Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego

Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego The Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego invites all people to experience our world, our region, and ourselves through the prism of contemporary art.
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EXPO IS THIS WEEKEND! Make sure you check out our exciting activations for EXPO Lab with Sebastiรกn Morรบa H., Erik Carter...
06/03/2026

EXPO IS THIS WEEKEND! Make sure you check out our exciting activations for EXPO Lab with Sebastiรกn Morรบa H., Erik Carter, Justin Atallian, Nicholas Pourfard, Itzel Islas, and Sergio Hernandez

Also join us for:

๐Ÿชฉ PRE-PARTY on June 5 with Geller
๐Ÿ–ผ๏ธ 50% off gallery admission all weekend
๐Ÿธ AFTER DARK After Party located offsite at Kiku Room (2812 Kettner Blvd.)

See you there!

This yearโ€™s EXPO Design Market is presented by San Diego FC with Mortis Studio and Kiku Room

RSVP today, ๐Ÿ”— link: https://mcasd.org/events/expo-2026

[Flyer design: Mortis Studio]

06/03/2026

Learn how to make masterpieces and mend loved objects at MCASD this summer!

Campers will patch, paint, and collaborate, inspired by works featured in ๐˜Ž๐˜ช๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ต๐˜ด and ๐˜๐˜ฐ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฆ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ๐˜ธ๐˜ฏ ๐˜๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฆ๐˜ด! From sewing quilts and crafting armor to starring in a short film, get ready to become mighty makers and menders.

Learn more and sign up today, ๐Ÿ”— link in our bio.

06/03/2026

Create art as we dream of new worlds together and make new friends!

โค๏ธ This exciting week will be filled with community-building and creative learning about how art helps us dream towards a future for everyone.

Campers will explore work from ๐˜Ž๐˜ช๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ต๐˜ด: ๐˜ˆ๐˜ณ๐˜ต ๐˜ง๐˜ณ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฎ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜‹๐˜ฆ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ ๐˜Š๐˜ฐ๐˜ญ๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ๐˜ค๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ง ๐˜š๐˜ธ๐˜ช๐˜ป๐˜ป ๐˜‰๐˜ฆ๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ป ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ˆ๐˜ญ๐˜ช๐˜ค๐˜ช๐˜ข ๐˜’๐˜ฆ๐˜บ๐˜ด, ๐˜›๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜‹๐˜ฆ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ ๐˜Š๐˜ฐ๐˜ญ๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ๐˜ค๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ ๐˜—๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ด๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ต๐˜ด: ๐˜๐˜ฐ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฆ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ๐˜ธ๐˜ฏ ๐˜๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฆ๐˜ด, and our permanent collection!

Register today. ๐Ÿ”— link in our bio.

06/03/2026

Get ready to solve The Great Museum Mystery!

๐Ÿ•ต๏ธ Campers will spend the week investigating the suspicious happenings inside the gallery halls, studying works featured in ๐˜Ž๐˜ช๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ต๐˜ด by Ebony Patteron and Jamal Shabazz!

Register now and learn from the giants. Learn more, ๐Ÿ”— link: https://mcasd.org/events/summer-camp-2026

06/01/2026

Local artist , featured in ๐˜›๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜‹๐˜ฆ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ ๐˜Š๐˜ฐ๐˜ญ๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ๐˜ค๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ ๐˜—๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ด๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ต๐˜ด: ๐˜๐˜ฐ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฆ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ๐˜ธ๐˜ฏ ๐˜๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฆ๐˜ด, explains her inspiration behind the frames of her photographs included in ๐˜›๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜‹๐˜ฆ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ ๐˜Š๐˜ฐ๐˜ญ๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ๐˜ค๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ ๐˜—๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ด๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ต๐˜ด: ๐˜๐˜ฐ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฆ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ๐˜ธ๐˜ฏ ๐˜๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฆ๐˜ด.

Visit MCASD today and see the show on view through November 8!

