Student & Teacher Exhibitions

STUDENT EXHIBITION AT THE ATHENAEUM ART CENTER

Student Exhibition
May 25–June 8, 2024
Opening Reception: Saturday, May 25, 5–7 PM

Gallery Hours: Tuesday–Saturday, 11 AM–4 PM

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 Tuesday, April 2–Friday, May 10, 2024. Each artist may enter up to one (1) artwork for this exhibition. 

Deadline to Enter: Friday, May 10, 2024 by 11:59 p.m. PDT

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 10, 2024 by 11:59 p.m. PDT

Artwork Drop-off: between 10 AM–4 PM, Sunday, May 19 and Monday, May 20 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, School of the Arts Director // mwalters@ljathenaeum.org
Jocelyn Saucedo Larson, Exhibitions Liaison // jsaucedo@ljathenaeum.org
Chris Padilla, AAC Manager // cpadilla@ljathenaeum.org

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

ATHENAEUM TEACHER EXHIBITION AT GIRARD GOURMET

Prudence Horne
April 2024

A series of paintings by Athenaeum faculty member Prudence Horne will be on display at Girard Gourmet. Prudence 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. 

ATHENAEUM STUDENT EXHIBITION AT THE YMCA

The Evolving Artist: Work by Jeff Yeomans and his Athenaeum Painting Students
April 19–21, 2024
Opening Reception: Friday, April 19, 2024, 4–7 PM

A series of paintings by Athenaeum faculty member Jeff Yeomans and his Athenaeum painting students will be on display at the Shepherd YMCA Firehouse, 7877 Herschel Avenue, La Jolla. The works will be on display on Saturday, April 20 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., and on Sunday, April 21 from 12 noon to 4 p.m. In addition to Jeff Yeomans, the artists on display include Jane Allen, Bill Beck, Linda Bussi, Alison Calta, Dawn Douglas, Ron Erickson, Karen Fonseca, Brent Jacobs, Sue Knop, Patty Raymond, Heather Shorack, and Valorie Thompson.

They are a group of painters that became better friends during COVID lockdown via Zoom classes. They started as a simple Thursday Athenaeum class. After painting for several years together, they found themselves cut off by COVID, unable to meet in person. As a result, they saw a glimpse into each other’s homes and shared their lives, health, and family events.

In an unpredictable, difficult time, they laughed and learned and encouraged each other—like everyone else did—just to get through COVID.

These paintings are evidence of their growth and shared creative energy—then and now. Each painting has a backstory, and they hope something you see there will trigger a memory, feeling, reaction, or, even better, a good conversation. It’s what art should do.

A desire to paint brought them together, continues to nourish them, and keeps them connected and grateful.

TEACHER EXHIBITION IN THE LIBRARY NOOK AT THE ATHENAEUM MUSIC & ARTS LIBRARY

Irina Gronborg

The Library Nook in La Jolla has artwork by Athenaeum School of the Art's faculty artist Irina Gronborg 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.