Art About Agriculture encourages artists to investigate the visual resources of the science and practice that sustains human life: agriculture. It strives to develop an understanding and appreciation of food and fiber production, especially among people not traditionally acquainted with agriculture.

Summer Selections

June 26 – August 29, 2026

Art About Agriculture encourages artists to investigate the visual resources of the science and practice that sustains human life: agriculture. It strives to develop an understanding and appreciation of food and fiber production, especially among people not traditionally acquainted with agriculture.

"Where We Stand" examines the political and geographic realities of life in the San Diego-Tijuana border region, a timely exploration of place, policy, and perspective through contemporary photography

Art About Agriculture encourages artists to investigate the visual resources of the science and practice that sustains human life: agriculture. It strives to develop an understanding and appreciation of food and fiber production, especially among people not traditionally acquainted with agriculture.

OMA’s Artist Alliance is thrilled to present 38 artworks in their third exhibition at Sparks Gallery in San Diego’s historic Gaslamp Quarter downtown. Selected by juror Sonya Sparks, many of the artworks are loosely themed to the title, Elemental, work that explores the vibrancy and vitality of the core elements—earth, air, fire, and water—that shape the world around us. The exhibition aims to evoke the raw, powerful essence of these elements, revealing their interconnectedness with life and the environment. The elemental theme highlights how these fundamental components permeate our daily existence, inspire creativity, and foster growth, yet also have the capacity for destruction and transformation.

Join us at Sparks Gallery for the reception on Sunday, May 25, from 5–8 PM. The exhibition will be on view through July 6, 2025, and admission is free.

LBCAC in collaboration with the Laguna Ocean Foundation, presents "Edge", an exhibition of artwork emblematic of the Laguna rocky intertidal zone. Curator: Tom Lamb with Ed Almanza.

The works selected for The 226th Anna Atkins Birthday exhibition pay homage to Atkins’ botanical studies and her artistic exploration of the natural world, focusing mostly on contemporary botanical works and works concerned with aquatic environments.

An electrifying online auction and an unforgettable live auction party, powered by 100 artists, in support of Laguna Art Museum. All works on display at Laguna Art Museum now!

The exhibition La Jolla Surf: Culture, Art, Craft invites viewers into the world of surfing through iconic photography by Roy Porello, Jeff Divine, and Ron Church, original artwork by award winning designer John Van Hamersveld, and surf boards from the greatest shapers in the region.

Unmoored presents two artists, Annie Claflin and Oriana Poindexter, whose art practices are deeply connected to marine ecosystems and the transforming environments of the shore and the sea.

Exhibit 012 — “Sonder: The profound feeling of realizing that everyone, including strangers passing in the street, has a life as complex as one’s own, which they are constantly living despite one’s personal lack of awareness of it.”

Echoes from the Kelp Forest by Jasmine Novack & Oriana Poindexter

Center Forward 2024 - Group Exhibition of the Center for Fine Art Photography. Jurors: Hamidah Glasgow + Katherine Ware

This fall, UC San Diego will unveil Embodied Pacific, a multi-sited exhibition in partnership with the Getty initiative PST ART: Art & Science Collide. Embodied Pacific, a collaboration between UC San Diego’s Department of Visual Arts and Birch Aquarium at Scripps Institution of Oceanography, features artworks created by artists in partnership with scientists from Scripps Institution of Oceanography and laboratories across UC San Diego, as well as with Indigenous community leaders in environmental and ocean science, engineering and design.

The La Jolla Art & Wine Festival (LJAWF) will be returning to downtown La Jolla on September 28 and 29, 2024!

The Photographer’s Eye Collective and Gallery announces (s)Light of Hand, a Juried Exhibition of Alternative Photographic Processes. Juror: Michael Kirchoff.

OMA's Artist Alliance is excited to present 168 artworks by 25 artists selected by Chuck Thomas in their first exhibition at in Oceanside, San Diego.

Artists, scientists, filmmakers, and community activists come together to both celebrate the natural world and to call attention to the climate crisis. This exhibition includes painting, drawing, sculpture and photography, as well as short films and interviews.

On view from August 26 - September 27, 2024

Opening Reception August 29, 2024

Artist Lecture September 12, 2024