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ICA brings together two of the region’s contemporary arts leaders: LUX Art Institute + San Diego Art Institute. Through shared vision and resources, we create an inclusive, living laboratory of art and ideas.

PAST EXHIBITION

San Diego Art Institute, Bread & Salt and City of San Diego Collaborate for SD Practice Exhibition 

The San Diego Art Institute (SDAI) and Bread & Salt will co-present SD Practice, a public art exhibition of the acquired artworks by the City of San Diego (City) through the recent initiative of the same name. Co-organized with the City’s Commission for Arts and Culture, the exhibition will showcase the nearly 100 artworks purchased in support of the local arts ecosystem during the COVID-19 pandemic.

On view collectively for the first time at SDAI and Bread & Salt, these works reflect recent developments in local artistic practice, representing works acquired in 2021 through the City’s SD Practice initiative for the Civic Art Collection and funded through the bequest of art collector Thomas O. Rasmussen. As a sampling of the diverse practices pursued by San Diego artists, this exhibition reaffirms institutional interest in supporting local artists and publicly exhibiting contemporary art for all to enjoy. SD Practice opens July 10 with an opening reception at SDAI and Bread & Salt. The exhibition runs through September 5. For more information, click here.

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Photo credits:

Duke Windsor, Golden Skies No. 34, 2020, Acrylic and gold leaf on canvas. City of San Diego Civic Art Collection, purchase, through a gift of Thomas O. Rasmussen. © Duke Windsor

Rebecca Webb, Untitled (Gold Shimmer, Anzo Borrego Badland..., 2018, Digital archival photograph. City of San Diego Civic Art Collection, purchase, through a gift of Thomas O. Rasmussen. © Rebecca Webb

Bhavna Mehta, Mabel Bell La Jolla Pioneer Woman, 2018, Hand-cut archival paper, embroidery. City of San Diego Civic Art Collection, purchase, through a gift of Thomas O. Rasmussen. © Bhavna Mehta

Timothy Murdoch, Cedar Fire, 2019, Collected burnt wood, house paint. City of San Diego Civic Art Collection, purchase, through a gift of Thomas O. Rasmussen. © Timothy Murdoch

Amanda Kachadoorian, Central San Diego, 2020, Oil on canvas. City of San Diego Civic Art Collection, purchase, through a gift of Thomas O. Rasmussen. © Amanda Kachadoorian

John Oliver Lewis, Tangy Tango, 2015, Ceramic, glaze. City of San Diego Civic Art Collection, purchase, through a gift of Thomas O. Rasmussen. © John Oliver Lewis

Christina Ree and Reanne Estrada, EVERLAND1, Balboa Park, San Diego, 2017, Single-channel video, color, sound. City of San Diego Civic Art Collection, purchase, through a gift of Thomas O. Rasmussen. © Christina Ree and Reanne Estrada

Financial support for the San Diego Art Institute is provided from the City of San Diego.