of the Surrealists, featuring original limited edition etchings, lithographs, watercolors and drawings, by important historical surrealists such as Salvador Dali, Hans Bellmer, Andre Masson, Joan Miro, Roberto Matta, Max Ernst, Lucien Coutaud, Clay Walker and others. Surrealism – a Changing Consciousness is on view March 9 through April 28 with an opening reception in conjunction with Kettner Nights on Friday, March 9 from 6:00 PM- 9:00 PM.

For more information, visit www.plmeyerfineart.com

Alexander Salazar Fine Art

Alexander Salazar Fine Art is proud to announce this month's events. On March 2 from 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM join artists Greg Regan and Lindsey Nobel for a reception and group show at Salazar Contemporary Art Exhibits located at 1162 Prospect, La Jolla.

On March 10 from 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM, view the works of Alkaaby at the White Box Contemporary Gallery located at 1040 Seventh Avenue, San Diego.

For more information, visit www.alexandersalazarfineart.com

The Little Italy Mercato

The Little Italy Mercato is the city market for downtown San Diego residents and visitors alike. Every Saturday in Little Italy from 9:00 AM to 1:30 PM, the Mercato has more than 100 booths lining Date Street from Kettner to Union offering farm fresh produce, artisan foods and specialty items. At the top of the market from State Street to Union, check out the MercARTo artisans, crafts and gifts, and Pet Place Natural pet foods and accessories at the top of Date Street near Amici Park. MANGIA BENE!

For more information, visit www.littleitalymercato.com

Art Academy of San Diego

Art Academy of San Diego has offered the same high quality educational expertise since 1998. The faculty, which has remained the same, can help you to draw, paint, sculpt, print and render your ideas in glass, colored stones, silver and any other metal.

For more information, visit www.artacademyofsandiego.com

San Diego Museum of Art

The San Diego Museum of Art is proud to present Echoes of the Past: The Buddhist Cave Temples of Xiangtangshan on display through May 27. Majestic 6th-century Chinese Buddhist sculpture is combined with 21st century 3D-imaging technology in this exploration of one of the most important groups of Buddhist devotional sites in early medieval China. A video installation, touch screens, and research kiosks enable visitors to digitally envision some of the caves as they appeared before their tragic despoliation. Carved into the mountains of northern China, the Buddhist cave temples of Xiangtangshan (pronounced "shahng-tahng-shahn") were the crowning cultural achievement of the 6th-century Northern Qi dynasty (550-77 CE). The San Diego Museum of Art's presentation of Echoes of the Past includes 14 objects from Xiangtangshan and three related Northern Qi works of art.

For more information, visit www.sdmart.org or call 619.232.7931

Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego, Downtown

Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego, Downtown presents Isaac Julien: Ten Thousand Waves through December 1 at MCASD Downtown, Jacobs Building. British artist Isaac Julien is acclaimed for his arresting films as well as his dynamic gallery installations. Ten Thousand Waves, his most ambitious project to date, poetically weaves together stories linking China's ancient past and present. This nine-screen video installation explores the movement of people across countries and continents and meditates on unfinished journeys. The film's original musical score is by fellow east Londoner Jah Wobble and the Chinese Dub Orchestra and Maria de Alvear.

For more information, visit www.mcasd.org

Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego, La Jolla

Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego, La Jolla presents John Baldessari: A Print Retrospective from the Collections of Jordan D. Schnitzer and His Family Foundation, on display through May 13 at MCASD La Jolla. John Baldessari is an internationally celebrated artist, yet southern California is and has always been his home. He began his art making in his birthplace, National City, located between San Diego and the U.S./Mexico border. In 1960, MCASD, then the La Jolla Art Center, gave Baldessari his first exhibition. His relationship with the Museum has continued, including the 1997 one-person show National City. Once again MCASD is honored to welcome Baldessari back to the Museum, this time with an expansive survey of his entire body of printmaking.

