Thao Huynh French, shares about the effort, time, and energy that went into a newly-unveiled mural of the Tiger – in celebration of The Year of The Tiger.  The mural is painted on the side of the Minh Ky restaurant  in City Heights. The mural was created with arts funding provided by the county. Thao Huynh French is a San Diego artist and you can read more about her and her organization Ladies who Paint here.  The website includes maps to a walking or driving mural tour you can take in San Diego.

The website also showcases other female muralists working in San Diego

Lunar New Year, held typically in late January or early February, is a holiday celebrated primarily in Asian countries. It marks the start of the spring season and is annually linked to one of a dozen zodiac animals, such as the dragon, horse, ox and tiger. Watch more here. on this pbs story about Lunar New Year and the new mural.

The City of Encinitas is hiring an Arts Assistant.  The job is described as:

“The Arts Assistant is responsible for providing a variety of support services in the day-to-day operations, programs and events of the Cultural Arts Division. Arts Assistant duties includes but are not limited to coordinating with artists and vendors, curating and installing exhibits, overseeing the Civic Art Galleries, preparing marketing materials including graphic design, assisting with the Public Art Program, assisting with concerts, receptions and cultural arts events, answering phones, billing, and all aspects of inventory and supply management.”

For more details visit the job posting page and apply!

This year due to Covid19 the Art Department has taken its scholarship competition online.  We are excited to have scholarships available for students currently enrolled in at least one Art class this semester. There is a requirement that artwork you submit must have been created in the last two years. The scholarship competition is being hosted as a Canvas class so if you would like to participate head on over to this link https://palomar.instructure.com/enroll/K9XA9T and self-enroll in the class.  There is no grade and it will not effect your GPA.

The deadline to submit a completed application, and images of your works of art, is Wed., April 21, 2021 at 11:59 p.m.Scholarship recipients will be listed as an announcement on the scholarship Canvas site by Mon., April 26, 2021. The Palomar College Foundation will also notify winners in writing.

Best of Luck!!

The San Diego History Center is launching a  new exhibit, Celebrate San Diego: Black History & Heritage. This initiative partners with, listens to, shares milestones, and captures physical and digital elements reflecting this vibrant community’s unique history. The exhibit invites contributions from the community.  Here is what the exhibit organizers say about the project:

Celebrate San Diego: Black History & Heritage is a new project of the San Diego History Center. More than an exhibition with a limited life span, this initiative is multi-layered and has life in the physical, the digital, as well as the SDHC permanent collection to be shared and studied for generations to come. Celebrate is an unfolding exhibition that’s not complete without on-going community crowd-sourced insights, information and items.  

The California Center for the Arts, Escondido Museum is providing digital content each Monday for their exhibition “Campus Creatives.” The exhibit highlights the artworks of 56 artists  teaching in San Diego County’s colleges. Follow the museum on social media for a short interview, studio tour, or video from a different artist in the exhibition.

Ryan Bulis and Sasha Koozel Reibstein participate in the event.  You can tag and find the museum on social media using @theccae