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Old Town San Diego's premiere arts destination featuring a fine art gallery, fully-equipped artist studios, and community workshop space.

09/27/2026

🔴 SOLD! "Where the Wild Things Went" | Meg Kohn | 20x20x1.5 | Acrylic

Exhibition: Quiet Interruption
On View: September 17 - October 10, 2026
Woodward Contemporary, San Diego, CA

09/26/2026

Tonight at Woodward Contemporary, things are about to get a little louder. 👀

QUIET INTERRUPTION opens tonight, 4–7 PM and there’s even more reason to come see it in person.

We’re hosting a SILENT AUCTION for Anthony Vasquez’s Joy in Decay — and bidding starts at $750.

Yes, you could potentially take home a serious piece of art while supporting an artist AND enjoying an evening of art, w**e, good people and Old Town energy.

Come wander the galleries. Meet the artists. See what’s happening upstairs in the studios. And maybe leave with a painting you weren’t planning on buying when you walked in. 😉

Tonight | 4–7 PM
Woodward Contemporary
3935 Harney St. | Old Town San Diego

Come for the opening. Stay for the art. Bid on something beautiful.

09/20/2026

LITTLE SNEAK PEEK BEFORE SATURDAY. 👀

We’re sharing three paintings you’ll want to look for when you visit Quiet Interruption.

Just three. We’re not giving the whole show away.

Fleur de Lys, Faye Ahubo Lenore
Dancing on Gravel, Laura Paladini
The Unfinished Journey, Qais Alsindy

Save this post. Find them when you get here. Then tell us which one you spotted first.

And if you haven’t been to Woodward Contemporary yet, here’s what people who have been here have to say:

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“A fantastic gallery and a wonderful space for artists.” — David E.

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“I have never felt so welcomed by a local gallery in San Diego.” — Amanda D.

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“My new reason to visit Old Town even more often.” — Michael U.

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“A gorgeous facility for seeing first class art.” — Roberta D.

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“One of the most exciting new gallery and studio spaces in Historic Old Town.” — Sissy A.

We could keep going. Seriously. There are a lot of very nice things being said about this place. ❤️

Come see what everyone is talking about.

QUIET INTERRUPTION
Opening Reception
Saturday, September 26, 4–7 PM
Woodward Contemporary
3935 Harney St., Old Town San Diego

09/15/2026

Your opportunity to exhibit at Woodward Contemporary starts here ⬇️

📣ART CALL📣
Modern Relics
Application Deadline: October 4, 2026
Notification Date: October 7, 2026
Delivery Deadline: October 16, 2026
Opening Reception: Saturday, October 24, 2026 4-7PM
Exhibition Dates: October 21 - November 21, 2026
📍 Woodward Contemporary, San Diego, CA

Forget ancient ruins.

Forget Roman coins and shipwrecks.

We have receipts, broken chargers, plastic bags, VHS tapes, sneakers, screenshots, and the mysterious Tupperware lid with no matching container.

Modern Relics invites artists to explore the everyday artifacts of contemporary life—subjects we use, love, hoard, worship, discard, or somehow refuse to throw away. Think of the things that will be discarded, outdated or irrelevant in the future.

Juror Vallo Riberto is an American independent art curator, educator and fine artist based in San Diego, California. Best known for his extensive academic career and avant-garde art curations, he served as the Director of the Southwestern College Art Gallery and has curated prominent exhibitions across Southern California. Riberto’s foundational knowledge spans studio arts and extensive art history. His academic pedigree includes training at some of the most prestigious art institutions in the United States.

Comment CALL for the application 🔗

09/14/2026

You're invited 💌

✨QUIET INTERRUPTION
🗓️Opening Reception: Saturday, September 26, 2026 · 4-7 PM
🗓️Exhibition Dates: September 17 - October 10, 2026
🎟️Admission: Free and open to the public

Quiet Interruption invites you to slow down and notice what might otherwise be missed.

A shift of light.
A familiar object seen differently.
A moment of stillness.
A subtle tension.
Something unexpected that quietly captures your attention.

The stunning works in this national, juried exhibition do not demand to be noticed.

Instead, they create space for looking, lingering, and discovering something new.

Across painting, sculpture, mixed media, and other forms, Quiet Interruption explores the beauty and complexity of those small moments that alter our experience of the everyday. Some works may feel intimate and contemplative. Others may interrupt a space with unexpected scale, material, movement, or presence.

For collectors and art lovers, this is an invitation to look a little longer, to notice what catches you off guard, to discover the work that stays with you long after you've walked away.

Tap the link in our bio to plan your visit.

Featured: A Dream Is a Dream, Gigi Woodward

09/09/2026

★★★★★
"Bilmes’ work has been dubbed reminiscent of Repin and Rembrandt, both artists whose popularity has survived for centuries."
—American Aesthetics Magazine

There’s a point in almost every painting where you start second-guessing yourself.

Is the composition working?
Did I push that mark too far?
Where do I go from here?

Daniel Bilmes has developed a very different way of approaching that problem.

🎨 Immersive Portrait Painting
🗓️ January 21–24, 2027 | All Levels
📍Woodward Contemporary, San Diego

For four days, contemporary painter Daniel Bilmes is opening up his process for creating expressive, contemporary portraits that bring together classical technique, abstraction and bold, intentional mark-making.

★★★★★
"His work is at once hopeful and brooding. Realistic and symbolic. Somewhere between the vitality of the Russian circus and the gravitas of a Churchill speech."
—Contemporary Art Curator Magazine

Daniel doesn’t simply start painting and hope everything falls into place.

He uses unique tools and an unconventional planning process to establish the structure, gesture and energy of a painting from the beginning.

That gives you something incredibly valuable: a way forward.

You’ll learn how to make decisions before and during the painting process without taking all the mystery out of it. How to build a strong foundation while leaving room for discovery. And how realism and abstraction can push against each other in a way that makes a portrait feel alive.

This is for artists who want to move beyond simply painting a likeness.

By the end of four full days in the studio, you’ll have:

• New tools for approaching portrait painting
• A repeatable framework for planning a painting from beginning to end
• A stronger understanding of structure, gesture and design
• New ways to combine realism and abstraction
• A fresh perspective on your own painting process

Tap the link in our bio to register.

Address

3935 Harney Street
San Diego, CA
92103

Opening Hours

Monday	9:30am - 4:30pm
Tuesday	9:30am - 4:30pm
Wednesday	9:30am - 4:30pm
Thursday	9:30am - 4:30pm
Friday	9:30am - 4:30pm
Saturday	9:30am - 4:30pm

Website

http://woodwardcontemporary.com/

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