For more information, visit www.mcasd.org

Mingei International Museum

The Mingei International Museum presents San Diego's Craft Revolution: From Post-War Modern to California Design through April 15. This original exhibition documents a fascinating, inspiring and overlooked chapter of San Diego's recent past: the important contribution of San Diego craftsmen from the postwar period beginning in the 1940s up through the 1970s. This exhibit explores the progression from sleek modernism to unconventional handmade objects of use such as furniture, doors, jewelry and ceramics. Over 60 artists are featured in the show, including Toza and Ruth Radakovich, Rhoda Lopez, Jack Hopkins, Arline Fisch, Martha Longenecker, Ellamarie and Jackson Woolley, Larry Hunter, Kay Whitcomb and James Hubbell. Many of these San Diego-based artists received national attention and participated in major Los Angeles exhibitions, including the California Design series held in Pasadena and Los Angeles.

For more information, visit www.mingei.org

Museum of Photographic Arts

The Museum of Photographic Arts presents Eyes of a Nation: A Century of American Photography, through May 13. Eyes of a Nation, drawn from MOPA's permanent collection, is a look at the rich history of American photography by artists working in the 1870s-1970s. Eyes of a Nation explores the groundbreaking movements and photographers who helped shape photography at an important time in the development of our country. The exhibition presents an important story of American photography focused on social reform, artistic expression, and the dramatic political and cultural changes experienced during that time.

For more information, visit www.mopa.org

Oceanside Museum of Art

The Oceanside Museum of Art presents African American Quilts from the Collection of Maude Southwell Wahlman through March 18 at the Groves Auditorium. This dazzling display of ten quilts from the collection of Dr. Maude Southwell Wahlman presents an indigenous American art, an alternative aesthetic tradition quite different from that seen in widely known European-American quilts. These quilts are unique in American arts because they show a combination, or creolization, of African textile ideas and symbols with American traditions.

For more information, call 760.435.3721 or visit www.oma-online.org.

Donate to the Arts on your Tax Form

Thanks to state legislation, there's a funding opportunity for California arts. Californians can contribute directly to the California Arts Council's programs when you file your state taxes — and it's tax deductible! All you have to do is designate the amount of the contribution to the Arts Council Fund on your state tax return (Form 540) in the "Contributions" section. The contribution will be deducted from the refund or added to the tax payment and transferred to the Arts Council Fund for arts programming. It can be claimed as a charitable contribution the next year.

We all pay taxes, and millions of California taxpayers receive refunds each year. Even a $1 donation can raise a tremendous amount for California arts!

Be sure to look for the Arts Tax Check Off on your tax return this year, and let your tax preparer or accountant know you want to use it. 

WOW First Wednesdays at the Center

California Center for the Arts, Escondido presents Brazilian Sounds and Dance with Solemar on March 7. Brazil comes to Escondido in a percussion and dance collaboration - a concert of band music including bossa nova and modern samba. Performances are at 4:00 PM and 7:00 PM in the Center Theater and are FREE to all patrons. A limited number of reserved seats are available for $7 by calling the box office at 800.988.4253.  

For more information, visit www.artcenter.org or call 800.988.4253.

Old Globe

The Old Globe presents A Room with a View, a musical romantic comedy set amid the golden sunlight and violet-covered hills of Tuscany where sheltered English girl Lucy Honeychurch meets freethinking George Emerson. For the first time, she glimpses a world of longing and passion she never imagined. Back in her corseted Edwardian life, Lucy must decide whether to yield to convention or give up everything she has ever known. Comic, romantic, satirical and real, A Room with a View, on stage March 2 through April 8, blends a gorgeous score with this timeless story that gives a new voice to these unforgettable characters. Contains brief nudity.

For more information, visit www.theoldglobe.org

San Diego Performing Arts League

The San Diego Performing Arts League is a not-for-profit umbrella organization serving more than 150 theatre, music and dance companies and their audiences throughout San Diego County. The League develops cost-effective, collaborative programs that bring new audiences to the arts and strengthen San Diego's performing arts with new sources of earned income and management support.

