Art Produce

Art Produce Art Produce is a laboratory in building community and developing creative social space.

Our mission is to build community and foster civic engagement through arts, education and public culture. Art Produce is an activist business enterprise and community cultural center that connects artists, cultural organizations, schools, urban farmers and local businesses with public institutions and public culture. Art Produce Gallery is a unique artist run storefront exhibition space and public

art experience in North Park, a diverse and historic urban community of San Diego. The gallery is entirely visible from the sidewalk and was designed to accommodate sculptural installations, cross-disciplinary works, digital media, and performance events. The space allows for unconventional presentation opportunities for artists and unexpected art encounters for viewers. Intended to enliven the experience of the pedestrian it is an experiment in public art that is accessible to everyone in the community - an attempt to render visibility and transparency into the art process itself. Originally built as a market, Art Produce now houses the storefront gallery, an edible urban garden, resident artists studios, and Stone Paper Scissors. The Garden is utilized for public meetings, classes and workshops, film screenings and performance events.

Mayor Gloria and City Council representatives, We implore you to continue funding Arts & Culture in San Diego. What kin...
04/20/2026

Mayor Gloria and City Council representatives,
We implore you to continue funding Arts & Culture in San Diego. What kind of city would San Diego be without the arts? What will happen to our small arts organizations, our after school arts programs, our performers, and cultural creators if future funding disappears. There are cultural workers in every neighborhood contributing to the local economy and helping make this a beautiful, healthy, vibrant city.
It is short sighted and dehumanizing to eliminate an entire sector of support. This feels like DOGE SD! Is this what you want as your legacy to San Diego?
Please consider how this affects the lives of all of your constituents, our region and our reputation as a cultural destination and “Finest City”.
We implore you not to cut Arts & Culture funding.

Next up in the Gallery!⁠⁠Instructions for Unrest: Art Against Complacency⁠Curated by Alessandra Moctezuma⁠⁠🗓️ Exhibition...
04/07/2026

Next up in the Gallery!⁠
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Instructions for Unrest: Art Against Complacency⁠
Curated by Alessandra Moctezuma⁠
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🗓️ Exhibition Dates: April 18 – May 14⁠
📍Space 4 Art @ Art Produce Gallery⁠
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🗓️ Opening Reception: Saturday, April 18, 4-7 p.m.⁠
🗓️ Conversation with the Artists: Thursday, May 14, 6-8 p.m.⁠
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Gallery Hours: Fridays 1-7 p.m.; Saturdays 12-6 p.m.; and by appointment⁠
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This exhibit brings together artists who view art as a tool to disrupt and to sound an alert. Emerging from a moment of heightened political and social tension, the exhibition reflects on a year marked by widespread protest and renewed public resistance to policies that have caused national and global instability.⁠
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This is the third exhibit in Space 4 Art's year-long residency at Art Produce - part of a series of seven exhibitions that will spotlight the bold, innovative spirit of San Diego's contemporary art scene.⁠
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Learn more at artproduce.org or sdspace4art.org.
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Reception this Saturday, January 17 from 4-7pm!⁠⁠Non-Objective Lessons⁠January 17 to February 12, 2026⁠Space 4 Art @ Art...
01/14/2026

Reception this Saturday, January 17 from 4-7pm!⁠
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Non-Objective Lessons⁠
January 17 to February 12, 2026⁠
Space 4 Art @ Art Produce Gallery⁠
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The Space 4 Art @ Art Produce year-long residency gets underway with this inaugural exhibition curated by artist Katie Ruiz. Non-Objective Lessons marks the first in a series of seven Space 4 Art exhibitions that will spotlight the bold, innovative spirit of San Diego's contemporary art scene.⁠
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Learn more at artproduce.org or sdspace4art.org.⁠
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Thank you all for a great 25th year in North Park! We are deeply grateful for all the support and look forward to seein...
12/31/2025

Thank you all for a great 25th year in North Park! We are deeply grateful for all the support and look forward to seeing you in 2026. Cheers!

Gallery will be open Friday, Dec. 12 at 2-5pm or by appointment (gallery not open Thursday 12/11)Inner World⁠Gabrielle B...
12/10/2025

Gallery will be open Friday, Dec. 12 at 2-5pm or by appointment (gallery not open Thursday 12/11)

Inner World⁠
Gabrielle Berens⁠
SDSU Grad Award Exhibit⁠
November 24 to December 18, 2025⁠
Art Produce Gallery⁠
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⁠“Our inner world is every bit as interesting, beautiful, and surprising as nature itself. It is, after all, born of nature.” -Rick Rubin⁠
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What does our inner world look like? What does it mean to be born of nature? These layered biomorphic works reference and mimic organic growth patterns and processes of metamorphosis in nature.⁠ .s.berens
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Learn more at artproduce.org (or at link in bio!).⁠
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Reception TODAY for this exquisite exhibit from 4-7pm!Can't make it today? Stop by during Gallery hours on Thursday or F...
12/06/2025

Reception TODAY for this exquisite exhibit from 4-7pm!

