San Diego, CA— The Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego (MCASD) presents its 2018 exhibition schedule for the downtown location. Renovation work continues at the Museum’s La Jolla location, which is expected to reopen in late 2020.
San Diego, CA—The Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego (MCASD) will host the 11th biennial Art Auction at its downtown location at 6:30 PM on Wednesday, March 28. The highly anticipated event will feature live and silent auctions of approximately 100 works by early career and internationally recognized artists, including John Baldessari, Liza Lou, Wangechi Mutu, and Ed Ruscha.
San Diego, CA—On Thursday, November 9, 2017, the Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego (MCASD) will host a panel and reception from 10 AM to 12 PM to celebrate the work of active duty armed forces members who participated in the Museum’s ArtOASIS program. The event will take place at the Museum's downtown location, at the galleries at 1001 Kettner Blvd., located across the street from the Jacobs and Copley Buildings.
San Diego, CA— The Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego (MCASD), in collaboration with the Museo Jumex in Mexico City and the Museo de Arte de Lima, presents Memories of Underdevelopment as part of Pacific Standard Time: LA/LA from September 17, 2017 through January 21, 2018. The ambitious exhibition gathers approximately 400 objects from more than 50 artists working in eight countries throughout Latin America.
More than 70 institutions throughout Southern California set to participate in Pacific Standard Time: LA/LA
San Diego, CA—Several San Diego institutions will host exciting exhibitions and collaborations this fall thanks to the Getty-led Pacific Standard Time: LA/LA initiative, a far-reaching and ambitious exploration of Latin American and Latino art in dialogue with Los Angeles taking place from September 2017 through January 2018 at more than 70 cultural institutions across Southern California.
San Diego, CA—On July 29, 2017, the Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego (MCASD)’s annual benefit night will take on new life within the urban setting of the Jacobs Building at MCASD Downtown, located at 1100 Kettner Blvd.
The Museum’s 41st annual gala, themed “POP Factory,” will take place from 6 PM to 12:30 AM. The annual fundraiser garners significant support for the Museum’s ambitious exhibition schedule and public programs.
Additional spring offerings include annual collecting exhibition and presentation of works that explore political speech and protest
San Diego, CA— The Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego (MCASD) presents Andrea Chung: You broke the ocean in half to be here at its downtown location from May 19, 2017 through August 20, 2017. For Chung’s first solo museum exhibition, the artist presents a new immersive installation together with selected collages and prints that explore legacies of colonialism and migration. The exhibition will open to the public on the evening of Thursday, May 18, at Downtown at Sundown.
Long-standing collaboration brings internationally acclaimed artists to San Diego
San Diego, CA—The Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego (MCASD) and The San Diego Museum of Art will present internationally renowned photographer Catherine Opie as the featured speaker for the 17th annual Axline Lecture on Thursday, May 11, at the Irwin M. Jacobs Qualcomm Hall, located at 5775 Morehouse Drive, San Diego, CA 92121.
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San Diego, CA—The Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego (MCASD) will present its 41st annual gala, themed “POP Factory,” from 6 PM to 12:30 AM on Saturday, July 29, 2017. The fundraiser garners significant support for the Museum’s ambitious exhibition schedule and public programs, yielding more than $5 million in the last 15 years.
San Diego, CA—The Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego (MCASD) in collaboration with the University of California San Diego Department of Visual Arts presents A Step Away: Artists from the MFA Program at UC San Diego, an exhibition featuring work by eleven graduating artists.A Step Away opens at the Museum’s popular and free monthly program, Downtown at Sundown, held on Thursday, April 20, from 5 to 8 PM. The exhibition will remain on view at MCASD’s Downtown location through May 29.
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