The UC San Diego Department of Visual Arts encourages experimentation, innovation, and risk-taking in scholarly and artistic production. https://linktr.ee/ucsdvisartshttps://bsky.app/profile/ucsdvisarts.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/ucsdvisarts.bsky.social/post/3mogi4xhpvc2mThe Department of Visual Arts at UC San Diego rose two spots, now ranked No. 8 overall and No. 4 among public institutions nationwide! https://www.usnews.com/best-graduate-schools/top-fine-arts-schools/fine-arts-rankings16 Jun 2026 18:58 +0000at://did:plc:bf7muvpntyburxtygemiun56/app.bsky.feed.post/3mogi4xhpvc2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/ucsdvisarts.bsky.social/post/3mg3xqgolo22cJoin us for the annual Doctoral Research Colloquium on Friday, March 6th! The colloquium features talks by UCSD Visual Arts PhD students along with a keynote lecture by a speaker who has influenced their practice, Professor Gerardo Aldana, from UC Santa Barbara. https://www.eventbrite.com/e/198408714405802 Mar 2026 19:16 +0000at://did:plc:bf7muvpntyburxtygemiun56/app.bsky.feed.post/3mg3xqgolo22chttps://bsky.app/profile/ucsdvisarts.bsky.social/post/3melzte2psc2gSave the date for Grad Open Studios on Feb. 28, 2-6pm! This is an opportunity for our MFA and PhD Art Practice students to share their work with the San Diego community. Over 30 artists will open their studios, alongside group exhibitions and screenings. https://visarts.ucsd.edu/news-events/20260228_openstudios.html11 Feb 2026 17:46 +0000at://did:plc:bf7muvpntyburxtygemiun56/app.bsky.feed.post/3melzte2psc2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/ucsdvisarts.bsky.social/post/3mbu7gxfdqs2nJoin us for the opening of TO HOLD IS TO BE HELD, which includes eight MFA students in their final year. Opening reception Thursday, January 15th, 6-8pm at the Mandeville Art Gallery on the UC San Diego campus.07 Jan 2026 19:32 +0000at://did:plc:bf7muvpntyburxtygemiun56/app.bsky.feed.post/3mbu7gxfdqs2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/ucsdvisarts.bsky.social/post/3m5w77yl7322sJoin us this Friday as iris yirei hu shares work she's create as the 2025 Longenecker-Roth artist-in-residence! https://www.eventbrite.com/e/173532297071918 Nov 2025 16:53 +0000at://did:plc:bf7muvpntyburxtygemiun56/app.bsky.feed.post/3m5w77yl7322shttps://bsky.app/profile/ucsdvisarts.bsky.social/post/3m5m67ic3rs2dPhD program info session, Nov. 21st at 9am PST! Sign up here: https://forms.gle/VaRMH8gUpvH8d4nM814 Nov 2025 17:08 +0000at://did:plc:bf7muvpntyburxtygemiun56/app.bsky.feed.post/3m5m67ic3rs2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/ucsdvisarts.bsky.social/post/3m5m65s56ns2dApplications are open for MFA & PhD programs in Visual Arts at UC San Diego! PhD application deadline: December 3 MFA application deadline: January 7 https://www.e-flux.com/announcements/6784655/visual-arts-mfa-phd-programs14 Nov 2025 17:07 +0000at://did:plc:bf7muvpntyburxtygemiun56/app.bsky.feed.post/3m5m65s56ns2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/ucsdvisarts.bsky.social/post/3m4eimat2ac2aJoin us Friday, Nov. 7th, at 7pm for Lightning Talks presentations from 1st year MFA and PhD Art Practice students! https://visarts.ucsd.edu/news-events/20251107_lightningtalks.html29 Oct 2025 22:27 +0000at://did:plc:bf7muvpntyburxtygemiun56/app.bsky.feed.post/3m4eimat2ac2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/ucsdvisarts.bsky.social/post/3m4ecsakvtk2airis yirei hu presents an artist talk on Thursday, Oct. 30th, at 6:30pm! Free and open to the public! https://www.eventbrite.com/e/173521109609929 Oct 2025 20:43 +0000at://did:plc:bf7muvpntyburxtygemiun56/app.bsky.feed.post/3m4ecsakvtk2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/ucsdvisarts.bsky.social/post/3m232vg3ei226This fall we welcome iris yirei hu as the Longenecker-Roth Artist in Residence! iris will present an artist talk and open studio, both open to the public. https://visarts.ucsd.edu/people/visiting-artists.html#2025-iris-yirei-hu30 Sep 2025 17:38 +0000at://did:plc:bf7muvpntyburxtygemiun56/app.bsky.feed.post/3m232vg3ei226https://bsky.app/profile/ucsdvisarts.bsky.social/post/3lyvfusmzec2cJoin us for the opening of the exhibition "OMNI INTELLIGENT" at Mandeville Art Gallery on Wednesday, Oct. 1st at 6pm! https://www.eventbrite.com/e/166573874241915 Sep 2025 18:13 +0000at://did:plc:bf7muvpntyburxtygemiun56/app.bsky.feed.post/3lyvfusmzec2chttps://bsky.app/profile/ucsdvisarts.bsky.social/post/3lxun2diuxk2sNow hiring an Undergraduate Advisor! https://employment.ucsd.edu/undergraduate-advisor-136395/job/76F2D836A9E1B5B55DD4A9E91D974B1802 