20 exhibitions and openings across 15 venues in San Diego County on Wednesday, August 12, 2026. Updated nightly from venue calendars and ticketing sites.
An entry-level exhibition at Mingei International Museum drawn from its Permanent Collection, exploring the global importance of grains as both sustenance and a source of human creative inspiration.
Tickets & detailsAn exhibition at Mingei International Museum presenting over sixty works of craft and art related to fishing, exploring utilitarian fishing objects and the deep relationship between people and fish around the world.
Tickets & detailsAn exhibition at Mingei International Museum featuring intricately woven reed sculptures by India Thompson that reflect on ownership, emotional attachment, and the concept of home in the modern age of renting.
Tickets & detailsThe first exhibition dedicated to Cecil Beaton (1904–1980) at the San Diego Museum of Art, celebrating his prolific career as photographer, fashion illustrator, Oscar-winning costume designer, social caricaturist, and writer across the twentieth-century British and American…
Tickets & detailsA free exhibition at the Visions Museum of Textile Art showcasing Japanese quilting art from the 17th Quilt Nihon competition. The exhibit continues through October 2026.
Tickets & detailsA free textile art exhibit at the Visions Museum of Textile Art exploring ocean-inspired forms and soft sculptural works. On display through October 2026.
Tickets & detailsAn ongoing outdoor sculpture exhibit at the Bonita Museum & Cultural Center featuring color-changing artworks. The exhibit runs through December 2026 and is free to visit.
Tickets & detailsAn interactive exhibit at the Comic-Con Museum inspired by the Doctor Who universe, exploring the intersection of science fiction and real-world science. The exhibit runs from August 3, 2026 through January 14, 2027.
Tickets & detailsAn ongoing art exhibit at the Granger Hotel featuring works inspired by the natural world, from flora to fauna. The exhibit runs through December 31, 2026.
Tickets & detailsAn exhibit at the San Diego History Center marking the 250th anniversary of the United States, on view through September 30, 2026. Admission is donation-based.
Tickets & detailsA free art exhibit presented by OMA's Artist Alliance at Sparks Gallery, running from August 10 through October 4, 2026. The show features works from a collective of local artists.
Tickets & detailsA free, ongoing demonstration series featuring artists creating works in arts and crafts and visual arts disciplines at the Village Arts Center in Balboa Park. The series runs through September 30, 2026.
Tickets & detailsAn exhibition at the San Diego Natural History Museum exploring San Diego's unique position at the crossroads of desert and sea, examining why millions visit this celebrated city each year.
Tickets & detailsAn exhibition at the Fleet Science Center uncovering the history of one of America's boldest wildlife experiments—the reintroduction of wolves to Yellowstone National Park after a 50-year absence, told through rare 16mm archival footage.
Tickets & detailsThis exhibition presented by The Dean Collection highlights work by local artists including MJ Pimentel, whose piece "Handball Courts" (2025) is featured. The show is on view from April 18 through November 8, 2026.
Tickets & detailsAn exhibition at the San Diego Natural History Museum exploring three remote, untouched atolls thousands of miles from civilization, revealing what these pristine ecosystems tell us about human impacts on our planet.
Tickets & detailsAn exhibition at the San Diego Natural History Museum sharing the remarkable stories of three animal species that were saved from the edge of extinction, examining what it takes to rescue wildlife when time is critical.
Tickets & detailsThe Del Mar Branch of the San Diego County Library, the Del Mar Foundation, and the Salk Institute present: Posters Created by Internationally Known Artist Françoise Gilot for "Symphony at Salk" Concerts 1996-2023. When Françoise Gilot was a 21-year-old art student in Paris, she…
Tickets & detailsFeaturing 48 works by 42 artists selected from over 1,000 submissions, this exhibition showcases the breadth of contemporary art from the San Diego–Tijuana region. The show was juried by artist and photographer Paul Mpagi Sepuya and is on display in the Joseph Clayes III Gallery…
Tickets & detailsTake Me to the Water is a museum exhibition exploring histories of African American and Black communities connected to the Pacific Ocean, on display from August 11, 2026 through June 1, 2027. No specific museum or venue details were listed on the page beyond what is implied.
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