Art and Culture Exhibitions

The Visual Arts Program provides access and connection to the arts and culture landscape in San Diego, offering unique opportunities to local and regional artists. Featured exhibitions can be viewed at Central Library’s Judith Harris Art Gallery. Rotating exhibitions by local artists and creative groups are hosted at several library locations throughout the year. The Visual Arts Program demonstrates the library’s role as a cultural institution embracing a broad range of disciplines while assisting San Diego artists to achieve wider local, regional and national attention.

For more information about library exhibitions, email us at OnView@sandiego.gov.

Judith Harris Art Gallery

Onview May 12, 2026 – July 25, 2026

Occupy Thirdspace III: The Park tells the visual story of public and collective land use through the perspective of artists whose work has touched, traversed, and activated the site of Friendship Park. This historical landmark located at the westernmost end of our southern border, has been a meeting place and source of hope across divides, later a site of concentrated militarization. The objects in OTS III work together to resurrect the spirit of Friendship Park as a bridge, encounter, and neighborhood.

Featuring:  Las Comadres, Art Made Between Opposite Sides (AMBOS), and Friends of International Friendship Park. Curated by Sara Solaimani and natalia ventura.

Join us for art, sound, and connection. Small bites and LIVE vinyl set by local DJ Betty Bangs. Sponsored by the Friends of the Central Library.
Opening Reception: Tuesday, May 12, 2026 from 6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
 

OnView - Local Arts

Allied Gardens
Japanese Friendship Garden
April 1 - May 31, 2026

La Jolla/Riford
Remember Us The Holocaust (RUTH)
December 14, 2025 to June 1, 2026

Mission Hills-Hillcrest
Christina Adamopoulos
April 11 - May 30, 2026

North Park
Studio Mike Mike
March 4 – May 4, 2026

Point Loma
Point Loma Artist Association
April 5 – June 26, 2026

Rancho Bernardo
John Linthurst
January 28 – April 30, 2026

Rancho Peñasquitos
Feminist Image Group (FIG)
April 1 - May 31, 2026

Serra Mesa
Craft Collective
February 2 – May 31, 2026

Explore past exhibitions at the Central Library Art Gallery, including behind-the-scenes content and virtual tours.