Sep 2025 17:23 +0000at://did:plc:bf7muvpntyburxtygemiun56/app.bsky.feed.post/3lxun2diuxk2shttps://bsky.app/profile/ucsdvisarts.bsky.social/post/3lqxfduhl7c2dListen to the 13 episode podcast "Introducing New Artists" to hear Professor Amy Adler interview each of the Studio Honors artists! https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLb1--4tpdP-0aumTjtRAdm2bONs1NOv7406 Jun 2025 17:47 +0000at://did:plc:bf7muvpntyburxtygemiun56/app.bsky.feed.post/3lqxfduhl7c2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/ucsdvisarts.bsky.social/post/3lpsay32wxs2zJoin us for an in-person artist talk from Jackie Amézquita on Tuesday, May 27th at 6:30pm! https://www.eventbrite.com/e/136368536262922 May 2025 23:21 +0000at://did:plc:bf7muvpntyburxtygemiun56/app.bsky.feed.post/3lpsay32wxs2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/ucsdvisarts.bsky.social/post/3loz5leh2rc2jhttps://www.eventbrite.com/e/131324354980912 May 2025 23:43 +0000at://did:plc:bf7muvpntyburxtygemiun56/app.bsky.feed.post/3loz5leh2rc2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/ucsdvisarts.bsky.social/post/3lnlklxybss2u24 Apr 2025 20:34 +0000at://did:plc:bf7muvpntyburxtygemiun56/app.bsky.feed.post/3lnlklxybss2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/ucsdvisarts.bsky.social/post/3lnlkkapux22uJoin us for an online artist talk with Mary Mattingly, livestreaming on Friday, April 25th at 1pm PDT! https://youtube.com/live/9UcGrz7_TVc24 Apr 2025 20:33 +0000at://did:plc:bf7muvpntyburxtygemiun56/app.bsky.feed.post/3lnlkkapux22uhttps://bsky.app/profile/ucsdvisarts.bsky.social/post/3lk2rayqdvk2gJoin us on Thursday, March 13th for a reception and artist talk from Math Bass! The annual Russell Lecture is presented in collaboration with MCASD. https://visarts.ucsd.edu/news-events/20250313_mathbass.html11 Mar 2025 00:02 +0000at://did:plc:bf7muvpntyburxtygemiun56/app.bsky.feed.post/3lk2rayqdvk2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/ucsdvisarts.bsky.social/post/3lizjgusnlc2eStop by for Graduate OPEN STUDIOS on Saturday, March 1st, 2-6pm! Open Studios will feature over 25 MFA & PhD artists' open studios, exhibitions, screenings, and publications. Artists will be present in their studios throughout the afternoon. https://www.eventbrite.com/e/124637605733925 Feb 2025 18:44 +0000at://did:plc:bf7muvpntyburxtygemiun56/app.bsky.feed.post/3lizjgusnlc2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/ucsdvisarts.bsky.social/post/3liic5mwyr226Join us on Friday, Feb. 28th, 4-6pm for the Visual Arts Doctoral Research Colloquium with keynote speaker Dr. Tamara Kneese! Tamara Kneese is the director of Data & Society’s Climate, Technology, and Justice program. https://visarts.ucsd.edu/news-events/20250228_doctoralresearchcolloquium.html18 Feb 2025 22:19 +0000at://did:plc:bf7muvpntyburxtygemiun56/app.bsky.feed.post/3liic5mwyr226https://bsky.app/profile/ucsdvisarts.bsky.social/post/3lhywwsxlhk2hJust announced! Join us on Tuesday, Feb. 18th at 6pm for a guest lecture from Che Gossett! "Catastrophe and Care: Black Queer/Trans Art in the Afterlife of Slavery" https://www.eventbrite.com/e/124744137372912 Feb 2025 19:48 +0000at://did:plc:bf7muvpntyburxtygemiun56/app.bsky.feed.post/3lhywwsxlhk2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/ucsdvisarts.bsky.social/post/3lgvj4m57yc2qJoin us on Feb. 10th for a guest lecture from Carmen Winant! Winant’s work poses a challenge to the ways that we understand women’s power, pleasure, labor, healing, and liberation to function, querying the aesthetic and political legacy of second-wave feminism. https://visarts.ucsd.edu/news-events/20250210_carmenwinant.html29 Jan 2025 17:37 +0000at://did:plc:bf7muvpntyburxtygemiun56/app.bsky.feed.post/3lgvj4m57yc2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/ucsdvisarts.bsky.social/post/3lfdhhsxxcc2kFollow along to learn about events produced by the dept. including Grad and Undergrad art shows, Open Studios, and guest lectures from visiting artists! Sign up for our weekly newsletter here: https://lp.constantcontactpages.com/su/IxOw0Kv/ucsdvisarts09 Jan 2025 19:55 +0000at://did:plc:bf7muvpntyburxtygemiun56/app.bsky.feed.post/3lfdhhsxxcc2khttps://bsky.app/profile/ucsdvisarts.bsky.social/post/3lfdhayv33c2kFounded in 1966 by a highly distinguished group of conceptual artists including Paul Brach, Helen and Newton Harrison and David and Eleanor Antin, who designed the MFA curriculum around theoretical and critical issues, rather than medium and technique, as was traditional at art schools.09 Jan 2025 19:51 +0000at://did:plc:bf7muvpntyburxtygemiun56/app.bsky.feed.post/3lfdhayv33c2k