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10/20/2026

Meet some of the artists behind APERTURA, an exhibition exploring the intersection of poetry and film through 14 video works by multi-generational artists from San Diego and Tijuana.

Organized by San Diego Poet Laureate Paola Capó-García and artist Víctor De La Fuente, APERTURA brings together writers, filmmakers, and visual artists who transform poetry into moving images, offering new ways to experience language, place, and the stories that shape our city.

🗓 Saturday, October 24, 5–8 PM
📍 Athenaeum Art Center | 1955 Julian Avenue, San Diego, CA 92113
🎟️ Free & open to the public
🏛 On view through January 2, 2027

Participating Artists:
DG Cunanan
Zeinabu irene Davis & Marc Arthur Chery
Cassandra Dhillon
Elyse Farwell
Marinthia Gutiérrez Velazco
Susan Hill
Lev Kalman
Dharma-Julia Leon Valdez
Jason Magabo Perez
Savannah Meraz
Alison O’Daniel
Teem Osborn
Sarita Tánori
Michael Trigilio

10/19/2026

Thank you to everyone who joined us for the artist talk and opening of 𝓢𝔂𝓵𝓿𝓲𝓪 𝓕𝓮𝓻𝓷á𝓷𝓭𝓮𝔃: 𝓗𝓪𝓫𝓲𝓽𝓪𝓷𝓭𝓸, 𝓘 𝓓𝓸𝓷’𝓽 𝓑𝓮𝓵𝓸𝓷𝓰 𝓗𝓮𝓻𝓮, 𝓦𝓮 𝓑𝓮𝓵𝓸𝓷𝓰 𝓔𝓿𝓮𝓻𝔂𝔀𝓱𝓮𝓻𝓮 🫧

Suspended in space, Fernández’s double-sided paintings hover and swirl throughout the gallery, creating an ethereal environment that invites viewers to move between shifting landscapes, memories, and feelings of belonging.

Habitando is on view at the Athenaeum Music & Arts Library in La Jolla through January 9, 2027.

09/22/2026

🖨 CELEBRATE LOCAL PRINTMAKERS + ARTISTS🐾

✨Meet the AAC 10 Print Fair Vendors at our very own Wayzgoose 🕯

The Athenaeum Art Center 10th Anniversary Print Fair is almost here! Join us Saturday, September 26, from 11 AM–4 PM for a free afternoon of printmaking, art, music, and community.

Browse original work from 20+ local printmakers and artists, meet the makers, and shop prints and handmade work directly from the artists. Plus live screen printing and letterpress demos and collage and stamp-making activities.

🎶 Plus:
• Music from DJ Tierra
• Food and drinks from Mujeres Brew House and Tres Marias
• Free cold brew lemonade from Provecho for the first 100 attendees
• $3 raffle featuring linocut kits, a gouache kit, and an Athenaeum art class
• Local vendors, giveaways, and more

🗓 Saturday, September 26, 11 AM–4 PM
📍 Athenaeum Art Center | 1955 Julian Avenue, San Diego, CA 92113
🎟️ Free admission + RSVP required

Stick around after the Print Fair for the 10th Anniversary Party & Secret Sale from 5:30–8:30 PM!

RSVP: ljathenaeum.org/aac10

09/16/2026

🎶 The DJs are set! And we’ve got food covered.

We’re excited to announce the vinyl DJ lineup for the Athenaeum Art Center’s 10 Year Anniversary Party & Secret Sale, along with our food partner for the evening.

Come celebrate 10 years of art, printmaking, and community at AAC! Tickets are on sale now!

🗓️ Saturday, September 26 | 5:30–8:30 PM
📍 Athenaeum Art Center, 1955 Julian Avenue, 92113
🎟️ GET TICKETS*: ljathenaeum.org/aac10

🎧Vinyl DJ lineup:
DJ Reyna .ybarra
DJ Rosas
DJ Abby Boulevard

🥂Food and drink partner:
Alchemy | Choose They Poison

*Evening tickets are $50 and include food and one drink ticket. Additional drinks are available for purchase.

