Name: SD Art Prize 2022 Exhibition
Start: 2022-09-17
End: 2023-01-07
Location: Central Library

SD Art Prize 2022 Exhibition

All Day 9/17 - 1/7

Central Library

Library Branch: Central Library

Room: Art Gallery - Central

Age Group: All Ages

Program Type: Art, Community Engagement, Cultural Appreciation

Event Details:

Dedicated to the idea that the visual arts are a necessary and rewarding ingredient of any world-class city, the SD Art Prize was conceived to promote and encourage dialogue, reflection and social interaction about San Diego’s artistic and cultural l...

OnView: Sharon Ford & Sue Ann Daffara Bird’s Eye View of Plein Air Painting

All Day 10/1 - 12/31

Rancho Bernardo Library

Library Branch: Rancho Bernardo Library

Age Group: All Ages

Program Type: Art, Community Engagement, Cultural Appreciation

Event Details:

Bird's Eye View of Plein Air Painting October 1 – December 31, 2022 Sharon Ford and Sue Ann Daffara’s exhibit is comprised of pastel and oil paintings. These two artists have joined together to paint outdoors. “My artwork is designed to comm...

On View: RE...-True Ryndes, Robert Treat, and Pat Kelly

All Day 10/19 - 1/5

La Jolla/Riford Library

Library Branch: La Jolla/Riford Library

Age Group: All Ages

Program Type: Art, Community Engagement, Cultural Appreciation

Event Details:

RE... October 19 – January 5, 2022 Exhibition of three artists on the themes of social fragmentation, communication complexity and the pandemic. RE… is an exploration of the syllable “re” (as in reveal, resonate and revisit), and how it influen...

On View: New Beginnings-Associated Fine Artists

All Day 11/1 - 12/31

Mission Valley Library

Library Branch: Mission Valley Library

Age Group: All Ages

Program Type: Art, Community Engagement, Cultural Appreciation

Event Details:

New Beginnings October 6 – December 31, 2022 An exhibition of a variety of pieces by members of the Associated Fine Artists. Includes work in watercolor, oil, acrylic, pastel, and colored pencil. Exhibition Opportunities Interested in e...

OnView: Yolie McLeland

All Day 11/1 - 12/31

Mission Hills-Hillcrest/Knox Library

Library Branch: Mission Hills-Hillcrest/Knox Library

Age Group: All Ages

Program Type: Art, Community Engagement, Cultural Appreciation

Event Details:

Yoli McLeland November 1, 2022-January 31, 2023 Yoli McLeland is an artist and retired teacher who used to focus on music but took up oil painting in 2005 after being challenged to try something new by a close friend. Since then, Yoli has creat...

OnView: Summer Paa’ila-Herrera Jones

All Day 11/7 - 1/7

Central Library

Library Branch: Central Library

Age Group: All Ages

Program Type: Art, Community Engagement, Cultural Appreciation

Event Details:

Summer Paa’ila-Herrera Jones November 7, 2022-January 7, 2023 Summer Paa'ila-Herrera Jones (she/her/hers), is an artist that works with various mediums, and explores themes of unique modern experiences of the Native peoples of Southern Californ...

OnView: Natural and Geometric: Origami Works by Joseph Hwang

All Day 11/12 - 1/31

Mission Hills-Hillcrest/Knox Library

Library Branch: Mission Hills-Hillcrest/Knox Library

Age Group: All Ages

Program Type: Art, Community Engagement, Cultural Appreciation

Event Details:

Natural and Geometric: Origami Works by Joseph Hwang November 12 2022-January 31, 2023 In this exhibit, paperfolding artist Joseph Hwang presents two original series of animal origami designs and modular balls. Figurative models are folded from...

OnView: Humanity Showers-Jordan Verdin

All Day 11/14 - 1/28

North University Community Library

Library Branch: North University Community Library

Age Group: All Ages

Program Type: Art, Community Engagement, Cultural Appreciation

Event Details:

Humanity Showers November 14-January 28, 2023 The San Diego Public Library’s Visual Arts program is pleased to host portraiture of the unsheltered captured by Jordan Verdin. Documented through his Dignity on the Streets project intended to brin...

OnView: Diversity in the Ocean-Leslie Jenness

All Day 11/15 - 1/28

Pacific Beach/Taylor Library

Library Branch: Pacific Beach/Taylor Library

Age Group: All Ages

Program Type: Art, Community Engagement, Cultural Appreciation

Event Details:

Diversity in the Ocean November 15, 2022- January 28, 2023 Leslie Jenness has devoted much of her work life to the importance diversity plays in our lives, and brings that same focus to her art. This exhibition uses acrylic abstract paintings t...

On View: Industrial Fragments-Don Strandberg

All Day 11/21 - 12/30

Allied Gardens/Benjamin Library

Library Branch: Allied Gardens/Benjamin Library

Age Group: All Ages

Program Type: Art, Community Engagement, Cultural Appreciation

Event Details:

Industrial Fragments November 21-December 30, 2022 Works on paper and canvas using a combination of collage-like imagery, created through newspaper image transfer by local artist Don Strandberg. Drawing is also introduced, making the work a mix...

Letters to Santa

All Day 12/1 - 12/15

Central Library

Library Branch: Central Library

Age Group: Babies/Toddlers, Preschoolers, Elementary School Age, Middle School Age

Event Details:

Visit Denny Sanford Children's Library between December 1st and December 15th to drop off your letter to Santa! Supplies will also be available to write a letter while you're here. Join us for our Winter Wonderland Celebration on D...

