California Center for the Arts Escondidio

California Center for the Arts Escondido 1/16/18


What a splendid day spent exploring the Center and accompanying grounds. The various groups and agencies that were true visionaries in wanting their community to celebrate the arts and art education collaborated to bring their dream to fruition in October 1994.


Visited the museum first before viewing the campus grounds. Even before you venture inside there is beauty to behold just outside the front doors. Besides large, rare, black granite rocks, the main entrance is graced by a large LithoMosaic called Star Streams, a permanent exterior public artwork combining small pieces of colored materials with concrete. It was installed last month and the first of its kind at a U.S. museum.

Niki de Saint Phalle's Grande Step Totem

Lucky for me/us, the Niki de Saint Phalle exhibition had just opened to the public last week. So many gorgeous pieces to see with so many intricate details, not only by Niki but by so many other artists, including students from local middle and high schools. It makes me smile to know that there are so many bright and talented people whose gifted skills are being nurtured by those who embrace the cultural community and give the public an opportunity to absorb the magnificence of their creations.





After the museum, it was nice to walk around and see the wonderful architecture, gardens, and other outside artwork. The Center was created to bring people together and it hosts many different types of community events, including free performances at the Center Theater on the first Wednesday of each month from September to June at 4 PM and/or 7 PM. Both the Center Theater and Concert Hall feature a plethora of musicians from genres of classical, operatic, gospel, jazz, blues, folk, and R&B to artists performing ballet, and other types of dance shows.

A visit to the website artcenter.org can provide information about the Center and upcoming events.

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