Friday, March 13th drop by Noel-Baza Fine Art at 2165 India Street between 6-9 pm to check out “New Contemporaries 2″, showcasing the nominees for the 2009 San Diego Art Prize. Congratulations to nominee Keikichi Honna, who graced the last two Sanctuary143 shows with the Smart Car pinata and baby Jesus installations he created in collaboration with Sandee Manuel!

Sanctuary143 is proud to support Tocayo and DJ Will Redd (Room 01 of CONSPIRE) in their upcoming event with Chris Kepler at Fowler’s shop in Solana Beach Friday, March 27th. See you there!

photo by Brian Deppe; installation by Wes Bruce, CONSPIRE

You might have experienced the intricate beauty of Wes Bruce’s installation at CONSPIRE (Room 13). Both Wes and his collaborator at CONSPIRE, local musician Joel P West, will be featured at this month’s TNT at MCASD.

So head downtown Thursday night at 7 pm to enjoy the installation by Wes and performances by Joel P West and local band Writer. Also check out the new exhibition Rising Tide: Film and Video Works from the MCA Collection, Sydney.

Free for members; $3 suggested donation for non-members

We are certainly excited for the unveiling of Subtext’s latest, the work of Jolby, at the opening Saturday, February 21 6-10 pm.

Jolby (Josh Kenyon and Colby Nichols) tell a story about what “home” really means inside the depths of an aging forest filled with odd characters, illustrious patterns, vibrant colors, and hand-rendered type. The show tells this imaginative story using a variety of mediums including screen prints, paintings, drawings, and even detailed handmade plush dolls.

Mark your calendars for the night of Friday, March 6th! Jeffrey Durkin of Breadtruck Films will be showing a selection of his short films on the big screen at The Pearl Hotel.

Sip on cocktails and check out the films, including a documentary of the Sanctuary143 CONSPIRE event; “Mixed Message”, a film about a graphic designer with ADD; and “SCALE”, a look into the life of Miki Iwasaki, furniture designer, architect, and teacher.

This Saturday/Valentine’s Day cruise over to Velo Cult bike shop to check out the first of a series of art shows at their digs on Fern Street in the heart of South Park. This one features five artists including Acamonchi, Anthony Bareno, and Matt Lingo.

Definitely plan to stop by Subtext’s Grand Re-opening Friday, January 16th at their new gallery space at 2479 Kettner — on the corner of Kettner and Laurel right across from the Casbah. Sezio will be bringing in The Traditionist at 9 pm, and Frank Rogozienski, who began his “Picture a Day” project in January of 2008, will be exhibiting the results of that day by day journey – from back alleys to portraits to dead flies.