December 20, 2024

Symbolizing Americana, Richard C. Ybarra

Photography by San Diego native Richard C. Ybarra Exhibition Dates: January 4 – February 6, 2025 Reception: Saturday, January 18,  2pm – 5pm Artist Talk: Saturday, January 18, 3:30pm Symbolizing Americana delves into the visual language of “Americana” and the feelings associated with living in rural environments around the United States.            …what ‘animates’ us is what lies beyond the photographic frame in our imaginations. –  Roland Gérard Barthes (1915 – 1980) was a French philosopher […]
September 16, 2023

Gathering of Nations

Join us at the 3rd Annual gathering held on traditional Kumeyaay lands in the Sweetwater Valley. If you would like to be a part of the program please contact coordinator Heather Gallana, Indigenous Cultures Educator and School Tour coordinator at the museum, at 619 267-5141. Thank You to Sponsors of this free community building event,  
May 20, 2023

Live Auction Items

Live Auction items for “Art of the West” Auctioneer: Jet Savoy Board of Trustee’s Wine with Judy Goldman mosaic, custom wine rack made in Bonita by Bill Snider   Rosarito Penthouse- 5 nights Oceanfront view, Penthouse condo, 11th Floor 3000 sq. ft. 3 bedroom, 2 bath.  Amenities include pool, spa, tennis, access to beach. (Limited to 4 people, not pets, no smoking) Estimated value: $2500 Donation courtesy Bob and Judy Jondall   Olaf Wieghorst Olaf Wieghorst Partners print 48/950 Dimensions […]
December 14, 2022

Audi Lawson, Bonita Legacy

Exhibition dates: January 4 – February 4, 2025 Bonita artist Audi Lawson documents the region from the 1950’s through the 1990’s including mediums such as photography, sculpture, collage and drawing. Series: Audi’s Fantasy Landscapes In the 1990s, in a melding of elements of sculpture and photographs, Audi’s landscape fantasies evolved from collages of pieces of torn paper that were subsequently photographed and incised. Since these images have little perspective, the foreground and background can seem to switch places.  In the […]