Check out the updated list of secret sale artists on the next slide.

04/07/2026

🌸 Call for Art — Día de las Madres 💐

We’re accepting artwork for our annual Día de las Madres / Mother’s Day Pop-Up Exhibition & Celebration at the Athenaeum Art Center!

Every year around Mother’s Day, we open our doors for a festive, bilingual celebration honoring mothers and maternal figures across cultures. Think paintings, sculptures, prints, mixed media, and yes — even fridge art. All skill levels welcome. 🎨

The night culminates in an opening reception with live mariachi music, printmaking demos, and a chance to meet fellow artists and neighbors. Rooted in Barrio Logan. Free and open to all.

✨ Submit: forms.zohopublic.com/athenaeummusicaandarts/form/DadelasMadresPopUpArtShow2026/formperma/ZjISoy_rbTD-QHdC_pres6tKkrIFXVLQXKcgkq-z274?utm_source=ig&utm_medium=social&utm_content=link_in_bio
📍 Athenaeum Art Center — 1955 Julian Ave, San Diego, CA 92113
🗓️ Saturday, May 9 | 12–8 PM

Generously supported by the ResMed Foundation.

🌸 Convocatoria de Arte — Día de las Madres 💐

¡Estamos aceptando obras de arte para nuestra exposición anual Día de las Madres / Mother’s Day Pop-Up Exhibition & Celebration en el Athenaeum Art Center!

Cada año, cerca del Día de las Madres, abrimos nuestras puertas para una celebración bilingüe y festiva que honra a las madres y figuras maternas de todas las culturas. Pinturas, esculturas, grabados, técnicas mixtas — y hasta arte del refri. Todos los niveles son bienvenidos. 🎨

La noche culmina con una recepción de apertura con mariachi en vivo, demostraciones de grabado y la oportunidad de conocer a artistas y vecinos. Con raíces en Barrio Logan. Gratis y abierto a todo el público.

✨ Envía: forms.zohopublic.com/athenaeummusicaandarts/form/DadelasMadresPopUpArtShow2026/formperma/ZjISoy_rbTD-QHdC_pres6tKkrIFXVLQXKcgkq-z274?utm_source=ig&utm_medium=social&utm_content=link_in_bio
📍 Athenaeum Art Center — 1955 Julian Ave, San Diego, CA 92113
🗓️ Sábado, 9 de mayo | 12–8 PM

Con el generoso apoyo de la ResMed Foundation.

03/13/2026

Exhibition opening this Saturday at the Athenaeum Art Center! Join us for Annie Alarcón: 𝘍𝘰𝘳𝘮𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘋𝘦𝘷𝘰𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯, featuring ceramic sculptures that move between vessel, body, and offering. Rooted in personal writing, sketches, and ritual, the works trace memory, grief, and care, using porcelain vessels as metaphors for presence, fragility, and the act of care itself.

Experience Alarcón’s new work as part of a vibrant evening—March 14 brings the full Barrio Art Crawl with open studios, galleries, street vendors, music, and all things art and culture.

✨ Opening Reception: Saturday, March 14, 5–8 PM, during the Barrio Art Crawl; free
🖼️ On view: March 14–May 7; free
📍 Athenaeum Art Center, 1955 Julian Avenue, Logan Heights, San Diego, CA 92113
📌Learn more: ljathenaeum.org/upcoming-exhibitions

11/13/2025

Big news at the Athenaeum Art Center! 📣 🎊

We’re thrilled to welcome two new members to our team: Luisa Martínez, our new Assistant Director, Athenaeum Art Center, and Alyssa Dolleschal, our new Print Studio Assistant.

Luisa (she/they) is a transborder cultural worker, artist, and educator whose work challenges borders as emotional, political, and historical forces. Using storytelling, radical imagination, and collective making, they explore belonging, resistance, and solidarity. Her experience in building community-rooted art spaces and mentoring artists makes her an incredible addition to our leadership team.

