ArtWalk on the Bay’s 2010 dates: September 18 & 19
New Location: Hilton San Diego Bayfront Park

Apply NOW for ArtWalk on the Bay, San Diego’s most beautiful fine art festival!

The new bayfront location at the 4.3 acre park at the Hilton San Diego Bayfront is a flat venue with easy access for artists, thousands of parking places and a spectacular bayfront setting. We are extremely enthusiastic about the new venue, and are happy to give interested artists a personal tour of the site, just give us a call.

Arts Month San Diego Announced for September

New this year! Arts Month San Diego was created to celebrate the vast array of visual and performing arts events taking place in America’s Finest City in September. ArtWalk on the Bay is one of many activities that enhance the cultural landscape of San Diego in September. Visit the website: www.artsmonthsd.com to learn more.

Art and Elegance - A New Event at the Westgate Hotel

When: Friday, July 23
Time: 6:00pm – 8:30pm

Mission Federal ArtWalk and hotel sponsor The Westgate Hotel have partnered to create a midsummer night of art and enjoyment featuring some of the participating galleries from the April festival. We’ll turn the hotel’s Versailles Ballroom into a gallery for a few hours. Come to view, buy and interact with many of the artists in this elegant setting. Partial proceeds will benefit ARTREACH. Tickets available on line for $29 plus convenience fee.

Videos of April’s Mission Federal ArtWalk

We are fortunate to be able to offer two video recaps of Mission Federal ArtWalk this year. Thank you to HD Video San Diego for capturing the event. Click here to view both – a “music video” (edited by Kristie McClure, our Art Director) with Ashley Matte’s original song Wherever There May Be; and a documentary-style video edited by HD Video San Diego.

Subaru Introduces All-New 2010 Outback®

ArtWalk on the Bay sponsor, Subaru of America, Inc. has introduced the all-new 2010 Subaru Outback. The fourth-generation of the World’s First Sport Utility Wagon® is a roomier and more capable interpretation of the vehicle that launched the crossover trend 15 years ago. Distinguished by bolder styling, the all-new 2010 Subaru Outback delivers enhanced performance, comfort and fuel economy with the introduction of an all-new chassis and the new Subaru Lineartronic™ CVT (continuously variable transmission). The all-new 2010 Subaru Outback is smart-sized compared to other 2-row crossover vehicles, featuring a mid-size interior in an easy-to-maneuver and off-road capable wagon body. Subaru is the only company that features Symmetrical All-Wheel Drive as standard equipment on every vehicle in its product line. This invaluable performance and safety-enhancing system distinguishes the Outback from crossover competitors, which generally offer all wheel drive only as an extra-cost option.

Must-Know Facts

• Roomiest Outback ever with new levels of comfort and refinement.
• Bold new design with renowned Subaru packaging efficiency.
• New 6-speed manual and CVT transmissions for Outback 2.5i models.
• New Outback 3.6R models featuring more powerful regular-fuel 6-cylinder engine.
• Improved fuel economy for all models.

For more information about the Outback, visit www.subaru.com

A Message from ArtWalk Title Sponsor: Mission Federal Credit Union

Mission Federal Credit Union is on a mission to help promote arts awareness and education throughout San Diego.  We are the proud title sponsor of Mission Federal ArtWalk and ArtReach San Diego.

Mission Federal Credit Union is safe, sound and standing by you through these difficult economic times.  Whether you’re opening a checking account, buying a home, applying for credit, or planning for retirement, you can count on Mission Federal Credit Union. With branches countywide, Mission Fed offers a full range of savings, loans and investment products.  Since 1961, Mission Fed, as a not-for-profit credit union, has driven value right back to their members instead of stockholders. Mission Fed member-owners benefit from solid information, a wide range of options, and personal advice.  No matter what your mission, Mission Fed will take time to understand your changing needs and goals and provide financial services to help you fund it. At Mission Federal, your mission is our mission.

Cymer, Inc.: Mission Federal ArtWalk’s Premiere Sponsor

Cymer, Inc. is a San Diego-based company that develops technology used to produce computer chips that power the world's electronic devices.  Cymer is committed to giving back to the San Diego community with funding for health, educational, cultural, civic and environmental initiatives throughout the community and support for local organizations that benefit the overall well-being of San Diegans.  
 
Cymer is a proud supporter of San Diego’s Mission Federal ArtWalk, the local artists and the community.

For more information, visit www.cymer.com or call 858.385.7300

Scripps Health

Scripps is proud to support the San Diego ArtWalk and the local artists. At Scripps, we understand that art can help create a healing environment for our patients and their families. You’ll find things such as our healing garden and Wolfstein sculpture park on our La Jolla campus. To quote Leonardo da Vinci, “one can have no smaller or greater mastery than mastery of oneself.” And Scripps is dedicated to helping you master your health with 2,500 physicians in more than 50 specialties at 19 outpatient centers and 5 hospital campuses. Scripps offers a world of healing to you and your loved ones.

