The New Colossus: The Golden Era Exhibit Opening Night

Program Type:

Art, Citizenship and Immigration, Summer Reading Program

Age Group:

Middle School Age, Teens, Emerging Adults, Adults, Older Adults
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Event Details

The New Colossus: 
A Photographic Celebration of San Diego's Immigrant Communities

The New Colossus comprises a series of exhibitions of photographic artwork that pay a vibrant tribute to San Diego's immigrant communities. The exhibitions will be on view at the City Administration Building and in library branches throughout the City of San Diego through October 31, 2024. 

Exhibition Series: 

Homage, and Vien Dong,  City Administration Building Breezeway and Lobby 
In Their Own Words: Rancho Peñasquitos Branch Library
Main Street USA: City Heights/Weingart Branch Library
The Golden Era: College-Rolando Branch Library
Colonnade I: Pacific Beach Taylor Branch Library
Colonnade II: Valencia Park/Malcolm X Branch Library
Duality: San Ysidro Branch Library  (Installation coming June 30)
Individual Photo: Point Loma/Hervey Branch Library
Individual Photo: Linda Vista Branch Library

The 2023 - 2024 Exposure fellowship is supported in part by the National Endowment for the Arts

John Raymond Mireles is a San Diego-based artist working principally with photography. In 1992, he began working as a freelance commercial photographer in San Diego. He has since transitioned from working with commercial clients to an artistic practice that frequently focuses on engaging with and documenting local communities. In 2015, Mireles installed a large, outdoor public exhibition of his Neighbors project, comprised of vinyl-printed portraits of community members from in and around the neighborhoods of south and southeast San Diego. He has since expanded the Neighbors project to all 50 states, including public installations in New York City, Oklahoma City, and Anchorage, Alaska. Mireles has exhibited extensively throughout the United States, including his recent solo exhibition, Disestablishment, at the San Diego Museum of Art.

Learn More!
Information about this project to document stories of immigrants and refugees:
https://www.sandiego.gov/insidesd/city-san-diego-seeks-document-stories-immigrants-and-refugees

Information about Exposure: A New Municipal Photo Fellowship:
https://www.sandiego.gov/blog/exposure-new-municipal-photo-fellowship

Accessibility

Need disability-related modifications or accommodations? Information and program content can be made available in alternative formats upon request by emailing JFRogers@sandiego.gov.