Can't make it today? Stop by during Gallery hours on Thursday or Friday from 2-5pm (through December 18th).
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Inner World⁠
Gabrielle Berens⁠
SDSU Grad Award Exhibit⁠
November 24 to December 18, 2025⁠
Art Produce Gallery⁠
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⁠“Our inner world is every bit as interesting, beautiful, and surprising as nature itself. It is, after all, born of nature.” -Rick Rubin⁠
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What does our inner world look like? What does it mean to be born of nature? These layered biomorphic works reference and mimic organic growth patterns and processes of metamorphosis in nature.⁠
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Learn more at artproduce.org.⁠
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We will miss Nino, he was always the very sweetest pup. 💙
12/04/2025

We will miss Nino, he was always the very sweetest pup. 💙

Up Next in the Gallery!⁠⁠Inner World⁠Gabrielle Berens⁠SDSU Grad Award Exhibit⁠November 24 to December 18, 2025⁠Art Produ...
11/21/2025

Up Next in the Gallery!⁠
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Inner World⁠
Gabrielle Berens⁠
SDSU Grad Award Exhibit⁠
November 24 to December 18, 2025⁠
Art Produce Gallery⁠
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Reception:⁠
Saturday, December 6th 4-7pm⁠
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⁠“Our inner world is every bit as interesting, beautiful, and surprising as nature itself. It is, after all, born of nature.” -Rick Rubin⁠
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What does our inner world look like? What does it mean to be born of nature? These layered biomorphic works reference and mimic organic growth patterns and processes of metamorphosis in nature.⁠
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Learn more at artproduce.org.⁠
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Stop by during Gallery Hours this week!⁠⁠ETERNALISM / FANTASMAS⁠Pasquale Verdicchio and Irén Tété⁠October 25 to November...
10/30/2025

Stop by during Gallery Hours this week!⁠
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ETERNALISM / FANTASMAS⁠
Pasquale Verdicchio and Irén Tété⁠
October 25 to November 15, 2025⁠
Art Produce Gallery⁠
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Reception:⁠
Saturday, November 8th 5-7pm⁠
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Gallery Hours:⁠
Thursdays and Fridays 2-5pm⁠
(NO gallery hours November 6 & 7)⁠
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Pasquale Verdicchio⁠
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Acknowledgement of the role and value of death as an important part of a cyclical and natural continuum is common in many cultural traditions around the world. The photographs in this exhibition are from two different series yet find confluence in their iconography, cultural practices, and as acts of resistance. ⁠
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Irén Tété⁠
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"Born in Bulgaria during the fall of communism, I carry the dissonance of collapsed systems, ancestral beliefs, unfinished houses, and fractured time. My work draws from proto-Bulgarian pagan cosmology, the unbuilt cinderblock homes of my childhood, and rituals connecting us to lineage and place."⁠
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Learn more at artproduce.org.⁠
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In the Gallery! ⁠⁠ETERNALISM / FANTASMAS⁠Pasquale Verdicchio and Irén Tété⁠October 25 to November 15, 2025⁠Art Produce G...
10/27/2025

In the Gallery! ⁠
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ETERNALISM / FANTASMAS⁠
Pasquale Verdicchio and Irén Tété⁠
October 25 to November 15, 2025⁠
Art Produce Gallery⁠
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Opening Reception:⁠
Saturday, November 8th 5-7pm⁠
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Gallery Hours:⁠
Thursdays and Fridays 2-5pm⁠
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Pasquale Verdicchio⁠
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Acknowledgement of the role and value of death as an important part of a cyclical and natural continuum is common in many cultural traditions around the world. The photographs in this exhibition are from two different series yet find confluence in their iconography, cultural practices, and as acts of resistance. ⁠
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Irén Tété⁠
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"Born in Bulgaria during the fall of communism, I carry the dissonance of collapsed systems, ancestral beliefs, unfinished houses, and fractured time. My work draws from proto-Bulgarian pagan cosmology, the unbuilt cinderblock homes of my childhood, and rituals connecting us to lineage and place."⁠
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Learn more at artproduce.org.
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Friday 10am - 6pm
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