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| Founded | May 1941 by Walter W. Austin in San Diego |
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| Type | Non-profit NGO |
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| Services | exhibition, youth art education, professional development, artist residency |
| Fields | Contemporary art |
Key people | See list (Lissa Corona, Interim Executive Director; Ginger Shulick Porcella, previous Executive Director; Bruce Tall, Chair, Board of Directors) |
| Website | http://www.sandiego-art.org |
The San Diego Art Institute was a contemporary art museum with a focus on artists from the Southern California and Baja Norte region.[1] It was founded in 1941 as the San Diego Business Men's Art Club. Its name was changed in 1950 to the San Diego Art Institute. In 1953, women were admitted for membership. It officially became a nonprofit in 1963.[2] The San Diego Art Institute in Balboa Park and Lux Art Institute in Encinitas merged in September 2021 to become the Institute of Contemporary Art, San Diego, with each museum continuing to operate at its respective site.[3]
- ^ "About SDAI". San Diego Art Institute. Archived from the original on 16 November 2022. Retrieved 16 November 2022.
- ^ "San Diego Art Institute announces reopening plans". Del Mar Times. November 1, 2020.
- ^ "Lux Art Institute and San Diego Art Institute merging to form Institute of Contemporary Art, San Diego". San Diego Union-Tribune. March 14, 2021.