06/01/2026

Before this yearโ€™s ๐˜ˆ๐˜ท๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ต ๐˜Ž๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ฅ๐˜ฆ ๐˜‰๐˜ข๐˜ญ๐˜ญ: ๐˜“๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜จ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ ๐˜›๐˜ฉ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ ๐˜“๐˜ช๐˜ง๐˜ฆ, we spoke with Chata about how her work is in conversation with the older generation of photographers who first started out documenting street culture.

See more of Chataโ€™s work in ๐˜›๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜‹๐˜ฆ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ ๐˜Š๐˜ฐ๐˜ญ๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ๐˜ค๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ ๐˜—๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ด๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ต๐˜ด: ๐˜๐˜ฐ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฆ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ๐˜ธ๐˜ฏ ๐˜๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฆ๐˜ด at MCASD!

05/31/2026

Artist Chata, whose work is featured in ๐˜›๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜‹๐˜ฆ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ ๐˜Š๐˜ฐ๐˜ญ๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ๐˜ค๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ ๐˜—๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ด๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ต๐˜ด: ๐˜๐˜ฐ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฆ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ๐˜ธ๐˜ฏ ๐˜๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฆ๐˜ด, shares some of her photography inspirations: her family, Janette Beckman, John Valadez, and more!

See more of Chataโ€™s work in ๐˜๐˜ฐ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฆ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ๐˜ธ๐˜ฏ ๐˜๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฆ๐˜ด on view at MCASD through November 8!

05/31/2026

At the ๐˜ˆ๐˜ท๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ต ๐˜Ž๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ฅ๐˜ฆ ๐˜‰๐˜ข๐˜ญ๐˜ญ: ๐˜“๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜จ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ ๐˜›๐˜ฉ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ ๐˜“๐˜ช๐˜ง๐˜ฆ, Amy Crum, Associate Curator at MCASD, spoke with Chata, a local artist featured in ๐˜›๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜‹๐˜ฆ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ ๐˜Š๐˜ฐ๐˜ญ๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ๐˜ค๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ ๐˜—๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ด๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ต๐˜ด: ๐˜๐˜ฐ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฆ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ๐˜ธ๐˜ฏ ๐˜๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฆ๐˜ด, about how her journey with photography started.

See the exhibition on view at MCASD through November 8!

05/30/2026

MCASD faces the loss of $300,000 under the City of San Diegoโ€™s proposed $11.8 million reduction in arts and culture funding, threatening programs and community access across the region.

Your support is neededโ€”here and nowโ€”to protect MCASD's exhibitions, educational programs, and community spaces that so many San Diegans rely on for healing, creativity, and connection. โค๏ธ

โญ With your support, we can protect access to the arts for generations to come. Thank you for all the ways you have contributed to MCASD and helped ensure the vibrancy of contemporary art in San Diego.

Donate to MCASD today: https://give.mcasd.org/campaign/806253/donate

[๐Ÿ“ท: Stacy Keck, Kat Caudle, Daniel Lang, Alexander Cobian]

Your wedding vision starts here. โœจWeโ€™re throwing The Engagement Party โ€” a one-of-a-kind wedding showcase taking over our...
05/30/2026

Your wedding vision starts here. โœจ

Weโ€™re throwing The Engagement Party โ€” a one-of-a-kind wedding showcase taking over our entire La Jolla oceanfront venue on Sunday, June 21.

Five venues, 30+ SoCal creative partners, a wedding fashion show, incredible florals, live music, and the closest thing to experiencing your wedding day before it happens โ€” all set against our world-class art collection.

๐Ÿ“… Sunday, June 21 | 12:30โ€“5PM ๐Ÿ“ MCASD La Jolla ๐ŸŽŸ๏ธ GA + VIP tickets available at the link: https://mcasd.org/events/the-engagement-party

VIP guests: arrive at 12:30 for early access, complimentary portrait sessions, and a two-course lunch by MIHO.

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