Voice on the Threshold

2:00pm - 7:30pm

City Heights Performance Annex

Library Branch: City Heights Performance Annex

Room: Black Box Theatre

Age Group: Babies/Toddlers, Preschoolers, Elementary School Age, Middle School Age, Teens, Emerging Adults, Adults, Older Adults

Program Type: Art, Community Engagement, Cultural Appreciation, Literature, Performing Arts

Event Details:

Staged readings, in Spanish, of plays by Victor Hugo Rascón Banda. A renowned and important Mexican playwright whose talent for representing the conflicts of a complex and contradictory society made him one of the most consequential writers in Mexic...

Craft Kits

All Day

Ocean Beach Library

Library Branch: Ocean Beach Library

Room: Children's Area - Ocean Beach

Age Group: Preschoolers, Elementary School Age

Program Type: Art, Community Engagement, Program Includes Kit, Science/STEAM

Event Details:

New take-home craft kits available every two weeks, while supplies last. Kits include almost everything you need to make a fun craft; you may need to supply your own scissors, glue, etc. See staff for details. Younger children may need help from an a...

FIFA World Cup Soccer Qatar 2022 @ PB Library

11:00am - 1:00pm

Pacific Beach/Taylor Library

Library Branch: Pacific Beach/Taylor Library

Room: Community Room/Taylor Gallery - Pacific Beach/Taylor

Age Group: All Ages

Program Type: Featured, Community Engagement, Cultural Appreciation

Event Details:

San Diego Public Library invites you to watch the World Cup on our big screens! On Monday, December 5th join us to view the Round of 16! The FIFA Football World Cup is contested every 4 years by the men's and women's natio...

FIFA World Cup Soccer Qatar 2022 @ San Diego Public Library

11:00am - 1:00pm

Central Library

Library Branch: Central Library

Room: Neil Morgan Auditorium

Age Group: All Ages

Program Type: Featured, Community Engagement

Event Details:

San Diego Public Library invites you to watch the World Cup on our big screens! The FIFA Football World Cup is contested every 4 years by the men's and women's national football (soccer) teams of countries. It's the most widely...

Baby Storytime

11:30am - 12:00pm

Logan Heights Library

Library Branch: Logan Heights Library

Room: Children's Area - Logan Heights

Age Group: Babies/Toddlers, Preschoolers

Event Details:

Join us in this storytime that geared towards toddlers and their parents. Enjoy new and classic stories of all kinds and get ready to learn fun fingerplays and lapsits to use not only at the library but at home too! ...

Soaring Minds

11:30am - 12:30pm

Scripps Miramar Ranch Library

Library Branch: Scripps Miramar Ranch Library

Room: Community Room - Scripps Miramar Ranch

Event Details:

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Friends of the Tierrasanta Branch Library's Used Book Sale!

11:30am - 5:00pm

Tierrasanta Library

Library Branch: Tierrasanta Library

Room: Community Room - Tierrasanta

Age Group: All Ages

Program Type: Educational, Literature

Event Details:

The Friends of the Tierrasanta Branch Library is in full swing once again with their monthly used book sale! Come on in and see what we have and get great bargains. We will be here 3 days at 4985 La Cuenta Drive San Diego, CA 92124 We look fo...

Baby Storytime

12:00pm - 12:30pm

La Jolla/Riford Library

Library Branch: La Jolla/Riford Library

Room: Community Room - La Jolla/Riford

Age Group: Babies/Toddlers

Program Type: Educational, Literature

Event Details:

Signing fun with songs, stories, and fingerplays as well as tips for using sign language as a preverbal communication tool with your baby. Geared to ages 0+. ...

Digital Navigator

12:00pm - 3:00pm

Logan Heights Library

Library Branch: Logan Heights Library

Room: Homework Center

Age Group: Adults, Older Adults

Event Details:

Stop in for one on one assistance with your technology questions or for assistance in applying for low/no cost computers or Internet. ...

Mindful Meditation

1:00pm - 2:00pm

Scripps Miramar Ranch Library

Library Branch: Scripps Miramar Ranch Library

Room: Community Room - Scripps Miramar Ranch

Age Group: Emerging Adults, Adults, Older Adults

Program Type: Community Engagement, Educational, Wellness

Event Details:

Mindful meditation can help lower heart rate, respiration, blood pressure, and stress. Instructors from the Healthy Adventures Foundation will lead participants in meditative breathing, a contract/relax exercise, and guided imagery. Atten...

Mah Jong Club

1:00pm - 3:30pm

Carmel Valley Library

Library Branch: Carmel Valley Library

Room: Community Room - Carmel Valley

Age Group: Adults, Older Adults

Program Type: Community Engagement

Event Details:

A Mah Jong Group for adults is meeting every Monday and Thursday from 1:00pm-3:30pm. Knowledge of American Mah Jong rules is required to play. Please bring your own Mah Jong tiles if possible. ...

Adult Holiday Ornament Crafting

2:00pm - 3:00pm

North Clairemont Library

Library Branch: North Clairemont Library

Room: Meeting Room - North Clairemont

Age Group: Adults, Older Adults

Program Type: Featured, Art

Homework Help

2:30pm - 4:30pm

Allied Gardens/Benjamin Library

Library Branch: Allied Gardens/Benjamin Library

Room: Community Room - Allied Gardens/Benjamin

Age Group: Elementary School Age, Middle School Age

Program Type: Educational

Event Details:

A quiet and dedicated room for kids to do their homework. Dedicated homework coach is on hand to assist kids and keep them on task. ...

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