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Off Track Gallery
Off Track Gallery presents the works of artistis from the San Dieguito Art Guild.
500 Second St.
Encinitas, CA 92024
760-942-3636

Cedros Avenue Third Thursday Gallery and Shopping Night
Trios Gallery - good starting point
858 792-0902 Trios Gallery 130 S Cedros Ave, Solana Beach, CA 92075
On the third Thursday of the month, Solana Beach's art and architecture hub hosts a gallery and shop walk. Across the street from the Solana Beach Coaster stop, Cedros Avenue is an arts and design stroll begging for a fat wallet. The quaint south side of Cedros, also home to the Belly Up Tavern, is lined with clothing boutiques, furniture stores, antique shops and galleries.

On the third Thursday of the month, Cedros Avenue keeps the light on a bit later. From 5:30 to 8:30 p.m., various galleries and shops remain open for an after-work wind-down with casual art and boutique receptions. Lay down the bucks or just window shop, the point here is to get out and mingle.

SAN DIEGO WATERCOLOR SOCIETY hosts the International Exhibition 2008
28th ANNUAL · October 1-31

Established in 1964, the San Diego Watercolor Society has become one of the largest and most active in the United States. The SDWS International Exhibition is widely recognized for its high standards of excellence in watermedia art.

Gallery Hours: Wednesday - Sunday from 11am-5pm.
Opening Receptions the first Friday of each month, 5pm-8pm.

Address: 2825 Dewey Road, Suite 105, San Diego, CA  92106
Phone: (619) 876-4550

La Jolla Festival of Arts
8677 Villa La Jolla Dr
La Jolla, CA 92037
(858) 456-1268
Festival Dates for 2008
June 28, Saturday: 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
June 29, Sunday: 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Art of Digital Show -
An international exhibition of digital art at the elegant Lyceum Theatre Gallery in San Diego’s historic Gaslamp Quarter.
Exhibition: October 6 - November 11, 2007
Judge: Neal Benezra Director of the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art
Curator: Steven Churchill

Balboa Park Museums -

At Mingei International Museum: “Hungarian Folk Magic——The Art of Joseph Domjan,” thru Aug. 31.

“The Beauty of Use” marks three decades of the museum’s dedication to the beauty inherent in the ordinary, whether adorned or starkly unaffected, thru May 11.

“American Viewing Stones——Natural Art in the Asian Tradition” and “Chinese Woodblock Prints——The Ten Bamboo School,” ongoing. Tues.-Sun. 10-4. 1439 El Prado, Balboa Park, 619-239-0003;mingei.org.

Mingei’s North County satellite hosts an exhibit of toys and kites, “Art of Play,” thru June 29. Tues.-Sat. 1-4. 155 W. Grand Ave., Escondido.

At the downtown site of the Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego (1001 Kettner Blvd., 619-234-1001):

“Maya Lin: Systematic Landscapes,” Mar. 30–June 30, features recent sculptures, drawings, and large-scale installations.

“Robert Irwin: Primaries and Secondaries,” the largest exhibit of Irwin’s work since 1993, is on view thru Apr. 13. Sat.-Tues. 11-6 (Thur. & Fri. till 9).

At the La Jolla location (700 Prospect St.,858-454-3541): “Erwin Redl: Matrix II” is the premiere showing of the artist’s theatrical-scale light-emitting diode artwork. Thur.-Tues. 11-5 (Thur. till 7). mcasd.org.

At the Museum of Making Music: “The Violin in America: Old World Tradition, New World Sound.” Carl Janelli Saxophone Quartet, Apr. 5 at 1.

Musical Story Time for Kids, Apr. 5 at 9:30 a.m. Tues.-Sun. 10-5. 5790 Armada Dr., Carlsbad, 877-551-9976; museumofmakingmusic.org.

At the Museum of Photographic Art: “The Photographer’s Eye: Ways of Seeing from the Permanent Collection,” thru Apr. 27.

“Picturing the Process,” thru June 29.

“Measured Time: MoPA at 25,” thru June 19. Tues.-Sun. 10-5 (Thur. till 9). 1649 El Prado, Balboa Park, 619-238-7559; mopa.org.

Ongoing exhibits at Balboa Park’s San Diego Air & Space Museum: “Dawn of Powered Flight,” “World War I,” “The Golden Age of Flight,” “World War II” and “The Jet Age.” Daily 10-4:30. 2001 Pan American Plaza, 619-234-8291; sandiegoairandspace.org.

At the San Diego Art Institute’s Museum of the Living Artist: Diane Huttula’s “On a Wing and a Prayer” and Paul Strahm’s “Outdoors in San Diego.” Tues.-Sat. 10-4, Sun. noon-4. 1439 El Prado, Balboa Park, 619-236-0011; sandiego-art.org.

At the San Diego Museum of Art: “Kindred Spirits: Asher B. Durand and the American Landscape,” thru Apr. 27. In conjunction, “Plein Air Past and Present: A Collaboration Between SDMA and the Lux Art Institute” runs concurrently. “Designs on Each Other: Indian Paintings and European Prints,” thru June 15. “Tastes in Asian Art,” thru July 13.
“Rhythms of India: The Art of Nandalal Bose” and “A Portrait of America: Selections from SDMA’s Permament Collection,” ongoing. Tues.-Sun. 10-6 (Thur. till 9). 1450 El Prado, Balboa Park, 619-232-7931; sdmart.org.

At the San Diego Museum of Man: “People, Posters and Politics: China 1955-1999” features the work of Chinese artist Yang Xianrang. Daily 10-4:30. 1350 El Prado, Balboa Park, 619-239-2001; museumofman.org.

At the San Diego Natural History Museum: “A Day in Pompeii,” featuring excavated art and artifacts, runs thru June 15.

“Photography at the Poles,” featuring works by Ralph Lee Hopkins, Frans Lanting, Abe Ordover and others, is on display thru May 5.

“Fossil Mysteries,” exploring the fossil history of our region, looks at the development of life today using the window of the past, with interactive displays that let visitors play paleontologist. Daily 10-5. 1788 El Prado, Balboa Park, 619-255-0205; sdnhm.org.

At Balboa Park’s Timken Museum of Art: The Putnam Foundation Collection is on permanent display, with European old-master paintings, Russian icons and American art as the primary focus. Tues.-Sat. 10-4:30, Sun. 1:30-4:30. 1500 El Prado, 619-239-5548; timkenmuseum.org.