For more information, and to buy tickets, visit www.sdartstix.com

La Jolla Playhouse

The La Jolla Playhouse presents Sandra Bernhard: I Love Being Me, Don't You? This special engagement in the Potiker Cabaret-Style Theatre runs March 14–17. Backed by a smokin' rock band, Sandra Bernhard draws on her acclaimed new comedy recording of the same name to deliver her unforgettable blend of outrageous humor, cutting satire and fiercely energetic live performance. The experience is like hanging out with a hip and funny friend who never fails to lift you up with her outrageous freedom.

In March, the La Jolla Playhouse also presents The Second City's Laugh Out Loud Tour, March 21 - 24, also in the Potiker Cabaret-Style Theatre. The Second City's Laugh Out Loud Tour features some of the best sketches, songs, and improvisations from The Second City's 52-year history. Second City's exciting new tour welcomes the next generation of the comedy world's best and brightest in an evening of hilarious sketch comedy and Second City's trademark improvisation. Whether it's ripped from the morning headlines or a classic gem from their archives, The Second City is always a laugh out loud hit.

For information and tickets, visit www.lajollaplayhouse.org

Lamb’s Players Theatre

Lamb’s Players Theatre presents Guys and Dolls, on stage through March 25 at the Lamb's Players Theatre, Coronado. Enjoy the classic American musical in a fresh and vibrant production. Travel back to New York City in the early '50s with a side trip to Havana. Frank Loesser's memorable score brings to life the stories of Damon Runyon that gave us the unforgettable Sky Masterson, Nathan Detroit and Sarah Brown.

For more information, visit www.lambsplayers.org

Athenaeum Jazz at the Studio

The Athenaeum jazz program returns to The Neurosciences Institute for the annual spring series with the local debut of dazzling jazz-flamenco pianist Chano Dominguez on Thursday, March 29. The evening features new Blue Note Records project, Flamenco Sketches. This quartet includes flamenco cantaor and palmero (vocalist and hand clapper), acoustic bass, and drums/Latin percussion.  Seating is limited, and early reservations are advised.

For information and to reserve tickets call 858.454.5872.

Cygnet Theatre

Cygnet Theatre in Old Town presents Parade on stage March 8 through April 22. Hauntingly beautiful music permeates the Tony Award-winning score as Parade tells the true story of Jewish factory manager Leo Frank, accused and convicted in 1913 of murdering thirteen-year-old Mary Phagan in Atlanta, Georgia. Set against the backdrop of his controversial trial and conviction, Parade explores the deep love that grows between Leo and his wife Lucille as they work together to fight for his freedom.

For ticket and performance information visit www.cygnettheatre.com

McNabb Martin Contemporary Art

McNabb Martin Contemporary Art is Little Italy's new premier art gallery, showcasing innovative original works by over 23 emerging and mid-career international, regional, and an ever increasing number of San Diego artists. Opened in April 2011 at the corner of West Grape and Columbia Streets, this unique 3,400 square foot space offers an open feel to the gallery experience. The owners believe every artist is unique in his style and technique with the obvious emphasis on contemporary presentation. The exhibitions change in conjunction with Kettner Nights, a showcase of the Little Italy galleries and artists held the second Friday of every other month.

McNabb Martin Contemporary Art
1990 Columbia St.
619.546.5888
www.mcnabbmartincontemporaryart.com

Hours
Tuesday through Sunday: 12:00 Noon – 6:00 PM
Closed Mondays

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2012 Mission Federal ArtWalk San Diego
Downtown, Little Italy – April 28 & 29, 2012
11:00 AM to 6:00 PM
www.missionfederalartwalk.org

2012 ArtWalk on the Bay
Waterfront Park at the Hilton San Diego Bayfront
September 22 & 23, 2012
10:00 AM to 5:00 PM
www.artwalkonthebay.org

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