To find the physician that’s right for you, or for more information, call 1.800.SCRIPPS or visit www.scripps.org.

Schedule an ArtReach Program for Your Elementary School

It’s not too early to book an ArtReach program for your elementary school for the 2010/2011 school year.  Choose from a variety of workshops – “Dream Quilt” murals, self-portraits, Amate bark drawings or more.  We tailor programs to the needs of each school.  ArtReach travels to schools throughout the county to help young people discover the artist within.

To find out more about ArtReach call 619.615.1090, visit www.artreachsandiego.org or email ArtReach Programs Coordinator Elizabeth Morton at elizabeth@artreachsandiego.org.   

Hilton San Diego Bayfront

Come experience the spectacular San Diego waterfront setting, where peace, passion and possibilities flow freely. The new Hilton San Diego Bayfront has an openness, not only in floor plan, but also in attitude, energy, experience and service.

Steps from the downtown’s Gaslamp Quarter and PETCO Park and minutes from San Diego Airport, this beautiful waterfront hotel offers the finest amenities and lays the best of the city at your doorstep.

Enjoy magnificent bay and city views from the lobby and our 1190 spacious guest rooms. Each room has a bay view and features Hilton’s Serenity Collection™ bed and linens, the finest amenities such as Crabtree & Evelyn® products and the latest technology.

For more information and hotel specials, visit http://www.hiltonsandiegobayfront.com/index.php?page=special-offers

Distinction Gallery presents Distinction Studio Artists

Distinction Gallery is delighted to present Distinction Studio Artists: 25+ Local Artist Works on Display, a show featuring work from a plethora of highly talented, local artists.  With various styles and methods, Distinction Gallery's resident artists host a wide range of emotions and directions, though all with a commonality of the unconventional.  The opening is on Saturday, June 12 from 6:00 PM – 11:00 PM with complimentary Karl Strauss beer and wine. The exhibition runs through July 3.

For more information, visit www.distinctionart.com

ART SAN DIEGO Contemporary Art Fair

Showcasing over $10 million in art and representing over 500 artists from 50+ worldwide renowned galleries, with works available for view and purchase.  This year’s show, September 2 – 5, has been vetted by an esteemed curatorial committee and will offer paintings, works on paper, drawing, photography, sculpture, mixed media, and digital works. 

Visit www.ArtSanDiego-Fair.com to purchase tickets and book your rooms.

Jeni Bate at Foothill Creative

Artist Jeni Bate has been invited to join a group show at the Foothill Creative Arts Group's gallery in Sierra Madre, displaying her watercolor collage paintings. The show runs June 11 through August 13.  During the show, there will be a special Summer Madness Sales event on the evening of July 16, when all work in the gallery will be offered at 20% discount.

Find out more at www.creativeartsgroup.org or see some of the
watercolor collage on Jeni's website www.jenibate.com

Paint North Park Plein Air Paint Out

Artist Norm Daniels recently participated in the Paint North Park Plein Air Paint Out at the Art Department of San Diego on Saturday, May 15 where he placed third in the competition. On Sunday, May 16 a Quick Draw competition was held where participating artists had two hours to do a local scene during the North Park festival of Arts where Norm took first place.

For more information, visit www.normhere.com

Malashock Dance at the Lyceum Theatre

Malashock Dance, with Yale Strom presents Chagall: A world premiere dance/musical with live music at the Lyceum Theatre in Horton Plaza. Marc Chagall’s life, loves and stunning images are the heart of a brand new dance/musical which also features a short concert by Yale Strom and Hot P’Stromi, followed by an encore performance of Strom/Malashock’s popular Tribes. In this world premiere, Strom and Malashock present three sections of their dance/musical, Chagall, an evocative telling of the artist’s changing loves and styles. Performances take place on Thursday, June 10 at 7:30 PM, Saturday, June 12 at 8:45 PM and Sunday, June 13 at 7:30 PM.

For more information and to purchase tickets visit: http://www.sdrep.org/extpage3.aspx

Meyer Fine Art

Meyer Fine Art presents John Neumann: Sculptures, Drawings and Paintings through June 26. Meyer Fine Art is located in the art and design district in Little Italy in the historical Studio Arts Building at 2400 Kettner Blvd, Ste. 104.

For more information, visit www.plmeyerfineart.com

Eat, Shop and Enjoy the Little Italy Mercato

Date Street comes alive with the Little Italy Mercato every Saturday, rain or shine, from 9:00 AM - 1:30 PM with fresh and organic produce, various meats, flowers, home accessories, gifts and more. The farmers’ market models itself after several other successful City Markets from all over the world. Take advantage of 2 hours free parking at Union and Date Streets for shopping at the Mercato. So pack up the family and bring them down. Mangia Bene!