Alyssa (they/them) is a printmaker and sculptural papermaker whose practice explores Chicano identity, heritage, and community through objects, symbols, and food. They examine how the market and everyday materials connect people, celebrate culture, and reflect labor. They bring expertise in lithography, intaglio, and multi-plate color etching, along with a passion for creative learning, to our print studio.

Meanwhile, our gallery is getting a refresh! Thanks to a generous grant from The Prebys Foundation, we’re improving layouts and making space updates to enhance the visitor experience. The AAC will be closed through December 5 while renovations continue.

We can’t wait to welcome everyone back for our reopening and the Athenaeum Faculty & Staff Exhibition, on view December 6, 2025–January 3, 2026, with a free opening reception on Saturday, December 13, 5–8 PM, during the Barrio Art Crawl 💫

🗺️ Athenaeum Art Center, 1955 Julian Ave, San Diego, CA 92113
🔍 Visit ljathenaeum.org to learn more!

📸: Luisa Martínez (1) and Alyssa Dolleschal (2)

09/17/2025

We’re honored to be selected for the 2025 Arts Ecosystem initiative! 🌟

Thanks to this generous $80,000 grant from The Prebys Foundation, we’ll strengthen access to arts and culture in Logan Heights through vital infrastructure upgrades and expanded community programming at the Athenaeum Art Center.

This recognition, alongside 66 other essential arts organizations, reflects our shared commitment in working toward a vibrant, inclusive future for the arts in our region. Congratulations to all!

Learn more about us through the link in bio or at ljathenaeum.org.

📸: Photo of 𝘓𝘺𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘍𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘰𝘸, Helena Westra’s current Athenaeum Art Center exhibition, by Annie Denten

08/01/2025

𝘓𝘺𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘍𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘰𝘸 opens Saturday, August 9, 5–8 PM at the Athenaeum Art Center during Barrio Art Crawl 🌾 Step into a field of hand-gathered California grasses in this immersive solo exhibition by San Diego-based artist Helena Westra. A quiet space for reflection, shaped by slowness, cycles, and return.

🌟 Free and open to all
🖼️ On view through October 25
🗺️ Athenaeum Art Center, 1955 Julian Ave
🌾🌾🌾🌾🌾

Lying Fallow abre el sábado 9 de agosto, de 5 a 8 PM durante el Barrio Art Crawl 🌾 Una exposición inmersiva de la artista Helena Westra que convierte el espacio en un campo dorado y tranquilo para la reflexión. En exhibición hasta el 25 de octubre.

Athenaeum Art Center, 1955 Julian Ave
Entrada gratuit

07/30/2025

Join us on August 11 for San Diego New Music’s Emerging Composers Concert at the Athenaeum Art Center. This annual program highlights bold new works by college-age composers from the San Diego–Tijuana metropolitan area, performed by the talented RAVE Quartet.🎵

🖋 Selected Composers:
Perla Chavez, Universidad Autónoma de Baja California (UABC)
Robyn Kaminsky, San Diego State University (SDSU)
Georgia Phipps, Biola University/Palomar College
Gerry Reoyo, San Diego State University (SDSU)
Brian Velazquez, San Diego State University (SDSU)

🎼 Performed by RAVE Quartet:
Rachel Allen, trumpet
Anahita Pestonjamasp, flute
Ryan Simmons, bassoon
Eric Starr, trombone (and Director of the Emerging Composers program)

🗓 Monday, August 11
🕢 7:30 PM
📍 Athenaeum Art Center, 1955 Julian Ave., San Diego, CA 92113
🎟️ Get tickets at ljathenaeum.org/new-music or by calling 858-454-5872

We hope to see you at this special night of world premieres! 💫

Address

1955 Julian Avenue
San Diego, CA
92113

Opening Hours

Tuesday	11am - 4pm
Wednesday	11am - 4:30pm
Thursday	11am - 4pm
Friday	11am - 4pm
Saturday	11am - 4pm

Telephone

+16192691981

Website

http://www.ljathenaeum.org/

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