Visual Arts Program

The Library's Visual Arts Program is a nationally recognized series of exhibitions, lectures, a television program, and other art-related activities. The mission of the program is to demonstrate the library's role as a cultural institution embracing a broad range of disciplines, while assisting San Diego's mid-career and older professional artists in achieving wider local, regional, and national attention. Visual Arts Program exhibitions are made possible, in part, by contributions from individuals, volunteer efforts, and the Friends of Central Library. To see the latest information on exhibitions and other visual arts' activities, please consult the Library's Displays and Exhibits page on the Calendar of Events. For more information on the program, including donor information please consult the Visual Arts Program Fact Sheet (PDF:1.0MB)

Information on Upcoming Exhibitions

May 27 through July 13, 2008
Library Exhibition Features Works by Alexia Markarian (PDF: 82K)

Information on Current Exhibitions

March 30 through May 18, 2008
Pure Painting 2: Works by Eleven Noted San Diego-Area Painters

Joyce Cutler-Shaw Exhibit at North University Community Branch Library (PDF:39K)

Information on Past Exhibitions

February 10 through March 23, 2008
Artist Robin Bright Exhibition at Pacific Beach/Taylor Library

December 9, 2007 through February 3, 2008
Artist John Daniel Abel Exhibition at Pacific Beach/Taylor Library

October 21 through December 2, 2007
Artist Faiya Fredman Exhibition at Pacific Beach/Taylor Library

September 4 through October 14, 2007
Robert Treat Exhibition at Pacific Beach/Taylor Library

July 15 through August 26, 2007
Dana Montlack Exhibition at Pacific Beach/Taylor Library

May 23 through July 8, 2007
Harold Cohen Exhibit at Taylor Library

November 19, 2006 through February 28, 2007
Cheryl Parry Art Exhibition "The Cloths of Heaven" Looks at Little Known Chapter of Irish History (PDF:25K)

Contact for Visual Arts Program
For more information about the exhibitions, services, or tax-deductible contributions to the Visual Arts Program, the public can call Library Curator Mark-Elliott Lugo at (619) 238-6627.