SDSU Downtown Gallery

Now that’s more like it.
There is currently an exhibit called Presence here and I enjoyed it enormously. This is a gallery and not a full museum so the number of works shown are limited. And still this small exhibit packed a punch. The pieces included were global in scope and ranged from traditional Japanese woodcuts to modern photography to visceral images of the female form.
As much as I enjoyed the exhibit I couldn’t help but feel a little disappointed. I moved to San Diego from NYC and one of the things I enjoyed in NYC was going to the Pratt Institute’s exhibit hall with all the student and faculty’s artwork being shown. It was always exciting to see the variety of work being created. Hopefully the SDSU Gallery can do the same for their students and faculty.
And no, I’m not a student/​faculty of SDSU calling sour grapes. I just enjoy experiencing art and am sure that there are some wildly talented artists in San Diego that given the chance could wildly impress. ;)

This is an SDSU Gallery. The exhibits are on a rotating basis, check the Internet for schedules. If you show up and it’s empty, it’s because you are clueless.

Waste of time, waste of gas.
I decided to come here to write a paper for an art class. I looked up their website and checked their schedule: they would be open on Saturday from 11:00 — 5:00. When I got there, the big brown doors that serve as the entrance, weren’t even open. I called the gallery’s number but it went straight to voice mail. Ironically, during the voicemail it talked about their schedule and yet I was standing in front of the building in front of closed doors.
Never going back there again.

Not really a destination museum, but a nice value-​added bonus while visiting MCASD because it is located on the next block. It only took five minutes, but it’s free.