San Diego Art Gallery Month
Celebrate Local Art and Creativity!
March Art Gallery Month returns with its largest collaboration yet, now including 13 galleries across San Diego County. The initiative brings coordinated exhibitions, art receptions and open studios to neighborhoods from Little Italy to Rancho Santa Fe, encouraging the public to explore San Diego’s gallery ecosystem throughout the month of March.
As seen in Fox5 and KUSI News, The WORD San Diego, San Diego Visual Arts Network, KPBS Weekend Art Picks, and San Diego Union Tribune’s Spring Arts Preview.
Click the arrows to see what’s happening at each gallery this month:
Adelman Fine Art – Little Italy
Exhibit: All You Need Is Love (Group Exhibition)
Hours: Wed–Sat 12–7 PM | Sun 12–6 PM
Distinction Gallery – Escondido
Exhibit: Cross Currents featuring CJ Troxell
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Reception: March 14 | 6–10 PM
Includes 20+ Exhibition Spaces & Studio Artists
Hours: Tues–Fri 11–5 | Sat 12–5
Madison Gallery – Solana Beach
Exhibit: Ècriture (Artist Donald Martiny)
Reception: March 7 | 6–8 PM
Hours: Mon–Sat 10–5 | Sun 11–4
Meyer Fine Art – Little Italy
Exhibit: Exhibit: “Diversity of Enduring Impressions”, visualized through each artists’ lens.
Hours: Wed–Sun 11 AM–5 PM
Oolong Gallery – Rancho Santa Fe
Exhibit: Raul Guerro - William Leavitt
See website for additional exhibitions
Hours: Tues–Sat 11 -AM 5 PM or by appt
PHES Gallery – Carlsbad
Exhibit: Fluid Visions
Featuring Juanita Perez-Adelman, Marianela de la Hoz, Vicki Welsh
Hours: Thurs–Sat 2–7 PM or by appt
RB Stevenson - La Jolla
Exhibit: Jazz at Midnight, the works of Richard Allen Morris
Tuesday thru Saturday
10:00 am to 5:00 pm.
Reception: March 7 5 - 8 PM
Stefanie Bales Fine Art – Little Italy
Exhibit: not with us, but in us
Reception: March 28 | 12–3 PM
Hours: Sat 10 AM–2:30 PM & by appt
Sparks Gallery – Gaslamp
Exhibit: "Under One Sky" Indigenous Art Group Show and
"Shifting Realities" Daniel Ketelhut Solo
Reception: Sunday, March 8, 2026, 5-8pm
Hours: Mon 10–6 | Tues/Wed by appt | Thur–Fri 10–6 | Sat 11–7 | Sun 2–5
The Studio Door – Hillcrest
Exhibit: 12th Annual The Crow Show (National Visual Arts Exhibition)
Includes 17 Resident Studio Artists
Reception: March 21 | 6–9 PM
Hours: Tues–Sat 11 AM–6 PM
Thumbprint Gallery – La Jolla
Exhibit: WIP: An Au-TOY-biography with Zard Apuya
Reception: March 6 | 4–9 PM (First Friday La Jolla Art Walk)
Hours: Sat & Sun Noon–4 PM
Visual Gallery + Supply – North Park
Exhibit: The Art of Jason Gould
Creator Fair: March 7 (60 Art Vendors in collaboration with Verbatim Books)
Woodward Contemporary – Old Town
Exhibit: See Website
Includes 9 Artist Studios
Hours: Mon–Sat 9:30 AM–4:30 PM
Richard Allen Morris at R.B. Stevenson Gallery
Key Highlights:
Support Full-Time Artists
Unlike museums and nonprofits, privately owned galleries focus on directly supporting professional artists, many of whom are local. By visiting and purchasing from these galleries, you’re helping sustain the careers of talented individuals who enrich our community.
Collaborative Celebration
Eleven county galleries are uniting to promote the importance of art and inspire deeper engagement. Together, they’re creating an unforgettable month-long showcase of talent, passion, and creativity.
Why It Matters:
Art has the power to transform, inspire, and connect us. Economic challenges have placed stress on small businesses, including galleries, which are vital to the art ecosystem. By visiting and investing in local art, you’re directly supporting the artists who make San Diego a culturally rich and visually vibrant city.
Get Involved:
Plan your visits, follow participating galleries on social media, and join us in celebrating the art that makes San Diego unique.
Let’s make March a month to celebrate creativity together! See you at the galleries!