For more information, visit www.littleitalymercato.com

Art Academy of San Diego

Art Academy of San Diego has offered the same high quality educational expertise since 1998.  The faculty, which has remained the same, can help you to draw, paint, sculpt, print and render your ideas in glass, colored stones, silver, and any other metal.

For more information, visit www.artacademyofsandiego.com

Friday Night Liberty

Friday Night Liberty , located at NTC Promenade at Liberty Station, is an event featuring free open artist studios, galleries and performances the first Friday of every month starting at 5:00 PM. This month enjoy an exhibition featuring artwork created by artists working in the studios of Losina Art Center, San Diego. Emerging Artists of San Diego opens Friday, June 4 at 5:00 PM with a meet the artist’s reception and continues through Sunday, June 20 at the New Americans Museum Gallery, NTC Promenade arts and cultural district. Gallery hours are Friday, Saturday and Sunday, 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM. Emerging Artists of San Diego showcases original art in oil, acrylic and mixed media. The art ranges from large-format canvas to drawings mounted on wood and miniature collages.

For more information, visit www.ntcpromenade.com or call 619.573.9260

San Diego Museum of Art

The San Diego Museum of Art presents the solo show of Tijuana born artist Hugo Crosthwaite, who gives visitors a look at the fragility and beauty of humanity in his solo exhibition, Brutal Beauty: Drawings by Hugo Crosthwaite. On view through Sunday, July 18, the exhibition includes the on-site execution of a new, large-scale work of art by Crosthwaite, as well as two works from the Museum’s permanent collection and eight loans from private collections. Brutal Beauty: Drawings by Hugo Crosthwaite focuses on the artist’s rendering of the human figure and references baroque, surreal, film noir, popular culture, daily life and recent history.

For more information on SDMA, visit www.sdmart.org or call 619.232.7931

Mingei International Museum

The Mingei International Museum in Balboa Park presents Rite and Ritual: Ceremonial Art Across Cultures through June 26. This exhibit focuses on the beauty and meaning of objects used for familial, tribal and community events in traditional cultures: birth, childhood, initiation, marriage, death and festivals and in various religious expressions among the world’s peoples: Shamanism, Shinto, Buddhism, Christianity, Islam, Hinduism and Judaism.

For more information, visit www.mingei.org

San Diego Visual Arts Network

SDVAN has a mission to improve the clarity, accuracy and sophistication of disclosure about San Diego's artistic and cultural life. They are dedicated to reinforcing the idea that the visual arts are a necessary and vital part of the health of San Diego. By providing a website with a directory and events calendar and facilitating numerous collaborations on visual arts projects, SDVAN hopes to not only build the confidence of those involved in the arts, but disseminate information throughout San Diego, thus raising the bar on the writing, production and appreciation of the visual arts in the region. SDVAN currently receives over one million hits a year and lists over 1600 visual arts resources including artists in the San Diego region.

For more information, visit www.sdvisualarts.net

Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego, La Jolla

The Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego, La Jolla presents Here Not There: San Diego Art Now, offering a stimulating and provocative view into the variety, strength and vitality of work being produced by contemporary artists living in San Diego County. The exhibition runs June 6 through September 19 and focuses on emerging artists, serving as the first museum exhibition for many, as well as under-recognized mid-career artists and includes artwork in a wide range of genres, from painting, drawing, and sculpture to installation, video, new media, conceptual and performance art.

For more information on the museum, visit www.mcasd.org

Museum of Photographic Arts (MoPA)

The Museum of Photographic Arts in Balboa Park is pleased to present Taking Aim -Unforgettable Rock 'n' Roll Photographs Selected by Graham Nash. Taking Aim chronicles the history of rock ‘n’ roll, as chosen by one of its sons, Graham Nash of Crosby, Stills and Nash. This exhibition captures the spirit and essence of rock ‘n roll through powerful and iconic photographs of legends such as Elvis Presley, The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, Debbie Harry, Elvis Costello, and others. Taking Aim spans more than fifty years of music-making as seen through the eyes of 40 legendary photographers including Annie Leibovitz, Mick Rock, Francesco Scavullo, Graham Nash himself, and others. The selection of photographs presented in the exhibition expresses Graham’s view on the evolution of rock ‘n’ roll music, and depicts stunning images ranging from live stage performances to intimate, behind-the-scenes moments. Taking Aim is on view June 12 through September 26.

For more information, visit www.mopa.org

San Diego Art Department Offers Classes to Adults & Youth

The San Diego Art Department is pleased to offer art classes and workshops taught by an amazing collection of San Diego teaching artists. SDAD offers 6 week painting classes in oil, watercolor, acrylics, from portraits to still life, plein air to abstract. Also in the curriculum are classes in drawing, mosaics, stained glass, silk painting, screen printing, and jewelry making.  Visit their website and click on “classes” for a full listing of classes and times. 

