SAN DIEGO · UPDATED FROM OFFICIAL VENUE SOURCES
San Diego gallery openings
Upcoming gallery and museum exhibition openings in San Diego over the next two weeks.
Beyond the Badlands: A Movie Series - The Gunfighter
Civic Center Library Community Room
Wed, Sep 16 · Oceanside
Oside Flavor
SoCal Sports Complex
Wed, Sep 16 · Oceanside
AGORA launch
Dear Tomorrow
Thu, Sep 17 · San Diego
Culture & Cocktails: 1926
The San Diego Museum of Art
Thu, Sep 17 · San Diego
Encinitas Cruise Night: September 2026
Encinitas 101 MainStreet Association
Thu, Sep 17 · Encinitas
Free Third Thursday
Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego (La Jolla)
Thu, Sep 17 · La Jolla
Opening Reception: QUIET INTERRUPTION
Woodward Contemporary
Sep 17 – Oct 10 · San Diego
QUIET INTERRUPTION
Woodward Contemporary
Sep 17 – Oct 10 · San Diego
Timken Travel Day: Pomona College — Behind the Scenes at the Benton Museum & Bridges Auditorium
Timken Museum of Art
Thu, Sep 17 · San Diego
Timken Travel Day: The Beauty of Form — Fine Art and Ceramics
Timken Museum of Art
Thu, Sep 17 · San Diego
Woodworking | Build Your Own Custom Charcuterie Board
San Diego Craft Collective
Thu, Sep 17 · Liberty Station
Preview Party: “Visiones Nocturnas: Queer Nightlife in Contemporary Art”
Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego (La Jolla)
Fri, Sep 18 · San Diego
Sip, Snip, and Zine Night at the Museum
Bonita Museum & Cultural Center
Fri, Sep 18 · Bonita
Between Fact and Feeling
Joseph Bellows Gallery
Sep 19 – Oct 31 · La Jolla
C-Note Sale
Off Track Gallery
Sep 19 – Sep 20 · Encinitas
Changing Terrain: Regional Artists Interpret Our Landscape - Exhibition Celebration
Oceanside Museum of Art
Sat, Sep 19 · Oceanside
Exhibition Celebration
Oceanside Museum of Art
Sat, Sep 19 · Oceanside
Indigenous Artisan Market
San Diego Archaeological Center
Sat, Sep 19 · Escondido
Joe Garcia: Journey
Santa Ysabel Art Gallery
Sep 19 – Nov 30 · Santa Ysabel
Journey
Santa Ysabel Art Gallery
Sep 19 – Nov 30 · Santa Ysabel
Opening Reception: Christine Lee: By Hand
Quint Gallery
Sat, Sep 19 · San Diego
Our Lady
El Salón
Sat, Sep 19 · San Ysidro
Our Lady Of The San Diego Convention Center
El Salón
Sat, Sep 19 · San Ysidro
Plein Air Paint Out with OMA Artist Alliance: Buena Vista Lagoon
Buena Vista Lagoon
Sat, Sep 19 · Oceanside
UNBOUND 2: aNYTHING gOES
ACE Gallery
Sep 19 – Oct 22 · Oceanside
Visiones Nocturnas: Queer Nightlife in Contemporary Art
Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego (La Jolla)
Sep 19 – Jan 17 · San Diego
Coffee And Conversation With OMA Artist Alliance | SEPTEMBER
Oceanside Museum of Art
Sun, Sep 20 · Oceanside
La Jolla Art Association Summer Artists’ Reception
La Jolla Community Center
Sun, Sep 20 · La Jolla
SUMMER ART EXHIBITION & RECEPTION
La Jolla Community Center
Sep 20 – Sep 30 · San Diego
Free Resident Day | San Diego Automotive Museum
San Diego Automotive Museum
Tue, Sep 22 · San Diego
Petals and Shadows
Spanish Village Art Center
Sep 22 – Oct 5 · San Diego
Open House for Educators
Timken Museum of Art
Wed, Sep 23 · San Diego, CA
An Unruly Assembly Selections from the Culley Collection of Woodblock Prints
USD Hoehn Family Galleries
Sep 24 – Dec 11 · San Diego
Edgeless: In the Expanded Field of Painting
School of Art and Design
Sep 24 – Sep 29 · San Diego
Exhibition Receptions for Edgeless and Graduate Review Exhibition
University Art Gallery School of Art + Design
Thu, Sep 24 · San Diego
Exhibition: "Edgeless: In the Expanded Field of Painting"
School of Art and Design
Sep 24 – Sep 29 · San Diego
Virtual Talk - Seventeenth Century Art in Holland
Timken Museum of Art
Thu, Sep 24 · San Diego
Artist Open House - By Popular Demand
Brooks Theater Gallery
Fri, Sep 25 · Oceanside
By Popular Demand - Artist Open House
Brooks Theater Gallery
Fri, Sep 25 · Oceanside
HOPE
The Studio Door
Sep 25 – Nov 6 · San Diego
2026 Chula Vista ArtFest
Chula Vista City Hall
Sat, Sep 26 · Chula Vista
Closing Reception and Artist Talk: The Giving Tree
Art Produce
Sat, Sep 26 · San Diego
Fiber Arts | Felting: Starry Nights Needle Felted Wool Art Painting
San Diego Craft Collective
Sat, Sep 26 · San Diego
La Jolla Historical Society Community Open House & Special Reveal
La Jolla Historical Society
Sat, Sep 26 · La Jolla
Quiet Interruption Opening Reception
Woodward Contemporary
Sat, Sep 26 · San Diego
Starry Nights Needle Felted Wool Art Painting
San Diego Craft Collective
Sat, Sep 26 · Liberty Station
Ten of Clubs
La Jolla Historical Society
Sep 26 – Jan 31 · La Jolla
The Scientific Art of Historic Preservation
La Jolla Historical Society
Sep 26 – Jan 31 · La Jolla
46th International Exhibition
San Diego Watercolor Society
Sep 27 – Oct 31 · San Diego
Art + Wellness: Sound Meditation and Healing Movement
California Center for the Arts Museum
Sun, Sep 27 · San Diego
Art Social Club
Art on 30th
Sun, Sep 27 · North Park
Art Social Club & Thaiyo Cafe
Art on 30th
Sun, Sep 27 · North Park
Mavis Staples
Poway Center for the Performing Arts
Sun, Sep 27 · Poway
Soft Power in Practice: A Conversation with the 2026 San Diego Art Prize Recipients
Oceanside Museum of Art
Sun, Sep 27 · Oceanside
Sunday Craft Market
Chula Vista Center
Sep 27 – Dec 20 · Chula Vista
Trivia Night at the Timken: Wine & Wisdom
Timken Museum of Art
Sun, Sep 27 · San Diego
Self Compassion Through Art Journaling with Lea Seigen Shinraku
Oceanside Museum of Art
Mon, Sep 28 · Oceanside
Edgeless: In the Expanded Field of Painting
SDSU School of Art and Design
Tue, Sep 29 · San Diego
Cédrix Crespel: Hold Back The Night
Madison Gallery
Sep 30 – Nov 15 · San Diego
Fiber Arts | Sewing: Next Steps in Embroidery: Upcycling with Thread Painting
San Diego Craft Collective
Wed, Sep 30 · Liberty Station
Listings change. Confirm dates, times, admission, and availability with the venue before you go.