Go behind the scenes with The San Diego Museum of Art docents and learn incredible details about a variety of works in the Museum collection. Each tour is live via Zoom and lasts approximately 50 minutes. Virtual docent-led tours are available across 15 topics, and at various days and times, so find the tour that is the best fit for you.

Learn more: https://www.sdmart.org/docent-tours/

Sparks Gallery is pleased to once again host an exhibition of select artwork by members of The Allied Craftsmen of San Diego. Allied Craftsmen continues to be a major influence of contemporary craft and art in San Diego.

Allied Craftsmen members pursue their inspiration through an innovative process and unconventional design using materials such as wood, clay, metal, glass, wire, fabric, gold, and silver. The group defines its acceptable mediums for membership as: “any serious craft.”

The San Diego Watercolor Society proudly presents “Values Matter”, a Virtual Art Exhibition. Enjoy great watermedia art 24/7 at www.SDWS.org.  Exhibit runs from Dec 30th 2020 to Jan 30th, 2021. The paintings by our very talented members are available for viewing and purchase in our Online Store.  Award-winning artist, Laurin McCracken, is the juror.  Upon purchase, the paintings will be shipped to the buyer unmatted and unframed.  Be sure to watch our website for updates regarding timelines for opening our physical Gallery at Liberty Station.  Until then, there will be a new Member Virtual Show each month for your enjoyment.

Inspired by the golden age of the traveling carnival (1870-1930), with its social outcasts of carny folk, sideshow freaks-and-geeks, I have endeavored to re-represent that unwanted slice of society through the innocence of children.

These children represent vulnerability, the inherent need to be wanted and loved without a thought as to “why?”

I would like my images to nurture compassion for the differences within us all. Our need for acceptability and fitting in. But most of all the need to be valued and loved. My images of children are faultless individuals; possessing obvious imperfections and undesirable qualities, social outcasts, different, through no fault of their own, but nonetheless unwanted and made to feel unnecessary.