By Cori Wilbur April 21, 2020 Last week, the San Diego Symphony announced that the remainder of performances scheduled for this season have been cancelled due to the coronavirus outbreak. […]
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Vanguard Culture is an online media entity designed for culturally savvy, socially conscious individuals. We provide original interviews and reviews of the people, places, and events that make up San Diego’s thriving arts and culture community, as well as curated snapshots of the week’s best, most inspiring and unique cultural and culinary events. We believe in making a difference in the world, supporting San Diego’s vibrant visual and performing arts community and bringing awareness to important social and community causes.
THE BUZZ: Bread & Salt Rises for its Community
By Roxana Lopez April 17, 2020 Yesterday marked one month since San Diego County was sheltered in place by California Governor Gavin Newsom. Forcing galleries, museums and small business, to […]
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THE BUZZ: The Arts Find a Silver Lining to Social Distancing
By Cori Wilbur April 7, 2020 Amidst quarantine closures, the Contemporary Jewish Museum, San Diego Museum of Art and others seize the opportunity to expand and create. During crises, creativity […]
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THE BUZZ: A Collaborative Approach: Two Artists’ Response to the Pandemic
Article by Cathy Breslaw April 8, 2020 Most artists work in relative isolation. Our collective art practices and the creative process demand it. It goes against the human urge to […]
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THE BUZZ: Closing on Opening Night. The San Diego Latino Film Fest Adjusts to a New Reality.
Article by Roxana Lopez March 27, 2020 The state of California has been sheltering in place since March 19th, and dozens of creative organizations have opted to go online in […]
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THE BUZZ: The Show Must Go On(line)
A Virtual Cultural Event Roundup by Kristen Schweizer March 18, 2020 San Diego citizens have been called to help flatten the COVID-19 curve by social distancing. As of today, Governor […]
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POETIC LICENSE: James Hubbell. His Hand in Everything
March 2, 2020 The Hubbell property is a cross between a hobbit village and a dreamscape. Stairways arch around curved walls and scalloped, ribbed and asymmetrical domed ceilings meet whimsically […]
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THE BUZZ: 5 Soldiers: The Body is the Front Line
Article by Roxana Lopez March 7, 2020 A portable stereo is playing Cyndi Lauper’s, “Time after time”, softly in the background. Five soldiers are packing their back packs, and teasing […]
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THE BUZZ: If Walls Could Talk: Finding and Designing the Right Space with Muralists Roxy Prima and Phoebe Cornog
Article by Mario Sanguinet March 1, 2020 It would be almost impossible to live in San Diego and not be familiar with their murals. Maybe you have seen their artwork […]
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2020 Season- RIPPLE EFFECT
Vanguard Culture’s 2020 Season RIPPLE EFFECT, was programmed as a year-long conversation with San Diego’s Creative Communityabout the human capacity to effect positive change. Please join us for inspiring and […]
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THE BUZZ: August Wilson’s Jitney- Rare, Tender, and Relevant
Article by Rebecca RomaniFebruary 7, 2020 It’s sometime, maybe mid-day, maybe early morning, and the jitneys, or gypsy cabs, run in and out of Jim Becker’s car service. As the […]
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THE BUZZ: Tishan Hsu: Liquid Circuits
Hammer Museum, Los AngelesOn view through April 19th, 2020 Article by Cathy BreslawFebruary 4, 2020 Tishan Hsu’s art practice was built around the question of how technology affects us as […]
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