Student & Teacher Exhibitions

2025 Student Exhibition at the AAC Art Studio

Athenaeum School of the Arts Students
May 24–June 14, 2025
Opening Reception: Saturday, May 24, 5–7 PM

SUBMIT ENTRY HERE: https://zfrmz.com/LZgvXCSg1iMKRWVuae5Y

The Student Exhibition will include works by students who have completed a class at the Athenaeum School of the Arts during the last two years. Artwork entries for this exhibition will be accepted between Monday, March 3–Friday, May 9, 2024. Each artist may enter up to one (1) artwork for this exhibition. Artists will be notified via email after May 12.

CALL FOR ENTRIES OPEN MARCH 3–MAY 9, 2025

CRITERIA

Artists: Must have completed a class at the Athenaeum School of the Arts or PEEC program within the past two years.

Media: Maximum one (1) work/image per artist (jpegs, no larger than 2 MB). 2-D and 3-D media. Work must be ready-to-hang and may not exceed 60 inches in width or height.

Date: Artwork must have been completed within the past 2 years. 

Deadline to Enter: Friday, May 9, 2025 by 11:59 p.m. PDT

Artwork Drop-off: between 10 AM–4 PM, Sunday, May 18 and Monday, May 19 at the Athenaeum Art Center, 1955 Julian Avenue, San Diego, CA 92113.

For inquiries regarding artwork drop-off or installation please feel free to contact:
Maura Walters, Director, School of the Arts // mwalters@ljathenaeum.org
Jocelyn Saucedo Larson, Exhibitions Liaison // jsaucedo@ljathenaeum.org
Chris Padilla, Assistant Director, Athenaeum Art Center // cpadilla@ljathenaeum.org

The Athenaeum holds several student and teacher exhibition events each year. 

The exhibition can be viewed in the AAC Art Studio at the Athenaeum Art Center (1955 Julian Avenue, San Diego, CA 92113) during open gallery hours, Tuesdays through Saturdays from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., and every second Saturday from 5 to 8 p.m., during the Barrio Art Crawl, and by appointment.

Athenaeum Teacher Exhibition at Girard Gourmet

Robin Roberts
Winter 2025

A series of paintings by Athenaeum faculty member Robin Roberts will be on display at Girard Gourmet. Robin is a much-loved faculty member at our school, and we anticipate a splendid array of work.

Please come and visit Girard Gourmet for something delicious to eat with your coffee while enjoying the art all around you. They are located at 7837 Girard Avenue, La Jolla, within minutes of the Athenaeum and are open 7 AM–6 PM every day (including Saturday and Sunday). We are so fortunate to have this space made available to us by dear François and Diana Goedhuys. Thank you.

The Athenaeum holds several student and teacher exhibition events each year. 

Teacher Exhibition in the School of the Arts Hallway Gallery

K.V. Tomney, Jean Krumbein & Sharon Carol Demery
Fall 2024–Winter 2025

The Athenaeum School of the Arts La Jolla art studio hallway has art on display by artist K.V. Tomney and faculty artists Jean Krumbein and Sharon Carol Demery. Currently K.V. Tomney, Jean Krumbein, and Sharon Carol Demery have works on display in the School of the Arts Hallway Gallery. Tomney presents Keeping in Form, small drawings made by pen and ink with polymer and aluminum on paper. Pools, patios, and palm trees are among the images in what the artist describes as “remote, spare, subdued drawings of Southern California.” Krumbein displays several beautiful portraits in pen and ink conté crayon. All are created from a life model. She says, “The spark of immediacy and connection created when drawing from a live person is a truly wonderful experience.” The still-life paintings of Sharon Carol Demery are wonderful celebrations of color. Sharon remarks, “Painting flowers connects us to nature, serenity, and a timeless sense of transient beauty.”

The Athenaeum holds several student and teacher exhibition events each year. 

Teacher Exhibition in the Library Nook at the Athenaeum Music & Arts Library

Kelvin Lopez: Raíces Oaxaqueñas/Oaxacan Roots

The Library Nook in La Jolla has artwork by Athenaeum School of the Art's faculty artist and Print Studio Technician Kelvin Lopez on display. The Library Nook is located in the interior stairwell leading to the La Jolla art studio in the Athenaeum Music & Arts Library. 

The Athenaeum holds several student and teacher exhibition events each year.