For more information, visit www.sandiegoartdepartment.com

San Diego Art Institute

The San Diego Art Institute: Museum of the Living Artist is proud to present the Summer C-Note event where original artwork, donated by SDAI members and emerging regional artists, is sold right off the wall for one ($100), two ($200) or three ($300) C-Notes.  The C-Note event runs through June 13. The San Diego Art Institute is located in Balboa Park, House of Charm at 439 El Prado. 

For more information, call 619.236.0011 or visit www.sandiego-art.org

Broadway San Diego

Get your tickets now as Broadway San Diego presents Avenue Q, the smash-hit Broadway musical about real life in New York City, as told by a cast of people and puppets through a hilariously irreverent, Tony®-winning book and score. The three-time Tony Award® winning musical will make its return to San Diego July 6 – 11 at the Civic Theatre.

For more information and tickets, visit www.broadwaysd.com

Old Globe

The Old Globe presents the West Coast premiere of The Whipping Man. A Jewish Confederate soldier returns to his childhood home, only to find it in ruins and occupied by his former slaves. Though a new chapter of history is unfolding, dangerous secrets of the past threaten to destroy their family, their connected history, and their shared faith. The Whipping Man is on stage through June 13.

For more information on this event and other offerings at the Old Globe, visit www.theoldglobe.org or call 619.23.GLOBE (619.234.5623)

San Diego Performing Arts League

The San Diego Performing Arts League is a not-for-profit umbrella organization serving more than 150 theatre, music, and dance companies and their audiences throughout San Diego County. The League develops cost-effective, collaborative programs that bring new audiences to the arts and strengthen San Diego's performing arts with new sources of earned income and management support.

For more information, and to buy tickets, visit www.sandiegoperforms.com

La Jolla Playhouse

The La Jolla Playhouse presents Surf Report, the story of Judith, who spends her days serving as assistant to her demanding venture capitalist boss in a coastal Southern Californian town. Her husband Hal spends his nights trying not to pick a fight with Judith. And their daughter Bethany, a struggling artist in New York, spends every waking moment trying to stay as far away from home as possible. But when Bethany returns to California for a family emergency, the shadows of the past, and the specter of an uncertain future, threaten the very core of this turbulent family. Surf Report is in the Mandell Weiss Forum June 15 through July 11.

For information and tickets, visit www.lajollaplayhouse.org

Sophia Isadora Academy of Circus Arts

Summer is almost upon us and so is Circus!!!  The Sophia Isadora Academy of Circus Arts has a number of summer camps lined up beginning June 14 through August 27. Learn everything from beginning hand stands and intro to circus to bending, tumbling, contortion and adult aerial from professional Cirque performers.

For more information, visit www.sdcircus.com

Lamb’s Players Theatre

Lamb’s Players Theatre presents a classic American comedy. Before it became the classic movie starring Jimmy Stewart, Mary Chase’s hilarious and endearing comedy Harvey was a Broadway hit and winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Drama. Elwood P. Dowd is the nicest guy in town. Can he help it if his best friend happens to be a 6-foot-tall invisible white rabbit? His long-suffering sister and embarrassed niece have had enough, and hilarity is about to ensue as they try to check Elwood into the local sanitarium. A brilliant send-up of conformity, psychoanalysis, and the frantic pace of modern life, Harvey is a comedy that just might make a believer out of you! Harvey is on stage at the Lamb’s Players Theatre in Coronado June 4 through July 18.

For more information, visit www.lambsplayers.org or call

Marketplace Partner of the Month: Childs Mascari Warner Architects

Childs Mascari Warner Architects is a forty-person design studio specializing in healthcare and commercial architecture with offices in San Francisco and San Diego (Little Italy). Built on the premise that “we shape our buildings and afterwards, our buildings shape us” (Winston Churchill), the architects at Childs Mascari Warner believe that this statement applies to any building type. They feel a building's design can affect staff satisfaction, operations, community perception, and a myriad of other factors, either in a positive or negative way. Working with such clients as UCSD Medical, Scripps Healthcare, Rancho San Diego Town Center and Pacific Coast Plaza, Childs Mascari Warner strives to create environments that are efficient, while at the same time enriching.

Childs Mascari Warner
1717 Kettner Blvd Ste 100
619.814.0080
www.childsmascariwarner.com

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2010 ArtWalk on the Bay
Waterfront Park at the Hilton San Diego Bayfront
September 18 & 19, 2010
10:00 AM to 5:00 PM
www.artwalkonthebay.org

2011 Mission Federal ArtWalk San Diego
Downtown, Little Italy – April 30 & May 1, 2011
11:00 AM to 6:00 PM
www.missionfederalartwalk.org