November 6, 7:00 - 9:00 a.m.

Aarhus University, Online Event Registration

The event celebrates the 20th anniversary and video release of the Runme / Dorkbot City Camp in Aarhus, a gathering of artists, experimenters, and thinkers discussing then-nascent software and internet art and culture. Amy Alexander was a co-founder and long time moderator of Runme.org and was a co-organizer of the original Runme / Dorkbot City Camp.

November 7, 7:00 - 8:30 p.m.

SME 149, Structural & Materials Engineering, UC San Diego

First Year MFA Students: Evan Apodaca, Shloka Dhar, Charles Glaubitz González, Ruby Gomez, Josh Graupera, J. Angelo Pezzini, Mavyn Vu. First Year PhD Art Practice Students: Leila Abdelrazaq, Naima Lowe.

Reception: November 7, 6:00 - 7:30 p.m.

November 8, 2025 - February 1, 2026

La Jolla Historical Society, La Jolla, CA

Double Bill: The Art of Manny Farber and Patricia Patterson will explore the creative partnership of the celebrated husband-and-wife painters, highlighting how life in Leucadia and their work at UC San Diego shaped their distinct artistic voices. The exhibition presents paintings, sketches, photographs, and archival materials that offer insight into their individual practices and shared creative world.

November 7, 4:10 p.m.

Tokyo International Deaf Arts Festival, Tokyo, Japan

Twelve schools in Southern California had their tubas stolen between 2011 and 2013. When reporters told the story, they focused on the thieves and asked the same questions: Who is doing this? Why? What is happening to the tubas? They did not seem concerned about what a marching band would sound like without its lowest sound.

Reception: November 8, 3:00 - 5:00 p.m.

November 8 - December 30, 2025

LA Nomadic Division (LAND), Los Angeles, CA

Excerpts & Fragments presents twenty years of Los Angeles-based artist Paul Mpagi Sepuya’s zines, artist books, and collages. Informed by queer modernist literature and early internet culture, Sepuya utilizes fragmentation and multiple perspectives to construct intimate photographs that are explicitly subjective, connecting a community of friends and lovers. 

November 8, 2025 - January 3, 2026

Quint Gallery, La Jolla, CA

In addition to Farber’s well-known tabletop compositions, An Up Beat Title highlights a set of late drawings that revisited a style seen in his earlier drawings from the mid-70s. Farber’s late style, while in markmaking returns to a younger version of himself, in gesture appear quick and loose, perhaps even unfinished. These intimate paper works, inspired by Patricia’s gardens, stand as a tender closing chapter to his practice.

Reception: November 10, 4:00 - 8:00 p.m.

November 10 - November 14, 2025

Adam D. Kamil Gallery, UC San Diego

This art exhibition brings together artists from all backgrounds, each sharing their unique stories through a mix of mediums and styles, from painting and sculpture to digital art, photography, and more. It’s a place where different voices meet, where art sparks conversation, and where everyone is welcome to take a seat and enjoy the beauty of diverse expression.

November 14, 10:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.

Public Affairs Building, UC Los Angeles, CA

Sanctuary, as problem and promise, casts light on the place of racial others in the liberal democracies of the West. This convening marks the publication of Beyond Sanctuary: The Humanism of a World in Motion, which thinks across the United States and Europe to critically interrogate policies and philosophies of sanctuary and asylum.

November 15, 3:00 - 5:00 p.m.

MXCL BNL LAB, Whittier, CA

Join us for a discussion by transborder artist Guillermo Estrada and Rubén Ortiz-Torres. The artists will discuss Estrada’s current residency at the MXCL BNL LAB and themes around topics related to the border as a supernatural zone. This event is part of an artist residency and exhibition, Guillermo Estrada: ALMENDROIDS, ALIEN & INDÍGENA on view through January 10 at MXCL BNL LAB.

Reception: November 15, 5:00 - 8:00 p.m.

November 15 - December 20, 2025

R.B.Stevenson Gallery, La Jolla, CA

R.B.Stevenson Gallery is pleased to announce the exhibition Holiday Group new paintings by a selection of gallery artists. Each artist presents fresh perspectives and innovative approaches to contemporary painting. This is a unique opportunity to meet the artists and gain insights into their creative process.

November 1, 2025 - January 10, 2026

MexiCali Biennial LAB, Whittier, CA

The show examines notions of a person’s paranormal / residential / alien status, the origins of a native person from a specific territory, and how we engage with our personal narratives to bridge realities and dimensions. These ideas unfold through a range of artistic media, including installations, video, drawings, and sculpture.

November 1 - November 7, 2025

Visual Arts Center Gallery, University of San Diego

Trace / Fold / Shift presents new video and diagrammatic works by UC San Diego students from VIS 108: Advanced Projects in Art, instructed by Joshua Tonies. The exhibition explores how artists map, translate, and materialize their processes across forms and contexts. Hosted at the University of San Diego, the show encourages dialogue between the UCSD and USD art communities.

October 1 - December 6, 2025

Mandeville Art Gallery, UC San Diego

Omni Intelligent is a group exhibition that explores the intertwined and interdependent relationships between non-human and human entities as artificial intelligence becomes an integrated part of contemporary life. Spanning a wide range of mediums the exhibition offers the visitor a full sensory experience that speaks to the profound shifts unfolding during this pivotal moment. 

August 28 - December 1, 2025

Arts & Humanities Bldg. 1st floor, UC San Diego

Inspired by Eduardo Galleano’s poetry, this year's PATH Art Exhibit is inspired by his poem The World that describes: “The world is that—he revealed—A cluster of people, a sea of little fires. Each person shines with their own light among all others. No two fires are alike.” A Sea of Little Fires is the theme for this year’s exhibit. Join us for an exhibit that celebrates the different ways in which people shine in this world and bring light to the world.

September 19, 2025 – December 14, 2025

The Nest, UC San Diego Library 

Here, Now 여기, 지금 highlights publications on the Korean War from historical and artistic perspectives, as well as unique materials related to the Korean War and the Korean Demilitarized Zone (DMZ). The exhibition features special collections from the University of Southern California (USC)’s Korean Heritage Library, the University of Michigan (U-M)’s Asia Library, and the Storefront for Art and Architecture in New York. 

October 4, 2024 - Ongoing

Birch Aquarium at Scripps Institution of Oceanography

Embodied Pacific: Ocean Unseen invites you to explore Scripps Institution of Oceanography and Indigenous science through the eyes of contemporary artists. Collectively, the exhibition asks us to consider how ocean science technology is not just about “high-tech” but also very much about the tools we use to shape our understanding of the ocean’s unseen mysteries.

October 18 - November 8, 2025

R.B. Stevenson Gallery, La Jolla, CA

This exhibition brings together paintings, ceramics, and a lithograph — works made through observation, memory, and intuition. Each medium speaks its own language, but they share a common interest in shape, rhythm, and mark-making. Moving between figuration and abstraction, the work explores the tension between chaos and control.

September 6 - November 8, 2025

Gallery Luisotti, Los Angeles, CA

Gallery Luisotti is delighted to announce Arlene Mejorado’s inaugural solo exhibition with the gallery. The show is a culmination of years of cultural, geographical, and familial investigations by Mejorado of the place she has called home since her birth and the various archives left behind by her relatives.